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Adidas says customer data stolen in cyber attack

The sportswear giant says criminals accessed its systems through a “third-party customer service provider.”

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Pornhub and three other porn sites face EU child safety probe

The EU said the sites did not appear to have “appropriate” age verification to stop children accessing porn.

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AI could already be conscious. Are we ready for it?

With a leap in the evolution of large language models, some leading thinkers are questioning whether AI might become sentient

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Indian IT giant investigates M&S cyber attack link

M&S said earlier this week that the hackers got into systems via a third party – but did not say who that was.

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AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed

In a fictional scenario, the model was willing to expose that the engineer seeking to replace it was having an affair.

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Apple iPhone designer Jony Ive joins OpenAI in $6.5bn deal

OpenAI says partnering with the “greatest designer in the world” will allow it to re-imagine what a computer is.

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UK exposes Russian cyber campaign targeting support for Ukraine

A joint investigation by the UK and allies found Russian hackers in the systems of logistics organisations.

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Police investigation into UK retail hacks focuses on English-speaking youths

The National Crime Agency tells the BBC how it is trying to find the culprits of the M&S and Co-op hacks.

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AI chatbot to be embedded in Google search

The new option in its marquee search engine comes as the firm is facing competition from AI firms.

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Cyber attack threat keeps me awake at night, bank boss says

Ian Stuart, from HSBC, said banks were spending “enormous” sums shoring up their IT systems.

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