All Santander staff and '30 million' customers hacked

Their data is being sold online by the same gang who this week claimed to have hacked Ticketmaster.

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Wordle in legal row with geography spinoff, Worldle

The New York Times, Wordle's owner, accuses similarly-named geography game of "creating confusion."

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One of world's biggest botnets taken down, US says

Law enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down an alleged global malware network which stole $5.9bn.

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Call of Duty to go to Game Pass in gaming shake-up

The videogame is the biggest title ever to be made available on a subscription service from day one.

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Samsung Electronics union calls first-ever strike

A full-scale strike at the firm could have an impact on the global supply chains of electronics.

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Ex-FTX executive sentenced to over 7 years in prison

Ryan Salame is one of four former top bosses from Sam Bankman-Fried's firms to plead guilty to charges.

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New AI products much hyped but not much used, study says

Research suggests people are only using products like ChatGPT a few times to try them out.

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WhatsApp boss in online spat with Elon Musk

The messaging app's boss has taken to social media to deny Mr Musk's claim it "exports user data."

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Beckham scores Euros deal with China tech giant

The announcement comes as the Euros football tournament is due to kick off in Germany next month.

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Tackling water shortages with 'Star Wars' tech

'I thought why don’t we give it a try?' said student Swapnil Shrivastav, after inspiration struck.

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'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition tech'

Live facial recognition is becoming increasingly common on UK high streets. Should we be worried?

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Google AI search says to glue pizza and eat rocks

Google has defended the answers given by AI Overview, describing them as "isolated examples".

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Google to make Pixel phones and drones in India

The tech giant is set to manufacture advanced versions of the smartphone in Tamil Nadu state.

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Musk opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric cars

He previously warned Chinese car makers would "demolish" rivals if there were no trade barriers.

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Pope clears way for 'God's influencer' to become a saint

Carlo Acutis, who was born in London, is set to become the first millennial to be canonised.

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PSNI could be fined £750k over data breach

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) could be fined £750,000 for a major data breach last year.

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Scarlett Johansson's AI row has echoes of Silicon Valley's bad old days

A clash with the actor has echoes of the macho tech giants of the past, says Zoe Kleinman.

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BT to refund EE & Plusnet customers over exit fees

The telecoms giant did not provide clear details of contract lengths and exit fees to customers.

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UK watchdog looking into Microsoft AI taking screenshots

The ICO wants to know the safeguards around Recall, which can take screengrabs of your screen every few seconds.

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Scarlett Johansson 'shocked' by AI chatbot imitation

The star says she is "shocked" after OpenAI launched a chatbot with a voice "eerily similar" to her own.

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Electricity grids creak as AI demands soar

Data centre electricity demand is forecast to double in four years, putting energy grids under pressure.

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ChatGPT to lose voice over Scarlett Johansson similarity

The flirty, conversational upgrade to OpenAI's chatbot has been compared by some to 2013 film Her.

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BT scraps digital landline switch deadline

BT has ditched its timetable to move landline customers from copper wire to digital.

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Tech Life: Help for cancer patients

The machine that allows patients to take their own blood samples for analysis from home.

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The UK-made boxing game gunning for heavyweight success

How a small British developer hopes to put boxing back in contention in the video game sports genre.

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Pornhub partners with UK child abuse fighting charity

They want porn sites to adopt new voluntary standards on fighting online child abuse.

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Sony Music slams tech giants for unauthorised use of stars' songs

Sony Music suspects Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have used music from the likes of Adele and Beyonce.

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EU investigates Facebook and Instagram over child safety

The EU will examine if the platforms are addictive and how effectively they check the ages of users

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Period trackers 'coercing' women into sharing risky information

Research finds poor data management practices such as not being able to delete data about abortions.

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'Chinese social media turned me from Ukrainian to Russian'

As generative AI develops so quickly, regulating it and protecting people has become a challenge.

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PlayStation names joint CEOs after Jim Ryan’s retirement

The role has been split into two separate top jobs, dividing up hardware and software.

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US bans China crypto-miner from nuclear base area

Chinese firm MineOne Partners has been ordered to sell land it owns near a US nuclear missile site.

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New version of Chat-GPT can teach maths and flirt

OpenAI has unveiled a new, faster version of its generative AI tool, ChatGPT.

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Unjammable navigation tech gets first airborne test

The test comes amid concern about the vulnerability of satellite navigation systems to blocking.

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Shares in meme stock GameStop mount a return

Shares in Gamestop, the original meme stock, surge again as 'Roaring Kitty' returns online.

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Marvel Rivals apologises after banning negative reviews

The game's developers said the controversial terms gamers were told to agree to was a miscommunication.

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Internet access linked to higher wellbeing, study finds

The Oxford study comes as concern about the impact of internet use prompts laws in many countries.

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Is social media worth paying for?

As Twitter and Facebook both now offer paid subscription, what impact is it having?

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Test-at-home kit for cancer patients approved for use

Patients say the device allows them to reduce the number of hospital visits involved in cancer care.

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Apple faces celebrity backlash over piano crushing

Hugh Grant and Justine Bateman among those to criticise the destruction in "tone deaf" iPad advert.

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Chinese PR boss says sorry for glorifying overwork

Baidu's Qu Jing tells workers she does not care for them because, 'I am not your mum'.

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Disney and Warner to bundle streaming services

The media giants are under pressure to attract more subscribers to their streaming services.

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'We owe our children': Grieving parents say social media costs lives

Bereaved families whose children's deaths were linked to social media are sharing their stories with the BBC.

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US revokes licences for sales of chips to Huawei

The US confirmed it revoked licences allowing the export of some goods to Chinese tech giant.

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FTX says it has billions more than owed to victims

The failed cryptocurrency giant says it has billions of dollars more than needed to cover its debts.

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Tame toxic algorithms to protect children, big tech told

Big tech companies will have to make changes to their algorithms to comply with new online safety laws.

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TikTok sues to block US law which could ban app

TikTok said the measure was an "extraordinary intrusion on free speech rights".

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Microsoft axes four game studios including Hi-Fi Rush developer

The Bafta award-winning game's developer is being closed alongside other studios owned by Bethesda.

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UK startup gets $1bn funding for self-driving car tech

The funding being given to Wayve represents the biggest ever investment in a European AI firm.

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Boeing crewed space launch postponed for safety check

First crewed space flight of Boeing's Starliner was postponed shortly before lift-off due to glitch.

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Starliner: Nasa to fly new craft to space station

Two Nasa astronauts are due to set off to the International Space Station in a new spacecraft in the early hours of Tuesday morning UK time.

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Acclaimed photographer cracks Instagram in his 80s

Over a seven-decade career David Hurn has photographed everyone from the Beatles to Audrey Hepburn.

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From likes to votes: How influencers are changing Indian politics

Politicians are roping in influencers to woo voters like never before. But is this a good thing?

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Have the wheels come off for Tesla?

As the electric carmaker sees sales fall and cuts jobs, we take a closer look at its problems.

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Electric car driver turned away from hospital car park

Experts say it does not make sense as research suggests petrol cars are much more likely to catch fire.

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Apple sees biggest fall in sales for a year

Apple's boss fought back doubts over the firm's future growth.

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TikTok and Universal settle music royalties dispute

The deal means songs from artists including Ariana Grande and Drake can be used on the platform again.

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Uber faces £250m London black cab drivers lawsuit

The case against the US-based ride-hailing giant is being brought on behalf of over 10,800 drivers.

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