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Two nurses who insisted they would not treat Jewish patients and threatened to kill them are in talks with police to attend a station and give a statement.

The Prime Minister will unveil plans for the 'largest house building programme since the post-war era' with the next generation of new towns.

DAN HODGES: Hours after Sir Keir Starmer entered Downing Street after his election victory, a small group of incoming Cabinet ministers stood in a No 10 anteroom.

A British FIFA official has been arrested while on a work trip in the United States after allegedly arranging to meet a 14-year-old boy for sex, a report has claimed.

The Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) urged the Government to 'think very carefully' before making changes because the curriculum is currently a 'great success'.

Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: Monday brought chilling news reports of the all-count trial convictions of three individuals for a conspiracy to rob and drug people outside of LGBTQ+ nightclubs in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, which led to the deaths of two of their victims. The defendants were found guilty on all 24 counts, which included murder, robbery, burglary, and conspiracy. "As proven at trial," explained the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in a press release, "the defendants lurked outside of nightclubs to exploit intoxicated individuals. They would give them drugs, laced with fentanyl, to incapacitate their victims so they could take the victims' phones and drain their online financial accounts [including unauthorized charges and transfers using Cash App, Apple Cash, Apple Pay]." District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. added, "My Office will continue to take every measure possible to protect New Yorkers from this type of criminal conduct. That includes ensuring accountability for those who commit this harm, while also working with financial companies to enhance security measures on their phone apps." In 2024, D.A. Bragg called on financial companies to better protect consumers from fraud, including: adding a second and separate password for accessing the app on a smartphone as a default security option; imposing lower default limits on the monetary amount of total daily transfers; requiring wait times of up to a day and secondary verification for large monetary transactions; better monitoring of accounts for unusual transfer activities; and asking for confirmation when suspicious transactions occur. "No longer is the smartphone itself the most lucrative target for scammers and robbers -- it's the financial apps contained within," said Bragg as he released letters (PDF) sent to the companies that own Venmo, Zelle, and Cash App. "Thousands or even tens of thousands can be drained from financial accounts in a matter of seconds with just a few taps. Without additional protections, customers' financial and physical safety is being put at risk. I hope these companies accept our request to discuss commonsense solutions to deter scammers and protect New Yorkers' hard-earned money." "Our cellphones aren't safe," warned the EFF's Cooper Quintin in a 2018 New York Times op-ed. "So why aren't we fixing them?" Any thoughts on what can and should be done with software, hardware, and procedures to stop "bank jackings"?

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Outraged parents from Penfield Central School in New York attended a board meeting on Tuesday night in an effort to voice their concerns.

Censori, 30, is struggling to recover from her husband's repulsive rampage on X, as well as using his Yeezy website to sell a $20 white T-shirt emblazoned with a swastika.

Millie Bobby Brown has revealed the dark side of child stardom after joining Stranger Things aged 11.

Experts from Which? surveyed over 3,500 EV owners to understand how much the range of their car has decreased since they bought it.

Demand described as a 'soft layoff'

IBM has begun what a source describes as a soft layoff for its Finance & Operations business unit, in the form of a return-to-office (RTO) order.…

Apple has released an official Apple TV app for Android phones and tablets that's now available in the Google Play Store. You can download it here. 9to5Google reports: The newest Apple app on Android has a bottom bar with Apple TV+, MLS (Major League Soccer), Downloads for offline viewing, and Search. [...] The video player takes after Apple TV on other platforms, with a portrait mode available. There are convenient shortcuts to activate picture-in-picture, which works inside the app (while browsing) and system-wide, and mute to bring up the system volume bar. Playback is smooth and more stable than other streaming services. At launch, the Apple TV app lacks Casting support and there do not appear to be new episode notifications. If you're already signed into Apple Music, you have to log in again to Apple TV. Another notable aspect is support for Google Play Billing instead of requiring out-of-app sign-up on another device. This applies to both the Google TV app (and Apple Music) today.

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The Canadian 38-year-old posted an Instagram snap of the 26-year-old nepo baby of Lionel Richie rocking his October's Very Own owl logo through his not-so-secret burner account

An anonymous reader quotes a report from People: Scarlett Johansson is urging U.S. legislators to place limits on artificial intelligence as an unauthorized, A.I.-generated video of her and other Jewish celebrities opposing Kanye West goes viral. The video, which has been circulating on social media, opens with an A.I. version of Johansson, 40, wearing a white T-shirt featuring a hand and its middle finger extended. In the center of the hand is a Star of David. The name "Kanye" is written underneath the hand. The video contains A.I.-generated versions of over a dozen other Jewish celebrities, including Drake, Jerry Seinfeld, Steven Spielberg, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Black, Mila Kunis and Lenny Kravitz. It ends with an A.I. Adam Sandler flipping his finger at the camera as the Jewish folk song "Hava Nagila" plays. The video ends with "Enough is Enough" and "Join the Fight Against Antisemitism." In a statement to PEOPLE, Johansson denounced what she called "the misuse of A.I., no matter what its messaging." Johansson continued: "It has been brought to my attention by family members and friends, that an A.I.-generated video featuring my likeness, in response to an antisemitic view, has been circulating online and gaining traction. I am a Jewish woman who has no tolerance for antisemitism or hate speech of any kind. But I also firmly believe that the potential for hate speech multiplied by A.I. is a far greater threat than any one person who takes accountability for it. We must call out the misuse of A.I., no matter its messaging, or we risk losing a hold on reality." "I have unfortunately been a very public victim of A.I.," she added, "but the truth is that the threat of A.I. affects each and every one of us. There is a 1000-foot wave coming regarding A.I. that several progressive countries, not including the United States, have responded to in a responsible manner. It is terrifying that the U.S. government is paralyzed when it comes to passing legislation that protects all of its citizens against the imminent dangers of A.I." The statement concluded, "I urge the U.S. government to make the passing of legislation limiting A.I. use a top priority; it is a bipartisan issue that enormously affects the immediate future of humanity at large." Johansson has been outspoken about AI technology since its rise in popularity. Last year, she called out OpenAI for using an AI personal assistant voice that the actress claims sounds uncannily similar to her own.

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Lord Hermer poured praise on human rights lawyer Shiner even after his war crime claims against British troops were dismissed by a public inquiry as 'deliberate lies'.

British rapper, Stormzy, 30, has been called out on social media after he deleted a post from a year ago that read: 'I hope everyone is good, some fleeting thoughts.1. Free Palestine.'

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust was handed the penalty by a district judge after it admitted failing to provide safe care and treatment at a maternity unit where three babies died.

While Lawrence Dallaglio largely made headlines for his positive impact on the pitch, it was his behaviour off it that more often landed him in hot water.

A US Navy aircraft went down and two pilots were forced to emergency eject over San Diego in another shocking aviation incident over US skies.

President Donald Trump said he expects to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss peace in the Ukraine and that their sit down will likely take place in Saudi Arabia.