Under the guise of fighting crime, Sao Paulo has rolled out the world’s largest facial recognition system operated by a city. India, China, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom have introduced similar technologies under vague legal frameworks. But no city…
EasyJet accepts takeover offer from Apollo, over Castlerock’s bid
British budget airline EasyJet says it’s reached an agreement in principle for a £5.7-billion ($7.7-billion) takeover by U.S. private equity firm Apollo, topping a rival offer from fellow American private equity investor Castlelake.
222 GitHub Repositories Linked to Fake Go Package Malware Operation
Researchers uncovered 222 GitHub repositories spreading malware through fake Go packages, delivering loaders, stealers, RATs, and cryptominers. Socket’s security research team started with the investigation of a single malicious Go module: github[.]com/kaleidora/dnsub-scanning-tool, which presented itself as a DNS and subdomain scanning utility. Pulling on that thread exposed something significantly larger: a network of 222 confirmed […]
Mahmood’s cutting of protections to enable ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal with France ruled unlawful
Asylum seekers win ruling against home secretary’s reduction of safeguards for potential victims of traffickingThe home secretary’s decision to reduce protections for potential trafficking victims to allow the “one in one out” asylum returns deal to pr…
Filing: Polymarket is seeking CFTC approval to offer margin trading in the US, a move that would let users bet on events with less capital upfront (Bloomberg)
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Filing: Polymarket is seeking CFTC approval to offer margin trading in the US, a move that would let users bet on events with less capital upfront — Polymarket is seeking regulatory approval to offer margin trading in the…
World Cup 2026: Paris celebrates France’s win against Morocco
For the third time in a row, #France qualified for the #WorldCup semifinal after beating #Morocco 2-0 on July 9. #Paris erupted with joy as the sound of the final whistle, with many fans already seeing themselves celebrating the final.
Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police
Civil liberties groups say Facewatch system in stores such as Sainsbury’s and B&M is ‘dangerous escalation’Facial recognition technology in shops will soon alert police in real time to the presence of serious offenders, with civil liberties groups …
UK Treasury must change disciplinary process after worker’s suicide, mother says
Chloe Moffat, 26, killed herself day after meeting about anonymous complaint in which she was not allowed to bring a colleagueThe mother of a young woman who took her own life after facing disciplinary proceedings at the Treasury has called on the gove…
Spain’s BBVA bank and former chairman to stand trial over spying
A court on Thursday ordered Spain’s second biggest bank BBVA and its former chairman to stand trial for alleged corporate spying involving a disgraced former police chief.
A cultural stroll through Paris with Kalash and Manon Lisa
A summer of music with Paris des Arts! On today’s show, we meet up with French rapper Kalash as well as singer Manon Lisa.