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Bumble divides users by ditching its signature 'women-first' chat rule
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
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 feature
Users of the popular streaming platform criticised allowing Amazon to use their data by dafault.
Amazon is using Twitch to train generative AI
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
Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.
Discord ordered to suspend livestreams in Brazil
Discord told the BBC it was "thoughtfully reviewing" the order by Brazil's data protection agency and it was "committed to user safety"
Tokenomics: Why making AI pay is tricky
Buyers of AI services are struggling to control costs and sellers are not sure how much to charge.
AI agent hacks gym to get its user a spot in pilates class
The incident is being seen as the latest example of the AI tools going to any lengths to complete their tasks.
Wall Street giants hand Nvidia $500bn to fund boom in AI projects
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 hours a week
Tech companies are not modelling their own claims of the technology giving people more free time.
Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
The ruling is in addition to $375m in fines Meta was already ordered to pay in the case, for a total of $942m.
First OpenAI, now Meta - why do AI hacks keep happening?
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'
Andre Lavoie joined SpaceX in 2009 as an engineer, now he's looking to cash in his shares in the company.
For years, schools have posted photos of their pupils online. But could they be misused?
Electric power is one of several cleaner alternatives to traditional aviation fuel.
What do we need to know about agentic AI?
Dogs have a great sense of smell. Now machines are being trained to sniff out odours.
New technologies measuring forests and exclusive access to a hacker rehab programme.
Highlights from the Esports World Cup in Paris and how to build a gaming PC.
Ammie Sekhon goes behind the scenes of WWE to see the tech that supports the show.
Adrienne Murray has rare access to Microsoft's Quantum Lab in Denmark.
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