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Tech Life – Understanding AI Agents – BBC Sounds

Episode detailsWorld Service,28 Jul 2026,26 mins Available for over a year AI agents carry out tasks autonomously on behalf of users. But what are they capable...

The new HP Omen 16 Slim isn

TechRadar Verdict With memory prices spiralling, you wouldn't give HP much chance of delivering a good value...

Why budding birders are flocking to Shazam-like apps to identify avians

Megan Szostak, 26, was always a "bird kid". The urge to watch and appreciate the world around her - and...

Warning shot or publicity stunt – how worried should we be about the OpenAI hack?

Image source, Getty Images ByJoe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service This week the tech world was gripped by a story that...

Power 50 2026 – All our finalists revealed

The nominations are in - and the...

Tech Now – Inside the Esports World Cup

Andrew Rogers has the highlights from the Esports World Cup in Paris. Laura Cress learns how to build a...

Why proving personhood is the new standard for identity verification

Most fraud strategies fail before a fraudster is ever detected, because they evaluate documents, rather than people.Consider...

PlayStation Network outage resolved after thousands of gamers unable to play

A PlayStation Network outage which left some gamers unable to play digital games for hours has been resolved. According...