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NASA launches urgent mission to save Swift telescope from fiery plunge to Earth
A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth.
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DHS investigates cyberattack on Homeland Security information-sharing network
The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a cyberattack that compromised the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN), a sensitive information-sharing platform used by federal, state, local, and private-sector partners.
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EU’s top court upholds €4.1bn antitrust fine against Google over Android dominance
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has argued that the company’s Android system has created "more choice, not less".
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Investigation finds Elon Musk’s Grok generated rape, murder and child abuse fantasies despite safety safeguards
Grok, the large language model (LLM) developed and operated by Elon Musk’s xAI, is facing intense scrutiny following an international investigation revealing that the chatbot repeatedly bypassed its own guardrails to engage in conspiracies and violent fantasies.
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Apple takes $500m global patent dispute to UK Supreme Court
Apple is heading to the UK’s highest court to fight a $500mn bill that judges have said the tech giant must pay to embed patented mobile technology in its devices, such as iPhones, worldwide.
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Apple urgently changes update system over AI-powered cyberattack threat
Apple has urgently released a series of security updates and announced changes to how it delivers software patches as cyber threats driven by artificial intelligence continue to grow.Apple has urgently released a series of security updates and announced changes to how it delivers software patches as cyber threats driven by artificial intelligence continue to grow.
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Leaked files expose Apple iPhone 18 Pro suppliers after cyberattack on Tata Electronics
Sensitive lists of components and suppliers, and photos of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models are part of files posted on the ‌dark web by the ransomware group that stole data from the U.S. firm’s Indian supplier Tata Electronics, according to documents and a source.
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Apple seeks White House backing to source chips from Chinese company linked to China’s military
iPhone maker wants Trump administration to sign off on purchases to ease pressure from rising semiconductor prices.
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Apple and Google made up to £90m from dating app "app tax" paid by UK users, analysis claims
Apple and Google ‘fleeced’ love-seekers by up to nearly £100million last year thanks to their ‘app tax’ being levied on dating platforms, analysis shows.
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Ministers push plug-in solar rollout as battery ban and delays raise concerns
In March, the UK Government announced that plug-in solar power was “months away” from hitting the shelves across the country.
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UK deploys 3D printing hubs to speed up submarine repairs and boost fleet readiness
QinetiQ is to install an additive manufacturing facility at HM Naval Base Clyde capable of producing submarine components on demand at the dockside, in a development that is intended to reduce the time boats spend alongside between operational patrols.
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UK chatbot ban risks missing deeper dangers of addictive AI design
Restricting access to certain AI features by age could fail to address deeper issues like addictive design patterns, emotional reliance, and the risks posed by smaller, less-regulated apps.
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AI agents exploited by low-skill hacker to breach 14 companies, report finds
Researchers have long warned that AI agents could lower the skill floor for offensive cyber operations, and a recent report by OALABS (Open Analysis) researchers bears that out.
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£400 AI legal service wins £7,000 case in milestone moment for access to justice
An artificial intelligence law firm has won a case in an English court, in what is believed to be the first time a trial has been won using an AI lawyer.
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Microsoft flags CryptoBandits threat as hackers exploit USB drives and dark web tools
Microsoft’s latest crypto malware research points to crypto wallets, one of several places a transaction can fail, as a key practical weakness in self-custody.
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Cybercrime now makes up over 30% of recorded crime in much of Asia-Pacific
Cybercrime now accounts for more than 30 percent of all recorded crime in more than half of the Asia and South Pacific countries surveyed by Interpol, according to the agency’s regional threat assessment.
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Instagram users targeted by scammers after sudden Meta account bans
Hackers may be mass-reporting Instagram accounts and charging users thousands to restore them.
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ShinyHunters publishes 45GB MSG data dump days after Knicks NBA Finals win
Hackers have published data stolen from Madison Square Garden online for anyone to download, including what they say is customers’ personal information.
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Google sues China-based phishing network accused of $1.9bn scam operation
A lawsuit filed by Google against an alleged China-based phishing network may help the company seize reachable infrastructure and make fraud harder for criminals, but is unlikely to stop the broader scam ecosystem, a cybersecurity expert told OCCRP on Tuesday.
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FBI warns Silent Ransom Group is targeting US law firms with fake IT support scams
A cyber extortion group is targeting U.S. law firms by impersonating IT workers, stealing sensitive files, and threatening to publish the data if the firms do not pay, the FBI warned in a recent alert.
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Trump’s "American-proud" phone exposed as re-skinned HTC device built in China
Donald Trump’s highly anticipated "American-proud" smartphone is actually just a re-skinned gadget from Taiwan that is built in China, a new analysis has revealed.
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US government orders Anthropic to block foreign nationals from top AI models
Anthropic will "abruptly disable" its most advanced AI models for all users after the US government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign nationals, citing national security concerns.
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From Stalin’s Gulags to cybercrime: how Fenya became a digital underworld code
The tricks of the jail jargon Fenya were once used to bewilder guards in Stalin’s Gulags. Now they are being used by Russian cyber-criminals.
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Europeans lose $57bn to scams as AI-powered fraud spreads across online platforms
Three in four European adults encountered a scam over the past 12 months, according to a sweeping new report that warns of a rapidly evolving digital underworld where criminal networks are increasingly harnessing artificial intelligence to target victims.
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NASA reveals $1bn plan to crash International Space Station into the Pacific
Over 25 years since the first astronauts floated aboard the International Space Station, time is now running out for Earth’s orbiting outpost.