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• NHS AI test spots tiny cancers missed by doctors

  21-03-2024 02:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An AI tool called Mia found missed breast cancer symptoms in the scans of 11 women during an NHS test.
  
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• Tumbler Ridge suspect's ChatGPT account banned before shooting

  21-02-2026 08:30 via bbc.com
  OpenAI said the account's activity did not meet the threshold to flag it to authorities when it was identified.
  
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• Why fake AI videos of UK urban decline are taking over social media

  21-02-2026 07:04 via bbc.com
  Deepfakes showing grim taxpayer-funded waterparks have gone viral and drawn some racist responses.
  
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• Is £70 becoming harder to justify? The rise of cheaper blockbuster games

  21-02-2026 02:30 via bbc.com
  As top games such as GTA 6 are speculated to cost $100 (£74), some developers are deliberately pricing lower.
  
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• Asos co-founder dies after Thailand apartment block fall

  20-02-2026 15:35 via bbc.com
  Quentin Griffiths co-founded Asos in 2000 and remained a significant shareholder after leaving the firm five years later.
  
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• Urgent research needed to tackle AI threats, says Google AI boss

  20-02-2026 11:32 via bbc.com
  But the head of the US delegation at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi says: "We totally reject global governance of AI."
  
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• Starmer 'appeasing' big tech firms, says online safety campaigner

  20-02-2026 07:03 via bbc.com
  Baroness Kidron tells the BBC the PM has being "late to the party" in regulating social media.
  
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• Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history

  20-02-2026 02:44 via bbc.com
  The agency released a critical report that puts the Starliner incident at same mistake level assigned to the fatal Columbia and Challenger shuttle disasters.
  
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• How do you modernise mango farming?

  20-02-2026 01:05 via bbc.com
  India's mango farmers are being urged to innovate as climate change makes cultivation "unpredictable".
  
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• The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic

  20-02-2026 00:08 via bbc.com
  Clips of Deadpool and other film characters have sparked alarm within Hollywood over copyright infringement.
  
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• Microsoft error sees confidential emails exposed to AI tool Copilot

  19-02-2026 19:16 via bbc.com
  The company says it has addressed the issue and it "did not provide anyone access to information they weren't already authorised to see".
  
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• SpaceX rocket fireball linked to plume of polluting lithium

  19-02-2026 17:00 via bbc.com
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 crashed to Earth last year. Now scientists have measured the pollution it caused.
  
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• Zuckerberg defends Meta in landmark social media addiction trial

  19-02-2026 04:29 via bbc.com
  The billionaire boss said he "always" regretted not making faster progress to identify users under 13.
  
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• Etsy sells second-hand fashion app Depop to eBay for $1.2bn

  19-02-2026 02:37 via bbc.com
  The "pre-loved" fashion firm has been sold by Etsy just five years after it bought the firm.
  
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• Tech firms will have 48 hours to remove abusive images under new law

  19-02-2026 01:55 via bbc.com
  The government is proposing that intimate image abuse should be treated more severely.
  
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• Call of Duty advert banned for trivialising sexual violence

  18-02-2026 12:58 via bbc.com
  Activision Blizzard UK Ltd said the ad for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was targeted at adults.
  
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• V&A displays first YouTube video and watchpage

  18-02-2026 12:23 via bbc.com
  The original YouTube experience from 2005 has been recreated using internet archives.
  
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• 'I do not trust them' - top streamers left concerned by Discord age checks

  18-02-2026 02:47 via bbc.com
  The platform's plan to roll out global age checks has caused concern in streaming communities.
  
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• Could Bill Gates and political tussles overshadow AI safety debate in Delhi?

  17-02-2026 12:35 via bbc.com
  As global tech leaders meet Delhi, India hopes to level the playing field for countries outside the US and China.
  
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• Reddit's human content wins amid the AI flood

  17-02-2026 01:03 via bbc.com
  Reddit says its human contributors are valued amid an internet awash with AI-generated content.
  
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• How dark web agent spotted bedroom wall clue to rescue girl from years of harm

  16-02-2026 23:02 via bbc.com
  Detectives desperate to locate a 12-year-old, seen abused online, found a surprising lead.
  
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• New Silent Hill game inspired by tiny fishing village in Fife

  16-02-2026 13:41 via bbc.com
  Silent Hill: Townfall is set in the fictional St Amelia, based on the real village of St Monans in the East Neuk of Fife.
  
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• ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat

  16-02-2026 11:23 via bbc.com
  Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney's intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance's update.
  
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• We will do battle with AI chatbots as we did with Grok, says Starmer

  16-02-2026 07:52 via bbc.com
  The government's new plans will mean no online platform will get a "free pass" on children's safety on the internet, the prime minister says.
  
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• Stroke survivors trial new at-home tech: 'It's given me my freedom back'

  14-02-2026 02:35 via bbc.com
  Participants in the NHS 'Triceps' trial wear a device in their ear which emits electrical pulses while they do rehab.
  
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• Amazon's Ring ends deal with surveillance firm after backlash

  13-02-2026 22:09 via bbc.com
  A Super Bowl advert had sparked new scrutiny of the smart doorbell company's privacy practices.
  
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• John Wick game starring Keanu Reeves unveiled at PlayStation showcase

  13-02-2026 13:48 via bbc.com
  It's not the first time the iconic hitman has appeared in games, but Saber's will be the first voiced by Reeves.
  
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• AI safety leader says 'world is in peril' and quits to study poetry

  13-02-2026 05:37 via bbc.com
  It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.
  
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• AI coding platform's flaws allow BBC reporter to be hacked

  13-02-2026 01:19 via bbc.com
  Vibe-coding tools - which let people without coding skills create apps using AI - are exploding in popularity.
  
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• Get a grip: Robotics firms struggle to develop hands

  13-02-2026 01:04 via bbc.com
  Developing a durable and affordable hand is one of the biggest challenges in robotics.
  
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