Report warns ‘potentially lethal’ knock-off phone chargers sold on Amazon Haul, B&Q and eBay can electrocute and even explode

New Which? report reveals dangerous, ‘potentially lethal’ knock-off phone chargers sold by major retailers

‘AI is changing cyber security fast’: BT becomes first UK firm to join Anthropic Project Glasswing

BT declares its support for Anthropic’s Project Glasswing – uses Claude Mythos Preview AI model to protect networks against cyberattacks.
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Study shows many students are actually using AI for good — smashing the myth of cheating and laziness

New data reveals European students mostly use AI for organization and productivity – not cheating.

‘AI tools could lead to nothing less than the death of astrophysics’: Researchers predict bleak future for thousands who study black holes, galaxies, and supernovae

Astrophysicists increasingly fear artificial intelligence could weaken scientific reasoning while transforming research, publishing, training, and academic culture worldwide.
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Americans are increasingly opposing data centers — here is every US state fighting back against new buildings

US citizens are doing their best to get data centers banned, but the revenue and investment is too juicy for some industries to resist.
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Quote of the day by Google CEO Sundar Pichai: AI is “more profound than electricity or fire” — a reminder of its role as a critical resource in the modern world

With AI usage growing tremendously in recent years, we reflect on one of the most intriguing framings of this technology
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Millions at risk: 1 in 3 users are still stuck on Wi-Fi routers using almost 20-year-old tech — here’s why it matters

Report finds millions still rely on outdated Wi-Fi routers that cannot handle modern internet demands, leading to congestion, instability, and reduced broadband performance.
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Huawei just dropped a major AI chip surprise — but Nvidia should really be paying attention to the other big news from its rival

The Ascend 950DT announcement mattered less than Huawei’s rapid development cadence and increasingly embedded artificial intelligence infrastructure ecosystem.
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A single character could be enough to let hackers crack your Linux kernel

A logic inversion bug was recently found in Linux, caused by a single stray character.