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• Firms advised to put plans on paper in case of cyber-attack

  Prepare to switch to off-line systems in the event of a cyber-attack, firms are being advised.

• Vodafone admits 'major outage' as more than 130,000 report problems

  Vodafone claims to have more than 18 million customers in the UK, including nearly 700,000 home broadband customers.

• Windows 10 users urged to prepare for Microsoft pulling support

  Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10, which could make users vulnerable - here's how to get Windows 11.

• Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm

  The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.

• 'It's going to be really bad': Fears over AI bubble bursting grow in Silicon Valley

  Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.

• How hackers forced brewing giant Asahi back to pen and paper

  The maker of Japan's most popular beer, Super Dry, was hit by a major cyber-attack last month.

• OpenAI video app Sora hits 1 million downloads faster than ChatGPT

  The popular AI tool generates ten second long realistic-looking videos from simple text prompts.

• Google may be forced to make changes to search engine in UK

  The regulator has given it "strategic market status", opening the door to what it calls "proportionate interventions."

• Huge buzz but a big gamble: Battlefield 6 takes aim at Call of Duty

  The latest in the military shooter series is a pivotal release for publisher Electronic Arts.

• Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried?

  The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans

• Tesla investigated over self-driving cars on wrong side of road

  The US government said approximately 2.9 million cars could be impacted by the investigation.

• ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says

  The platform says hackers targeted a firm that helped to verify the ages of its users.

• ChatGPT image snares suspect in deadly Pacific Palisades fire

  Investigators say evidence collected from the 29-year-old's devices showed an AI image of a burning city.

• China tightens export rules for crucial rare earths

  Beijing's monopoly over rare earths is a key bargaining chip in its trade negotiations with the US.

• Two teenagers arrested over cyber-attack on nursery chain

  Hackers were said to have stolen the photographs, names and addresses of about 8,000 children.