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October 14
- Your older Apple TV will get a free upgrade soon with Siri AI — and that's a big deal
- 'I’d love to do a proper sci-fi score one day' — Control Resonant composer shares what kind of game he'd like to work on next, says 'one thing is sure: I’m not much good for a My Little Pony game'
- 3D-printed airless wheels could be a game changer for Ukraine's ground robotic vehicles — ultralight no-deflation tyres improve resistance to punctures and explosions
- 16 cores, 5.2 GHz, and 55 TOPS: Minisforum's newest AI workstation is mostly a massive upgrade to 192GB of memory - and that is not necessarily a bad thing
- Smartphone shipments plummet to 14-year low and it's not just about the RAM crisis — buyers are also ‘holding on to their devices longer than estimated’, report claims
October 13
- Russia resorts to desperate World War One defence technique to protect its oil refineries — floating barrage balloons failed to curtail V1s and are unlikely to succeed against UAVs
- Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, October 14 (game #1724)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, October 14 (game #1221)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, October 14 (game #955)
- Fastest AI laptop ever built keeps its crown for now as Nvidia unleashes RTX mobile workstations — $18,600 Dell Pro Max 18 Plus laptop doubled in price in 14 months, and it could be unseated within days
- An emotional ‘gut punch’: elephant carrying a dead calf in Namibia scoops the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award — here are this year’s winning images
- VisionQuest's creator would have liked to include a Tony Stark cameo in the new Marvel TV show — but knew he was 'never going to get' Robert Downey Jr to agree to appear
- Asus ProArt GR1X joins a crowded RTX Spark field sans a price tag, while AMD's Gorgon Halo boxes already offer 192GB
- Unitree CEO says robotics breakthrough could happen in 2027 — with the 'ChatGPT moment' for embodied intelligence being powered by OpenAI's GPT-7 model
- Tinygrad refreshes Tinybox with an 'old' EPYC CPU running DDR4 RAM to feed four AMD 9070XT — slaps a $11,000 price tag on a new 'computer for deep learning'
- Trump's super intelligence is rapidly catching up in the USA with 3X rise in search as Google Trends shows decreasing interest in 'Enemy' AI — while the rest of the world blissfully ignores it
- VisionQuest star James Spader says playing Ultron in the new Marvel TV show was 'even more interesting' than what he had to do in Avengers: Age of Ultron — and I can see why
- The US exported the most drones over the past few years — but the second-biggest exporter might surprise you
- Google Wallet is getting 4 handy upgrades — including the ability to scan and organize your receipts
- AI model ‘self-replication’ is only months away, Anthropic says — and it doesn’t even need a data center to happen
- GTA 6 will reportedly launch on PC in early 2027, and fans believe it's so Rockstar can avoid clashing with 'the PS5 emulator breathing down their necks'
- How to watch Atletico Madrid vs Man Utd: Live Streams & TV Channels for Champions League 2026/27, team news
- Microsoft closes a worrying Windows 11 account bypass hack — all it took was one click
- How to watch Arsenal vs Lille: FREE Streams & TV Channels for Champions League 2026/27
- How to watch Galatasaray vs Barcelona: FREE Live Streams, TV channels, Team news & kick-off time for Champions League 2026/27
- Like GTA 6, God of War Laufey's 'Collector's Box' doesn't come with a copy of the game, and fans are outraged — 'I see Rockstar is an inspiration for everyone'
- Hackers turn business backup servers into crypto mines after sneaking malware disguised as Microsoft Edge
- Azerbaijan blocks TikTok, Instagram, and X amid growing protests over hijab rules
- Ahold Delhaize takes systems offline after cyberattack — global retail giant says 'cybersecurity incident' hit systems, but stores remain open
- RAM is getting pricier than ever, with DDR4 up 24% in the last quarter — and Intel's CEO has reportedly said we have another 2 to 3 years of this
- I tried the new Mac app that helps you ditch Apple Intelligence — and it saved me 12GB of storage too
- 'Google Health Coach onboarding incorporates explicit consent': I asked Google about its new multi-year partnership with Flo Health, in light of privacy concerns following the companies' $56 million lawsuit settlement
- Over 8.7 million karaoke fans at risk after major data breach — Japanese giant Nippon Columbia says malware infection was to blame for exposing records
- New Apple TV 4K finally brings HomePod Dolby Atmos surround sound and a Siri Remote you can’t lose — but its price has been hiked to $299
- The HomePod mini 2 is here, but while the upgrades are subtle, the price hike isn’t — and you'll have to wait for Siri AI
- Apple Home is getting a new doorbell, cameras, and smart lock — but Apple isn’t making them
- I've seen Apple's HomeView smart display in action — it looks like the Apple Watch and classic G4 iMac had a baby, and it could make the Echo Show irrelevant
- 'Everything else will go where it is easier to build': Experts warn UK data centre market is lagging behind Europe — even as demand continues to soar
- The Nikon D500’s mirrorless successor is tipped for a 2026 release, and the flagship crop-sensor camera could be a big headache for Canon, Sony and Fujifilm
- 'This marks a huge advancement for automatic tracking': Google’s screenless Fitbit Air will soon be able to automatically track over 100 workouts — and premium subscribers also get Health Guardian tools
- VisionQuest creator Terry Matalas reveals where the new Marvel TV show sits on the MCU timeline — and the answer will definitely surprise you
- Mozilla launches Firefox Enterprise to give European firms more choice — new browser gives government, healthcare and finance more control over how they use the web, handle sensitive data and access AI tools
- Control Resonant composer used Dylan's 'involuntary hero' backstory and his 'dysfunctional' relationship with Hedron to inform him of the soundtrack, which offered 'a whole dimension' for the score
- UK workers are handling personal tasks during work hours — and they say it makes them more productive
- UK cyber defenses ‘likely’ to be breached, warns AI minister
- How to watch Houdini: Back From The Dead for Free - Stream online from anywhere
- Nothing’s affordable CMF arm just launched its first ever Bluetooth speakers — but it’s the charismatic 'milk carton' design that has everyone talking
- 'People aren’t perfect, and everyone knows it': Security experts still see humans as the biggest threat to their business
- Russian bot traffic decimated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes knock multiple Yandex data centers offline
- Hackers claim to have hit thousands of Trump Phone customers as the bad news for golden smartphone fans continues
October 12
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants your PC to become 'an infinite software factory' in final blow to the app store concept — but I'm afraid businesses won't bite the AI apple
- Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, October 13 (game #1723)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, October 13 (game #1220)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, October 13 (game #954)
- Kioxia beats its own world record with the fastest SSD ever produced — new PCIe 6.0 GP1 tops 20M IOPS and is part of Kioxia's plan to challenge DRAM in AI markets
- The WoW: Forever team says it learned a lot from Classic: Season of Discovery, including managing the in-game economy and RMT — but Blizzard will be 'more careful and cautious' with class changes as it 'knew we were going too far'
- The US Army is handing out over $4.15 billion to any company able to stop low-cost drone attacks on home soil
- Has OpenAI started the 'mathpocalypse'? Experts say AI's solving of iconic math problems may cause huge issues in the long run
- Trying to change your browser? It might be harder than you think, based on one simple thing
- Experts warn cheap Android phones are being shipped with malware built in, so be on your guard
- Tor Project refuses to cut ties with Mullvad following controversial political donation
- Hackers hide behind Microsoft's own websites to get past email filters and launch phishing campaigns
- PSA: iPhone Duo Preorders open Friday — here’s a useful trick you can use to get ahead of everybody
- AI agents are great at writing new code — but then the human bottleneck slows everything down
- 'GPU pricing to climb significantly' warns PC maker, as rumor suggests it's the end of the road for Nvidia's RTX 5090
- NordVPN brings Message Protection to iPhone alongside new free scam-blocking app
- The new Microsoft Copilot app is getting the full Office experience — here's what you can look forward to from Word, Excel and more
- ‘I hate the new Google Health app’: Fitbit fans bemoan the ‘end of an era’ as last holdouts are forced to switch to Google’s alternative
- Should you buy a laptop now? That could be the smart move as analyst firms predict more price hikes are imminent, despite PC sales falling off a cliff
- I’ve seen the new electric Citroen 2 CV — and it’s a glorious homage to one of the most lovable oddballs in automotive history
- Microsoft unveils Maia 300, its most powerful AI chip yet - and it might make using Teams, Copilot and Cowork much better at last
- Google Fitbit Edge unveiled with a 'brilliant Hybrid OLED display' and 'weekend-to-weekend' battery life, along with a Garmin-style physical side button and replaceable battery
- How to watch Clown Panic online from anywhere – guide to stream the doc now
- ‘I did it all with the help of AI’: a driver used ChatGPT to help him with a three-year parking ticket dispute — and won
- Developer who vibe-coded free Adobe clones reveals apps to take down Microsoft Office next — and says 'there is no reason to save broken software'
- ‘I hope Sony takes notice’: Nintendo says it has ‘no plans’ to ditch physical media as GTA 6 goes entirely disc-less
- Employees are faking using AI at work to impress their bosses
- I tried ChatGPT’s new virtual fitting room — it got the clothes right, but changing my body defeats the point
- CEOs say AI is helping their businesses be more productive — even if they're not always sure what's going on
- Every Remedy game has an 'absolute evil lurking' at its core that affects the music, says Control Resonant composer, and he uses the player's 'intelligence and the ability to think' to portray the 'psychological aspect' in the soundtrack
October 11
- Quordle hints and answers for Monday, October 12 (game #1722)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, October 12 (game #1219)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, October 12 (game #953)
- Can fans expect Goblins or Vulpera in WoW: Forever? Blizzard says it has 'no plans' to add modern WoW races to the game — 'Our main focus for the game is to build off the foundational lore of Warcraft'
- Microsoft isn't the only company releasing a laptop with an Nvidia RTX Spark - MSI reveals new 16-inch, 128GB beast
- VisionQuest release schedule: when do new episodes of the Marvel TV show come out on Disney+?
- How to watch Treasure Island (2026) online — stream swashbuckling drama from anywhere
- How to watch 49ers vs Seahawks: Free Streams & TV Channels for NFL Week 5 game
- How to watch Time season 3 online for free – stream David Tennant prison drama from anywhere
- How to watch The Party on ITVX (it's free)
- What is the release date for MobLand season 2 episode 5 on Paramount+?
- How to watch Liverpool vs Man City: Free live streams and TV channels for Premier League 2026/27, team news
- A new Google TV Streamer is rumored to be on the way — and these leaked improvements might be enough to get me to upgrade from my Chromecast with Google TV
- How to watch Chicago Marathon 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels, start time
- How to watch Southampton vs Portsmouth: Free Streams and TV Channels for EFL Championship 2026/27 clash
- Researchers build sailboat drone prototype that can 'fly' — we think it's more like falling with style
October 10
- Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, October 11 (game #1721)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, October 11 (game #1218)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, October 11 (game #952)
- AWS is building a massive 36-building, 1,100-acre data center campus in Pennsylvania — Homer City Energy Campus will create around 1,500-2,000 jobs and be powered by natural gas
- WoW: Forever's classes won't be modernized, but Blizzard has added some new mechanics for 'engaging depth' as 'some classes' in World of Warcraft Classic 'were too simple'
- How to watch WWE Money in the Bank 2026: live streams, TV channels & preview
- How to watch Man Utd vs Tottenham for FREE: Live streams, TV channels for Premier League 2026/27 game, team news
- Anthropic's AI submitted a false tip-off about an unsolved murder to Philadelphia police — and the cops say the rogue behavior is 'unacceptable'
- How to watch Chelsea vs Bournemouth: Free streams and TV channels for Premier League 2026/27
- ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week, from new Amazon Alexa tablets to Starlink Mobile's masterplan
- How to watch Arsenal vs Leeds: Free Streams and TV Channels for Premier League 2026/27, team news
- How to watch Singapore Grand Prix 2026: Live stream F1 sprint weekend from anywhere
- How to watch Il Lombardia 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels, start time
- How to watch New Zealand vs Australia 1st Test for FREE: Live streams & TV channels for 2026 Bledisloe Cup opener
- AI price gouging might have indirectly hit HP's notebook output as supplier reportedly halted shipment
- Man jailed after fraudulently making $8m from AI music using 1,000 bots — as Google reveals it’s watermarked 240,000 years’ worth of AI audio
October 9
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, October 10 (game #1217)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, October 10 (game #951)
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, October 10 (game #1720)
- Google shows off a whole new type of keyboard — and it says having keys rolling on a conveyor belt will make typing easier for all
- How to watch Fire Country season 5 online for FREE— stream the blazing hot series from anywhere
- The RAMpocalypse has led global PC shipments to drop 20 percent in just 12 months
- How to watch Boston Blue season 2 online for free – stream police drama from anywhere
- 'Just silly enough to be perfect' — I’ve seen Rivian’s Ghostbusters Ecto-R1 in action and Slimer would definitely approve
- McDonald’s defends its dynamic AI pricing — as new lawsuit says it’s ‘nickel-and-diming consumers down to ⁠the last French fry’
- Scalpers from the US are not the only players looking to score a piece of the .si domain gold rush — but the country dominating the list might surprise you
- How to watch Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger online from anywhere – No-nonsense guide to stream the doc now
- BYD and Leapmotor power record month for electric cars in the UK — but tariffs could soon put the brakes on Chinese EVs
- Microsoft's nifty new Word font is based on Michelangelo's handwriting — here's how you can get it
- Anthropic bans ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior' towards Claude — and it’s sparked a huge debate about ‘anthropomorphizing’ AI
- IKEA’s LED Christmas tree has landed for festive duty — but its matchstick-inspired floor lamp looks like an even better smart plug combo
- Windows 11's big driver quality overhaul is underway — expect fewer bugs, crashes, and some free performance boosts
- 10TB of mystery data and access to your calls and contacts: 'smart' coffee makers are the perfect example why there's a privacy revolt happening
- Spotifast is a new desktop app alternative to Spotify that doesn’t swallow up all your RAM — and it packs the nostalgia of Winamp skins
- Small businesses that adopt AI are more optimistic about growth, revenue, and employment
- Surfshark ‘proud’ to have backed Disinfo 2026 after governments pulled out under political pressure
- How to watch Avatar: Seven Havens online — stream the 'Last Airbender' sequel from anywhere
- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and more this weekend (October 9)
- Microsoft 365 Family plan's cloud storage has been cut right down — and many users are threatening to cancel
- Blizzard explains why WoW: Forever won't have Summoning Stones, says 'easy quick access to teleports shrink the world' and 'easily erodes' its core design pillars
- How to watch Greece vs England: FREE live Streams and TV Channels for 2027 Women's World Cup play-off first leg
- Microsoft Teams will soon be able to spot third-party deepfakes on your morning meeting
- IKEA's new alarm clock will charge your phone and give you temperature and humidity readings — and I'm hoping it launches worldwide
- US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers to 'protect American jobs'
- 'Dylan is an involuntary hero, although he chooses to become one, he just doesn’t know it in the beginning' — Control Resonant composer explains the design process for Dylan's theme song, revealing his track 'is essentially Jesse's theme backwards'
- NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal teams up with NordVPN, taking over NYC to raise awareness of digital threats
- Starlink confirms plans to become ‘the world’s most advanced mobile network’ and a ‘major’ US carrier
- Samsung may finally be putting all of its Harman, AKG, JBL and B&W juice in a blender for its first headphones in 10 years
- Google reveals Gemini Agents — 'a single universal agent for work', which will even get their own Gmail account
- Control Resonant composer says studios should avoid 'AI music' and care more about the soundtrack if they 'value and respect your IP and your game' — 'Respect the client: the gamers, the fans, dammit'
- How to watch South Africa vs Australia 2026 1st Test: Free Streams, Schedule – Day 5, South Africa need 421 to win after more Renshaw heroics
- California will force 3D printer makers to block firearm printing — but existing machines will be exempt
- Microsoft wants you to 'break up with your MacBook' and switch to a Surface Laptop Ultra — but some of these trade-in prices look weak
- There's a new cheap wireless 4K HDMI system that's super-tempting if you want a cleaner TV or projector setup — but it's held back by limitations on Dolby Atmos, gaming, and picture quality
- Google's head of data center design has jumped ship to Anthropic — so will this lead to a huge boost in capacity?
October 8
- Anduril nets $2.9 billion US Navy submarine shipyard contract — days after CEO Palmer Luckey signs up to Pentagon weapons group
- Quordle hints and answers for Friday, October 9 (game #1719)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, October 9 (game #950)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, October 9 (game #1216)
- You can now play Doom on a SQL database in one of the most astonishing porting projects we've ever seen
- Ukraine is building 'something similar' to Starlink, Zelensky claims — let's hope it fares better than Russia's disastrous Rassvet launch
- How to watch Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage season 3 online for FREE — stream from anywhere
- New study shows concerning rise in developer burnout — and growing distrust in how AI may affect their jobs
- Microsoft teams with Nvidia to take on Apple MacBook Pro to win hearts and minds of the creative and AI market with new Surface Laptop Ultra
- How to watch VRT Awards 2026 online and from anywhere
- Apple reveals ‘Welcome home’ launch event for October 13 — here are 4 rumored things to expect
- AmneziaVPN just turned six years old — it's celebrating with giveaways and a chance to win up to six months free
- Apple TV is bringing Dolby Atmos to F1 for the first time — and I’ve heard the night-and-day difference
- Could .chatgpt and .claude be the next generation of web domains? ICANN reveals bids for new additions
- How to watch Law & Order season 26 from anywhere in the world – stream online for free
- Germany has no problem with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology but urges a name change to avoid misleading customers — something Tesla should have done years ago
- How to watch Asa Butterfield in Gnomes online from anywhere – stream the comedy horror series for FREE
- 'This is a first for us': Attackers uses poem to infect thousands of servers with malware
- Blizzard explains its philosophy for 'Classic Plus' — The WoW: Forever team on the design pillars it uses to 'stay true to the core design, pacing, and tone of the original game'
- Listen to a preview of GTA 6's in-game radio stations right now as Rockstar confirms 'a series of on-demand podcasts' for the first time ever in-game
- Crunchyroll just rolled out a major free upgrade for subscribers, with unlimited access to popular manga like Re: Zero and My Dress-Up Darling
- CIA officer said he was developing hacking tools, but actually stole $190 million in top secret fraud scam
- IPVanish has launched a major new update — improved antivirus and new plans for its new, expanded mission to help users 'Control your digital world'
- Oppo Find X10 series gets global launch date — but 'shocking' leaked prices suggest its 200MP triple camera system will cost you
- Google says counterfeit TLS certificates of major services stolen by hackers
- Nine in 10 VMware customer looking to switch vendors due to increased licensing costs
- Top Goldman Sachs executive says new workers will be managing 'virtual army' of AI from the moment they start
- Microsoft finally looks to fix Windows 11 search — it'll be faster and lighter on RAM usage, with nifty new 'actions'
- Sigma’s new 50-120mm f/2.8 changes the game for Sony, Canon and Fujifilm crop-sensor cameras — and fans are already calling the $799 lens an 'instant buy'
- Magico's new speakers look like they were designed by NASA and cost more than a holiday cottage... and I want them
- Blizzard issues stark warning to WoW: Forever gold buyers 'Engaging in RMT is not worth putting your account at risk'
- New report claims AI is helping create jobs in UK businesses, as workers can't get enough of it
- How to stream Disclosure Day from anywhere in the world — OUT NOW!
- This $1599 smart monitor robotic arm has its own built-in PC, and its 27-inch 4K display will follow you around thanks to its 'binocular 3D sensor'
- Hard drives were supposed to lose the storage war — but AI demand is now pushing their biggest suppliers years ahead
October 7
- 'This data center belongs downtown': Developer proposes 20-story vertical data center in Kansas City to trade suburban sprawl for urban density
- How to watch Chicago PD season 14 online for free – Chicago franchise returns for 2026
- Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 8 (game #1718)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 8 (game #949)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, October 8 (game #1215)
- Tiny Asian country beats China, USA to world's most accurate clock — Lutetium-based device loses 1 second every 264 billion years
- How to watch Chicago Fire season 15 from anywhere in the world – stream the series online for free
- Moving beyond chips and screens: Samsung joins Nvidia and KKR in a massive $1 billion data center infrastructure deal
- How to watch Chicago Med season 12 from anywhere in the world – stream online for free
- US Army shows off its in-house 'Dragoons' drone with 3D-printed bombs which can fly up to 12 miles
- Huawei and DeepSeek release open source AI tools in a bid to lower Nvidia exposure — but will programmers make the switch?
- Netgear reveals new dark web monitoring tool which will tell you if your personal data turns up online
- Arizona court system hack leads to theft of personal data belonging to 1.3 million Americans
- Microsoft blocks Outlook from sending two more file types over security concerns
- Google signs billion-dollar deal to expand nuclear power capacity at multiple US plants
- ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude imitated in fake ads that steal credentials and MFA codes
- 'I don't know why no one else has done it' — Ring's Smart Lock has an unusual trick for when the battery dies
- Ring reveals 5 new home security cameras — including its first indoor 4K camera and a pan-tilt model with 360-degree coverage
- What is the release date for Crystal Lake on Peacock?
- Anthropic is offering startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits to kickstart their AI journey
- Surfshark claims a major first by bringing full post-quantum security to WireGuard
- Jaguar says its $130,000 Type 01 is a 'copy of nothing' — but critics are calling the EV an 'unmitigated catastrophe' whose timing couldn't be worse
- Redditor hacks their 13-year-old Kindle Paperwhite to make a Stream Deck and 'calm desk assistant' — and you'll be able to try it soon
- How to watch Carrie online – stream Stephen King TV adaptation from anywhere with a free trial
- KPMG lays off 200 workers and offers £100 voucher to waive appeal and claims rights
- AMD CEO vows to 'substantially increase' chip supply in 2027 — but this isn't good news for the price of laptops or consoles
- Many developers are using AI just to show off to their boss — as most fear they'll lose their job if they don't use it
- LibreOffice says it 'will not add' AI features to document editor for the foreseeable future
- A new Sonos app update fixes one tiny but frustrating problem, and fans are loving it
- Spotify has huge audiobook upgrades on the way and bookworms will rejoice — but those of us hoping for a music-only interface will be disappointed
- Why no High or Blood Elves? Blizzard speaks on WoW: Forever's controversial new Skyborne race — 'We may occasionally make a bold choice'
- 'Need for data centres outweighs other considerations': local council in the London commuter belt approves Amazon's massive M25 hub despite air quality fears
- How to watch Shanghai Masters 2026: Live Streams & TV Channels for ATP 1000 Tennis, Last 16
- Control Resonant composer says 'it was a great relief that we exited The Oldest House' but it was key that he 'tried not to re-do Inception' as it would have been 'a tad tacky' and 'reduced Remedy’s concept to something less worthwhile'
- "US could be writing its own losing ticket": Amazon warns against 100+ AI data center bans as it pledges $1 billion to defuse AI backlash
- Massive 1.5 million sq ft data center campus planned for West Texas — bringing the state's total regional AI investment to $12 billion
- 'If we do something, it has to be authentic to that community — it has to meet a certain bar of performance and what we have right now isn’t quite there’: Bose president Raza Haider’s message to gamers on a new headset is to ‘absolutely stay tuned'
October 6
- Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, October 7 (game #1717)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, October 7 (game #948)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, October 7 (game #1214)
- 'With Remedy, it’s about philosophy and the emotional layer' — Control Resonant composer says to create Remedy's atmospheric music, he records sounds on a 'daily basis' that he'll later manipulate into harmonies: 'The weirder, the better'
- Parents beware — Roblox scammers are stealing logs and passwords like never before, here's what to look out for
- Illinois data center explosion promises 121K jobs — but only 2,800 are permanent while electric bills could jump $150 a year
- How to watch Argentina vs Benin: FREE streams & TV channels for Lionel Messi's last international game
- Logitech says it has designed the perfect business headset for those looking to balance work and home life
- How to watch Abbott Elementary season 6 online from anywhere – stream the hit sitcom now
- These are the countries which have officially built the most data centers — and the ones where people are getting concerned about water consumption the most
- How to watch Scotland vs Slovenia: FREE streams, TV channels for Nations League clash, team news
- Teen founder reveals 'personal AI computer' for running local agents — $3,499 Mac mini rival runs on Nvidia RTX Pro 4000 GPU and promises to be a subscription-free 'brain in a box'
- Spurred on by AI usage, Google Docs and Drive now support markdown files natively
- Russia to double internet censorship budget in 2027, plotting new VPN traffic fee
- Lanterns season 2: everything we know so far about the Green Lantern TV show's potential return with Aaron Pierre's John Stewart
- How to watch England vs Czechia: FREE streams, Team news & TV channels for Nations League 2026/27 game
- How to watch NCIS: Origins season 3 online — stream the prequel procedural series from anywhere for free
- How to watch Croatia vs Spain: FREE streams & TV channels for Nations League 2026/27, team news
- Garmin just launched two new smartwatches, including the Enduro 4 — but you might be tempted by this Fenix 8 discount instead
- Buy this 24GB Nvidia RTX 5080-class GPU and get a ‘free’ AI PC: Generous 19-year old US startup CEO ‘happy to pass on our savings to the customer’ as he raises $11M from Andreessen Horowitz and others
- Anthropic earmarks $100 million to train over 10,000 AI engineers in push to develop enterprise AI
- How to watch NCIS: New York season 1 online — stream the spin-off crime series from anywhere for free
- Microsoft Exchange flaw allows hackers to read mailboxes across an organization, so patch now
- Seriously a-peeling — SteelSeries' new Fortnite collection features ten special edition accessories
- How to watch Estonia vs Iceland: Free Streams & TV Channels for Nations League 2026/27
- Meta and Microsoft want to stop their employees using Claude
- New Kindles too boring? PocketBook has launched two colorful 6-inch ereaders with changeable back plates that come in 5 shades
- How to watch NCIS season 24 online — stream the long-running crime series from anywhere for free
- ASOS 'hacked' alert live — all the latest from security experts as customers receive threatening message
- Norway set to become first country to slap a temporary ban on smart specs — and an ‘informed debate’ will determine the future of Meta Ray-Bans and other ‘pervert glasses’
- New digital music player looks like a cross between an iPod Classic and a Zune — Walkman rival adds clickwheel and microSD card slot for extra retro appeal
- Users are finally switching over to Windows 11 — mainly because the cost of staying on Windows 10 is set to soar
- RAM to see 'meaningful price increases' before 2026 is out, as the memory crisis is predicted to last 'at least' another 3 years
- How to fix Android Auto's missing cellular signal bars — and check if update 17.8 is live on your phone
- Is it a bird? Is it a plane? 9 months after being revealed, that twisty pair of headphones which turns into a speaker just finally became available to buy
- ASOS hacked? Customers receive threatening notification from hackers, here’s what we know
- Canada's Bill C-22 could drive out a tool 20 million people use to beat censorship
- Amazon commits $1 billion to communities near data centers, AWS CEO says it no longer uses NDAs with government agencies
- US approves first data center-specific small nuclear reactor — the BWRX-300 may be covering not just the UK, but America too
- Google AI data center project accused of destroying 300 hectares of Finnish forest — as critics brand Microsoft’s ‘nature-inspired designs’ for 20 facilities as ‘lipstick on a pig’
October 5
- Finland drops first-come, first-served grid connections — leaving data centers way down the queue
- Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, October 6 (game #1716)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, October 6 (game #1213)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, October 6 (game #947)
- ‘The keyword is speed to power’: Dell, Apollo, and Jera launch a $140 billion plan to build up to 4GW of AI data centers across Japan and Asia
- Open Microsoft database with 17 trillion total rows and 25,000 user accounts hacked by a bored teenager — but he's been well-paid for his actions
- Nearly 40,000 phishing attacks hit US financial firms in H1 2026 — automated AI agents and a new Seychelles bulletproof host fuel aggressive new campaigns
- US counties are desperately trying to stop data centers from taking over: A look at how Charlotte, Pima County, and Guildford County are dealing with the onslaught - with an interesting catch
- Surprise surprise, AI data centers are still incredibly unpopular across the US — and nearly two-thirds of Americans say they oppose new facilities
- Tesla Model Y tops global EV sales figures again — but new report reveals BYD is closing fast with 4 of the top 10 models
- Are your co-workers hiding their AI skills from you to protect their edge? New report claims your colleagues could be secret AI whizzkids, but you'd never know
- Hackers hijacked Microsoft's X account for a scam featuring everyone's least-favorite tech mascot Clippy
- Flock’s network is a form of ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance,’ judge rules — as police officer is accused of violating suspect's Fourth Amendment rights
- France vs Belgium Free Streams: How to watch Nations League match online from anywhere, team news
- MacBook Pro OLED rumored to be 'significantly lighter' but the main concern remains that it'll significantly lighten your wallet — or mess with battery life
- How to watch Italy vs Turkey for FREE: Live streams, Team News & TV channels as the Azzurri look for 3 points in Bologna
- These social media posts promise big online discounts on Lego, Calvin Klein and more — but really they're just phishing scams
- Google benches open source bug bounty program following ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions
- Apple will start limiting Mac disk access for developers due to risk of AI agents
- Dutch eyewear giant becomes first retailer to halt Meta Ray-ban sales — Hans Anders pulls smart glasses from 400 stores due to ‘questions being raised’ about the tech
- Windows 11's latest update has a game-breaking bug — and there's no fix yet
- AI giants targeted by scraping bots — ChatGPT and Perplexity enter the most-scraped websites list for the first time
- Germany just built the world's tallest wind turbine — the 365-meter tower will generate 3.8 megawatts from high-altitude winds
- Sony goes early on Prime Day Big Deals, with two all-new headphones already down to lowest-seen prices — quick!
- Some iPhone 18 Pro Max models on AT&T have an unfixable cellular glitch — here’s how to check if yours is affected, and claim your free replacement
- Lanterns season 1 ending explained: who killed Hal Jordan, does John Stewart [spoiler], and more on the Green Lantern TV show's finale on HBO Max
- Could an eSIM be the key to keeping your workers safe while travelling?
- The Fitbit Edge has leaked in detail — and it sounds like a Fitbit Air with a screen
- EU payment providers are building a new network to cut down on US tech reliance
- ‘You probably have one election cycle’: Quiet warning about data centers sparked a grassroots movement that is ousting Oregon politicians and threatening tech giants
October 4
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, October 5 (game #1212)
- Quordle hints and answers for Monday, October 5 (game #1715)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, October 5 (game #946)
- ‘A meaningful risk’: Oracle’s massive 1.3 GW Wisconsin AI campus faces severe power delays as grid review restarts — pushing customer delivery past 2027
- What is the release date for Ted Lasso season 4 episode 10 on Apple TV?
- Generate $6 trillion in annual revenue or face a major collapse — AI data center costs are doubling every 12 months
- How to watch Portugal vs Norway on Virgin Media Play — it's *FREE*
- How to watch Greece vs Germany: FREE streams, TV channels for Nations League 2026/27, team news
- How to watch Portugal vs Norway: FREE streams, TV channels for Nations League 2026/27, team news
- 'The agent itself has become its own entity to secure': Bitdefender's new free Mac tool goes after flaws that let attackers fool AI models
- How to watch Patriots vs Bills: Free Streams & TV Channels for 2026 NFL Week 4 game
- If you're on the free or Plus tiers for Google AI, you're about to lose access to some Gemini models — here's what's changing
- What is the release date for MobLand season 2 episode 4 on Paramount+?
- How to stream Pet Shop Boys album A Man from the Future for free online from anywhere
- Beware the smartphone security threat — new report claims most banking scam attempts now take place on mobile devices
- How to watch NRL Grand Final 2026 for FREE: Live streams & TV channels for Roosters vs Knights
- Control Resonant composer says it's his duty to 'represent the story,' but sometimes offers it 'in a different light, as contradicting the on-screen events can be really delicious'
October 3
- Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, October 4 (game #1714)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, October 4 (game #1211)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, October 4 (game #945)
- Nearly 10,000 acres of Utah public land could host 456 nuclear reactors — enough power for 7-8 million homes, but none of them will get any of that power
- How to watch UFC 332 for FREE: Silva vs Wang live streams, no PPV, start time, full card
- Jackery used a well-known EV trick to slash dimensions of its new portable power stations — CTB shrinks Explorer 2000 Plus v2 PPS by 60%, makes it 33% lighter
- A hyperscaler wants to buy a site almost 3X bigger than Central Park in Osceola County, Florida — as its residents worry about a future surrounded by data centers
- How to watch Super League Grand Final 2026: Live streams & TV channels for Warrington vs Wakefield
- US lawmakers led by Bernie Sanders introduce the Ban Flock Act to block the government from using the surveillance tech, but citizens say it 'should go beyond ALPRs'
- How to watch Croatia vs England: FREE streams, Team News & TV channels for Nations League 2026/27
- Nvidia-backed Neocloud Nscale faces years of delay because UK's 'largest AI supercomputer' can't get enough power from the grid to feed its data centers
- What is the release date for Mike Flanagan's Carrie on Prime Video?
- ICYMI: the 8 biggest tech stories of the week, from Meta's AI agent to a big refresh for the Amazon Kindle
- Thrustmaster 'enters a new era' with its officially licensed Gran Turismo 7 T-GT III steering wheel for PS4 and PS5
- How to watch Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026: Live stream F1 race from anywhere
- Micro Center reportedly now makes you fill out a form and have a photo ID to buy an Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU — and while some people hate the idea, others are in favor
- TVs are finally being hit hard by the AI-fueled memory crisis: for the first time, the cost of the processors is higher than the display panels in some models
- How to watch India vs Pakistan for FREE: live stream Asian Games Cricket Final online from anywhere
- Donald Trump's surprise "SI" announcement causes domain gold rush as Melania Trump's birth country sees over a 100X increase in interest in Super Intelligence domain names
- DoorDash says its new drone can get food to you in under five minutes — but Texas residents are already calling Amazon drone noise a 'big problem'
October 2
- US, UK Navy launch heavyweight torpedo from unmanned vessel in what the military calls 'a historic first for allied undersea warfare'
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, October 3 (game #1210)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, October 3 (game #944)
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, October 3 (game #1713)
- Minisforum's AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 workstation will cost more than $9,200, but you can get it for under $7,400 on preorder for a limited time
- Forget your phone, how drained is your brain's battery? Meet the all-new EEG-enabled cognitive health headphones all set to give you an accurate reading
- Ukraine drone chief targeted by $20 million Russian bounty warns 'humanity is losing control' as AI becomes a 'digital panopticon'
- Amazon’s $1.5B Prime settlement is now offering up to $200 per person — here’s how to claim your payout
- NASA could bring back SR-71 as missing Blackbird sparks wild speculation about the world's fastest plane ever and former staffers contacted for 'help'
- OpenAI, Blackstone, Softbank form US data center lobbying group —American Infrastructure Alliance's first job is stop states from blocking AI data center
- Report claims cops have breached one of iOS’s most secure features — and it could put your private data at risk
- EVgo says its 750kW EV stations will hit the US in 2027 for 10-minute charges — but China is racing ahead with MegaWatt stations that are twice as fast
- Meta told the IRS its AI data centers are experimental to shave $6 billion off its tax bill
- This popular AI agent could be hacked by a single email — with potentially disastrous consequences
- Insta360 cameras get free 3D scanner upgrade — and the Gaussian Splatting tool gives you 4 free renders a month
- How to watch The Reluctant Vampire online for free
- Nacon's new Revolution 5 Unlimited is the world's first officially licensed PS5 controller to offer a built-in control screen for 'instant adjustments without ever leaving the game'
- How to watch France vs Italy: Free Streams & TV Channels as Zinedine Zidane faces Roberto Mancini in Paris, team news
- What is the release date and launch time for Lanterns episode 8 on HBO Max?
- The Nvidia Shield has been discontinued at last, but the Shield Pro lives on — only with a 50% price hike due to the memory crisis
- The ultimate hiking camera? The screen-free Portal AFN7 attaches directly to binoculars — and has IP56 weather-sealing for outdoor adventures
- How to watch Hungary vs Georgia: FREE streams, team news & TV channels for Nations League 2026/27
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- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (October 2)
- AI agents aggressively tried to hack US and Canadian government websites
- Sony has revealed its new QSSR upscaling tech for the base PS5, with tech analysts confirming an 'exceptional' quality boost for Marvel's Wolverine, while Ghost of Yotei 'saw less dramatic improvements'
- The head of Office and Teams work is leaving Microsoft — what could this mean for M365?
- 'Time for the chainsaws': Florida cops have discovered 11 unauthorized Flock cameras — and no one knows who's been operating them
- AT&T CEO dismisses Elon Musk’s Starlink phone plans as not ‘viable’ — then launches ‘dead zones’ venture with T-Mobile and Verizon just in case
- How to watch Mayday for free – stream viral Flydubai episode of the air disasters TV show from anywhere
- There are promising hints that Windows 11 26H2 could drop RAM usage — but is this really a free performance boost?
- Control Resonant composer says his inspiration comes from concept art, which brings forth 'melodies' and 'a feeling' — 'That feeling combined with the ability to 'hear' pictures - synesthesia, to be exact - are my go-to tools at the ground zero point'
- Police take down dangerous KillSec ransomware gang — and find out it's being run by a teenager
- Lanterns' glowing viewing figures and rumored writers room update is the surest sign yet that season 2 of HBO's Green Lantern TV show will see the light of day
- Shopify unlocks ‘big picture’ design control with new conversational AI tool
- New YouGov polls find Brits really don't like — or trust — AI companies
- Marvel has released a mind-bending new trailer for VisionQuest — and it reveals the four villains that Paul Bettany's Vision will face in the MCU TV show on Disney+
- Meta Muse has already broken a record: it beats all competitors in data collection, Surfshark warns
- How to watch Kill Jackie online – stream the Catherine Zeta-Jones series from anywhere with a free trial
- AI chatbots are slowly choking humanity as research shows a 'vicious cycle' could cause global knowledge collapse
- Chinese motherboard maker borrows cable tech from enterprise servers to eliminate graphic card slot pave way for more external GPUs — Maxsun uses MCIO to fast-track compact workstations
October 1
- This tiny PC has two Intel Arc B70 GPUs with 64GB of RAM and water cooling — Gunnir B70 workstation runs on Intel's Ultra 200HX with no AMD version in sight
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, October 2 (game #1209)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, October 2 (game #943)
- Quordle hints and answers for Friday, October 2 (game #1712)
- A wireless eGPU is coming soon! WiCi will sell a GeForce RTX 5060 Ti with 16GB GDDR7 that runs through Wi-Fi 7, but you will actually be paying for an entire PC — a local server by any other name
- ‘It feels almost sick to me’: Meta deleted 20 years of memories belonging to one woman — then its AI closed her case without letting her appeal
- AMD's 256-core monster EPYC CPU is its most expensive processor ever launched — 600W 'Venice' 9996 has 1 GB cache, supports PCIe 6.0 and MRDIMM, both cutting-edge enterprise-only tech that probably won't come to consumers until after 2030
- Microsoft deletes nonprofit customers' M365 data — and says it can't get it back
- Oura Rings get AI-powered biomarker upgrade for women — new Xella Health integration screens for over 130 conditions
- Asus, Lenovo, and HP are selling cheap AMD Athlon Silver 10 laptops — for your own sake, do not spend your money on inferior e-waste
- Casio is reportedly working on a second version of its digital watch ring — as its retro low-power 'smart-ish' devices continue to sell out
- California Governor Gavin Newsom signs 'No Robo Bosses Act' — so an AI can no longer fire you on its own
- Scammers target new students by hijacking legitimate US university emails
- How to watch Denmark vs Portugal for FREE: Live stream Nations League 2026/27 online from anywhere
- How to watch Ireland vs Austria: FREE streams, team news & TV channels for Nations League 2026/27 game
- Massive Pentagon hack sees records of 2.7 million US military personnel leaked during months-long data breach — names, military service records and Social Security numbers all revealed
- Lanterns season 1 finale predictions: 6 things I expect to happen in the Green Lantern TV show's eighth episode on HBO Max
- How to watch Greece vs Netherlands for FREE: Live streams & TV channels for Nations League 2026/27
- How to watch Germany vs Serbia: FREE streams, TV channels for Nations League 2026/27, team news
- Premium hi-fi brand Loewe just launched a luxury espresso machine for International Coffee Day, and it looks more like a speaker than a kitchen appliance
- ESPN will now stream tons of sport in 4K HDR, including Monday Night Football, NHL, NBA and (of course) the next Super Bowl — it's coming to Apple TV 4K first, but other streamers and smart TVs later
- 007 First Light's first free DLC 'brings over 700 fixes and improvements' alongside New Game Plus, Photo Mode, and more playable content
- Nikon fights backlash to contest winner amid AI allegations — microscopists spot 'serious problems' with airway cilia shot at 100x
- UK faces the most state-sponsored cyberattacks in Europe as AI narrows the attack timeline from days to minutes
- How to watch The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked season 2 for free online from anywhere
- AOC reveals a 1,000Hz gaming monitor — but do you really need anything like that high a refresh rate?
- 'It is possible that threat actors are finding it more accessible or efficient to use LLMs and AI tools': Google warns that AI explosion will lead to more dangerous and advanced security threats
- How to watch War online from anywhere: stream the Sienna Miller legal drama
- Amazon has moved the power button on all its new Kindles — and I feel vindicated
- 'The future of Keurig' is replacing the K-Cup with more sustainable coffee tablets, the company says, starting with its new Alta machine — but don't worry, you'll still be able to buy K-Cups for a while
- Songs of the Past director says it was originally 'impossible from a technological standpoint' to have Geralt's silver chain in The Witcher 3 — 'The physics and animation technology had to go a little bit forward in time'
- Most data centers are still refusing to say how much water and electricity they use
- Cuba, Belarus, Myanmar, and more: Private Internet Access adds 15 new VPN server locations
- LaLiga demands major VPNs be placed on the EU’s piracy watch list
- Fed up of AI eating all the RAM? Micron warns that crisis will get worse in 2027 and 2028 — and says robots could gobble up 200GB+ of memory per unit come 2030
- Google Home is getting a slew of fresh upgrades for Find My Phone and other smart home tools — but it’s not enough for some users
- The Witcher 3 writer says you need to 'stay true to the spirit of the original game' but find a way to bring it to a new audience using new tech with the upcoming Witcher remake
- Anthropic wants to get Claude working across all Government arms
- There's a sneaky way to watch The Celebrity Traitors Series 2 for free
- 'The real prize isn’t just doing more work; it’s redesigning work': New report claims AI is being used more in the office, but it's creating more work for many
- Samsung finally announces its first ever clip-on open earbuds, with a neat Galaxy Buds 4 feature… but you can't buy them yet
- Exclusive: Listen to Control Resonant's 'Sibling Theme', a track that its composer says 'soothes and comforts' Dylan and Jesse's 'dented childhood memories'
- A new Marvel rumor suggests Avengers: Secret Wars could lose its December 2027 release date slot — and a filming delay could be the reason why
- Want to try fudging Nvidia DLSS 5 on games, but don't know how? This Steam tool does the hard work for you
- How to watch The Celebrity Traitors 2026 – free streams from anywhere, watch episodes 3 & 4 now
- Rolls-Royce secures deal for ŠKODA-made hardware to drive the next generation of nuclear power stations
- 100 TB DNA capsules stored in bullet-like magazines could displace tape with a roadmap to 50 PB per capsule — but no news about speed, drive cost and availability

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