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The Independent
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Cyber attack hits IT system for Northern Ireland schools

18+ hour, 20+ min ago  (378+ words) An IT system used by pupils in Northern Ireland has been hit by a cyber attack, the Education Authority (EA) said. The EA said it was taking the incident "very seriously" and apologised for the impact on pupils who may…...

The Independent
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Cyberattack hits toy maker Hasbro and could lead to weeks of shipping delays

14+ hour, 31+ min ago  (455+ words) One of the world's largest toy and games manufactures warned about shipping delays following an attack on their IT system Shipping delays are expected in the toy world after one of the industry's giants, Hasbro, reported being hit by a…...

The Independent
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What is the ‘Darksword’ iPhone hack and has Apple fixed it?

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (234+ words) Apple iPhone 17e Source: The Independent What is the "Darksword" iPhone hack and has Apple fixed it? - Apple has issued an urgent security update for older iPhones and iPads to address a critical vulnerability. - The fix responds to the leak of…...

The Independent
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The science behind the popularity of AI fruit videos

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (271+ words) Gen Z really knows how to come up with new slang. You may have heard of "brain rot," but do you know what it means? The science behind the popularity of AI fruit videos - AI-generated 'fruit dramas' featuring anthropomorphic characters…...

The Independent
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Apple has launched an urgent update because of a devastating hack

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (283+ words) Older iPhones had been liable to being broken into after attack leaked online The Independent Security channel is brought to you by Bitdefender Apple has launched an urgent fix for older iPhones after the discovery of a potentially devastating attack....

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Google News

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (14+ words) Why the Artemis II launch is a key turning point in space exploration'The Independent...

The Independent
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AI machine sorts clothes faster than humans to boost textile recycling in China

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (536+ words) In an industrial park in Zhangjiagang, a small city on China's east coast, a large humming and hissing machine feeds on piles of used clothes and sorts them. The novelty? It uses artificial intelligence to sort them by composition at…...

The Independent
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Blind runner to take on Brighton marathon using AI glasses in ‘world first’

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1033+ words) Clarke Reynolds will navigate the 26.2-mile course with the aid of Meta AI glasses A groundbreaking attempt is underway as a blind artist prepares to run the Brighton Marathon, guided by remote volunteers leveraging artificial intelligence technology " a world first…...

The Independent
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Google faces call to limit AI slop to children on YouTube

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (562+ words) Advocates warn that "AI slop" is being mass-produced to profit from preliterate children who are unable to understand the platform's existing disclosure labels More than 200 child development experts and advocacy groups have called on Google to prohibit AI-generated content from…...

The Independent
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Advocacy groups urge YouTube to protect kids from 'AI slop' videos

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (448+ words) In a letter to YouTube CEO Neal Mohan and Sundar Pichai, the CEO of YouTube's parent company Google, children's advocacy group Fairplay expresses "serious concern" about the spread of AI-generated videos on both YouTube and YouTube Kids. The letter, which…...