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Dozens of nations hit by ‘China’ hack – as Americans warned to stop sending texts | World News
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Dozens of nations have been hit by a Chinese hacking campaign, a senior White House official has said. Carried out by a group dubbed Salt Typhoon, it is one of the largest intelligence compromises in US history. China hacked at least eight major US telecommunication companies including AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies, resulting in officials…
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Dengue fever: Popular European holiday hotspots at risk of being hit by tropical disease, warn UK scientists | Science & Tech News
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Scientists tracking the spread of dengue fever have named popular European holiday destinations they say are at risk from future outbreaks. The disease is carried by Asian tiger mosquitos, which are becoming more common in Europe, including parts of southern France, Italy and Spain. The mosquito was even spotted at the Paris Olympics this summer.…
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TikTok HQ staff hit by mass food poisoning outbreak | World News
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Dozens of workers at TikTok-owner ByteDance’s office in Singapore have fallen ill in a mass food poisoning incident. At least 60 people developed gastroenteritis symptoms – which include cramps, diarrhoea and vomiting – with 57 of them seeking hospital treatment. ByteDance told Sky News it is investigating the incident. Seventeen ambulances, fire engines, a mass decontamination…
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Family sues NASA after Florida home is hit by debris from space station | US News
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A family from Florida is suing NASA after their home was damaged by debris which fell to Earth from the International Space Station. Law firm Cranfill Sumner, acting for the family, said the case against the agency is the first of its kind – and will “form the foundation” for similar claims in the future…
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Ticketmaster hit by cyber attack – with hackers ‘offering to sell customer data on dark web’ | Science & Tech News
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Concert promoter Live Nation says it is investigating a cyber attack at its Ticketmaster unit, days after experts urged customers to change their passwords. Hackers are allegedly offering to sell customer data on the dark web. The US entertainment giant said it had discovered “unauthorised activity” on 20 May in a third-party cloud database that…
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Electric vehicles more likely to hit pedestrians than petrol cars – study | UK News
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Pedestrians may be twice as likely to be hit by an electric or hybrid car compared to petrol or diesel vehicles, according to a new study. The study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health on Tuesday analysed casualty rates on the road in the UK between 2013-2017. The researchers said their…
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Northern Lights could be visible in England and Wales as severe solar storm to hit overnight | UK News
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The Northern Lights are set to be visible across the UK overnight as a huge solar storm is going to hit Earth. America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reportedly issued its first severe solar storm warning since 2005 yesterday as a huge geomagnetic storm races towards Earth – meaning it could be the most…
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Meta shares take $125bn hit as Facebook owner raises spending forecasts | Business News
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Shares in Meta, the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, have fallen sharply after the company revealed it had raised its cost forecast for the current year. Investors sent the stock 10% lower in after-hours trading in New York when Meta‘s first-quarter results showed further bills were expected to fund new artificial intelligence (AI) products…
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Are Facebook and Instagram still down? Meta boss apologises for ‘technical issue’ which hit thousands of users | Science & Tech News
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Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and Threads suffered widespread problems on Tuesday afternoon, with users locked out of their accounts and pages failing to load properly. Facebook outages reported on Down Detector shot up just before 3pm, with more than 300,000 problems logged. More than 25,000 Instagram outages were also reported via the website, which collates status…
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Out-of-control satellite hurtling towards Earth to hit atmosphere on Wednesday morning | Science & Tech News
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An uncontrolled satellite is expected to hurtle through Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, almost 30 years after it was launched. The satellite, known as ERS-2, is expected to break up into pieces on reentry, the majority of which will burn up. Because the reentry is “natural” – in other words, not controlled by humans – it…