Dinosaur hunter stumbles across million-dollar find

This extraordinary discovery was made by chance, during one man’s birthday stroll on the mountains of Colorado.

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Satellite to probe mystery of clouds and climate

Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling effect of clouds.

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Wordle in legal row with geography spinoff, Worldle

The New York Times, Wordle's owner, accuses similarly-named geography game of "creating confusion."

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World's biggest botnet taken down, US says

Law enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down an alleged global malware network which stole $5.9bn.

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Concern for Iceland town following new eruption

Grindavik's mayor says larger lava flows than usual are heading towards the largely abandoned area.

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Samsung Electronics union calls first-ever strike

A full-scale strike at the firm could have an impact on the global supply chains of electronics.

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Ex-FTX executive sentenced to over 7 years in prison

He was one of four former top executives from Sam Bankman-Fried's firms to plead guilty to charges.

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Airbus UK to build satellite to monitor Sun storms

The spacecraft will give earlier warnings of conditions that produced the recent auroral lights.

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WhatsApp boss in online spat with Elon Musk

The messaging app's boss has taken to social media to deny Mr Musk's claim it "exports user data."

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Beckham scores Euros deal with China tech giant

The announcement comes as the Euros football tournament is due to kick off in Germany next month.

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Tackling water shortages with 'Star Wars' tech

'I thought why don’t we give it a try?' said student Swapnil Shrivastav, after inspiration struck.

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Tackling water shortages with 'Star Wars' tech

'I thought why don’t we give it a try?' said student Swapnil Shrivastav, after inspiration struck.

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'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition tech'

Live facial recognition is becoming increasingly common on UK high streets. Should we be worried?

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Extinct ‘mountain jewel’ plant returned to wild - in secret location

A plant picked for its beautiful flowers then wiped out in the UK mainland makes a dramatic return.

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Government wins court case over River Wye pollution

The High Court ruled that the Environment Agency and the UK government were implementing the law properly.

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Google AI search says to glue pizza and eat rocks

Google has defended the answers given by AI Overview, describing them as "isolated examples".

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Google to make Pixel phones and drones in India

The tech giant is set to manufacture advanced versions of the smartphone in Tamil Nadu state.

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Musk opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric cars

He previously warned Chinese car makers would "demolish" rivals if there were no trade barriers.

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Space telescope reveals new images of the Universe

The Euclid telescope mission, backed by Durham University scientists, releases dark Universe images.

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UK disaster response needs 'urgent' £100m upgrade

Fire chiefs say specialist service equipment used in natural disasters and terror attacks needs to be replaced.

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PSNI could be fined £750k over data breach

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) could be fined £750,000 for a major data breach last year.

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Scarlett Johansson's AI row has echoes of Silicon Valley's bad old days

A clash with the actor has echoes of the macho tech giants of the past, says Zoe Kleinman.

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BT to refund EE & Plusnet customers over exit fees

The telecoms giant did not provide clear details of contract lengths and exit fees to customers.

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US says Russia likely launched anti-satellite weapon

The Russian satellite launched last week may be capable of attacking other satellites, the Pentagon says.

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Climate change made UK's waterlogged winter worse

One farmer in Lincolnshire told the BBC that a third of his farm could not be planted in time this year.

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UK watchdog looking into Microsoft AI taking screenshots

The ICO wants to know the safeguards around Recall, which can take screengrabs of your screen every few seconds.

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Scarlett Johansson 'shocked' by AI chatbot imitation

The star says she is "shocked" after OpenAI launched a chatbot with a voice "eerily similar" to her own.

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Electricity grids creak as AI demands soar

Data centre electricity demand is forecast to double in four years, putting energy grids under pressure.

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Top scientists urge action against faeces in rivers

A team of Royal Academy of Engineering scientists say the risk from human faeces is increasing.

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Electric pulses may ease paralysis after broken neck

One patient who lost movement in her hand can now use it to scroll on a smartphone.

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ChatGPT to lose voice over Johansson similarity

The flirty, conversational upgrade to OpenAI's chatbot has been compared by some to 2013 film Her.

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BT scraps digital landline switch deadline

BT has ditched its timetable to move landline customers from copper wire to digital.

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Water firm criticised over 'scary' outbreak

One man describes the condition as "probably the worst ailment" he has had in his adult life.

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More Northern Lights soon as Sun storms strengthen

Another spectacular light show could come within two weeks as Sun storms reach 11-year high.

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Tech Life: Help for cancer patients

The machine that allows patients to take their own blood samples for analysis from home.

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The UK-made boxing game gunning for heavyweight success

How a small British developer hopes to put boxing back in contention in the video game sports genre.

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Pornhub partners with UK child abuse fighting charity

They want porn sites to adopt new voluntary standards on fighting online child abuse.

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27 new wild swimming sites for England - but are they clean?

Twenty-seven new sites have been designated for summer pollution monitoring.

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Sony Music slams tech giants for unauthorised use of stars' songs

Sony Music suspects Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have used music from the likes of Adele and Beyonce.

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EU investigates Facebook and Instagram over child safety

The EU will examine if the platforms are addictive and how effectively they check the ages of users

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Pacific squid flashes its huge attack 'headlights'

Watch video of the super-fast Dana squid as it flashes its immense light-emitting organs.

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Period trackers 'coercing' women into sharing risky information

Research finds poor data management practices such as not being able to delete data about abortions.

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UK right to protect puffins threatened post Brexit

The endangered puffin - one of Britain’s most iconic seabirds - is at the centre of a battle over the UK’s post Brexit freedoms.

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'Chinese social media turned me from Ukrainian to Russian'

As generative AI develops so quickly, regulating it and protecting people has become a challenge.

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Untreated sewage illegally pumped into Windermere

Millions of litres of raw sewage was pumped into one of the UK's most famous lakes after a fault.

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UK farmers must grow more fruit and veg, warns PM

A new national food security report finds the UK is too reliant on imports of fruit and vegetables.

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Christie's £670m art auctions hit by cyber attack

The auction house's website is down as it seeks to sell items ranging from high art to rare wine.

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US bans China crypto-miner from nuclear base area

Chinese firm MineOne Partners has been ordered to sell land it owns near a US nuclear missile site.

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New version of Chat-GPT can teach maths and flirt

OpenAI has unveiled a new, faster version of its generative AI tool, ChatGPT.

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Shares in meme stock GameStop mount a return

Shares in Gamestop, the original meme stock, surge again as 'Roaring Kitty' returns online.

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Marvel Rivals apologises after banning negative reviews

The game's developers said the controversial terms gamers were told to agree to was a miscommunication.

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27 new wild swimming sites for England - but are they clean?

Twenty-seven new sites have been designated for summer pollution monitoring.

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Internet access linked to higher wellbeing, study finds

The Oxford study comes as concern about the impact of internet use prompts laws in many countries.

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The man on a mission to open up space to disability

John McFall is studying whether it's possible for someone with a physical disability to go to space.

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Is social media worth paying for?

As Twitter and Facebook both now offer paid subscription, what impact is it having?

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Australia backs gas beyond 2050 despite climate fears

The policy comes despite global calls to drastically phase out fossil fuels to reach climate targets.

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Northern Lights in dazzling display across the UK

A solar storm of this scale can cause disruptions to infrastructure such as the power grid.

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Test-at-home kit for cancer patients approved for use

Patients say the device allows them to reduce the number of hospital visits involved in cancer care.

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Tunnel of love? Cautious adders get a helping hand

The local wildlife trust hopes the tunnels will boost the reptile's numbers by encouraging mating.

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The fight to save the African penguin

Every year there are fewer African penguins and soon there may be none at all, scientists warn.

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Mosquitoes found all across warming Scotland

One of the most common types of mosquito has been identified for the first time in locations across Scotland.

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Disney and Warner to bundle streaming services

The media giants are under pressure to attract more subscribers to their streaming services.

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Watchdog criticises England water clean-up plans

Targets to improve England's rivers, lakes and coastal water will fall well short, a key watchdog finds.

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Malaysia offers trade partners 'orangutan diplomacy'

The great apes are proposed as gifts for palm oil importers, but conservationists voice concerns.

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US revokes licences for sales of chips to Huawei

The US confirmed it revoked licences allowing the export of some goods to Chinese tech giant.

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FTX says it has billions more than owed to victims

The failed cryptocurrency giant says it has billions of dollars more than needed to cover its debts.

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Oceans suffer from record-breaking year of heat

Every single day of the past 12 months has seen a new global sea temperature high for the time of year.

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Tame toxic algorithms to protect children, big tech told

Big tech companies will have to make changes to their algorithms to comply with new online safety laws.

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Face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealed

Scientists build a 3D model of one of our evolutionary cousins from the pieces of a shattered skull.

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Tourist influx turns Lake Windermere green - report

New research links algal blooming at England's largest lake with increased visitor numbers

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Starliner: Nasa to fly new craft to space station

Two Nasa astronauts are due to set off to the International Space Station in a new spacecraft in the early hours of Tuesday morning UK time.

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Acclaimed photographer cracks Instagram in his 80s

Over a seven-decade career David Hurn has photographed everyone from the Beatles to Audrey Hepburn.

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Starliner: Nasa to fly new craft to space station

Two Nasa astronauts are due to set off to the International Space Station in a new spacecraft in the early hours of Tuesday morning UK time.

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From likes to votes: How influencers are changing Indian politics

Politicians are roping in influencers to woo voters like never before. But is this a good thing?

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OnlyFans investigated over children accessing porn

Ofcom suspects the platform is not doing enough to stop under-18s accessing explicit material.

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Have the wheels come off for Tesla?

As the electric carmaker sees sales fall and cuts jobs, we take a closer look at its problems.

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Squirrels may have given medieval Britons leprosy

It’s the first time a medieval animal has been identified as a host for the disease.

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Electric car driver turned away from hospital car park

Experts say it does not make sense as research suggests petrol cars are much more likely to catch fire.

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Government defeated in High Court over climate plans

Activists argued that the plan for cutting emissions would not meet the UK's climate targets.

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Apple sees biggest fall in sales for a year

Apple's boss fought back doubts over the firm's future growth.

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TikTok and Universal settle music royalties dispute

The deal means songs from artists including Ariana Grande and Drake can be used on the platform again.

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Uber faces £250m London black cab drivers lawsuit

The case against the US-based ride-hailing giant is being brought on behalf of over 10,800 drivers.

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Conservation is saving species, global study says

A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.

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