Homicide rates are falling across much of the world, but organised crime is on the rise in many regions as criminal networks diversify into trafficking, migrant smuggling, and the exploitation of natu...

Probe finds spyware, hidden microphones and infected phones used to surveil journalists, activists, rights defenders.

Research draws upon reporting and witness testimony, while a permanent memorial is planned for London

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

Germany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal".

Ryktet om nyliberalismens død er betydelig overdrevet.

An East German town has approved a motion by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and ruling centre-right ​Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to reject future installation of brass plaques ‌comme...

Why do crowded streets sometimes deter crime and sometimes attract it? Pedestrian volume can reduce crime through informal surveillance (“eyes on the street”) or raise it by expanding anonymity and…

Racist hate crimes have risen by 34 per cent as Police Scotland warns of community tensions.

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The use of artificial intelligence by hospitals and health insurers is escalating their longstanding feud over paying for medical care.

Det er fortsatt et betydelig etterslep i behandlingen av klareringssaker.

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Iceland is one of the most peaceful countries in the world, but people there love to read about crime.

Klimagassutsleppa til Google auka med 18 prosent på eitt år, viser ein rapport frå selskapet sjølv. Utsleppa gjekk opp frå 14,3 millioner tonn CO₂ til 14,5 millionar tonn frå 2024 til 2025. Samanlikna...

The tight contest may not go as the populist-right Sweden Democrats hoped

The ID checking company said the data breach included people's full names and driver's licenses and other government-issued identity documents.

Sverigedemokraterna har blitt re-radikalisert, fått større appetitt, og ser nå ut til å være klare for å gå fra kulturkrig til realpolitikk.

New hires and comments in interviews show that the AI giant is using its capabilities against dissenters.

Datatilsynet får flere avviksmeldinger om at KI-agenter med for mye tilgang blir som «digitale spøkelser» og virus.

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Our allies once trusted America to safeguard their reserves. Now they worry the president might freeze them.