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A woman has told the BBC she felt “dehumanised and reduced into a sexual stereotype” after Elon Musk’s AI Grok was used to digitally remove her clothing.The BBC has seen several examples on the social media platform X of people asking the chatbot to undress women to make them appear in bikinis without their consent, as well as putting them in sexual situations.XAI, the company behind Grok, did not respond to a request for comment, other than with an automatically-generated reply stating “legacy media lies”.Samantha Smith shared a post on X about her image being altered, which was met with…

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Getty ImagesBleeding radiators can released trapped air and allow heat to circulate properlyEvery winter brings a drop in temperatures and rising concerns about heating costs. With the energy price cap set to increase in January, we have gathered together some practical advice to help you keep warm and cut costs over the colder months.This month, millions of households will see a slight rise in their energy bills, as the energy regulator Ofgem increases the price cap by 0.2%.The price cap is the maximum amount energy suppliers can charge customers for each unit of energy in England, Scotland and Wales.Between 1…

Laura CressTechnology reporterCBS Photo ArchiveThe 2000 film Minority Report, set in 2054, imagined potential future technologies like controlling computers by making hand gesturesThe last 25 years has seen some mind-bending technological changes.At the start of the century, most computers connected to the internet with noisy dial-up connections, Netflix was an online DVD rental company, and the vast majority of people hadn’t even heard of a smartphone.Fast forward two and a half decades, and innovations in AI, robotics and much else besides are emerging at an incredible rate.So we decided to ask experts what the next 25 years could bring. Here…

Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Getty ImagesWellbeing has become such a priceless (or in many cases pricey) endeavour that we can’t seem to get enough of it.Last year, we were mainlining magnesium, consuming creatine – a muscle boosting supplement that became mainstream, and we turned to AI chatbots for help with anything from a personalised training regime to a daily meal plan.And, that’s against a backdrop of more than a million people paying privately for weight loss drugs, in some cases completely transforming their relationship with food and exercise.What is the multi-trillion pound industry focussing on in 2026? Several…

The FTSE 100 index has climbed above 10,000 points for the first time, passing a significant stock market milestone, on the first trading day of the year.Shares included in the index performed strongly in 2025, leaving the benchmark more than 21% higher than a year ago, when it stood at just over 8,260.Rising share prices are good news for investors, including anyone with a pension or other savings that are invested in the stock market.But the London index is dominated by large international companies, so is not a direct reflection of the UK economy’s performance.The FTSE 100 tracks the performance…

China’s BYD is set to overtake Elon Musk’s Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles (EVs), marking the first time it has outpaced its American rival for annual sales.On Thursday, BYD said that sales of its battery-powered cars rose last year by almost 28% to more than 2.25 million.Tesla, which is due to reveal its total sales for 2025 later on Friday, last week published analysts’ estimates suggesting that it had sold around 1.65 million vehicles for the year as a whole.The US firm has faced a tough year with a mixed reception to new offerings, unease over…

Philippa Roxby and Smitha MundasadHealth reportersGetty ImagesAll young children in the UK can now be offered protection against chickenpox for the first time on the NHS.The vaccine will be combined with the existing MMR jab, given at 12 and 18 months of age, which already helps protect against measles, mumps and rubella. Children up to the age of six can catch up on doses when invited.Experts say the new, combined vaccine called MMRV, where V stands for varicella – another name for chickenpox – is expected to reduce the many thousands of families affected by the infection each year and…

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesEnergy bills are rising for millions of households in England, Scotland and Wales as the new year begins, after Ofgem raised its price cap slightly.Prices for those on variable tariffs are rising by 0.2% from now, the equivalent to a £3 annual increase for a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity.Campaigners say this means billpayers are facing another winter of high energy prices with the latest increase, albeit small, coinciding with the coldest period of the year.However, changes announced in the Budget should mean a fall in the cost of energy from…

After a New Year’s Eve swim in 2023, Dan Richards’ life changed foreverWhen Dan Richards went for a New Year’s Eve swim in 2023, he never could have imagined how drastically his life would change.In a freak accident, he injured his neck when a wave caused him to flip and hit the sand in Langland Bay, Swansea. “I knew instantly that I was paralysed,” the 37-year-old said. “I couldn’t move anything.”Doctors told him he would be bed-bound but, two years later, he uses a wheelchair and can move his arms and fingers.He has even walked with the help of Artificial…