‘They are essential’ – how smoke detectors are evolving

Smoke alarms have been around for many decades. The technology has barely changed in recent years – but is modern life slowly outpacing the capabilities of these life-saving devices? Detecting…

Elon Musk’s X to block Grok from undressing images of real people

In a significant pivot following a storm of controversy and regulatory scrutiny, Elon Musk’s social media platform X has announced a new policy aimed at preventing its artificial intelligence tool,…

No 10 Welcomes Reports X is Addressing Grok Deepfakes

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has expressed his approval of reports indicating that the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is taking steps to mitigate the proliferation of sexually explicit…

Tech Life – When will a robot do my laundry? – BBC Sounds

The quest for domestic robotic assistance, particularly for mundane chores like laundry, has long been a staple of science fiction and a persistent aspiration in technological development. In a recent…

Honey, I shrunk the data centres: Is small the new big?

The monolithic data centre, a colossal monument to digital computation, might one day be dwarfed by the pocket-sized power of the smartphone, according to Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas. In a…

Apple turns to Google to power AI upgrade for Siri.

In a significant strategic shift, Apple is leveraging Google’s advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, specifically its powerful Gemini AI models, to enhance a range of its services, most notably a more…

Instagram Denies Breach After Users Receive Password Reset Emails, But Security Experts Raise Alarms

By Joe Tidy, Cyber correspondent and Liv McMahon, Technology reporter Instagram has categorically denied any data breach occurred on its platform, despite a significant number of users receiving unsolicited password…

Why More CEOs are Sharing the Top Job

For nearly sixteen years, Pippa Begg navigated the leadership of Board Intelligence as co-chief executive alongside Jennifer Sundberg. Together, they steered the company, a provider of analysis and services for…

What a new law and an investigation could mean for Grok AI deepfakes.

Here’s me, Zoe Kleinman, Technology Editor for the BBC, standing at the end of a pier in Dorset on a seemingly idyllic summer’s day. Or at least, that’s what two…

UK to Bring Into Force Law to Tackle Grok AI Deepfakes This Week

The United Kingdom is poised to enact a crucial piece of legislation this week, making the creation of non-consensual intimate images a criminal offense. This decisive action comes in response…