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An anonymous reader writes: Landlords are using a service that logs into a potential renter's employer systems and scrapes their paystubs and other information en masse, potentially in violation of U.S. hacking laws, according to screenshots of the tool shared with 404 Media. The screenshots highlight the intrusive methods some landlords use when screening potential tenants, taking information they may not need, or legally be entitled to, to assess a renter. "This is a statewide consumer-finance abuse that forces renters to surrender payroll and bank logins or face homelessness," one renter who was forced to use the tool and who saw it taking more data than was necessary for their apartment application told 404 Media. 404 Media granted the person anonymity to protect them from retaliation from their landlord or the services used. [...] "Argyle hijacked my live Workday session, stayed hidden from view, and downloaded every pay stub plus all W-4s back to 2024, each PDF seconds apart," they said. "Workday audit logs show dozens of 'Print' events from two IPs from a MAC which I do not use," they added, referring to a MAC address, a unique identifier assigned to each device on a network.

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The way we educate our children is changing, but we need to fix our education system if we want to keep our children in school.

The plane was on a low-cost route between London-Luton airport and Alicante, in the south of Spain , but was forced to make an emergency landing in France after the man made the threat.

No10 enforcer Darren Jones hinted at pain to come as he insisted Labour's manifesto commitments still applied 'today' - but only because no decisions have been taken.

With the success of House of Guinness, set in 1860s Dublin, and the highly anticipated new Wuthering Heights adaptation, which takes place in 19th century Yorkshire, many have voiced complaints.

If you have ever scrolled through Instagram and thought, Wait, didn't I just see this living room five posts ago?, you're not alone or imagining things.

Daniel Day-Lewis - widely considered to be the greatest actor of his generation - has come out of retirement to star in his son Ronan's directorial debut.

The Queen of Pop, 67, cut a dishevelled figure as she headed into the French capital on the first day of Fashion Week.

He has swiftly risen to tennis stardom and Mark Mason discovers what makes the Spanish champion tick.

A CRASH between two vehicles is causing long delays on the A120 near Braintree.

Coroner John Griffiths told a hearing on Monday that paramedics were called to his home in Deeside, Flintshire, before he was taken to hospital.

Angela Bacares (pictured) survived the ordeal because she'd gotten out of bed just a few moments earlier - after the boat had tilted sharply - and had made her way to the deck to speak to the crew.

Chinese giant maps out datacenters across Europe and beyond, yet US chip curbs cast a long shadow

Analysis  Alibaba this week opened an AI war chest containing tens of billions of dollars, a revamped LLM lineup, and plans for AI datacenters in Europe. But it also prompted a flurry of questions over how it will achieve all this in an increasingly fragmented IT landscape, when critical resources are in short supply.…

An anonymous reader shares a report: You've probably heard of vibe coding -- novices writing apps by creating a simple AI prompt -- but now Microsoft wants to introduce a similar thing for its Office apps. The software maker is launching a new Agent Mode in Excel and Word that can generate complex spreadsheets and documents with just a prompt. A new Office Agent in Copilot chat, powered by Anthropic models, is also launching today that can create PowerPoint presentations and Word documents from a "vibe working" chatbot. [...] Agent Mode essentially takes a complex task and breaks it down with planning and reasoning that you can follow. It then uses OpenAI's GPT-5 model to break down each step of document creation into an agentic task and execute it. It's like watching an automated macro in real time, showing everything it's doing in the sidebar.

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The Beckham clan enjoyed a family night out on Saturday - yet a glaring absence remained in the form of their estranged son Brooklyn. 

There's a new breed of attention-hungry relatives in town. Industry insiders have coined a new phrase - 'nepo siblings'. So who is top of the tree - and who is still scrabbling around at the roots?

Rory McIlroy's wife, Erica Stoll, has had the last laugh after enduring three days of vile abuse from rowdy spectators at the Ryder Cup.

A MOTHER died after she was bitten by one of her two dogs during a “brief fight” between the pets over chicken nuggets, an inquest heard

The findings overturn the widespread belief that heart disease can strike 'out of the blue', affecting people with no obvious health problems.

Amanda Holden has revealed the secrets behind her bikini body - 'unintentional fasting' and no limits on alcohol.