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• 'Chubby filter' pulled from TikTok after user backlash

  21-03-2025 17:55 via bbc.com
  
  Critics say the AI tool - which made people look overweight - was a form of body-shaming.
  
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• Uber offers 20 hours of free childcare in bid to lure female drivers

  21-03-2025 17:11 via bbc.com
  
  A union says it should instead pay drivers more so they can take time off with their families.
  
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• Man files complaint after ChatGPT said he killed his children

  21-03-2025 12:37 via bbc.com
  
  The Norwegian man says the chatbot's maker OpenAI should be fined over the completely inaccurate information.
  
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• Tesla vandals face up to 20 years in prison, says attorney general

  21-03-2025 02:20 via bbc.com
  
  The US attorney general said a wave of vandalism and arson attacks at Tesla dealerships is "domestic terrorism".
  
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• The slow but steady advance of driverless vehicles

  21-03-2025 01:02 via bbc.com
  
  Robo-taxi services and driverless trucks are gaining ground but progress is painstaking.
  
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• Why Elon Musk's Grok is kicking up a storm in India

  20-03-2025 23:51 via bbc.com
  
  The chatbot has become an "unfiltered and unhinged" digital sensation in India.
  
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• Google agrees to pay $28m in racial bias lawsuit

  19-03-2025 05:50 via bbc.com
  
  The tech giant confirmed it had "reached a resolution" but rejected the allegations made against it.
  
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• Tech Life: Archiving achievement

  18-03-2025 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How the US government’s crackdown on diversity deleted women’s military contributions.
  
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• Subsea fibre cables can 'listen out' for sabotage

  18-03-2025 02:27 via bbc.com
  
  Ways are being developed for subsea cables to "sense" whether they are being disturbed or attacked.
  
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• Disasters spur investment in flood and fire risk tech

  18-03-2025 01:08 via bbc.com
  
  Services that assess climate change risks are springing up for home buyers, insurers and lenders.
  
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• Telegram founder allowed to leave France following arrest

  17-03-2025 16:12 via bbc.com
  
  The billionaire has been accused of failing to properly moderate his app to reduce criminality.
  
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• Shut vile death video site, families say, as Ofcom gets new powers

  17-03-2025 01:02 via bbc.com
  
  Families want a website showing deaths of their loved ones to be taken down, as the online regulator gets new powers.
  
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• It's not a competition! The collaborative video game loved by players

  15-03-2025 01:14 via bbc.com
  
  Josef Fares has found big success with co-operative two player games. Why are more doing the same?
  
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• Apple encrypted data row hearing begins in secret

  14-03-2025 18:20 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC - along with civil liberties groups and some US politicians - argue the case should be heard in public.
  
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• Two judges order Trump administration to give fired workers their jobs back

  14-03-2025 12:18 via bbc.com
  
  The workers were laid off as part of the president's plan to scale back the size of the US government.
  
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• 'Huawei lobbyists' held in Belgium raids over EU corruption

  13-03-2025 19:40 via bbc.com
  
  The prosecutor's office said it raided 21 addresses in Belgium, according to local media.
  
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• Keep kids off Roblox if you're worried, its CEO tells parents

  13-03-2025 11:03 via bbc.com
  
  The gaming platform is wildly popular, but has been rocked by allegations it exposes children to harmful content.
  
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• US tech firms feel pinch from China tariffs

  13-03-2025 01:04 via bbc.com
  
  The price of China-made smartphones, TVs and laptops could rise in the US and elsewhere, experts warn.
  
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• Saudi Investment Fund pays $3.5bn to capture Pokémon Go

  12-03-2025 18:14 via bbc.com
  
  It is amongst the highest-grossing mobile games in the world, with 30 million monthly players.
  
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• Secret hearing on Friday in Apple and UK government data row

  12-03-2025 15:48 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC understands the dispute over accessing encrypted data is set to be heard at the High Court.
  
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• Global smartwatch sales fall for first time

  11-03-2025 17:39 via bbc.com
  
  Market researchers say the slumping popularity of the market-leading Apple Watch was to blame
  
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• Google Chromecast users' fury at second day of TV streaming issue

  11-03-2025 13:16 via bbc.com
  
  Google says it is aware of an issue impacting some Chromecast devices and is working to fix.
  
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• 'Garbage' to blame Ukraine for massive X outage, experts say

  11-03-2025 12:24 via bbc.com
  
  The claim has been made by the platform's owner Elon Musk, a vocal critic of Ukraine and its president.
  
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• Why people are cutting back their online profile

  11-03-2025 01:08 via bbc.com
  
  A new wave of AI has spurred some to think more carefully about their online presence.
  
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• From chatbots to intelligent toys: How AI is booming in China

  10-03-2025 23:34 via bbc.com
  
  China plans to invest more than a trillion dollars as it races against the US to rule advanced tech.
  
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• Software bug at firm left NHS data 'vulnerable to hackers'

  10-03-2025 02:24 via bbc.com
  
  The NHS is looking into claims that a software flaw at Medefer left patient data vulnerable.
  
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• North Korean hackers cash out hundreds of millions from $1.5bn ByBit hack

  10-03-2025 02:11 via bbc.com
  
  Hackers from the infamous Lazarus Group are in a cat-and-mouse game to launder their stolen funds from the ByBit heist.
  
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• 'A pig in lipstick': Trump's strategic Bitcoin reserve criticised

  07-03-2025 21:01 via bbc.com
  
  The reserve will hold cryptocurrency forfeited to the government in criminal or civil proceedings, said the White House.
  
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• Grandmother gets X-rated message after Apple AI fail

  07-03-2025 18:15 via bbc.com
  
  Louise Littlejohn said she was shocked and then laughed when she received the error strewn voicemail transcription.
  
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• Plan to make phone use safer for teens watered down

  07-03-2025 17:47 via bbc.com
  
  The MP behind the bill says proposals have been altered in a bid to gain government support.
  
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• SpaceX rocket explodes, raining debris from sky for second time in a row

  07-03-2025 05:03 via bbc.com
  
  It grounded flights in Orlando, Miami and Palm Beach after debris concerns from Starship's failed launch.
  
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• Deep-sea mining tech advances but doubts remain

  07-03-2025 03:52 via bbc.com
  
  Despite opposition investors are still looking at deep-sea mining technology.
  
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• Banks to pay customers millions after month's worth of IT outages

  06-03-2025 17:05 via bbc.com
  
  MPs have discovered banking services went offline for more than 800 hours over a two year period.
  
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• I wish my job didn't exist - the team that has to find child abuse images

  06-03-2025 16:57 via bbc.com
  
  Mabel works for a firm that trawls the internet looking to remove the worst indecent images.
  
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• US charges Chinese hackers who targeted dissidents

  06-03-2025 09:37 via bbc.com
  
  The Justice Department said Chinese agencies paid as much as $75,000(£58,200) for each hacked email inbox.
  
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• UK competition watchdog drops Microsoft-OpenAI probe

  05-03-2025 18:33 via bbc.com
  
  Digital rights campaigners say it shows the regulator has given into Big Tech and been "defanged."
  
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• Tech Life: The doctor will see you now

  04-03-2025 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Find out how holoportation 3D telemedicine technology is helping patients in Ghana.
  
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• Apple takes legal action in UK data privacy row

  04-03-2025 20:27 via bbc.com
  
  The tech giant is appealing a government order for access to customers' private data, the BBC understands.
  
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• Hellblade 2 leads the way at Bafta Games Awards

  04-03-2025 15:11 via bbc.com
  
  Astro Bot, Still Wakes the Deep and Thank Goodness You're Here! complete a varied field this year.
  
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• Hegseth orders pause in US cyber-offensive against Russia

  03-03-2025 12:19 via bbc.com
  
  The reported directive from the defence secretary comes during an American push to end the war in Ukraine.
  
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• TikTok investigated over use of children's data

  03-03-2025 07:10 via bbc.com
  
  It will look into how the social media platform uses the data of 13 to 17-year-olds to recommend content.
  
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• Crypto prices rally after Trump backs five coins for 'crypto reserve'

  02-03-2025 23:29 via bbc.com
  
  Trump named five cryptocurrencies he wanted in a potential national reserve so the US could become "the Crypto Capital of the World".
  
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• WhatsApp says it has resolved technical problem

  28-02-2025 19:21 via bbc.com
  
  Thousands of users reported problems on Friday, but the Meta-owned company says the issue is now resolved.
  
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• Microsoft announces Skype will close in May

  28-02-2025 18:48 via bbc.com
  
  The internet chat and phone service, which is owned by Microsoft, made the announcement on X.
  
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• Lloyds Bank says app issues fixed after payday IT issue

  28-02-2025 13:46 via bbc.com
  
  Technical issues have affected UK banking app users on payday for the second-month running in 2025.
  
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• Can AI help modernise Ireland's healthcare system?

  28-02-2025 01:06 via bbc.com
  
  Ireland is investing billions of euros to revamp its healthcare service - will AI help?
  
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• Amazon joins quantum race with 'cat qubit' powered chip

  27-02-2025 14:29 via bbc.com
  
  The prototype chip it dubs Ocelot follows similar announcements by Microsoft and Google
  
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• Instagram may launch separate Reels app to take on TikTok - report

  27-02-2025 02:29 via bbc.com
  
  It comes as Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok's future remains uncertain in the US.
  
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• US intelligence head 'not told' about UK's secret Apple data demand

  26-02-2025 21:55 via bbc.com
  
  Tulsi Gabbard said she was seeking further information from the FBI and other US agencies.
  
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• What an AI-generated video of Gaza reveals about Trump tactics

  26-02-2025 19:28 via bbc.com
  
  The US president sparked a social media frenzy when he posted a video of Gaza generated by artificial intelligence on his site Truth Social.
  
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