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The operator of a so-called "nudification" site has been fined for failing to put in age verification measures, which are required under online safety laws.The regulator Ofcom investigated Itai Tech Ltd, which provides AI tools allowing users to edit...

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesJust a couple of weeks ago, one of the "godfathers" of artificial intelligence was in St James's Palace being handed an award from King Charles for his work in artificial intelligence (AI).Professor Yann LeCun was being...

A number of high-profile websites, including X and ChatGPT, went down for many on Tuesday, due to problems affecting major internet infrastructure firm, Cloudflare.Thousands of users began reporting issues with the sites, as well as other services, to outage...

Faisal Islam,economics editor and Rachel Clun,business reporterEvery company would be affected if the AI bubble were to burst, the head of Google's parent firm Alphabet has told the BBC.Speaking exclusively to BBC News, Sundar Pichai said while the growth...

Shiona McCallumSenior technology reporterBBCMost women will relate to the misery of inconsistent sizing in high-street shops.A pair of jeans could easily be a size 10 by one brand and a size 14 in another, leaving customers confused and disheartened.It...

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Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesThe UK government will allow tech firms and child safety charities to proactively test artificial intelligence tools to make sure they cannot create child sexual abuse imagery.An amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill announced on...

Zipping around, amid the traffic of Kenya's capital city Nairobi, are hundreds of electric bicycles from the Kenyan start-up eWaka Mobility.Founded in 2021 by Celeste Vogel and Jimmy Tune, eWaka aims to provide a comprehensive service for delivering goods...

Laura CressTechnology reporterGetty ImagesIf you've ever wanted to create your own computer program but never learnt how to code, you might try "vibe coding".Collins Dictionary's word of the year - which is confusingly made up of two words -...

Getty ImagesPopular forum site Reddit has been added to Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16 that starts next month.Live-streaming platform Kick will also be included, bringing the number of sites targeted in the ban to nine....