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Disasters spur investment in flood and fire risk tech

Suzanne Bearne Technology Reporter Getty Images Storm Babet caused flooding across the UK in October 2023 When Storm Babet hit the town of Trowell in Nottingham in 2023, Claire Sneddon felt confident her home would not be affected. After all,…

Apple takes legal action in UK data privacy row

Apple is taking legal action to try to overturn a demand made by the UK government to view its customers’ private data if required. The BBC understands that the US technology giant has appealed to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, an…

UK competition watchdog drops Microsoft-OpenAI probe

Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Getty OpenAI boss Sam Altman (left) and Microsoft boss Satya Nadella The UK competition watchdog has ended its investigation into the partnership between Microsoft and the maker of ChatGPT, OpenAI. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)…

US charges Chinese hackers who targeted government dissidents

Annabelle Liang Business reporter Getty Images US prosecutors have charged 12 Chinese nationals for being part of an alleged hacking scheme, which sold data of US-based dissidents to the Chinese government. The “state-sponsored” operation also targeted government agencies including the…

Deep-sea mining tech advances – but doubts remain

Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter Getty Images They don’t look like much but these deep-sea nodules are rich in valuable metals There’s one. And another. This robot was hunting for rocks. A three-pronged claw descended from above and plucked a stone…