for 14 timeer sidenOpenreach engineers trial panic alarms as incidents of abuse and assault soar
Exclusive: UK company reports 450 incidents in a year, with workers spat it, shaken off ladders and pushed down stairs From scissors being brandished as weapons to verbal abuse and being trapped during a home visit, the number of reported incidents of abuse and assault on telecoms engineers is on the rise. Openreach, the BT subsidiary that maintains the vast majority of the broadband network serving UK homes and businesses, recorded 450 reports of abuse and assault in the year to the end of March. Continue reading...
for 22 timeer sidenWounded soldier escapes battlefield using e-bike delivered by drone
The Ukraine war has seen remarkable innovations in drone technology but it’s rare to see them saving lives.
for 1 dag sidenWatch: 'UFO' spotted in Australian skies identified as Chinese rocket
Astrophysicists said that the unusual lights spotted over Brisbane were tied to a satellite launch from China.
for 1 dag sidenRadioactive wasp nest found at old US nuclear weapons site
The nest with 10 times more radiation than permitted was found at a facility that once produced parts for US nuclear weapons.
for 3 dager sidenIndia and US launch 'first-of-its-kind' satellite
Nasa-Isro joint mission Nisar will record the minutest of changes in the land, sea or ice sheets.
for 3 dager sidenWhy plane turbulence is becoming more frequent - and more severe
Flights are getting bumpier, thanks in part to climate change. But new studies are looking into innovative potential ways to turbulence-proof wings - using AI and owls
for 6 dager sidenSpanish teenager investigated on suspicion of creating AI-generated nude videos
Modified images of minors appear on social media account allegedly owned by 17-year-old Police in eastern Spain are investigating a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of using artificial intelligence to create and share fake nude images of his female schoolmates that he intended to sell online. Guardia Civil officers in the Ribera Alta area of Valencia began investigating in December last year after a female student reported the creation of a social media account in her name that featured an AI-generated video. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenInsurance giant says most US customer data stolen in cyber-attack
Hackers accessed "personally identifiable data" of the firm's customers, financial professionals and staff.
for 1 uke sidenHackers steal images from women's dating safety app that vets men
Thousands of women registered with Tea have had their images illegally accessed, the US firm says.
for 1 uke sidenThe real winners from Trump’s ‘AI action plan’? Tech companies
Millions spent by Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and others appear to have paid off as president vows to cut red tape Donald Trump’s AI summit in Washington this week was a fanfare-filled event catered to the tech elite. The president took the stage on Wednesday evening, as the song God Bless the USA piped over the loudspeakers, and then he decreed: “America must once again be a country where innovators are rewarded with a green light, not strangled with red tape, so they can’t move, so they can’t breathe.” The message was clear – the tech regulatory environment that was once the focus of federal lawmakers is no longer. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenStarlink nede verden over
Starlink opplever for øyeblikket et nettverksbrudd, og jobber aktivt med å implementere en løsning, skriver selskapet.
for 1 uke sidenThousands of EE and BT customers across UK hit by mobile network outage
Customers report problems making or receiving calls on mobiles and landlines Thousands of EE and BT customers have reported problems making or receiving calls, as a result of a widespread mobile network outage. Reports of problems with EE, as well as its parent company BT, were first logged by users at approximately 11.15am on Thursday morning on the website Downdetector, which monitors internet outages. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenWhat are the new UK online safety rules and how will they be enforced?
From 25 July various websites and apps will be required to protect children by filtering out harmful content and verifying the age of users Children’s online safety in the UK is having its seatbelt moment. On 25 July social media and other internet platforms will be required to implement safety measures protecting children – or face large fines. It is a significant test for the Online Safety Act, a landmark piece of legislation that covers the likes of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Google. Here is a guide to the new rules. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenUK should act to stop children getting hooked on social media ‘dopamine loops’
Beeban Kidron says it is not ‘nanny state’ to prevent firms investing billions on making platforms addictive from targeting under-18s A leading online safety campaigner has urged the UK government to “detoxify the dopamine loops” of addictive social media platforms as tech companies prepare to implement significant child protection measures. Beeban Kidron, a crossbench peer, asked the technology secretary, Peter Kyle, to use the Online Safety Act to bring forward new codes of conduct on disinformation and on tech features that can lead to children becoming addicted to online content. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenAI summaries cause ‘devastating’ drop in audiences, online news media told
Exclusive: Study claims sites previously ranked first can lose 79% of traffic if results appear below Google Overview News companies have been warned of a “devastating impact” on online audiences as search results are replaced by AI summaries, after a new study claimed it caused up to 80% fewer clickthroughs. The threat posed by Google’s AI Overviews, which summarise a search result with a block of text, has rapidly risen to the top of the concerns among media owners. Some regard it as an existential threat to outlets reliant on search result traffic. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenThursday briefing: Everything you need to know about the new internet safety rules
In today’s newsletter: From mandatory age verification to criminal liability for non-compliant executives, the legislation marks a new era of digital accountability in keeping children safe online Good morning. From tomorrow social media companies must introduce child safety measures under the Online Safety Act. It is a key moment for a British government attempting, like so many others, to rein in tech firms and prevent children encountering harmful content on the internet. Passed by parliament in 2023, the landmark legislation significantly empowers the regulator Ofcom. Peter Kyle, the science and technology secretary, described the new codes as a “watershed moment” that turned the tide on “toxic experiences on these platforms”. Israel-Gaza war | More than 100 aid agencies issued a dire warning that “mass starvation” was spreading across Gaza and urged Israel to let humanitarian aid in. Environment | A “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right, according to judges at the top court of the United Nations, in a landmark advisory opinion about countries’ obligations to tackle climate change and the consequences they may face if they do not. US news | Microsoft says Chinese “threat actors”, including state-sponsored hackers, have exploited security vulnerabilities in its SharePoint document-sharing servers, with research indicating that several hundred government agencies and organisations have been breached. UK politics | Reform UK footed the bill for a £350 bottle of champagne at a luxury lunch and a £989-a-night hotel with hundreds of pounds in room service, its election campaign spending data shows. Media | The BBC is to broadcast a series of MasterChef featuring Gregg Wallace and John Torode, filmed before the presenters were dropped after facing upheld allegations over their behaviour. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenGoogle expected to report $94bn in revenue after AI fuels second quarter
Wall Street is expecting the search giant to report $2.18 in earnings per share following the bell on Wednesday Google is expected to report earnings following the bell on Wednesday after closing out a quarter of AI-related momentum that has given investors reasons to be optimistic. Wall Street is expecting the search giant to report $2.18 in earnings per share (EPS) on $94bn in revenue. All eyes will be on how the company’s various AI efforts and investments are faring as Google closes a quarter of considerable growth in the crowded space. Most recently, OpenAI announced it would add Google Cloud to its suite of cloud storage providers for ChatGPT. Analysts are also expecting a favorable outlook on general growing demand for Google’s cloud services. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenAustralia’s surge in household battery installations is ‘off the charts’ as government subsidy program powers up
At current rate, households could have 10,000MW installed in five years – half the nation’s total coal power capacity, expert says Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Everything you need to know about Australia’s new home battery subsidy A federal government program that gives a 30% subsidy on home batteries has sparked an “off the charts” surge in installations, with more than 11,500 applications to the scheme in its first three weeks. Industry analysts said the battery boom was reminiscent of the surge in rooftop solar 15 years ago, and that it was ushering in a second revolution in home electricity. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenUS nuclear weapons agency ‘among 400 organisations breached by Chinese hackers’
Microsoft says vulnerabilities in its SharePoint servers exposed as reports point to wave of attacks Business live – latest updates Microsoft says Chinese “threat actors”, including state-sponsored hackers, have exploited security vulnerabilities in its SharePoint document-sharing servers, with research indicating that several hundred government agencies and organisations have been breached. Hackers have already breached 400 agencies, businesses and other groups, the Dutch cybersecurity company Eye Security said, adding: “We expect it may continue to rise as investigations progress.” Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenUK watchdog to take action over Apple and Google’s mobile platforms
CMA designates tech firms as having ‘strategic market status’ and will promote competition in digital markets The UK competition watchdog has said that it intends to take action to open up Apple and Google’s mobile platforms to more competition to benefit consumers, businesses and app developers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has designated the tech companies as having “strategic market status” – as they hold an effective duopoly for access on mobile devices – and now intends to force Google and Apple to make changes to their mobile platforms. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenMicrosoft servers hacked by Chinese groups, says tech giant
The US tech giant is recommending some users install security updates after the data breach.
for 1 uke sidenDeepfake deception: Indian woman's identity stolen for erotic AI content
Babydoll Archi became an Instagram sensation. And then police arrested its creator.
for 1 uke sidenOpenAI CEO tells Federal Reserve confab that entire job categories will disappear due to AI
Sam Altman also said AI could already diagnose better than doctors, as his company expands into Washington During his latest trip to Washington, OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, painted a sweeping vision of an AI-dominated future in which entire job categories disappear, presidents follow ChatGPT’s recommendations and hostile nations wield artificial intelligence as a weapon of mass destruction, all while positioning his company as the indispensable architect of humanity’s technological destiny. Speaking at the Capital Framework for Large Banks conference at the Federal Reserve board of governors, Altman told the crowd that certain job categories would be completely eliminated by AI advancement. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenCybertruck boxes and tacos: Elon Musk opens ‘retro futuristic’ Tesla Diner in LA
Clips show robots serving popcorn and Tesla fans standing in line at California diner owned by world’s richest person In between Elon Musk’s ill-fated role as a senior adviser to the president, running SpaceX and owning X, the world’s richest person has taken on a new venture, opening the “retro futuristic” Tesla Diner in Los Angeles. The business opened its doors in Hollywood at 4.20pm on Monday, offering a charging station, drive-in and a diner that serves, as Musk promised, “classic American fare like burgers and milkshakes” and wagyu beef chili, breakfast tacos and “iced nitro” matcha. Footage from the diner’s opening showed robots serving popcorn, burgers served in Cybertruck-shaped boxes and episodes of Star Trek playing on the restaurant’s large outdoor screens. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenUK government urged to offer more transparency over OpenAI deal
Select committee chair says public need to be reassured about the use of their data after ‘major failures’ in the past Ministers are facing calls for greater transparency about public data that may be shared with the US tech company OpenAI after the government signed a wide-ranging agreement with the $300m (£222m) company which critics compared to letting a fox into a henhouse. Chi Onwurah, the chair of the House of Commons select committee on science, innovation and technology, warned that Monday’s sweeping memorandum of understanding between OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, and the technology secretary, Peter Kyle, was “very thin on detail” and called for guarantees that public data will remain in the UK and clarity about how much of it OpenAI will have access to. Continue reading...
for 1 uke siden'It's a lifesaver': Making solar power affordable in South Africa
The medical equipment keeping Mark Moodley's mother alive no longer relies on an erratic power supply.
for 1 uke sidenTrucking's uneasy relationship with new tech
Matching trucks with cargo has become digitised, adding efficiency, but driving down earnings.
for 2 ukeer sidenAtomkraftverk delvis frakoblet i Belarus etter avvik i kjølesystemet
Den ene av to enheter ved atomkraftverket i Belarus er frakoblet etter tegn til avvik i kjølesystemet, sier landets…
for 2 ukeer sidenTrump permits Nvidia to sell advanced chips in China, CEO says
Chipmaker’s CEO, Jensen Huang, recently met with Donald Trump as US-China trade rivalry deepens Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, says the chipmaker has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence to China. “Today, I’m announcing that the US government has approved for us filing licenses to start shipping H20s,” Huang told reporters in Beijing. Continue reading...
for 2 ukeer sidenAI chatbot ‘MechaHitler’ could be making content considered violent extremism, expert witness tells X v eSafety case
Tribunal hearing comes days after Elon Musk’s xAI apologised for antisemitic comments made by its Grok bot Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The chatbot embedded in Elon Musk’s X that referred to itself as “MechaHitler” and made antisemitic comments last week could be considered terrorism or violent extremism content, an Australian tribunal has heard. But an expert witness for X has argued a large language model cannot be ascribed intent, only the user. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
for 2 ukeer sidenIndian regulator orders airlines to check Boeing fuel switches after plane crash report
Air India cautions investigation into Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash is in early stages as speculation about cause grows India’s aviation regulator has ordered the country’s airlines to examine fuel switches on Boeing aircraft, after a preliminary report on the Air India flight 171 crash in June showed the fuel supply had been cut seconds after takeoff. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said it had issued the order after several domestic and international airlines began making their own inspections of the locking mechanisms attached to the switches. Continue reading...
for 2 ukeer sidenAviation authority says Boeing fuel switches are safe during crash probe
A preliminary investigation found the switches had been turned off in June's fatal Air India crash.
for 2 ukeer sidenTeach First job applicants will get in-person interviews after more apply using AI
Graduate recruiter says much use of AI goes undetected as specialist says half of candidates are now using it Key takeaways for graduates battling AI in the jobs market Graduates share their job-hunting woes amid the AI fallout One of the UK’s biggest recruiters is accelerating a plan to switch towards more frequent face-to-face assessments as university graduates become increasingly reliant on using artificial intelligence to apply for jobs. Teach First, a charity which fast-tracks graduates into teaching jobs, said it planned to bring forward a move away from predominantly written assignments – where AI could give applicants hidden help – to setting more assessments where candidates carry out tasks such as giving “micro lessons” to assessors. Continue reading...
for 2 ukeer sidenElon Musk’s AI firm apologizes after chatbot Grok praises Hitler
xAI’s lengthy apology for antisemitic remarks says they ‘apologize for the horrific behavior many experienced’ Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has issued an apology after its chatbot Grok made a slew of antisemitic and Adolf Hitler-praising comments earlier this week on X. On Saturday, xAI released a lengthy apology in which it said: “First off, we deeply apologize for the horrific behavior that many experienced.” Continue reading...
for 3 ukeer sidenFederal judge says voice-over artists' AI lawsuit can move forward
The two voice over artists allege their voices were stolen by an AI voice startup.
for 3 ukeer sidenWhy cockpit audio deepens the mystery of Air India crash
Fuel cut-off switches flipped seconds after take-off in Air India crash, preliminary report finds.
for 3 ukeer sidenWatch: What we know about the fuel switches on Air India flight 171
A preliminary report investigating the Air India crash finds both fuel switches were moved to the off position.
for 3 ukeer sidenMystery interstellar object could be oldest known comet
Scientists have been racing to discover the origins of 3I/Atlas since it was spotted last week.
for 3 ukeer sidenYouTube creators and eSafety commissioner at odds over whether to exclude platform from under-16 ban
Julie Inman Grant releases research showing younger children most exposed to harmful content on YouTube, but entertainers say banning platform would be a ‘great loss’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s online safety regulator has released research underpinning her call to not exempt YouTube from the under-16s social media ban, with a survey revealing the platform is the most used by children under 16, and the place where children are most exposed to harmful content. It comes as Australian YouTubers push for the federal government to exclude the platform from ban, after YouTube warned creators the ban could “affect how your work is valued and viewed”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
for 3 ukeer sidenMontel: Kinesiske droner i full sving på norsk sokkel
Flere av de største operatørene på norsk sokkel bruker kinesiske droner til blant annet overvåkning og…
for 3 ukeer sidenFour arrested over cyber-attacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods
Four arrested on suspicion of breaching Computer Misuse Act, blackmail, money laundering and joining activities of organised crime Four people have been arrested at addresses in the West Midlands, Staffordshire and London as part of an investigation into a trio of cyber-attacks on Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods. The National Crime Agency said two 19-year-old men, a 17-year-old boy and a 20-year-old woman had been apprehended on suspicion of breaching the Computer Misuse Act, blackmail, money laundering and joining the activities of organised crime. Continue reading...
for 3 ukeer sidenWPP names senior Microsoft boss Cindy Rose as new CEO
Tech sector boss chosen to help develop AI and digital offerings and rebuild battered share price Business live – latest updates WPP has appointed top Microsoft boss Cindy Rose as its new chief executive as the marketing services giant aims to implement a sweeping restructure to turn around the ailing London-listed company. Rose, who is Microsoft’s chief operating officer for global enterprise and a former head of its European and UK businesses, will take over from Mark Read on 1 September. Continue reading...
for 3 ukeer siden'I can't drink the water' - life next to a US data centre
Residents in rural Georgia say the data centre next door has disrupted their water supply.
for 3 ukeer sidenRobot surgery on humans could be trialled within decade after success on pig organs
AI-trained robot carries out procedures on dead pig organs to remove gall bladders without any human help Automated surgery could be trialled on humans within a decade, say researchers, after an AI-trained robot armed with tools to cut, clip and grab soft tissue successfully removed pig gall bladders without human help. The robot surgeons were schooled on video footage of human medics conducting operations using organs taken from dead pigs. In an apparent research breakthrough, eight operations were conducted on pig organs with a 100% success rate by a team led by experts at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in the US. Continue reading...
for 3 ukeer sidenUK government’s deal with Google ‘dangerously naive’, say campaigners
Company to provide free technology and ‘upskill’ civil servants but concerns raised over UK data being held on US servers Google has agreed a sweeping deal with the UK government to provide free technology to the public sector from the NHS to local councils– a move campaigners have called “dangerously naive”. The US company will be asked to “upskill” tens of thousands of civil servants in technology, including in using artificial intelligence, as part of an agreement which will not require the government to pay. It is considered in Whitehall to be giving Google “a foot in the door” as the digitisation of public services accelerates. Continue reading...
for 3 ukeer sidenMusk's AI firm deletes posts after chatbot praises Hitler
The announcement came after the Grok AI chatbot gave controversial answers to user queries.
for 3 ukeer sidenInstagram wrongly accuses some users of breaching child sex abuse rules
It was "horrible", "stressful" and "isolating" those affected tell BBC News.
for 3 ukeer sidenAI scammer posing as Marco Rubio targets officials in growing threat
Fake voice and text messages on Signal tricked senior leaders, as AI impersonation rises in global politics An unknown fraudster has used artificial intelligence to impersonate the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, contacting at least five senior officials. According to a state department cable first seen by the Washington Post and confirmed by the Guardian, the impostor sent fake voice messages and texts that mimicked Rubio’s voice and writing style to those targets including three foreign ministers, a US governor and a member of Congress. Continue reading...
for 3 ukeer sidenAustralians could cut power bills by 90% if they made their homes more energy efficient, report finds
Debate on how to generate energy ‘important but misses the point’, analyst says, when you can get such savings by using solar, batteries and efficient appliances Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The debate over where Australia gets its energy from has played out like a “comic-book death battle between coal and renewables” in recent years, according to Luke Menzel, the chief executive officer of the Energy Efficiency Council. Discussions over coal versus renewables, the role of gas and the speed of infrastructure rollout to bring renewables online had been “important”, Menzel said. “But there’s a whole other conversation we need to be having. And that’s about how we are using energy.” Continue reading...
for 3 ukeer sidenM&S boss says firms should be legally required to report cyber-attacks
Two hacks affecting big UK companies have gone unreported in recent months, Archie Norman tells MPs Business live – latest updates UK businesses should be legally required to report major cyber-attacks, the boss of Marks & Spencer has suggested as he claimed two hacks involving “large British companies” had gone unreported in recent months. In evidence to MPs about the impact of the massive cyber-attack on M&S that forced it to close down its online store for almost seven weeks, the retailer’s chair, Archie Norman, said the business was still in “rebuild mode”. Continue reading...
for 3 ukeer sidenQantas contacted by suspected cyber criminal but airline won’t confirm if hacking ransom demanded
Hacked airline says Australian federal police have been engaged but it ‘won’t be commenting any further on the detail of the contact’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A potential cyber criminal has made contact with Qantas, the airline has confirmed, after a major attack on its network exposed the personal records of up to 6 million customers. In a statement on Monday evening, a spokesperson for Qantas said the Australian federal police (AFP) had been engaged but the airline would not confirm if a ransom was being sought for the compromised personal data. Continue reading...