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AI boss Sam Altman ousted after board loses confidence
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says it "no longer had confidence" in his ability to lead.
Thornaby: Woman targeted in £13k railway station QR code...
Rail firm TransPennine Express has since removed QR codes from all of its station...
X ad boycott gathers pace amid antisemitism storm
US firms, including Apple and Disney, are reportedly suspending ads on the Elon...
Sam Altman: The extraordinary firing of an AI superstar
Sam Altman, one of the biggest names in tech, was sacked from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI...
Sam Altman: What on earth is happening at OpenAI?
The BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman reflects on a whirlwind few days for the...
Optus: Telecom boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin quits after Australian...
Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has been under pressure to quit after overseeing a tumultuous...
‘I was addicted to social media - now I'm suing Big Tech’
The lawsuit says four of the largest social media firms knowingly expose children...
OpenAI staff demand board resign over Sam Altman sacking
Almost all of the company's 770 staff have signed a letter calling on board members...
British Library: Employee data leaked in cyber attack
A group of cyber criminals have claimed they are behind the ransomware attack and...
Elon Musk's X sues Media Matters over antisemitism analysis
The lawsuit says Media Matters "manipulated" data in an attempt to "destroy" the...
Can bamboo be big in construction?
Bamboo is strong, light and sustainable, so why is it rarely used as a construction...
Crunch time for cookie use, watchdog warns
Some big websites have been given 30 days to make it easier for users to reject...
Microsoft offers to match pay of all OpenAI staff
The tech giant offers jobs to any workers who want to leave over Sam Altman's sacking.
Omegle: ‘How I got the dangerous chat site closed down’
"Alice" speaks exclusively to the BBC after her successful lawsuit against Omegle...
Richard Teng: Who is the new boss of Binance?
Richard Teng rapidly climbed the ranks after joining the world's largest crypto-exchange...
Binance chief Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to money laundering...
Changpeng Zhao will also step down as chief executive of the world's largest crypto-exchange.
OpenAI: A triumph of people power
The BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman looks at the humans at the heart of OpenAI's...
Sam Altman: Ousted OpenAI boss to return days after being...
The in principle agreement involves a new board being installed, the tech company...
Weight loss injection hype fuels online black market
Doctors warn drugs from unregulated sources could contain potentially toxic ingredients.
CBT for menopause: NHS advised to offer talking therapy
It could be used instead of, or with, HRT for hot flushes and sleep changes, says...
Most NHS maternity units not safe enough, says regulator
The NHS watchdog says the findings are the worst in England since focused inspections...
Red-wine headache explained - and it is not about volume
For some, a glass is enough to trigger headache due to the way their body metabolises...
Cystic fibrosis 'miracle drug' Kaftrio best Christmas gift...
Jesses, 4, from Essex, who has cystic fibrosis, will begin taking Kaftrio drug after...
Winter pressure may hit NHS Wales wait targets - minister
The health minister says winter pressures could have an impact on waiting list targets.
Brazilian butt-lift surgery death prompts Turkey-UK meeting
A minister responds to a coroner over the death of Melissa Kerr, who died during...
Covid inquiry: What has Sir Patrick Vallance said in his...
The UK's chief scientific adviser during Covid recorded his thoughts most evenings...
NHS interpreting service problems contributed to patient...
The BBC finds interpreting issues were a factor in 80 babies dying or being injured...
Scientists not consulted on Eat Out to Help Out - Sir Patrick...
Sir Patrick Vallance tells of threats to him and his family, as he criticises a...
Concern after unqualified medics given senior Birmingham...
Physician associates have been used in responsible positions at Birmingham Children's...
Concern over delay to abortion clinic buffer zones
Campaigners accuse ministers of kicking plans to prevent protests outside clinics...
Watch for measles, UK doctors told, as vaccine rate dips
Vaccination is at a 10-year low, leaving some children unprotected and risking outbreaks,...
Black women most likely to die in medieval plague, Museum...
Bioarchaeologists studied three plague burial sites to research how racism influenced...
Can writing a diary protect your mental health?
Sir Patrick Vallance's "brain dumps" morphed into damning public critiques - but...
Covid inquiry: First lockdown imposed a bit too late -...
But England's chief medical officer tells Covid inquiry government had no good options...
Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death...
Former medical adviser tells the UK Covid inquiry he considered stepping down over...
Climate change: Rise in Google searches around ‘anxiety’
Studies suggest women are more affected by the issue than men.
Kent GPs facing imminent crisis, says survey
A survey of dozens of staff says an increase in funding and a reduction of paperwork...
DeSantis Will Pick Up Endorsement by Bob Vander Plaats...
The endorsement by Bob Vander Plaats was long expected, but comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis...
How the Voting Rights Act, Newly Challenged, Has Long Been...
A federal ruling this week was only the latest in decades of legal challenges to...
Georgia Judge Modifies a Trump Co-Defendant’s Bail Conditions
Prosecutors say the defendant, Harrison Floyd, has been intimidating potential witnesses...
Federal Judge Rules Undated Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania...
The judge said that a state law requiring voters to date the return envelope violated...
Carlton Pearson, Pastor Deemed a Heretic for Denying Hell,...
He led a popular religious revival and a megachurch, but his peers and congregation...
Wisconsin Court Hears Case That Could Upend State Politics
A challenge to district maps that have locked in Republican control of the Legislature...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Winds Force Closures
Park administrators closed many roads and campgrounds during a busy week for visitors...
House Speaker Mike Johnson Visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago
It was the speaker’s first trip to see the former president since he won his post,...
Ignore Trump? Democrats Now Want Him Plastered All Over...
The former president has been relatively quiet, out of the headlines and off mainstream...
Animals Meant for Adoption May Have Been Turned Into Reptile...
The fate of more than 250 rabbits, guinea pigs and rats remains unknown more than...
Two Years With America’s Elite Firefighters
Hotshot fire crews work on the front lines of the biggest wildfires in the American...
Wrangell, Alaska, Landslide Kills Three, With at Least...
Authorities said at least three others were believed missing after the slide smashed...
Thanksgiving Weather Forecast: When Rain and Snow Are Expected...
Breezes in New York City on Thursday are not expected to be strong enough to ground...
Johnson Learns on the Job, Drawing the Ire of the Republican...
The new House speaker is facing complaints from his members that his leadership...
Biden ‘Secret Cell’ Helped Drive Hostage Talks Between...
The deal came as Democrats are increasingly divided over Mr. Biden’s embrace of...
The de Young Open Dazzles
San Francisco’s flagship art museum is displaying hundreds of works by Bay Area...
For Election Workers, Fentanyl-Laced Letters Signal a Challenging...
As overheated rhetoric and threats rise, people are leaving election jobs in record...
What to Know About the Mysterious Respiratory Illness Affecting...
Dogs in at least seven states have been infected. Symptoms include coughing, fever,...
Colorado Supreme Court Agrees to Take Up Trump 14th Amendment...
A state judge ruled last week that the former president had engaged in insurrection...
Latino Business Advocate Stung by Misconduct Claims Resurfaces...
Javier Palomarez, who stepped down as chief of the United States Hispanic Chamber...
YouTuber Big Has: 'The bread will always look after you'
Big Has holds a special cooking class to primary school pupils in Tottenham.
Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall opens Cogenhoe 'forest...
The head teacher "couldn't believe" her luck when the VIP guest agreed to a visit.
Grime Kids: 'We want to inspire young black and ethnic...
The cast of BBC Three drama Grime Kids speak about playing a group of friends who...
Teachers' strikes: When, where and why?
Four unions accepted a 6.5% pay rise in July, but NASUWT members are now taking...
Childcare costs could make us sell our home, says mum
Mum-of-two Stephanie Thomas says she would need £2,000 a month for childcare.
School for excluded pupils in Surrey facing surge in demand,...
An education trust in Surrey says requests for its services have grown since the...
Parents of pupils in 1993 M40 minibus disaster continue...
Twelve pupils and a teacher died when their minibus ploughed into a lorry on the...
Nottingham Trent University students suspended over antisemitic...
University bosses say the two students are now set to face a disciplinary panel.
GCSE students in England to get Covid support
Formulae and equation sheets will be provided in maths, physics and combined science...
NI school closures and disruption as non-teaching staff...
Thousands of school staff including classroom assistants and canteen workers are...
Mum-to-be given two-year wait for childcare place
Demand for childcare in England will rise once government increases funded hours,...
Ofsted seen as toxic and schools should self-evaluate,...
A report says Ofsted is seen as "toxic" and inspectors should not have direct contact...
Raac in schools: MPs demand answers over dangerous concrete
A "lack of basic information" from ministers is "shocking and disappointing", a...
Sir James Dyson pledges £35m to Gresham's for Holt Hall...
The inventor is bankrolling the purchase by Gresham's of a former council-run education...
Man builds University of East Anglia halls out of Lego
Mark Hodgson recreates his campus in Lego form because he does not have many photographs...
EU Commission faces complaint over microtargeted adverts...
The European Commission is facing a legal complaint over its alleged use of "unlawful"...
Brussels allows use of glyphosate across EU for 10 more...
The European Commission announced on Thursday that it is approving the use of the...
Fact-check: Have pro-Palestine protesters been spotted...
Some social media users are accusing pro-Palestine demonstrators of sympathising...
Corruption scandal: Kaili lawyers ask EU parliament to...
Lawyers representing Eva Kaili have asked the European Parliament to investigate...
'Tinder for jobs': Brussels unveils plan to match migrants...
The European Commission has tabled plans for a new platform to match migrants with...
Italy-Albania migration deal falls 'outside' EU law, says...
The deal struck between Italy and Albania to outsource the processing of asylum...
Brussels cuts EU growth forecast again to just 0.6% this...
Europe's economy will grow less than originally predicted, according to the European...
New round of EU sanctions against Russia targets diamond...
The European Commission has sent member states an official proposal for a new round...
Chinese ambassador Fu Cong decries EU's 'assertiveness'...
Fu Cong, China's ambassador to the European Union, delivered on Tuesday a speech...
EU countries failing to meet ammunition production demands...
The European Union promised earlier this year to provide one million rounds of ammunition...
Analysis: With her Albania deal, Giorgia Meloni sets the...
A year after coming into office, Giorgia Meloni has dared break a long-held taboo...
MEPs call for crackdown on child sexual abuse without ‘mass...
The European Parliament adopted Tuesday its draft position on plans to crack down...
The EU is looking at a maritime corridor for Gaza aid....
The European Union is looking at ways it can establish a maritime corridor to accelerate...
EU condemns Hamas for using people as human shields, but...
The European Union has condemned Hamas for using hospitals and civilians in them...
European Parliament to debate Spain's amnesty deal next...
The European Parliament will hold a debate next week on the controversial amnesty...
Race to host EU’s money-laundering watchdog hots up
Heft, geopolitics and money-laundering prowess are all coming into play as cities...
MEPs back drastic cut in packaging waste but NGOs say law...
The European Parliament approved on Wednesday new rules aiming to dramatically reduce...
'No justifiable reason' to keep Bulgaria out of Schengen,...
Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, voiced on Wednesday her...
EU calls for ‘surge’ in Gaza aid after four-day truce deal
The EU will work with its partners to ensure the four-day truce agreed between Israel...
Women make up more than half of ministers in new government...
Sánchez was reelected prime minister on Thursday with backing from 179 lawmakers...
In speech to MEPs, Kenya's president calls for 'reciprocal'...
William Ruto, the president of Kenya, called on Tuesday for a "reciprocal" and "balanced"...
Housing crisis biggest concern for voters at Dutch election
As voters head to the polls in the Netherlands on Wednesday, housing, in particular...
Poland gets EU greenlight for first payment of recovery...
The European Commission on Tuesday greenlighted Poland's revised COVID-19 recovery...
Urgent review of EU development aid to Palestine finds...
The European Commission said on Tuesday it will proceed with payments of development...
Victory of Argentina's Milei could scupper EU-Mercosur...
The political outsider has had a meteoric rise to power, only stepping onto the...
EU set to launch world's first hydrogen bank
The European Commission will inaugurate this week its much anticipated Hydrogen...
Brussels prolongs subsidies for EU companies struggling...
The European Commission has decided to extend until June 2024 two extraordinary...
