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The 94-year-old had been speaking at the company's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, when he made the announcement.

Prince Harry showed anger, bitterness, and a desire for righteousness during his scathing BBC interview on Friday, according to body language expert Judi James.

America's federal government "is a veritable cosmos of information, made up of constellations of databases," warns the Atlantic. The FBI "has a facial-recognition apparatus capable of matching people against more than 640 million photos — a database made up of driver's license and passport photos, as well as mug shots. The Homeland Security department holds data "about the movements of every person who travels by air commercially". America's Drug Enforcement Administration "tracks license plates scanned on American roads." And there's also every taxpayer's finance and employment history..." Government agencies including the IRS, the FBI, DHS, and the Department of Defense have all purchased cellphone-location data, and possibly collected them too, via secretive groups such as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. That means the government has at least some ability to map or re-create the past everyday movements of some American citizens. But now the information at individual agencies "is being pooled together. The question is Why? And what does the administration intend to do with it?" A White House spokesperson confirmed to the Atlantic that data collected by different agencies is now being combined. (They said that "Through data sharing between agencies, departments are collaborating to identify fraud and prevent criminals from exploiting hardworking American taxpayers.") But a March executive explicitly stated an aim "to eliminate the data silos that keep everything separate." The article accuses the administration officials of "not just undoing decades of privacy measures. They appear to be ignoring that they were ever written." The Atlantic spoke with former government officials "who have spent time in these systems," reporting that "to a person, these experts are alarmed about the possibilities for harm, graft, and abuse... Collecting and then assembling data in the industrial way — just to have them in case they might be useful — would represent a huge and disturbing shift for the government..." "A fragile combination of decades-old laws, norms, and jungly bureaucracy has so far prevented repositories such as these from assembling into a centralized American surveillance state. But that appears to be changing... DOGE has systematically gained access to sensitive data across the federal government "in ways that people in several agencies have described to us as both dangerous and disturbing."

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EXCLUSIVE: Twenty years on from the TV series that imortalised his sweary family, Francis 'F*****' Fulford the 23rd tells MailOnline owning a country estate is still 'bloody tough'.

Jean-François Guerrier, 74, was one of the last people to see mother-of-four Karen Carter, 65, after spending the evening with her at a wine-tasting.

EXCLUSIVE: Residents living next to a bustling main road on the Isle of Sheppey have reacted with horror after a three-meter wide grass verge was listed for auction.

The presenter, 65, shared a video to Instagram from her hospital bed and wearing a hospital gown, as she gave fans an update.

Threads has now grown to over 350 million monthly active users, reports TechCrunch, citing Mark Zuckerberg's comments on a company earnings call. That means Threads grew by 9.4% in roughly 90 days: That's an increase of 30 million users since the prior quarter, where Meta reported that Threads had 320 million users. The new figure represents increased growth, as Threads added 30 million in the first quarter of this year, compared with 20 million in Q4 2024. It's also worth noting that in a single quarter, Threads added nearly the same number of users to its network as one of its newer competitors, Bluesky. The latter, a decentralized social app, today has roughly 35 million users. Zuckerberg also said there's been a 35% increase in time spent on Threads, according to the article, as a result of improvements to its recommendations systems.

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An investigation has been launched after armed adults were filmed attacking the teenager on Back Beach in Teignmouth.

Crossbow attacker Owen 'Oz' Lawrence was openly sharing his warped worldview long before he carried out his bid for a crossbow 'massacre' on the streets of Leeds.

EXCLUSIVE: Locals believe that Adrian Foulke and his wife Debbie will struggle to find a buyer not only because of the 'rip-off' figure but the fact that the 'spooky' property is surrounded by graves.

Pete Doherty took to the stage in Berlin during his European tour after revealing his recent health scare was a 'wake-up call'.

Dame Mary, 80, whose husband is Tory peer and novelist Lord Archer , was allegedly called to the department yesterday where she was informed she was being fired.

I'm the first to admit that I'm not the biggest Beyoncé fan, but when I saw that she was struggling to sell tickets to her Cowboy Carter tour, I thought it would be the perfect time to go.

The Open Source Initiative is joining "a global community of contributors" for GitHub's annual event "honoring the individuals who steward and sustain Open Source projects." And the theme of the 4th Annual "Maintainer Month" will be: securing Open Source: Throughout the month, OSI and our affiliates will be highlighting maintainers who prioritize security in their projects, sharing their stories, and providing a platform for collaboration and learning... Maintainer Month is a time to gather, share knowledge, and express appreciation for the people who keep Open Source projects running. These maintainers not only review issues and merge pull requests — they also navigate community dynamics, mentor new contributors, and increasingly, adopt security best practices to protect their code and users.... - OSI will publish a series of articles on Opensource.net highlighting maintainers whose work centers around security... - As part of our programming for May, OSI will host a virtual Town Hall [May 21st] with our affiliate organizations and invite the broader Open Source community to join.... - Maintainer Month is also a time to tell the stories of those who often work behind the scenes. OSI will be amplifying voices from across our affiliate network and encouraging communities to recognize the people whose efforts are often invisible, yet essential. "These efforts are not just celebrations — they are opportunities to recognize the essential role maintainers play in safeguarding the Open Source infrastructure that underpins so much of our digital world," according to the OSI's announcement. And this year they're focusing on three key areas of open source security: Adopting security best practices in projects and communities Recognizing contributors who improve project security Collaborating to strengthen the ecosystem as a whole

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Christine McGuinness's friends tell me Paddy was less than pleased that she took part in The Games. Five months after her appearance in the series, the couple announced their split.

A popular restaurant in a Cornish seaside town has shared their fury as brazen drinkers consumed £65 worth of alcohol before leaving without paying the bill.

A student has been caught shamelessly strolling around with a massive knife terrifying children and forcing classes into lockdown as two were injured.

Anna has earned a fierce reputation over the years for the intense measures that she takes to ensure that everything goes smoothly, but now, she has shut down one rumor about her Met Gala rules.

perception that King Charles 'doesn't care' about his younger son is far from the truth, a royal expert, Daily Mail journalis and the King's biographer, Robert Hardman has revealed.