Category: Technology

OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’ 10 hours ago Lily Jamali North America Technology correspondent Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled the long-awaited latest version of its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, GPT-5, saying it can provide PhD-level expertise. Billed as “smarter, faster, and more useful,” OpenAI co-founder and… Continue reading OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’

Woman awarded £150,000 after LG phone sparks fire in her home A woman has successfully sued former phone manufacturer LG for nearly £150,000 after one of its devices sparked a fire in her home in North Lanarkshire. Denise Parks and her husband Robert were in bed at their house in Coatbridge when a fire broke… Continue reading Woman awarded £150,000 after LG phone sparks fire in her home

Jobs in video games dried up, so we made our own 23 minutes ago Studio Morgan When Holly Hudson enrolled on a university video game design course, she imagined a job at a studio would be waiting at the end of it. Her dream was to work as a 3D artist, but the reality has… Continue reading Jobs in video games dried up, so we made our own

What screen time does to children’s brains is more complicated than it seems 2 hours ago Zoe Kleinman Technology editor•@zsk BBC Zoe will be responding to reader comments about this article between 11am and 12pm (BST) today. Go to the comments section at the bottom of the page from 10am to share what you think… Continue reading What screen time does to children’s brains is more complicated than it seems

Google launches new AI search feature in UK 15 minutes ago Zoe Kleinman Technology editor•@zsk Getty Images Google is rolling out a new tool in the UK that will generate results using artificial intelligence (AI), in a significant shake-up to the world’s most popular search engine. Instead of a list of search results showing links… Continue reading Google launches new AI search feature in UK

Around 6,000 websites to start checking ages in UK, Ofcom says 9 minutes ago Liv McMahon & Andrew Rogers BBC News Getty Images Around 6,000 sites allowing porn in the UK will start checking if users are over 18 from Friday, according to the media regulator Ofcom. Dame Melanie Dawes, its chief executive, told the… Continue reading Around 6,000 websites to start checking ages in UK, Ofcom says

Microsoft servers hacked by Chinese groups, firm says Chinese “threat actors” have hacked Microsoft’s SharePoint document software servers and targeted the data of the businesses using it, the firm has said. China state-backed Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon as well as China-based Storm-2603 were said to have “exploited vulnerabilities” in on-premises SharePoint servers, the kind… Continue reading Microsoft servers hacked by Chinese groups, firm says

Meta investors settle $8bn lawsuit with Zuckerberg over Facebook privacy Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to settle a multibillion dollar lawsuit with a group of shareholders over how top executives at Meta handled repeated privacy violations by Facebook. The shareholders were seeking $8bn (£6bn) in damages. It is unclear how much they agreed to settle for.… Continue reading Meta investors settle $8bn lawsuit with Zuckerberg over Facebook privacy

WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash WeTransfer has confirmed it does not use files uploaded to their service to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. The file sharing company had received lots of criticism from customers on social media after changing its terms of service, which some interpreted as allowing it the… Continue reading WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash

Paddy Power and Betfair users warned of ’email danger’ after breach Some Paddy Power and Betfair customers have been warned to “remain vigilant” after a hack of up to 800,000 users. A spokesperson for Flutter Entertainment, which owns the online gambling brands, confirmed to the BBC it had “suffered a data incident.” Some personal information… Continue reading Paddy Power and Betfair users warned of ’email danger’ after breach