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Watchdog calls for inquiry after Guardian investigation reveals ‘Green party’ ads were placed by conservative marketing firm A campaign finance watchdog group has requested that the justice department open a criminal investigation into the figures behind a series of deceptive Facebook ads that promoted Green party candidates in the 2018 midterm elections. A Guardian investigation …

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The breach has affected hundreds of businesses around the world, and experts fear the worst is yet to come Hackers last week infiltrated a Florida-based information technology firm and deployed a ransomware attack, seizing troves of data and demanding $70m in payment for its return. The hack of the Kaseya firm, which is already being …

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Report says RNC computers were breached by Cozy Bear hackers, accused of DNC hack in 2016 The US Republican National Committee has denied that Russian hackers accessed data during a breach of third-party provider last week. The hackers were part of APT29 or Cozy Bear, according to Bloomberg, citing two unnamed people familiar with the …

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Computer – the most powerful in Britain – will use AI to find new cures and deepen understanding of diseases The UK’s most powerful supercomputer, which its creators hope will make the process of preventing, diagnosing and treating disease better, faster and cheaper, is operational. Christened Cambridge-1, the supercomputer represents a $100m investment by US-based …

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Critic and film-maker Mark Cousins offers a new instalment in his monumental Story of Film series, examining what digital technology has brought to the table Critic and documentary film-maker Mark Cousins has returned to Cannes with another episode of his amazingly ambitious cinephile history The Story of Film, an illuminated patchwork clip-quilt, accompanied by his …

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The drive for more women and greater diversity in the space sector will lead to new ideas and innovations, from spacesuits to toilets and beyond “Remember when Nasa sent a woman to space for only six days and they gave her 100 tampons and asked will that be enough?” So goes last year’s viral TikTok …

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Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world, including supermarkets and dentists’ offices, affected by attack Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on US information technology firm Kaseya, its chief executive said on Monday. Related: Republicans’ effort to deny the Capitol attack is working – …

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Don’t blame the medium for our inbox anxiety. The more fundamental issue is how work dominates our lives I am about to defend the seemingly indefensible: email, the inbox, all of it. And yes, I’m offering this case at a time when it might sound especially unlikely. This is the season of holiday responder messages …

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Tory MP Tom Tugendhat raises concerns about deal in light of global computer chip shortage The UK’s largest producer of semiconductors has been acquired by the Chinese-owned manufacturer Nexperia, prompting a senior Tory MP to call for the government to review the sale to a foreign owner during an increasingly severe global shortage of computer …

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Asia Internet Coalition, including Twitter and Apple, sounds warning over amendments to laws that could see individuals hit with ‘severe sanctions’ An Asian industry group that includes Google, Facebook and Twitter has warned that tech companies could stop offering their services in Hong Kong if the Chinese territory proceeds with plans to change privacy laws. …

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