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AI used new levels of 'autonomy and deception' to trick people in safety test

The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.

Could tech replace firefighters in the battle against wildfires?

Tech is being used to watch for wildfires but firefighters are still needed to put them out.

Saudi-led group completes $55bn purchase of gaming giant EA

The deal takes the maker of titles including The Sims and EA FC into private ownership - and loads it with debt.

SpaceX's first-ever earnings show higher revenues and huge spending

Elon Musk said during a call with financial analysts that people were "underestimating" his company.

Apple issues new challenge against UK order for access to private user data

It is the latest development in the ongoing dispute between Apple and the Home Office over data privacy.

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.

Xbox Series X price hiked by £170 due to rising memory chip costs

Xbox consoles now cost significantly more in the UK, with one model increasing in price by 43%.

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

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

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

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

Cyber Prevent is targeting predominantly boys and young men at risk of being drawn to cyber criminality.

India wants to join the strawberry superpowers

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

The outage meant Xbox users had trouble signing into their accounts, seeing their game library and launching games

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Dogs have a great sense of smell. Now machines are being trained to sniff out odours.

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Surgeons remotely control two human-like robots in an operating theatre.

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New technologies measuring forests and exclusive access to a hacker rehab programme.

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Highlights from the Esports World Cup in Paris and how to build a gaming PC.

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Ammie Sekhon goes behind the scenes of WWE to see the tech that supports the show.

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Adrienne Murray has rare access to Microsoft's Quantum Lab in Denmark.

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