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Polymarket gamblers threaten Israeli journalist over missile strike story
ByAisha Down March 18, 2026

Emanuel Fabian says his routine report became focus of wager with $23m at stake on online prediction platformAn Israeli journalist received threatening messages from users of the online prediction platform Polymarket after one of his reports, on a mino…

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Iranians embrace anthem by AI singer created by UK-based, Iran-born artist
BySaeed Shah March 15, 2026

‘I did it for the people,’ says Farbod Mehr, of song drawing lyrics from the work of revolutionary 20th-century poet Aref QazviniA stirring song – sung, apparently, by a young woman, with lyrics expressing the hope that sacrifice will lead to a better …

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These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models
ByAvner Gvaryahu March 15, 2026

From Gaza to Iran, the pattern is the same: precision weapons, chosen blindness, and dead children. The cost of failing to regulate AI warfare is already too highThere is an Israeli military strategy called the “fog procedure”. First used during the se…

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AI-generated Iran images are widespread. How do we know what to believe? | Margaret Sullivan
ByMargaret Sullivan March 13, 2026

Fake pictures look authentic – and authentic ones get mistaken for fake. Here are three rules for navigating the war coverageThe videos look authentic – and they are spreading like wildfire on social media. One, for example, shows Iranian missiles expl…

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Iran-linked group says it hacked US company in retaliation for Minab school bombing
ByRobert Booth, UK technology editor March 12, 2026

Hacker group Handala claimed responsibility for attack that caused ‘global disruption’ to Stryker Corporation’s systemsAn Iran-linked group said it hacked a US medical company, causing “global disruption” to its systems, in retaliation for the bombing …

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X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts
ByDan Milmo Global technology editor March 9, 2026

Social media company tells MPs of continual fight against state-backed efforts, with Russia being most prolificElon Musk’s X said it had suspended 800m accounts over a 12-month period as it fights the “massive” scale of attempts to manipulate the platf…

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‘It means missile defence on data centres’: drone strikes raises doubts over Gulf as AI superpower
ByDaniel Boffey Chief reporter March 7, 2026

Iran’s targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfareIt is believed to be a first: the deliberate targeting of a commercial datacentre by the armed forces of a country at war.At 4.30am on Sunday …

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The Guardian view on AI in war: the Iran conflict shows that the paradigm shift has already begun
ByEditorial March 6, 2026

The intensified use of artificial intelligence, and rows over its control, demonstrate the need for democratic oversight and multilateral controls“Never in the future will we move as slow as we are moving now,” the UN secretary-general, António Guterre…

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Middle East war could be decided by who runs out of missiles or interceptors first, analysts say
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem March 3, 2026

Stockpiles of the most advanced US-made weapons are limited – while few know how large Iran’s arsenal isMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe war in the Middle East in maps, video and photosThe outcome and duration of the war in the Middle East may be d…

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Trump is using AI to fight his wars – this is a dangerous turning point | Chris Stokel-Walker
ByChris Stokel-Walker March 3, 2026

The technology most people use only as a chatty tool for daily tasks is reportedly aiding US military aggression. And there is not much we can do about itThere are a lot of things that AI can do. It can sort out your shopping list, and it can keep your…

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