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Technology Dec 24
UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas

The Trump administration bans five people who have called for tech regulation from entering the country. ...

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Technology Dec 23
Call of Duty co-creator Vince Zampella dies in California car crash

The influential video game developer died after his car crashed and caught fire on a highway in Los Angeles....

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Technology Dec 23
TikTok removes AI weight loss ads from fake Boots account

The adverts for prescription-only drugs showed healthcare professionals impersonating the British retailer....

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Technology Dec 23
Amazon blocks 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents

The firm’s chief security officer said North Koreans tried to apply for remote working IT jobs using stolen or fake id...

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Technology Dec 23
The showers and baths keeping data centre tech cool

Finding greener ways to keep giant new data centres cool is a challenge....

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Technology Dec 22
Uber and Lyft announce plans to trial Chinese robotaxis in UK in 2026

Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis have already accrued millions of driverless rides in cities worldwide....

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Technology Dec 19
£100 contactless card limit to be lifted

Card providers can decide whether to offer unlimited payments on contactless cards....

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Technology Dec 19
Will the US TikTok deal make it safer but less relevant?

The key to the app's success - its algorithm - is to be retrained on US data. Will that make US TikTok blander?...

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Technology Dec 19
TikTok owner signs deal to avoid US ban

The deals would end years of efforts by Washington to force ByteDance to sell its US operations....

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Technology Dec 19
Will tech trump tradition at bakers and biscuit makers?

Introducing robots and automation to the food industry involves extra hurdles....

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Technology Dec 19
UK to ban deepfake AI 'nudification' apps

A new offence looks to build on existing rules outlawing sexually explicit deepfakes and intimate image abuse....

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Technology Dec 18
One in three using AI for emotional support and conversation, UK says

The Artificial Intelligence Security Institute (AISI) says the tech is being used by one in 25 people daily....

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Technology Dec 18
Facebook tests £9.99 monthly subscription for sharing more than two links

Meta is encouraging users to verify themselves to unlock more features or engagement with their posts....

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Technology Dec 18
Parents told to lead by example and turn off phones this Christmas

The children's commissioner says children are "crying out" for family time over the festive break....

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Technology Dec 18
Fifa video game to return after four years in Netflix exclusive

The game will be made by Delphi Interactive and released in time for the 2026 World Cup....

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Technology Dec 17
Downing Street insists negotiations over US-UK tech deal still live

When the partnership was unveiled in September the UK government said it would "shape the futures of millions of people"...

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Technology Dec 17
Tech Life

A study found AI chatbots can persuade us with fake facts. How does this affect politics?...

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Technology Dec 16
Meet the biggest heat pumps in the world

Across Europe huge heat pumps are being installed that can heat tens of thousands of homes. ...

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Technology Dec 16
UK launches taskforce to 'break down barriers' for women in technology

It comes after the government was urged to help close the UK tech sector's gender gap in order to meet its ambitious AI ...

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Technology Dec 16
What's next for TikTok in the US as deal prospects remain uncertain?

A deal to sell TikTok has remained elusive, despite earlier claims that a deal was done....

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Technology Dec 15
Amazon apologises after showing 15-rated film to child who rented PG movie

The child was trying to watch Diary of a Wimpy Kid - but a film with "strong sex and sex references" played instead....

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Technology Dec 15
Ofcom investigates BT and Three for failing to connect 999 calls

The companies have been fined in the past over outages leaving customers unable to call emergency services....

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Technology Dec 15
Grand Theft Auto game creator sacked us for trying to unionise

Former staff at the Grand Theft Auto creator are seeking an employment tribunal over alleged "union-busting"....

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Technology Dec 15
Roomba vacuum cleaner firm files for bankruptcy

Under the so-called pre-packaged Chapter 11 process, the main maker of its devices will take ownership of the firm....

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Technology Dec 13
Online gaming escaped Australia's social media ban - but critics say it's just as addictive

Parents and experts say gaming poses many of the same risks for kids as social media, and want them included....

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Technology Dec 13
Amazon pulls AI recap from Fallout TV show after it made several mistakes

The errors included getting dialogue wrong and incorrectly claiming a scene was set 100 years earlier than it was....

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Technology Dec 12
Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules

California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order....

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Technology Dec 12
Creative industries 'incredibly worried' about OpenAI-Disney deal

The $1bn deal will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters on ChatGPT and Sora....

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Technology Dec 12
Clair Obscur sweeps The Game Awards with nine wins

The French-made role-playing game is named game of the year on a night of prizes and announcements....

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Technology Dec 12
Google asks UK experts to find uses for its powerful quantum tech

UK researchers will get a chance to develop applications for the tech giant's quantum processor....

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Technology Dec 12
Crypto fraudster sentenced for 'epic' $40bn stablecoin crash

In August, Do Kwon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud and apologised for his actions....

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Technology Dec 12
'It's amazing' – the wonder material very few can make

Just a handful of companies can make cadmium zinc telluride, a material with powerful properties....

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Technology Dec 12
Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for kids

It said the landmark policy has serious implications for Australians' privacy and political rights....

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Technology Dec 12
Oracle shares slide as earnings fail to ease AI bubble fears

The cloud computing giant's revenue miss renews questions about its financial health....

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Technology Dec 11
'Architects of AI' named Time Magazine's Person of the Year

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the influential tech figures that adorn one of the two covers....

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Technology Dec 10
Porn company starts new age checks after £1m Ofcom fine

The media regulator Ofcom said AVS Group Ltd had started age checks on some of its porn websites....

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Technology Dec 10
McDonald's Netherlands pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash

McDonald's said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"....

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Technology Dec 10
Watch Australian teens test out social media on first day of ban

Teenagers affected by Australia's under-16 social media ban showed the BBC what happened when they tried to access their...

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Technology Dec 10
Tech Life

A popular streamer tells us about the downsides of making online content....

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Technology Dec 07
The unexpected history of those oh-so annoying internet popup ads

Ethan Zuckerman says his intentions were good when he invented the ads....

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Technology Dec 06
Tech Now

Nick Kwek visits the National Space Industry Hub in Sydney....

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Technology Dec 03
Tech Life

How AI is used in songwriting and fashion. Plus, a warning on how it’s used in toys....

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Technology Nov 29
Tech Now

Adrienne Murray meets the engineers designing icebreaker ship technology for the Arctic....

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