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Robo-top: The machines that could make your next t-shirt

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 7:04pm
Most clothes are made in Asia, but new machines could bring some of that work back to the West.

Satellites and AI used to track UK hedgehogs in bid to slow decline

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 7:04pm
Researchers hope the project will also help to identify barriers preventing hedgehogs from finding food and mates in the wild.

Musk loses OpenAI court battle after jury finds he waited too long to sue

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 6:08pm
Jurors spent weeks hearing about Musk's claim that Altman had "stolen a charity."

Elon Musk just lost another lawsuit. Will he keep fighting?

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 4:44pm
Musk's loss against OpenAI is the latest in a string of courtroom defeats.

Instant AI answers can trivialise human intelligence, warns Royal Observatory

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 1:19am
Paddy Rodgers said the Observatory's rich history showed the power of human knowledge and the need to avoid "dependence" on AI.

Tech Now

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 9:00pm
Adrienne Murray explores how new 3D imaging is supporting heart procedures.

X pledges quicker action on hate and terror content in the UK

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 8:57am
Ofcom said the commitments were of particular importance after recent crimes targeting Jewish communities in the UK.

Claim, counter-claim and tech's seedy side exposed: Five things we learned in the Musk-Altman trial

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 1:03am
As the jury deliberates, this is what we found out during the weeks-long trial with two tech titans at its heart.

Inside the secretive and lucrative world of orchid breeding

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 7:03pm
It can take a decade to bring a new orchid to market, so breeders keep their hi-tech processes secret.

AI could put people off tech jobs and hurt the economy, warns Raspberry Pi boss

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 7:01pm
Eben Upton warns against claims that Artificial Intelligence will destroy vast numbers of computing roles over the coming years.

'Millions' of pounds saved by replacing Palantir tech in refugee system

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 5:09pm
The government said its in-house IT system was "more flexible" while meeting "high standards" of security.

HMRC to use AI from British tech firm to spot fraud and tax return errors

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 1:10am
Quantexa, a financial data platform, won the £175m contract to spot fraud and tax return errors.

Thousands of Waymos recalled after robotaxi swept into a creek

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 10:40am
The voluntary recall follows an incident on 20 April where an empty Waymo car entered a flooded road in San Antonio, Texas.

WhatsApp launches totally private 'incognito' conversations with its AI chatbot

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 10:00am
A cyber security expert says deleting chat history could lead to a lack of accountability if things go wrong.

Suicide forum fined £950,000 for not blocking UK users

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 7:52am
The regulator said the forum had not done enough to protect UK users - but critics accuse Ofcom of acting too slowly.

More than 70 million warnings sent to people seeking child abuse material

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 2:04am
The messages highlight the illegality of what people are searching for online and direct them towards help.

Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 1:01am
The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.

Tech Life

Tue, 05/12/2026 - 3:45pm
Crumbling roads and other hazards - can AI make our streets safer?

Elon Musk said control of OpenAI should go to his children, Sam Altman tells jury

Tue, 05/12/2026 - 2:51pm
Sam Altman said Elon Musk tried many times for total control of OpenAI, which he's now suing.

Canvas hack: Company pays criminals to delete students' stolen data

Tue, 05/12/2026 - 6:31am
The company behind Canvas says it has "reached an agreement" with the hackers who disrupted thousands of colleges and universities.

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