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TechCrunchAmazon faces more EU scrutiny over recommender algorithms and ads transparency
In its latest step targeting a major marketplace, the European Commission sent Amazon another request for information (RFI) Friday in relation to its compliance under the bloc's rulebook for digital services. The development highlights areas where EU enforcers are dialing up their scrutiny of the e-commerce giant, with the bloc asking for more info about Amazon's recommender systems, ads transparency provisions and risk assessment measures. A Commission spokesperson confirmed the e-commerce giant has received three RFIs in all -- following a January ask for more info on how it's providing data access for researchers.
- Reuters
Crypto hacking thefts double to $1.4 billion in first half of 2024, researchers say
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.
- Evening Standard
Netflix is forcing Basic subscribers to switch plans or lose access
Affected customers are seeing alerts on their TVs warning them of their looming cutoff date
- The Telegraph
How your mobile phone is putting you at risk on holiday
There’s no doubt that mobile phones have made trips abroad more convenient. From apps that store boarding passes to mobile banking and online restaurant reservations, they can simplify holiday admin and make it easier to navigate tricky language barriers. But technological advances have benefited thieves and cyber criminals too – and using a phone on holiday could put users at risk of data theft, burglaries and more.
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OpenAI details stolen in cyberattack: NYT
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.
- OK! Magazine
Sinister new Jay Slater phone theory could turn missing person case on its head
Jay Slater, 19, was last seen leaving an Airbnb in the north of the island, close to the village of Masca, at around 8am on June 17, and now a new theory has emerged in the search for the missing teen
- OK! Magazine
Meghan Markle's quietly changed name on Archie's birth certificate - and it could be a snub to Kate Middleton
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
- PA Media: UK News
Jeremy Clarkson, Lily Allen and Brian May among stars reacting to Labour victory
Labour won a landslide victory in Thursday’s General Election.
- The Telegraph
Goodbye, Galloway. This was a triumph for Israel
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.
- Manchester Evening News
Andy Murray's massive net worth, 'selfish' marriage claim and brutal feud with brother Jamie
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
- OK! Magazine
Zara Tindall says she felt 'uncomfortable' at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding
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
- The Telegraph
Forget the manifesto, the double death tax is coming
The rush to effect “change” in the next 100 days will become irresistible and the need to tear up the Labour manifesto to justify painful taxes on pensions, savings and “wealth” held in assets will play out.
- OK! Magazine
Keir Starmer's wife Victoria's sweary rant as new PM made terrible first impression
Keir Starmer's wife Victoria, an NHS occupational therapist, made a terrible first impression on his now wife which included a sweary and tense phone call...
- Manchester Evening News
Emma Raducanu and David Beckham son caught in new romance storm as fresh picture emerges
Emma Raducanu is back in action at Wimbledon today as she faces Maria Sakkari in the third round of the women's singles amid speculation over relationship with Man Utd legend's son
- OK! Magazine
Tennis legend Tim Henman pulled over by police leaving Wimbledon
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 Independent
Election result viewers praise Emily Maitlis for hilariously shutting down Nadine Dorries
‘Glued to Emily Maitlis blatantly crucifying the supremely ridiculous Nadine Dorries,’ writes one viewer
- The Telegraph
Migrants vow to cross from France ‘as soon as possible’ after Labour victory
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 Independent
Dad pleaded for daughter’s ex-boyfriend not to be freed from jail. Days later, her mutilated body was found in a car
‘If they let him out, he was going to kill her,’ Lauren Johansen’s father said he warned a judge just days before his daughter’s death
- The Telegraph
Wife wars? The real reason the Obamas are not standing up for Biden
When Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States in 2021, much was made of his wife Dr Jill Biden becoming the first First Lady ever to hold a salaried outside job.
- The Telegraph
Arrogant Nicola Sturgeon is the author of the SNP’s humiliating downfall
As the defeated parties hold their inevitable election inquests, second only to the bloodletting in Tory circles will be that in the Scottish National Party. Reduced from a party whose proud boast was that it had never lost an election in almost two decades, its angry supporters are claiming that this defeat has all but killed off the cause closest to their hearts: independence for Scotland.