Natalia Kniazhevich / Bloomberg:
Prem AI, a Swiss startup that lets hedge funds and law firms run AI models on their own infrastructure, is raising a $100M Series A, targeting a $500M valuation — Prem AI, a Swiss startup that helps …
‘There were many times I thought it would end’: JD Vance on marriage to Usha
JD Vance has reflected on his “chaotic” relationship with Usha Vance as he revealed whether the pair has ever been to couple’s therapy.
Kaja Kallas responds after Israeli foreign minister says he will ‘sever all contact’ with her
Kallas said she valued “dialogue and engagement” with Israel, but she made no mention of the reported apartheid comment.
Accenture says it will buy a majority stake in Dragos and fully acquire runZero and NetRise in a combined deal for the cybersecurity startups valued at $4.18B (Anhata Rooprai/Reuters)
Anhata Rooprai / Reuters:
Accenture says it will buy a majority stake in Dragos and fully acquire runZero and NetRise in a combined deal for the cybersecurity startups valued at $4.18B — Consultancy firm Accenture (ACN.N) said on Th…
Clouds of black smoke rise over Moscow after Ukrainian drones hit an oil refinery
Ukraine has hit a major Moscow oil refinery for the second time in a week, disrupting flights at the city’s airports
Embedding Forbidden Text in Spyware to Discourage AI Analysis
At least one malware developer is adding text about nuclear and biological weapons to their spyware, in an effort to stop automatic AI analysis.
The _index.js payload begins with a large JavaScript block comment containing fake system instructions and policy-triggering content. Because it is inside a comment, it does not affect JavaScript execution. The runtime skips it. The real malware begins after the comment with a try{eval(…)} wrapper around a large character-code array and a ROT-style substitution function.
This header appears designed for AI-mediated analysis, not for Node, Bun, or Python. It attempts to derail scanners or analyst copilots that feed the beginning of a file to a language model without clearly isolating the content as untrusted data. In weak pipelines, this can cause refusal behavior, prompt confusion, context pollution, or premature classification before the scanner reaches the actual malware…
Four men rushed to hospital after stabbing outside club in Ayia Napa during brawl as two tourists, 21 & 22, arrested
FOUR men have been rushed to hospital after a horror mid-brawl stabbing outside a club in Ayia Napa – as cops arrest two tourists. The Israeli holidaymakers, aged 21 and 22, were cuffed following the clash in the early hours of Thursday which reportedl…
Bank of England keeps interest rates at 3.75% as Iran conflict weighs on economy
Higher energy costs due to the closure of strait of Hormuz are expected to boost inflation and slow UK growthBusiness live – latest updatesBank of England policymakers have left interest rates on hold at 3.75%, as they continue to weigh the impact of t…
Verse Enterprises, which wants to provide energy-management software for 100 data centers by 2027, raised a $54M Series B from Nvidia and others (Summer Maxwell/Bloomberg)
Summer Maxwell / Bloomberg:
Verse Enterprises, which wants to provide energy-management software for 100 data centers by 2027, raised a $54M Series B from Nvidia and others — Verse Enterprises Inc. is betting batteries and solar can…
Guardian Australia’s Matilda Boseley wins major award at 2026 Walkley mid-year media prizes
Boseley won for her high-profile, multiplatform political explainer series, Parliamen-Tea: explaining the chaos of Australian politicsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGuardian Australia’s Matilda Boseley has taken out one of t…