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Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test - The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC.

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Trump says US will form 'AI Force' and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar

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The life-changing potential of next-generation prosthetics

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Could AI wipe out humans and how might that happen?

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How to watch the cameras that watch you -- In the trade-off between privacy and security, it helps to know how much surveillance is happening around you. There are now easy ways to find out.

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Robots are asking for tips. Who actually gets the money? -- Machines are sticking out their digital palms. Your reaction could help shape the future of the service industry.

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Is tech ruining the World Cup?

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This robot dog patrols greenhouses to protect plants

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The 300-year-old tool helping stranded astronauts get home -- An old seafaring instrument could help astronauts on ever more far-flung and perilous missions.

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More companies are promoting staff based on their AI skills. Is it fair? -- Using employees' AI abilities as a measure of whether they should get a bonus, promoted - or even sacked - is fast becoming more common.

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Pizza-making robots promised the future. The results are half-baked -- A string of failures has sapped confidence that robots will take over production at pizza restaurants.

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Meet the crypto billionaires building a world where money buys you a vote -- They think democracy has run its course - so they're setting up their own nations instead.

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The Mystery of Dark Energy

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The Secret Life of Rockpools

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Will Robots Take My Job?

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The Tech Billionaire Takeover

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Inside the Rage Machine

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Secrets of the Human Body

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Deep Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil

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'Looksmaxxing' influencer 'Clavicular' charged with rape in Massachusetts -- Authorities allege Braden Peters drugged a woman before assaulting her in May. He denies the charges.

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Call of Duty's Activision to make next Halo game as Xbox cuts more jobs -- The news comes as part of a "reset" announced by Xbox in July, with 3,600 planned job losses overall.

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Traffic chaos in Perthshire villages after Google Maps glitch -- The issue saw vehicles leave the A9 and travel through the Perthshire villages of Ballinluig, Tulliemet and Guay.

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Plea to parents after urban exploring injuries -- Carers are being asked to warn young people about the dangers of derelict buildings.

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Amazon warehouse could affect A1, says councillor -- A councillor is worried about the impact it may have on the A1 if traffic lights are installed.

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Schools not ready for AI and 'crying out' for government guidance, report warns -- Author Sir Anthony Seldon says AI needs to be addressed with the same urgency as a war or epidemic.

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Data centre will be blot on landscape - protesters -- More than 100 people gather to protest against the proposed plans for the Devon Data Centre.

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Google hit with €403m fine by Irish data watchdog over GDPR violations -- The penalty follows an inquiry launched into the tech giant six years ago, following complaints from several European consumer rights organisations.

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US and China discuss AI safety plan ahead of Trump-Xi summit -- Top US and Chinese officials held talks in New York on Sunday ahead of a Trump-Xi summit this week.

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Human extinction fears make me want to flee AI and live on an island -- People share their anxieties following recent headlines over concerns about AI advancement.

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School robotics team aims to inspire next generation -- The group from Folkestone is set to compete at the First Global Challenge in South Korea.

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AI helping speed up bus pass applications says council -- Worcestershire County Council says the Bus Pass AI Agent has helped to process 2,500 applications.

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Nipple tattooist 'frustrated' by online censorship -- Lauren Carter says her tattoos on post-mastectomy patients are flagged as nudity and banned.

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I struggle to put down my phone - and I am 62 -- From "endless scroll" to beating loneliness, experts and users discuss how boomers use social media.

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Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone -- In text exchanges and conversations, multiple people who have worked for leading companies are sceptical of the warnings.

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