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Meta's new AI is about to make the internet more annoying - Someday we'll redesign the internet for tools like this. Until then, you're in for a wild ride.

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Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest

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How to watch the cameras that watch you -- In the trade-off between privacy and security, it helps to know how much surveillance is happening around you. There are now easy ways to find out.

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WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers -- The social messaging app will let parents decide on privacy settings for their child's account.

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The tech helping farmers predict the best day to pick their fruit

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China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?

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A TikTok army of 500,000 is fighting toxic comments – with kindness -- Social media is often seen as a mirror for human cruelty. One man built a TikTok army of 500,000 to fix it. Their weapon: kindness.

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Should we let AI read our break-up emails?

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AI is speeding up search for drugs to treat brain conditions

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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 Mystery of Dark Energy

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The Secret Life of Rockpools

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Will Robots Take My Job?

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The Tech Billionaire Takeover

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Inside the Rage Machine

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Secrets of the Human Body

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Deep Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil

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'AI glasses give me independence as a blind farmer' -- Dave Cragg, who began to lose his sight at the age of 10, can even read books using the technology.

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'Posting on TikTok helped me through a dark time' -- Josie North is co-founder of Regrettable Games, and posts on TikTok about struggling with her skin.

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Meet the robot looking after Vera, 74, in her own home -- At least a thousand people across England use the droids, health tech company Cera says.

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AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns -- Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully".

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Singer Lola Young says vaping has made breathing feel like a 'chore' -- The Messy singer says her lungs feel "battery powered" due to the effects of vaping.

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Vehicles damaged after accidental battery blaze -- Firefighters spent about 25 hours at the site after the blaze involving about 150 tonnes of batteries.

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Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bailey -- AI needs "rigorous" testing and safeguards to contain risk, Andrew Bailey says.

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OpenAI unveils AI assistant 'dots' while safety worries delay new model -- Sam Altman spoke in San Francisco during OpenAI's annual event for tech developers.

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Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit -- The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI.

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Gold beetles to Darwin's finds - the 70 million museum artefacts going online -- People will eventually be able to see around 70 million animals, plants, fossils and rocks from their phones and computers.

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Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons -- Mindgard said it discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer's safety limits.

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'Mum sent them £140,000': How to spot the signs a loved one is being scammed -- Helen discovered her mum was in the grip of a romance scam - here's how she found out and broke her free.

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The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US -- Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials.

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Trump rules out joint US-China venture to develop AI -- The US president continues to push back on calls to establish guardrails around artificial intelligence, arguing it will stifle growth.

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