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Adrienne Murray has rare access to Microsoft's Quantum Lab in Denmark.

Meta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlash

Meta's release this week of an AI feature that let people alter Instagram content drew swift blowback.

Is the Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake worth the 13 year wait?

The BBC's Tom Gerken plays the much-anticipated pirate game which has been remade from the ground up.

Apple sues OpenAI, its employees claiming theft of trade secrets

Apple said in a Friday lawsuit that OpenAI’s nascent hardware business is “rotten to its core.”

EU threatens Meta with fines over 'addictive' Facebook and Instagram

Regulators say features such as infinite scroll contribute to "compulsive use" and "unhealthy habits".

Big tech must deal with scam ads under Ofcom proposals

Ofcom says more than half of UK adults have encountered potentially fraudulent ads online.

'Cool in 90 seconds' – the fake portable air conditioners sweeping the internet

The ASA says adverts claiming small devices can rapidly cool rooms were too good to be true.

Pressure builds on Europe's biggest port to be greener

A lawsuit demands that the Port of Rotterdam moves faster to cut its dependence on fossil fuel firms.

Porn site company fined £630,000 over failed age checks

Ofcom has fined a slew of sites it says are failing to prevent children accessing their adult content.

Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics

The tech giant said people can opt out – but privacy campaigners called it a "recipe for disaster".

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