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Real criminals, fake victims: how chatbots are being deployed in the global fight against phone scammers

New scambaiting AI technology Apate aims to keep scammers on the line while collecting data…

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Tesla won’t free up use of its batteries, leaving owners unable to reap full benefits

Exclusive: Experts say Tesla should be excluded from rebates for disabling function on its batteries…

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James Muldoon, Mark Graham and Callum Cant: ‘AI feeds off the work of human beings’

The Fairwork trio talk about their new book on the ‘extraction machine’, exposing the repetitive…

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VIP Taylor Swift ticket holders get obstructed view – are pricey packages worth the cash?

Pricey deals on the Eras tour shows are part of a growing trend – but…

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Lib Dems to push for cross-party talks on tackling social care

Exclusive: party to use biggest-ever cohort of MPs to get ‘essential decisions’ made on issue…

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‘It’s very troubling’: thieves use vulnerable man to take out £28,000 bank loan

Metro Bank faces questions over safeguards and why victim was allowed to borrow such a…

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Don’t call me a job blocker. We can’t all afford to retire | Letters

Readers respond to Mary Beard’s defence of Cambridge University’s mandatory retirement age of 67 Mary…

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Wimbledon employs AI to protect players from online abuse

Threat Matrix service monitors social media profiles and flags up death threats, racism and sexist…

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‘The disruption is already happening!’ Is AI about to ruin your favourite TV show?

It won’t be long till everything from Drag Race to Keeping Up With the Kardashians…

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UK house prices ‘remain subdued’ for third successive month

Average house price at £288,455 in June, down 0.2% on May, says Halifax, as property…

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