From a massive DOGE data breach and the hacking of critical energy and water systems to the hack of an FBI surveillance system, here are the most damaging security incidents and data breaches of 2026.
From a massive DOGE data breach and the hacking of critical energy and water systems to the hack of an FBI surveillance system, here are the most damaging security incidents and data breaches of 2026.
Martin Barraud U.S. factory orders rose 4.8% to $662.7B in April, vs. +4.3% consensus, and +1.8% to $632.7B prior (revised from +1.5%), according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday. New orders for manufactured goods increased in five of the last six months during April. Shipments, up six of the last seven months, increased by 1.0% to $641.0B after a 1.5% increase recorded in M...
Martin Barraud U.S. factory orders rose 4.8% to $662.7B in April, vs. +4.3% consensus, and +1.8% to $632.7B prior (revised from +1.5%), according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday. New orders for manufactured goods increased in five of the last six months during April. Shipments, up six of the last seven months, increased by 1.0% to $641.0B after a 1.5% increase recorded in March (revised from +1.4%). Unfilled orders advanced twenty-one of the last twenty-two months, increasing 1.7% to $1,569.0B in April, following a 0.2% rise in March (revised from 0.1%) . The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.95 for the month, up from 6.88 in March. Inventories, up seven consecutive months, increased 0.3% to $959.1B after a 0.7% increase in March (revised from 0.6%) . More on U.S. Economy Trump reportedly poised to drop $1.8B 'weaponization' fund Trump says Iran 'really wants to make a deal' as peace talks enter new month Jerome Powell: Fed credibility at risk if presidents can fire officials
As summers get hotter, investment and education are vital to ensure we all have access to the clean, safe water we need A local row about swimmers and swans in Hampstead Heath has now inspired a government reaction . Environment ministers over the weekend wrote to the City of London Corporation, which oversees the heath, to say that they were “deeply concerned” by footage of crowds of people in th...
As summers get hotter, investment and education are vital to ensure we all have access to the clean, safe water we need A local row about swimmers and swans in Hampstead Heath has now inspired a government reaction . Environment ministers over the weekend wrote to the City of London Corporation, which oversees the heath, to say that they were “deeply concerned” by footage of crowds of people in the water during last week’s heatwave. One viral video showed young revellers – who had defied a “no swimming” sign – in a wildlife pond, disturbing the nesting birds. It was picked up by the press, with headlines calling the swimmers “selfish”, “horrible” and “appalling”. Like many who saw it, I was saddened and shocked at the disregard for animals : people were clambering over nests, and trying to reach an island specially safeguarded for birds. Yet I also wondered what a polarised, emotive debate is going to achieve when, lurking behind the justified anger, is another question about our access to water. Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett is a Guardian columnist Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here . Continue reading...
If you plan to retire by the end of 2026, the coming months are crucial. You should absolutely take the opportunity to cherish your final stint in the workforce. But you should also make sure to prepare yourself for that next stage of life. With that in mind, here are five key things to do in the next half-year if you'll be retiring by the time 2026 wraps up. One of the biggest mistakes retirees m...
If you plan to retire by the end of 2026, the coming months are crucial. You should absolutely take the opportunity to cherish your final stint in the workforce. But you should also make sure to prepare yourself for that next stage of life. With that in mind, here are five key things to do in the next half-year if you'll be retiring by the time 2026 wraps up. One of the biggest mistakes retirees make is underestimating how much they'll spend after leaving their jobs. You may be anticipating a pretty steep drop in spending. But once you crunch the numbers, you may realize that you're looking at higher costs than anticipated. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
AnnaStills/iStock via Getty Images The U.S. ISM Services PMI Index increased to 54.5 in May, topping the. 53.7 consensus, from 53.6 in April, according to data released by the Institute for Supply Management on Wednesday. That marks 23 straight months in expansion territory. " Business activity hit its second highest reading since achieving the same reading of 57.7% in October 2024, and the new or...
AnnaStills/iStock via Getty Images The U.S. ISM Services PMI Index increased to 54.5 in May, topping the. 53.7 consensus, from 53.6 in April, according to data released by the Institute for Supply Management on Wednesday. That marks 23 straight months in expansion territory. " Business activity hit its second highest reading since achieving the same reading of 57.7% in October 2024, and the new orders and supplier deliveries indexes hit their third highest readings in that time frame," said Steve Miller, chair of the ISM Services Business Survey Committee. Meanwhile, the employment reading was in contraction territory for the third straight month and hit its second-lowest reading since September 2025. "Respondents commented frequently that their companies had instituted hiring freezes or were not backfilling vacated positions; however, most industries reported that they were holding flat in employment month over month," Miller said. By industry, 17 service industries reported growth, while only one — real estate, rental, and leasing — reported a contraction for the month. The three industries demonstrating the strongest growth were wholesale trade; other services; and arts, entertainment & recreation. Prices: 71.3 vs. 70.7 in April. Employment: 47.9 vs. 48.0 prior. New orders: 57.3 vs. 53.5 prior. Business activity/production: 57.7 vs. 55.9 prior. More on the US Economy Energy Shock Looms, But Q2 GDP Still Looks Surprisingly Strong War And New Tariff Threat Strengthen The Dollar PMI composite index revised down to 51.5 from 51.7 in May's final reading U.S. private sector adds 122K jobs in May, roughly in line with consensus: ADP jobs report
He stood down as boss of the NT – and threw himself into kayaking, writing and DIY. The veteran director talks about his new start aged 60, mourning his mother – and directing Death of a Salesman in Turkish There were several big endings for Rufus Norris in 2025, all crammed into the same few seismic months last year. Firstly, the close of his tenure as director of the National Theatre after a dec...
He stood down as boss of the NT – and threw himself into kayaking, writing and DIY. The veteran director talks about his new start aged 60, mourning his mother – and directing Death of a Salesman in Turkish There were several big endings for Rufus Norris in 2025, all crammed into the same few seismic months last year. Firstly, the close of his tenure as director of the National Theatre after a decade at the helm. That planned ending collided with the loss of his mother, who died three weeks before he left the NT. On top of that, a significant birthday concluding his 50s. So what did Norris do after turning 60, on the other side of the Big Job, alongside the grief of losing a parent? DIY, plenty of kayaking and a house move, it turns out: “It felt important to have a complete break,” he says. “I’m a bit of a workaholic, but I’m also a bird of simple brain so I can as easily lose myself in how to build a shed or do up a place.” Continue reading...
Google parent Alphabet Inc. upsized its equity raise to $84.75 billion from the $80 billion it announced just two days earlier in a bid to help fund growing artificial intelligence spending plans. The offering includes a $40 billion so-called at-the-market program, which would involve the company selling shares directly into the open market from time to time beginning in the third quarter, as well...
Google parent Alphabet Inc. upsized its equity raise to $84.75 billion from the $80 billion it announced just two days earlier in a bid to help fund growing artificial intelligence spending plans. The offering includes a $40 billion so-called at-the-market program, which would involve the company selling shares directly into the open market from time to time beginning in the third quarter, as well as a $10 billion deal with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The remaining portion of the offering includes $18 billion in Class A common stock and Class C capital shares and $16.75 billion in depositary shares. The equity offering is set to be the largest of all time, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It’s generally rare for a company as large as Alphabet to raise this much equity, and the deal is an unexpected twist in a big year for initial public offerings, especially ahead of SpaceX’s pending public listing. Read more: Goldman’s Weekend Call to Berkshire Spurs an $80 Billion Deal Alphabet was already set to pull off the biggest equity capital markets transaction of all time at the previous $80 billion level. Its offerings are poised to top Brazilian oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s roughly $70 billion sale of common and preferred stock in 2010. Google is trying to capitalize on a growing appetite for its homegrown AI chips, known as tensor processing units, or TPUs. They have become a key alternative to Nvidia Corp. ’s market-leading processors in an industry that requires tremendous amounts of computing power. The race to build AI data centers to fully utilize the technology has led Alphabet and its megacap peers to boost capital expenditures to record levels. Alphabet shares were about 0.7% higher at 10:00 a.m. in New York City.
Skipping pleasantries like “please” and “thank you” when talking to chatbots could save enough energy to power the annual needs of 760,000 residents in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the massive but often hidden environmental toll of artificial intelligence, according to a new UN report. Released by the Institute for Water, Environment and Health under the United Nations University, the UN’s aca...
Skipping pleasantries like “please” and “thank you” when talking to chatbots could save enough energy to power the annual needs of 760,000 residents in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the massive but often hidden environmental toll of artificial intelligence, according to a new UN report. Released by the Institute for Water, Environment and Health under the United Nations University, the UN’s academic arm, the study published on Wednesday also warned that the true cost of AI extended far beyond...
Summer is here, and your May favourites show you’re feeling the heat • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Our on-again, off-again relationship with summer finally went official in May, with temperatures soaring across much of the UK. Many of us sweltered in the heat, ordering fans to try to get a good night’s sleep during the unprecedented heatwave , and shade shelters to k...
Summer is here, and your May favourites show you’re feeling the heat • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Our on-again, off-again relationship with summer finally went official in May, with temperatures soaring across much of the UK. Many of us sweltered in the heat, ordering fans to try to get a good night’s sleep during the unprecedented heatwave , and shade shelters to keep us out of the sun’s glare. But we also couldn’t help embracing that summer feeling, with many of your May favourites reflecting a little more time spent outside. Many of you got back to nature and went camping, with some of your fellow readers’ top camping products making the list, such as an ingenious washing line and a flying disc . From comfy holiday sandals to a cult favourite K-beauty SPF , these were your favourite things in May. Continue reading...
Oracle (ORCL) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Oracle (ORCL) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.