Investigation: X amplifies right-wing and extreme political content in the UK, as Elon Musk endorses fringe right-wing politicians and encourages nationalism
“Elon Musk is a great leader,” says Amy, a British woman outside the Britannia Hotel in London at an anti-immigration rally in August.
Emmanuel Macron joins growing European criticism of Musk, says “the owner of one of the world's largest social networks” is “intervening directly in elections”
French president accuses world's richest man of intervening directly in continent's democratic processes
Sources: China has hacked a payroll system used by the UK's Ministry of Defence, targeting service personnel; names and bank details have been exposed
MPs will be told on Tuesday of a massive data breach involving the Ministry of Defence, targeting service personnel.
The US and the UK sanction a Wuhan-based company linked to the Chinese state-backed hacking group APT31 for targeting critical infrastructure organizations
APT31 has a focus on political targets, but also high tech and intellectual property — The benign emails with tracking links followed by remote exploitation of routers is a usually...
The UK says Chinese state-affiliated actors were responsible for a “malicious cyber campaign” on the country's Electoral Commission between 2021 and 2022
British artist Damien Hirst burns thousands of his paintings live on Instagram as part of an NFT project, “completing the transformation” from physical to NFTs
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In a closely watched case, a UK coroner rules 14-year-old Molly Russell died by suicide after consuming extensive self-harm material on Instagram and Pinterest
Inquest told 14-year-old took her own life while suffering from depression and had interacted with harmful social media content
Amazon is working on letting Alexa mimic any voice after hearing less than a minute of audio, as a way to “make the memories last” of deceased family members
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Amazon is working on letting Alexa mimic any voice after hearing less than a minute of audio, as a way to “make the memories last” of deceased family members
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) wants to give customers the chance to make Alexa, the company's voice assistant, sound just like their grandmother — or anyone else.
UK's largest insurer Aviva says VR headset-related damage claims increased by 31% in 2021, with an average claim of ~£650 and TVs being the most damaged item
UK's largest insurer Aviva says VR headset-related damage claims increased by 31% in 2021, with an average claim of ~£650 and TVs being the most damaged item
Aviva has said home contents claims involving the gaming headsets rose by 31% last year and have increased by 68% in five years.
London-based freight forwarding and supply chain finance startup Beacon raises $50M Series B led by Northstar.vc, claims revenue has grown 12x in the last year
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A British judge rules against extraditing Julian Assange to the US, which has accused him of violating the Espionage Act, citing mental health concerns
A British judge has rejected the United States' request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be “oppressive” because of his ment...
A British judge rules against extraditing Julian Assange to the US, which has accused him of violating the Espionage Act, citing mental health concerns
U.S. officials want the WikiLeaks founder to face charges of violating the Espionage Act. But a judge in London ruled that he was at extreme risk of suicide.
UK report says Huawei has failed to adequately tackle security flaws in its telco equipment despite previous complaints
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Uber wins legal fight to regain London license as a judge overturned a ban by the city's transport regulator TfL
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Uber wins legal fight to regain London license as a judge overturned a ban by the city's transport regulator TfL
- Transport for London stripped Uber of its license for a second time last year, citing a “pattern of failures” that had put passengers at risk.
Maze ransomware operators successfully attacked Conduent, a NJ-based business services company, for 10 hours, possibly due to Citrix NetScaler vulnerability
The Maze Ransomware operators are claiming to have successfully attacked business services giant Conduent, where they stole unencrypted files …
London police announce they will use live facial recognition cameras within a month for five to six hours at a time with bespoke lists of suspects each time
The Metropolitan Police has announced it will use live facial recognition cameras operationally for the first time on London streets.
Facebook Dating, though separate from a user's main profile, is integrated with Facebook and designed to encourage the use of its properties that harvest info
This morning, Facebook finally launched its long-awaited (or, just as likely, long-dreaded) dating feature.