UK schools should remove pupils’ online photos as AI blackmail threat grows, say experts

UK schools should remove pictures of pupils’ faces from their websites and social media accounts because blackmailers are using them to create sexually explicit images, experts have said.Child safety experts and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) warn that criminals are using AI to manipulate photos of children and then demand cash not to publish them.They are recommending educational institutions remove identifiable pictures of children from their websites and social media accounts – or consider not using them at all.The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said an unnamed UK secondary school had recently been subjected to a blackmail attempt after criminals used the institution’s website or social media accounts to take photos of schoolchildren and then, using AI tools, turned them into child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The blackmailers sent the images to the school and threatened to publish them online if they did not receive money

Chess: Magnus Carlsen enjoys narrow win in Malmö during rare classical outing

The world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, making a rare return to classical chess this week at the annual TePe Sigeman tournament in Malmö, Sweden, squeezed through to a blitz ­playoff in Thursday’s final round after ­Turkey’s 14-year-old ­talent Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus ­blundered fatally in the late stages after reaching a drawn position.Carlsen tied on 5/7 with India’s Arjun Erigaisi and won the blitz playoff 2-1. This was the final sudden death game.Earlier, Carlsen was defeated in Monday’s fourth round in a ­fluctuating marathon 88-move game by the Netherlands GM Jorden van Foreest, whose predatory rook finally trapped a Carlsen knight which had wandered too far from base. It was a grind of a type which Carlsen himself has won many times in his career

LIV Golf and Bryson DeChambeau tee off new era but cannot escape Saudi shadow

Moments before Bryson DeChambeau teed off to open LIV Golf’s first American tournament of the year, at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, the public address announcer bellowed “Long! LIV! Golf!” to try and electrify a modest crowd by the first tee.The irony wasn’t lost on the devoted group who skirted work and school to enjoy a sunny afternoon just 25 miles outside Washington DC: this was the first tournament since the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund confirmed it would no longer fund the outfit that it once imagined as the world’s premier collection of professional golfers. Before that news was finalized, the league postponed a tournament scheduled to take place in New Orleans at the end of June.“We have a good runway through this season fortunately,” LIV’s chief executive, Scott O’Neil, said during a press conference on Tuesday. “And it’s for next year that we’re going to be making some pretty significant, substantive changes

Oil back over $100 as US-Iran ceasefire comes under pressure; British Airways’ parent company warns jet fuel could be ‘restricted’ – business live

The pound, and UK government bonds, are holding up well despite the governing Labour party having a bad local election.Sterling has risen by a third of a cent against the US dollar to $1.3585, holding those gains after prime minister Keir Starmer told the media “I’m not going to walk away,” after Labour lost hundreds of council seats, with counting continuing in many places.UK bond prices have dropped slightly, pushing up the yield (or interest rate) on gilts slightly. That, though, may reflect concerns that the higher oil prices will push up inflation and hurt growth

Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for Mexican-style vanilla bean flan | The sweet spot

I started the year in one of my favourite places: Mexico City. I’ve since become one of those annoying people who finds a way to bring it up in nearly every conversation, so please indulge me just this once! Each time I’ve been to Mexico, I develop a new fixation, and this year I ate a considerable amount of flan. It’s seen as a bit of a retro dish here in the UK, and perhaps a little divisive, but I love it.Mexican-style flan is typically made with condensed milk, giving it a gorgeous, silky, creamy texture. I’ve also added plenty of vanilla – brought back from my trip, of course

Alcohol reduced my anxiety – but at a cost | Letter

I read your article (Welcome to Anxietyland: I used alcohol to hide my fear – but booze became a very bad friend, 3 May) with the particular recognition of someone who is still in the middle of it.I’m 37. I’ve spent the past few weeks signed off work with burnout and depression. And like Gemma, I found that alcohol was very good at taking the edge off. Until it wasn’t