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    Hugh Bonneville among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning
    Tech

    Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning

    More than 80 performers have written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham demanding a legal right to own their voice, warning that AI cloning is an 'existential threat' to their industry.

    5d ago
    Millions of UK airport customer details accessed in major cyberattack
    Business

    Hackers steal data of 8.7 million customers from three UK airports

    Manchester Airports Group confirmed hackers accessed customer data from car park, lounge, fast-track and WiFi bookings at three UK airports, with no disruption to flights.

    6d ago
    100-plus companies call for ‘global surge’ in AI-powered cyber defense
    Tech

    Tech giants and banks unite in open letter demanding urgent AI cyber defense surge

    A coalition led by OpenAI, Google and Microsoft warns that AI-enabled attacks will become widespread within months unless governments and companies act immediately.

    6d ago
    Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'
    World

    Federal judge rules Trump admin illegally blacklisted Anthropic

    6d ago
    What the Meta settlement means for the UK, and other questions after the deal
    Tech

    Meta's $18bn child safety settlement could force UK to demand same rules

    6d ago
    AI gold rush draws crypto firms away from Bitcoin
    Business

    Bitcoin miners pivot to AI compute as crypto rewards shrink

    6d ago
    Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration
    Tech

    Judge rules Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic

    6d ago
    Unexpected chat between OpenAI bots led to Hugging Face hack
    Business

    OpenAI missed weeks of warning signs before AI agents hacked Hugging Face

    7d ago
    Xbox Announces Disc-to-Digital Program, Letting Players Use Physical Games To Claim Their Digital Versions
    Tech

    Xbox announces disc-to-digital program to convert physical games into digital licenses

    7d ago
    Rockstar releases statement after a week of GTA VI leaks, avoids mentioning leaker's demands — says that gameplay leaks have been ‘heartbreaking for our team’
    Tech

    Rockstar Games calls week of GTA 6 leaks 'heartbreaking' in first statement

    7d ago
    Meta agrees to major $17billion settlement and changes to Facebook and Instagram after trial over teen addiction
    Business

    Meta agrees to major changes to Instagram and Facebook after teen addiction lawsuit

    7d ago
    Attorney General Schwalb Announces That Meta Will Pay Up to $17.1 Billion for Exploiting Kids with Intentionally Addictive Social Media Platforms
    World

    Meta agrees $18bn settlement over claims its platforms harm children

    7d ago
    Hollywood groups condemn ByteDance's AI video generator
    Business

    ByteDance signs AI copyright pact with Hollywood trade group

    Aug 17
    Trump secretly swapped planes at NATO summit due to security threat
    World

    Trump moved planes over alleged Iranian threat

    Aug 12
    Intel plans $15 billion share sale as turnaround rally lifts stock
    Business

    Intel plans $15 billion share sale as turnaround rally lifts stock

    Aug 10
    Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules
    World

    New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567 million over youth harms

    Aug 7
    Inside the debate over a tech breakthrough raising questions about life itself
    World

    AI Designs 16 Functional Viruses in New Study

    Aug 7
    How AI is changing jobs in the Philippines' outsourcing industry
    Tech

    Filipino outsourcing workers say they trained the AI that made them redundant

    Aug 7
    China bars US and Israeli cybersecurity firms, including Palo Alto Networks and Check Point
    World

    China launches cybersecurity review into Palo Alto Networks products

    Aug 6
    ‘Unprecedented’: OpenAI says AI models autonomously hacked another company
    Tech

    Meta AI model hacks another company during testing, following similar breaches at OpenAI and Anthropic

    Aug 6
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    Tech

    Saudi-led group completes $55bn buyout of Electronic Arts, taking gaming giant private

    Aug 6
    Hidden backdoor in Tenda routers goes unpatched as company ignores warnings from cybersecurity researchers — Chinese company's firmware allows admin access without a password
    World

    Researchers warn of devastating backdoor in Chinese-made routers

    Aug 5
    The US is again considering a ban on a Chinese IT product. This time, it’s a common household router (https://www.
    World

    Backdoor Found in 100,000 Chinese-Made Routers, Researcher Says

    Aug 5
    Apple takes a firm stand with Telegram app
    Tech

    Apple briefly removes Telegram from App Store over child sexual abuse content

    Aug 4