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BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push
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BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push

Companies race to switch households to ‘voice over internet protocol’ services by the end of JanuaryBT has been accused of “bullying” customers by temporarily cutting off their broadband to pressure t...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms
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Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms

Climate crisis blamed as virus that originated in Africa spreads to livestock as far north as AberdeenshireBritish farmers are experiencing the worst bluetongue season on record, with the number of ca...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Kinky dating app Feeld’s founders share in record £3.8m dividend after sales jump
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Kinky dating app Feeld’s founders share in record £3.8m dividend after sales jump

Platform ‘for the curious’ says users outside the UK account for nearly 90% of its revenuesBusiness live – latest updatesFeeld, a UK-based dating app aimed at non-monogamous, queer and kinky users, ha...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Recent lobbyist for Palantir had key role in helping Andy Burnham become PM
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Recent lobbyist for Palantir had key role in helping Andy Burnham become PM

Exclusive: Martha Dalton worked closely with Burnham’s team on byelection that secured his return to parliamentA recent lobbyist for the controversial $450bn US tech company Palantir played a senior r...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyl
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‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyl

People describe their return to physical media – whether to protect data, support artists, or retain control of one’s choices For some, it is the security of knowing they have a physical copy of their...

The Guardian Music1 month ago
OpenAI fires workers for mishandling 'sensitive information'
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OpenAI fires workers for mishandling 'sensitive information'

The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Space for Gannon-Doak? Does McGinn keep place? Key questions for Pocognoli
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Space for Gannon-Doak? Does McGinn keep place? Key questions for Pocognoli

Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli has decisions to make as he searches for his first win in North Macedonia on Saturday.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Space firm granted licence to launch rockets from UK
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Space firm granted licence to launch rockets from UK

A German rocket firm has been granted a launch licence by UK regulators - and it plans to blast off from the Shetland Islands early next year.

Sky News - UK1 month ago
Trump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website names
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Trump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website names

The president wants AI to be called super intelligence - or SI - the same initials used by Slovenian domains.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Tech in cars can be used to snoop on you, Dutch spy chiefs warn
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Tech in cars can be used to snoop on you, Dutch spy chiefs warn

Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says intelligence agency amid concerns over Chinese importsDrivers have been warned that the smart features built into modern cars such as micr...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns
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AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns

Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully".

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Son who used AI to help save mum's life hopes case unlocks clues for other Parkinson's patients
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Son who used AI to help save mum's life hopes case unlocks clues for other Parkinson's patients

Doctors say clinical trials are needed to understand more after Ed Patrick identified a potential side effect of a Parkinson's drug.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?
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China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?

Beijing has cracked down on AI chatbots that can replicate human relationships. Experts are asking if this is the right thing to do.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
We need ‘right to intervene’ in AI amid growing threat, says Bank of England boss
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We need ‘right to intervene’ in AI amid growing threat, says Bank of England boss

Andrew Bailey’s comments come as fears grow that rogue models could take financial system hostageBusiness live – latest updatesThe governor of the Bank of England has called for the “right to interven...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
More than 44,000 file legal objections to Palantir NHS platform handling their data
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More than 44,000 file legal objections to Palantir NHS platform handling their data

Exclusive: Campaign comes amid backlash against tech company’s involvement with Israeli military and Trump’s ICE crackdownUK politics live – latest updatesTens of thousands of people have formally dem...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bank of England governor
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Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bank of England governor

AI needs "rigorous" testing and safeguards to contain risk, Andrew Bailey says.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Voters back Burnham’s plan to cut back triple lock to fund social care reform by 48% to 28%, poll suggests – as it happened
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Voters back Burnham’s plan to cut back triple lock to fund social care reform by 48% to 28%, poll suggests – as it happened

This live blog is now closed‘Oozing everyman charm’: what the papers said about Burnham’s speechAndy Burnham has suggested that it would not be legitimate for a party to form a majority government wit...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Nandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive
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Nandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive

Exclusive: Culture secretary says UK will crack down further and be ‘pioneer of tech as a force for good’Lisa Nandy has warned technology firms that the government’s online safety crackdown is not fin...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Can a mushroom make music? Devon exhibition explores ‘cultural world’ of fungi
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Can a mushroom make music? Devon exhibition explores ‘cultural world’ of fungi

Exeter museum to host DJ’s ‘collaboration’ with woodland fungi and artist’s map of her own body’s mycobiomeFor one of the installations, a musician spent hours in woodland “collaborating” with fungi t...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Gold beetles to Darwin's finds - the 70 million museum artefacts going online
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Gold beetles to Darwin's finds - the 70 million museum artefacts going online

More than 70 million specimens from 100 UK collections will be put into an online digital museum

BBC News - UK1 month ago