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Poland says foiled cyberattack on nuclear centre may have come from Iran Poland has foiled a cyberattack on its nuclear research centre and is examining signs that Iran may be behind it, ​the government said on Thursday, cautioning the indicators might ‌be a deliberate misdirection to hide the attackers’ true location.

Poland says foiled cyberattack on nuclear centre may have come from Iran reut.rs/4sAYKnG

Concerns for Scotland’s fire service after no high ladder engine available at blaze Glasgow’s only fire engine with a high-reach ladder was unavailable on Sunday as an office block was gutted

Glasgow’s only fire engine with a high-reach ladder was unavailable on Sunday as an office block was gutted - the first aerial hoses came from Coatbridge - 26 minutes away

me with @libbybrooks.bsky.social #GlasgowFire #CentralStation

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Apparently commodity traders are "imbeciles" because they were worried about what's actually now happening in the Strait of Hormuz

‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software Exclusive: Lab tests discover ‘new form of insider risk’ with artificial intelligence agents engaging in autonomous, even ‘aggressive’ behaviours

‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software

Undisclosed ads on TikTok skirt ban on profiling minors Teenagers are being bombarded with highly targeted commercial content on TikTok, despite an EU law that prohibits profiling minors for advertising

EU laws trying to prevent showing young users ads aren't written well enough so that undisclosed influencer marketing promos end up bombarding them. My latest for @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2519...

IEA head says oil reserve release had 'strong impact' on markets Energy markets are in an "extremely critical period", Fatih Birol said

IEA head says oil reserve release had 'strong impact' on markets reut.rs/4bjHood

Both of Glasgow’s high-rise fire engines were unavailable during Union Street blaze Questions are mounting after the Union Street fire in Glasgow as it emerged both of the city’s high-rise fire engines were unavailable during the…

Both of Glasgow’s high-rise fire engines were unavailable during Union Street blaze, says Anas Sarwar www.heraldscotland.com/news/2593096...

Deutsche Bank seeks to expand private credit offerings German lender says it applies ‘conservative underwriting standards’ in €26bn portfolio as concerns mount about wider industry

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a man in a black jacket is standing in front of a blue wall and talking . ALT: a man in a black jacket is standing in front of a blue wall and talking .

Partners Group sounds alarm on private credit default rates - as.ft.com/r/0113def5-9...

Me to IT guy: my laptop isn't working
IT: let me take a look

...later

IT: it has been on for 15 days
Me: is that a problem?

Inside Anthropic’s battle with the Pentagon Yesterday's revelation that outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken US strike on a school in Iran has thrown a new spotlight on the use of AI software by the military in war zones.

Yesterday's revelation that outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken US strike on a school in Iran has thrown a new spotlight on the use of AI software by the military in war zones.

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Briton sentenced to jail in January over Wirecard-linked offences has bail revoked over flight risk A man out on bail pending his appeal against his conviction and jail sentence for offences linked to collapsed German payments company Wirecard had his bail revoked on March 11. Briton James Henry O’...

Wirecard update. Henry O'Sullivan, the boisterous Brit who worked closely with Jan Marsalek on various schemes, has been banged-up after Singapore police discovered spare passports and online searches about Vanuatu's extradition policy!

He intends to appeal his 6-year sentence for faking accounts

Why is Grammarly co-opting the identities of writers, editors, and academics to give terrible "expert" advice? The AI company is using the identities of countless authors, journalists, and academics, without their permission, to give writing advice. The worst part? It isn't even good.

Grammarly is using the identities of famous authors, editors, and academics - including Anna Wintour, Tina Brown, Stephen King, George Saunders, and more - for its AI "Expert Review" feature, without their permission.

Worse? Its advice sucks.

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BBC faces real-terms funding freeze for World Service Government in final negotiations over deal expected to set inflationary increase in funding for global news provider

BBC faces a real-term funding freeze for the World Service as talks to secure a last minute deal go to the wire

Scoop with @lucyfisher.ft.com

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They are going to have to rename that card game.

We attacked Iran with no clear plan for regime change, Israeli security sources say If regime holds, control of enriched uranium may be ultimate measure of US-Israeli success, insiders say * Middle East crisis – live updates Israel did not have a realistic plan for regime change when it attacked Iran, multiple Israeli security sources have said, with expectations that airstrikes could drive a popular uprising driven by “wishful thinking” rather than hard intelligence. Iran has now survived nearly two weeks of bombing raids and the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Trump is publicly contemplating ending an increasingly costly war. Continue reading...

We attacked Iran with no clear plan for regime change, Israeli security sources say

*now out

Queensferry Crossing The Queensferry Crossing is the world's longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge. Check essential traffic, weather and webcams and find out more about its design and history.

The 500 looks like the Queensferry Crossing, even though we're not out www.theforthbridges.org/about-the-fo...
Note design completed 1996. Bridge agreed 2011, so maybe bridge guys got inspo from note? (Unlikely).

Ryanair.
They'd say its carry-on is too big.

the MAGA Shoes discourse is the only thing keeping me going, honestly

Starmer was warned of 'reputational risk' over Mandelson's links with Epstein, files show Newly released documents on Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador also say he asked for £547,000 when sacked - he received £75,000.

What the anti-Labour voices will, of course, ignore is all PMs make decisions based on advice.
Who was pushing for Mandelson? The Labour Together team, now sacked.
Will he blame them? No. Because who knows what they might reveal then.
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#PR #CrisisPR #Reputatioin

The due diligence report on Peter Mandelson's appointment handed to Keir Starmer warned about Mandelson's financial links to Russia, which he retained "long after Putin's annexation of Crimea"

How a US official’s deleted post sent oil markets on a wild ride Confusion over naval escorts in Strait of Hormuz exposes Trump administration’s lack of clarity over war aims

Genuinely the dumbest timeline www.ft.com/content/26f3...

The Conservative party logo is a tree.

Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year Snubbing Ukraine's offer ranks as one of the U.S.'s biggest tactical miscalculations before the war, officials say.

EXCLUSIVE: 7 months ago, Ukraine tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made drones.

The Trump administration dismissed the Ukrainians, only to reverse course last week after more-than-expected Iranian drone strikes.

Hang on.
Isn't Manus Amanda's son? 🤔
#Amandaland #Motherland

EXCLUSIVE

Glasgow City Council officials visited the vape shop at the centre of the Union Street fire at the end of 2024, it has been revealed

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