In April, book authors and publishers protested Meta’s use of copyrighted books to train AI Vuk Valcic/Alamy Live News Billions of dollars are at stake as courts in the US and UK decide whether tech companies can legally train their artificial intelligence models on copyrighted books. Authors and publishers have filed multiple lawsuits over this…
As Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote concluded on Monday, market watchers couldn’t help but notice that the company’s stock price was down, perhaps a reaction to Apple’s relatively low-key approach to incorporating AI compared to most of its competitors. Still, Apple Intelligence-based features and upgrades were plentiful, and while some are powered using the company’s privacy and…
Red kites sometimes put plastic objects in their nests Mike Read / Alamy Stock Photo Birds may decorate nests with artificial objects and feathers to deter magpies and ravens from taking their eggs. Many birds have been observed placing human-made objects in their nests, such as plastic, wires or even anti-bird spikes from buildings. Often,…
The Food and Drug Administration is planning to use artificial intelligence to “radically increase efficiency” in deciding whether to approve new drugs and devices, one of several top priorities laid out in an article published Tuesday in JAMA. Another initiative involves a review of chemicals and other “concerning ingredients” that appear in U.S. food but…
Rachel Reeves said this week she had “listened” to voters. If that is the case, she will know all too well that they are not impressed: not just over her calamitous winter fuel payment policy, but over her performance since taking office. As she prepares to set out her spending review on Wednesday, Labour’s first…
A UN panel has urged the UK to renegotiate a deal returning the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying it “fails to guarantee” the rights of the Chagossian people. The deal, signed last month, returned sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius, but the UK retained the right to run a military base on Diego…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is bracing for a crunch vote on Wednesday, as ultra-Orthodox allies threaten to back a preliminary motion to dissolve parliament unless the government passes legislation sparing religious students from…
Ben SolakJun 10, 2025, 06:25 AM ET Close Ben Solak joined ESPN in 2024 as a national NFL analyst. He previously covered the NFL at The Ringer, Bleeding Green Nation and The Draft Network. Summer is always a good time to go back to last year’s rookies and review how they performed — I just…
Last updated at Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:35:31 GMT Co-authored by Yaniv Allender and Alexandra Blia Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threat actors, the lines between ideologically driven hacktivism and financially motivated cybercriminals have become increasingly blurred. Originally fueled by political, social, or ethical causes, hacktivist groups have historically engaged in digital protest…
Netgear’s Exium acquisition targets SMEs with powerful all-in-one security Traditional VPNs may vanish as Netgear pushes SASE into its next-gen business offering Netgear’s hardware gets smarter, bundling security directly into routers for out-of-the-box protection Netgear has entered the business cybersecurity market by acquiring Exium, a company specializing in secure cloud-based networking. The company says the…
