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An in-game screenshot of The Crew which shows a blue and white striped rally car racing towards the screen along a concrete river channel, with two police cars and other cars in pursuit.

The gamers taking on the industry to stop it switching off games

Stop Killing Games is challenging the idea publishers can shut down a game without making sure it's still playable.

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The game-changing tech transforming the World Cup

Tech Now visits FIFA HQ in Zurich to find out how AI-powered balls and smart tracking are transforming football.

3 days ago

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'World-first' vaccine designed by artificial intelligence

Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.

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The ancient trick making food waste useful and tasty

Instead of throwing away byproducts of food processing, fermentation is making them valuable.

4 days ago

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Single 20-somethings need AI to make first move on dating apps - Hinge boss

Jackie Jantos says loneliness and lack of confidence were challenges for young adults looking for relationships.

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A young women is lying on a bed staring at her phone in a dark room, there is a table lamp in the background and she is leaning on a cushion

Do you find yourself aimlessly scrolling? You're not alone

A Virgin Media O2 report suggests an average of 36% of time spent on phones is without a clear purpose.

6 days ago

A hand holding the Majorana 2 chip in its palm. Including its housing the chip appears to be about the size of a beer mat. It consists of a gold plated metal frame and sits on a dark blue-green board bearing its name. The chip itself is a small silvery square on a dark gunmetal blue square with very fine gold circuitry visible.

Microsoft says new quantum chip 1,000 times more reliable than predecessor

The tech giant predicts it will have a quantum computer that can solve commercially useful problems by the end of the decade.

6 days ago

Gary Beswick flags for offside during the Club World Cup game between Mamelodi Sundowns and Fluminense

No more delayed flag? Fifa adds new offside tech for World Cup

The delayed offside flag could almost become a thing of the past after Fifa unveiled new technology to be used at the 2026 World Cup.

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27 May 2026

Art of hands pressing on a smartphone, with a big red heart being burned by flames over the phone (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images)

Are you stuck in the dating app burnout cycle?

Download, burnout, delete, repeat. Science says dating app users follow a predictable and dangerous pattern. These are the signs you're falling for it – and how to escape.

27 May 2026

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