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‘Yes, Lego car!’: why small electric cars could be about to break the grip of SUVs

The 500kg Microlino is part of a new set challenging the ever-increasing domination of huge…

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Energy bills: a fixed-price deal could save you £150 next winter

Ofgem’s price cap is likely to yo-yo over the next year – here’s how you…

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Data breach exposes details of 25,000 current and former BBC employees

Security incident at pension scheme being taken ‘extremely seriously’, but broadcaster says there is no…

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Google to refine AI-generated search summaries in response to bizarre results

After new feature tells people to eat rocks or add glue to pizza sauce, company…

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CMA to investigate £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money by Nationwide

Watchdog opens first stage of merger process to examine whether deal would lead to less…

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Santander customers’ private data put up for sale for $2m by hackers

ShinyHunters stole information including bank and credit card numbers, as well as staff HR details…

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A new AI service allows viewers to create TV shows. Are we doomed?

Showrunner will let users generate episodes with prompts, which could be an alarming next step…

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He found the American Dream on China’s TikTok. The reality was more complicated

Videos on Douyin give people step-by-step instructions on how to get to the US –…

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UK house prices return to growth as market ‘shows signs of resilience’

Rate more than doubles to 1.3% in May and average property price rises to £264,249,…

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Thames Water tells hundreds of Surrey households not to drink tap water

Company tells Bramley residents that tests have indicated ‘possible deterioration in quality’ after historical fuel…

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