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OpenAI gives cyber defence tools to Ukraine

Ukraine will get access to OpenAI's advanced GPT 5.6 Sol model under the deal - a rival to Anthropic's Mythos and Fable

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Pornhub investigated over concerns it can still be accessed by UK children

Watchdog Ofcom says site’s age-checking regime may not be ‘highly effective’, as required by the Online Safety ActOne of the world’s most visited pornography websites is being investigated by the UK’s...

UK space squadron to guard against 'unprecedented threats'

The UK is setting up its first space squadron to defend crucial satellites and detect hostile missile attacks.

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New UK agency to fight ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham tells UN

PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information DefenceSecurity chiefs will set up a new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes fr...

UK to step up fight against Russian disinformation and push global AI standards, PM says

The UK could act as "an honest broker" on AI and other global challenges, the prime minister tells world leaders at the UN.

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Glimpses into lives of Roman suburbanites in Bath revealed in rare finds

Exclusive: Restoration work at Bath Assembly Rooms unearths Roman ditches containing pottery, coins and fragments of a military helmetThe restoration of a Georgian building in Bath once frequented by...

Huge data centres rise at 'China speed' to power its AI ambitions

The BBC visits Inner Mongolia, an unlikely frontier in Beijing's AI race with Washington.

Rare look at the remote engine rooms powering China's AI ambitions

The BBC is in Inner Mongolia where dozen of Chinese data centres are being constructed, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence.

American power, AI and a walkout - key moments from Trump's UN speech

BBC correspondents who covered the president's address on Tuesday assess five key moments.

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UK politics: Trump says he has a better UK relationship with Burnham as PM – as it happened

US president says Burnham will be ‘a great PM’ in friendly first meeting on the sidelines of UN General Assembly but makes jibe at StarmerIf Andy Burnham wanted to inject some edge into his meeting wi...

Jane told police intimate photos of her were online. They told her to go to the tech companies

Exclusive: Social platforms and police are failing women abused online, report finds, with many saying complaints are not taken seriouslyWhen Jane* learned that intimate photos of her had been posted...

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Nick Clegg could make £30m windfall from datacentre startup Nscale flotation

The former UK deputy prime minister is a board member of the UK-based company and owns 917,000 sharesNick Clegg could make approximately $40m (£30m) from the planned float of Nscale as the UK-based d...

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High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds

EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same ageMotorists buying a secondhand car with a lot of miles on the clock are likely to find an el...

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OpenAI’s George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain

Former chancellor, now senior figure at OpenAI, says UK needs datacentres to maintain ‘sovereignty’ over AI techUK politics live – latest updatesDatacentre nimbys are holding Britain back, George Osbo...

Traffic chaos in Perthshire villages after Google Maps glitch

The issue saw vehicles leave the A9 and travel through the Perthshire villages of Ballinluig, Tulliemet and Guay.

Canadian province sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting

British Colombia has accused the company of failing to report the shooter's troubling interactions with ChatGPT to law enforcement.

Nearly half of young people trust AI over a human

Nearly half of young people trust artificial intelligence over a human to check a fact, according to a new report.

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Schools not ready for AI and 'crying out' for government guidance, report warns

Author Sir Anthony Seldon says AI needs to be addressed with the same urgency as a war or epidemic.

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Halt super-intelligent AI with non-proliferation treaty, Ed Davey to say

At Lib Dems’ conference in Brighton, leader will accuse Andy Burnham of relying on Donald Trump and ‘tech bros’ to solve problemEd Davey is to call for a global nuclear-style non-proliferation treaty...

Google hit with €403m fine by Irish data watchdog over GDPR violations

The penalty follows an inquiry launched into the tech giant six years ago, following complaints from several European consumer rights organisations.