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Rights groups warn of Tehran regime’s increasing use of executions to suppress dissent, with at least 600 this year Human rights groups have raised the alarm over the growing number of death sentences and executions in Iran, after reports that a 23-year-old woman, Najmeh Amini, has been sentenced to death ...

Gavin Guffey was 17 when he was targeted by a ‘sextortionist’ on Instagram. His father Brandon has spent four years fighting for justice, and for social media companies to do more to safeguard young users What were the last words Brandon Guffey said to his son Gavin? Four years on, ...

Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp paid £10k at auction for Epstein’s address book. He then used it to co-author a thrilling account of the swinging 60s – and an intimate portrait of a tormented man whose life was unravelling The email from Sotheby’s might easily have gone unread. Despite his deep ...

AI may soon be able to self-replicate across internet-connected personal devices in homes, Anthropic warned, raising the possibility of so-called “botnets” that would be difficult to stamp out. While botnets predate AI and range from harmless to malicious, impending AI swarms could hijack the entire internet, the startup has said. ...

The IMF warned that “zombie companies” — whose earnings haven’t covered interest payments for at least three years — now comprise more than a fifth of Asia’s outstanding corporate debt, potentially posing a systemic risk. Zombie firms’ debt share has more than doubled since 2008. “This rising share of corporate ...

Bumble agreed to a $1.3 billion acquisition Tuesday that would take the dating app private, after years of falling revenue amid a shift in online dating habits. Bumble distinguished itself by only allowing women to message first, eventually going public in 2021 at a $14 billion valuation, before scrapping its ...

Iran and Russia are escalating their hybrid warfare campaigns against the UK, the head of MI5 warned Tuesday. The British intelligence agency is now devoting more resources to state threats than during the Cold War, Ken McCallum said in his annual speech, calling Moscow “aggressor No. 1” and blaming Tehran ...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he plans to unveil $2 billion in new European investments next week, as the continent’s economic prospects get a boost from AI. “Europe needs to get in the race,” Huang said. The IMF’s chief economist noted that AI-related exports and investments have given “some countries ...

War profiteering, AI grift and tariff shenanigans spell defeat for Trump’s party This is the first edition of How We Win, a Guardian opinion series featuring leading thinkers and writers offering diverse perspectives on America’s political future. Sign up here to receive future editions in your inbox. In these last ...

Katie Zacharia’s maiden briefing was excruciating – at least her predecessor had delivered her propaganda hot Well, that was weird. Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, made her debut on the podium on Tuesday with all the warmth, wisdom and political dexterity of an AI avatar. Zacharia was ...