BBC News More than 300 people abducted in separate attacks in Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s presidency says, in what it describes as its largest single-day operation by joint security forces. The victims were rescued from the Kainji Lake National Park in Niger State in an operation involving the military, police, intelligence unit and […]
BBC News Facebook owner Meta says an issue during an evaluation by an independent testing company allowed one of its artificial intelligence (AI) models to connect to the internet and hack another organisation’s system. The announcement follows recent incidents across the AI industry, including breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic models, that have raised cyber-security concerns. […]
BBC News A man has been charged over the alleged hit-and-run death of schoolboy Keaton Slater in Coventry more than two years ago. Dolars Aleksanders was extradited from Latvia, where he was detained last month, and has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, West Midlands Police said on Wednesday night. The 23-year-old Latvian […]
Digital Trends Counterfeit goods are becoming increasingly sophisticated, forcing brands to rely on expensive authentication systems that often require specialized scanners or proprietary hardware. Researchers now believe a smartphone could do much of that work instead. A team has developed a new printing system that creates responsive anti-counterfeit labels that are more durable, easier to […]
Digital Trends Finding a fast charger for your electric vehicle could soon get a little easier. EVgo announced it will start installing hundreds of Tesla V4 Superchargers across major US cities, built under a license through Tesla’s Supercharger for Business program. This makes EVgo one of the first US networks to build Tesla‘s own charger […]
BBC News Some 40% of adults considered tank tops or vest tops acceptable for women at work, compared with only 24% who said the same for men, according to Ipsos. Natasia, a teacher in London, says at a previous school she and other staff had been summoned “regularly in the summer months to tell us […]
BBC News She studies criminal justice at college, plays football and makes decisions independently. “Having that freedom is incredible,” she says. Yet she admits she often feels guilty and desperately sad about the freedoms denied to women back home. “Millions of girls don’t have the chance to study or follow their dreams. I feel I […]
BBC News Reform UK has pledged to imprison the bosses of companies employing illegal migrants and said it would fine larger firms 10 per cent of their global revenues. The party said its aim was to stop delivery and gig economy companies profiting from illegal workers “without consequences”. Home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf said “young […]
