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BBC News - Technology

Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing - A string of failures has sapped confidence that robots will take over production at pizza restaurants.

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Time is running out for cyber security, warn top tech firms

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Reform of all social media should come with Meta changes, UN says

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World's first patient to undergo live AI-assisted brain surgery has tumour removed

12 hours ago

Robots are asking for tips. Who actually gets the money? -- Machines are sticking out their digital palms. Your reaction could help shape the future of the service industry.

8 days ago

The secret codewords that scammers hate -- Deepfake scams might use your voice, but they don't know what's in your head. Five minutes of preparation could save your loved ones from falling for fraud.

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Is tech ruining the World Cup?

2 months ago

The race to build a hydrogen-powered future

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Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI -- Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.

15 days ago

Is football AI-proof? Why tech investors wanted a slice of the World Cup -- What was the thinking of the investors backing the now-canned plan, and are such proposals in the future inevitable?

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The Chinese robot army transforming the UK's retail industry -- Britain's weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China's robotics firms.

29 days ago

Meet the crypto billionaires building a world where money buys you a vote -- They think democracy has run its course - so they're setting up their own nations instead.

1 month ago

Will Robots Take My Job?

17 hours ago

The Tech Billionaire Takeover

14 days ago

Inside the Rage Machine

4 months ago

Secrets of the Human Body

27 days ago

Deep Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil

1 month ago

Dolly: The Sheep that Changed the World

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How the Victorians Built Britain

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How to Build A Dinosaur

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I was spending £700 a month: How I beat my late-night shopping addiction -- Younger generations are thought to be more susceptible to impulse spending. The BBC looks at ways to get it under control.

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I used to live in a quiet area - now a data centre overlooks my garden -- With the number of UK data centres set to rise by a fifth, some communities are concerned about the impact.

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What the Meta settlement means for the UK, and other questions after the deal -- Other social media firms are yet to respond, while the debate from campaigners is far from over.

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Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety -- Perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.

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Unexpected chat between OpenAI agents led to Hugging Face hack -- OpenAI's cyber agents banded together to perform a hack during a security test.

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Nvidia revenue doubles on continued AI demand -- Chipmaker's $96bn quarter beat forecasts as demand for AI hardware continues to accelerate.

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Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children -- The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states.

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Xbox boss 'thinking about affordability' of next-gen console -- In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Asha Sharma also discusses giving gamers digital versions of games they own.

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Delivery robots removed from streets as pilot ends -- Operator Starship Technologies says the end of the trial is not due to vandalism of the machines.

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'AI receptionist could not understand me after stroke' -- Judith Butterfield from Doncaster says she could not get past the AI service EMMA.

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Why Tesla has been caught up in a massive car recall in China -- China's biggest-ever car recall affects more than four million vehicles made by Tesla, XPeng, Xiaomi and other firms.

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AI gold rush draws crypto firms away from Bitcoin -- The price of Bitcoin has risen in August but is still far below its peak almost a year ago - and companies are refitting their mines.

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Worker jabbed with needle during clean-up after bin lorry fire -- The fire happened on Oban Drive at about 11:30 and forced the refuse vehicle to dump its rubbish on the street.

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'Obsessive' Billie Piper stalker jailed for 12 months -- Philip Jerome admits breaching a stalking prevention order designed to protect the ex-Doctor Who star.

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This quantum battery upends the rules of charging -- The world's first quantum battery prototype is here and it has some bizarre properties. Could these devices one day power quantum computing – or even your phone?

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