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In brief Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority and HTX are in talks to settle the regulator’s claim that the exchange illegally promoted crypto services to UK consumers. The High Court has paused proceedings until late August to let the two sides reach a deal, Reuters reported from court filings. The FCA’s claim names a Panamanian company and four categories of “persons unknown,” including anyone who takes over the exchange before October 2028. The Financial Conduct Authority and HTX are “in talks” to negotiate a settlement in the regulator’s case over unlawful crypto promotions to UK consumers, with London’s High Court pausing…

Mina Guli had run more than 25 miles when she saw the plume of smoke towering over the Utah desert. The Australian ultrarunner was preparing to run another 25 miles in the morning, but watching the nearby wildfire grow made it impossible to relax and rest up for the next day’s mileage. “We would lie in our tents at night and look out across the landscape and see the Babylon Fire burning in the distance,” said Guli, referring to the wildfire burning in southeastern Utah. “It’s hard to describe if you haven’t seen how big it is. It looked like…

A 102-year-old man has died of his injuries after allegedly being assaulted at a pub in south Wales.Phillip Ormerod of Cwmbran in the Welsh valleys, was taken to hospital after the incident at the Crow’s Nest pub on 1 August. Gwent police said on Thursday that he had since died.A 56-year-old man from Llanelli was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm in connection with the case. He has been released but remains under investigation.The senior investigating officer, DCI Shelley Comley, said: “We understand the public interest in this incident but want to remind people that not only is this…

In the spring the International Monetary Fund warned Britain faced the heaviest economic blow from the Iran war among the world’s most advanced nations. Almost six months into the conflict, on the surface, the UK appears to be proving the forecasters wrong.The latest official figures show the UK maintained its pole position as the fastest growing economy in the G7 in the first half of 2026. Despite the gloomy international backdrop and yet more domestic political uncertainty, consumers have largely continued spending and business investment has boomed.According to the Office for National Statistics, GDP growth slowed to 0.4% in the…

Langley said that, with clearly visible cameras in cities and neighbourhoods, the public increasingly, external sees the firm as an outlet for their growing concerns about privacy and technology, external.”Because you can see our cameras, it’s easier to get mad,” Langley said.In the US, there is no comprehensive law protecting or governing the collection, use or sale of people’s personal data.Langley mentioned a woman he recently met in Cleveland who was vociferously against Flock in her community. When he asked her why she disliked the technology so much, she told him it was ultimately a tool for police to “abuse…

Ravie LakshmananAug 11, 2026Social Engineering / Malware The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new social engineering campaign orchestrated by Russian nation-state threat actors targeting IT workers in the country by masquerading as recruiters to trick them into installing malware. CERT-UA pinned the activity on a threat cluster it tracks as UAC-0145, which is a subgroup within Sandworm (aka APT44, Seashell Blizzard, and UAC-0002), a sophisticated hacking group affiliated with the GRU. The campaign is assessed to be ongoing since May 2026. “Specifically, on job search websites, after reviewing a candidate’s resume, the attackers…

In brief A breach at ShipMonk, one of Trezor’s fulfillment partners, exposed personal data belonging to 13,689 Trezor customers. Full names, phone numbers, email addresses and shipping addresses were taken for 11,742 of them. Trezor says no device, private key or wallet backup was affected, and that its systems were not compromised. A data breach at one of Trezor’s shipping providers has exposed the names, phone numbers, email addresses and home addresses of thousands of the hardware wallet manufacturer’s customers, the company disclosed on Thursday.ShipMonk, which stores and ships Trezor’s products, told the company on Monday that an unauthorized party…

Dogs are exceptionally skilled at reading human emotions, from smiles and laughter to frowns and tears. Scientists and dog owners have recognized this ability for years, but the biological mechanisms that make it possible have remained largely unknown. A study published August 7 in the Cell Press journal iScience offers a closer look at what happens inside a dog’s brain when it sees different human facial expressions. Researchers found that smiles trigger distinctive activity in specific parts of the canine brain. They also uncovered the first evidence that dogs can tell apart several negative expressions, including anger, sadness, and fear.…

It’s been a wild first half of the year in the U.S. power sector, with announcements of gigantic natural gas power plants and some long-awaited renewable energy projects coming online. At times of rapid change, forecasting is difficult. So I feel a measure of comfort focusing on something concrete like the list of 368 utility-scale plants that began operation from January to June, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The group is dominated by utility-scale solar. This is a top-heavy list, led by SunZia Wind South and SunZia Wind North in New Mexico, which went online this…

Reporting Highlights Promised Reforms: The Amateur Athletic Union said it would implement “historic” reforms after a child sex abuse scandal in 2011, including mandatory training. It still hasn’t done so. “People Tried to Cover It Up”: A few years later, the AAU exonerated a top executive accused of sexual abuse without interviewing a single witness. Banned Coaches: The AAU said it would bar coaches banned for misconduct by other youth sports groups. But we found eight banned coaches working with kids in the AAU. These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. In the…