A mass hacking campaign targeting iPhone users in Ukraine and China used tools that were likely designed by U. military contractor L3Harris, TechCrunch has learned. The tools, which were intended for Western spies, wound up in the hands of various hacking groups, including Russian government spooks and Chinese cybercriminals. Last …

AMI Labs, the new venture cofounded by Turing Prize winner Yann LeCun after he left Meta, has raised $1. 5 billion pre-money valuation. AMI is working on world models, or AI that learns from reality, not just from language. This category has fewer players than generative AI, but maybe not …

'Drive less to save on fuel' and 'War is near end' Most of the front pages lead on President Donald Trump's comments about Iran. "War is near end" says the Sun. "Iran war is 'pretty much' over" is the Daily Mail's headline, using a direct quote from the president. The …

Now a new law set to be rubber-stamped through the country's annual parliamentary session later this week will solidify, expand and even speed up this process, further threatening the rights of minority groups and their way of life, academics and human rights activists say. It lowers the status of other …

More whales are stranding. Now more people are needed to help them 6 hours ago Jemma WoodmanCornwall More volunteers are being recruited to help rescue a growing number of whales, dolphins and porpoises washing up on UK shores. The British Divers Marine Life Rescue, which specialises in the rescue and …

6 hours ago Ian YoungsCulture reporter Timothée Chalamet was, until very recently, Hollywood's golden boy and a frontrunner to win an Oscar this weekend - so is the backlash he has faced about more than his views on ballet and opera? When Chalamet recently said "no-one cares" about ballet or …

10 hours ago Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent A leader who has never been fully tested takes the helm in Iran when its theocracy faces its greatest test in five decades. Continuity and connections have pulled Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, to the top after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, …

15 hours ago Ghoncheh Habibiazad ,BBC Persianand Emily McGarvey Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran's new supreme leader and successor to his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war with the US and Iran. Some pro-establishment crowds have taken to the streets to …

How the Iran war may affect your bills and finances 16 hours ago Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent From petrol prices to mortgage rates, the US-Israeli war with Iran has already had an impact on people's finances in the UK. How deep and sustained that turns out to be depends …

6 hours ago Marianna SpringSocial Media Investigations Correspondent Friday February 27th should have been like any other day at secondary schools in Southwark and Croydon in south London. But instead, when lessons finished for the day around 3pm, large numbers of teachers positioned themselves on streets around their schools as …