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AI funding to speed up mental health diagnosis

A Cambridge psychiatrist is developing an AI system to speed up mental health diagnosis in children.

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The people creating digital clones of themselves

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

ChatGPT tool could help scammers and hackers

A cutting-edge tool from Open AI appears to be poorly moderated, allowing it to be abused by cyber-criminals.

Google claims new Gemini AI 'thinks more carefully'

Tech giant says Gemini will supercharge existing products, and take on market leader GPT-4.

Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks at a roundtable in Singapore,

Nvidia boss confident about safety of AI

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

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The FIRE method: How to retire in your 30s

Playing with FIRE: The millennial movement to quit work

A personal finance strategy popular among millennials is helping them retire decades early.

Do the super-rich 'deserve' their wealth?

Should there be a cap on billionaires' wealth and their inheritances?

Solo and hybrid work: Navigating our future and new normal

Covid-19 reshaped the way we live and work. We rethink solo working and explore the future of work-life.

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Can supersonic flight ever be sustainable?

How a new era of quiet, net zero supersonic airliners could revolutionise the aviation industry.

Graduation: The surprising pitfalls of following your passions

Commencement speech: The surprising pitfall of your passions

Students are graduating in the US this week. The commencement speeches might lead them into questionable choices.

Suzanne DiBianca, Salesforce's chief impact officer and EVP, enters the BBC's Executive Lounge to talk about creating the next generation of sustainable companies.

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How Salesforce reached its net zero goals

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The soaring industry of proactive fertility care

Many women are seeking new services to plan their future parenthood. They can be empowering, but some argue there's a dark side to the growing business.

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El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele presents his plan for the first "Bitcoin City"

Is El Salvador's Bitcoin bet paying off?

President Bukele is celebrating as his $120m Bitcoin reserve is finally in the black - but economists are not.

Why US drivers may be wrong about EVs

Americans have specific expectations for their cars. Do EVs need to evolve to meet their demands – or are consumers' perceptions miscalibrated?

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Staff in blue scrubs on a NHS hospital ward. They are slightly blurred because they are moving quickly

AI scheme to reduce patient hospital admissions

New algorithm will predict patients' medical problems before they happen.

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Cows walking between wind turbines in Norway

What is net zero and how are the UK and other countries doing?

The UK may weaken some key green commitments, despite its pledge to reach "net zero" by 2050.

27 Nov 2023

Science & Environment

How did 'ESG' become meaningless?

"ESG" was supposed to be a clear way for companies to explain their business decisions around environmental, social and governance considerations. How did the term go off the rails?

15 Nov 2023

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'This earring helped me build my £4bn business'

Richard Harpin, co-founder of Homeserve, explains how an earring taught him an early business lesson.

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Olivia DeRamus and BBC reporter Lora Jones

'Taking control of my abuse story'

Olivia DeRamus set up an app in the wake of her sexual assault. Now she's ready to take on Big Tech.

Take off for ground-breaking green fuel flight

It is the first transatlantic flight powered solely by alternative fuels.

The enzyme that chews up plastic

Could this be the solution for recycling more plastic?

National Living Wage will increase to £11.44 per hour

The rise is "fantastic news" and is worth £1,800 for full-time workers, says the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

How lockdown inspired fight against period poverty

Inside a project tackling period poverty, with an army of thousands of volunteers across the world.

'I don't enter leadership awards, it's not about me'

Kathryn Jacob, CEO of cinema advertising firm Pearl & Dean, explains her philosophy of team leadership.

15 Nov 2023

‘Pumpkins saved my business but almost squashed me’

Kim Innes founded Humble Crumble, a crumble bakery that’s sold more than half a million sweet treats.

31 Oct 2023

'We went from the streets to the stores'

Jay Williams, founder of streetwear brand Hoodrich, talks about his business journey.

24 Oct 2023

How Amazon uses drones to deliver from the sky

Amazon is about to bring its drone delivery service to the UK.

18 Oct 2023

Babbel boss: Baseball taught me a valuable lesson

Arne Schepker, CEO of Babbel, the language-learning, digital platform, shares his advice for our CEO Secrets series.

18 Oct 2023

Inside the British lab battling bedbugs

Amid rising concern about bedbugs, hotels and travel firms are searching for ways to combat the problem.

17 Oct 2023

Users divided over AI generated profile pictures

Using AI-powered apps to create professional-looking headshot photos is now popular, but are the images any good?

11 Oct 2023

CEO: 'Why I take customer service calls'

Andy Yen, founder and CEO of tech company Proton, explains why he sometimes takes customer calls.

03 Oct 2023

'If you can't see it, you can't be it'

Co-founder of Little Moons, Vivien Wong, on why we need more female role models.

26 Sep 2023

Rupert Murdoch's media empire through the years

He built one of the world's most powerful media empires - here are some of his biggest acquisitions.

21 Sep 2023

Bank of England chief warns against complacency

Bank governor Andrew Bailey warns against complacency and “premature celebration”.

21 Sep 2023

'You've got 30,000 days to live'

Australian serial entrepreneur Athan Didaskalou discusses the motivational quote that inspired him.

19 Sep 2023

'I wasn't heard at meetings, so did something about it'

Pamela Maynard, CEO of Avanade, shares her advice to get ahead at work.

12 Sep 2023

AI-generated music used for business branding

An example of music used for branding generated by AI.

11 Sep 2023

Technology of Business

Celine Sandberg (left) with Agoprene researcher

The weird materials behind sustainable furniture

Seaweed, coffee bean shells and fungus are all being employed to cut the use of plastic in furniture.

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What do employers expect staff to know about AI?

More and more jobs require employees to work with generative AI - but what does that mean?

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Kashmiri farmers pluck threads or crocus from plucked saffron flowers

'Red gold': Why saffron production is dwindling in India

The spice saffron fetches huge sums of money, but is hard to grow and Indian production is falling.

30 Nov 2023

The T-shirt chewing enzyme ready to tackle plastic waste

A French start-up is ready to use an enzyme which can break down plastic on an industrial scale.

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A computer generated visualisation of the Deep's subsea habitat (Credit: Deep)

Could humans become aquatic?

In 2026, a crew of six fully-trained aquanauts will be deployed to a new oceanic habitat system – beginning what promises to be the era of humanity's continuous presence underwater.

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Crypto app users left fearing for investments

Users were told they could double their investments online but are now unable to make withdrawals.

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The sails of the voyaging ship Marumaru Atua (Credit: Alamy)

Why ancient seafarers didn't get lost

The way Pacific Islanders used to navigate using only cues found in the environment may seem irrelevant today. But natural navigation still holds surprising lessons.

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Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1bn crypto ad lawsuit

US class action lawsuit seeks huge damages for his promotion of the world's largest crypto exchange.

Man who was 'pivotal' to crypto-raid sentenced

John-Ross Rennie was described as the 'technical brains' behind the crime, thought to be the first of its kind in Scotland.

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26 Nov 2023

The phone you can repair yourself

In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?

26 Nov 2023

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24 Nov 2023

An operator fuels an aircraft with sustainable aviation fuel at San Pablo airport, on November 24, 2022 in Seville

Could airports make hydrogen work as a fuel?

Hydrogen is being touted as a fuel for aircrafts, but handling it at airports will be challenging.

24 Nov 2023

22 Nov 2023

Who is the new boss of Binance?

Richard Teng rapidly climbed the ranks after joining the world's largest crypto-exchange two years ago.

22 Nov 2023

Binance CEO pleads guilty to money laundering charges

Changpeng Zhao will also step down as chief executive of the world's largest crypto-exchange.