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GTA 6 will launch as download only - does that mean the disc is dead? Music and films are now largely digital-only - does the lack of a disc for GTA 6 mean gaming is going the same way?

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Australia to double maximum penalty for platforms in breach of social media ban

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The abundant but expensive energy source that's under your feet

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Why this could be the beginning of the end for your screens

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The terrifying world the TikTok algorithm won't show you -- TikTok has a reputation for serving up an endless stream of videos that are fairly positive – but beneath the surface are billions of others. Some are boring. Some are bizarre. Some are truly unsettling...

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Science says dating app users fall into the same cycle. Here's how to spot it -- Download, burnout, delete, repeat: Dating app users follow a predictable and dangerous pattern. These are the signs you're falling for it – and how to escape.

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Is tech ruining the World Cup?

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The science connecting extreme weather to human activity

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I'm in therapy for my 14-hour-a-day phone addiction and I'm determined to beat it -- Addiction treatment centres say more clients are coming for help with "out-of-control" phone use.

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Kunal Shah: The Indian entrepreneur taking charge of WhatsApp -- Kunal Shah has been a recognisable figure in India's startup ecosystem for a while but now he faces global spotlight.

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'We had to get out of the way': The backlash over delivery robots -- As autonomous urban delivery vehicles increasingly take to US streets, bans and protest groups are springing up.

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I tested AI glasses in Paris. Here's what they got wrong -- Wearable AI can help travellers navigate cities, translate menus and fundamentally transform travel. But what are the trade-offs?

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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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Inside the Rage Machine

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The Darkest Web

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Dating Apps: The Inside Story

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Trump and the Tech Titans

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'Social media contributed to our son's murder' -- The family of murdered teenager Joshua Hall are welcoming the ban on social media for under 16s.

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Tech firms are blaming AI for mega device and console price rises -- Xbox consoles, Nintendo's new Switch 2 and Valve's Steam Deck are just some of the gadgets seeing price hikes in recent months.

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Asia stock markets slide as tech shares slump -- Trading on South Korea's Kospi index was halted for the third time this week to prevent panic selling.

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Warning as AI clones voices and law falls behind -- Experts warn AI can clone voices from short clips as UK law struggles to protect people.

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Will our peaceful rural life be destroyed by a huge AI data centre? -- Families in Auchtertool are among communities across Scotland raising concerns about data centre plans

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Power banks and vapes now biggest fire risk on planes -- Lithium battery fires are the number one safety risk to aircraft, yet the number of devices found in hold bags has nearly doubled in a year.

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Teens who hacked TfL were known to police years before cyber-attack -- Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for their roles in the attack, which led to large costs for Transport for London.

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Apple hikes some prices by nearly 20% while Xbox raises console cost -- Apple said it had "never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly".

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IBM hails new 'block of flats' design breakthrough for ultra tiny chips -- IBM says it has created the world's first known chip tech below 1 nanometre - but it will be some time before it's ready for production.

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GTA 6: All you need to know about Rockstar's blockbuster game -- Rockstar's sixth game in the franchise is set to be the biggest game release of the year.

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'My daughter took her own life after being groomed - the law needs to change' -- Carris Taylor, 16, took her own life after seeing false information online about her abuser's release.

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Anthropic accuses Chinese rival Alibaba of illicitly extracting AI capabilities -- The firm alleged that Alibaba used fraudulent accounts to access data from its Claude AI model.

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GTA 6 will cost £70 - and physical edition will not contain a disc -- Rockstar has said physical copies of the game will contain a code for a digital download for the game.

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Texas family sues Tesla over fatal crash into home -- A woman in her 70s was killed after a Tesla crashed directly into the family's home.

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Work begins on UK's new £750m supercomputer -- It will be the most powerful computer in the UK, and one of the most powerful in the world.

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