Graham Fraser

UK to consult on social media ban for under 16s The government said it expected schools to be

UK to consult on social media ban for under 16s

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Dundee and US surgeons achieve world-first stroke surgery using robot A Dundee professor carried out the first remote thrombectomy on a human cadaver.

EXCLUSIVE: Dundee and US surgeons achieve world-first stroke surgery using robot

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Medicines and mail could be flown by drones in Argyll and Bute More than £500,000 has been announced by the UK government to further explore the use of drones in the area.

Medical supplies and mail could be transported by drones to try and cut delivery times in rural parts of Argyll and Bute.

More than £500k of investment has been announced by the UK government to further explore the possibilities of using drones in the area.

My piece:

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Two arrested over cyber-attack on nursery chain Hackers were said to have stolen the photographs, names and addresses of about 8,000 children.

Two teens arrested over Kido nursery chain hack. Police say the 17-year-olds were arrested at residential addresses in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail. A rapid police response to a hack that's shocked the cyber world. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dazzling supermoon illuminates skylines around the world From Paris to Taipei, this week's supermoon, also known as the Harvest and Hunter's moons, was captured in photos.

Beautiful pictures 🌕

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One iPhone led police to gang who sent 40,000 snatched phones to China BBC News is given access to what the Met Police says is the UK's largest operation against mobile phone thefts.

One iPhone led police to gang suspected of sending up to 40,000 stolen UK phones to China. Fascinating piece today from Sima Kotecha www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Snapchat users share fury at upcoming fees for Memories storage Snap said only a small number of users would be affected by the changes, but many online disagree.

"Half of my life is on this app and now they expect us to pay for it."

Snapchat users share fury at upcoming fees for storing old photos and videos.

Article by Liv McMahon

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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Piece by Justin Rowlatt

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The struggle to protect children from conspiracy theorist parents The inquest following the death of Paloma Shemirani raises the question of how to prevent young people from health misinformation

'Why we struggle to protect the young from conspiracy theorist parents'

A powerful piece by Marianna Spring.

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Hackers delete data stolen in nursery cyber-attack after backlash The hackers tell the BBC they are sorry for their actions - but experts say it's a practical rather than moral move.

Hackers who attempted to extort the Kido nursery chain by posting stolen images and data about children on the darknet have removed the posts and claim to have deleted the information.

All the latest from Joe Tidy

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Musk becomes first person ever to see wealth top $500bn The rise has been driven by a sharp increase in the value of his electric car company Tesla.

Tesla boss Elon Musk has become the first person ever to achieve a net worth of more than $500bn, as the value of the electric car company and his other businesses have risen this year.

Story by Peter Hoskins.

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Two Scottish tech projects are among 14 from across the UK that will benefit from funding designed to help boost local and regional businesses

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'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC Reporter Joe Tidy was offered money if he would help cyber criminals access BBC systems.

'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC

A remarkable story from Joe Tidy. Give it a read.

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Some personal news - I am rejoining the brilliant team at BBC Scotland News.

Since last summer, I have been a Senior Reporter with the fab Tech team at BBC News on maternity cover, and I have had an amazing time!

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A man has been arrested in connection with a cyber-attack which has caused days of disruption at several European airports including Heathrow.

I reported on the story for the BBC News at One.

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Trump TikTok deal: Who will own the app and how will it work? White House officials insists the deal - which China hasn't commented on - will be a

President Donald Trump says a deal to find a new owner for TikTok in the United States is done.

So who will own it, and how will it work?

My piece with Lily Jamali and Liv McMahon.

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TikTok algorithm to be retrained on US user data under Trump deal White House officials claim the deal will be a win for the app's US users and American citizens.

TikTok's algorithm - the tech that determines what users see in their feed - will be copied and retrained using US user data as part of a deal to secure the app's future in the country.

Firm involved in Man City will also be an investor in US TikTok deal.

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Teenagers charged over Transport for London cyber attack The police say the hack caused

Two teenagers charged over Transport for London cyber attack

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Major US tech firms have pledged tens of billions of pounds worth of investment, with Nvidia's Jensen Huang predicting the UK will become an "AI superpower".

I appeared on last night's Scotcast to chat with Laura Miller about it

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Major US tech firms pledge tens of billions of pounds of investment in the UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I have been reporting on the story on Radio 4 and Radio Scotland, and I really enjoyed making my Scotcast debut with the brilliant Laura Miller

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Most school hacks carried out by their own pupils, watchdog says The Information Commissioner's Office says schools face an

More than half of school and college cyber attacks and data breaches are being carried out by their own pupils, the Information Commissioner's Office has revealed.

Read @joetidy.bsky.social's report.

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Head of UK's Turing AI Institute resigns after funding threat Dr Jean Innes is stepping down after the government told the charity to focus on defence research.

The chief executive of the Alan Turing Institute - the UK's national institute for artificial intelligence - has resigned following staff unrest and a warning the charity was at risk of collapse

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Luigi Mangione's likeness used to model shirt on Shein An image with the likeness of Mr Mangione was used to advertise a white, short-sleeved shirt.

BREAKING: Fast-fashion giant Shein has launched an investigation after an image of Luigi Mangione - the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last year - was used to model a shirt

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Family of dead teen say ChatGPT's new parental controls not enough OpenAI has introduced new rules in the wake of the family's allegations that ChatGPT encouraged their child to take his own life.

A lawyer representing a California couple who are suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over the death of their 16-year-old son Adam Raine has criticised the popular chatbot's new parental controls

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ChatGPT to tell parents when their child is in 'acute distress' It's one of a number of parental controls being introduced by OpenAI, which is being sued over the death of a teenager in the US.

Parents of teenage ChatGPT users will soon be able to receive a notification if the platform thinks their child is in "acute distress"

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Court documents shed new light on UK-Apple row over user data The document suggests the government may still want access despite US officials saying it had dropped the demand.

UK government may have wanted to force Apple to provide it with access to more customer data than previously thought, a court document indicates.

Gov may also still be seeking to access data of non-UK users

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Kick accuses French authorities of politicising streamer's death Raphaël Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove, died during a live stream on the Kick website.

The streaming platform Kick has accused French authorities of politicising the death of content creator Raphaël Graven, who was also known as Jean Pormanove.

He passed away during a livestream.

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Thank you for speaking to me. All the best.

Tech Life - What happens when you lose your social media? - BBC Sounds We hear from people who say they have been unfairly banned from Facebook and Instagram.

For months, I have been hearing from people from all over the world who say they have been unfairly banned from Instagram and Facebook.

Digital memories gone. Businesses upended. Worries over serious accusations.

📻 I spoke about it on the BBC's Tech Life programme

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Video platform Kick investigated over streamer's death The French government also says it is suing the platform over the death of Raphaël Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove.

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the video platform Kick over the death of content creator Raphaël Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove, during a live stream

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