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Phone companies asked to help tackle rise in thefts

Some 78,000 people had their phone or bag snatched last year, more than double the previous year.

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Inside the deepfake porn crisis engulfing Korean schools

The crisis engulfing more than 500 schools and universities involves many underage victims.

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Top Brazil court to vote on decision to ban Musk’s X

Justice Alexandre Moraes has called on the court to vote on whether or not to uphold the suspension.

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Musk’s X suspended in Brazil after ruling by judge

The social media giant says it refused to comply with a judge’s order to appoint a legal representative.

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X braced for Brazil ban as judge’s deadline passes

The social media giant says it refused to comply with a judge’s order to appoint a legal representative.

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AI chip giant Nvidia shares fall despite record sales

The California-based technology giant has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI boom.

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Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe

He has been placed under formal investigation as part of a probe into organised crime on the messaging app, French prosecutors say.

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Are AI-created recipes hard to swallow?

Chefs are increasingly using AI to dream up new food combinations, but the results are mixed.

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Klarna: AI lets us cut thousands of jobs – but pay more

The firm wants to reduce staff levels to 2,000 works through its use of AI in marketing and customer service.

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Man posing as teen YouTuber jailed for global sextortion

Muhammad Zain Ul Abideen Rasheed blackmailed 286 people – majority of them children – from 20 countries.

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