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A new report from cyber insurance specialist Coalition finds the majority of 2024 claims (60 percent) originated from business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud (FTF) incidents, with 29 percent of BEC events resulting in FTF. Ransomware claims did stabilize in 2024 but they remain the most costly and disruptive type of cyberattack. “Over the past year, our claims data clearly demonstrates one thing: Active Insurance works,” says Robert Jones, global head of claims at Coalition. “Combining Coalition’s Active Data Graph, which provides a massive amount of data insights, with security tools and incident response helps Coalition prevent claims…
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a chart next to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025.Carlos Barria | ReutersCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that the 10% baseline tariff rate on imports from other countries is likely to “be in place for the foreseeable future,” echoing President Donald Trump’s comments from days prior.”We do expect a 10% baseline tariff to be in place for the foreseeable future,” Lutnick told CNN’s Dana Bash on ‘State of the Union.’The commerce secretary rejected…
POPE Leo XIV appealed to the world’s major powers for “no more war” in his first Sunday (May 11) message to crowds in St Peter’s Square since his election as pontiff.The new pope, elected on May 8, called for an “authentic and lasting peace” in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza, and the release of all Israeli hostages held by militant group Hamas.Speaking in fluent Italian, Leo also welcomed the recent fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan, negotiated overnight, and said he was praying to God to grant the world the “miracle of peace”.“No more war!” the pope said, repeating a…
In between all the parrying, you do get to shoot stuff. Credit: Bethesda Game Studios In between all the parrying, you do get to shoot stuff. Credit: Bethesda Game Studios In between these parries, the game seems to go out of its way to encourage a more fast-paced, aggressive style of play. A targeted shield slam move lets you leap quickly across great distances to get up close and personal with enemy demons, at which point you can use one of a variety of melee weapons for some extremely satisfying, crunchy close quarters beatdowns (though these melee attacks are limited…
THE US dollar was on track for a weekly gain against major currencies, including the Swiss franc, yen and euro on Friday (May 9), after a US-UK trade deal increased optimism about upcoming US-China talks.Financial markets headed into the weekend with the focus squarely on the ongoing trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing in Switzerland.President Donald Trump announced on Thursday a US-UK trade deal that left in place a 10 per cent baseline tariff on British goods, but lowered prohibitive duties on vehicle imports.“There’s strong optimism across the market of progress in US-China trade talks in particular and more broadly…
A render of what the iPhone Fold could look like – Image Credit: AppleInsider Apple’s release list in 2027 could be massive, with major product launches that year expected to include the iPhone Fold and the first attempt at Apple Glass. Apple is constantly working on research and development for new products to add to its roster. While some don’t pan out, such as the billions plowed into the Apple Car project, others stand a much better chance of extending Apple’s product catalog. In Sunday’s “Power On” newsletter for Bloomberg, Apple’s probable product roadmap for 2027 is outlined. The year…
LOS ANGELES — Players swiping their way through more than 18,700 levels of Candy Crush Saga might be surprised to learn they’re solving puzzles designed with an assist from artificial intelligence.The app that helped make gamers out of anyone with a smartphone uses AI to help developers create levels to serve a captive audience constantly looking for more sweets to squash. King, the Swedish video game developer behind Candy Crush, also uses AI to update older levels to help ensure players don’t feel bored, stuck or frustrated as they spend time with the game. Todd Green, general manager of the…
Stars of the small screen have hit the red carpet in the sunshine ahead of today’s BAFTA TV Awards.Baby Reindeer, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Rivals and Slow Horses are among the shows in the running for big prizes. This year’s ceremony is hosted by Alan Cumming.But before the BAFTA prizes are dished out, the stars are making their way down the red carpet at London’s Festival Hall.Here’s a look at all the outfits.BAFTA TV Awards – live updatesThe full list of nominated stars and shows Image: Trans star Ella Morgan, who starred in Married At First Sight Image:…
Care workers will no longer be recruited from abroad under plans to “significantly” bring down net migration, the home secretary has said. Yvette Cooper told Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips programme the government will close the care worker visa route as part of new restrictions which aim to cut the number of low-skilled foreign workers by about 50,000 this year. Politics live: Govt launches crackdown on migrationShe said: “We’re going to introduce new restrictions on lower-skilled workers, so new visa controls, because we think actually what we should be doing is concentrating on the higher-skilled migration and we…
OpenAI and Microsoft are rewriting the terms of their multibillion-dollar partnership in a high-stakes negotiation designed to allow the ChatGPT maker to launch a future IPO, while protecting the software giant’s access to cutting-edge AI models, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.A critical issue is how much equity in OpenAI’s new for-profit business Microsoft will receive in exchange for the more than $13 billion it has invested in the company to date, the report said. It said Microsoft is offering to give up some of its equity stake in exchange for access to new technology developed beyond the 2030 cutoff.…