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03/05/2026

Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos

The UK data watchdog is writing to Meta following a "concerning" report claiming outsourced workers were able to view sensitive content filmed by the company's AI smart glasses.

Meta said subcontracted workers might sometimes review content, including films and images, captured by its AI smart glasses for the purpose of improving the "experience".

Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having s*x, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based Meta subcontractor, according to an investigation by Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) and Goteborgs-Posten (GP).

"We see everything - from living rooms to naked bodies," one worker reportedly said.

02/27/2026

Burger King rolls out AI headsets that track employee 'friendliness'

Burger King is testing artificial intelligence-powered employee headsets that monitor staff interactions with customers and oversee store operations.

The AI system, called BK Assistant, compiles "friendliness scores" at the fast-food chain's locations based on employees' conversations, according to a promotional video the company shared with the BBC.

The chain is currently piloting the system at 500 US restaurants, a spokesperson for Burger King said.

The company says the technology is not designed to "record conversations or evaluate individual employees".

An AI chat-bot dubbed "Patty", embedded in the headsets, answers questions from employees about how to prepare menu items and flags when a product needs restocking. But its ability to monitor restaurant staff tees up a debate about surveillance.

Burger King's chief digital officer told online publication The Verge that the fast-food outlet had trained the OpenAI-powered system to identify terms including "please" and "thank you" in order to evaluate staff friendliness.

The system analyses audio from drive-thru interactions.

All US Burger King restaurants are poised to have access to the BK Assistant AI platform by the end of 2026, a company spokesperson told the BBC.

The tool is "designed to streamline restaurant operations" to let managers and staff "focus more on guest service and team leadership", Restaurant Brands International, the chain's parents company, said in a statement on Thursday.

One promotional video for the new AI assistant features the "Patty" chat-bot notifying an employee that a machine is running low on Diet Coke. Another worker asks "Patty" for a recipe reminder.

But the video also highlights an element of the tool that has started to generate backlash online: its ability to closely monitor employee behaviour.

"The team's friendliness scores this morning were the highest this week," the chat-bot tells a staff member through her headset.

Burger King said that it had explored "using aggregated keywords, such as common hospitality phrases" to understand the overall service being offered and to "recognise teams who deliver great hospitality".

"We believe hospitality is fundamentally human. The role of this technology is to support our teams so they can stay present with guests," the firm said.

02/23/2026

What's the best way to learn a new language?

Krupa Padhy uncovers how we really learn foreign languages – in a dual challenge involving both Portuguese and Mandarin.

There was a time when my oversized hardback Collins Roberts French dictionary took pride of place on my bookshelf of my student accommodation. I owned an edition from the late 1980s, almost 1,000 pages long, handed down from my elder brothers. It travelled with me to Paris in the early 2000s, taking up half the space of my little case as a non-negotiable.

It was a sad day when a decade later, bursting at the seams of our one-bed flat with two babies, I decided it had to go. It had gathered dust since leaving university but had equally screamed that I had once been serious about language-learning.

Multilingualism has always been a part of my fabric. I was born into a Gujarati-speaking household, my Indian-origin parents having immigrated to the UK from Tanzania in the 1970s. My reading and writing skills were topped up with lessons at the local temple every Saturday as a kid. In 1995, Zee TV arrived in the UK on cable network, and I became hooked on watching cheesy Hindi serials every evening with the subtitles on. I took French to degree level and headed for my year abroad to Paris. Finally, a tinge of Spanish came to me after a few terms of evening classes. All these languages (bar the holiday-Spanish) have taken time and commitment.

Understandably maybe, I've reacted reluctantly to the countless advertisements on my Instagram feed promising to teach me a language in 30 days (if not sooner) by giving up less than 30 minutes a day.

02/18/2026

You can sleep over at Oxford's colleges - here's what it's really like

During university holidays, visitors can stay overnight inside Oxford University's historic colleges. A former student returns to see what access to this hidden world really feels like.

College bells toll. A flock of starlings flutter off into the darkness and I am alone in a quiet square of ancient Gothic buildings. The city-centre bustle is just a few yards away, muffled behind Oxford's famous towers, turrets and ornamental spires. It's misty early evening in one of the university's medieval quadrangles and I am settling into my room for the night.

I'm buzzing after strolling through the grand stone archways of a college gatehouse as if I belong there. The entrance was built just after the War of the Roses in the reign of Henry VII, and I've got special access.

During university holidays, which stretch for 28 weeks – more than half the year, thanks to Oxford's short, eight-week terms – many of the 39 colleges are increasingly opening student rooms to overnight guests. The basic bed-and-breakfast accommodation ranges from modern blocks and converted Victorian townhouses to, best of all, rooms set with the ancient squares, called "quads".

These enclosed academic cloisters are normally hidden behind imposing college walls, and staying inside them offers a glimpse of Oxford student life that guided tours or open-top buses can never reach.

02/11/2026

'Simple but harmonious': Eight iconic Nordic homes throughout history

These Nordic "modern masterworks" emerged from a design vision that was unique to this northern corner of Europe. The region's distinctive "soft modernism" still impacts how we live now, says a new book.

A few generations of pioneering architects in a northern corner of Europe have disproportionately influenced how we live. "Nordic architects have had a profound and lasting influence on the evolution of modern ways of living and contemporary design right around the world," author Dominic Bradbury tells the BBC.

In his new book, The Iconic Nordic House: Modern Masterworks Since 1900, Bradbury explores groundbreaking homes in the region. From Arne Jacobsen, Finn Juhl and Alvar Aalto to Jørn Utzon, and Bjarke Ingels, the creative masterminds behind these remarkable homes have been hugely influential.

Respect for the natural world is the thread that ties Nordic architecture together. "Across Scandinavia, the mountains, islands, forests and fjords can be extreme, as can the weather. These are houses born of a particular place, climate and culture rather than alien interventions or impositions," says the author.

02/05/2026

Your phone edits all your photos with AI - is it changing your view of reality?

From simple enhancements to hallucinated facial features, modern phones choose how our memories will look. You might love the results, but they could alter how we see the world.

Ever taken a picture of the Moon with your phone? You've probably been disappointed – unless you have a Samsung Galaxy device. These phones have a "100x Space Zoom" feature that captures the Moon with astonishing clarity for camera lenses the size of a fingernail. It beats what you'll get from an Apple iPhone, but there's a catch: Samsung's Moon photos are fake.

A Reddit user famously demonstrated this by holding a Samsung up to a deliberately blurry, pixelated image of the Moon on his computer. Happy to oblige, his phone snapped a nice clear picture, full of craters and shadows which didn't actually appear in the original photo. The company calls this a "detail enhancing function". The reality is that Samsung trained an AI to recognise the Moon and fill in details when the camera can't pick them up.

You won't find something that dramatic turned on by default in every phone. But no matter what device is in your pocket, every tap of the camera button triggers a series of algorithms and AI processing tools that run in the background. They can perform trillions of operations, all before the picture gets saved to your photo roll.

In general, it's all designed for beautiful and (mostly) faithful photography. But at the extremes, some phones include AI enhancements that drift far away from what you'd see with your own eyes. The next time you take a photo, ask yourself, is your camera documenting reality – or negotiating with it?

02/02/2026

Golden becomes the first K-Pop song to win a Grammy

Golden, the inescapable hit from the movie KPop Demon Hunters, has become the first ever K-Pop song to win a Grammy Award.

Performed by the fictional band Huntr/x, it picked up best song for visual media as the awards ceremony got underway in Los Angeles. It is also nominated for song of the year.

Other early winners included British stars Yungblud, The Cure and FKA Twigs, while the Dalai Lama won best audiobook and eight year old Aura V became the youngest ever Grammy recipient, for best children's album.

Ahead of the main ceremony, Kendrick Lamar took home three awards, including best rap song for TV Off, continuing his Grammys winning streak.

The Compton rapper swept last year's ceremony, winning five prizes including song and record of the year for the scathing diss track Not Like Us, aimed at fellow rap superstar Drake.

01/28/2026

Djokovic scrapes into semis after Musetti injury

Novak Djokovic's bid to make more tennis history is still alive as he scraped into the Australian Open semi-finals after Lorenzo Musetti retired injured when leading by two sets.

Djokovic, aiming for a standalone record 25th Grand Slam singles title, was wayward, error-strewn and irritable against the inspired Italian in front of a stunned crowd.

Musetti was 6-4 6-3 up and looked set for the semi-finals when he pulled up early in the third set.

The fifth seed took a medical timeout for treatment on his thigh but, unable to serve or move properly, he walked to the net and shook hands at 3-1 down in the third.

A heartbroken Musetti had to be helped down the corridor by a member of his team as he left the court.

"He was a far better player - I was on my way home tonight," the 38-year-old Serb great said.

"I don't know what to say except that I feel really sorry for him.

"I really wish him a speedy recovery. He should have been a winner today, there's no doubt."

Djokovic received treatment for blisters on his feet at the end of the second set and could also have been tested physically had the match continued.

It is another stroke of luck for Djokovic after fourth-round opponent Jakub Mensik withdrew before their match with injury.

Djokovic has not won a set since his third-round victory over Botic van de Zandschulp on 24 January.

For Djokovic to move ahead of Margaret Court's record of 24 major singles titles, he will need to limit his time on court, keep the points short and hope some good fortune goes his way.

He has managed those so far - but he would not have anticipated reaching the semi-finals with such a heavy reliance on fortuity.

01/23/2026

Why Hollywood fell out of love with Wicked

In today's Oscar nominations, the biggest shock was that massive musical sequel Wicked: For Good, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, earned zero nods – despite its predecessor earning 10. It proved the perils of overstretching your material.

The Oscar nominations had their usual share of snubs and surprises, with no best supporting actor nod for Paul Mescal, the co-star of Hamnet, and two different nods for Norway's Sentimental Value in the best supporting actress category. The biggest surprise of all, though, is what might be called a multi-snub, or even an omni-snub: there were no nominations at all for Wicked: For Good.

This was a shock for two reasons. The first is that Wicked: For Good is part two of an adaptation of a Broadway show, and part one, which was released a year earlier, racked up a whopping 10 Oscar nominations. The Academy was spellbound, it seemed, by this colourful prequel to The Wizard of Oz. It adored Oz's two iconic witches, Elphaba and Glinda, and especially the two actresses who played them, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. How could things go so disastrously wrong that the franchise's Oscar-nomination total should plummet from 10 to zero?

The other reason why the omni-snub was unexpected was that, at the start of awards season, Wicked: For Good appeared to be a major contender. At the Golden Globes in January, Erivo was nominated for best actress in a comedy or musical; Grande was nominated for best supporting actress; the film as a whole was on the shortlist for cinematic and box office achievement; and it had not one but two nominations for best original song.

01/19/2026

Black pepper and olive oil: The ingredients that super-charge the nutrients you get from food

Seasoning your food or adding a dressing to a meal could help you absorb more vitamins and minerals. Scientists believe it could boost the nutrients we get from food.

It's been a prized spice for thousands of years due to its ability to bring flavour to even the blandest of foods. Black pepper was first cultivated in India more than 3,500 years ago, where the plant that produces the spice is native; it became one of the most valuable commodities of the ancient world. Today most of us sprinkle it on our food as a seasoning, often without even thinking.

But adding black pepper to your meal might be doing more than simply adding flavour. It might be boosting the amount of nutrients you are getting from your food.

Peppercorns contain a chemical that helps vitamins and other nutrients be absorbed more easily into the bloodstream. Tiny droplets of fat found in milk and olive oil have also been found to improve the availability of nutrients to the body. Scientists are now trying to harness these effects to develop new types of fortified foods and help people who struggle to absorb the nutrients they need to stay healthy.

One of the problems we face with even the most nutrient-rich foods is whether our bodies are able to extract the vitamins and minerals as they pass through our digestive system. Take sweetcorn, for example. Sweetcorn kernels are undoubtedly packed with goodness – high in fibre, protein, vitamins and micronutrients like potassium. But anyone who has peered into the toilet bowl after a meal of corn kernels will wonder how much of that nourishment they have absorbed. The waxy outer casing of the kernel is hard for our bodies to break down, especially if we don't chew it properly first.

"When you eat sweetcorn [without adequately chewing] it passes all the way through your gastrointestinal tract and ends up in your toilet, and all the nutrients inside are still trapped in there," says David Julian McClements, professor of food science at the University of Massachusetts, US.

Luckily, by chewing sweetcorn, we can free the nutrient filled flesh inside so it can be digested.

01/16/2026

'It's always been bleak - but it's got even darker': How Industry became the most nightmarish show on TV

The HBO banking drama has just kicked off its fourth series, amid serious hype and with a starrier cast than ever. It's also taking its story – and characters – to chilling new places.

Back in 2020, a new drama about a group of postgraduate bankers trying to make their way in London's high-finance scene first aired on TV. At the time, the biggest story around the joint HBO and BBC series Industry was that the first episode was directed by Girls creator Lena Dunham.

Initially, the show failed to make that much of a splash on either side of the pond, earning a miniscule viewership. But, six years on and with the fourth series kicking off last weekend, the outlook is very different: ratings improved by 40% between seasons two and three, and it was moved to a plum Sunday night slot on HBO, while its stars are gracing magazine covers. Certainly, no-one could have predicted back then just how buzzy it would become – or just how macabre.

From the beginning, Industry always offered the superficial glamour of 20-somethings partying and hooking up in fancy locations, but that was curdled by the toxic workplace culture they found themselves in, in which horrific behaviour – bullying, misogyny, harassment and s*xual assault, amongst other things – seemed to be completely normalised.

The HBO banking drama has just kicked off its fourth series, amid serious hype and with a starrier cast than ever. It's also taking its story – and characters – to chilling new places.

Back in 2020, a new drama about a group of postgraduate bankers trying to make their way in London's high-finance scene first aired on TV. At the time, the biggest story around the joint HBO and BBC series Industry was that the first episode was directed by Girls creator Lena Dunham.

Initially, the show failed to make that much of a splash on either side of the pond, earning a miniscule viewership. But, six years on and with the fourth series kicking off last weekend, the outlook is very different: ratings improved by 40% between seasons two and three, and it was moved to a plum Sunday night slot on HBO, while its stars are gracing magazine covers. Certainly, no-one could have predicted back then just how buzzy it would become – or just how macabre.

From the beginning, Industry always offered the superficial glamour of 20-somethings partying and hooking up in fancy locations, but that was curdled by the toxic workplace culture they found themselves in, in which horrific behaviour – bullying, misogyny, harassment and s*xual assault, amongst other things – seemed to be completely normalised.

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