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New AI voice tool trained to copy British regional accents

A UK company says it is better at reproducing a range of accents compared with US or Chinese rivals.

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Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK

The platform will bring in the measures from 14 July to stop under-18s looking at “certain mature content”.

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Paddy Power and Betfair users warned of ’email danger’ after breach

Hackers have accessed personal information of potentially 800,000 customers of Flutter Entertainment.

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From Bitcoin to XRP: Key cryptocurrency terms and what they mean

As Bitcoin’s price goes up once again, here’s a guide to some of the crypto market’s trickiest terms.

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More rules being considered to keep children safe online

Heidi Alexander says new age checks will not mark the “end of the conversation” on online safety.

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Four arrested in connection with M&S and Co-op cyber-attacks

Three men and one woman – aged between 17 and 20 – have been arrested in London and the Midlands.

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Linda Yaccarino departs as boss of Musk’s X

Her exit comes at a difficult time for Musk who, in a brief reply, thanked her for her “contributions.”

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Nvidia becomes world’s first $4tn company

Shares in the chip-maker have surged in value as investment in AI continues to gather pace.

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Musk’s AI firm says it’s removing ‘inappropriate’ chatbot posts

The announcement came after the Grok AI chatbot gave controversial answers to user queries.

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Instagram wrongly accuses some users of breaching child sex abuse rules

It was “horrible”, “stressful” and “isolating” those affected tell BBC News.

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