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Indians are discovering the thrill of shopping without paying
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Indians are discovering the thrill of shopping without paying

Dopamine sites mimic shopping’s thrill without the spending, turning the ritual of consumption into a digital game.

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OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM says
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OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM says

Albanese said he expressed "concern" to OpenAI founder Sam Altman, after authorities were informed three months after the breach in June.

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OpenAI gives cyber defence tools to Ukraine
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OpenAI gives cyber defence tools to Ukraine

Ukraine will get access to OpenAI's advanced GPT 5.6 Sol model under the deal - a rival to Anthropic's Mythos and Fable

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US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'
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US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'

Under the draft laws, tech firms face fines if they do not give users the option to switch off algorithms.

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Huge data centres rise at 'China speed' to power its AI ambitions
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Huge data centres rise at 'China speed' to power its AI ambitions

The BBC visits Inner Mongolia, an unlikely frontier in Beijing's AI race with Washington.

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Rare look at the remote engine rooms fuelling China's AI boom
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Rare look at the remote engine rooms fuelling China's AI boom

The BBC is in Inner Mongolia where dozen of Chinese data centres are being constructed, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence.

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Tech Life
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Tech Life

China is competing with the United States and other nations to develop AI.

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Call of Duty's Activision to make next Halo game as Xbox cuts more jobs
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Call of Duty's Activision to make next Halo game as Xbox cuts more jobs

The news comes as part of a "reset" announced by Xbox in July, with 3,600 planned job losses overall.

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Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone
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Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone

In text exchanges and conversations, multiple people who have worked for leading companies are sceptical of the warnings.

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Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test
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Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test

The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC.

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Tech Now
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Tech Now

Adrienne Murray follows NASA scientists in Iceland researching a rare total solar eclipse.

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Would Australians support a smart glasses ban?
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Would Australians support a smart glasses ban?

As Australia considers barring the use of smart glasses in government offices, the BBC asks people in Sydney what they think.

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King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands
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King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands

The comments were made at a summit in Ayrshire with participants from AI giants including Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Snapchat open to putting time limits on teens, boss tells BBC
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Snapchat open to putting time limits on teens, boss tells BBC

Evan Spiegel says it would be "an important step forward for the industry" in an interview with the BBC.

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Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, warns Microsoft
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Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, warns Microsoft

Mustafa Suleyman says he believes rival AI firm Anthropic is in effect teaching Claude it "may be conscious".

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Tech Life
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Tech Life

What should children learn in a world transformed by artificial intelligence?

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AI 'kill switch' may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder tells BBC
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AI 'kill switch' may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder tells BBC

US President Donald Trump dismisses calls to slow the development of AI, saying that claims of it "taking over the World" are a "HOAX".

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Valve's Steam Frame is excellent - but at over £1,000 is VR still too expensive?
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Valve's Steam Frame is excellent - but at over £1,000 is VR still too expensive?

The BBC's Tom Gerken is hands-on with the latest virtual reality headset.

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