TECH Solutions - Baldur's Gate 3, Lego Fortnite, and 7 other games that defined 2023

Despite lay-offs and the end of a gaming mainstay, 2023 was a year filled with brilliant video games.

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TECH Solutions - New Year Honours 2024: Tracking tech pioneer is appointed OBE

Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan is among a host of Cambridgeshire recipients of New Year Honours.

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TECH Solutions - Google settles $5bn lawsuit for 'private mode' tracking

Large technology firms have faced increased scrutiny of their practices in the US and beyond.

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TECH Solutions - Pornhub owner to pay victims $1.8m in sex trafficking case

Aylo, the porn website's parent company, agreed to pay $1.8m and compensate victims after a court case.

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TECH Solutions - New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for 'billions'

The US news organisation claims millions of its articles were used without permission to train ChatGPT.

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TECH Solutions - Amazon Prime Video to have ads in UK from February

The "limited" ads will feature in content unless people pay £2.99 a month to remove them.

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TECH Solutions - Apple to appeal ban on US sales of Apple watch

Imports and sales of Apple's Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches have been halted over a patent dispute.

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TECH Solutions - Driverless cars: Tech possible for UK motorways by 2026, transport secretary says

Mark Harper believes the technology, he has personally seen, will be "gradually" rolled out

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TECH Solutions - China to increase curbs on video gaming industry

New plans to restrict the online gaming industry in the country send shares in tech giants tumbling.

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TECH Solutions - Tech Trends 2024: AI and electric vehicle deals

From an AI slowdown to humanoid robots doing real work - tech trends to watch out for in 2024.

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TECH Solutions - Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker sentenced to life in hospital prison

Judge says hacker remains a high risk through his skills and motivation to carry out cyber crime.

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TECH Solutions - Penny Mordaunt says Boris Johnson's Covid WhatsApp messages went missing

MP Penny Mordaunt tells the Covid inquiry messages to Boris Johnson and Michael Gove went missing.

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TECH Solutions - Social media platform X down for users globally

Users are unable to view posts on the social media site with a message that says"Welcome to X!"

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TECH Solutions - AI cannot patent inventions, UK Supreme Court confirms

A technologist wanted his AI recognised as the inventor of a food container and a flashing light beacon.

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TECH Solutions - Three major porn sites to face tougher EU regulation

Pornhub, Xvideos and Stripchat will have to comply with rules including stricter age verification.

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TECH Solutions - Nasa beams cat video from deep space with laser

The ultra HD footage of Taters the cat was sent as the agency tries to improve space communications.

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TECH Solutions - Insomniac: Spider-Man 2 PlayStation studio victim of huge hack

Details of Insomniac's upcoming Wolverine game plus employee and company data appear online.

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TECH Solutions - Digital landline switch paused for vulnerable people

UK phone providers such as BT and Virgin hold off making users upgrade after "serious incidents".

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TECH Solutions - EU takes action against Elon Musk's X over disinformation

The EU says it is launching "formal enforcement proceedings" against the social media platform.

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TECH Solutions - Twitch U-turns on 'artistic nudity' policy

Days after allowing creators to stream artistic depictions of nudity, Twitch changed its policy.

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TECH Solutions - The secret sauce for Taiwan's chip superstardom

How an island that exported t-shirts and sugar turned into the world's largest silicon chip factory.

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TECH Solutions - The Last of Us Online cancelled by developer Naughty Dog

An online game based on the PlayStation hit is officially halted by developer Naughty Dog.

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TECH Solutions - Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions

The BBC uncovers a vast Russia-based network of fake TikTok accounts pushing disinformation about Ukraine.

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TECH Solutions - Bereaved parents' anger at 'broken' online safety promise

The government denies watering down online protections promised to bereaved families.

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TECH Solutions - Driverless car firm Cruise to cut 900 jobs

The move comes as the company faces an investigation by regulators into the safety of its cars.

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TECH Solutions - Quiz: Are these images real or AI?

Test your skills in detecting AI-generated images with Bitesize's monthly quiz.

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TECH Solutions - Etsy: Online marketplace lays off 11% of staff to cut costs

CEO Josh Silverman tells staff the cuts are needed as sales have been "essentially flat" for two years.

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TECH Solutions - Facebook encryption risks children's safety, National Crime Agency warns

Signs of abuse will be missed because of the encryption of messages, the National Crime Agency says.

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TECH Solutions - Elon Musk's Tesla recalls two million cars in US over Autopilot defect

It follows investigation into crashes which occurred when firm's Autopilot system was in use.

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TECH Solutions - Netflix: Users spent 812m hours watching The Night Agent

For the first time, the streaming giant has released global viewing data across almost its entire catalogue.

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TECH Solutions - Virgin Media 'fastest wi-fi' advert banned by watchdog

Advertising regulator tells firm to withdraw "fastest wi-fi guarantee of any major provider" advert.

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TECH Solutions - E3: Once world's biggest gaming show permanently axed

The annual video game expo struggled to stay popular after gaming giants launched their own events.

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TECH Solutions - Fortnite maker Epic Games wins case against Google Play Store

The ruling on anti-competitive practices deals a blow to a key part of Google's technology empire.

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TECH Solutions - Controversial clothes hook spy cameras for sale on Amazon

The hidden devices remain available despite being at the centre of a US case against the firm.

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TECH Solutions - Google: Barbie and Shakira among most searched in 2023

Barbie and Oppenheimer were the most-searched for films in 2023, and took £30m in their opening weekend.

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TECH Solutions - TikTok to reopen Indonesia shop after $1.5bn deal

In October, TikTok Shop shut down in Indonesia to comply with new rules in South East Asia's biggest economy.

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TECH Solutions - Alex Jones: Conspiracy theorist returns to X with Andrew Tate repost

The conspiracy theorist was banned from Twitter - now X - but its owner has now reinstated him.

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TECH Solutions - Grand Theft Auto 6: Car-top twerking, flamingos in a crazy Miami

The Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer depicts the city's extremes - what does it tell us about US culture?

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TECH Solutions - AI: EU agrees landmark deal on regulation of artificial intelligence

The proposed rules cover the use of AI in systems like ChatGPT and by law enforcement.

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TECH Solutions - Microsoft's links with OpenAI to be reviewed by competition watchdog

The Competition and Markets Authority will consider if ties between the two could be considered a merger.

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TECH Solutions - Game Awards 2023: Baldur's Gate 3 wins game of the year

The fantasy RPG claims Game of the Year at the ceremony dubbed the Oscars of the gaming world.

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TECH Solutions - Disney: Elon Musk calls for boss to be fired over ad spat

It comes a week after the multi-billionaire launched a profane attack on advertisers that left X.

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TECH Solutions - Mobile firms face £3bn claim for overcharging

Lawsuit alleges Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 overcharged existing customers for their mobiles.

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TECH Solutions - Facebook and Messenger to encrypt messages automatically

UK politicians and police have opposed the move, arguing it will make it harder to spot child abuse.

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TECH Solutions - The people creating digital clones of themselves

Business leaders and experts are making online copies of themselves to answer the questions they get.

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TECH Solutions - Meta is child abuse 'breeding ground', lawsuit claims

Facebook and Instagram are rife with child abuse, the New Mexico attorney general alleges.

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TECH Solutions - Why food discount stickers may be a thing of the past

Supermarkets and other retailers are increasing switching to AI-powered digital price displays.

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TECH Solutions - GTA 6: Streams soar for 70s rocker Tom Petty thanks to trailer

Tom Petty's B-side track Love Is A Long Road has seen a near 37,000% increase in streams on Spotify.

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TECH Solutions - Confident about safety of AI: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

The president and CEO of the chipmaker to ChatGPT says the rise of AI is no cause for concern.

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TECH Solutions - 23andMe: Profiles of 6.9 million people hacked

Hackers were able to gain access because some customers reused old passwords, biotech company 23andMe said.

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TECH Solutions - Young-looking porn users may face extra age-checks

New draft guidance sets out how porn websites and apps should stop children viewing their content.

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TECH Solutions - Grand Theft Auto VI trailer finally revealed

Rockstar Games releases the trailer 15 hours earlier than expected after it is leaked online.

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TECH Solutions - Tesla whistleblower casts doubt on car safety

A former Tesla worker turned whistleblower has spoken to the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.

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TECH Solutions - Booking.com users angry at firm's response to hacks

Customers say they have been failed and feel let down after losing hundreds of pounds to fraudsters.

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TECH Solutions - Kiss to become 'immortal' thanks to Abba's avatar technology

After playing their farewell concert, the rock stars announce they will continue as a virtual band.

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TECH Solutions - Spotify to axe 1,500 workers to save costs

The music-streaming company says it is making people redundant to "rightsize" the firm.

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TECH Solutions - Could X go bankrupt under Elon Musk?

Musk's profane attack on advertisers baffled experts - without adverts, how would X survive?

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TECH Solutions - Digital pound plans should proceed with caution, say MPs

The benefits of a digital pound are unclear but the government should keep exploring it, say MPs.

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