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UN chief Antonio Guterres declares last 10 years a ‘decade of deadly heat’ | World News
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The world has experienced a “decade of deadly heat”, the head of the UN says, as he urged countries to “exit this road to ruin”. UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said the top ten hottest years on record had occurred in the past decade and warned the world was witnessing “climate breakdown in real time”.…
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The UK is ‘widely’ underestimating online threats from hostile states and criminals, cyber security chief warns | UK News
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The UK is “widely” underestimating the severity of the threat from cyberspace, the country’s cyber security chief will warn. It comes as the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – revealed there had been a three-fold increase in the most serious attacks compared with a year ago. Companies, organisations and other…
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Telegram chief Pavel Durov: Arrest was ‘misguided’ and app is no ‘anarchic paradise’ | World News
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Telegram boss Pavel Durov has admitted his encrypted messaging app is not perfect but strongly denied it was an “anarchic paradise” as he broke his silence following his arrest in France. Writing on the platform in his first public comments since his detention, the chief executive argued the approach taken by the French authorities was…
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‘Don’t sit’ on mpox vaccines and keep up surveillance, WHO’s Europe chief says | World News
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Surveillance and the sharing of mpox vaccines with Africa will be integral to preventing a global outbreak of the virus, the World Health Organization’s Europe director has said. Mpox was declared a global emergency by the WHO last week, with a new strain spreading across Africa at an alarming rate and causing more than 571…
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Video game performers could be on strike for a full year, says union’s chief negotiator | Science & Tech News
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Video game performers could be on strike for “a full year” over artificial intelligence (AI), the union representing striking workers in the US has told Sky News. More than 2,500 performers working for blockbuster video game studios like Activision, EA, Warner Bros. Games and Blindlight have been on strike in the US since 26 July.…
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Elon Musk: Tesla shareholders urged to stop chief executive’s ‘excessive’ £56bn payday | Business News
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Tesla shareholders have been urged to vote against plans to pay its chief executive Elon Musk up to $56bn (£44bn). The compensation package, if approved, would be the biggest ever for a chief executive in the US. However, proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has warned the amount is “excessive” and said it would…
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NASA chief says ‘secretive’ China is hiding military projects in space | Science & Tech News
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China is hiding secret military activity in space, NASA chief Bill Nelson has claimed. “We believe that a lot of their so-called civilian space programme is a military programme,” he told the House Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday. “China has made extraordinary strides, especially in the last 10 years, but they are very, very secretive,”…
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TikTok chief executive appeals directly to users to ‘protect their constitutional rights’ and oppose potential US ban | Science & Tech News
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TikTok’s chief executive has appealed to US users directly to stop a bill that could see the social media app banned in America. Shou zi Chew appealed to the public via – what else – a video posted on the app. “Keep sharing your stories, share them with your friends, share them with your family,…
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Chinese hackers preparing to ‘wreak havoc’ on US, warns FBI chief Christopher Wray | US News
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Cyber hackers working for the Chinese government are preparing to “wreak havoc” on the US, FBI director Christopher Wray is warning. Critical infrastructure such as water treatment plants, the electrical grid, and transportation systems are being targeted to cause “real-world harm” to American citizens, he will tell US politicians on Wednesday. Mr Wray will speak…
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Britons must ‘strengthen defences’ against growing threat of AI-assisted ransomware, cyber security chief warns | UK News
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Britons must “strengthen their defences” against the growing threat posed by ransomware developed or enhanced using artificial intelligence (AI), the head of the UK’s cyber security agency has warned. It comes as a new report from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has found that AI is lowering the barrier of entry to novice cyber…