Sun 29 September 2024: A SpaceX rocket lifted off with two passengers on Saturday to retrieve two American astronauts who are stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for months, according to NASA. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 1.17 p.m. (1717GMT), carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut […]
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Sat 28 September 2024: German automaker Mercedes-Benz announced on Monday that its cars equipped with its autonomous driving system will soon be able to operate at speeds of up to 95 km per hour on German motorways. The company expected to receive certification for this system from the German motor transport authorities by the end […]
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Sat 28 September 2024: A recent study by Positive Technologies, a leading global provider of cybersecurity solutions, has exposed a surge in cyber-criminal activity targeting the Middle East, with a particular focus on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. These two nations, the largest economies in the region, have become prime targets for hackers […]
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Sat 28 September 2024: Former U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against Google, accusing the tech giant of manipulating its search algorithms to benefit Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election. Trump made the accusation in a post on Truth Social, claiming that Google’s search results prioritize negative coverage of him while […]
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Fri 27 September 2024: Telegram can disclose users’ data upon reasonable requests from authorities, the encrypted messaging service’s co-founder Pavel Durov said on Monday on his Telegram channel. “We’ve made it clear that the IP addresses and phone numbers of those who violate our rules can be disclosed to relevant authorities in response to valid […]
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Fri 27 September 2024: Deepfake pornography – where someone’s likeness is imposed into sexually explicit images with artificial intelligence – is alarmingly common. The most popular website dedicated to sexualised deepfakes, usually created and shared without consent, receives around 17 million hits a month. The content almost exclusively targets women. There has also been an exponential rise in “nudifying” apps which transform […]
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Fri 27 September 2024: The UK’s Online Safety Act will impose new responsibilities on social media companies and make them accountable for their content, according to an expert. The new law adopts a zero-tolerance approach to protecting children on social media platforms. The bill became law on Oct. 26, 2023 and will be fully enforced […]
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Fri 27 September 2024: Passengers at some of the UK’s busiest rail stations were exposed to Islamophobic messages in a cyber security breach, disrupting public Wi-Fi services, officials said Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. The messages, shown on public Wi-Fi login pages late Wednesday, contained Islamophobic content and referenced a UK terror attack, sparking concerns among passengers trying […]
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Thu 26 September 2024: The phenomenal growth in artificial intelligence tools has made it easy to create a story quickly, complicating a reader’s ability to determine if a news source or article is truthful or reliable. For instance, earlier this year, people were sharing an article about the supposed suicide of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s psychiatrist as if […]
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Tue 24 September 2024: Imagine walking through a bustling railway station. You’re in a hurry, weaving through the crowd, unaware that cameras are not just watching you but also recognising you. These days, our biometric data is valuable to businesses for security purposes, to enhance customer experience or to improve their own efficiency. Biometrics, are unique physical or […]
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