Researchers found a new spyware campaign mainly targeting Iranian Android VPN users DCHSpy is leveraged by the Iranian cyber espionage group MuddyWater, which is thought to have links with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security The campaign started one week after the Israel-Iran conflict began, while VPN demand skyrocketed across the country Researchers have discovered…
An artist’s impression of an environment where prehistoric plants thrived Christian Jegou/Science Photo Library When the Earth Was GreenRiley Black (St Martin’s Press (US, available now; UK, later this month)) The behaviour of plants is invisible to the naked human eye. They operate on timescales our imaginations can’t entertain, and they run roughshod over familiar categories…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. One of my relatives heard some strange stories when working on a healthcare helpline during the Covid pandemic. Her job was to help callers complete the rapid lateral flow tests used millions of times during…
Brian Wheeler Political reporter PA Media Newly-appointed shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly has accused Sir Keir Starmer of fuelling public frustration over the housing of asylum seekers. Sir James told BBC Radio 4 the prime minister had “amplified” the situation by saying on Monday there was “lots of housing available” for the rising numbers…
Elevance Health Thursday became the latest health insurer to lower its profit forecast for the rest … More of 2025 due to rising costs in its Medicaid plans and individual policies it sells under the Affordable Care Act. Elevance Health Elevance Health Thursday became the latest health insurer to lower its profit forecast for the…
Stourbridge MP Cat Eccles is being investigated by the parliamentary standards watchdog over claims that she was late declaring a trip to Israel and Palestine. The standards commissioner, Daniel Greenberg, announced that he was looking into a possible breach under rules about the declaration of an interest and the late registration of an interest. In…
Kate Whannel Political reporter Getty Images The UK must “actively prepare for the possibility of the UK coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario,” the government has warned. Its national security strategy, it said the nation was “in an era in which we face confrontation with those who are threatening security” and pointed…
We’ve all been there: staring at a screen, searching for something you can’t quite put into words. Maybe it’s a new “vibe” for your apartment or a specific fall coat — whatever it is, words just don’t cut it. But what if you could just show or tell Google what you’re thinking and get a…
A widely-used agricultural chemical sprayed on American and Australian fruits and vegetables to prevent fungal disease is killing beneficial insects critical for pollination and ecosystem health, new Macquarie University research shows. The study, published in Royal Society Open Science, found chlorothalonil – one of the world’s most extensively used fungicides – severely impacts insect reproduction…
NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets made some interesting decisions heading into the 2025 NBA Draft as they made history by using all five of their picks in the Draft. Brooklyn went from having four first-round picks to five after a multi-team trade with the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics and general manager Sean Marks…
