Month: July 2025

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 …

US nuclear weapons agency ‘among 400 organisations breached by Chinese hackers’ Read More »

Some are using Final Fantasy and GTA Online as dating sites and long-time lovers are finding comfort and connection through Resident Evil. Could video games be the ultimate relationship tool? Last week, Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour talked about the role of women in the video games industry. It featured interviews with gaming insiders, from esports …

How video games are keeping romance alive – one level at a time Read More »

From foam wash to hammocks, these are the non-negotiables seasoned campers swear by – and the kit they’d happily skip • The best camping mattresses for every type of adventure, tested Packing for a camping trip isn’t easy, especially if you’re not an experienced adventurer. Newbie campers often overpack while simultaneously leaving more useful items …

‘The only thing that gets me out of my tent’: the camping essentials you need (and what you don’t) Read More »

Stephanie Dinkins challenges the racialized AI space by highlighting Black ethos and cultural cornerstones At the Plaza at 300 Ashland Place in downtown Brooklyn, patrons mill around a large yellow shipping container with black triangles painted on its side. A nod to the flying geese quilt pattern, which may have served as a coded message …

‘Pretty revolutionary’: a Brooklyn exhibit interrogates white-dominated AI to make it more inclusive Read More »

Rules around lithium-ion batteries in spotlight after a portable charger caught fire on an Australian flight – but experts say risk is no higher in mid-air Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Virgin Australia says it is considering changes to its …

Could my power bank start a fire on board a plane? Here are the rules and the risks Read More »

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 …

OpenAI CEO tells Federal Reserve confab that entire job categories will disappear due to AI Read More »

Super-slim frame, improved display, enhanced camera and plenty of power give the pricey phone-tablet hybrid a major upgrade Samsung’s latest flagship folding phone looks like it has been put on a diet. The result is a transformation into one of the thinnest and lightest devices available and radically changes how it handles, for the better. …

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 review: the thinner, lighter and better folding Android Read More »

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 that critics …

UK government urged to offer more transparency over OpenAI deal Read More »

Trial of technology comes as official report warns existing system has been failing for at least a decade Officials are to start using artificial intelligence to help estimate the age of asylum seekers who say they are children. Angela Eagle, the immigration minister, said on Tuesday the government would test technology that judges a person’s …

UK border officials to use AI to verify ages of child asylum seekers Read More »

Big tech is offering athlete-level pay to lure AI researchers in a high-stakes race for dominance The tech industry is in a high-flying war over who can dole out more millions to attract artificial intelligence specialists. Individual researchers, most equipped with PhDs in computer science, are commanding giant salaries and mammoth signing bonuses in hiring …

Silicon Valley trades researchers like football teams poach players Read More »