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Microsoft 'deeply sorry' for global outage as it reports broad recovery - Experts say the event is a "stark reminder" of how heavily the world relies on a small group of big tech providers.

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Setback for SpaceX Starship rocket's double-catch test -- Elon Musk's company aborted an attempted catch of the rocket's booster - instead it came down in the ocean.

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Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to testify before Congress about affair with alleged Chinese spy -- Huang abruptly quit on Thursday as head of one of the world's most valuable companies after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs.

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Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis? -- Tech Now goes behind the scenes of a robotaxi service in Beijing to see how driverless cars are being tested.

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Even Grand Theft Auto's original creators haven't been able to play GTA 6 -- The next title in the series is expected to be the biggest video game release ever.

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The rise and fall of Jensen Huang - how the tech superstar became mired in scandal -- Within days, Huang's status as a seemingly untouchable figure leading the global tech race has crumbled.

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Jensen Huang has resigned, what's next for Nvidia? -- The BBC's Samira Hussain reports from Wall Street on what the fall of the tech superstar means for the company and AI.

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Who is Nvidia's interim CEO Colette Kress - and who could take over permanently? -- Chief financial officer Colette Kress in in charge of Nvidia for now, but several others are in the frame as potential successors.

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The AI bubble could expose your deepest secrets -- Character.ai's collapse uncovers a little-discussed risk of AI: when tech companies go bankrupt, they can sell your private data.

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Anthropic thinks its AI might be conscious. It has profound consequences for your life -- Some of the most powerful people in tech are taking steps to consider AI's rights alongside humans and animals. This belief could reshape our world. Some fear it would be catastrophic.

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Watch: How a server outage took down Microsoft Teams and Outlook

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Why did an OpenAI agent hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future? -- News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.

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Huge data centres rise at 'China speed' to power its AI ambitions -- The BBC visits Inner Mongolia, an unlikely frontier in Beijing's AI race with Washington.

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They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image? -- Meta has unveiled audio-only smart glasses, with some questioning whether it is a response to the backlash over privacy.

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Why are there concerns AI could threaten humanity, and how real are they? -- Existential fears about AI have once again reared their head - here's what you need to know.

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Einstein and Hawking: Masters of Our Universe

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BBC tech reporter Laura Cress analyses the Microsoft outage.

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The scandal has cast a spotlight on Singapore's success as a chip hub - and a location for alleged illicit trade.

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Microsoft has apologised for the issue, which it said was due to a technical failure.

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Scott Bessent told CNBC that several government agencies "were in favour of putting Megaspeed on the entity list for months".

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South East Coast Ambulance Service says its 999 and 111 services remained fully operational.

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Microsoft says it is continuing to restore services including Outlook and Teams following a global outage.

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From city governments in the US to spy agencies in Australia, the Microsoft outage is being felt around the world.

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Hospital trusts in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire are issuing guidance to patients.

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The outage started on Thursday, with monitoring website Downdetector seeing problems reported in more than 70 countries.

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The States of Guernsey and Aurigny said they were affected by the global outage.

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Schools, GPs and businesses across the globe have been hit with the outage affecting Outlook and Teams.

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Hospital emails, police reporting systems, airports corporate teams and university services are affected.

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Major airports and intelligence services are unaffected, while the government is still assessing the impact.

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The issue has meant councils, police services and many NHS services have no access to emails.

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People on the Isle of Man are urged to telephone or visit public counters as email systems are down.

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