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BBC News - Technology

AI-generated Iran war videos surge as creators use new tech to cash in - The US-Israel war with Iran is being monetised by online creators with AI-generated misinformation.

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The predator-spotting laser tech trying to keep women safe

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Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war

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We have more privacy controls yet less privacy than ever

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The most important Google setting you aren't using -- There's a free automated tool that removes information about you from Google search results. For some reason, most people don't use it.

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Do you have to be polite to AI? -- The advice you get about talking to chatbots can be truly bizarre, and totally useless. Here's what actually works.

9 days ago

Is AI running modern warfare?

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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.

16 days ago

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.

19 days ago

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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The Finnish shipyard making the world's toughest icebreakers

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The Darkest Web

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Dating Apps: The Inside Story

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Edge of Existence

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Trump and the Tech Titans

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Seven Days on Mars

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The Secret Genius of Modern Life

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Can Scientists Save the World?

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The TikTok Effect

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Goodbye officer, hello touchscreen: A vision for policing in Ethiopia -- A project to introduce unmanned sites is part of a broader adoption of digital technologies.

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Is TikTok the new frontier for fashion reinvention? -- How a young designer got brought on to help redesign a legacy sports brand following a TikTok post.

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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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The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic -- Clips of Deadpool and other film characters have sparked alarm within Hollywood over copyright infringement.

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Anthropic sues US government for calling it a risk -- The artificial intelligence company has been in a public fight with US government leaders over use of its tools like Claude

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Mother in tears after £11,500 battery waste fine -- The woman accidentally threw away 23 AA batteries in children's toys during a house move.

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Education minister 'sympathetic' to calls for social media ban -- The education minister says it is important to keep a "close eye" on the new law in Australia, but his party had made "no clear policy decision".

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Drones and AI used to help farmers tackle weeds -- Researchers at the University of Cirencester say it may help the environment and save money.

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What does Oxfordshire's AI growth zone status mean? -- The government says growth zones - of which Oxfordshire is the first - will deliver "untold opportunities".

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Mayor Sadiq Khan invites embattled AI firm Anthropic to expand in London -- The letter from London's mayor came as the US moved to designate the company a supply chain risk.

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Pokémon condemns White House for using its imagery -- The company says its "mission is not affiliated with any political viewpoint or agenda," in response to the latest White House meme.

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'School wars' posts prompt extra police patrols -- Police confirm they have received no reports of any offences or injuries linked to the trend.

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Indonesia to ban social media and other online platforms for under 16s -- It is the latest country to curb young people's access to digital spaces to try and protect them from abuse.

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'The days of spotting AI by six fingers are over' -- A Teesside academic answers your questions, including how to spot AI and how to use it sustainably.

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Study finds four in 10 in UK would use AI counsellor -- Bournemouth University has surveyed adults in 35 countries on their use of artificial intelligence.

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Robot 'mice' developed to inspect hadron collider -- The UK Atomic Energy Authority developed the robot with the European nuclear research centre, Cern.

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Surgeon's op on patient 1,500 miles away a UK first -- The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt "fantastic".

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Anthropic vows to sue Pentagon over supply chain risk label -- The supply chain risk designation of the artificial intelligence firm is a first for a US company.

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TfL hack in 2024 affected around 10 million people, BBC can reveal -- TfL insists it has "kept customers informed throughout this incident and will continue to take all necessary action".

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