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Private equity firm Apollo confirms data breach amid hacking wave targeting financial giants
Apollo Global Management, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, has confirmed it suffered a data breach in which hackers stole personal information from its cloud systems. The confirmation, made in a letter to California’s attorney general, comes amid a wider hacking campaign targeting private equity and financial giants, underscoring how the sector has…
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Prince Harry ordered to pay £9.5m towards publisher’s costs
A High Court judge has confirmed that Prince Harry and his fellow claimants must pay an initial £9.5 million towards Associated Newspapers’ legal costs, ruling that their phone-hacking-style lawsuit was pursued in a manner “unreasonable to a high degree.” The ruling firms up a costs order previously described only in general terms, imposing a heavy…
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Apple Music Will Also Now Label AI-Generated Songs
Apple Music will begin labelling AI-generated songs “later this year,” joining a growing list of streaming platforms responding to the rise of generative AI in music. According to industry emails reviewed by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, the tags will appear as “Made With AI Labels,” requiring content providers to add AI Transparency Tags wherever…
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‘We let you down’: GitHub pledges to scale up before developers give up
GitHub’s chief technology officer, Vladimir Fedorov, has offered a fuller account of the outage that hit the platform on 17 August 2026, acknowledging that the company “let down” developers relying on it to ship software. The incident, which lasted almost eight hours, disrupted Actions, pull requests, issues, Copilot and various APIs after the platform failed…
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Senator asks US government watchdog to review how feds use hacking tools
US Senator Ron Wyden has asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate how federal law enforcement agencies use hacking tools and spyware against Americans, arguing there is a serious lack of transparency around the practice. In a letter sent on Friday, he called for a comprehensive review of the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration,…
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Child safety experts are skeptical of OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Teens
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, an age-gated version of its chatbot that automatically detects likely under-18 users and directs them into a safer default experience, without requiring a new account. The rollout comes after the company pledged last September to build such a system following the death of 16-year-old Adam Raine, whose parents allege…
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Live updates: Trump campaigns in South Carolina, Vance heads to Ohio
President Trump is set to hit the campaign trail on Friday in an attempt to give Republican Sen. Darline Graham (S.C.) one last boost before the special GOP primary runoff on Tuesday. Graham, a political newcomer who replaced her late brother Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), is going up against Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) for the…
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Sheffield United boss ‘digging in’ amid Blades off-the-field issues plus update on Barnsley FC linked player – Yorkshire Post
Sheffield United’s manager has said he is “digging in” as the club deals with off-the-field difficulties, signalling an intention to continue focusing on the team despite uncertainty away from matches. The situation matters because disruption behind the scenes can affect recruitment, planning and morale during a competitive season. The report also provides an update on…
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WATCH: Dexter and The Moonrocks Perform ‘Freakin’ Out’ On The Tonight Show
Dexter and The Moonrocks made their national television debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, performing their breakout hit “Freakin’ Out”. The performance marks a significant milestone for the Texas quartet, whose song has become a viral sensation on TikTok and amassed 165 million streams on Spotify, blending grunge-style heaviness with catchy modern rock…