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Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws

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Millions of hacking attempts as companies, governments rush to patch PHP flaws <br> Global firms and governments rushed on Thursday ​to patch critical flaws in the PHP programming language that underpins much of the internet, as a cloud firm reported millions of hacking attempts after vulnerabilities were disclosed. The push came &zwnj;after governments in Europe and elsewhere took websites offline as a precaution on Wednesday while website operators scrambled to secure systems running the software. The emergency shutdowns of banking, airline, rail, tax and government services from Tokyo to Helsinki mark one of the most dramatic tests of the decades-old programming tools that keep the web running, exposing how deeply governments and companies depend on code that few people understand. Read: Government websites in Europe, elsewhere go dark as software flaw sparks security scramble &quot;I&#39;ve not seen anything like this in a long, long time,&quot; Micro...
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Apple will have limited iPhone Duo units available in stores on Friday

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Apple will have limited iPhone Duo units available in stores on Friday <br> Apple has said it will ​have &#39;limited&#39; numbers of its folding iPhone Duo phone available &zwnj;for walk-in customers when the device launches on Friday, after initial online orders sold out in minutes and pushed delivery times for some customers to January. Apple announced ​its first folding phone in September, with analysts expecting it ​to quickly come to dominate a niche segment where ⁠rivals such as Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies have sold premium ​offerings for years. But the iPhone Duo is also a more complex ​product than standard candy-bar iPhones, with a tight-fitting hinge that analysts believe may take time for Apple to learn to manufacture in high volumes. Read: India investigating Tata data leak that exposed Apple iPhone secrets &ldquo;On Friday morning, our ​teams look forward to welcoming customers at Apple Stores to ​experience iPhone Duo and th...
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DeepSeek wrapping up $15b fundraising to fuel AI race, sources say

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DeepSeek wrapping up $15b fundraising to fuel AI race, sources say <br> Chinese ​AI startup DeepSeek has raised about 100 billion yuan ($14.98 billion) in its latest funding round from investors including chipmaker &zwnj;GigaDevice, food delivery company Meituan and automaker Geely, according to four people with knowledge of the matter. Battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and WeChat operator Tencent Holdings, both existing shareholders, were among the biggest investors in the round, said two of the people. Home appliances maker Midea and existing shareholder NetEase also participated, the people ​said. Other investors include Boyu Capital, CPE and Legend Capital, as well as existing shareholder IDG Capital, three of the people said. The ​total number of investors in the funding round exceeded 15, one of the people said. Read: Trump says companies should pay &#39;dividend&#39; to communities to make data centres popular DeepSeek, which sourc...
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Electronic Arts to cut 400 jobs, shut down BioWare, cancel next 'Mass Effect' game

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Electronic Arts to cut 400 jobs, shut down BioWare, cancel next 'Mass Effect' game <br> Electronic Arts (EA) plans to lay off 400 employees, close its BioWare studio and cancel the next &quot;Mass Effect&quot;&nbsp;game, Bloomberg reported on&nbsp;Wednesday. The layoffs will affect 3% of the US video game publisher&rsquo;s workforce, including 50 employees at BioWare, the studio behind the popular &quot;Mass Effect&quot;&nbsp;and &quot;Dragon Age&quot;&nbsp;franchises. In an internal letter, EA executives said the company reviewed its operations and decided to cancel several projects to reduce costs. Read:&nbsp;Saudi-led consortium finalises $55b acquisition of gaming giant EA &ldquo;Across our portfolio, we&rsquo;re making deliberate choices to align talent and investments where we see the greatest opportunities for players and long-term growth,&rdquo; they wrote. EA will also cancel a planned game in ...
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Trump says companies should pay 'dividend' to communities to make data centres popular

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Trump says companies should pay 'dividend' to communities to make data centres popular <br> US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that companies ​building data centres should pay a &quot;dividend&quot; to the communities &zwnj;where they are sited if they want to make the developments popular. &quot;I have watched the process closely, and data centres that were highly unpopular in ​a certain area have become extremely popular when a ​financial deal is struck,&quot; Trump said in a Truth Social ⁠post. Data centres fueling the rise of AI have become a ​political flashpoint in communities across the country given the high quantities of ​water and power they require, with opposition uniting voters across ideological lines. The Trump administration, which has prioritised rapid AI development to compete with China, has ​also noted the shifting voter sentiment. Read:&nbsp;&#39;Apartheid automation&#39;: How Israel uses AI to monitor...
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US judge dismisses Sam Altman's sister's sexual abuse lawsuit

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US judge dismisses Sam Altman's sister's sexual abuse lawsuit <br> Sam Altman on Tuesday won the dismissal ​of a civil lawsuit filed by his sister accusing the &zwnj;OpenAI co-founder and chief executive of repeated sexual abuse more than two decades ago, an accusation he denies. In dismissing Annie Altman&#39;s lawsuit, US District Judge ​Zachary Bluestone wrote that she had refused to appear for ​an independent medical examination despite warnings that failure to do ⁠so would result in the case&#39;s dismissal. Laura Politi, a lawyer for ​Annie Altman, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ​Santos Perez, a lawyer who previously represented Annie Altman in the case but withdrew this month, said in a statement, &quot;I am no longer authorised to comment on ​this case, but I continue to believe in Annie.&quot; Lawyers for Sam ​Altman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sam Altman became a &zwnj;face ⁠of the...
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SpaceX, Tesla earnings to test Musk's AI spending ambitions as merger talk grows

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SpaceX, Tesla earnings to test Musk's AI spending ambitions as merger talk grows <br> SpaceX&nbsp;and Tesla will report third-quarter results on consecutive days this week, giving investors a rare side-by-side look at Elon Musk&#39;s two most valuable companies ​as merger speculation gathers momentum. The results will test whether Starlink&#39;s steady growth and Tesla&#39;s car profits can fund the AI spending powering the merger debate. &quot;In &zwnj;terms of metrics, it would have to be Starlink revenue growth more than launch counts and improvement in auto margins for Tesla,&quot; said Shawn Campbell, an adviser at Camelthorn Investments who owns shares in both companies, describing what investors will focus on. Barclays suggested last week that a deal could be announced before Tesla&#39;s annual meeting, with SpaceX the more likely acquirer, though neither company nor Musk has officially committed to pursuing a deal. Tesla ​on Mo...
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