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ChatGPT to lose voice over Scarlett Johansson similarity

The flirty, conversational upgrade to OpenAI’s chatbot has been compared by some to 2013 film Her.

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BT scraps digital landline switch deadline

BT has ditched its timetable to move landline customers from copper wire to digital.

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Grand Theft Auto maker firms up GTA 6 release date

The latest instalment of the hugely popular series will be released in autumn 2025, its publisher says.

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Reddit shares jump after OpenAI ChatGPT deal

OpenAI and Reddit reach deal that will give ChatGPT access to content on the social media platform.

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The UK-made boxing game gunning for heavyweight success

How a small British developer hopes to put boxing back in contention in the video game sports genre.

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Pornhub partners with UK child abuse fighting charity

They want porn sites to adopt new voluntary standards on fighting online child abuse.

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Sony Music slams tech giants for unauthorised use of stars’ songs

Sony Music suspects Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have used music from the likes of Adele and Beyonce.

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EU investigates Facebook and Instagram over child safety

The EU will examine if the platforms are addictive and how effectively they check the ages of users

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Period trackers ‘coercing’ women into sharing risky information

Research finds poor data management practices such as not being able to delete data about abortions.

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‘Chinese social media turned me from Ukrainian to Russian’

As generative AI develops so quickly, regulating it and protecting people has become a challenge.

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