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GCHQ intelligence agency reveals Christmas puzzle – containing hidden clues for an extra challenge | UK News
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GCHQ has revealed its annual Christmas puzzle, which this year contains hidden clues for those who want an extra challenge. The secretive UK spy agency, which focuses on communications intelligence and cybersecurity, says the puzzle is aimed at children aged 11-18. It is featured on a Christmas card sent by GCHQ’s director, Anne Keast-Butler. The…
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GCHQ: UK spy agency tests kids on puzzle skills in Bletchley Park-themed Christmas card | UK News
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Schoolchildren across the country will put their puzzle-solving skills to the test after the UK’s spy agency launched its annual Christmas Challenge. GCHQ has sent its Christmas card with the challenge, fronted by a rare image of a snow-covered Bletchley Park, to more than 1,000 secondary schools. It includes seven increasingly complex puzzles that test…
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AI poses growing threat to next general election, warns UK cyber security agency | UK News
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Advances in artificial intelligence pose a growing threat to the integrity of the next general election in the UK, Britain’s cyber security agency has warned. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said countries such as Russia would likely seek to meddle with the outcome of the poll – which must take place by January 2025…
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‘All hands to the (heat) pumps!’: Government agency urgently prioritises electrifying UK homes | Science & Tech News
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The UK has more than its fair share of looming infrastructure priorities. There’s a neglected water network that leaks sewage into rivers and clean water into the ground. A rail system in disarray after the last-minute scrapping of HS2. Not to mention roads filled with enough potholes to swallow fleets of electric cars there aren’t…
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Aeolus: Date set for European Space Agency satellite to fall to Earth in landmark re-entry attempt | Science & Tech News
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A satellite set to return to Earth via a first-of-its-kind assisted re-entry will splash down into the Atlantic Ocean next week. The European Space Agency (ESA) said the Aeolus craft will be brought back down from orbit in stages, with an operations centre in Germany to guide it on its way. It will begin on…
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Growth of ‘hackers for hire’ will lead to more attacks and unpredictable threats, UK cyber security agency warns | UK News
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The number of “hackers for hire” is set to grow over the next five years, leading to more cyber attacks and increasingly unpredictable threats, the UK’s cyber security agency has warned. A rise in spyware is also anticipated and other hacking tools, according to a new report by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which…
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Japan space agency abandons rocket launch moments before lift-off | World News
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Japan’s space agency aborted the launch of its first new rocket in more than 20 years after parts of the system failed. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) stopped the launch of its flagship H3 rocket moments before lift-off when a pair of its auxiliary rockets did not ignite. A TV livestream showed smoke had…
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Rocket debris found on Australian farmland was from SpaceX mission, agency confirms | World News
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Experts have confirmed debris found in New South Wales is from a craft built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. People have also been warned by Australian officials to “not attempt” to handle any other debris which could be from the craft amid predictions more items “could still be found”. Two farmers discovered what seemed to…