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The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined outsourcing giant Capita £14m after a massive data breach exposed the personal information of 6.6 million people. The fine follows a cyber-attack in March 2023, when hackers stole sensitive data, including home addresses, passport images, and financial information. The ICO said Capita failed to ensure the security…
The South Korean COVID-19 vaccine cancer study recently made waves online after several social media figures and outlets claimed it “proved” a direct link between COVID-19 vaccination and an increased risk of cancer. But a deeper look into the research, its methodology, and the scientific terminology it used tells a completely different story — one…
MrBeast AI Warning has sent ripples through the digital creator economy as Jimmy Donaldson, the world’s most followed YouTuber, voiced his fears about the growing dominance of artificial intelligence in online content creation. The 26-year-old, who built a billion-dollar empire through viral challenges and philanthropic videos, shared his concerns that AI tools could soon rival…
Rel Labs brings legal tech innovation is now live, as Relativity — a global leader in legal technology — formally announces Rel Labs, an investment arm and innovation hub to accelerate transformation in legal data intelligence. This initiative seeks to expand the capabilities of its core platform, RelativityOne, while fostering partnerships with startups and existing…
First King of England Aethelstan is one of the most important figures in medieval history, yet his name is strangely absent from popular memory. Crowned in 925AD, Æthelstan not only united Wessex, Mercia, and Northumbria into what became the kingdom of England but also set diplomatic, cultural, and political precedents that shaped Europe for centuries….
Microsoft cuts Israel’s access to AI and cloud services following explosive investigations that revealed its platforms were allegedly used by the Israeli military for mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. The move marks one of the most significant restrictions by a global tech company on Israel’s military use of cloud-based and…
For the first time in history, doctors have successfully done Huntington’s disease treatment, a devastating genetic brain condition long considered untreatable. The breakthrough gene therapy, developed through international collaboration and tested in the UK, slowed the disease’s progression by an astonishing 75%. Huntington’s disease destroys brain cells over time, combining symptoms of dementia, Parkinson’s, and…
The issue of Bollywood personality rights has entered the spotlight as some of India’s biggest celebrities move to protect their identities in the face of rising AI deepfake misuse. In recent weeks, director Karan Johar, actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and actor Abhishek Bachchan have petitioned the Delhi High Court to safeguard their names, voices, images,…
The At sign history is far richer and older than most people realize. Today, the @ symbol seems inseparable from our digital lives, appearing in every email address and every social media username. But its story stretches back nearly 3,000 years, linking ancient amphoras, Renaissance merchants, typewriters, and eventually, the internet age. What started as…
Meta AI smart glasses were the star of Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote presentation at the annual Meta Connect conference, as the company doubles down on its vision of wearable technology as the next big platform. Speaking to an audience at Meta’s Silicon Valley campus, Zuckerberg revealed the new Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, a pair of…
