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AI gold rush draws crypto firms away from Bitcoin - 26/08 7:11 am

The price of Bitcoin has risen in August but is still far below its peak almost a year ago - and companies are refitting their mines.





Firms scramble for battery power in Spain and Portugal - 26/08 7:09 am

After last year's massive power failure Spanish and Portuguese firms are buying battery back ups.





Songs created by AI banned from Australia's music charts - 25/08 12:54 am

The move comes weeks after a DJ admitted using AI to remix a Madonna song that topped the Australian charts.





Sharing dangerous driving videos is 'truly reprehensible', PM says - 25/08 12:03 am

His comments come as the government urged TikTok and other social media firms to remove wrong-way driving videos.





Twitch and Amazon face legal action over using livestreams to train AI - 24/08 9:09 pm

The lawsuit alleges Twitch used streamers' videos to train AI without their permission or proper compensation.





Why students are being paid 2,000 to play computer games - 24/08 7:23 am

Roehampton University offers students 2,000 a year to play esports alongside their studies.





Robot horse and rider steal the spotlight at Chinese conference - 22/08 8:47 pm

More than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say.





TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements - 22/08 6:36 am

The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.





How landscape gardening is being electrified - 21/08 7:12 am

The switch to quieter electric equipment is not going as fast as some would like.





Is Vine back? Short-form video-sharing app Divine opens to public - 21/08 12:58 am

The app lets users create six-second looping videos and hosts more than two million classic videos.





UK business hit by 'daylight robbery' 1500% price hike for invoicing .. - 20/08 5:44 pm

Richard Haldenby says his average monthly bill for Harvest had risen from $130 (95.50) to $2,110.





81,000 warning letters sent to crypto holders in HMRC tax crackdown - 20/08 12:14 am

According to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request the number of letters sent has almost tripled since 2024.





Monzo says issue with card payments and transfers now resolved - 20/08 12:04 am

The digital bank said all of its services were now "back up and running"





OpenAI slows down training after its AI carried out hack - 19/08 7:19 pm

The ChatGPT-maker said training will be slowed for two weeks while it puts the upgrades in place.





The critical tech staying safe by going underground - 19/08 7:25 am

The war in Ukraine has spurred people to consider putting vital infrastructure underground.





Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, court hears - 19/08 6:11 am

Meta argued social media addiction does not exist, as a trial stemming from a major lawsuit brought by US states got under way.





OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update - 18/08 7:26 pm

OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive.





AI to help planes avoid climate-warming 'sky graffiti' - 18/08 5:26 pm

A new UK trial hopes to reduce the condensation trails from planes, which can trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.





If Meta loses this trial, Instagram and Facebook could change forever - 17/08 7:27 am

Thirty US states have sued Meta to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users.





I survived two years as prime minister in a hit new game - then my cabinet .. - 16/08 7:45 am

Mobile game No 10: Full Confidence recently ranked above Minecraft on the UK App Store paid games chart





Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI? - 15/08 7:25 pm

Booksellers are reporting mysterious bulk orders. It's thought the books are being used to train AI - and ending up pulped.





Why tech bosses keep sharing their manifestos about AI - 15/08 7:06 am

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg is the latest Big Tech name to pen a letter thousands of words long about AI.





Protein or pickled garlic? What's new in ice cream - 15/08 5:20 am

There's a constant battle in ice cream to come up with new flavours and to keep costs down.





Bumble divides users by ditching its signature 'women-first' chat rule - 13/08 10:09 pm

The dating app's boss says the move is in response to a successful trial and a change in what users want.





Flock boss admits surveillance firm took too long to act over police abuse - 13/08 9:02 pm

US police officers have quit after using licence plate-reading cameras to track romantic partners.





Twitch users outraged as Amazon uses their content to train AI in opt-out .. - 13/08 6:39 pm

Users of the popular streaming platform criticised allowing Amazon to use their data by dafault.





Amazon is using Twitch to train generative AI - 13/08 3:04 pm

The streaming platform's users criticised the move to allow the use of channel content for AI training.





Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI - 13/08 7:00 am

Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.





Discord ordered to suspend livestreams in Brazil - 13/08 1:10 am

Discord told the BBC it was "thoughtfully reviewing" the order by Brazil's data protection agency and it was "committed to user safety"





AI agent hacks gym to get its user a spot in pilates class - 11/08 8:09 pm

The incident is being seen as the latest example of the AI tools going to any lengths to complete their tasks.





Nvidia gets $500bn from major investors to develop AI infrastructure - 11/08 6:31 am

The money will be used to develop new data centres to house, operate, and cool miles of stacked computer chips that process AI data and actions.





Tech leaders say AI means less work - their staff say they work up to 90 .. - 10/08 1:00 pm

Tech companies are not modelling their own claims of the technology giving people more free time.



Is football AI-proof? Why tech investors wanted a slice of the World Cup - 8/08 9:41 pm

What was the thinking of the investors backing the now-canned plan, and are such proposals in the future inevitable?



Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant - 7/08 8:06 am

A New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children.



Why airlines are warning over lithium-ion batteries - 7/08 7:04 am

The airline industry wants passengers to be careful when travelling with lithium ion batteries.



First OpenAI, now Meta - why do AI hacks keep happening? - 6/08 11:59 pm

A flood of companies are revealing AI models gained access to the internet - with real consequences.



Cashing in on SpaceX: 'Every chance I get, I'll sell a little more' - 6/08 10:50 pm

Andre Lavoie joined SpaceX in 2009 as an engineer, now he's looking to cash in his shares in the company.



AI or real? BBC analyses viral China disaster videos - 6/08 6:00 am

As weather events become more extreme, fake videos are being shared rapidly online, and its causing real world problems in China.



Disney agrees deal to let TikTokers use its films and TV shows in videos - 5/08 9:06 pm

A deal between will allow some creators to use clips from Disney films and TV shows in their videos.



AI used new levels of 'autonomy and deception' to trick people in safety .. - 5/08 8:02 am

The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.




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