Tag Archives: BBC Tech

AI ‘godmother’ Fei-Fei Li says she is ‘proud to be different’

AI pioneer Professor Fei-Fei Li is set to receive a top engineering prize from the King for her contributions to the field.

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Online porn showing choking to be made illegal, government says

Possession and publication of such material will be a criminal offence, under amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill.

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Government disappointed by unexpected O2 price rise

The technology secretary says O2’s higher-than-expected price increase is “disappointing” given the cost of living.

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ChatGPT owner OpenAI signs $38bn cloud computing deal with Amazon

The seven-year agreement will see OpenAI gain access to Nvidia graphics processors to train its artificial intelligence models.

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‘No idea who he is’, says Trump after pardoning crypto tycoon

The president pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange, in October.

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Will AI mean the end of call centres?

Some commentators predict artificial intelligence is about to replace most customer support jobs.

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China to ease chip export ban in new trade deal, White House says

Nexperia chips are vital in car production and there were concerns from manufacturers about the damage a shortage could have.

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Vue cinema boss: I don’t see streaming as the competition

Tim Richards spoke to Will Bain on the BBC’s Big Boss Interview podcast.

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Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in

The site tells BBC News it believes people are viewing riskier sites – but they may just be using VPNs.

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Security concerns over system at heart of digital ID

The government is facing questions over whether One Login can be trusted to keep people’s personal data secure.

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