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White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program
An international visa program has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.
Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds
Retailer issues update after BBC contacted by cyber criminals who said this week's breach went beyond "basic contact details"
AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn
The tech giant is also expected to get a boost from its latest folding devices that were launched in August.
Fuel prices added to Google Maps as petrol and diesel costs soar
A search for forecourts will now display their pricing, using the government's Fuel Finder scheme.
OpenAI says teen ChatGPT use limited but research finds it an 'unacceptable risk'
The research found that important guardrails for teens using ChatGPT often failed.
Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds
Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?
Braid-creator Jonathan Blow on making the 'biggest puzzle game ever'
Order of the Sinking Star is due out on Thursday and has roughly 1,500 puzzles for players to try
Asos confirms hackers sent 'unauthorised' notification to app users
Asos confirmed an "unauthorised customer notification" was sent out via its app on Tuesday, after users raised alarm.
Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres
The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.
Italian PM files to trademark her voice against AI threats
Giorgia Meloni submitted a four-second audio to a EU agency in a bid to protect her voice from deepfakes.
Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants feature
The regulator said Instagram had not fully assessed risks posed by its Instants feature prior to launching it.
Lego fraudster among last year's most high-profile insurance scammers
The person was sentenced to 28 months in prison after an investigation found the claims were made up, the insurance trade body, the ABI said.
Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told
It labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" in February after the firm refused to remove safety guardrails from its tools.
What is a supercomputer for? How does it work? And who gets to use it? We explain all
How a Chinese AI model was persuaded to ignore its rules and give dangerous advice.
China is competing with the United States and other nations to develop AI.
What should children learn in a world transformed by artificial intelligence?
Alasdair Keane heads to the Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco.
Ammie Sekhon explores tech used to identify and remove counterfeit products online.
Adrienne Murray follows NASA scientists in Iceland researching a rare total solar eclipse.
Shiona McCallum meets mums and hospital staff trialling a new assisted birth innovation.
Source: BBC News