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Breast cancer screening

AI tool that predicts side-effect risk in breast cancer patients to be trialled

Woman holding a smart phone and using a chat bot app to ask questions about a smart watch. Showcases the use of AI language models to provide accessib

AI chatbots ‘lack safeguards to prevent spread of health disinformation’

Mobile phone

Majority of parents want ban on smartphones for children under 16

Crown Prosecution Service

Ex-takeaway worker with Bitcoin worth more than £2bn convicted

File photo dated 08/05/19 of a woman using her mobile phone.

Three quarters of women ‘not comfortable’ sharing political opinions online

Mustafa Suleyman

British DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman joins Microsoft

BBC Stock

Advertisements on BBC audio content on Spotify could ‘distort competition’

AI in schools

Two in three teachers say AI is ‘too unreliable’ to assess pupils’ work – survey

CEO Jensen Huang walks on stage before the keynote address of Nvidia GTC in San Jose, California

Nvidia unveils new super-fast AI chips

Sam Thompson using an Echo device to support living with ADHD

Amazon launches campaign to show how Alexa can support those with ADHD

Microsoft introduced the AI assistant button

More funding needed for women-led AI start-ups, report says

Westminster

MPs shown Scottish-made ‘unicorn’ satellite at committee meeting

Facebook staff lay offs

Former Meta HQ in London to become science and tech hub

A Nationwide Building Society sign

Nationwide Building Society launches British Sign Language service

Cyber threat report

UK in ‘better position’ against cyber attacks, but most businesses not resilient

Drone

Flying taxis could take off in two years under Government drones plan

Supermarket technical issues

Tesco and Sainsbury’s hit with technical issues on same day

Apple logo in window of store

Norfolk County Council secures settlement as Apple agrees £384m lawsuit payment