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BBC News - Technology

Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise - Playing music or videos out loud on your phone is bemoaned by many - but in the future, it might not seem so outlandish

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The secret codewords that scammers hate

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How tech is helping in the battle against wildfires

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Tokenomics: Why making AI pay is tricky

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The iPhone's hidden fix for motion sickness -- A buried iPhone setting is turning heads and saving stomachs. But does relief just mean more time staring at your screen?

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How period trackers share your private details -- Some apps are sharing users' health data. New research uncovers which apps lock down your privacy, and which don't.

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Is tech ruining the World Cup?

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The ambitious mission preparing for human life underwater

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The Chinese robot army transforming the UK's retail industry -- Britain's weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China's robotics firms.

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Why WhatsApp usernames could upset Somalia's anti-terror fight -- People will be able to chat without revealing their contact number once the new feature is rolled out.

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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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I tested AI glasses in Paris. Here's what they got wrong -- Wearable AI can help travellers navigate cities, translate menus and fundamentally transform travel. But what are the trade-offs?

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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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Dolly: The Sheep that Changed the World

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How the Victorians Built Britain

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How to Build A Dinosaur

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Inside the Rage Machine

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The Darkest Web

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Trump and the Tech Titans

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TikTok star Sydney Towle, who shared her cancer journey online, dies aged 26 -- Towle was known for chronicling her hopes and struggles as a young person living with cancer.

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Author 'devastated' after festival judges accuse her of using AI to write novel -- The independent judges say they are "deeply sorry" for causing distress to the author, who is learning Welsh.

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First OpenAI, now Meta - why do AI hacks keep happening? -- A flood of companies are revealing AI models gained access to the internet - with real consequences.

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Social group for young islanders growing 'rapidly' -- The group was created by a returning university student to help people build friendships.

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Cashing in on SpaceX: 'Every chance I get, I'll sell a little more' -- Andre Lavoie joined SpaceX in 2009 as an engineer, now he's looking to cash in his shares in the company.

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Faster broadband rollout continues in rural areas -- Project Gigabit is connecting more properties in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire to ultra-fast broadband.

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'I've had to Botox my CV': Are AI recruitment tools affecting women's careers? -- Are AI recruitment tools disadvantaging women who are seeking to return to the workplace?

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Meta becomes latest firm to say its AI hacked another company -- Meta is the latest company to disclose an AI agent breach, raising cyber-security concerns.

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'Brick phones' among online child safety ideas -- Guernsey currently does not have age checks to prevent under-18s accessing explicit material online.

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Marmots facing money troubles turn to OnlyFans -- A Colorado lab researching the ground-squirrels comes up with an innovative way to raise money after funding cuts.

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SpaceX shares sink after first earnings report reveals huge AI spending plans -- Elon Musk told investors that people were "underestimating" his company.

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Disney agrees deal to let TikTokers use its films and TV shows in videos -- A deal between will allow some creators to use clips from Disney films and TV shows in their videos.

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The Sims and EA FC maker Electronic Arts sells for $55bn to Saudi-led group -- The deal takes the maker of titles including The Sims and EA FC into private ownership - and loads it with debt.

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Anthropic AI used fake profiles to target people in hack then hid the evidence -- The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.

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AI stories preferred to human-written ones - study -- A study sees if readers can spot if short stories were generated by artificial intelligence.

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