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'It's been relentless' say IT workers on frontline of PHP cyber-security scramble - IT and cyber experts have told the BBC about their struggles in the last 48 hours to update their systems.

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Zoe Kleinman: PHP is the cyber equivalent of an unexploded bomb -- It has been a dramatic, public and global response, but the cyber event hasn't happened yet.

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The Indian workers filming their work to train AI -- Indian workers are being paid to film themselves at work and the footage is used to train AI.

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The tech helping crack decades-old cold cases -- Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.

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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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Meta's new AI is about to make the internet more annoying -- Meta's new AI Muse can shop, haggle and book appointments for you. What happens when millions of agents start doing the same?

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The battle to delete your embarrassing online history

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AI discovered a massive cyber-security flaw - here's what happened

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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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The Secret Life of Trees

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The Mystery of Dark Energy

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Inside the Rage Machine

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What is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber-security scramble? -- AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.

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Film studios given permission for major expansion -- The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has approved plans for building six more sound stages.

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Don't leave AI to tech bros and oligarchs, UK's AI minister says -- Kanishka Narayan tells the BBC that dealing with the technology requires not only regulation, but "building capability and capacity".

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Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax -- The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force.

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Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found -- Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.

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Lula says rival should be disqualified over alleged Meta interference ahead of Brazil vote -- The Brazilian president accuses the tech firm of favouring Flávio Bolsonaro, which it denies.

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UK working to identify exposure after global cyber-security warning -- Governments and companies are scrambling to protect their websites, as Amazon says it experienced attacks before the warning was made public.

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'Making people laugh has given us a purpose' -- A mother and daughter have turned their grief into a huge online following with uplifting videos.

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Battery warning backed by family devastated by fire -- Humberside Fire and Rescue Service is urging people to buy batteries only from reputable retailers.

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Is an 'AI war' complicating your job search? -- How fair are AI recruitment tools that help decide our future, and what happens when we click "apply"?

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Trump's green card curbs test Indian tech workers' American dream -- With immigration curbs and tech firms cutting foreign hiring, US residency is becoming a distant dream for many Indians.

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Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla? -- Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history.

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Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy -- The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.

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Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued -- The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.

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Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule -- A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.

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