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

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Why you can't get a signal at festivals and sports matches

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Instagram to alert parents if teens search for self-harm and suicide content

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Orbital space race heats up in Arctic north

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I hacked ChatGPT and Google in 20 minutes -- I found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one.

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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.

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Is Havana Syndrome really real?

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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.

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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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Fixing fashion's erratic sizing problem

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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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The TikTok Effect

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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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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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Parents alarmed after schools named in violent post -- The poster has circulated on social media urging schoolchildren to take part in violence.

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Anthropic boss rejects Pentagon demand to drop AI safeguards -- US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth previously threatened to remove the company from the department's supply chain.

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Instagram investigating AI profiles 'fetishising' disabled people -- Accounts pretending to have conditions like Down's Syndrome have amassed thousands of followers

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Jack Dorsey's Block cuts thousands of jobs as it embraces AI -- The Twitter co-founder says he believes the majority of firms will make similar changes "within the next year."

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'I stopped engaging' due to Instagram, YouTube, woman tells landmark trial -- The young woman, who accuses Meta and Google of making addictive social media platforms, has been speaking in court.

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Burger King rolls out AI headsets that track employee 'friendliness' -- The fast-food chain is testing OpenAI-powered headsets that monitor US staff interactions with customers.

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Parents told to check phones for 'school war' posts -- Police say they are carrying out reassurance patrols amid posts encouraging violence between schools.

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Chip giant Nvidia defies AI concerns with record $215bn revenue -- Demand for Nvidia chips rose even as the company sets out to create AI products of its own.

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Not even potholes will hold up self-driving cars, UK firm predicts -- Wayve says it's confident all cars will one day be autonomous, as it announced more than a £1bn in additional investment.

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Gucci criticised for 'AI slop' images ahead of major fashion show -- Users of social media - where the marketing campaign has been launched - say it is out of keeping with Gucci's reputation for luxury.

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US threatens Anthropic with deadline in dispute on AI safeguards -- The AI developer laid out red lines on military use of its products, a source said.

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Discord delays age verification plans after user outcry -- Users were unhappy about plans for age verification to require facial or ID scans.

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Canada summons OpenAI senior staff over Tumbler Ridge shooting -- Canadian officials say they are seeking "better understanding" after learning the suspected shooter's ChatGPT account was banned months before the attack.

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Reddit fined £14m for 'concerning' child age check failings -- The UK's data watchdog said the failings meant children could be exposed to harmful material online.

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How 'memory crystals' could slash data emissions -- In the face of rising emissions from data centres, researchers are turning to micro-explosions in glass, and using DNA to solve big data's big problem.

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