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Congress passed the tax cut and spending megabill with President Trump's legislative priorities which includes new tax exemptions for tipped hourly workers. But how will it work?

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The bill includes a major federal investment for President Trump's mass deportation plans, while also limiting eligibility for some safety net programs based on immigration status.

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A ruling by London's High Court cited the domestic intelligence agency's failure to explain why representatives had repeatedly misled U.K. courts about an informant accused of violence against women.

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The reality of China's efforts to lead in two important tech sectors. In artificial intelligence, control of the data needed to train new models could dictate where the industry is able to expand fastest. And a price war in China's electric vehicle industry.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. in March, says he was brutally beaten and subjected to psychological torture while held in one of El Salvador's most notorious prisons.

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Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of trustees voted to buy it, in the hopes of creating a historic attraction.

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The Republican leaders overcame objections from within their own party, marking a victory in their quest to fulfill President Trump's campaign promises.

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The newly discovered interstellar visitor is just the third of its kind and fascinates astronomers who hope to learn from it about galaxies far, far away.

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Apple and Google are supercharging their car software experiences. Here's how they differ.

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• AI isn't too good at generating URLs – many don't exist, and some could be phishing sites
• Attackers are now optimizing sites for LLMs rather than for Google
• Developers are even inadvertently using dodgy URLs

New research has revealed AI often gives incorrect URLs, which could be putting users at risk of attacks including phishing attempts and malware.

A report from Netcraft claims one in three (34%) login links provided by LLMs, including GPT-4.1, were not owned by the brands they were asked about, with 29% pointing to unregistered, inactive or parked domains and 5% pointing to unrelated but legitimate domains, leaving just 66% linking to the correct brand-associated domain.

Alarmingly, simple prompts like 'tell me the login website for [brand]' led to unsafe results, meaning that no adversarial input was needed.

Be careful about the links AI generates for you

Netcraft notes this shortcoming could ultimately lead to widespread phishing risks, with users easily misled to phishing sites just by asking a chatbot a legitimate question.

Attackers aware of the vulnerability could go ahead and register unclaimed domains suggested by AI to use them for attacks, and one real-world case has already demonstrated Perplexity AI recommending a fake Wells Fargo site.

According to the report, smaller brands are more vulnerable because they're underrepresented in LLM training data, therefore increasing the likelihood of hallucinated URLs.

Attackers have also been observed optimizing their sites for LLMs, rather than traditional SEO for the likes of Google. An estimated 17,000 GitBook phishing pages targeting crypto users have already been created this way, with attackers mimicking technical support pages, documentation and login pages.

Even more worrying is that Netcraft observed developers using AI-generated URLs in code: "We found at least five victims who copied this malicious code into their own public projects—some of which show signs of being built using AI coding tools, including Cursor," the team wrote.

As such, users are being urged to verify any AI-generated content involving web addresses before clicking on links. It's the same sort of advice we're given for any type of attack, with cybercriminals using a variety of attack vectors, including fake ads, to get people to click on their malicious links.

One of the most effective ways of verifying the authenticity of a site is to type the URL directly into the search bar, rather than trusting links that could be dangerous.

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Kneecap, three young men from Northern Ireland who rap in Irish, has risen to prominence in recent years, with controversy surrounding its shows and political statements.

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• Surfshark research found 10 countries imposed internet blackouts in the first half of 2025
• A total of 24 internet restrictions were recorded in the first half of 2025, with India being the worst perpetrator
• Increased internet censorship has seen demand for circumventing tools like VPNs soared

Government-imposed internet restrictions have risen in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period last year. New research from Surfshark identified 10 countries imposed 24 internet restrictions to date this year, up from 20 restrictions across nine countries that occurred in the same period in 2024.

Specifically, statistics from Surfshark indicate that internet users in India faced more restrictions than any other country between January and June 2025. Authorities in India have used Section 5 (2) of the Telegraph Act, 1885, to cut internet access in the event of a public emergency. Five shutdowns occurred in India in the first half of 2025 amid country-wide protests.

Surfshark, one of the best VPN providers on the market right now, has been charting internet shutdowns since 2015. Disruptions range from full internet blackouts to censorship of specific social media platforms like Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) to VoIP services such as Telegram and WhatsApp.

Protests and political turmoil are common causes of restrictions

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"Over the years, governments have used internet shutdowns to control and silence journalists, activists, and the public," said Justas Pukys, VPN Product Manager at Surfshark.

Statistics show that local network connection disruptions, which affect a city or region, are more common than national shutdowns. To date, Surfshark has recorded 558 local disruptions worldwide compared to 124 nationwide shutdowns, with protests and political turmoil being the most common causes, followed by elections.

At the time of writing, 24 of 196 countries and territories analyzed by Surfshark are blocking social media platforms and VoIP services with Telegram being the most commonly blocked.

In January 2025, Telegram was blocked in Venezuela for five days, with authorities even looking to block popular VPN providers as citizens attempted to bypass the disruption. More recently in May 2025, Vietnam blocked access to Telegram with authorities claiming the platform had failed to cooperate with them to halt crimes.

During the first half of 2025, two countries imposed restrictions for the first time since Surfshark’s internet shutdown tracking began. Albania issued a one-year ban on short-form video platform TikTok, citing child safety concerns. Authorities in Panama announced a state of emergency due to civil unrest in Bocas del Toro, resulting in a regional internet shutdown.

Rising censorship mirrors growing VPN usage

Surfshark observes that Iran has had three internet restrictions to date this year.

It’s no coincidence then that VPN usage in the country spiked more than 700% in June 2025 as citizens looked to access the internet as normal. This is despite concerted efforts from Iran’s government to block and even outlaw VPNs altogether.

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"Internet blackouts can be dangerous, especially during critical events such as elections, protests, or other political turmoil. Losing internet access makes it harder to stay in touch with family members, access critical news outlets, and share urgent information with the world about unfolding events," said Pukys.

A virtual private network (VPN) takes your device’s internet traffic and routes it through a secure, encrypted tunnel. It also hides your real IP address, allowing you to spoof your location. This means that you can not only sidestep internet restrictions, but prevent snoopers from seeing what you’re doing on the internet.

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July 2025 is set to be a big deal on the new Netflix movies front. After a pretty barren June, there'll be plenty of new movies to stream on Netflix in the days and weeks ahead.

Leading the charge on the best streaming service's new film front is The Old Guard 2, which hit the platform on July 2. You'll need to read on to see if the Charlize Theron-starring action sequel is worth investing your time in, though. Alternatively, you could just switch gears and check out the best Netflix movies worth watching today. Hey, I'm not your dad, do what you want.

New Netflix movies: JulyThe Old Guard 2

Release date: July 2
Runtime: 106 minutes
Age rating: 16+ (US); 15 (UK)
Cast: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngô, Henry Golding, Uma Thurman, and Chiwetel Ejiofor
RT score: 28% (critics); 44% (audience)

• Watch The Old Guard 2 on Netflix

New Netflix movies: JuneKpop Demon Hunters

Release date: June 20
Runtime: 99 minutes
Age rating: PG-13 (US); PG (UK)
Cast: Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Joel Kim Booster, Liza Koshy, with Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, and Byung Hun Lee
Directors: Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans
RT score: 94% (critics); 89% (audience)

• Watch Kpop Demon Hunters on Netflix

Tyler Perry's Straw

Release date: June 6
Runtime: 107 minutes
Age rating: 16-plus (US); 15 (UK)
Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor, Sinbad, Rockmond Dunbar, Ashley Versher, Mike Merrill, and Glynn Turman
Director: Tyler Perry
RT score: 50% (critics); 70% (audience)

• Watch Tyler Perry's Straw on Netflix

What new Netflix movies will be released throughout 2025?

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New Netflix movies will arrive on a more regular basis in July 2025 and beyond. Here's what's on the horizon:

• Ziam (July 9)
• Brick (July 10)
• Almost Cops (July 11)
• Madea's Destination Wedding (July 11)
• Wall to Wall (July 18)
• A Normal Woman (July 24)
• Happy Gilmore 2 (July 25)
• My Oxford Year (August 1)
• Fixed (August 13)
• The Thursday Murder Club (August 28)
• The Wrong Paris (September 12)
• Steve (October 3)
• A House of Dynamite (October 24)
• In Your Dreams (November 14)
• Train Dreams (November 21)
• Frankenstein (November 2025, date TBC)
• Troll 2 (December 1)
• Jay Kelly (December 5)
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (December 12)
• 10Dance (December 2025, date TBC)
• A Merry Little Ex-Mas (TBC)
• Night Always Comes (TBC)
• R&B (TBC)
• The Ballad of the Small Player (TBC)
• The Twits (TBC)
• The Woman in Cabin 10 (TBC)

For more Netflix-based coverage, read our best Netflix shows and best Netflix documentaries guides. Alternatively, find out how to sign up to Netflix or get the lowdown on whether it's worth cancelling your Netflix subscription.