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First crooks gave up encrypting data, and just stole it – now they don't even bother pilfering info. Sheesh!

Updated  Ransomware extortionists are now using letters sent by snail mail to demand payments, without bothering to infiltrate targets’ systems or infect them with malware.…

In a brief two-line audio message Pope Francis, 88, expressed thanks 'from the bottom of my heart' to well-wishers around the world who have offered their support.

A batch of synthetic opioids circulating in London has caused 33 people to feel unwell - with 17 of them needing hospital treatment.

President Donald Trump warned NATO allies on Thursday that if they don't pay up, the U.S. won't come to their defense if they're attacked.

The hit comedy stars Lucy Punch, 47, as Amanda and is a spin-off from the BAFTA award-winning series Motherland.

As the toxic female friendship fascinating viewers of the new series of The White Lotus rightly demonstrates, there's nothing quite like a so-called 'girls' trip' to unearth latent tensions.

For just over seven years, Lisa could not think of spending her life with anyone other than her boyfriend Mark Stone. But in 2010 she discovered every part of their relationship had been a lie.

Barry Clark, a farmer and shearer from southern NSW, had just seconds to react after a teenager boarded his Jetstar flight allegedly armed with a shotgun on Thursday.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Trump administration is eliminating a preference for fiber Internet in a $42.45 billion broadband deployment program, a change that is expected to reduce spending on the most advanced wired networks while directing more money to Starlink and other non-fiber Internet service providers. One report suggests Starlink could obtain $10 billion to $20 billion under the new rules. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick criticized the Biden administration's handling of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program in a statement yesterday. Lutnick said that "because of the prior Administration's woke mandates, favoritism towards certain technologies, and burdensome regulations, the program has not connected a single person to the Internet and is in dire need of a readjustment." The BEAD program was authorized by Congress in November 2021, and the US was finalizing plans to distribute funding before Trump's inauguration. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), part of the Commerce Department, developed rules for the program in the Biden era and approved initial funding plans submitted by every state and territory. The program has been on hold since the change in administration, with Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and other Republicans seeking rule changes. In addition to demanding an end to the fiber preference, Cruz wants to kill a requirement that ISPs receiving network-construction subsidies provide cheap broadband to people with low incomes. Cruz also criticized "unionized workforce and DEI labor requirements; climate change assessments; excessive per-location costs; and other central planning mandates." Lutnick's statement yesterday confirmed that the Trump administration will end the fiber preference and replace it with a "tech-neutral" set of rules, and explore additional changes. He said: "Under my leadership, the Commerce Department has launched a rigorous review of the BEAD program. The Department is ripping out the Biden Administration's pointless requirements. It is revamping the BEAD program to take a tech-neutral approach that is rigorously driven by outcomes, so states can provide Internet access for the lowest cost. Additionally, the Department is exploring ways to cut government red tape that slows down infrastructure construction. We will work with states and territories to quickly get rid of the delays and the waste. Thereafter we will move quickly to implementation in order to get households connected." Lutnick said the department's goal is to "deliver high-speed Internet access... efficiently and effectively at the lowest cost to taxpayers."

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Body language expert Judi James told DailyMail.com that Drew - who split from her ex-husband Will Kopelman in 2016 - might have gotten a little jealous when Meghan started gushing over Prince Harry.

OnlyFans star Layla Kelly, 34, and her partner of almost 19 years are here to prove that it's possible.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Since Trump took office in America, illegal migration has been all but stopped. Under Labour, the number of migrants crossing the Channel illegally has hit record highs.

An attorney for accused killer and former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn 'Mickey' Stines, 43, offered details on his plan to defend his client over the shooting of District Judge Kevin Mullins last year.

Global sea ice fell to a record low in February, scientists have said, a symptom of an atmosphere fouled by planet-heating pollutants. From a report: The combined area of ice around the north and south poles hit a new daily minimum in early February and stayed below the previous record for the rest of the month, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. "One of the consequences of a warmer world is melting sea ice," said the C3S deputy director, Samantha Burgess. "The record or near-record low sea ice cover at both poles has pushed global sea ice cover to an all-time minimum." The agency found the area of sea ice hit its lowest monthly level for February in the Arctic, at 8% below average, and its fourth-lowest monthly level for February in the Antarctic, at 26% below average. Its satellite observations stretch back to the late 1970s and its historical observations to the middle of the 20th century. Scientists had already observed an extreme heat anomaly in the north pole at the start of February, which caused temperatures to soar more than 20C above average and cross the threshold for ice to melt. They described the latest broken record as "particularly worrying" because ice reflects sunlight and cools the planet. The agency found the area of sea ice hit its lowest monthly level for February in the Arctic, at 8% below average, and its fourth-lowest monthly level for February in the Antarctic, at 26% below average. Its satellite observations stretch back to the late 1970s and its historical observations to the middle of the 20th century.

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Interface and branding changes arrive to more clearly separate users' work and play lives

Google Chrome Enterprise is rolling out browser changes designed to separate people's professional and personal activities, in addition to management enhancements.…

Putin's warning came a day after the French leader called Moscow 'a threat to Europe' and raised the idea of putting other countries under France's nuclear umbrella.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's lawyers clashed yet again during the second fiery hearing in their $400 million legal war at Manhattan federal court Thursday.

DAILYMAIL.COM LIVE BLOG: President Donald Trump is considering implementing a new travel ban on Muslim nations in the coming weeks as he signs more executive orders.

Brother has rejected claims that its firmware updates intentionally disable printer functionality when third-party cartridges are installed. The controversy emerged after a YouTube video by Louis Rossman, which has garnered over 160,000 views, alleged the company had joined competitors in anti-consumer practices. The allegations stem from online reports, including a 2022 Reddit post claiming firmware update W1.56 disabled automatic color registration on a Brother MFC-3750 using non-Brother toner, rendering it "effectively non-functional." In a statement to Ars Technica, Brother explicitly denied these accusations: "Please be assured that Brother firmware updates do not block the use of third-party ink in our machines." The company said it recommends genuine supplies for "optimal performance" and performs a "Brother Genuine check" during troubleshooting, which may have caused "misunderstanding."

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A government official with knowledge of the investigation told DailyMail.com that José 'EL Jocha' Lavariega invited the victims, members of 'Los Brujos,' to spend time in Oaxaca.