How brain cells meant to help may be making depression worse

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a mental health condition that negatively affects the mood of a person and causes a loss of interest in activities that were previously associated with happiness. In addition to cognitive impairments and forgetfulness, MDD can significantly affect social and occupational areas of functioning. Studies investigating the pathophysiology of MDD indicate…

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UK’s welfare reforms to hit the country’s poorest

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A row over how to cut Britain’s ballooning welfare bill risks destabilising Sir Keir Starmer’s government, with more than 100 Labour MPs preparing to rebel at a crucial vote next week. The Office for National…

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Watch out AI fans – cybercriminals are using jailbroken Mistral and Grok tools to build powerful new malware

AI tools are more popular than ever – but so are the security risks Top tools are being leveraged by cybercriminals with malicious intent Grok and Mixtral were both found being used by crimianls New research has warned top AI tools are powering ‘WormGPT’ variants, malicious GenAI tools which are generating malicious code, social engineering…

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