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20 November 2020

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Frankie the retiring service dog with her handler Steven Carr, flanked by members of TWFRS

Retiring fire rescue dog receives guard of honour

BBC News

One-minute World News

A cow wearing a Nofence collar on Steart Marshes

The cows being controlled by musical collars

Ann Taylor with her granddaughter, great-granddaughter and great-great granddaughter

Magic moment for five generations of same family

Michelle Obama and Marian Robinson sat next to each other

Mother was 'beloved' in White House - Michelle Obama

Ellie Harris

TikTokers on why they have to delay ‘adulting’

Tornado in Texas

Tornadoes and severe weather hit parts of Texas

Woman and man react to Trump conviction

Americans react to Trump's guilty conviction

Joe Biden

Biden urges Israel to stand behind three-phase Gaza plan

BBC News

East of England weather forecast

Joe Biden

'Reckless' to say Trump verdict was 'rigged' - Biden

Stan Mincher in black and white against a stylised background.

'This was going to be the beginning of the end of the war'

John Swinney

SNP should be in TV leader debates, says Swinney

Scotland Politics

John Swinney

SNP faces "tough challenge" in general election - Swinney

Scotland Politics

John Swinney speaking in Glasgow

SNP leader fears 'prolonged austerity' under Labour

Correspondent Ben Chu

Quick take on Labour's energy plan

Denise Leigh

'Overwhelming' support for Britain's Got Talent duo

Stoke & Staffordshire

Kicking can

Man uses 'Maradona magic' to kick can into bin

Gordon Yuill photographed at BBC Scotland's Glasgow headquarters

Father of M9 crash victim: 'Part of me died that day'

Lava river in Iceland

Mesmerising lava rivers as Icelandic volcano erupts

Mobile phone and social media apps

Ros Atkins on... How different countries protect children online

BBC Analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at what what is being done to prevent minors seeing harmful content.

Noland Arbaugh beside Neuralink's Bliss Chapman

Neuralink patient seen playing chess using brain implant

In a livestream on X, the patient explained that he was using a device in his brain to move the cursor.

Nigella Lawson

The celebrities 'deepfaked' for US influencer's ads

Piers Morgan and Oprah have criticised the use of AI deepfake ads used to promote a "manifestation" guide.

Paul Carter tries out the bionic arm

Paul Carter tries out Atom Limbs bionic arm

BBC Click reporter Paul Carter tries out the Atom Limbs prosthetic with 'full range of human motion'.

Jason trying out the prosthetic

Jason shows the BBC how the Atom Limbs prosthetic works

Jason lost his arm in an accident in 2012, and he's been working with Atom Limbs to test their prosthetic.

James Clayton and a demonstrator looking gat the AI mirror

Do we need an AI mirror?

The BBC's James Clayton tests out the latest tech at CES 2024 in Las Vegas.

The word Dementia spelt on wooden blocks

Using virtual reality to diagnose Alzheimer's

Researchers at University College London are investigating how the tech can help with early diagnoses.

Two Grand Theft Auto VI characters holding guns

Watch: Breaking down the GTA VI trailer...in 79 seconds

Here's what our main takeaways are from the long-awaited trailer for the gaming blockbuster.

Tesla's creative director Franz von Holzhausen

Watch: Musk attempts Cybertruck window stunt again

The pickup truck - Tesla’s latest offering - had its windows smashed during a demonstration in 2019.

Rishi Sunak and Elon Musk

‘Like having a very smart friend’: Musk on impact of AI

Billionaire Elon Musk told the British prime minister that he thinks AI could take over service sector jobs and play a role in education.

Elon Musk

'There will come a point when no job is needed,' says Musk

Billionaire Elon Musk tells the British prime minister that AI will be smarter than the smartest human.

Rishi Sunak

Sunak says Musk 'valuable' to AI conversation

The prime minister says Elon Musk's background in AI companies means he is worth speaking to.

King Charles facing the camera

AI presents profound challenges, says King Charles

The King called for unity in addressing challenges ahead of a major UK summit on AI safety.

Elon Musk in the audience the AI Summit

Musk says it is too early to start regulating AI

The tech entrepreneur says "you've got to start with insight before you do oversight".

Amazon robot

Amazon trials humanoid robots in warehouses

The US tech giant is looking at ways it can automate more of its operations.

Bryan Johnson

Watch: Meet the millionaire trying to reverse ageing

With a team of 30 scientists, tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson spends millions on his body every year.

Debbie Weinstein

Google UK boss on chatbot Bard

Google UK boss Debbie Weinstein tells people to "use Google" to check information from chatbot Bard.

Watch: Twitter HQ sign change halted as police arrive

Workers in San Francisco were taking down the sign after Elon Musk's rebrand of the company.

A deepfake video featuring a A.I. generated figure meant to look like Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky

Real or fake? Deepfake detector put to the test

The BBC's James Clayton tries out Intel's "Fakecatcher", software which the company believes can help detect deepfake videos.

Rhianna Dhillon and Marc Cieslak sitting and looking at a laptop

'Horrifying!': Movie critic reacts to AI films

Filmmakers are using AI to generate short films and adverts. But are they any good?