FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the 2026 agency’s budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2025. Oliver Contreras | AFP | Getty Images The FBI on Thursday warned that “malicious actors” are impersonating senior U.S. officials in AI-generated voice…
The European Commission was wrong to refuse to release text messages sent by Ursula von der Leyen to the head of Pfizer during negotiations to secure Covid-19 vaccines, the EU’s top court has ruled. The General Court said the commission had not given a plausible explanation as to why the exchanges between its president and…
Pedestrian crossings in several areas of northern California have been hacked with fake greetings mocking the tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Officials in Silicon Valley are investigating and have disabled the audio feature on the crossings which usually plays instructions to “walk” or “wait”. The surprise message were noticed over the weekend in…
Family handout Omri Miran has now been held by Hamas for 18 months When Omri Miran finally opens his WhatsApp account, he’s going to receive a torrent of messages. Photos of his daughters. Late night musings from his wife, Lishay, as she lies in bed. Snapshots from an Israeli family life that’s gone on for…
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, White House Watch: How the Signal group chat fallout unfolded in 36 hours A discussion by high-ranking US security officials about US air strikes on Yemen has been published in full by the Atlantic magazine. The group chat on the Signal app mistakenly included the Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg. After…
Authorities across the US are investigating after reports of text messages sent to black Americans with references to “slave catchers”, plantations and picking cotton. In a statement the FBI said it is “aware of the offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals around the country and is in contact with the Justice Department and…
A significant technical issue has hit Instagram, with thousands of users reporting problems sending messages and accessing direct messages (DMs) on the platform. According to Downdetector, which tracks service outages, the issues began at approximately 5.14 pm on Tuesday. Over 2,000 Instagram have complained that their app isn’t working. Downdetector’s numbers are based on user-submitted…
Dhanteras 2024: Dhanteras, also known as Dhantrayodashi, is an annual festival that marks the beginning of the five-day-long Diwali festivities. It falls on October 29. On this day, Hindu devotees worship Lord Kuber, Lord Dhanvantari, and Goddess Lakshmi. They also buy gold and silver coins, jewellery, brooms, and utensils for prosperity and wealth. You can…
