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<p>Attacks against data centers in Europe and the Middle East are raising questions as to how we protect the infrastructure on which our digital lives depend</p>

Eiliko, a cute robot charm you can hang on your bag with built-in AI conversations, turned out to be a security nightmare. It told owners that "your secrets are safe with me," but hackers could easily read complete transcripts of everything we told the toy, and that was just the beginning. The Verge and security […]

News this week that a lack of funding could result in the UN's World Food Programme cutting aid to roughly half a million people in Gaza is a sobering reminder that a ceasefire is not the same as peace. Although Israel ’s assault on the territory may have slowed somewhat since last year’s truce, the dire conditions that have made life unbearable for so many

The deal to free Stephen Hubbard, who was imprisoned after being captured in Ukraine during Russia’s 2022 invasion, comes as the Kremlin says Moscow is ready to resume talks on ending the war.

French president meets Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh to discuss energy, security, and infrastructure.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he had secured gas supply guarantees from Qatar during his Gulf tour, as he seeks to stabilise energy prices in his country after violent protests sparked by the rising cost of living. "We secured during the winter period the equivalent of two terawatt-hours per month of LNG, which was important for us