Israel-linked group hacks Iranian cryptocurrency exchange in $90m heist

Hackers known as Predatory Sparrow claim responsibility for rendering Nobitex exchange funds inaccessible

Up to 70% of streams of AI-generated music on Deezer are fraudulent, says report

According to the French streaming platform’s analysis, fraudsters use bots to listen to AI-generated

Octopuses’ 8 Arms Snoop on Microbiomes

Scientists discovered that octopuses use their limbs to sample the microbiomes on the surfaces

A Traveler Waits in the Stars for Those Willing to Learn How to Look

A new book shows that the Northern Dene people of Alaska and Canada have

DNA testing firm 23andMe fined £2.3m by UK regulator for 2023 data hack

Information stolen from US company included details of 150,000 British residents including family trees

OpenAI wins $200m contract with US military for ‘warfighting’

Program with the defense department is first under the startup’s initiative to put AI

How AI pales in the face of human intelligence and ingenuity

Letters: <strong>Sheila Hayman </strong>says artificial intelligence can’t match the qualities that we have just

Universities face a reckoning on ChatGPT cheats

Letter: <strong>Dr Craig Reeves </strong>says some institutions don’t seem interested in dealing with the

Watch out, hallucinating Humphrey’s about in Whitehall

<strong>Brief letters:</strong> Government AI tool | Management euphemisms | Unreliable LLMs | The unplugging

Bar Council is wise to the risk of AI misuse

<strong>Letter: </strong>Responding to an article on fake case-law citations in court, <strong>Lawrence Akka KC</strong>

Elon Musk’s X sues New York over hate speech and disinformation law

Suit alleges Stop Hiding Hate Act, which compels social media firms to disclose actions

Facial recognition technology needs stricter regulation

<strong>Letters: </strong>The rapid expansion of biometric surveillance raises serious concerns about accuracy and ethics,

Tell us about your best Reddit moment

As Reddit celebrates its 20th birthday at the end of the month, we’d like

Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Species

Video from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding

Graduate Students Push Back Against Science Funding Cuts

Hundreds of graduate students are writing to their hometown newspapers to defend their research,

Sotheby’s to Auction a Ceratosaurus, With Millions and More on the Line

The 150-million-year-old specimen is valued at up to $6 million by Sotheby’s. Some paleontologists

Liverpool is crypto capital of UK, survey finds

Research reveals 13% of residents regularly invest in cryptocurrency and check stocks, more than

Episode four: the ambush

The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, recalls the moment that he and others

Makers of air fryers and smart speakers told to respect users’ right to privacy

Information Commissioner’s Office takes action as people report feeling powerless over data gathering at

23andMe’s founder wins bid to regain control of bankrupt DNA testing firm

Anne Wojcicki made $305m bid for firm, which has lost customers since declaring bankruptcy,