Month: March 2024

‘Old-fashioned embezzlement’: where did all of FTX’s money go?

Sam Bankman-Fried oversaw its collapse – now the crypto firm is in bankruptcy proceedings as contentious as his fraud trial Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, presided over a spectacular collapse that cost his customers billions of dollars. He argues in court filings that anyone owed money by FTX “will eventually …

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AI ‘apocalypse’ could take away almost 8m jobs in UK, says report

Women, younger workers and lower paid are at most risk from artificial intelligence, says IPPR thinktank Almost 8 million UK jobs could be lost to artificial intelligence in a “jobs apocalypse”, according to a report warning that women, younger workers and those on lower wages are at most risk from automation. The Institute for Public …

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Foreign Office summons senior Chinese diplomat over ‘malicious cyber activity’

Beijing’s chargé d’affaires told that UK government will not tolerate ‘threatening’ cyber-attacks Ministers summoned a senior Chinese diplomat to the Foreign Office on Tuesday after accusing Beijing-backed hackers of a cyber-attack on the British elections watchdog and a surveillance operation on politicians. The department called in China’s chargé d’affaires and told him the UK would …

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China cyber-attacks are increasing, western analysts warn

US and UK governments announced sanctions against Chinese firms linked to hacking group Cyber-attacks linked to Chinese intelligence agencies are increasing in capability and frequency as they seek to test foreign government responses, analysts have warned in the wake of revelations about a mass hacking of UK data. On Tuesday, the UK and US governments …

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Eyes in the sky: why drones are ‘beyond effective’ for animal rights campaigners around the world

Inexpensive and easy to use, drones are proving invaluable for activists monitoring illegal fishing, hunting and deforestation – as well as keeping tabs on zoos and aquariums Late last year, UrgentSeas received an anonymous tip from a former employee at the Miami Seaquarium about animal tanks away from public view. The advocacy group went to …

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Instagram users to see less of what Meta deems ‘political’ content unless they opt in

The change to Instagram and Threads comes as the parent company also prepares to retire the news tab from Facebook in Australia and the US Instagram users will see less of what Meta deems to be “political” content in their recommendations and feed suggestions unless they opt into it, in a change the company implemented …

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Tuesday briefing: Why the US and UK are going public with warnings about Chinese hacking

In today’s newsletter: Information about 40 million UK voters was stolen by Chinese spies in a hack that also targeted elected officials. A cybersecurity experts walks us through whether these are isolated incidents, or the tip of a digital iceberg • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition Good morning. You’re probably not …

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