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Microsoft introduced the AI assistant button

More than 90% of UK public have encountered misinformation online, study says

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Trebling social media tax could fund mental health care in schools, say Lib Dems

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AI device aims to help keep elderly safe by monitoring household appliances

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Action needed to protect election from AI disinformation, study says

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AI enlisted in the hunt for female partner for lonely ancient plant

A mobile phone next to a telecoms mast near Dundry, Somerset

Pace required to hit targets on rural mobile signal unsustainable, report says

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NatWest apologises to customers after mobile and online banking suffer outages

Greg Clark

AI regulators in UK are ‘under-resourced’, warns science committee chairman

Openreach engineer

Plans to build full fibre broadband in more than 500 new places unveiled

TikTok strategy

Tory TikTok launch ‘pathetic’ compared with Labour’s ‘savvier’ approach – expert

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More than 300 million children a year face sexual abuse online, study suggests

There are calls for mobile phones to be totally banned for under 16s

Calls for mobile phones to be totally banned for under 16s

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Next government should consider banning phones for under-16s, report says

Sir Chris Bryant

AI should be used to develop an app which detects skin cancer, Labour MP says

Handout image from Microsoft of its Copilot virtual assistant displayed on a laptop screen

Microsoft expanding Copilot AI assistant to organise meetings and support teams

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Octopus Energy launches ‘buy now, pay later’ for solar panels

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Raspberry Pi set for June IPO in welcome boost for London market

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Nations agree to develop shared risk thresholds for AI as Seoul summit closes