Dutch authorities arrest 24-year-old reformed hacker over suspicion he is part of gang that stole data on nearly all FBI employees
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Ofcom Probes Meta Over Safety Of ‘Instagram Instants’
Regulator begins first probe of Meta under Online Safety Act, challenging whether company sufficiently assessed safety of new feature
Mistral Steps Up Open-Weight Competition With ‘Le Chonk’
French AI start-up releases 1 trillion-parameter frontier model to rival open-weight offerings from China, following fundraise
Google Signs $4.3bn Nuclear Power Deal To Fuel AI
Google signs 20-year atomic energy purchase agreement with Constellation as it seeks to build out AI power sources
Nvidia-Backed Reflection Enters Open-Weight AI Race
Brooklyn-based start-up launches first frontier model, Beam, claiming similar performance to Chinese rivals with reduced inference costs
ShinyHunters-Linked Hacker Arrested In Jordan
Man allegedly linked to ShinyHunters hacking gang reportedly arrested in Jordan, working with FBI, after hack of federal employee data
Asos Acknowledges Hack That Resulted In Mystery Message
British clothing retailer says investigating ‘unauthorised activity’ after hackers sent app notification to thousands of people around world
Data Centre Proposed For Site Of Microsoft’s UK Headquarters
Plan would see Microsoft’s former Reading complex demolished to make way for 72MW data hall powered by natural gas fuel cells
OpenAI Bots May Have Contributed To Wikimedia Outage
Wikimedia Foundation says unauthorised activity by rogue OpenAI agents may have contributed to partial outage in May
Meeting For Cheshire Green Belt Data Centre Sees Large Turnout
More than 100 attend meeting held by Innova to discuss plans for 148-acre data centre complex in green belt area near Manchester
Meta, TikTok, X Challenge Ofcom Over Transparency Requests
Social media platforms complain in court that implementation of Online Safety Act transparency requirements is overly burdensome
OpenAI Safety Leader Exits Over Security Concerns
One of leaders of OpenAI’s safety team departs company, says AI firms aren’t being ‘nearly careful enough’
OpenAI Fires Researchers Amid Security Imbroglio
Company acknowledges firing three researchers, including technical liaison with outside firm investigating Hugging Face breach
Criminals Invade Solihull Home In Violent Crypto Attack
Three robbers and fourth remote mastermind attack Solihull businessman with hammers, threaten pregnant wife in targeted crypto robbery
Bin Lorries Complete Cornwall Mobile Network Survey
Devices carried by food waste trucks across Cornwall carry out detailed survey of mobile coverage across county
AMD Buys Li Fei-Fei’s World Labs For $8.2bn
Chipmaker to acquire two-year-old start-up founded by pioneering AI researcher Li Fei-Fei amid surging interest in ’embodied AI’
Dutch Ex-Hacker Arrested Over Suspected Link To FBI Breach Gang
Dutch authorities arrest 24-year-old reformed hacker over suspicion he is part of gang that stole data on nearly all FBI employees
Smart Ring Maker Oura Withdraws Planned $2.2bn IPO
Finland-founded company postpones Nasdaq debut days after announcing it, as tech firms react to uncertain market conditions
‘North Korean’ Attackers Steal $387.5m From Bitget
Exchange Bitget resumes transactions after suspected North Korean attackers carry out biggest single crypto heist so far this year
Sydney Data Centre Plan Withdrawn After Protests
Developer Goodman Group pulls plan for 90 MW data centre that it intended to build in Sydney suburb near homes, schools