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Published: October 13, 2026 19:45

The plan for an orbiting data centre involves linking satellites around Earth.

Phase Eight and Hobbs owner hit by cyber-attack, as H&M probes separate hack claim

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Published: October 13, 2026 09:34

TFG London has apologised to customers for disruption after it identified a "cybersecurity incident" on Sunday.

Bumble shares soar after report dating firm in $1bn takeover talks

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Published: October 13, 2026 01:50

The jump pushed Bumble's stock market valuation to more than $580m but that is still far below their peak of more than $14bn.

AI minister warns 'likely' UK's cyber defences will be breached

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Published: October 12, 2026 12:11

Kanishka Narayan said the government will use advanced AI to strengthen the UK against cyber attacks.

AI is less regulated than milk, says Microsoft president

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Published: October 11, 2026 23:07

Brad Smith calls for global rules on AI, and says the UK is in the "best position" to lead the charge.

King warns malicious online actors are evolving tactics

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Published: October 10, 2026 15:56

The King spoke of "threats to our international order" in a letter marking the 10th anniversary of the National Cyber Security Centre.

Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave police fake tip in unsolved murder case

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Published: October 10, 2026 10:06

Philadelphia police said the tip was "flagged as spam", but criticised the tech company for taking more than two months to detect and report the breach.

How drones are hunting fires hidden beneath the Cairngorms

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Published: October 10, 2026 09:31

Dramatic flames from the huge Cairngorms wildfire in July have disappeared - but hot spots can continue to burn beneath the earth.

Tech Now

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Published: October 10, 2026 01:00

Shiona McCallum visits Cairngorms National Park to see tech monitor wildfire damage.

Prize-winning image which sparked backlash was AI-generated, Nikon rules

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Published: October 9, 2026 15:32

The camera-maker says it is now re-evaluating the rules and procedures of its Small World in Motion contest.

Anthropic bans users from being 'cruel' to its AI systems

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Published: October 9, 2026 12:34

The firm said users can no longer engage in "sustained and needless" abusive behaviour towards the tech.

Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'

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Published: October 9, 2026 09:30

The AI firm instead claims the researchers were fired for mishandling sensitive information.

'Careless use of AI is the real threat - not the ghost stories'

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Published: October 9, 2026 07:05

Meredith Whittaker says the tech has been misunderstood, in an exclusive interview with BBC Global Women.

Nvidia-backed AI data centre firm scraps mega stock market listing

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Published: October 9, 2026 04:06

Firmus said it had made the decision due to "recent market volatility and prevailing market conditions".

Why are more roofs not made of solar tiles?

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Published: October 8, 2026 23:09

Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?

White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program

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Published: October 8, 2026 18:56

An international visa program has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.

Asos warns customers about full extent of data breach after BBC contacted by hackers

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Published: October 8, 2026 09:45

Names, addresses, phone numbers, emails and customer numbers are now in the hands of cyber criminals.

AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn

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Published: October 8, 2026 01:59

The tech giant is also expected to get a boost from its latest folding devices that were launched in August.

Fuel prices added to Google Maps as petrol and diesel costs soar

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Published: October 7, 2026 23:50

A search for forecourts will now display their pricing, using the government's Fuel Finder scheme.

OpenAI says teen ChatGPT use limited but research finds it an 'unacceptable risk'

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Published: October 7, 2026 20:34

The research found that important guardrails for teens using ChatGPT often failed.

Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds

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Published: October 7, 2026 07:09

Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?

Braid-creator Jonathan Blow on making the 'biggest puzzle game ever'

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Published: October 6, 2026 23:01

Order of the Sinking Star is due out on Thursday and has roughly 1,500 puzzles for players to try

Tech Life

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Published: October 6, 2026 19:30

What is a supercomputer for? How does it work? And who gets to use it? We explain all.

Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres

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Published: October 6, 2026 17:15

The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.

Italian PM files to trademark her voice against AI threats

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Published: October 6, 2026 11:24

Giorgia Meloni submitted a four-second audio to a EU agency in a bid to protect her voice from deepfakes.

ASOS app users receive push notifications apparently sent by hackers

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Published: October 6, 2026 10:37

Dozens of people appear to have received a strange message from the clothing and beauty store's app.

Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants feature

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Published: October 6, 2026 09:04

The regulator said Instagram had not fully assessed risks posed by its Instants feature prior to launching it.

Lego fraudster among last year's most high-profile insurance scammers

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Published: October 6, 2026 07:03

The person was sentenced to 28 months in prison after an investigation found the claims were made up, the insurance trade body, the ABI said.

Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told

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Published: October 5, 2026 16:13

It labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" in February after the firm refused to remove safety guardrails from its tools.

Trump unveils 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy

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Published: October 5, 2026 03:37

The president named his national intelligence chief as the taskforce's head as worries over AI grow.

Tech Now

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Published: October 3, 2026 01:00

Alasdair Keane heads to the Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco.

OpenAI fires three workers over mishandling 'sensitive information'

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Published: October 2, 2026 01:34

The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.

Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery

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Published: October 1, 2026 23:45

The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.

Trump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website names

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Published: October 1, 2026 11:37

The president wants AI to be called super intelligence - or SI - the same initials used by Slovenian domains.

AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns

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Published: October 1, 2026 04:03

Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully".

Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest

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Published: September 30, 2026 23:10

Dr Ning Xu denies he broke the rules of Nikon's annual Small World In Motion contest.

The AI telling farmers when to harvest

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Published: September 30, 2026 23:02

Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?

WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers

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Published: September 30, 2026 13:01

The social messaging app will let parents decide on privacy settings for their child's account.

Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bailey

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Published: September 30, 2026 10:20

AI needs "rigorous" testing and safeguards to contain risk, Andrew Bailey says.