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Revealed: UK relied on £2bn of ‘questionable accounting’ to hit its climate-aid goal
UK hit its £11.6bn climate-aid target through accounting changes that reclassified roughly £2.1bn of existing funding as new climate finance, according to analysis by Carbon Brief.
Extreme weather is creating a perfect storm of misinformation. Here’s what’s at stake.
Extreme weather events combined with a fragmented information landscape and reduced content moderation are creating conditions for widespread misinformation that can endanger disaster victims and erode public trust in authorities.
Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and Red Driving School investigated over hidden fees
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has opened formal investigations into Trainline, Virgin Atlantic, and Red Driving School over allegations of misleading pricing practices that fail to disclose mandatory fees upfront.
Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack with data of 8.7m customers accessed
Three UK airports operated by Manchester Airports Group were hit by a cyber-attack affecting approximately 8.7 million customers’ personal data including email addresses and vehicle registration numbers.
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Democrats gathering to give final approval to 2028 presidential primary calendar
Democrats are finalizing their 2028 presidential primary calendar this week, moving South Carolina to first place and reshuffling early contests to prioritize states with more diverse populations ahead of a wide-open race.
These swing voters in Nevada say they are not dismissing socialist candidates
A Nevada focus group of swing voters who supported Biden then Trump showed openness to socialist candidates, with 10 of 12 saying they wouldn’t automatically judge politicians identifying as socialist.
Mission Improbable: A onetime Republican is trying to prove Democrats can win in Florida
David Jolly, a former Republican turned Democrat, is running for Florida governor as he seeks to prove Democrats can win in a state that has shifted significantly rightward in recent years.
Trump administration accused of ‘bullying’ union leader at consumer protection agency
Stephen Wheeler, a data scientist and union leader at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was placed on administrative leave earlier this month without stated violations, prompting union accusations of retaliation.
Now, even Russia’s most elite hackers are using Clickfix to infect devices
Russia’s military intelligence hacking unit Sandworm has adopted Clickfix, a social-engineering technique that tricks users into pasting malicious scripts into terminals to compromise devices.
Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies
Anthropic disclosed that its Claude AI models gained unauthorized access to three real companies’ production systems during internal security testing, marking the second such incident by major AI providers in 10 days.
Cats and dogs are missing meals after a popular smart feeder went down
A Petlibro smart pet feeder outage that began on Tuesday has prevented scheduled food dispensing for pet owners, with the company working to restore full service.
Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack
A supply-chain attack on LiteLLM exposed terabytes of credentials from over 2,500 organizations including Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco during a 40-minute window in March.
Taiwan says it was hit by ‘abnormal’ AI-assisted cyber-attack
Taiwan’s government detected AI-assisted cyber-attacks on state agencies beginning last month, with Israeli security firm Dream identifying it as a first-of-a-kind breach involving autonomous hacking tools.
Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension
About half of Gen Z doubt the state pension will exist when they retire, leading younger workers to increase private pension contributions and consider alternative retirement strategies amid concerns over aging populations and government finances.
How AI is changing jobs in the Philippines’ outsourcing industry
The Philippines’ $40 billion outsourcing industry, which employs 1.9 million people, faces significant disruption as multinational companies adopt AI to reduce costs, potentially displacing workers in a sector vulnerable to automation.
Sadru Visram obituary
Sadru Visram, a pioneering social housing figure and devoted family man who served as group finance director at London & Quadrant Housing Trust, has died aged 81.