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Baldur's Gate 3, Lego Fortnite, and 7 other games that defined 2023
Despite lay-offs and the end of a gaming mainstay, 2023 was a year filled with brilli…
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New Year Honours 2024: Tracking tech pioneer is appointed OBE
Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan is among a host of Cambridgeshire recipients of New Year …
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Google settles $5bn lawsuit for 'private mode' tracking
Large technology firms have faced increased scrutiny of their practices in the US and…
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Pornhub owner to pay victims $1.8m in sex trafficking case
Aylo, the porn website's parent company, agreed to pay $1.8m and compensate victi…
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New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for 'billions'
The US news organisation claims millions of its articles were used without permission…
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Amazon Prime Video to have ads in UK from February
The "limited" ads will feature in content unless people pay £2.99 a month t…
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Apple to appeal ban on US sales of Apple watch
Imports and sales of Apple's Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches have been halted over a…
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Driverless cars: Tech possible for UK motorways by 2026, transport secretary says
Mark Harper believes the technology, he has personally seen, will be "gradually&…
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China to increase curbs on video gaming industry
New plans to restrict the online gaming industry in the country send shares in tech g…
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Tech Trends 2024: AI and electric vehicle deals
From an AI slowdown to humanoid robots doing real work - tech trends to watch out for…
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Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order
Judge says hacker remains a high risk through his skills and motivation to carry out …
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Penny Mordaunt says Boris Johnson's Covid WhatsApp messages went missing
MP Penny Mordaunt tells the Covid inquiry messages to Boris Johnson and Michael Gove …
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Social media platform X suffers global outages
Users were unable to view posts on the social media site for just over an hour. via …
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AI cannot patent inventions, UK Supreme Court confirms
A technologist wanted his AI recognised as the inventor of a food container and a fla…
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Three major porn sites to face tougher EU regulation
Pornhub, Xvideos and Stripchat will have to comply with rules including stricter age …
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Insomniac: Spider-Man 2 PlayStation studio victim of huge hack
Details of Insomniac's upcoming Wolverine game plus employee and company data app…
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Digital landline switch paused for vulnerable people
UK phone providers such as BT and Virgin hold off making users upgrade after "se…
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EU takes action against Elon Musk's X over disinformation
The EU says it is launching "formal enforcement proceedings" against the so…
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Twitch U-turns on 'artistic nudity' policy
A flood of AI-generated nudity prompts the streaming giant to abandon new rules after…
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The secret sauce for Taiwan's chip superstardom
How an island that exported t-shirts and sugar turned into the world's largest si…
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Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions
The BBC uncovers a vast Russia-based network of fake TikTok accounts pushing disinfor…
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Bereaved parents' anger at 'broken' online safety promise
The government denies watering down online protections promised to bereaved families.…
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Driverless car firm Cruise to cut 900 jobs
The move comes as the company faces an investigation by regulators into the safety of…
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TikTok faces watchdog probe after supplying inaccurate information
Ofcom had asked the viral video platform for information about its parental controls.…
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Quiz: Are these images real or AI?
Test your skills in detecting AI-generated images with Bitesize's monthly quiz. …
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Threads: Meta's rival to Elon Musk's X launches in EU
The platform is released five months after it debuted in the UK, US and other parts o…
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Etsy: Online marketplace lays off 11% of staff to cut costs
CEO Josh Silverman tells staff the cuts are needed as sales have been "essential…
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Facebook encryption risks children's safety, National Crime Agency warns
Signs of abuse will be missed because of the encryption of messages, the National Cri…
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Elon Musk's Tesla recalls two million cars over Autopilot defect
It follows investigation into crashes which occurred when firm's Autopilot system…
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Netflix: Users spent 812m hours watching The Night Agent
For the first time, the streaming giant has released global viewing data across almos…
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Virgin Media 'fastest wi-fi' advert banned by watchdog
Advertising regulator tells firm to withdraw "fastest wi-fi guarantee of any maj…
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MoD fined after email blunder risked Afghan interpreters' lives
A mass email revealed details of more than 200 people who the UK was trying to help f…
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E3: Once world's biggest gaming show permanently axed
The annual video game expo struggled to stay popular after gaming giants launched the…
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Fortnite maker Epic Games wins case against Google Play Store
The ruling on anti-competitive practices deals a blow to a key part of Google's t…
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Controversial clothes hook spy cameras for sale on Amazon
The hidden devices remain available despite being at the centre of a US case against …
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Google: Barbie and Shakira among most searched in 2023
Barbie and Oppenheimer were the most-searched for films in 2023, and took £30m in the…
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TikTok to reopen Indonesia shop after $1.5bn deal
In October, TikTok Shop shut down in Indonesia to comply with new rules in South East…
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Alex Jones: Conspiracy theorist returns to X with Andrew Tate repost
The conspiracy theorist was banned from Twitter - now X - but its owner has now reins…
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Grand Theft Auto 6: Car-top twerking, flamingos in a crazy Miami
The Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer depicts the city's extremes - what does it tell us…
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AI: EU agrees landmark deal on regulation of artificial intelligence
The proposed rules cover the use of AI in systems like ChatGPT and by law enforcement…
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Microsoft's links with OpenAI to be reviewed by competition watchdog
The Competition and Markets Authority will consider if ties between the two could be …
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Game Awards 2023: Baldur's Gate 3 wins game of the year
The fantasy RPG claims Game of the Year at the ceremony dubbed the Oscars of the gami…
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Elon Musk calls for firing of Disney chief Bob Iger in ad spat
It comes a week after the multi-billionaire launched a profane attack on advertisers …
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Mobile firms face £3bn claim for overcharging
Lawsuit alleges Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 overcharged existing customers for their m…
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Facebook and Messenger to encrypt messages automatically
UK politicians and police have opposed the move, arguing it will make it harder to sp…
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ChatGPT builder helps create scam and hack campaigns
A cutting-edge tool from Open AI appears to be poorly moderated, allowing it to be ab…
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The people creating digital clones of themselves
Business leaders and experts are making online copies of themselves to answer the que…
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Meta is child abuse 'breeding ground', lawsuit claims
Facebook and Instagram are rife with child abuse, the New Mexico attorney general all…
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'Red gold': Why saffron production is dwindling in India
The spice saffron fetches huge sums of money, but is hard to grow and Indian producti…
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Why food discount stickers may be a thing of the past
Supermarkets and other retailers are increasing switching to AI-powered digital price…
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