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Leaders of Russia and China meet at a Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation
Leaders of Russia and China meet at a Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation
The amount of cryptocurrency stolen in hacks globally more than doubled in the first six months of 2024 from a year earlier, driven by a small number of large attacks and rising crypto prices, blockchain researchers TRM Labs said on Friday. Hackers had stolen more than $1.38 billion worth of crypto by June 24, 2024, compared with $657 million in the same period in 2023, TRM Labs said in a report. "While we have not seen any fundamental changes in the security of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, we have seen a significant increase in the value of various tokens - from bitcoin to ETH (ether) and Solana - compared to the same time last year," said Ari Redbord, global head of policy at TRM Labs.
Affected customers are seeing alerts on their TVs warning them of their looming cutoff date
Hong Kong enterprises remain "cautious" about building and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) applications, owing to the challenges of acquiring high-quality data and uncertainties in the technology's return on investment, according to a survey. Conducted by Paris-based digital consultancy fifty-five during the Google Cloud Summit in Hong Kong last month, the survey showed that many local firms have not yet initiated any AI-driven projects. There were 139 survey respondents at the conference
STORY: ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has been the victim of a cyber attack. That’s according to reports by the New York Times on Thursday. It says a hacker gained access last year to internal messaging systems. Details of the company’s artificial intelligence products were reportedly stolen. However, it’s thought the hacker didn’t actually get into the systems where OpenAI houses and builds its AI. There was no comment on the report from the Microsoft-backed firm. Executives reportedly informed staff and the board in April last year. They didn’t share the news publicly, as no customer data was stolen. The report says the incident wasn’t considered to be a national security threat, with the hacker not thought to have ties to a foreign government. OpenAI said in May that it had disrupted five covert influence operations that sought to use its AI for “deceptive activity” across the internet.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made a silent alteration to Archie's birth certificate, it has been revealed, amid speculation of tensions with the Royal Family
Andy Murray has been one of the greatest British sportsmen of all time and has made a huge amount of money over the course of his career
British politics has hardly covered itself in glory in recent years. After the shame of the Corbyn years was punctured by the glorious Tory victory of 2019, we were subjected to a veritable gallery of disgrace: soaring immigration, Covid authoritarianism, Partygate, the Truss-Kwarteng interregnum, Gaza fanaticism. But the true nadir was the election of George Galloway in Rochdale.
Zara Tindall and her husband Mike were among the royals who attended Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding in 2018 - but the experience was not an easy one for the Queen's granddaughter
BBC Breakfast star Carol Kirkwood was left 'shaking in her shoes' after a conversation with Naga Munchetty
Labour looks set to receive a landslide majority in the 2024 general election.
A shocking animal protest displaying a 'dead dog being roasted on a stick has left Henley Royal Regatta attendees 'stunned'. The daring stunt, which revealed a lurcher dog 'being cooked' under a banner that read 'The Great Dog Roast', occurred at the Henley Royal Regatta at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, yesterday (3 July). The prestigious rowing event, attended by celebrities and royalty alike, attracted crowds of 300,000 spectators - and many were left 'horrified' to see the unusual delicacy: a dog roast. The stunt, in which a silicone model of a dog was used, was organised by the UK’s leading vegan campaigning charity, Viva! in a bid to 'challenge the perception that it’s socially acceptable to eat some animals but not others'. Viva!’s founder & director, Juliet Gellatley, said: “This Viva! stunt pushed boundaries and had the desired effect of shocking thousands of people into facing the reality that eating pigs, cows and other animals isn’t so different to eating dogs.
"We are all left utterly bereft and heartbroken. We are grateful for the outpouring of grief, love and support we have received from his innumerable friends"
What's this? Oh just a causal nude selfie Emily Ratajkowski just shared on her Instagram Story.
Former British tennis number one Tim Henman was left bemused after being pulled over by the police on his way home from the Wimbledon championships on Wednesday
The former culture secretary clashed with Alastair Campbell and presenter Emily Maitlis
Novak Djokovic was cruising to victory against British wildcard Jacob Fearnley before the youngster took the third set - and the Serb was accused of 'tanking'
Migrants in northern France celebrating Labour’s landslide victory have given Sir Keir Starmer a nickname and have vowed to cross the Channel at the “first chance” they get.
The party has published what it plans to do in its manifesto, and it has a number of promises on the benefits system including Universal Credit and PIP
‘Glued to Emily Maitlis blatantly crucifying the supremely ridiculous Nadine Dorries,’ writes one viewer
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