The defence secretary says the UK needs to be ready for scenarios including impact to essential supply chains. ...
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Race to update services’ computer systems after cyber-security flaw foundRace to update services’ computer systems after cyber-security flaw found
Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said “critical vulnerabilities” had been discovered. ...
Iran threatens oil and AI facilities across seven Gulf countries if US and Israel renew attacksIran threatens oil and AI facilities across seven Gulf countries if US and Israel renew attacks
Iran’s security chiefs say there will be ‘zero red lines’ if Trump and Netanyahu attack again Iran will strike oil facilities, undersea cables, datacentres and AI facilities across as many as seven countries in the Gulf in the event of a fresh US-Israeli attack, Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s ...
‘If my brother hadn’t died, my life would be so different’: Olympic boxer Ramla Ali’s incredible journey‘If my brother hadn’t died, my life would be so different’: Olympic boxer Ramla Ali’s incredible journey
From fleeing the Somali civil war to fighting at the Tokyo Olympics, Ali’s life has been remarkable – and now she is being played by Top Boy’s Jasmine Jobson in a new biopic. We hear from both on this ‘positive migrant story’ Boxer Ramla Ali sweeps into the green room ...
In reliably blue Minnesota, could Democrats do the unthinkable and lose a Senate seat?In reliably blue Minnesota, could Democrats do the unthinkable and lose a Senate seat?
Frustration with a sprawling fraud scandal has cut Peggy Flanagan’s poll lead – could ex-NFL reporter Michele Tafoya win a first statewide election for Republicans in 20 years? Our reporters answer your questions about ICE, immigration and the midterms As Democrats fight to regain control of the US Senate, hopes ...
Adoptees from Korea say they were abused and isolated in the US. Were they also ‘stolen’ from their birth parents?Adoptees from Korea say they were abused and isolated in the US. Were they also ‘stolen’ from their birth parents?
Last year, South Korea took responsibility for enabling the ‘mass export’ of children for sale abroad. Now those uprooted are grappling with false promises of a better life As international, transracial adoptees in their 30s in the US, Jacquelyn Wells and Lauren White-Gydas have things in common. They were both ...
AI discovered a massive cyber-security flaw – here’s what happenedAI discovered a massive cyber-security flaw – here’s what happened
The BBC’s technology correspondent Joe Tidy explains how it happened, and what it means for you. ...
Gulf attracts finance firms controlling $5.8 trillion since warGulf attracts finance firms controlling $5.8 trillion since war
The News Finance firms controlling over $5.8 trillion have established their first offices in the Gulf in the nearly eight months since the Iran war disrupted the region’s economies, a sign that money managers are still betting it will remain a source of new cash. In that time, all the ...
China’s AI leader DeepSeek raises $15BChina’s AI leader DeepSeek raises $15B
Chinese AI champion DeepSeek raised around $15 billion in one of the country’s biggest-ever financing rounds as part of efforts to keep up with Western frontier firms. The Hangzhou-based firm — which last year shocked markets by unveiling a model that could compete with Silicon Valley’s leaders at a fraction ...
US stock futures retreat on AI concernsUS stock futures retreat on AI concerns
US stock futures and Asian markets fell on growing concern that an AI boom is turning to bust. Worries have coalesced around whether public opposition or supply chain constraints will limit the buildout, and if revenues will keep up with Big Tech’s breakneck infrastructure spending. An Australian data center operator’s ...