The FBI has seized a sequence of domains that had been utilized by a large-scale botnet to coordinate and launch China-backed cyberattacks towards American targets. Based on the Justice Department’s statement on Wednesday, the seizures of the botnet’s domains deny the operators entry to the platforms. The botnet was allegedly utilized by the Chinese language…
By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens Reuters Posted August 26, 2026 12:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The United States said Wednesday that it had disrupted a Chinese hacking operation responsible for break-ins at the U.S. Justice Department, NASA, the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Senate, and other sensitive…
LONDON: England captain Joe Root has laid down the law over the standards of behaviour he expects from his side as they deal with yet another off-field embarrassment, according to fast bowler Josh Tongue. Brydon Carse was dropped from the squad for the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s starting Thursday. The 31-year-old was referred…
Below the phrases of its $18 billion settlement to resolve claims introduced by 29 U.S. states over kids’s security, Meta on Wednesday agreed to sweeping modifications designed to limit minors’ entry to Instagram and Fb. The modifications embrace a each day time restrict, a restrictive “Evening Mode,” autoplay controls, and extra. The social media large…
A huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China’s Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding on the Nepali side that killed at least 95 people and left hundreds of tourists missing. In a still-unfolding disaster, verified videos showed dozens of people swept away at the border, with authorities…
AI-generated videos and pictures are destroying one of the largest and most enduring sources of joy and compassion on the internet: animals. Whether the imagery features sailors rescuing a polar bear, baby cows separated from their mothers, or a lost pet that was miraculously found, many people have reached the point where they can’t take…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size One person is dead and police remain on scene following an officer-involved shooting in southeast Calgary overnight Tuesday. Police said they received a call around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday to attend a home located on the 200 block of Legacy Circle. Police have not said what the call…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam plays shot during second Test against West Indies in Trinidad on August 3, 2026. — AFP Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Wednesday provided an update on his fitness, saying that he has reached 90% recovery from a hand injury ahead of the second Test against England at Lord’s. Speaking at the…
IBM has released Granite 4.2, a family of open reasoning language models in 3B, 8B, and 30B parameter sizes. Unlike earlier Granite releases, which were instruction-following assistants, Granite 4.2 is built around explicit reasoning. Every model can emit a chain of thought before answering, and every model exposes a thinking…
Meta Platforms META.O agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion as part of a settlement to resolve claims brought by states across the country that the company designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children, misled consumers about their safety, and improperly collected personal data of children who used its platforms, court papers show. The settlement was reached during a California federal trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one…
