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AI-powered malware ‘highly likely’ to be used to hack UK infrastructure by 2028
National Cyber Security Centre expects attacks on critical facilities such as power stations, airports and hospitalsAI-powered malicious software is “highly likely” to be used in …
John Lewis Christmas ad stars Kristin Scott Thomas as glamorous granny on a gift hunt
Company tugs at heartstrings with Pickles the talking toy dog as it celebrates 20 years of blockbuster festive adsJohn Lewis has turned to a celebrity best known for playing arist…
British Airways lost my father’s vital life-saving machine
He needs a dialysis machine to survive, but on a flight it was first damaged, then it was lostMy father suffers from terminal renal failure and relies on a highly specific dialysi…
Claude Fable 5.5, GPT 6.2 Astra Could Be Right Around the Corner, Leaks Suggest
Users say Claude is routing some requests to a stronger unreleased model, a Mythos 5.5 label appeared in Anthropic’s site code, and OpenAI appears to be testing GPT-6.2 Astra.
Apple posts stronger-than-expected revenue in first earnings report for new CEO John Ternus
Result for the company, which earned $30.71bn and exceeded analysts’ expectations, bucked downward trend for tech firmsApple Inc posted stronger-than-expected revenue in the fisca…
North Korea denies role in $6.3B Binance hack, points finger at US
Pyongyang has pushed back against the FBI’s attribution of the Binance attack, with Kim Yo Jong calling the US allegations politically motivated.
How Trump’s trade policy is handing Asia to Beijing
Usually, U.S. statecraft is designed to help American companies succeed abroad. President Donald Trump’s trade program is having the reverse effect.
New Jersey drops Coinbase staking order ahead of crypto’s midterm test
New Jersey lifted its staking ban and dropped a $5 million penalty, clearing the way for Coinbase to restore staking access for users in the US state.
Bitcoin Firm Strive Climbs Up the Treasury Ranks With Another Big Buy
Strive added 124 Bitcoin for about $10 million and now trails Twenty One Capital by 390 BTC for third place among Treasury companies.
Sweetgreen managers could earn more than $200,000 a year under a new pay plan, as the salad chain bets higher pay will lift sales
Starting in 2027, the salad chain will raise base pay by up to 45% at higher-volume stores and give managers a cut of revenue when their restaurants beat sales targets.
The Pentagon is investigating if rogue freezers are tied to cyberattacks in France. Another wave of hacks is hitting supermarkets across Europe
Last month, hundreds of French grocery store freezers were hacked. In August, half a dozen U.S. military commissaries experienced similar outages.
Apple outpaces sales expectations as it continues to battle surging memory chip costs
Monday's earnings report is the first under new CEO John Ternus.
In-N-Out may expand to these 3 states next, owner Lynsi Snyder says, as the 445-location burger chain pushes farther east
Snyder told actor Terry Crews in an interview on the company’s website that the chain’s Texas supply route to Tennessee could make all three states a natural next step.
AI poses greater threat to Bitcoin than quantum computing, Swan founder says
The Swan Bitcoin founder warned that hackers are using large language models to exploit security flaws with just a few prompts.
Palantir’s revenue rises 96% to $2.3 billion as investors’ patience rests on a hair trigger
Palantir Technologies shares rose 1.5% before falling amid a spreading AI selloff in other tech stocks.
After topping 2024’s donor list, Elon Musk said he’d do ‘a lot less.’ Since then, he’s given more than George Soros has personally in his lifetime
Musk has given $427 million to federal political groups since May 2025. Soros has given $243 million of his own money since 1979.
Big crypto wants the one thing it can’t buy: your vote
Our loyalty has been to the technology. This election, the trap is to let the biggest intermediaries claim it for themselves, argues Berkeley Law lecturer Hermine Wong.
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AI is just the newest threat to Etsy’s handmade promise
New rules target AI-generated listings, but shoppers say copied designs and fake “handmade” goods were eroding their confidence long before.
Crypto investigators flag suspected $106M theft, $786K Solana bot drain
A European entity may have lost $106 million from exchange accounts, while a wallet associated with a Solana arbitrage bot may have lost another $786,000.
Mystery $106 Million Crypto Theft Hits EU Entity Days After Binance Hack
Onchain investigator ZachXBT says an unidentified EU entity lost more than $106 million from centralized exchange accounts on Sunday,.
Americans now spend nearly half of their budgets on food and housing alone, the biggest share in 15 years
Housing and food spending rose faster than inflation in 2025, just as consumer sentiment is stuck near all-time lows.
Claude-Built Linux Exploit Targets Bug That Ubuntu Still Hasn't Patched
Anthropic says Claude wrote an attack that can take over a Linux server with no password. Red Hat patched on Sunday, but Ubuntu still has no fix.
Coinbase hit with 50% price target cut as post-earnings rout deepens
Slowing trading activity and fallout from the Binance hack are clouding Coinbase’s revenue prospects, prompting Morgan Stanley to lower its rating on the stock.