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Drones could speed up getting defibrillators to people having cardiac arrests, study suggests
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Drones could speed up getting defibrillators to people having cardiac arrests, study suggests

New research suggests the technology could be used to increase out-of-hospital access to life-saving devicesDrones could help cut the time it takes to get a defibrillator to people experiencing cardia...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
OpenAI bots meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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OpenAI bots meddled with multiple US government agency sites

OpenAI said its bots accessed public data from a range of institutions during test exercises.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Inside the FBI hack: Agents fearful and angry after 'dangerous' data breach
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Inside the FBI hack: Agents fearful and angry after 'dangerous' data breach

Current and former agents speak to the BBC about the devastating impact of the FBI hack.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Earth microbes survive simulated conditions of Saturn moon’s ocean
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Earth microbes survive simulated conditions of Saturn moon’s ocean

Experiment suggests organisms could live in harsh environment under Enceladus’s icy crust, strengthening possibility moon could support lifeFrom the moment scientists spotted plumes of water erupting...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
NHS boss says staff suspected of snooping on patients’ records should be suspended immediately
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NHS boss says staff suspected of snooping on patients’ records should be suspended immediately

Jim Mackey urges ‘zero tolerance approach’ in England amid growing concern over breaches of confidential dataNHS staff suspected of snooping on patients’ medical records should be suspended immediatel...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
New map projections don’t make the Mercator wrong | Letter
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New map projections don’t make the Mercator wrong | Letter

The transverse Mercator projection was created for European sailors – and it worked for their world, writes Paul HarwoodThe subject of projections is incredibly complicated and you did a good job of n...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Special agents' blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hack
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Special agents' blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hack

Experts say the hack could leave agents vulnerable to scams, blackmail and targeted attacks.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Cyber-attack on Dyfed-Powys police ‘may have accessed staff information’
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Cyber-attack on Dyfed-Powys police ‘may have accessed staff information’

Welsh force says incident disrupted ‘some non-emergency systems’ and public data was not affectedA police force in Wales has said staff information may have been “accessed or compromised” in a cyber-a...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Pope warns against 'losing humanity' to AI machines
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Pope warns against 'losing humanity' to AI machines

The pontiff delivered the warning on the first day of his trip to France on Friday.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
DNA database of UK dogs could help police collar criminals
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DNA database of UK dogs could help police collar criminals

Experts working on database that could identify particular breeds involved in crimes, or rule out canine suspectsFrom tracking criminals to sniffing out drugs, dogs have long helped police crack cases...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
‘Gamechanging’ brain tumour test reduces diagnosis from eight weeks to two hours
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‘Gamechanging’ brain tumour test reduces diagnosis from eight weeks to two hours

NHS England says test can be done while patient is on operating table and is being piloted in five centres around the countryA rapid new test for brain tumours can diagnose patients while they are sti...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Cyber attack on police force may have 'compromised' staff information
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Cyber attack on police force may have 'compromised' staff information

Dyfed-Powys Police says no personal data relating to the public was believed to have been accessed.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
TalkTalk races to sell consumer and broadband arms as administration looms
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TalkTalk races to sell consumer and broadband arms as administration looms

Customers and jobs ‘top priority’ as company closes in on deals with Opus Broadband and investment group OctopusBusiness live – latest updatesTalkTalk is scrambling to secure its future amid the threa...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Cyber attack at police force in Wales
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Cyber attack at police force in Wales

A police force in Wales has suffered a cyber attack which has caused disruption to some non-emergency systems and could have led to staff information being "accessed or compromised".

Sky News - UK1 month ago
Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack
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Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hack

Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Launch of UK’s ‘largest AI supercomputer’ delayed by power supply problems
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Launch of UK’s ‘largest AI supercomputer’ delayed by power supply problems

Datacentre hailed by government was supposed to start operating next year but may be held back into mid-2030sA huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year a...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform
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TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform

UK watchdog fined video app in 2023 for failing to enforce minimum age limit and remove underage usersTikTok will pay a £12.7m fine to the UK’s data watchdog after dropping an appeal against a ruling...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago
Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?
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Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?

News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
As AI hacks ramp up, are we back in big tech's 'move fast and break things' era?
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As AI hacks ramp up, are we back in big tech's 'move fast and break things' era?

Despite promises to make safe AI, examples of bots behaving badly are now coming at us thick and fast.

BBC News - UK1 month ago
Flash sale: AO snaps up camera seller Jessops from Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones
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Flash sale: AO snaps up camera seller Jessops from Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones

Online electricals retailer says latest purchase continues to broaden its appeal beyond white goods, phones and TVThe troubled camera retailer Jessops has changed hands after AO World acquired the bus...

The Guardian - UK News1 month ago