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BBC News - Technology

The spy in your driveway: How cars sell your data - From your weight and facial expressions to your destination, cars collect a startling amount of data about you. Some of it may even raise your insurance costs.

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Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever

1 day ago

Thousands of Waymos recalled after robotaxi swept into a creek

21 hours ago

WhatsApp launches totally private 'incognito' conversations with its AI chatbot

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How to stop AI from turning your brain to mush -- GPS ruined our sense of direction. Search engines weaken our memory. AI, scientists warn, could do the same to everything from creativity to critical thinking.

8 days ago

AI firms claim their products could destroy humanity. Are they right? -- They built it. They're scared of it. They're selling it anyway.

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Who is really paying the influencers?

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Instagram turns off privacy tech. What happens to your DMs?

6 days ago

More than 70 million warnings sent to people seeking child abuse material -- The messages highlight the illegality of what people are searching for online and direct them towards help.

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How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy -- Scientists are developing molecules that can store heat for months and release it when needed - a potential step towards cleaner energy for heating.

6 days ago

How will Apple change under 'product guy' John Ternus? -- How Ternus responds to challenges facing Apple will go a long way to deciding the tech giant's future, writes Zoe Kleinman.

22 days ago

Can we predict the next global crisis? -- Spotting the events that might lead to a major period of upheaval is notoriously difficult. Could artificial intelligence be the crystal ball we need?

21 days ago

How to Build A Dinosaur

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Inside the Rage Machine

26 days ago

The Darkest Web

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Dating Apps: The Inside Story

4 months ago

Trump and the Tech Titans

3 months ago

Isaac Newton: The Last Magician

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The First Inventors: Investigating Ancient Australia

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HMRC to use AI from British tech firm to spot fraud and tax return errors -- Quantexa, a financial data platform, won the £175m contract to spot fraud and tax return errors.

7 hours ago

Robot seal to help mental health patients in Kent -- The robotic seal Sammy will be present at mental health patient appointments to reduce anxiety.

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London AI office space leases rise tenfold in year -- In April, more than 450,000 sq ft of office space was leased by artificial intelligence companies.

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Trust seeks to expand robotic-assisted surgeries -- An NHS trust says it has delivered 1,500 robotic-assisted operations and is seeking a third machine.

23 hours ago

Suicide forum fined £950,000 for not blocking UK users -- The regulator said the forum had not done enough to protect UK users - but critics accuse Ofcom of acting too slowly.

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My postpartum body should not be a talking point on social media -- Mum-of-two Cat Jane says some social media followers have "bullied" her post-baby body.

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'I only talk to my friends on my phone - I don't meet them' -- Children at a Bradford school prepare to limit their social media use - all in the name of science.

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Elon Musk said control of OpenAI should go to his children, Sam Altman tells jury -- Sam Altman said Elon Musk tried many times for total control of OpenAI, which he's now suing.

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EU needs to delay social media access for children - von der Leyen -- She told an EU summit that an expert panel was due to come up with steps on how to protect minors online by July.

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Texas accuses Netflix of spying on users, including children -- The lawsuit comes amid increased scrutiny over platform features like auto-play that deliver endless content to users.

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Colossal 'fatbergs' clot sewers around the world. Can scientists stop them? -- Reeking coagulations of grease and debris are clotting city sewers on a colossal scale. New technologies are being used to control this modern menace.

19 hours ago

'Why I'm celebrating unsung hero teachers on TikTok' -- Stephen Tetter creates viral TikTok videos to celebrate Kent teachers.

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Renewable energy hub planned for Scottish coal museum -- There are plans to install solar panels on the roofs of buildings at Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange.

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Scrap yard calls for battery removal when recycling -- The scrap yard says batteries in waste piles can turn an "ordinary day into a serious incident".

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Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15m over use of her image on TV boxes -- The pop star's legal team alleges a photograph of her face was used on Samsung television boxes without permission.

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