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US model makers can train on web data - but distilling theirs is a 'national security risk'

Sheridan Smith's BBC drama The Cage has reportedly been axed after just one series.

A large sinkhole swallowed up Cage's driveway, a fence, portable restroom, and a portion of the adjacent street three weeks ago.

Lowe, the younger brother of Hollywood star Rob Lowe, shared Fiona with his wife Kim Painter. They are also parents to daughters Mabel, 17, and Nixie, 10.

Just ask America.gov and you'll receive a favorite July 4th food.

The outspoken Seattle musician sparked widespread fury when he popped up on stage wearing a fake hooked nose, black beard and black hat more than a decade ago.

A months-long breach of the Defense Manpower Data Center exposed personal information belonging to roughly 2.8 million living current and former U.S. military personnel and staff, plus records for nearly 300,000 deceased people. Attackers reportedly exploited a file-sharing vulnerability between October 2025 and July 2026, accessing unencrypted records that included Social Security numbers, dates of birth, demographic information, and military service details. TechCrunch reports: The DMDC may not be widely known to the general public, but serves as one of the Department of Defense's records-keeping units. The DMDC maintains over 60 million records for U.S. military and civilian staff and their family members to help determine benefits and entitlements, such as healthcare and retirement. The unit also provides a critical service as the military's "leading identity management provider," which links active service members, employees, and contractors to credentials, such as smart cards and passwords. These are used to access Pentagon computer systems, buildings, and bases. "We make sure that the right people get access and the wrong people don't: security of identity information is paramount," the DMDC's website reads. The Department of Defense, which oversees the DMDC, said it does not have any indication that the information was misused, but did not say how it reached that conclusion. TechCrunch contacted a Pentagon spokesperson to ask if officials had any communications from the hackers, whose identities are not known, but we did not hear back.

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If you can't afford a Curta, we still don't recommend trying this: It'll eat up months of your life and all the filament you have

The author behind Tom Brady's biography has labeled a narrative surrounding the former quarterback's split from ex Bridget Moynahan.

According to a new report, Diddy has cooking, cleaning, and even Chinese-style massages done from inmates willing to do his bidding.

Hurtling around a mini track, these tiny swines compete everyday for glory at Pennywell Farm, in south Devon.

Richard Osman has given his two pence on what Strictly need to do to fix the show's new format after last weekend's ratings slump. 

The chips may not be as advanced, but they won't get banned at a moment's notice, Eric Xu says

Terrifying new footage reveals how passengers on a commercial aeroplane screamed in panic as the aircraft nosedived during what is feared to have been an attempted hijacking. 

Google is reportedly testing a program that pays around 100 publishers based on how much their content contributes to its AI-powered search features. According to The Information, one publisher earned more than $1 million over a year, while another has received roughly $50,000 to $60,000." Digiday reports: Once a publisher joins the "AI contribution pilot," they receive an extra AI earnings widget via their Search Console dashboard. This displays a monthly earnings number (with some history), though no other detailed information on how payouts are calculated currently. Payments are based more on value than raw usage, meaning Google only pays when it judges that a piece of content has meaningfully contributed to an AI-generated response. Publishers can opt out at any time. [...] Digiday has learned that at least dozens of publishers have been approached by Google for the AI contribution pilot, though the program has been more appealing to small and mid-sized, rather than large publishers and has widened far beyond news publishers. Digiday couldn't get final confirmation of the number. Screenshots from Google Search Console, seen by Digiday, show an "AI contribution" panel that appears once a publisher opts into the program. The interface lists the program name and a monthly payout figure. "It's quite black box," as one exec with knowledge of the matter told Digiday. "Do I wish they were more transparent? Definitely," said one publisher exec who is in the program. "But I'm hopeful that the fact that they're setting a precedent for exploring paying publishers directly for content through this is meaningful," they added.

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It's now been three weeks since the housemates first entered the famous Big Brother house, and tensions have been running high from the very beginning.

She never misses the mark when it comes to her fashionable ensembles.  

Charles Charalambous, 56, indicated he would plead not guilty to wounding with intent to prevent or resist arrest at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday morning.

The man took to TikTok to share his frustrations after he claimed that a woman he was supposed to go out to dinner with told him she no longer wanted to go after she saw what he was going to wear.

Software engineering practices need to catch up with increasingly capable agents