Zoe Kleinman
@zsk
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BBC Technology Editor, talking about tech on TV, radio, online + socials. Also presenter, parent, military wife and occasional baker.
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Joined July 2008
RT @UjjwalAcharya: What screen time does to children's brains is more complicated than it seems, by @zsk @BBCNews #DigitalSafety #ProtectCh….
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Screen time has become synonymous with bad news - but the science may not be as straightforward as it seems
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RT @Techmeme: Google will roll out AI Mode in the UK in the coming days after launching in the US and India; the optional feature will appe….
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Zoe Kleinman / BBC: Google will roll out AI Mode in the UK in the coming days after launching in the US and India; the optional feature will appear as a tab and in the search box
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A poignant reminder that tech will tell you it can save the world… until “limitations in the detection algorithms” means it can’t .
bbc.co.uk
The tech giant said only 469 serious warnings were sent out ahead of the 7.8 magnitude quake.
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RT @jimmym: Zoe Kleinman, BBC Technology Editor was this weeks guest on @JimmysJobs . AI, Jobs and the future of journalism and the media.….
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Packing a lot into my time in London this week: fascinating afternoon trying out @Huawei’s latest foldable tech, and dinner with @jimmy_wales to celebrate his new book
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So I think this means it was all AI (and some smart prompting) after all?! When I covered the curious case of the mystery band and its hundreds of thousands of listeners on Spotify for the BBC yesterday, part of me wondered whether it was all an elaborate hoax by Oasis 😂.
The Velvet Sundown is a synthetic music project guided by human creative direction, and composed, voiced, and visualized with the support of artificial intelligence. This isn’t a trick - it’s a mirror. An ongoing artistic provocation designed to challenge the boundaries of
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Retro-tech-obsessed-son is selling this game on eBay and I can't get over the offers we have received for it. It is 💰💰💰
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Looking forward to seeing @_KarenHao in Edinburgh in August. Just secured my ticket after starting off at 1,502 in the online queue! I got her new book about @OpenAI yesterday. The firm and @sama declined to be involved which of course makes me even more intrigued to read it…
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My son has unlocked a new level of enthusiasm for retro tech! His bedroom is increasingly full of the same stuff as mine was when I was a kid 😂
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Truly awesome to have made it onto @ComputerWeekly's shortlist of influential people in UK tech. What a powerful list! So many brilliant names. Please cast your votes. (ahem: its alphabetical so @zsk is last!) .
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This is your opportunity to vote for the 2025 edition of Computer Weekly’s annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK technology – the chief information officers, industry...
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The ping pong is over and the peers have backed down - but the fight will continue.
bbc.co.uk
Leading artists said the bill needed to be changed to protect them from having their work copied by AI.
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Exclusive: WhatsApp sides with Apple in privacy dispute with UK government.
bbc.co.uk
The messaging app says the UK government's demands over data access could set a "dangerous precedent."
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In August 2024 I met Peter Kyle, shortly after he had been appointed the new government’s Tech Secretary, and he told me there was no money for this. What a difference a year makes!.
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Scotland will become home to the UK's most powerful supercomputer, with up to £750 million for the project confirmed in the Spending Review.
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Last month I reported that the government had put back plans to allow driverless cars on UK roads: today it has brought the date forward again! Uber will now trial robotaxis in London (probably with customers via the app) in Spring 2026.
bbc.co.uk
The autonomous cars with no human safety driver at the wheel will be trialled in London next spring.
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Ofcom to investigate whether 4Chan complies with the online safety act. I can save them a bit of time there by confidently saying: I highly doubt it!.
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The UK has made more than 20,000 demands using the Cloud Act, an agreement which allows the UK and the US to request data access from each other for law enforcement purposes. The US has made 63, says @GregNojeim at a US sub committee hearing about the UK gov’s row with Apple.
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