WhatsApp deletes over 6.8m accounts linked to scams, Meta says
WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to scammers targeting people around the world in the first half of this year, its parent company Meta says. Read more
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‘I wasn’t supposed to vote’: UMich illegal voting scandal reveals fraud risks in same-day registration
Concerns about election integrity have arisen after a University of Michigan international student’s illegal voting at a campus polling site highlighted risks of same-day registration fraud and inadequate voter verification processes. Read more
‘It’s hard to imagine anyone wanting to come to America given the news’
US-based researchers have dominated the Nobel prizes, but more than one-third of them were born abroad, drawn by the US’ world-leading research ecosystem. But many Nobel laureates fear that Donald Trump’s assault on that ecosystem will choke off the flow of future prizes. Read more
At least if my job was outsourced I’d be replaced by another human
As academics fear being replaced by AI, the security staff who wave them through every morning are being replaced by strangers Read more
Car maker Stellantis says US tariffs have cost it €300m
The car company behind the brands Vauxhall, Jeep and Fiat says US President Donald Trump's tariffs have already cost it €300m (£259.6m, $349.2m). Read more
WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash
WeTransfer has confirmed it does not use files uploaded to their service to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. Read more
Video game actors’ strike officially ends after AI deal
Video game actors have voted to end a year-long strike over artificial intelligence (AI) protections. Read more
Microsoft to cut up to 9,000 jobs as it invests in AI
Microsoft has confirmed that it will lay off as many as 9,000 workers, in the technology giant's latest wave of job cuts this year. Read more
Chinese UMich researcher charged with smuggling ‘agroterrorism weapon’ into United States
A University of Michigan researcher faces federal charges after authorities allege she, along with her boyfriend, brought a “noxious fungus” into the United States from China. Read more
Marathi cinema goes global – but can it step outside of Bollywood’s shadow?
India's first ever silent feature film - Raja Harishchandra - in 1913, was made with Marathi language title cards. Over the past few decades, though, Marathi cinema lost its way, overshadowed by Hindi films from Bollywood. But could a revival be in sight? Read more
