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BBC News - Technology

Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test - The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC.

6 hours ago

The life-changing potential of next-generation prosthetics

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Could AI wipe out humans and how might that happen?

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The virtual worlds where robots are trained

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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.

15 days 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.

1 month ago

Is tech ruining the World Cup?

2 months ago

This robot dog patrols greenhouses to protect plants

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The 300-year-old tool helping stranded astronauts get home -- An old seafaring instrument could help astronauts on ever more far-flung and perilous missions.

15 days ago

More companies are promoting staff based on their AI skills. Is it fair? -- Using employees' AI abilities as a measure of whether they should get a bonus, promoted - or even sacked - is fast becoming more common.

10 days ago

Pizza-making robots promised the future. The results are half-baked -- A string of failures has sapped confidence that robots will take over production at pizza restaurants.

15 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.

2 months ago

The Mystery of Dark Energy

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The Secret Life of Rockpools

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Will Robots Take My Job?

23 days ago

The Tech Billionaire Takeover

1 month ago

Inside the Rage Machine

5 months ago

Secrets of the Human Body

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Deep Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil

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AI helps turn old milk bottles into new ones -- AI identifies crushed plastic milk bottles at Redcar plant, helping turn waste into new packaging.

7 hours ago

I found love at an Irish matchmaking festival - and I want others to do the same -- Mary Timby flew to Ireland on a whim last year and met her boyfriend at a matchmaking festival.

14 hours ago

AI, jobs and voting age on Wakefield pupils' minds -- The Children's Commissioner visits Wakefield as part of a nationwide survey of young people.

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Food festivals across UK exploited in AI-powered scam, BBC finds -- One trader says her "heart sank" after discovering she had lost money through a scam festival invitation.

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Soldiers start new training to 'adapt to current drone threats' -- The new degree in Hereford combines drone technology, robotics and engineering skills.

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Zara Larsson criticises White House for using her song in deportation video -- The White House removed Larsson's Midnight Sun from one of its reels after the artist called the clip "dehumanising".

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'AI slop' art trail cost £11,688, figures reveal -- Artists and residents in Scarborough criticised the trail when it was launched in the summer.

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King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands -- The comments were made at a summit in Ayrshire with participants from AI giants including Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic.

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GTA 6 soundtrack reveal revives digital release debate -- Fred Again, PinkPantheress and Travis Scott provide new music for the blockbuster - but not all fans are happy.

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Data centre demand drives NI manufacturing boom -- Data centres are effectively warehouses full of computer servers which are central to the operations of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

2 days ago

EU announces plan to restrict social media access for under-15s -- Under the plans, only children over 15 would be able to set up their own social media accounts.

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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.

5 days ago

Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, warns Microsoft -- Mustafa Suleyman says he believes rival AI firm Anthropic is in effect teaching Claude it "may be conscious".

2 days ago

Smart glasses bring 'considerable privacy risks' -- Officials say there are benefits to the technology, but urged users to be mindful when recording.

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OpenAI reveals six more safety issues and unveils plan to disclose incidents -- The firm also announced a new system to track, investigate and disclose cases of models misbehaving, or "misalignment".

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