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Mounds of litter have lined Birmingham's streets since members of the Unite union began their now-months-long war with council chiefs, causing an influx of maggots and rodents.

Men bearing their bizarre beards and marvelous mustaches met at a gym in Leogang in a competition which literally put the competitors face-to-face.

After the dog collapsed, a vet discovered she was seriously underweight

Officers from the force helped ensure the safe arrival and departure of the President

Kate Moss looked effortlessly chic as she joined Richard Caring and his wife Patricia at the star-studded Annabel's for the Amazon fundraising gala in London on Friday evening. 

Fast Company ran a contrarian take about AI from entrepreneur/thought leader Faisal Hoque, who argues there's three AI bubbles. The first is a classic speculative bubble, with asset prices soaring above their fundamental values (like the 17th century's Dutch "tulip mania"). "The chances of this not being a bubble are between slim and none..." Second, AI is also arguably in what we might call an infrastructure bubble, with huge amounts being invested in infrastructure without any certainty that it will be used at full capacity in the future. This happened multiple times in the later 1800s, as railroad investors built thousands of miles of unneeded track to serve future demand that never materialized. More recently, it happened in the late '90s with the rollout of huge amount of fiber optic cable in anticipation of internet traffic demand that didn't turn up until decades later. Companies are pouring billions into GPUs, power systems, and cooling infrastructure, betting that demand will eventually justify the capacity. McKinsey analysts talk of a $7 trillion "race to scale data centers" for AI, and just eight projects in 2025 already represent commitments of over $1 trillion in AI infrastructure investment. Will this be like the railroad booms and busts of the late 1800s? It is impossible to say with any kind of certainty, but it is not unreasonable to think so. Third, AI is certainly in a hype bubble, which is where the promise claimed for a new technology exceeds reality, and the discussion around that technology becomes increasingly detached from likely future outcomes. Remember the hype around NFTs? That was a classic hype bubble. And AI has been in a similar moment for a while. All kinds of media — social, print, and web — are filled with AI-related content, while AI boosterism has been the mood music of the corporate world for the last few years. Meanwhile, a recent MIT study reported that 95% of AI pilot projects fail to generate any returns at all. But the article ultimately argues there's lessons in the 1990s dotcom boom: that "a thing can be hyped beyond its actual capabilities while still being important... When valuations correct — and they will — the same pattern will emerge: companies that focus on solving real problems with available technology will extract value before, during, and after the crash." The winners will be companies with systematic approaches to extracting value — adopting mixed portfolios with different time horizons and risk levels, while recognizing organizational friction points for a purposeful (and holistic) integration. "The louder the bubble talk, the more space opens for those willing to take a methodical approach to building value." Thanks to Slashdot reader Tony Isaac for sharing the article.

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SNP ministers have quietly shelved their policy that Scotland should have full powers over immigration, The MoS can reveal.

These days their life consists of camping in woodland between two industrial estates, wearing robes made from recycled curtains and accepting gifts to sustain their unusual existence.

Onlookers on holiday saw her riding in the back of a golf cart in a white dress and sun hat on Thursday, which read 'Mrs Preti' in the village of Sant'Angelo.

The London Fire Brigade descended on the branch of the chain chicken eatery in the O2 Centre (pictured, file photo) in the Hampstead area of north-west London at 10.45am today.

The model, 37, recently revealed she was diagnosed with Raynaud's syndrome by doctors after noticing issues with her hands, including them even seizing up.

Lily James and her Swiped co-star Pierson Fode looked closer than ever on Friday as they took a stroll through New York's Central Park. The star, 36, kept it cool in an oversized white shirt and blue jeans.

It is described as 'something truly unforgettable'

The Shai-Hulud malware campaign impacted hundreds of npm packages across multiple maintainers, reports Koi Security, including popular libraries like @ctrl/tinycolor and some packages maintained by CrowdStrike. Malicious versions embed a trojanized script (bundle.js) designed to steal developer credentials, exfiltrate secrets, and persist in repositories and endpoints through automated workflows. Koi Security created a table of packages identified as compromised, promising it's "continuously updated" (and showing the last compromise detected Tuesday). Nearly all of the compromised packages have a status of "removed from NPM". Attackers published malicious versions of @ctrl/tinycolor and other npm packages, injecting a large obfuscated script (bundle.js) that executes automatically during installation. This payload repackages and republishes maintainer projects, enabling the malware to spread laterally across related packages without direct developer involvement. As a result, the compromise quickly scaled beyond its initial entry point, impacting not only widely used open-source libraries but also CrowdStrike's npm packages. The injected script performs credential harvesting and persistence operations. It runs TruffleHog to scan local filesystems and repositories for secrets, including npm tokens, GitHub credentials, and cloud access keys for AWS, GCP, and Azure. It also writes a hidden GitHub Actions workflow file (.github/workflows/shai-hulud-workflow.yml) that exfiltrates secrets during CI/CD runs, ensuring long-term access even after the initial infection. This dual focus on endpoint secret theft and backdoors makes Shai-Hulud one of the most dangerous campaigns ever compared to previous compromises. "The malicious code also attempts to leak data on GitHub by making private repositories public," according to a Tuesday blog post from security systems provider Sysdig: The Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT) has been monitoring this worm's progress since its discovery. Due to quick response times, the number of new packages being compromised has slowed considerably. No new packages have been seen in several hours at the time... Their blog post concludes "Supply chain attacks are increasing in frequency. It is more important than ever to monitor third-party packages for malicious activity." Some context from Tom's Hardware: To be clear: This campaign is distinct from the incident that we covered on Sept. 9, which saw multiple npm packages with billions of weekly downloads compromised in a bid to steal cryptocurrency. The ecosystem is the same — attackers have clearly realized the GitHub-owned npm package registry for the Node.js ecosystem is a valuable target — but whoever's behind the Shai-Hulud campaign is after more than just some Bitcoin.

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Scientists have discovered new information about the interstellar object nearing Earth which could reveal facts about the solar system it came from.

Kourtney Kardashian used Instagram to reveal a new look on Friday. The 46-year-old mother-of-four debuted freshly cut bangs as she posed two mirror selfies for her 217 million followers to see.

Home inspection experts have revealed all the unlikely spots in your home that could be harboring hidden toxins responsible for congestion, hormone issues and brain damage.

The supporters, led by the group Hammers United, believe the club is 'going to die' under the owners' direction. Going into the game, West Ham sat 18th in the Premier League under Graham Potter.

The couple shocked fans by passionately kissing three times during a raunchy routine performed at London's O2 arena on Friday night.

The tattoo artist, 42, first revealed in October that she would be covering up all of her colourful artwork with solid black ink after becoming 'fed up' with her look.