Month: June 2025

Information stolen from US company included details of 150,000 British residents including family trees The genetic testing company 23andMe has been fined more than £2.3m for failing to protect the personal information of more than 150,000 UK residents after a large-scale cyberattack in 2023. Family trees, health reports, names and postcodes were among the sensitive …

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Struggling to sleep and work in the balmy months? Chill your space – and avoid energy-guzzling air con – with our pick of the best fans, from tower to desk to bladeless • Warm weather essentials: 42 ways to make the most of the sunshine Our world is getting hotter. Summer heatwaves are so frequent, …

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Originally meant to release in 2022, Capcom’s futuristic game – featuring an astronaut and a mysterious blond-haired little girl – has just re-emerged from stasis; and it looks like it will be worth the wait When Pragmata was first announced five years ago, it wasn’t clear exactly what Resident Evil publisher Capcom was making. The …

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Anne Wojcicki made $305m bid for firm, which has lost customers since declaring bankruptcy, with backing of Fortune 500 company 23andMe’s former CEO is set to regain control of the genetic testing company after a $305m bid from a non-profit she controls topped a pharmaceutical company’s offer for it in a bankruptcy auction. Last month, …

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Information Commissioner’s Office takes action as people report feeling powerless over data gathering at home Makers of air fryers, smart speakers, fertility trackers and smart TVs have been told to respect people’s rights to privacy by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). People have reported feeling powerless to control how data is gathered, used and …

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Research reveals 13% of residents regularly invest in cryptocurrency and check stocks, more than all other cities The city’s most famous sons may have sung that money can’t buy you love, but that was before bitcoin existed. Liverpool has emerged as the crypto capital of the UK, according to a study looking at the online …

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Smartphones offer instant stimulation, but do they silence a deeper message In 2014, a group of researchers from Harvard University and the University of Virginia asked people to sit alone with their thoughts for 15 minutes. The only available diversion was a button that delivered a painful electric shock. Almost half of the participants pressed it. …

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Devastating attacks at M&S, the Co-op and Harrods highlight risks as lenders say cybersecurity is biggest expense It is every bank boss’s worst nightmare: a panicked phone call informs them a cyber-attack has crippled the IT system, rapidly unleashing chaos across the entire UK financial industry. As household names in other industries, including Marks & …

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Fraudsters offer great pay for liking and sharing TikTok content – but then demand a fee to unlock higher earnings Out of the blue you receive a call or a text offering you a job. It sounds great – it’s remote working and you could earn up to £800 a day. If you’re interested, you …

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Guardian investigation finds almost 7,000 proven cases of cheating – and experts says these are tip of the iceberg Thousands of university students in the UK have been caught misusing ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools in recent years, while traditional forms of plagiarism show a marked decline, a Guardian investigation can reveal. A survey …

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