The UK could make a U-turn on Apple’s encryption backdoor demand
The UK could soon back down on its demand for an Apple encryption backdoor US…
15th December – Threat Intelligence Report
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 15th December, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The Indian government confirmed cyber incidents involving GPS spoofing at seven major airports, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru. The attack affected aircrafts using GPS-based landing procedures. Despite signal disruption to navigation…
What even is the AI bubble?
Still, given the level of spending on AI, it still needs a viable business model beyond subscriptions, which won’t be able to drive profits from billions of people’s eyeballs like the ad-driven businesses that have defined the last 20 years of the internet. Even the largest tech companies know they need to ship the world-changing…
Doctors vote to go ahead with this week’s five-day strike
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images This week’s five-day doctor strike in England will go ahead after British Medical Association members voted to continue with a planned walkout despite a new offer from the government. The strike by resident doctors, the new name for junior doctors, is due to start at 07:00 on Wednesday with ministers…
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Australia social media ban: Why isn’t gaming included?
Katy WatsonAustralia correspondent , Perth Getty Images Critics say gaming platforms should be included in Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s Wednesday afternoons have become a ritual for 15-year-old Sadmir Perviz. It’s a circuitous route from home in Perth to the Fiona Stanley Hospital – but it’s worth it, he says, to sit down…
NHS units investigated for historical child abuse in Sussex
Nick JohnsonSouth East investigations team BBC Det Insp Cheryl Lewendon suspects more victims could come forward Warning – this story contains distressing content and references to alleged child abuse Police investigating historical child abuse at two former NHS mental health units in West Sussex say they have spoken to 12 alleged victims – and believe…
Sir Cliff Richard reveals prostate cancer treatment
Sir Cliff Richard has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer. The 85-year-old singer said the cancer was discovered when he had a check-up for a recent tour, but that it had been caught early and had not spread. “I was going to Australia and to New Zealand and the promoter said, ‘Well we…
ISC Stormcast For Monday, December 15th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9738
ISC Stormcast For Monday, December 15th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9738, (Mon, Dec 15th) Source link
Wireshark 4.6.2 Released, (Sun, Dec 14th)
Wireshark release 4.6.2 fixes 2 vulnerabilities and 5 bugs. Source link
For the First Time, AI Analyzes Language as Well as a Human Expert
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since Aristotle, who wrote that humanity was “the animal that has language.” Even as large language models such as ChatGPT superficially replicate ordinary speech, researchers…
