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AI surge stretches US-Europe venture funding divide

Artificial intelligence is widening the investment divide between the United States and Europe, with American companies absorbing the overwhelming majority of global AI venture capital while European firms continue to face shortages of large, late-stage funding. OECD data show US-based AI companies attracted about $194 billion in venture capital in 2025, roughly 75% of worldwide AI deal value. Companies across the EU27 drew $15.8 billion, or 6%, […]

IAEA vote sends Iran file to Security Council

The International Atomic Energy Agency’s board has reported Iran to the UN Security Council over nuclear safeguards failures, marking the first such referral in two decades and widening the diplomatic confrontation between Tehran and Western governments. The 35-member Board of Governors adopted the resolution on Wednesday by 23 votes to three, with eight abstentions. China, Russia and Niger voted against the measure, while one member did not […]

Grindr resolves UK privacy action with £26m payment

Grindr has agreed to pay £26 million to resolve a UK group action brought by thousands of users who alleged the dating platform unlawfully processed sensitive personal information and misused private data before 2020. The settlement, reached on September 2 and disclosed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, ends proceedings in the High Court of England and Wales without any finding or admission […]

Apple draws £2bn UK claim over tracking rules

Apple is facing a proposed £2 billion collective action in Britain over its App Tracking Transparency framework, with thousands of app developers alleging that the privacy system unfairly favoured the company’s own advertising activities. ATT Collective Action Limited filed the claim at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London on September 3, seeking approval to represent an estimated 13,000 UK developers. The action alleges Apple abused a dominant […]

BlueDelta plants HOOKEDGE backdoor across European targets

A Russian state-linked cyber-espionage group has deployed a newly documented Windows backdoor, HOOKEDGE, against government, diplomatic and defence-related organisations in Romania, Spain and Türkiye, according to threat intelligence published in late August. Researchers at Recorded Future’s Insikt Group said the activity ran from late September 2025 to early April 2026 and was attributed with moderate confidence to BlueDelta, a cluster that overlaps with APT28, Fancy Bear and […]

Cyberattack exposes data of 8.7 million airport customers

Manchester Airports Group has disclosed a cyberattack that exposed personal information belonging to about 8.7 million customers across Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, though flight operations and aviation security were not affected. The breach involved customer information associated with car park, airport lounge and Fast Track bookings, as well as registrations for Wi-Fi services inside the three airports. Data accessed by an unauthorised third party […]

Kuwait and Pakistan deepen military partnership

Kuwait and Pakistan have signed a new defence co-operation agreement expanding military training, operational co-ordination and security assistance as Gulf states reassess their strategic relationships during the prolonged Iran war. The Protocol Agreement-2026 was signed on Thursday, August 27, during Kuwaiti Defence Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Saleem Al-Sabah’s visit to Pakistan. Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif signed for Pakistan after talks focused on bilateral security ties […]

Allies dispute US claim Hormuz mines cleared

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai US allies believe mines remain in the Strait of Hormuz despite President Donald Trump’s declaration that American forces have cleared the strategic waterway, exposing a widening difference over the security of one of the world’s most important energy corridors. Allied assessments indicate that US forces have removed or destroyed some Iranian mines in international waters but have probably not eliminated the entire threat. […]

Why America still cannot shake India’s export machine

By T Neelakantan Aiyers Despite the tariff shocks unleashed by Donald Trump, Indian exports to the United States have proved remarkably resilient. New trade agreements with Britain, the EU, Oman and New Zealand are giving India more options—but not yet replacing America as its most important export market. There was a moment when Donald Trump’s […]

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Dubai tourism recovery gathers pace with flight returns

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai’s tourism sector is poised for a stronger final quarter of 2026 as international airlines restore services and additional capacity, providing a critical boost to hotel demand ahead of the winter travel season. The improvement in air connectivity is expected to lift hotel occupancy after a difficult first half marked by disruption to regional aviation and weaker international arrivals. Emirates has restored about […]

UK fraud filings reach first-half record

Britain recorded more than 220,000 fraud-risk cases in the first six months of 2026, the highest total ever registered for the January-to-June period, as identity theft, account takeovers and money-mule activity intensified across financial and digital services. The figure was about 1% higher than a year earlier. Identity fraud remained the dominant threat, accounting for 59% of all cases entered into the National Fraud Database during the […]

ExfilSquad data leaks substantiate broad breach claims

Cybersecurity researchers have found evidence that ExfilSquad obtained sensitive information belonging to at least 13 organisations, strengthening earlier claims by the emerging extortion group after it began distributing stolen datasets through torrent networks. The disclosures cover organisations in the United States, Britain and Sweden and span government, education, aviation, insurance, technology and consumer services. Investigators examining the material say the leaked files contain personally identifiable information, customer […]

DP World sets $3 billion global expansion drive

DP World plans to invest about $3 billion during 2026 as the Dubai-based ports and logistics group expands capacity across the UAE, Britain, the Democratic Republic of Congo, India and Saudi Arabia while navigating disruption to Middle East trade routes. The investment programme will focus on port capacity, terminal development and logistics infrastructure. Major projects include Jebel Ali Port and EZ World in the UAE, London Gateway […]

North Korean operatives exploit AI to secure US jobs

North Korean operatives are using stolen identities, artificial intelligence and networks of overseas facilitators to secure remote technology jobs at US companies, exposing weaknesses in corporate hiring systems while generating money for Pyongyang. A year-long investigation into the operation found that workers linked to North Korea have infiltrated American businesses by assuming the identities of US citizens, creating convincing professional profiles and using AI tools to help […]

Trump confirms covert plane switch over Iran threat

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai US President Donald Trump has confirmed that security officials secretly moved him off Air Force One in Turkey last month after receiving information about a possible Iranian threat, defending an extraordinary operation that concealed his whereabouts while another presidential aircraft continued towards Britain. Trump said he followed instructions from the US Secret Service and military during the July 8 operation after attending a […]

Federal AI push heightens cyber intrusion fears

Washington’s accelerating adoption of autonomous artificial intelligence is colliding with warnings from cybersecurity specialists that AI agents could inadvertently breach government systems, after a model evaluation led to an intrusion into Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The General Services Administration has expanded federal access to agentic AI through its OneGov programme, including an agreement with CORAS. ai that gives agencies access to GARY, an AI orchestration platform designed […]

Midnight Blizzard exploits public Wi-Fi portals

Microsoft has warned travellers and organisations about a Russian state-linked cyberespionage campaign that manipulates hotel and venue Wi-Fi networks to steal credentials, compromise cloud accounts and install surveillance malware. The operation, named CaptiveCrunch, has been active since early May and is attributed to Storm-2945, an operational subgroup of Midnight Blizzard. The wider hacking organisation, also known as APT29 and Cozy Bear, has been linked by the United […]

Avalanche kills record-breaking climber Nirmal Purja

Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja has died after an avalanche struck his expedition on Broad Peak in northern Pakistan, his climbing company confirmed on Saturday. Elite Exped, which Purja co-founded, said the Nepal-born climber, widely known as Nimsdai, lost his life after the avalanche swept through the group on Thursday. The company also confirmed that other members of the international expedition had not survived. Purja was leading a […]

Anthropic models breached companies during security tests

Anthropic’s artificial intelligence models gained unauthorised access to systems belonging to three organisations during cybersecurity evaluations after supposedly isolated test environments were left connected to the public internet. The AI developer said the incidents involved Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Mythos 5 and an internal research model not intended for general release. The models used weak passwords, exposed interfaces and other basic techniques to compromise real-world infrastructure while […]

SourTrade turns browsers into covert malware factories

A malvertising operation targeting traders and cryptocurrency users is assembling malicious Windows software inside victims’ browsers, allowing each downloaded file to evade conventional fingerprint-based security checks. The campaign, known as SourTrade, uses sponsored advertisements and imitation websites resembling TradingView, Solana and Luno. Rather than transmitting a complete malicious program, the sites send instructions and separate components that the browser combines into an executable file on the user’s […]

Burnham signals firmer line in dealings with Trump

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he is prepared to challenge US President Donald Trump publicly when Britain’s national interest requires it, setting out a more assertive approach to the country’s most important defence and diplomatic partnership. Burnham made the commitment during his first major broadcast interview since succeeding Keir Starmer, while stressing that disagreement would not prevent close cooperation between London and Washington. He described his […]

Europe’s crypto rulebook sets stage for dealmaking

Europe’s tougher digital-asset rules are creating conditions for a new wave of mergers and acquisitions as crypto companies seek licences, compliance expertise, customers and stronger links with established banks. The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation, known as MiCA, entered a decisive phase on July 1, when the final transitional arrangements expired across the bloc. Crypto exchanges, custodians and other service providers can no longer rely on […]

Forget stocks, new tariff shock hits currencies, bonds hardest

A single country raising tariffs dents that country’s exporters. Sixty countries absorbing new US duties on the same day is a different animal entirely, and currency and bond markets have far more reason to be nervous about it than most equity investors currently seem to grasp. The new rates land between 10% and 12.5%, and the split between those two bands is where this gets interesting. Japan […]

Gen Z loses faith in Britain’s economic promise

Britain’s youngest workers are becoming less confident that the economy can deliver secure jobs, meaningful savings or attainable homes, as rising youth unemployment and weak entry-level hiring cloud their financial prospects. The unemployment rate among people aged 16 to 24 climbed to 16.4% in the three months to May, its highest level in about 11 years. The increase means roughly one in six young people participating in […]