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BBC News - Technology

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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AI coding platform's flaws allow BBC reporter to be hacked

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These futuristic screens help you navigate Tokyo

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Machine yearning: The one-sided truth of AI 'romance'

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Is your phone altering your memories? Modern phones edit all our photos with AI, from simple enhancements to hallucinated facial features. Is it changing our view of reality?

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Is your doorbell using AI to spy on you?

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The 'AI mirrors' letting blind people see themselves - Artificial intelligence is helping blind people access visual feedback about their bodies, sometimes for the first time. The consequences are only just emerging.

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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 wearable tech that lets spectators feel the match -- At Tokyo's Deaflympics, deaf Judo fans aren't just watching the matches, they're feeling them, thanks to Hapbeat.

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AI 'slop' is transforming social media - and a backlash is brewing -- Social media has been flooded with fake, AI-generated images and videos. But will the majority of users actually care?

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How to identify AI-generated videos online -- BBC Verify shares tips and tricks on how to spot AI-generated videos circulating online.

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Meet MOFO: will.i.am's rapping AI toy

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The Secret Genius of Modern Life

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Dating Apps: The Inside Story

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Seven Days on Mars

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Can Scientists Save the World?

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Trump and the Tech Titans

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Penguins: Spy in the Huddle

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The TikTok Effect

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Britain's Railway Empire In Colour

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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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We had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands -- A couple who stayed in Shenzhen discovered their intimate moments were filmed as spy-cam porn.

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The woman tasked with kicking Australian kids off social media -- After decades working in the private tech industry, Julia Inman Grant now finds herself on the other side.

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What AI can teach us about listening better -- AI chatbots don't interrupt and aren't judgemental – so what can they teach us about deep listening?

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AI safety leader says 'world is in peril' and quits to study poetry -- It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.

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The US economy is growing - so where are all the jobs? -- As hiring rates and job openings drop, some worry a tough job market could be here to stay.

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Why robot hands are still so hard to build -- Developing a durable and affordable hand is one of the biggest challenges in robotics.

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MPs fear data centre boom could derail Miliband's net zero plans -- A senior Labour MP says emission from data centres "have been highlighted as a key area of concern".

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AI camera spots driver cuddling dog on main road -- An AI camera on the A361 in Barnstaple caught a driver steering with one hand while holding a dog.

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Porn site fined £800,000 for not rolling out age checks -- Separately, message board 4chan says it will refuse to pay an expected £520,000 fine from the media regulator.

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Prince Harry thanks bereaved families taking on social media firms -- The Duke of Sussex addressed parents claiming Instagram and YouTube damage young people's mental health.

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Russia orders block on WhatsApp in messaging app crackdown -- WhatsApp says the move aims to push its 90 million users in Russia to a "state-owned surveillance app".

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Estate to shut over school holidays for Amazon shoot -- English Heritage says filming "provides an important additional income stream" for the site.

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Easy money? No, this scam can wreck your credit – and your life -- Those taking up fake job offers may find themselves in a world of trouble.

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Instagram boss says 16 hours of daily use is 'problematic' not addiction -- Instagram's Adam Mosseri faced questioning about the impact of his platform on minors.

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'Artificial intelligence gave me my voice back' -- Patrick Darling is using technology to perform again after being diagnosed with MND.

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Free SIM cards offered to tackle digital exclusion -- The NHS has offered low-income families pre-paid SIM cards to help get them online.

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Children bombarded with weight loss drug ads online, says commissioner -- The Children's Commissioner suggested social media advertising for children should be banned.

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India orders social media firms to remove unlawful content within three hours -- Critics worry the rules would be a compliance challenge for tech platforms and could expand censorship.

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