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Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
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Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest

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

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WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers
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WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers

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

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Tech Life
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Tech Life

How a Chinese AI model was persuaded to ignore its rules and give dangerous advice.

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Oura pulls $15bn stock market listing days after announcement
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Oura pulls $15bn stock market listing days after announcement

The wearable technology company had been expected to list its shares in the US.

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Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn after losing vibration tech patent suit
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Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn after losing vibration tech patent suit

Audio firm Taction Technology claimed Apple infringed its patents for tech used to power device vibrations.

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Tech Now
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Tech Now

Ammie Sekhon explores tech used to identify and remove counterfeit products online.

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Inside iconic horror game Silent Hill's Scottish makeover
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Inside iconic horror game Silent Hill's Scottish makeover

One of gaming's biggest horror franchises has come to the UK. Can it live up to the original?

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OpenAI bots meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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OpenAI bots meddled with multiple US government agency sites

OpenAI said its bots accessed public data from a range of institutions during test exercises.

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US backs Elon Musk's bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X
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US backs Elon Musk's bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X

The EU had said X "deceives users" by selling blue ticks without "meaningfully verifying" accounts.

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Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack
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Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack

Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN.

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Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?
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Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?

News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.

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Are we back in big tech's 'move fast and break things' era?
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Are we back in big tech's 'move fast and break things' era?

Despite promises to make safe AI, examples of bots behaving badly are now coming at us thick and fast.

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What you need to know about the OpenAI Australian government hack
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What you need to know about the OpenAI Australian government hack

The BBC’s North America technology correspondent Lily Jamali explains how the Medicare breach happened, and why it matters.

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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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Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first
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Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first

Australia criticised OpenAI for taking "too long" to tell them about the breach which happened in June.

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FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents
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FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents

The hackers claim they have every agent's name, role, badge number and personal details including home address, phone numbers and spouse information.

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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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