Kacper Pempel | REUTERS U.S.-based cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike warned Tuesday of increasing cyberattacks from China-based entities aimed at stealing artificial intelligence to narrow the tech gap with the U.S. The Chinese entities accounted for more than 58% of state-sponsored targeted cyberattacks aimed at tech companies, especially their AI assets, CrowdStrike said in a report . "China-nexus...
Kacper Pempel | REUTERS U.S.-based cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike warned Tuesday of increasing cyberattacks from China-based entities aimed at stealing artificial intelligence to narrow the tech gap with the U.S. The Chinese entities accounted for more than 58% of state-sponsored targeted cyberattacks aimed at tech companies, especially their AI assets, CrowdStrike said in a report . "China-nexus adversaries are escalating espionage against technology organizations to steal the AI capabilities and intellectual property they cannot build fast enough on their own," CrowdStrike said in a statement. The analysis covered events over the 12 months to March 31. U.S. restrictions on China's access to AI training chips have restricted Beijing's tech development, although homegrown AI models have sought to slash operating costs while offering nearly similar intelligence . Chinese-affiliated cyberattacks targeted government communications in Southeast Asia and "maintained persistent access" to North American tech organizations by taking advantage of vulnerabilities, CrowdStrike said. The Cyberspace Administration of China did not immediately respond to CNBC's faxed request for comment. Earlier this year, U.S. AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI complained that Chinese companies extracted competitive intelligence from the American tech companies. Analysts at the time cautioned that the boundaries of illicit behavior could be blurry. Over the last several weeks, Anthropic has touted the cyber capabilities of its newest Mythos model and rolled out the tech to CrowdStrike and other companies. Anthropic on Tuesday released a public version of the model, called Claude Fable 5, which rankings firm Artificial Analysis said is " nearly 5 points ahead of any other lab's best model ." CrowdStrike said it also found North Korea-affiliated entities tried to infiltrate IT workforces across North America, Europe and Asia, primarily to generate revenue for the regime. Choose CNBC as your preferre...
JHVEPhoto Entergy ( ETR ) CEO Drew Marsh said the rapid buildout of data centers doesn’t have to be a burden for residential communities. “Data centers really want to be good neighbors,” Marsh old CNBC on Tuesday. “They have reputations that they want to protect, and they want to be part of the community.” The surge in AI-related power demand has sparked concerns among policymakers and homeowners ...
JHVEPhoto Entergy ( ETR ) CEO Drew Marsh said the rapid buildout of data centers doesn’t have to be a burden for residential communities. “Data centers really want to be good neighbors,” Marsh old CNBC on Tuesday. “They have reputations that they want to protect, and they want to be part of the community.” The surge in AI-related power demand has sparked concerns among policymakers and homeowners that residential customers could end up footing the bill for data centers. Marsh said Entergy’s ( ETR ) approach is designed to avoid that outcome by requiring data center operators to cover the costs of serving their facilities while also contributing to expenses that would otherwise be shared across the utility’s customer base, the report said. The electric utility company — which serves customers across Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas — has adopted what it calls a “Fair Share Plus” framework for large data center customers. “The Fair Share part says that they are going to pay all of the incremental infrastructure costs during the life of their contract as needed to support them,” Marsh said. Marsh added that the framework goes beyond requiring data centers operators to simply pay for the infrastructure they use. “The plus part is that they are also covering some of the fixed costs,” Marsh said. “That means overhead costs and storm costs that our existing customers would have already been paying.” At Entergy’s ( ETR ) investor day on Tuesday, Marsh said those provisions are expected to generate roughly $7B in savings for existing customers over the 15 to 20-year life of the contracts. More on Entergy Entergy Corporation (ETR) Analyst/Investor Day - Slideshow Entergy Corporation 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Entergy Corporation (ETR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Entergy prices equity raise at $113 per share, includes forward settlement option Entergy outlines $57B 4-year capital plan as it targets 8.5% retail sales CAGR through 2029
MP Melanie Ward calls on Charity Commission to look into 32 organisations she says have given at least £28m Thirty-two charities in England and Wales have donated at least £28m to Israeli settlements that are illegal under international law, an MP has said. Labour’s Melanie Ward said that if gift aid were claimed against the donations in the usual way, it would mean taxpayers had subsidised illega...
MP Melanie Ward calls on Charity Commission to look into 32 organisations she says have given at least £28m Thirty-two charities in England and Wales have donated at least £28m to Israeli settlements that are illegal under international law, an MP has said. Labour’s Melanie Ward said that if gift aid were claimed against the donations in the usual way, it would mean taxpayers had subsidised illegal settlements to the tune of £5.6m, a situation she described as deplorable. The foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced on Tuesday that the Charity Commission has been tasked with investigating UK charities’ links to settlements. Continue reading...
Survey in run-up to byelection also finds support for water renationalisation, wealth tax and cap on political donations A majority of voters in Makerfield say they would be less likely to vote for an election candidate if they have posted offensive content on social media, polling shows. The polling for the campaign group 38 Degrees, undertaken by Survation, asked 518 voters in the Makerfield con...
Survey in run-up to byelection also finds support for water renationalisation, wealth tax and cap on political donations A majority of voters in Makerfield say they would be less likely to vote for an election candidate if they have posted offensive content on social media, polling shows. The polling for the campaign group 38 Degrees, undertaken by Survation, asked 518 voters in the Makerfield constituency for their views on a range of issues, with 55% saying they would be less likely to vote for a politician who has posted offensive material online. Continue reading...
Diamond Light Source and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source face cuts of up to 20% as Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks savings Britain’s scientific capabilities face “serious damage” with some national facilities at risk of closure under spending cuts that are being considered to meet spiralling costs at the government’s infrastructure funding agency. The concern surrounds sites funded an...
Diamond Light Source and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source face cuts of up to 20% as Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks savings Britain’s scientific capabilities face “serious damage” with some national facilities at risk of closure under spending cuts that are being considered to meet spiralling costs at the government’s infrastructure funding agency. The concern surrounds sites funded and operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), including the Diamond Light Source and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source in Oxfordshire and other national facilities at the Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire. Continue reading...
The Ukraine and Iran wars are very different, but a common authoritarian delusion unites the men who started them A strongman president, self-styled redeemer of national glory, is trapped in a conflict he can’t win but doesn’t know how to end without looking like a loser. A cult of infallibility prevents the leader admitting a strategic blunder even to himself. It could be Donald Trump or Vladimir...
The Ukraine and Iran wars are very different, but a common authoritarian delusion unites the men who started them A strongman president, self-styled redeemer of national glory, is trapped in a conflict he can’t win but doesn’t know how to end without looking like a loser. A cult of infallibility prevents the leader admitting a strategic blunder even to himself. It could be Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin; Iran or Ukraine. The conflicts and the regimes involved are also dissimilar in important ways. Russia’s campaign to eradicate a neighbouring democracy is nastier in conception and bloodier in execution than the bungled US effort to dislodge a dictatorship in Tehran. It has also gone on much longer. The first world war was shorter than a “ special military operation ” that was supposed to capture Kyiv within weeks. The Soviet Red Army repelled Nazi invasion and marched on Berlin in less time than it has taken Putin’s forces to occupy a tranche of eastern Ukraine, and they are not making any significant advances. The war has burned trillions of roubles and sacrificed hundreds of thousands of lives for no discernible dividend in national greatness. Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions Ultra-wealthy people zooming across the world on their private jets , lounging on yachts and conspicuous by their Instagrammable consumption are among the most easily identified individual culprits when it comes to the climate crisis – but new research argues that it is not just their heady...
Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions Ultra-wealthy people zooming across the world on their private jets , lounging on yachts and conspicuous by their Instagrammable consumption are among the most easily identified individual culprits when it comes to the climate crisis – but new research argues that it is not just their heady lifestyles to blame , but also their bank accounts. Through their ownership of companies and private financial and physical assets, from oil producers to property developments, the super-rich are responsible for an outsized slice of the greenhouse gases that are overheating the planet. The top 1% of people by wealth, through their shareholdings and investments, control about a quarter of global annual emissions in total. Continue reading...
Amazon and Sony among firms that may have sourced coltan, used in phones, from supply chains controlled by the M23 rebels, says Global Witness Leading global brands including Amazon, Ericsson and Sony are “likely” to have sourced minerals linked to a militia accused of widespread sexual violence, summary executions and torture, a new investigation claims. The companies allegedlybut unknowingly, ac...
Amazon and Sony among firms that may have sourced coltan, used in phones, from supply chains controlled by the M23 rebels, says Global Witness Leading global brands including Amazon, Ericsson and Sony are “likely” to have sourced minerals linked to a militia accused of widespread sexual violence, summary executions and torture, a new investigation claims. The companies allegedlybut unknowingly, acquired coltan smuggled from mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that are occupied by the M23 militia , which has committed myriad atrocities in eastern DRC. Continue reading...
An unusual frittata with a risotto base, and a simple but delicious salad combination that’s sure to be a big hit I love this salad – the combination of soft, juicy chicken, crisp leaves and anchovy croutons is so delicious. We serve it on the terrace at my restaurant and, when the sun is shining, it is the biggest seller by a country mile. But, first, an unusual frittata, which is essentially a r...
An unusual frittata with a risotto base, and a simple but delicious salad combination that’s sure to be a big hit I love this salad – the combination of soft, juicy chicken, crisp leaves and anchovy croutons is so delicious. We serve it on the terrace at my restaurant and, when the sun is shining, it is the biggest seller by a country mile. But, first, an unusual frittata, which is essentially a risotto base with asparagus: it’s not difficult to make and is perfect for lunch, and even better as part of a picnic. Continue reading...
Oracle reports fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon as it continues to disrupt its own legacy software business with cloud software and services. Wall Street analysts are expecting the company to report $1.96 in adjusted earnings per share, up from $1.70 the year before. With sales of its mature business software stalled, in 2019 Oracle began running the Microsoft cloud-pivot playbook.
Oracle reports fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon as it continues to disrupt its own legacy software business with cloud software and services. Wall Street analysts are expecting the company to report $1.96 in adjusted earnings per share, up from $1.70 the year before. With sales of its mature business software stalled, in 2019 Oracle began running the Microsoft cloud-pivot playbook.
China has started tapping its commercial crude reserves to help offset the supply shock from the Iran war, although the world’s biggest oil importer is continuing to prioritize lower refinery use and fuel export limits to manage the fallout. Inventory draws are expected to average about 1 million barrels a day in the coming months, according to estimates from Vortexa Ltd., Kpler and Energy Aspects...
China has started tapping its commercial crude reserves to help offset the supply shock from the Iran war, although the world’s biggest oil importer is continuing to prioritize lower refinery use and fuel export limits to manage the fallout. Inventory draws are expected to average about 1 million barrels a day in the coming months, according to estimates from Vortexa Ltd., Kpler and Energy Aspects. That’s about a third of the crude that China is no longer receiving since the conflict led to the near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz, but still pales in comparison with the roughly 1.2 billion barrels the nation has in its commercial and strategic stockpiles. The price reaction to what the International Energy Agency has called the biggest oil market shock on record has been relatively muted, as China refrained from tapping international markets to make up for the lost barrels. Global benchmark Brent is up less than a third since the conflict started, with analysts estimating that the nation’s imports could remain subdued for months to come — helping ease pressure on prices. China has filled up its inventories to unprecedented levels over the past year. It started tapping those reserves in May, and drew down almost 25 million barrels in the month to June 7, Energy Aspects said, citing data from its satellite-tracking Kayrros unit. While that is sizable — global consumption is just over 100 million barrels a day — weaker downstream demand has made an even bigger difference. State-owned refiners have cut processing rates to record lows, fuel exports have been constrained under wartime measures aimed at preserving domestic supply and the switch to electric vehicles has accelerated. “China’s transport system has become structurally more flexible than in previous oil shocks,” said Emma Li , lead China market analyst at Vortexa. The rapid adoption of EVs has contributed to a drop of about 1 million barrels a day in fuel demand this quarter, she said. Some observers have...
El Niño has formed across the equatorial Pacific, setting the stage for months of droughts, floods and temperature fluctuations that will threaten communities worldwide along with agriculture and energy. The climate phenomenon, identified by the Japan Meteorological Agency , is the first since 2023 — and may prove to be one of the strongest on record. El Niño is characterized by a warming of the P...
El Niño has formed across the equatorial Pacific, setting the stage for months of droughts, floods and temperature fluctuations that will threaten communities worldwide along with agriculture and energy. The climate phenomenon, identified by the Japan Meteorological Agency , is the first since 2023 — and may prove to be one of the strongest on record. El Niño is characterized by a warming of the Pacific Ocean that alters global weather patterns, which can damage crops and strain power grids. Strong El Niños have historically reduced yields for palm oil, coffee, cocoa, cotton and grains including wheat and rice, according to a report from Marex, one of the world’s largest futures brokerages. Read More: Why the World Is Bracing for a Rare ‘Super’ El Niño: Explainer A powerful El Niño in 1997 killed at least 30,000 people and caused an estimated $100 billion in damage worldwide. A 2023 study by Dartmouth College estimated the lingering fallout from El Niños can cost the global economy trillions of dollars. Other impacts on global weather will likely spread and become more intense as El Niño reaches its peak in December or January. These may include a cooler, wetter winter across the southern US, a reduced Indian monsoon, droughts and wildfires across parts of Australia.
Natalia Dyer has recently developed a strong appreciation for Korean skincare and beauty culture. While filming her global campaign with Purito Seoul, she became especially drawn to K-beauty's ingredient-focused approach and its thoughtful philosophy, which emphasizes gentle, effective formulations designed to support long-term skin health.
Natalia Dyer has recently developed a strong appreciation for Korean skincare and beauty culture. While filming her global campaign with Purito Seoul, she became especially drawn to K-beauty's ingredient-focused approach and its thoughtful philosophy, which emphasizes gentle, effective formulations designed to support long-term skin health.