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French supermarket fridges heated up in 'unprecedented' cyber attack
Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.
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Burnham says ‘public will be the boss’ in any future decision about closer relationship with the EU – as it happened
The prime minister tells MPs the next summit with the EU will be held on 20 NovemberBurnham to urge MPs to embrace closer ties with EUZia Yusuf, Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson, is speaking now....
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AI minister warns 'likely' UK's cyber defences will be breached
Kanishka Narayan said the government will use advanced AI to strengthen the UK against cyber attacks.
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Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister
Kanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by artificial intelligence agentUK politics live – latest updatesAn AI-driven cyber-attack similar to...
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AI spots nearly 19,000 'shocking' road offences
Captured images include a front-seat passenger holding a small child on her lap without a seatbelt.
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AI is less regulated than milk, says Microsoft president
Brad Smith calls for global rules on AI, and says the UK is in the "best position" to lead the charge.
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Roman fort found in Wales could prove myth of emperor’s camp is real
Exclusive: Finds suggest account in medieval folklore of a camp near Frenni Fawr hill was rooted in realityMagnus Maximus, the Roman emperor who ruled Britain in the fourth century, led his troops aga...
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'Frankly shocking' risk-taking by motorists uncovered by AI-powered cameras
Motorists have been caught driving with children on their lap and both hands on their phone rather than the wheel in a trial of AI-powered cameras.
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UK to strengthen cyber defences as minister calls for AI firms to increase safety efforts
Kanishka Narayan to say Britain cannot rely entirely on tech companies amid rising global concern over AI dangersCompanies building the most advanced AI systems must increase safety efforts, the UK’s...
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AI is creating a 'human premium' for art made by people, but will it hold?
Amid a surge in AI content, many are placing extra value on art that's obviously made by a human. But can that last, asks Ros Atkins
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Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave US police fake tip in unsolved murder case
Philadelphia police said the tip was "flagged as spam", but criticised the tech company for taking more than two months to detect and report the breach.
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UK must not be beholden to foreign AI, says head of Alan Turing Institute
George Williamson says ‘national resilience’ is key focus of ATI amid US and China’s runaway leadership in fieldThe UK must not become dependent on foreign AI systems that can be switched off at short...
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Head of Met's volunteer force fired after AI tool found deleted intimate images on work phone
Special chief officer James Deller copied intimate images on to his work phone, AI monitoring finds.
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Prize-winning image which sparked backlash was AI-generated, Nikon rules
The camera-maker says it is now re-evaluating the rules and procedures of its Small World in Motion contest.
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'Snowflake' firm in ASOS hack message issues response
The data firm mentioned in the ASOS hacking message has said the breach was not caused by a flaw in its system.
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Anthropic bans users from being 'cruel' to its AI systems
The firm said users can no longer engage in "sustained and needless" abusive behaviour towards the tech.
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Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts
Former Labour deputy leader says tech firm would work with a Reform UK government on immigration crackdownsTom Watson, the former Labour deputy leader who recently joined Palantir, has warned against...
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'Careless use of AI is the real threat - not the ghost stories'
Meredith Whittaker says the tech has been misunderstood, in an exclusive interview with BBC Global Women.
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BBC axes long-running Radio 4 show You and Yours in push towards podcasts
Thinking Allowed, The Artificial Human and Free Thinking among other programmes hit by £500m cutsBBC Radio 4’s consumer rights show You and Yours is to be axed after more than 50 years, becoming one o...
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Covid, Brexit and Liz Truss mini-budget led to lasting decline in mental health, study finds
Researchers found five events, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, caused serious damage to mental wellbeing across UKBrexit, Liz Truss’s mini-budget and other “shocks” over the last 10 years have...
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