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'It's amazing' – the wonder material very few can make
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Cadmium zinc telluride enabling a "revolution" in medical imaging.
#CZT #CadmiumZincTelluride #TechNews #Technology #Tech #HealthTech
'It's amazing' – the wonder material very few can make
Just a handful of companies can make cadmium zinc telluride, a material with powerful properties.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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#OpenAI makes $1bn deal to bring #Disney characters to #ChatGPT and #Sora
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First major studio to license parts of its catalogue to #techgiant.
#AI #ArtificialIntellignece #TechNews
OpenAI makes $1bn deal to bring Disney characters to ChatGPT and Sora
The agreement will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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McDonald's Netherlands pulls #AI Christmas ad after backlash
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Takes down advert made with #generativeAI following criticism.
#ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews #McDonalds
McDonald's pulls AI-generated Christmas advert following backlash
McDonald's said the moment served as
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December 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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'#ArchitectsofAI' named Time Magazine's Person of the Year
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Magazine recognises group behind growth of #ArtificialIntelligence #technology.
#TechNews #AI #TimeMagazine
'Architects of AI' named Time Magazine's Person of the Year
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the influential tech figures that adorn one of the two covers.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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#Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's #socialmedia ban for kids
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Online forum will argue that the policy has serious implications for privacy and political rights.
#TechNews #BigTech
Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for kids
It said the landmark policy has serious implications for Australians' privacy and political rights.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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#Google asks UK experts to find uses for its powerful quantum #tech
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Inviting researchers to come up with uses for #techgiant's state-of-the-art #Willow quantum chip.
#TechNews #QuantumComputing #Technology
Google asks UK experts to find uses for its powerful quantum tech
UK researchers will get a chance to develop applications for the tech giant's quantum processor.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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#Crypto fraudster sentenced for 'epic' $40bn #stablecoin crash
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Do Kwon, co-founder of Singapore-based Terraform Labs, developed #TerraUSD & #Luna digital coins.
#CryptoNews #Cryptocurrency #CryptoFraud #CyberCrime
Do Kwon: TerraUSD creator sentenced to 15 years in prison over $40bn crash
In August, Do Kwon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud and apologised for his actions.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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#ClairObscur sweeps The Game Awards with nine wins
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been named game of the year amongst record-breaking haul.
#GamingNews #Gaming #GameAwards
Game Awards 2025: Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is game of the year
The French-made role-playing game is named game of the year and also picks up prizes for music and performance.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Is #AI in recruitment a 'race to the bottom'?
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What do jobseekers actually make of interacting with #ArtificalIntelligence rather than people?
#TechNews #Technology #Tech #BusinessTech
AI and recruitment: Are we in a 'race to the bottom'?
AI helps jobseekers to apply for hundreds of roles, meanwhile employers use AI to filter them.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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#AI therapy #chatbot 'works best with emotion'
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Study finds effective #ArtificialIntelligence therapy needs emotional closeness but warns about synthetic intimacy.
#TechNews #HealthTech #Tech #Technology
University of Sussex study looks into AI therapy chatbots
The research suggests AI therapy works if patients
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December 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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EU investigates Google over AI-generated summaries in search results
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European Commission says it'll examine whether it uses data from websites to provide the service.
#ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews #GoogleSearch
EU investigates Google over AI-generated summaries in search results
It is examining whether the tech giant did not offer
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December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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#Australia has banned #socialmedia for kids under 16. How will it work?
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First of kind ban kicks in = no new accounts & existing profiles being deactivated.
#TechNews #OnlineSafety #Tech #Technology
How does Australia's under-16 social media ban work?
The world-first law aims to reduce the risks children face online, but critics fear it may not work.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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'We're creatives - this is what #AI has done to our jobs'
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More than two-thirds of workers in creative industries believe #ArtificialIntelligence has undermined job security.
#TechNews #GenerativeAI
Creative workers on the affects of AI on their jobs
How do an artist, a videographer, a musician and a copywriter feel about generative AI?
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December 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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The unexpected history of those oh-so annoying internet popup ads
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#TechNews #Technology #Tech #OnlineAdvertising
The unexpected history of those oh-so annoying internet popup ads
Ethan Zuckerman says his intentions were good when he invented the ads.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Why do #GenZ have a growing appetite for #retro #tech?
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Teens & early 20s increasingly turning to old school #technology in bid to unplug from online world.
#TechNews #RetroTech
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Are you guilty of #phubbing?
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Study shows the more you feel you're being phubbed, the worse your relationship tends to be.
#SocialMedia #Smartphone #Technology #UniversityOfSouthampton
Southampton study looks into phubbing
The more you feel you're being phubbed, the worse your relationship tends to be, a study says.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Bank of England warns of #AIbubble risk
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Warns of "sharp correction" in value of major #tech companies.
#TechNews #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology
Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk
The central bank says US stock price valuations are their most stretched since the dotcom bubble burst.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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India scraps order to pre-install state-run cyber safety app on smartphones
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Withdraws order to pre-load new phones with #SancharSaathi app.
#DataPrivacy #Surveillance #CyberSecurity #Privacy
Sanchar Saathi: India scraps order to pre-install state-run cyber safety app on smartphones
The order to make the registration mandatory had led to a major backlash from several cyber experts.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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US hits out at #EU's 'suffocating regulations' after it fines Elon Musk's X
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£105m fine for #socialmedia platform over blue tick badges.
#TechNews #DigitalServicesAct #DSA
Elon Musk's X fined €120m over 'deceptive' blue ticks
The European Commission says the social media site is opening its users up to scams and impersonations.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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New homes delayed by 'energy-hungry' data centres
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Strains on parts of London's housing highlights need for "longer term planning" around future grid capacity.
#TechNews #NationalGrid #DataCentre
West London housing was delayed by new data centres, report finds
The London Assembly found the growth of new data centres temporarily halted building some houses in 2022.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Flights resume after Edinburgh Airport suspends operations following air traffic control issue
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IT issue with Edinburgh's air traffic control provider.
#Outage #TechNews #ANSL
Edinburgh Airport latest: Flights resume after Edinburgh Airport suspends operations following issue with air traffic control
Passengers are being advised to contact their airlines for the latest information on flights.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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India tells smartphone makers to put state-run cyber safety app on new devices
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All new devices come with government's #SancharSaathi app, whose "functionalities cannot be disabled or restricted".
#DataProtection #DataPrivacy #Surveillance
Sanchar Saathi: India mandates state-owned cyber safety app on all smartphones
India wants all smartphone makers to pre-install new devices with a state-owned cyber security app.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Stealthy browser extensions waited years before infecting 4.3M Chrome, Edge users with backdoors and spyware
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And some are still active in the Microsoft Edge store
#CyberCrime
Browser extensions pushed malware to 4.3M Chrome, Edge users
: And some are still active in the Microsoft Edge store
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December 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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South Korea's answer to Amazon admits breach exposed 33.7M customers
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#eCommerce titan #Coupang admits #databreach.
#CyberCrime #CyberSecurity #DataTheft
South Korea's Coupang admits breach exposed 33.7M users
: Coupang confirms internationally routed intrusion compromised more than half of the country's population
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December 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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French Football Federation faces own-goal after club software #databreach
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#CyberAttack on member management software leads to #datatheft.
#CyberSecurity #CyberCrime #FFF #DataProtection
French Football Federation admits club software breach
: Zut alors! Cybercrooks scored names, numbers, and license IDs
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December 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM