TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

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 -...

Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorBBCSo far, so good – but we also need to talk about secrets.It is widely accepted that current forms of encryption – the way in which we store both personal data and official secrets – will one...

While Roy Lee, the founder of Cluely, argues that startups should be thinking harder about social media virality, he also admits that brand awareness alone won’t lead to sustained growth.“I can’t say if it’s a mistake, but maybe we...

Have you received a notification from your bank or credit card company alerting you to suspicious activity on your account and requesting you confirm a purchase? You probably wondered how the bank suspected the charge wasn’t legitimate.Credit card companies...

When it comes to understanding the ups and downs of liberal democracy, conventional research looks at drivers such as...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.Key Takeaways Most businesses invest in backup recovery tools, but fail to actually test them. Testing should occur at least once every year or every three months for critical systems. To carry out a...

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An MP has called for Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to be shut down after it called him a "rape enabler".The Grok chatbot made the post on X about SNP MP Pete Wishart, after a user asked it...