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theguardian.com > australia-news > 02/19/2026 > alexander-csergo-trial-china-spies-kevin-rudd-ntwnfb

Sydney businessman falsely claimed security advice given to Chinese spies came from Kevin Rudd, court hears

1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (592+ words) Security and defence advice falsely claimed to have come from former prime minister Kevin Rudd was supplied to Chinese intelligence agents by an Australian businessman, a jury has heard. Rudd is expected to testify in the foreign interference trial of…...

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theguardian.com > technology > 02/18/2026 > scientists-new-way-preserve-data-microsoft

Stone, parchment or laser-written glass? Scientists find new way to preserve data

15+ hour, 34+ min ago  (610+ words) Hard disks and magnetic tape have a limited lifespan, but glass storage developed by Microsoft could last millennia Some cultures used stone, others used parchment. Some even, for a time, used floppy disks. Now scientists have come up with a…...

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theguardian.com > science > 02/17/2026 > ai-race-hindenburg-style-disaster-a-real-risk-michael-wooldridge

Race for AI is making Hindenburg-style disaster ‘a real risk’, says leading expert

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (502+ words) Prof Michael Wooldridge says scenario such as deadly self-driving car update or AI hack could destroy global interest The race to get artificial intelligence to market has raised the risk of a Hindenburg-style disaster that shatters global confidence in the…...

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theguardian.com > commentisfree > 02/17/2026 > europeans-are-dangerously-reliant-on-us-tech-now-is-a-good-time-to-build-our-own

Europeans are dangerously reliant on US tech. Now is a good time to build our own | Johnny Ryan

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (362+ words) By trusting the US, we handed Trump a kill switch. Yet Europe's digital sovereignty is an achievable goal Despite identifying this problem decades ago, EU countries have been unwilling to sacrifice national practices and disappoint domestic lobbies that benefit from…...

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theguardian.com > commentisfree > picture > 02/16/2026 > ben-jennings-online-safety-social-media-teenagers-cartoon

Ben Jennings on online safety – cartoon

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (13+ words) Ben Jennings on online safety " cartoon'The Guardian Ben Jennings on online safety " cartoon...

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theguardian.com > technology > 02/14/2026 > us-military-anthropic-ai-model-claude-venezuela-raid

US military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude in Venezuela raid, report says

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (390+ words) Wall Street Journal says Claude used in operation via Anthropic's partnership with Palantir Technologies Claude, the AI model developed by Anthropic, was used by the US military during its operation to kidnap Nicol's Maduro from Venezuela, the Wall Street Journal…...

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theguardian.com > world > 02/10/2026 > state-sponsored-hackers-targeting-defence-sector-employees-google-says

State-sponsored hackers targeting defence sector employees, Google says

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (623+ words) Defence companies, their hiring processes and their employees have become a key target of state-sponsored cyber-espionage campaigns, according to a report from Google released before the Munich Security Conference. The report catalogues a "relentless barrage of cyber operations, most by…...

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theguardian.com > technology > 02/08/2026 > i-fell-into-it-ex-criminal-hackers-urge-manchester-pupils-to-use-web-skills-for-good

‘I fell into it’: ex-criminal hackers urge Manchester pupils to use web skills for good

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (737+ words) Initiative aims to identify proficient gamers and coders who can help companies identify flaws in their cybersecurity Cybercriminals, the shadowy online figures often depicted in Hollywood movies as hooded villains capable of wiping millions of pounds off the value of…...

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theguardian.com > money > 02/07/2026 > monzo-natwest-hsbc-refunds-fraud-scam-fos-ombudsman

Monzo wrongly denied refunds to thousands of fraud and scam victims

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (760+ words) Ombudsman found bank wrongly rejected 34% of complaints last year, with NatWest and HSBC close behind Monzo has wrongly denied refunds to thousands of fraud and scam victims, the Guardian can reveal. The digital-only bank wrongly rejected more than 1,000 fraud and…...

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theguardian.com > technology > 02/06/2026 > deepfake-taking-place-on-an-industrial-scale-study-finds

Deepfake fraud taking place on an industrial scale, study finds

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (686+ words) AI content for scams can be targeted at individuals and "produced by pretty much anybody, researchers say Deepfake fraud has gone "industrial, an analysis published by AI experts has said. Tools to create tailored, even personalised, scams " leveraging, for example,…...