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Rob Waugh is a freelance writer at Yahoo News UK
Yahoo News UKThreat of 'killer robots' in Ukraine increasingly realistic, warns expert
The Stop Killer Robots campaign has urgently called for an international treaty regulating the use of autonomous weapons systems.
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How to avoid falling victim to an AI deepfake voice scam
So-called ‘Deepfake’ voice-cloning scams are booming due to the ease of making a convincing copy of a person's voice.
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What are Instagram's 'Teen Accounts' and will they make the app safer?
Instagram has made a major concession to child safety concerns and introduced ‘Teen Accounts’ with protections turned on for all under-16 users.
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Jared Isaacman says Earth 'looks perfect' as he completes first ever private spacewalk
The tech billionaire, 41, stepped out from the Crew Dragon spacecraft on Thursday, completing the SpaceX Polaris Dawn spacewalk.
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Long COVID study outlines possible causes and potential treatments
A series of studies this year have pointed to possible explanations behind 'long COVID' - along with potential measures to treat it.
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The biggest announcements from Apple iPhone 16 launch
Apple CEO Tim Cook launched four upgraded iPhone 16 models, as well as updated versions of Airpods and Apple Watches.
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What we know as Apple set to launch ‘Siri 2.0’
With the launch of iPhone 16, Apple will kick off the biggest upgrade to its voice assistant Siri since it first appeared in 2010 - with an AI version some are calling Siri 2.0.
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What we know about Apple's iPhone 16 launch event
Apple is set to announce the new iPhone 16 line-up, which will be the tech giant’s first serious foray into the world of AI.
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What are AI traffic cameras and which offences can they spot?
Ten police forces in England are testing AI traffic cameras that can detect offences such as using mobiles behind the wheel.
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Brazil blocks Elon Musk's X platform - could other countries do it too?
Brazil has suspended access to Elon Musk’s X social network, formerly known as Twitter, after a long-running battle between X and a Brazilian judge.
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Startling facts from bombshell sea level rise report
The new report by the UN’s Climate Action Team highlights a number of 'tipping points' that have sparked calls for action "before it is too late"
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Pacific islanders ask world's worst polluters to stump up money amid sea level 'disaster'
At an important Pacific islands summit this week, low-lying ocean nations threatened by rising seas have called for greenhouse gas-emitting nations to pay.
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Chances of our galaxy (eventually) colliding with another 'is only 50/50'
Researchers say the likelihood of the Milky Way crashing into neighbouring Andromeda in billions of years' time could be lower than previously thought.
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Have self-checkouts made shopping better or worse? Have your say
Supermarket giant Morrisons is to remove some self-checkouts from stores.
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How to see the 'blue supermoon' in the UK tonight
Photographers captured a rare event over Britain’s skies this week - a ‘blue supermoon’ - and there’s still a chance to see it again tonight.
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Why voice assistants will be this autumn's new AI battleground
The next phase of the artificial intelligence (AI) arms race looks set to centre on spoken-word assistants.
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Why has Roblox been banned in Turkey and is it safe for children?
While it has millions of daily participants worldwide, Roblox also has a history of issues related to its care for younger users.
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Is the UK’s 5G signal really getting worse and is Liz Truss to blame?
Social media users have complained recently about unreliable 5G services which cut out at awkward moments, or slow speeds delivered over 5G.
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What happened in Elon Musk's interview with Donald Trump?
Presidential candidate Donald Trump was interviewed by controversial billionaire Elon Musk on Monday night in a live-streamed online interview.
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How much electricity comes from the Sun on summer days in the UK?
Britain's solar energy contribution to the energy mix has hit 32% amid the recent heatwave.