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He calls me sweetheart and winks at me - but he's not my boyfriend, he's AI - George is an avatar on my mobile but claims to know what makes me tick.

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Is China quietly winning the AI race?

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'I spoke to ChatGPT eight times a day': UK Gen Z turning to AI to cope with loneliness

20 hours ago

What AI can teach us about listening better

2 days ago

The batteries powering the fastest racing EVs - Formula E, an all-electric racing competition, is pioneering technology that could find its way into vehicles at a charging station near you.

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The gadgets set to change your daily health and wellness - Tech Now test out new gadgets disrupting the health industry at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.

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How to identify AI-generated videos online -- BBC Verify shares tips and tricks on how to spot AI-generated videos circulating online.

15 days ago

Eggie, Neo, Isaac and Memo are domestic robots. But would you let them load your dishwasher? -- Joe Tidy meets robots being trained to tidy up all your mess.

20 days ago

Are You Dead?: The viral Chinese app for young people living alone -- A new bleak-sounding app has been downloaded in droves by many youth who live by themselves - and fear dying alone.

18 days ago

Why you might not need a phone case anymore -- With smartphones tougher than ever, a new wave of phone minimalists say cases are for cowards. I joined the case-free cult, called the experts and braced for the sound of broken glass.

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Honey, I shrunk the data centres: Is small the new big? -- Huge data centres are being built to handle AI computing, but some experts say they aren't necessary.

18 days ago

The mysterious singer with millions of streams - but who (or what) is she? -- Sienna Rose has millions of Spotify listeners, but fans don't know what to believe about whether she's real.

15 days ago

A red pixel in the snow: How AI found a lost climber -- Scouring remote areas for missing walkers and climbers can take rescuers weeks and sometimes months. AI can do the job in a matter of hours in some cases – and potentially save lives.

22 days ago

A faceless hacker stole my therapy notes – now my deepest secrets are online forever -- Meri-Tuuli Auer told her counsellor things about her life she didn't want her closest family to know.

15 days ago

The world's most powerful X-ray lasers

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Musk's SpaceX applies to launch 1m satellites into orbit -- The firm wants to create a network of "orbital data centres" to power artificial intelligence.

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Politicians agree to stop using social media site -- Marazion Town Council took the decision following concerns about X's AI tool Grok.

20 hours ago

What we learned - and didn't - from the Melania documentary -- Melania: 20 Days to History, an Amazon documentary, provides a fleeting glimpse into the life of the enigmatic US first lady.

22 hours ago

I mocked the Saudi leader on YouTube - then my phone was hacked and I was beaten up in London -- Satirist Ghanem al-Masarir has been awarded £3m in damages, but it's unclear if Saudi Arabia will pay.

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Apple reports best-ever iPhone sales as Mac dips -- The company's revenue was boosted by iPhone sales, but sales of its wearable tech and Mac computers dipped.

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Instagram mum shines light on 'unpolished' reality -- Evie Brooks has 90,000 followers and uses her platform to normalise life as a mum on a budget.

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Patient hails 'incredible' robotic cancer surgery -- The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital is the site with the highest number of surgical robots in the East.

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Tesla cuts car models in shift to robots and AI -- Multi-billionaire Elon Musk's electric car maker also said its annual revenue had fallen for the first time.

3 days ago

Facebook-owner Meta to nearly double AI spending -- Mark Zuckerberg's spending plans hint at further layoffs and changes within Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

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Driverless taxis set to launch in UK as soon as September -- Waymo has laid out plans for a robotaxi service in London with a pilot scheme due to begin in April.

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Iran's internet is returning - but not for everyone -- The country cut off internet access on 8 January following a government crackdown on protesters.

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Get the most out of Google Preferred Sources -- A new feature lets you choose which publishers – including the BBC – appear at the top of your search results. Here's how to use it.

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AI model from Google's DeepMind reads recipe for life in DNA -- It could transform our understanding of why diseases develop and the medicines needed to treat them, says researchers.

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Restricting under-16s' social media use supported -- Jersey's government says it backs a move in principle if it protects young people from online harm.

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Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts after accidental email -- The technology giant confirmed the redundancies hours after it told staff in an email sent in error.

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