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Journalist Nicola Bryan is holding up her mobile showing her AI avatar George. Nicola has long dark hair with a fringe and is wearing a black and white striped jumper. George has short auburn hair, a beige open jacket and a white granddad collared top on underneath, Both are smiling at the camera.

He calls me sweetheart and winks at me - but he's not my boyfriend, he's AI

George is an avatar on my mobile but claims to know what makes me tick. 
Three icons for AI apps. On the left is ChatGPT. In the middle is Qwen, written in two Chinese characters. On the right is DeepSeek.

Is China quietly winning the AI race?


A young man with middle parted, cropped light blonde hair looks across the frame. He is wearing a black hoodie and is sat in front of a vase of flowers in an indoor area.

'I spoke to ChatGPT eight times a day': UK Gen Z turning to AI to cope with loneliness


Brightly coloured illustration of a woman lying on a giant hand, surrounded by flowers (Credit: Estudio Santa Rita)

What AI can teach us about listening better



Insight



Two workers in full protective blue suits stand either side of a large EV battery (Credit: Formula E)

The batteries powering the fastest racing EVs

Formula E, an all-electric racing competition, is pioneering technology that could find its way into vehicles at a charging station near you.

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Tech Life, Tech Life, China's AI progress

Tech Life

China's AI progress



Tech Life, Tech Life, What's new in health tech?

Tech Life

What's new in health tech?



Tech Life, Tech Life, When will a robot do my laundry?

Tech Life

When will a robot do my laundry?



Tech Life, Tech Life, What to expect from tech in 2026

Tech Life

What to expect from tech in 2026



Tech Life, Tech Life, Tech Life's look back at 2025

Tech Life

Tech Life's look back at 2025



Tech Life, Tech Life, Launching a commercial space station

Tech Life

Launching a commercial space station



Tech Life, Tech Life, Chatbots changing minds

Tech Life

Chatbots changing minds



Tech Life, Tech Life, The darker side of streaming

Tech Life

The darker side of streaming



Tech Life, Tech Life, The secret ways AI is used to write hit songs

Tech Life

The secret ways AI is used to write hit songs



Tech Life, Tech Life, Should we allow AI into the classroom?

Tech Life

Should we allow AI into the classroom?




Personal Tech


The gadgets set to change your daily health check‑ups

The gadgets set to change your daily health and wellness

Tech Now test out new gadgets disrupting the health industry at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
An AI-generated image of a reported speaking to the camera, with blue and green BBC Verify branding overlayed

How to identify AI-generated videos online

BBC Verify shares tips and tricks on how to spot AI-generated videos circulating online. 
Sunday AI's Memo robot holds a plate in the kitchen and prepares to place it in the dishwasher

Eggie, Neo, Isaac and Memo are domestic robots. But would you let them load your dishwasher?

Joe Tidy meets robots being trained to tidy up all your mess.
Young woman in a leather jacket using a smartphone in an outdoor setting. Shanghai, China - stock photo

Are You Dead?: The viral Chinese app for young people living alone

A new bleak-sounding app has been downloaded in droves by many youth who live by themselves - and fear dying alone.
Writer Thomas Germain taking a selfie with a phone (Credit: Isa Zapata)

Why you might not need a phone case anymore

With smartphones tougher than ever, a new wave of phone minimalists say cases are for cowards. I joined the case-free cult, called the experts and braced for the sound of broken glass.

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A worker at a data centre in Sydney, Australia, walking down the middle of two rows of red-faced computer servers

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

Huge data centres are being built to handle AI computing, but some experts say they aren't necessary.
Sienna Rose

The mysterious singer with millions of streams - but who (or what) is she?

Sienna Rose has millions of Spotify listeners, but fans don't know what to believe about whether she's real.
Snow covering the rocky slopes of Monviso in the Italian alps (Credit: Getty Images)

A red pixel in the snow: How AI found a lost climber

Scouring remote areas for missing walkers and climbers can take rescuers weeks and sometimes months. AI can do the job in a matter of hours in some cases – and potentially save lives.
Meri-Tuuli Auer looking towards the camera, she is seated with her head resting in her hand. She has blond hair and is wearing a light pink short sleeved woollen top.

A faceless hacker stole my therapy notes – now my deepest secrets are online forever

Meri-Tuuli Auer told her counsellor things about her life she didn't want her closest family to know.

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The world’s most powerful X-ray lasers

The world's most powerful X-ray lasers

Tech Now goes behind the scenes in Silicon Valley to unveil new tech tracking electrons like never before.
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Can we prepare for the impact of melting glaciers?

The lab recreating melting glaciers to forecast sea levels

What's it like to meet your own avatar?

What's it like to meet your own avatar?

BBC reporter wearing blue shirt and grabbing bar of chocolate on supermarket shelf

BBC reporter tests AI anti-shoplifting tech

How pop-up ads took over the internet

How pop-up ads took over the internet

AI toys

The AI toys taking over Christmas shopping lists

BBC correspondent Suranjana Tewari standing outside on street

What does TikTok's deal mean for US users?

Screenshot of four characters from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Clair Obscur sweeps The Game Awards with nine wins

How a tiny chip can hold information from your gut

How a tiny chip can hold information from your gut

How Boston is battling rising seas and sinking streets

The coastal city fighting floods with smart sensors

Experience life aboard the Titanic like never before

A virtual trip aboard the Titanic

Behind the scenes of Hollywoodu2019s most daring car stunts

Behind the scenes of Hollywood's most daring car stunts

Inside Northern Europe's largest solar farm making cleaner ship fuel

The clean fuel that could change global shipping

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The immersive tech preparing doctors for lifesaving surgery

Building the world’s largest biological database

The race to unlock nature’s hidden secrets



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 A picture of the Pornhub logo on a web browser.

Pornhub is now restricting access for UK users - will other sites follow suit?

The UK's largest porn site has blocked unregistered users from accessing it in the country, but its motives remain unclear.
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 A customer carries a Starbucks cup with a handwritten message written on it outside one of the company's coffee shops in San Francisco, California, US.

Starbucks bets on robots to brew a turnaround in customers

Chief executive Brian Niccol explains why he thinks AI will help the coffee giant regain its buzz.
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 A couple of Highland cows looking at the camera

Why have Highland cows become such a big deal?

Butser Hill is a hot-spot for visitors going to great lengths to catch a glimpse of the animals.
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 A close-up shot of Elon Musk in a dark room. He stands with a neutral expression against a black background. He has short dark brown hair, and wears a black jacket, white shir,t and dark tie.

Musk's SpaceX applies to launch a million satellites into orbit

The firm wants to create a network of "orbital data centres" to power artificial intelligence.
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 A view of St Michael's Mount from Marazion. The beach is sandy and the tide is out. The island has a castle situated at the top.

Politicians agree to stop using social media site

Marazion Town Council took the decision following concerns about X's AI tool Grok. 
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 A close-up portrait of Melania at the premiere, wearing black

What we learned - and didn't - from the Melania documentary

Melania: 20 Days to History, an Amazon-backed production, provides a fleeting glimpse into the life of the enigmatic US first lady.
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 Ghanem al-Masarir in a park. 45 years old with black greying hair.

I mocked the Saudi leader on YouTube - then my phone was hacked and I was beaten up in London

Satirist Ghanem al-Masarir has been awarded £3m in damages, but it's unclear if Saudi Arabia will pay.
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 A woman uses a smartphone while sitting outside an Apple Store in Chongqing, China.

Apple reports best-ever iPhone sales as Mac dips

The company's revenue was boosted by iPhone sales, but sales of its wearable tech and Mac computers dipped. 
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 A blonde haired woman with tortoise shell glasses sitting smiling at the camera holding a mug of coffee. Behind her is floral wallpaper and she is wearing a brown knit cardigan.

Instagram mum shines light on 'unpolished' reality

Evie Brooks has 90,000 followers and uses her platform to normalise life as a mum on a budget.
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 Nick Samiotis with his daughter Tabitha in front of their garden in Saham Toney in Watton. Nick is wearing a bright orange duck down coat with a khaki hoodie underneath and is smiling at the camera. His daughter, Tabitha is wearing a black coat with a fur trimmed hood and a belt. There is a duck pond in the background and there is an overgrown gravel driveway peeling off behind them in the distance through some trees.

Patient hails 'incredible' robotic cancer surgery

The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital is the site with the highest number of surgical robots in the East.
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 Elon Musk, dressed in black, speaks at the World Economic Forum conference in Davos, Switzerland

Tesla cuts car models in shift to robots and AI

Multi-billionaire Elon Musk's electric car maker also said its annual revenue had fallen for the first time.
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 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaking on stage in a simple black t-shirt wearing thick rimmed black eye glasses, a prototype of an in-development wearable product.

Facebook-owner Meta to nearly double AI spending

Mark Zuckerberg's spending plans hint at further layoffs and changes within Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
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 BBC technology editor Zoe Kleinman stands in front of a white car, wearing a red jacket over a black top and black trousers

Driverless taxis set to launch in UK as soon as September

Waymo has laid out plans for a robotaxi service in London with a pilot scheme due to begin in April.
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 A person in Iran holding a smartphone. They are wearing a big red jacket, a black hat, a black face mask and glasses.

Iran's internet is returning - but not for everyone

The country cut off internet access on 8 January following a government crackdown on protesters.
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 A composite of a Google search page with articles from the BBC, and a Google settings page on a phone selecting BBC as a "preferred source" (Credit: BBC)

Get the most out of Google Preferred Sources

A new feature lets you choose which publishers – including the BBC – appear at the top of your search results. Here's how to use it.
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