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Apple and Google clash with police and MPs over phone thefts

The police told MPs that a big proportion of violent crime is related to mobile phone theft.

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North Face and Cartier customer data stolen in cyber attacks

They are the latest in a string of high-profile companies publicly reporting being hacked.

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The AI copyright standoff continues – with no solution in sight

The bitter row over how to protect artists in the artificial intelligence age returns to the Lords.

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Football and other premium TV being pirated at ‘industrial scale’

New research singles out the Amazon Fire Stick as the most popular means of accessing illegal streams.

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Customers furious after Game cancels Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders

Affected customers – who have waited years for the console launch – have reacted with fury.

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Victoria’s Secret takes down US website after ‘security incident’

Some in-store services are also suspended – the lingerie firm says it is “working round the clock” to restore them.

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Elon Musk says he is leaving Trump administration

Musk thanked Trump for allowing him to lead Doge and says he believed the cost-cutting agency would continue to grow.

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Telegram announces partnership with Musk’s xAI

The $300m deal, which will last one year, will see xAI’s assistant Grok integrated into Telegram.

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Temu’s Chinese owner sees profits plunge as trade war bites

US-listed shares of PDD Holdings fell over 13% on Tuesday as the firm reported a near 50% drop in profit.

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Second suspect arrested in alleged crypto torture scheme

Police say the two men kidnapped an Italian businessman and tortured him with a gun, chainsaw and electrical wires for nearly three weeks.

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