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Your phone's blue light isn't ruining your sleep - For a decade, we've been told our screens are wrecking our sleep. The real culprit is far bigger than the glow from your phone.

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China is winning one AI race, the US another - but either might pull ahead

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Businesses scramble to get noticed by AI search

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Apple at 50: Three products that changed how we live - and three that really didn't

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I tried to prove I'm not AI. It didn't go well -- I asked experts if I was real. Bad news – and even my aunt wasn't sure if I was a deepfake. AI is so convincing that a sitting prime minister struggled to prove he was alive, and you might be next.

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The AI habits parents don't see -- New surveys suggest many parents are in the dark about how their children use chatbots, from homework help to emotional support.

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Will algorithms increase your grocery bill?

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Is screen time always bad for kids and how do I manage it? How do you manage screen time, does it have a bad impact and what steps can you take to mitigate the problem?

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Amazon's Alexa has had an AI upgrade. Now she's got more to say -- There has been criticism the Echo has stagnated, while other AI chatbots have become much easier to communicate with.

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AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately, researchers warn -- In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions.

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Austria becomes latest to propose social media ban for children -- The proposed under-14 ban follows similar steps in other European countries, including France and Spain.

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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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Apple at 50: The tech devices that defined a generation

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OpenAI encourages firms to trial four-day weeks to adapt to AI era -- The ChatGPT-maker said its early policy ideas aim to prompt discussions about action needed as AI systems become more capable.

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AI videos of sexualised black women removed from TikTok after BBC investigation -- Dozens of Instagram and TikTok accounts have used AI avatars to promote explicit content, the BBC finds.

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India's outsourcing industry is worth $300bn. Can it survive AI? -- Indian IT stocks have plunged as fears grow of AI disrupting back offices. But some say these are overblown.

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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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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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OpenAI pauses UK data centre deal over energy costs and regulation -- The project was part of a package of tech investment promising the UK could become an AI superpower.

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Amazon to end support for older Kindles, prompting user outcry -- The move means owners of Kindles released before 2013 will be unable to download new e-books.

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Greece to ban social media for under-15s from next year -- It follows similar moves in other European countries, including France and Spain.

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Brit says he is not elusive Bitcoin creator named by New York Times -- The British computer scientist and entrepreneur has denied being the man who the New York Times identified at Satoshi Nakamoto.

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How Irish engineers are cashing in on AI boom -- TES Group has been bought by Legrand, one of France's largest industrial businesses.

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Could the death of these women's grandmother help us all to live longer? -- Two sisters hope they have found a way to prevent others suffering as their beloved grandmother did.

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Ex-Meta worker investigated for downloading 30,000 private Facebook photos -- The former employee was fired from Meta after being suspected of downloading 30,000 photos, the company said.

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Plans for large AI data centre approved -- The project is expected to create 900 highly skilled jobs in North Lincolnshire.

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Vape suspected of causing recycling site fire -- The owner of the site says he suspects a vape or lithium battery caused the fire in Coventry.

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'Our teachers use AI to mark mock exams' -- Headteacher Julia Polley says students get quicker and more detailed feedback, without teacher bias.

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Call for parents to teach online privacy like road safety -- Three in four parents fear their child cannot make safe choices about personal data online, the data watchdog finds.

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'Voiceless one' heard by millions as lost 90s track gets second life -- The first single of Manx band Harvey has been featured on a Disney+ show, 30 years after it was recorded

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How China fell for a lobster: What an AI assistant tells us about Beijing's ambition -- The AI agent sparked a frenzy of "raising lobsters" in March, with users training the tool to suit their needs.

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Power-washing, pool-cleaning and mowing: Why millions are playing games about mundane jobs -- It's been nominated for two Bafta Games Awards - but why have mundane job games like PowerWash Simulator 2 become so popular?

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Fewer UK adults posting on social media, regulator finds -- Some experts believe it highlights a social media shift as platforms boost short video.

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