Faarea Masud BBC Business reporter Getty Images Cryptocurrency firm Bybit said hackers stole $1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto theft in history. The Dubai-based company’s founder told users that their funds were “safe” and that if would refund any of those affected. It said hackers stole from its […]
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Suzanne Bearne Technology Reporter Deepali Misra-Sharp Dr Deepali Misra-Sharp uses AI to help take notes This is the fifth feature in a six-part series that is looking at how AI is changing medical research and treatments. The difficulty of getting an appointment with a GP is a familiar gripe in the UK. Even when an
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Joe Fay Technology Reporter Daniel Stenberg Daniel Stenberg first released his open source software in 1996 Many of us have prepared instructions and critical information for our family in the event of our sudden demise. For Daniel Stenberg, that includes passwords for his Google and GitHub accounts. That’s because he’s the founder of curl, an
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WASHINGTON – Within hours of taking the oath of office, President Donald J. Trump began moving the country in a new direction, using his presidential power to make good on many of his promises. On day one of the transition, Trump said he was “saved by God to make America great again.” His first order of
Dan Rosney BBC Business Reporter Getty Images Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 On March 21, 2006 the first ever tweet was posted by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey: “Just setting up my twttr”. It was a simple introduction to a brand new platform. Backed by celebrities, it was different to other social media sites, like
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The U.S. Senate got right to work after the inauguration of President Trump, moving late last night to confirm Marco Rubio as the next Secretary of State and also taking swift action on immigration. Rubio became America’s first Latino Secretary of State after winning bipartisan support from the Senate by a vote of 99-0 on
Sean McManus Technology Reporter Getty Images Many staff are said to be using unapproved AI at work “It’s easier to get forgiveness than permission,” says John, a software engineer at a financial services technology company. “Just get on with it. And if you get in trouble later, then clear it up.” He’s one of the
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A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship on Thursday. Trump has argued that the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution wasn’t intended to apply to children who are born in the country to parents who are not citizens or who aren’t legally in the country. But U.S. District Judge John
Getty Images Fu Ying also expressed regret about the negative impact of tensions between the US and China on the progress of AI safety A former Chinese official poked fun at a major international AI safety report led by “AI Godfather” professor Yoshua Bengio and co-authored by 96 global experts – in front of him.
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President Trump pardoned 23 peaceful pro-life protesters today who the White House says were unjustly targeted for prosecution by the Biden Administration. In signing the pardons, Trump said what the Biden Administration had done to them was “ridiculous.” “Twenty-three people were prosecuted, they should not have been prosecuted – many of them are elderly people
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