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Fears are mounting that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will opt to extend the long-running stealth raid, as she faces an estimated £30billion hole in the government books.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: On Sunday, Block CEO and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey launched an open source chat app called Bitchat, promising to deliver "secure" and "private" messaging without a centralized infrastructure. The app relies on Bluetooth and end-to-end encryption, unlike traditional messaging apps that rely on the internet. By being decentralized, Bitchat has potential for being a secure app in high-risk environments where the internet is monitored or inaccessible. According to Dorsey's white paper detailing the app's protocols and privacy mechanisms, Bitchat's system design "prioritizes" security. But the claims that the app is secure, however, are already facing scrutiny by security researchers, given that the app and its code have not been reviewed or tested for security issues at all -- by Dorsey's own admission. Since launching, Dorsey has added a warning to Bitchat's GitHub page: "This software has not received external security review and may contain vulnerabilities and does not necessarily meet its stated security goals. Do not use it for production use, and do not rely on its security whatsoever until it has been reviewed." This warning now also appears on Bitchat's main GitHub project page but was not there at the time the app debuted. As of Wednesday, Dorsey added: "Work in progress," next to the warning on GitHub. This latest disclaimer came after security researcher Alex Radocea found that it's possible to impersonate someone else and trick a person's contacts into thinking they are talking to the legitimate contact, as the researcher explained in a blog post. Radocea wrote that Bitchat has a "broken identity authentication/verification" system that allows an attacker to intercept someone's "identity key" and "peer id pair" -- essentially a digital handshake that is supposed to establish a trusted connection between two people using the app. Bitchat calls these "Favorite" contacts and marks them with a star icon. The goal of this feature is to allow two Bitchat users to interact, knowing that they are talking to the same person they talked to before.

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They first got together in 2016 and the American pop star, 40, was said to be struck by the British actor's 'down to earth' nature when the met by 'fighting over a burger' at a Golden Globes after party.

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How BigQuery Combines Data And AI For Business Transformation was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.

Scientists have revealed exactly when the next shortest days will occur as Earth's rotation speeds up once again.

The area outside the National Portrait Gallery off Trafalgar Square came top of the list after seeing 3,060 crimes over the past year including 1,200 thefts from people.

A porn star who was found dead at age 28 from a suspected drug overdose last month was apparently sober just five days before her death.

Ben Echianu (pictured), 43, was desperate to find a property big enough for his three kids to stay over after breaking up with his partner.

Ever since it opened in 1922, the 74-seat area of Centre Court has been the setting for moments that have lived long in the national memory.

A woman hiking solo through a secluded California trail captured the jaw-dropping moment she encountered a mountain lion - and knew just what to do to stay safe.

The school summer holidays are just around the corner, which means many families will be preparing to jet off for some well-earned relaxation.

This week, the Windsor uniform made another appearance for the state banquet in honour of French president Emmanuel Macron.

Nicola Lewis, from Essex, UK, recently divided opinion on social media after demonstrating a savvy tactic to make the most out of the hotel breakfast buffet whilst on holiday. 

Four crossings were installed in upmarket Bloomsbury, central London, by Camden Council in 2021 to 'support the LGBTQ + community'.

Sarah Newman has claimed DJ Carey could have been 'stopped' much earlier after the former Irish hurler pleaded guilty to faking cancer to extort money.

Olubiyi Jibowu, from London , gave himself a DIY pedicure in July 2023, running a bath with Himalayan salt, in a bid to have smoother feet for summer.

While some locals find the standstill traffic, increased footfall and droves of cars to be an inconvenience, others have used it as an opportunity to cash in on thousands of pounds.

The houses of multiple occupancy were overcrowded and did not meet fire regulation standards