Mystery sea creature discovered in UK waters

Scientists say sea slugs could be migrating north into cooler waters because of climate change.

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Supermarket chickens found burnt by own excrement

A BBC investigation finds about one third of chickens sold in some UK supermarkets have "hock burn".

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Winklevoss firm to return $1.1bn to customers

Gemini was co-founded by twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss - known for their legal dispute with Facebook.

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'I'd heard the big, bad, scary conversation about AI'

The women enrolling on artificial intelligence training courses to boost their job prospects.

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Moon lander pictured on its side with snapped leg

The Odysseus robot broke a leg on touchdown but continues to stream data back to Earth

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Apple unplugs electric car project, reports say

The firm never acknowledged the project publicly but had recruited about two thousands workers.

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Apple unplugs electric car project, reports say

The firm never acknowledged the project publicly but had recruited about two thousands workers.

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Catalonia's farmers demand more help over drought

As Spain continues to be blighted by a lack of rain, farmers want more government assistance.

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Why Google's 'woke' AI problem won't be an easy fix

The firm paused its AI image generation tool after claims it was over-correcting against the risk of being racist.

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Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia

Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.

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Gills Aloud? Tiny fish found making very big noise

A miniscule, transparent fish makes drumming sounds as loud as a jackhammer, say researchers.

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Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia

Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.

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Work to do on smart mouthguards - Townsend

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend says "more work" is required to make smart mouthguards "correct" after an alert prompted the temporary withdrawal of prop Zander Ferguson against England.

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Japan Moon lander survives lunar night

Space agency Jaxa said the craft re-established communication after the equivalent of two Earth weeks without Sun.

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Bangladesh bans adopting elephants from the wild

Animal rights groups declared the move a "landmark order" that would protect against exploitation.

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Oprah and Nigella deepfaked in influencer 'manifestation' ads

Piers Morgan and Oprah have criticised the use of AI deepfake ads used to promote a "manifestation" guide.

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Odysseus Moon lander 'tipped over on touchdown'

The history-making robot likely caught its foot on a rock and fell on its side, US operator says.

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Why some cyber-attacks hit harder than others

The British Library has been hobbled for months by a cyber-attack and experts warn of similar damage ahead.

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US spacecraft completes Moon landing mission

The Odysseus has successfully touched down near the Moon's South Pole, after a nervy search for its signal.

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Reddit moves forward with share listing plan

The filing offers a glimpse of the company's efforts to turn online popularity into profit.

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Moment giant Antarctica drone takes off

Scientists want to use the robot plane to reach inaccessible areas to understand climate change.

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Nvidia boss sees AI 'tipping point' as sales soar

The chip giant's shares have risen by more than 200% in the last year, driven by the AI boom.

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How AI is helping the search for extraterrestrial life

Artificial intelligence software is being used to look for signs of alien lifeforms.

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How AI is helping the search for extraterrestrial life

Artificial intelligence software is being used to look for signs of alien lifeforms.

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Rare turtle discovered in India by UK scientists

Cantor's giant softshell turtle is native to the rivers of south Asia and is critically endangered.

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Don't dry your iPhone in a bag of rice, says Apple

The popular remedy risks "small particles" entering the phone and causing damage, new advice says.

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Beef trade risks key Brazil ecosystem - campaigners

Investigation by Global Witness suggests cattle farming is driving illegal deforestation in the savannah featured in BBC's Planet Earth III.

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'Grandfather satellite' due to fall to Earth

Europe's pioneering ERS-2 Earth observation spacecraft will make an uncontrolled dive to destruction.

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Hacker group's site taken over by law enforcement

LockBit is a major criminal gang that uses its software to steal sensitive data until a ransom is paid

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US zoo extracts 70 coins from white alligator

The zoo found the coins during a routine examination and urged visitors not to throw coins into exhibits.

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The staff shortage in India's special effects industry

With international studios sending more work to India, the industry is struggling to train enough staff.

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Farmers in 'crisis' say PM needs to give more help

Rishi Sunak is to unveil support for farming and food production, at the NFU's annual conference.

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'Brutal' donkey skin trade banned in 55 countries

Animal welfare charities welcome the African Union decision to ban the donkey skin trade across the continent.

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Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off

Former workers at X's Africa base say they have got their severance pay after a year-long campaign.

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Millions of donkeys killed each year to make medicine

A market for a traditional medicine made from donkey skin is fuelling the slaughter of working animals.

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The brewing secrets behind tastier no-alcohol beer

There's huge demand for low and no-alcohol beer and breweries are competing for the best flavour.

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Methane mega-leak exposed in Kazakhstan

Extremely potent greenhouse gas leaked from a Kazakh well for over six months.

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Xbox, Nintendo or PlayStation: does it still matter?

Why the war between the big games console makers may be coming to an end.

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SpaceX's legal home moved to Texas, says Elon Musk

It comes after a judge in Delaware annulled his $55.8bn pay package from electric carmaker Tesla.

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Future data centres may have built-in nuclear reactors

As AI uses more electricity, new data centres could have their own nuclear power stations.

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The robots delivering takeaways to Edinburgh students

A trial is under way at the University of Edinburgh using autonomous vehicles to deliver food.

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New nature reserve given £2m in lottery funding

It is hoped the creation of a marshland site will be a "corridor" for wildlife including wading birds.

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Trillion-tonne iceberg A23a spins on the spot

It may be bigger than a large city - but the world's biggest iceberg can still turn on a sixpence.

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Amazon founder Bezos sells shares worth over $4bn

The multi-billionaire moved to Miami last year, where there is no tax on share sales above $250,000.

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Landslide inches from luxury homes in California

At least three homes in Dana Point, California are under threat after a portion of the cliff they're on gave way.

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UK chip designer Arm sees shares almost double

The firm's shares have soared since its earnings announcement last week and are now up more than 98%.

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'Pirate of the seas' in big decline after bird flu

Sea bird counts after avian flu show serious declines in three species, the charity RSPB says.

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Why it's expensive to make music festivals greener

Music festivals need a lot of electricity, but plugging into greener sources is not easy or cheap.

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Three apologises as thousands without mobile service

The firm said its engineers were working hard to fix the issues affecting its network.

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Migrating species crucial to planet under threat

Human activity is leaving some migratory species like green turtles facing extinction, a UN report says.

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Water chiefs' bonuses to be blocked over pollution

Rule breaches such as sewage spills should cost bosses their bonuses, the environment secretary says.

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Dinosaur Island: 40 years of discoveries on Skye

In 1984 the presence of dinosaur fossils in Scotland was confirmed for the first time.

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Have we lost faith in tech?

The BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman looks at the technology sector's damaged reputation.

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Ring doorbell customers angry at 43% price hike

Users have taken to message boards to complain about the increase, which they say is unjustified.

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US makes AI-generated robocalls illegal

The moves comes as concerns grow around misinformation and artificial intelligence ahead of the US election.

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TikTok and Temu pull cheap heaters over fire risk

It comes after consumer group Which? said most of the devices they tested posed a 'serious safety risk' to users.

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Why the e-bike boom is raising fire fears

Sales of electric bikes are booming but defective batteries and chargers can cause fires.

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Wales farmer protests 'more or less inevitable'

A backlash against plans to reform agriculture is predicted by union leaders.

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World tops 1.5C warming threshold for full year

The last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world past a deeply symbolic mark.

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Disney boss bets on Fortnite and Taylor Swift

The announcement comes a day after the firm said it will launch a sports streaming service with Fox and Warner.

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The AI companions you can have conversations with

A new breed of talking AI systems are now available for increasingly realistic two-way chats.

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US media giants announce sports streaming platform

Walt Disney's ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery hope to capture younger audiences and save costs.

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'Godfathers of wind' share engineering's QEPrize

A Dane and a Briton are lauded for their critical contributions to the development of wind power.

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AI unlocks ancient text owned by Caesar's family

Students win a prize for using AI to reveal the contents of 2000-year-old text for the first time.

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Lords urge action on electric car 'misinformation'

The Lords Climate Change Committee called on the government to push back against mistruths on range and cost.

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Is Ireland's productivity boom real or 'artificial'?

Irelands hosts many multinational companies which makes calculating its true productivity difficult.

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British electric van maker enters administration

The UK-based operations of Arrival - once worth billions - have been placed in administration.

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Snap to lay off 'approximately' 10% of its staff

The firm said in 2023 it had 5,000 employees, suggesting around 500 people are facing redundancy.

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Meta's fake videos should be labelled, says board

The group says a fake video of President Biden on Facebook highlights an "incoherent" policy.

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New atom-smasher could spark physics revolution

Researchers want a new, much bigger supercollider but is it worth us paying the £17bn price tag?

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Facebook at 20: Four ways it changed the world

How the world's most popular social network has altered society, business and politics

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Can Musk's Neuralink brain chip really change the world?

The world's richest man is betting heavily on his brain chip, but he has ground to make up.

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Should we fear an attack of the voice clones?

Audio deepfakes are easy to make, hard to detect, and getting more convincing, experts say.

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Robot plane to map mysteries of wild Antarctica

The British Antarctic Survey hope the new technology will change what we know about global warming.

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Should more British homes be built using straw?

Cheap, highly insulating and sustainable, straw has a lot of potential for the building industry.

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AI will not be the destroyer of jobs, says Bank chief

Bank of England governor says AI has "great potential" as Lords report urges UK to embrace AI.

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Zuckerberg wins on Wall Street after Washington hit

The company's shares surge as it reports a jump in users, ad sales and profits, despite Washington concerns.

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