Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data. Advanced Data Protection (ADP)…
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UK: Cryptocurrency twins finalise football investment
A non-league football club has finalised an investment deal with two major cryptocurrency investors. Real Bedford FC, currently in the eighth tier of English football, has received £3.5m from Gemini…
USA: LA mayor sacks fire chief, blaming her for mishandling wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has sacked the city’s fire chief, blaming her for mishandling the response to last month’s devastating wildfires. Bass said Kristin Crowley had failed to warn…
UK: TikTok uncertainty leaves influencers feeling nervy
For many people, TikTok is a fun escape – a place to share viral trends, discover new recipes, music, books, or learn clever life hacks. But for others, it’s their…
France: Man offers to split winnings after thieves hit jackpot with his credit card
A Frenchman has appealed to two thieves who used his stolen credit card to purchase a jackpot-winning scratch card to come forward, promising to split the €500,000 (£413,664) prize with…
USA: Trump administration to cut thousands of jobs at Pentagon and IRS
The Trump administration is cutting more than 11,000 jobs at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Pentagon, as part of its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the…
USA: Musk wields his Doge chainsaw
Wearing a black “Make America Great Again” hat and dark sunglasses, Elon Musk – the multi-billionaire tasked by Donald Trump with taking a metaphorical chainsaw to the federal government –…
USA: Trump fires top general CQ Brown in shake-up at Pentagon
US President Donald Trump has fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown, the highest-ranking officer in the country, as part of a major shake-up of top…
USA: SpaceX rocket debris crashes into Poland
At about 03:30 GMT on Wednesday, the sky across northern Europe was illuminated by an object zooming through the air in flames. “I immediately thought of a sci-fi movie where…