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The same technology that financial institutions deploying is being weaponised against them. That is the core tension running through Experian’s 2026 Future of Fraud Forecast, and it’s a tension the company is in a position to name because it sits on both sides of it.According to FTC data cited in the forecast, consumers lost more than US$12.5 billion to fraud in 2024. As per Experian’s own data accompanying the report, nearly 60% of companies reported an increase in fraud losses from 2024 to 2025. Experian’s fraud prevention solutions helped clients avoid an estimated US$19 billion in fraud losses globally in…

Some countries threaten action against Iran’s blockade of waterway.When the US and Israel launched their joint offensive on Iran more than a month ago, Tehran moved quickly to block the Strait of Hormuz.Since then, the Revolutionary Guard has allowed some vessels to transit. But the majority, about 3,000, are stranded.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAnd Iran is accused of holding the global economy hostage.On Thursday, the UK hosted a meeting of 40 countries to discuss the situation.The gathering yielded no concrete results, except for an acknowledgement that further consultations were needed.So, how should the Strait of Hormuz and…

China has approved its 15th Five-Year Plan [PDF] setting out the country’s economic, education, social, and industrial priorities through to 2030. As might be expected, there is a significant number of references to AI, with the technology mentioned in several contexts. AI is grouped alongside quantum computing, biotechnology, and energy as paths that are to be pursued as part of the country’s strategic science policy. The document calls for more work in developing high-performance AI chips and the software to support them in this context. There’s also a commitment to academic and industry research on new model architectures and the…

Releasing political prisoners has long been a core demand of the US, which is implementing a strict oil blockade on Cuba.Published On 3 Apr 20263 Apr 2026Cuba’s government says it will pardon 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian” gesture.Their release during Easter’s Holy Week follows pledges made in March to release dozens of inmates as the United States increases pressure on Cuba’s leadership.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThursday’s announcement, reported by state media, is the second prisoner amnesty this year during talks with the Trump administration.The decision “stemmed from a careful analysis of the crimes committed by those convicted,…

With the launch of KiloClaw, enterprises now have a tool to enforce governance over autonomous agents and manage shadow AI.While businesses spent the last year securing large language models and formalising vendor agreements, developers and knowledge workers started moving on their own. Employees are bypassing official procurement, deploying autonomous agents on personal infrastructure to automate their daily workflows.This practice, known as ‘Bring Your Own AI’ or BYOAI, exposes proprietary enterprise data to unregulated external environments. To address this vulnerability, software provider Kilo launched KiloClaw for Organizations, an enterprise-grade platform built to rein in decentralised agent deployments and restore architectural oversight.Kilo…

Announcement comes days after Russian tanker brought some 700,000 barrels of crude to Cuba in response to energy crisis.Published On 2 Apr 20262 Apr 2026Russia plans to send a second ship carrying oil to Cuba, the Russian energy minister has said, as the Caribbean nation struggles under a crippling United States blockade.Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev said on Thursday that the cargo was being loaded and would be brought to Cuba.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“Cuba is in a total blockade; it’s been cut off. Whose shipment of oil made it? A Russian vessel broke through the blockade,” Tsivilev…

A decade ago, it would have been hard to believe that artificial intelligence could do what it can do now. However, it is this same power that introduces a new attack surface that traditional security frameworks were not built to address. As this technology becomes embedded in critical operations, companies need a multi-layered defense strategy that includes data protection, access control and constant monitoring to keep these systems safe. Five foundational practices address these risks.1. Enforce strict access and data governanceAI systems depend on the data they are fed and the people who access them, so role-based access control is…

British politician and peer Peter Mandelson tried to help convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in arranging for a visit by his “goddaughter” to 10 Downing Street at a time when Epstein was in prison for procuring a minor for prostitution, emails released by the US Department of Justice reveal.Mandelson was serving as business secretary in the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown and sitting on the House of Lords frontbench at the time. Epstein, meanwhile, was a convicted sex offender and was serving an 18-month sentence in Florida.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIn an email exchange, Epstein told…

Global AI investment is accelerating, yet KPMG data shows the gap between enterprise AI spend and measurable business value is widening fast.The headline figure from KPMG’s first quarterly Global AI Pulse survey is blunt: despite global organisations planning to spend a weighted average of $186 million on AI over the next 12 months, only 11 percent have reached the stage of deploying and scaling AI agents in ways that produce enterprise-wide business outcomes.However, the central finding is not that AI is failing; 64 percent of respondents say AI is already delivering meaningful business outcomes. The problem is that “meaningful” is…

Israel has become the first country to vote in favour of capital punishment in the 21st century.Far-right ministers held champagne celebrations after Israel’s parliament approved a death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of “lethal” attacks.The United Nations, Europe and human rights groups have condemned the law, but the United States has not.What are the implications of this law?Presenter: James BaysGuests: Mustafa Barghouti – General secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative political partyOfer Cassif – Member of the Israeli parliament, the KnessetWilliam Schabas – Professor of international law at Middlesex UniversityPublished On 1 Apr 20261 Apr 2026Click here to share on social…