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Tom GerkenTechnology reporterGetty ImagesHMRC has confirmed it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor social media posts as part of criminal investigations into suspected tax cheats.It said the tech would not replace "human decision-making" and was subject to legal oversight."Greater...

Priti GuptaTechnology ReporterPriti GuptaThese India-focused datasets will hopefully one day give people developing AI-based models the tools to make it much easier to adapt them for the entire population.Currently, designing any AI programme to deal with complex processes such...

BBCTo many women in tech, myself included, Dame Stephanie Shirley, who has died aged 91, was inspirational. Her pioneering and controversial decision to hire exclusively women coders and data inputters, working from home, was way ahead of its time...

Lily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondentLiv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled the long-awaited latest version of its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, GPT-5, saying it can provide PhD-level expertise.Billed as "smarter, faster, and more useful," OpenAI co-founder and chief executive...

Liv McMahon & Shiona McCallumTechnology reportersGetty ImagesBut production at the site has previously faced delays due to a shortage of skilled workers - something that may present a wider challenge to increasing US-based semiconductor manufacturing.TSMC reportedly only resolved its...

WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to scammers targeting people around the world in the first half of this year, its parent company Meta says.Many were tied to scam centres run by organised criminals in South East...

Studio MorganDevelopers like Holly and Harvey face a similar problem of visibility.With thousands of new games released each year - getting yours seen is another huge challenge for independents."We've tried as hard as we can without spending a lot...

A jury in Florida has found Tesla partly liable for a 2019 crash in which a Model S sedan using self-driving software killed a pedestrian and severely injured another.Plaintiffs had argued the assistance software, called Autopilot, should have alerted...

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesOfcom is investigating four companies, operating a total of 34 porn sites, over whether they are complying with its new age check requirements.The regulator said on Friday more than 6,000 sites allowing pornography and other adult...

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