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Conservationists turn to AI in battle to save red squirrels bbc.in/4i0CfnK

Conservationists turn to AI in battle to save red squirrels

The tech is being used to automatically control the creatures' access to feeders at sites across the UK.

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'God's influencer' to be made first millennial saint in April bbc.in/3CBu15b

'God's influencer' to be made first millennial saint in April

London-born Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia aged 15, will be canonised by the Catholic church in 2025.

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The Sidemen: We've hit YouTube limit so are moving to Netflix bbc.in/3YZmZPf

The Sidemen: We've hit YouTube limit so are moving to Netflix

The YouTube stars explain why they're moving reality show Inside to Netflix for its second series.

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Social media ban for under-16s 'on the table' in UK bbc.in/4hYcwMD

Social media ban for under-16s 'on the table' says UK government

The tech secretary Peter Kyle also said he wanted an "assertive" approach from the regulator, Ofcom.

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Instagram testing tool that removes all recommended posts bbc.in/3APv1Cg

Instagram testing tool that removes all recommended posts

Its reset feature would cleanse a user's feed of personalised content suggested by algorithm.

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Google angry at reported plan to force it to sell Chrome bbc.in/3Cx9G0N

Google reacts angrily to report it will have to sell Chrome

It's reported the US government wants the world's most popular web browser to be sold off to address monopoly concerns.

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Seven-year-old gets job offer from Russian IT firm bbc.in/3Zczmcc

Seven-year-old coder Sergey gets job offer from Russian IT firm

The software company's boss said Sergey, who teaches coding in online videos, was "a kind of Mozart".

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Trump names 'big tech' critic Brendan Carr to head US comms regulator bbc.in/40T603U

Trump names 'big tech' critic Brendan Carr to head comms regulator

Carr, a free speech advocate and longtime FCC member, has accused some social media firms of censorship.

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Roblox to ban young children from messaging others bbc.in/3UWpalE

Roblox to ban young children from messaging others

Parents will also be able to view and manage their child's account, including limiting their screen time.

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'Record breaking' 60m homes watched Tyson vs Paul fight, Netflix says bbc.in/4eCUahn

Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: Netflix says 60m households watched fight

But the streaming giant's first foray into live boxing was beset with technical glitches.

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‘Do not pet’: Why are robot dogs patrolling Mar-A-Lago? bbc.in/4hPKUt4

On patrol at Mar-a-Lago, robotic dogs have their moment

Robotic dogs are helping law enforcement protect President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida residence.

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Elon Musk adds Microsoft to lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI bbc.com/news/articles/c93716…

Elon Musk adds Microsoft to lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

Mr Musk, a co-founder of the company, is accusing it and the tech giant of operating a monopoly.

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X users jump to Bluesky - but what is it and who owns it? bbc.in/3UU0sSV

X users jump to Bluesky - but what is it and who owns it?

Bluesky is picking up one million new users every day at its current rate.

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Bitcoin hacker sentenced to five years in prison bbc.in/4fqVW6h

US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions

Ilya Lichtenstein laundered the stolen cryptocurrency with his wife Heather Morgan aka Razzlekhan.

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Outage hits Bluesky just as the platform's popularity takes off bbc.in/3URm9TB
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Meta fined €798m over 'unfair' Facebook Marketplace bbc.in/3Z3xUsv

Meta fined €798m over 'unfair' Facebook Marketplace

The European Union says the tech giant crowded out rivals, breaching competition law.

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Amazon launches Temu and Shein rival with 'crazy low' prices bbc.in/3AKddZd

Haul: Amazon launches Temu rival with 'crazy low' prices

The price of products on Haul, which is being trialled in the US, will be capped at $20.

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Apple accused of trapping and ripping off 40m iCloud customers bbc.in/4fJjB1z

Apple accused of trapping and ripping off 40m iCloud customers

Which? is seeking a £3bn payout for UK users as a result of the legal action it is launching.

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The Guardian stops posting on Elon Musk's 'toxic' X bbc.in/3AFYkXM

The Guardian stops posting on Elon Musk's 'toxic' X

It has accused X of promoting "disturbing content", and says Mr Musk is using it to "shape political discourse."

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VW launches $5.8bn tie-up with Tesla rival Rivian bbc.in/3CjbfiP

VW launches $5.8bn partnership with Tesla rival Rivian

The firms will share EV technology as they face slowing sales growth and competition from Chinese rivals.

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