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Tech firms had 'enough time' says Nandy, ahead of social media announcement
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy signaled the government's readiness to move forward with online safety measures for teenagers, asserting that technology …
Farage says Reform has contacted X 'to highest level' over fake AI ads
Nigel Farage says Reform UK has escalated complaints about fraudulent AI-generated advertisements to Elon Musk's X platform at executive level. The fa…
Version of AI tool 'too powerful for public' released to public
Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5, a version of its Claude Mythos AI model, despite internal warnings that the tool proved "too powerful for publi…
Anthropic suspends new AI tools over US government security concerns
Anthropic has suspended the rollout of new AI tools after US government officials raised security concerns about the technology's potential misuse for…
Humanoid robots 'the future' of car making, says BMW
BMW is deploying humanoid robots at one of its European manufacturing facilities, following pilot programs the automaker has already launched statesid…
EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots
The EU has ordered Meta to grant rival AI chatbots access to WhatsApp, sparking fierce pushback from the social media giant. Meta claims the directive…
Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?
Military researchers across multiple nations are accelerating humanoid robot development for potential combat roles, though practical battlefield depl…
Apple unveils Siri AI makeover as Tim Cook bids farewell
Apple announced a major overhaul of Siri powered by on-device AI, moving the voice assistant away from its decades-old limitations. The company levera…
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# BBC Visits FIFA's World Cup Tech Hub Shiona McCallum toured FIFA's Zurich headquarters to examine the technological infrastructure powering the Wor…
Elon Musk's SpaceX raises $75bn ahead of record stock market debut
SpaceX has closed a funding round that values the space company at $210 billion, with Elon Musk's firm raising $75 billion ahead of an anticipated ini…
Make stolen phones unusable, Met Police urges tech giants
Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has called on the home secretary to push through legislation that would require tech giants to make stolen pho…