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How to feed hummingbirds the right way, according to experts
There’s something so exquisite about hummingbirds that makes them a joy to behold when you spot them in your yard. It’s a treat to take in this tiny bird’s beauty and unique ability to fly backward and hoover mid-air. Apart from bringing us joy, they make terrific pollinators and eat a surprising amount of insects for their small size. And…
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Best Tablets of 2025, Tested By Our Experts
If you want a device that can handle all your basic tablet-y tasks—like watching an occasional movie, browsing the internet, and playing games—it’s hard to beat Apple’s basic iPad (11th gen). The iPad’s 10.9-inch display is vivid and touch-responsive. It also gets bright enough to be legible in direct sunlight. That’s handy for outdoor reading, at the beach or in…
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“There needs to be an order of magnitude more effort”: AI security experts call for focused evaluation of frontier models and agentic systems
Much more detailed work must be done to evaluate the security and safety risks associated with adopting AI models, according to a panel of experts in the field. At RSAC Conference 2025, representatives from Google DeepMind, Nvidia, and the UK AI Security Institute emphasized the current challenges involved with evaluating AI model risks and the uphill challenge security teams face…
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Cleo attack victim list grows as Hertz confirms customer data stolen – and security experts say it won’t be the last
Hertz has confirmed it suffered a data breach as a result of the Cleo zero-day vulnerability in late 2024, with the car rental giant warning that customer data was stolen. In a statement confirming the incident, the firm said customer data was “acquired by an unauthorized party that we understand exploited zero-day vulnerabilities within Cleo’s platform in October 2024 and…
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‘Phishing kits are a force multiplier’: Cheap cyber crime kits can be bought on the dark web for less than $25 – and experts warn it’s lowering the barrier of entry for amateur hackers
While inflation is rising around the world, some things are getting cheaper – and one is the cost of launching a phishing attack. Phishing kits are now widely available on the dark web and via messaging apps like Telegram, and are often selling for less than $25. This means that even criminals with minimal tech skills can easily steal personal…
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Cyber attacks against UK firms dropped by 10% last year, but experts say don’t get complacent
More than four-in-ten UK businesses were hit by a cyber attack last year, marking a decrease on the year prior – but security experts have warned enterprises to still remain vigilant. The government’s latest Cybersecurity Data Breaches Survey revealed that 43% of businesses were affected, with a total of 612,000 cyber attacks or breaches recorded across the year. That’s noticeably…
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This potent malware variant can hijack your Windows PC, steal passwords, and more: Neptune RAT is spreading on GitHub, Telegram, and even YouTube – and experts warn ‘anyone could use it to launch attacks’
A new version of the Neptune RAT malware has emerged, security researchers have warned, and is spreading on GitHub, Telegram, and even YouTube. The remote access trojan is ‘an extremely serious threat’ being offered on the ransomware-as-a-service model, according to researchers at Cyfirma. Affecting Windows devices, it hijacks Chromium-based browsers including Chrome, Brave, and Opera using a Chromium.dll attack that…
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What is a mixture of experts model?
AI continues to evolve, with researchers and companies exploring new techniques to improve efficiency and accuracy. The mixture of experts (MoE) model is one of the most promising approaches. An MoE consists of multiple specialized sub-models trained on distinct aspects of a problem. Instead of processing every user input using the entirety of a monolithic model, like processing every individual…
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‘Insiders don’t need to break in’: A developer crippled company networks with malicious code and a ‘kill switch’ after being sacked – and experts warn it shows the huge danger of insider threats
Security experts have warned ITPro over the risks of insider threats from disgruntled workers after a software developer deployed a ‘kill switch’ to sabotage his former employer’s networks. 55-year-old Davis Lu was convicted in March after being found guilty of “causing intentional damage to protected computers”, according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Lu, who worked for power management…
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Security experts issue warning over the rise of ‘gray bot’ AI web scrapers
Security firm Barracuda has called for organizations to factor AI bots that scrape data from public websites into their security strategies, labelling them not as good or bad bots, but “gray bots”. Defining these three categories of bot, senior principal software engineer for application security engineering at Barracuda Rahul Gupta said: “There are good bots – such as search engine…
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