Liv McMahon & Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Robert Timothy/BBC/ChatGPT Left: BBC technology editor Zoe Kleinman. Right: Her AI-generated action figure When scrolling through social media, you may have recently seen friends and family appearing in miniature. It’s part of a new trend where people use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to […]
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Liv McMahon Technology reporter Reuters The world’s most popular gadgets – phones, laptops, tablets, smartwatches – could be about to get a lot more expensive in the US. Many of them are made in China, which now faces a 125% tariff on its goods imported to the US, under President Donald Trump’s controversial trade policy.
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Getty Images Banning phones in schools should be a decision for head teachers and not “imposed nationally by the government”, England’s children’s commissioner has said. Nine in ten secondary schools restrict the use of smartphones, according to a survey of 19,000 schools and colleges commissioned by Dame Rachel de Souza. Dame Rachel said children were
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Tony Smith and Angus Crawford BBC News Investigations BBC Joe Nihill took his own life after learning on the forum how to buy and use a toxic chemical A pro-suicide forum is being investigated by the UK’s online regulator, the BBC understands – its first using new powers under the Online Safety Act. It comes
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Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat Sony Among Astro Bot’s haul was the top prize of the night – best game Astro Bot has swept this year’s Bafta Games Awards, winning five awards in total – including the top prize of best game. The 3D platformer, starring the PlayStation mascot character, also won best animation, audio achievement,
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In the face of concerns of a wider global trade war, President Trump is sticking to his tariff policy and telling Americans not to panic. Despite turmoil in the markets over the past few days, the president told reporters he won’t pause the tariffs. “Well, we’re not looking at that. We have many, many countries that
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images Meta is expanding Teen Accounts – what it considers its age-appropriate experience for under 18s – to Facebook and Messenger. The system involves putting younger teens on the platforms into more restricted settings by default, with parental permission required in order to live stream or turn off image protections
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By: Colleen Keating-Crawford, Michelle Jia, and Goutham Marimuthu School leaders, organizations and governments are sounding the alarm about chronically absent young people, typically defined as those who miss 10% or more of the school year whether due to excused or unexcused absences. Research has long demonstrated that chronic absenteeism is correlated with “increased rates of high school dropout, adverse health outcomes and poverty
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Priti Gupta Technology Reporter Getty Images India’s trainer market is attractive for overseas firms It’s likely that you have not heard of Taiwan’s Hong Fu Industrial Group, but look down on a busy street and you may well see its products. Hong Fu is the world’s second-biggest maker of trainers (sneakers) supplying shoes to Nike,
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What do you get when you put a lot of district-level technology professionals and edtech providers in a room? A guarantee that someone has the necessary dongle… and you get CoSN, a gathering of district leaders, providers and advocacy experts at the intersection of technology and schools. The last few days were filled with bumping
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