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Common failures in security that enable vulnerabilities to be exploited, as well as the politicisation of technology leading to its use by nation-states for cyber crime, were among the biggest issues addressed at the Black Hat Europe conference in London held at the very end of 2025. The event – one of the final conferences of the calendar year and known for its demonstrations of offensive techniques, research, tools and training – came at the end of a year in which major breaches and vulnerabilities dominated the headlines. Many major incidents last year were broadly described as “cyber attacks”…
Ring has launched a new tool that can tell you if a video clip captured by its camera has been altered or not. The company says that every video downloaded from Ring starting in December 2025 going forward will come with a digital security seal. “Think of it like the tamper-evident seal on a medicine bottle,” it explained. Its new tool, called Ring Verify, can tell you if a video has been altered in any way. Even adjusting a video clip’s brightness or trimming a few seconds off will break that seal, and the tool will tell you that it…
ParniaParnia was visiting family in Isfahan when the protests beganWarning: This story contains details which some readers might find distressing.An Iranian woman who witnessed the bloody crackdown on protests in Iran has described how her neighbourhood turned into a “war zone” as security forces opened fire at crowds with live ammunition.A government-imposed internet blackout in Iran, now in its third week, has prevented many accounts of what has happened from reaching the wider world.But some Iranians who have left the country have been able to share what they have seen.Parnia, who lives in London, told the BBC that she was…
A Reform UK politician is facing calls to resign after her defection resulted in the Conservatives gaining overall control of a council.Labour said Kathy Gibbon should stand down after she left Reform UK and joined the Tories on Buckinghamshire Council.Gibbon, who represents the Kingsbrook, Bierton and Wing ward, was elected for Reform last year, but announced her defection this week claiming the move would “allow me to work more effectively as part of a strong, experienced team”.Reform UK councillor Cameron Anderson said voters would “now feel a great sense of dissatisfaction and injustice”, while Labour called for a by-election.The Conservatives…
Liverpool will be able to hold ‘priority talks’ with Tottenham over a deal for Micky van de Ven in the summer if Spurs sign Andy Robertson, according to reports. The Reds spent over £400m on new signings in the summer transfer window as FSG backed Arne Slot, who won the Premier League title in his first season in charge. However, things have not gone to plan for Liverpool this season with many of their new signings underperforming as the Reds have slumped 14 points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal. One of the positions that the Reds improved was left-back with Milos Kerkez…
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The UK government is facing scrutiny for failing to do its due diligence on the environmental impacts of hyperscale datacentres, after admitting its decision to overturn a denied planning permission request for a site in Iver should be quashed. The site in question is the subject of a legal challenge raised by tech justice non-profit Foxglove in collaboration with environmental charity Global Action Plan, who claimed the government was wrong to grant planning permission for the project without conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) first. The project, known as the West London Technology Park (WLTP) development, is being overseen…
After being one of the first countries in the world to block Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, Malaysia has now lifted its ban. Along with Indonesia, the country moved swiftly to temporarily to X’s frequently controversial AI chatbot earlier this month, after multiple emerged of it being used to generate deepfake sexualized images of people, including women and children.At the time, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the restrictions would remain in place until X Corp and parent xAI could prove they had enforced the necessary safeguards against misuse of the above nature.Malaysian authorities appear to be taking X…
Last November, Nintendo hosted a Direct for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, sharing a new trailer and behind-the-scenes details about the sequel to 2023’s box office hit. Even though the movie is only a few more months away, today the company announced a second livestream, which will presumably provide even more detail than the last. The stream will also air during the weekend, which is abnormal for Nintendo, on January 25 at 6 a.m. PT/9 a.m. ET. When it’s live, you can watch it on Nintendo’s YouTube channel, right here.Additionally, the messaging around this Direct has been clear that it’s…
The head of South Sudan’s armed forces has given soldiers seven days to “crush the rebellion” in the east that is a potential threat to the capital, Juba.Recently, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) has attacked and captured several areas in Jonglei state, a local journalist told the BBC, though this could not be independently verified. The latest fighting has threatened Jonglei’s capital, Bor, two hours’ drive from Juba.SPLA-IO’s leader, suspended First Vice-President Riek Machar, is currently on trial on charges of murder, treason and crimes against humanity, which he denies.There are fears that the fighting could re-ignite…