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NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Jonas’ sophomore solo album Work It Out” and John Krasinski and Natalie Portman searching for immortality in Guy Ritchie’s adventure movie “Fountain of Youth” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Paul Reubens shines in the documentary “Pee-wee as Himself,” Nicole Kidman returns as a shady wellness guru in “Nine Perfect Strangers” and Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping offers gamers a chance to test their de-duck-tive skills. New movies to…

A social media post has dragged former FBI director James Comey into a maelstrom of accusations from critics that he called for the assassination of United States President Donald Trump. Comey, a fierce Trump critic, denied in a statement that the photo he took and shared on Instagram was a call for violence, adding that “I oppose violence of any kind.” He has since taken down the photo in question. His rebuttal has, however, done little to calm Trump’s supporters, with the country’s Homeland Security Department and the Secret Service announcing on Thursday that they were investigating the incident. Here’s…

The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn, Estonia, last week hosted the 15th edition of the Locked Shields cyber defense exercise.  Roughly 4,000 experts from 41 nations took part in Locked Shields 2025, which is designed to test and improve the preparedness of cybersecurity teams in defending national systems and critical infrastructure through a realistic simulation. While today it is the world’s largest and most complex cyber defense exercise, Locked Shields had humble beginnings.  “Over the past 15 years, Locked Shields has grown substantially—both in the number of participating nations and the complexity of the systems…

Acorns, a US-based financial wellness app catering to everyday Americans, has announced its acquisition of EarlyBird, a digital family wealth platform that helps families invest in their children’s futures while creating lasting digital memories. The deal underscores Acorns’ expanding footprint in family-oriented financial services.The acquisition aims to bolster Acorns’ position as a leader in family-focused financial wellness, following its 2023 purchase of GoHenry, a UK-based smart money app for kids. While the value of the EarlyBird deal has not been disclosed, the move is positioned as a strategic addition to Acorns’ broader growth in serving families at every life stage.Acorns…

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced a delay to the planned amendment of the TARGET Guideline, pushing back the timeline for allowing non-bank payment service providers (non-bank PSPs) to access TARGET, the eurozone’s key payment infrastructure.Initially outlined in Decision ECB/2025/2, the amendment was set to extend TARGET participation rights to non-bank PSPs. However, the implementation has now been postponed until October 2025 due to lagging national legislative processes in some euro area countries. Specifically, the delay relates to the incomplete transposition of essential changes to the Settlement Finality Directive (SFD) and the Payment Services Directive (PSD2), which are prerequisites…

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — One song generating a lot of froth at the Eurovision Song Contest is “Espresso Macchiato,” a dance-pop ditty by Estonian rapper and visual artist Tommy Cash.Estonia’s entry in the pan-continental pop competition, which holds its grand final on Saturday in Basel, Switzerland, is a playful dance-pop track that reels off a string of Italian cliches — including references to spaghetti and “sweating like a mafioso” — before a singalong chorus: “Espresso macchiato, macchiato, macchiato.”The song has some fans singing it in the streets of Basel. But it raised a few eyebrows in Italy, where a consumers’…

Proofpoint has announced its plans to acquire Hornetsecurity Group, a pan-European provider of AI-powered Microsoft 365 security and data protection solutions.The move brings together two leading providers focused on protecting businesses from human-centric cyber threats, particularly across small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and managed service providers (MSPs).The acquisition aims to strengthen Proofpoint’s capabilities in delivering targeted security solutions to MSPs and SMBs worldwide. While the financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed, Hornetsecurity contributes over $160m in annual recurring revenue and has been growing at over 20% year-on-year. The deal is expected to close in the second half…

Munich Re Automation Solutions, a global provider of digital underwriting solutions, has announced that Triglav, the leading insurance company based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, has deployed its new cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) underwriting platform, ALLFINANZ SPARK.By moving to the SaaS-based ALLFINANZ SPARK platform, Triglav seeks to enhance operational efficiency, adapt more quickly to market shifts, and uphold high security standards.Munich Re Automation Solutions provides leading InsurTech tools to help insurers automate and refine life insurance underwriting processes.Triglav has partnered with Munich Re since 2018, first adopting an on-premise solution, and also shares a reinsurance relationship with the firm.The new ALLFINANZ SPARK platform…

NEW YORK (AP) — Between collections resuming, courts blocking student loan programs and layoffs at the Education Department, borrowers might be confused about the status of their student loans. Recently, the Education Department announced it would start involuntary collections on defaulted loans, meaning the roughly 5.3 million borrowers who are in default could have their wages garnished by the federal government.At the center of the turmoil are the government’s income-driven repayment plans, which reduce monthly payments for borrowers with lower incomes. Those plans were temporarily paused after a federal court blocked parts of the plans in February. “There’s so much…

The Russian state-sponsored group APT28 has been exploiting XSS vulnerabilities in mail servers in a widespread campaign targeting government and defense entities, ESET reports. Also tracked as Fancy Bear, Forest Blizzard, Sednit, and Sofacy, and linked to the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), APT28 has been active since at least 2004, targeting energy, government, military, and media entities in the US and Europe. Two weeks ago, France accused APT28 of compromising a dozen government organizations and other French entities. One of the attacks, targeting the TV5Monde broadcasting station, occurred a decade ago. On Thursday, ESET shared details on…