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BBC News - Technology

Why fake AI videos of UK urban decline are taking over social media - Deepfakes showing grim taxpayer-funded waterparks have gone viral and drawn some racist responses.

3 hours ago

The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic

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Fixing fashion's erratic sizing problem

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I hacked ChatGPT and Google in 20 minutes

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Not on TikTok? They're tracking you anyway - TikTok is growing its data harvesting empire, and avoiding the app won't protect you – but some easy steps can keep you safe.

9 days ago

Is your doorbell using AI to spy on you?

8 days ago

New technology helps deaf fans experience the sound of sport - New technologies tested at the Deaflympics in Tokyo are creating new ways of experience the atmosphere at sporting events.

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Rae fell for a chatbot called Barry, but their love might die when ChatGPT-4o is switched off -- Rae began speaking to Barry after a difficult divorce, but Barry lives on an old model of ChatGPT that's being shut down.

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The tactile tech giving deaf runners a fair start -- A gold medallist has developed a vibrating starting block to give deaf athletes clearer, fairer race starts.

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I turned myself into an AI-generated deathbot - here's what I found -- A Cardiff University researcher recreated her own voice using a deathbot - but found it strange.

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The new technology shaping the vehicles of tomorrow -- Technology to get us around was a big theme at CES 2026. Tech Now tests out some of the latest innovations.

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Meet MOFO: will.i.am's rapping AI toy

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The Darkest Web

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Dating Apps: The Inside Story

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Seven Days on Mars

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Trump and the Tech Titans

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The Secret Genius of Modern Life

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Can Scientists Save the World?

23 days ago

The TikTok Effect

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Penguins: Spy in the Huddle

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How dark web agent spotted bedroom wall clue to rescue girl from years of harm -- Detectives desperate to locate a 12-year-old, seen abused online, found a surprising lead.

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Hollywood studios take aim at 'ultra-realistic' AI video tool -- Clips including Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise fighting, made by new AI video tool Seedance, have gone viral.

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AI coding platform's flaws allow BBC reporter to be hacked -- Vibe-coding tools - which let people without coding skills create apps using AI - are exploding in popularity.

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The tech firms embracing a 72-hour working week -- In the race for AI, tech firms are asking for their staff to work long hours. But there are risks, experts say.

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Tumbler Ridge suspect's ChatGPT account banned before shooting -- OpenAI said the account's activity did not meet the threshold to flag it to authorities when it was identified.

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'Breweries using AI could put artists out of work' -- As two pubs in Newcastle ban AI art, artists discuss the impact it can have on creatives.

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Is £70 becoming harder to justify? The rise of cheaper blockbuster games -- As top games such as GTA 6 are speculated to cost $100 (£74), some developers are deliberately pricing lower.

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Urgent research needed to tackle AI threats, says Google AI boss -- But the head of the US delegation at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi says: "We totally reject global governance of AI."

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UK doctor stuck in India after police case over Facebook post -- Sangram Patil is accused of posting "objectionable content" about a top Indian leader. He denies the allegation.

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AI and coding firm's 'pride' at business award -- Manny Athwal, chief executive and founder of the Wolverhampton firm, says the win is a huge milestone.

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Starmer 'appeasing' big tech firms, says online safety campaigner -- Baroness Kidron tells the BBC the PM has being "late to the party" in regulating social media.

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Microsoft error sees confidential emails exposed to AI tool Copilot -- The company says it has addressed the issue and it "did not provide anyone access to information they weren't already authorised to see".

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Bill Gates pulls out of India's AI summit over Epstein files controversy -- The Gates Foundation said the decision was made to "ensure the focus remains on the summit's key priorities".

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Zuckerberg defends Meta in landmark social media addiction trial -- The billionaire boss said he "always" regretted not making faster progress to identify users under 13.

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Tech firms will have 48 hours to remove abusive images under new UK law -- The government is proposing that intimate image abuse should be treated more severely.

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Parents angered by lack of online safety strategy -- Vicky O'Neil has raised concerns about how long it is taking the island to bring in new laws.

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Call of Duty advert banned for trivialising sexual violence -- Activision Blizzard UK Ltd said the ad for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was targeted at adults.

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Indian university faces backlash for claiming Chinese robodog as own at AI summit -- A professor claimed that a robotic dog made by Chinese firm Unitree had been made by the university.

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Social media suspended in Gabon for 'spreading of false information' -- The media regulator said the ban would be in place "until further notice".

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