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Co-op narrowly averted being locked out of its computer systems during the cyber attack that saw customer data stolen and store shelves left bare, the hackers who claim responsibility have told the BBC.The revelation could help explain why Co-op...

Chris VallanceSenior Technology ReporterGetty ImagesAn artificial intelligence (AI) tool has been used to sort through comments about botox and lip fillers, that were submitted as part of a public consultation, in what officials said was the first use...

Dua Lipa, Sir Elton John, Sir Ian McKellen and Florence Welch are among a list of stars calling on the prime minister to update copyright laws in a way that protects them from artificial intelligence.A letter signed by...

Adrienne MurrayTechnology ReporterReporting fromLongyearbyen, NorwayGetty ImagesThe Arctic World Archive receives deposits three times a year, and as the BBC visited, recordings of endangered languages and the manuscripts of the composer Chopin, were among the latest reels placed in the...

Lily JamaliReporting fromSan FranciscoReutersApple is asking an appeals court to pause a US district judge's recent ruling in a case which could determine the future of its highly lucrative App Store.Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found last week the tech...

Foxconn, the maker of Apple's iPhones, has announced plans to produce electric vehicles (EV) for Japanese car giant Mitsubishi Motors.Under the agreement in principle, a Foxconn joint venture will design and build cars in Taiwan for Mitsubishi.The companies say...

Artificial intelligence software has given editing tools a huge boost in power, far beyond the spell-checkers and grammar aids of yore.A.I. can proofread, rewrite, summarize and compose text, making it simple to craft clean, complex documents in a flash...

Suzanne BearneTechnology ReporterTaran WilkhuSierra Hansen, who lives in Seattle and works in public affairs, also refuses to use AI. For her, she's concerned that the use of AI is harming our ability to problem solve."Our brain is the thing...

Joe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServiceGetty ImagesThe National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that criminals launching cyber attacks at British retailers are impersonating IT help desks to break into organisations.Hackers have targeted Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods...

Joe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServiceGetty ImagesCyber criminals have told BBC News their hack against Co-op is far more serious than the company previously admitted.Hackers contacted the BBC with proof they had infiltrated IT networks and stolen huge amounts...