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Tech Now

Fri, 07/31/2026 - 8:00pm
New technologies measuring forests and exclusive access to a hacker rehab programme.

Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against 'AI slop'

Fri, 07/31/2026 - 5:57pm
Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack are trying to combat the proliferation of fake AI content.

AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company

Fri, 07/31/2026 - 2:10pm
Clement Delangue said he didn't want cyber attacks on other companies to become "normalised".

Amazon and Apple just told us more about their AI plans - here are three things we learned

Thu, 07/30/2026 - 9:31pm
Billions of dollars are being poured into a new wave of AI technology. But will it pay off?

How police are trying to divert teen hackers away from crime

Thu, 07/30/2026 - 8:42pm
Cyber Prevent is targeting predominantly boys and young men at risk of being drawn to cyber criminality.

India wants to join the strawberry superpowers

Thu, 07/30/2026 - 6:04pm
Indian strawberry farmers rely on varieties imported from the US and Europe, but that could change.

Xbox tech boss says 'unacceptable' outage should not have affected disc games

Thu, 07/30/2026 - 10:53am
The outage meant Xbox users had trouble signing into their accounts, seeing their game library and launching games

Trump considering AI controls after OpenAI hacking incidents

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 8:41pm
It marks a change of tone for his administration, which has taken a more hands-off approach to the technology.

Meta shares fall as frustration grows over AI spending plans

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 6:44pm
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the firm intends to sell its AI tools to other companies for the first time.

Data centres could pay hundreds of millions in deposits for power demands

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 7:35am
The regulator said a fee of between £237,500 to £712,500 per megawatt should be charged for upcoming projects.

OpenAI says its rogue AI tried to hack other companies

Wed, 07/29/2026 - 4:49am
The out-of-control AI found four logins which allowed it to access multiple unnamed online services.

Brits urged to avoid dangerous plug adaptors this summer - what to watch out for

Tue, 07/28/2026 - 7:00pm
Campaign group Electrical Safety First has urged those "heading abroad this summer to think before they buy".

Tech Life

Tue, 07/28/2026 - 4:00pm
What do we need to know about agentic AI?

Some people's chats with Claude AI found to be publicly available online

Tue, 07/28/2026 - 3:10am
Hundreds of conversations with Anthropic’s chatbot were discovered as being publicly accessible.

Is it time to stop using glue and labels on paper?

Mon, 07/27/2026 - 7:00pm
Labels and adhesives can prevent paper from being recycled but there's new tech aimed at changing that.

Why budding birders are flocking to Shazam-like apps to identify avians

Mon, 07/27/2026 - 3:53am
Birdwatchers tell the BBC how apps have changed their lifelong hobby - and attracted new birders.

Warning shot or publicity stunt - how worried should we be about the OpenAI hack?

Sat, 07/25/2026 - 6:14am
Hugging Face said the hack was done at superhuman speed by an AI with little or no human guidance.

Tech Now

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 9:00pm
Highlights from the Esports World Cup in Paris and how to build a gaming PC.

PlayStation Network outage resolved after thousands of gamers unable to play

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 4:37pm
The outage affected gamers' ability to launch games, apps or network features on their PlayStation.

Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companies

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 4:23pm
The US president says fines against Google, as well as Apple, Meta and Amazon, should be "entirely reversed."

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