Military aircraft to be equipped to fight wildfires
Military aircraft will be equipped to help tackle wildfires, the UK government has announced, after a summer of "unrelenting" blazes and sustained hot conditions.
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Sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide as oil prices jump
Datacenter and chip costs fueled sharp decrease in AI sector although non-AI stocks still had a strong showing The latest shudder for stocks in the AI industry pulled markets lower worldwide on Thursday, while oil price…
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Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax
The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force.
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Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found
Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.
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Websites across world hit by millions of attempts to exploit PHP code flaw
Problem in language that underpins 70% of sites has led governments and companies to pull sites offline to patch fault Tell us: have you been affected by the PHP code flaw? What is PHP, and how bad is the computer langu…
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Scientists find surprise astronomical revelation in Van Gogh painting
‘The Starry Night’ does not depict the stars we thought, scientists say – and therefore might have been made on a different night
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Meta strikes deal with Mark Zuckerberg to help him foot billionaire tax bill
Chief executive agrees to remain in California for eight years even if state brings in one-off 5% wealth tax Meta has struck a deal with Mark Zuckerberg to help him foot a possible California wealth tax targeting billio…
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Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances
Equating to the loss of 5% of its 93,000 global staff, job cuts come as bank announces jump in quarterly profits Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs as part of wider cost-saving plans that its bosses say are being driven by…
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What is PHP and why has it caused chaos for millions of websites?
Security researchers say it is one of the most severe vulnerabilities ever discovered ‘in software history’
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PHP crisis live: UK government services hit as millions of websites taken down over huge cyber security threat
AI-discovered security flaw leads to mass hacking fears
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PHP crisis: Websites across the internet go down as hackers launch millions of cyber attacks
Government, banking and other key websites taken offline to respond to panic over technology that powers much of the internet
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UK government services offline after global PHP cybersecurity threat
Cybersecurity chiefs warned UK organisations that a ‘critical security issue’ had been discovered in the programming language PHP
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How tech became the villain of the US midterms
Datacenters, AI and distaste for the billionaires developing it has soured Americans on big tech How will Trump’s mass deportation agenda shape the US midterm elections? Our reporters answer your questions The campaign…
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‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre
Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google’s arrival a few months ago, an es…
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No breach of Budget security after critical flaw found in PHP, minister says
It comes after cyber security chiefs warned UK organisations that a ‘critical security issue’ had been discovered in programming language PHP.
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What is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber-security scramble?
AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.
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Zoe Kleinman: PHP is the cyber equivalent of an unexploded bomb
It has been a dramatic, public and global response, but the cyber event hasn't happened yet.
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'500 new vulnerabilities' found in government, says AI minister
'500 new vulnerabilities' found in government, says AI minister
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Expert shares six tips to prevent AI hacks and cyberattacks amid global internet security threat
A cybersecurity expert urges founders to ensure basic steps are taken
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UK working to identify exposure after global cyber-security warning
Governments and companies are scrambling to protect their websites, as Amazon says it experienced attacks before the warning was made public.
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The SpaceX-Tesla mega-merger could finally navigate Musk's China problem
Tesla could continue to operate in China for years to come as a self-contained unit
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Mark Zuckerberg threatened to leave California rather than face billionaire tax — and Meta blinked
Zuckerberg, ranked by Forbes as the world's sixth-richest person, told Meta he was evaluating moving his main residence out of the state because of Proposition 40
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PHP: What is it and why did website issue cause global cybersecurity chaos?
PHP is the engine behind WordPress – the software that powers about 40 per cent of all websites
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Elon Musk may have just torpedoed his own $3.5 trillion dream deal
Elon Musk’s public endorsement of a potential $3.5 trillion merger between SpaceX and Tesla has unsettled insiders involved in the negotiations
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