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Apple pulls Russia's state-backed MAX app from App Store over sanctions compliance

By Chiara Castro Published

Existing iOS users lose push notifications for incoming messages and calls after the super-app is delisted

VPN Privacy & Security
Russian researcher claims state-backed MAX app secretly records users and monitors VPNs

By Chiara Castro Published

MAX rejects the allegations, deeming the analysis "a fake," but a Russian digital rights group could also confirm most of the security claims. Here's how to stay safe.

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Best streaming services in Australia: what to watch on Netflix, Binge, Prime Video and more in May 2026

By Max Langridge Last updated

Updated Strap yourselves in, May is looking set to be one of the best months for streaming content so far this year

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Major Russian Android apps know who's using a VPN, digital rights group warns

By Chiara Castro Published

Researchers at digital rights group RKS Global found that 30 out of the 30 most popular Russian Android apps can detect VPNs, with numbers likely to rise.

VPN Privacy & Security
Russia's state-backed MAX app may know if you are using a VPN to bypass censorship

By Chiara Castro Published

Russia's digital rights group, RKS Global, urges removing the MAX app from any device where a VPN is used, warning that other VK-developed apps are likely to include such functionality.

VPN Privacy & Security
The poster for The Ballad of Wallis Island next to a still of Tyra Banks from the Reality Check Netflix docuseries
The 7 best new movies and shows I streamed on Netflix and more in February

By Rowan Davies Published

Netflix's latest docuseries is the best new show I've watched recently – here's what else I've been streaming.

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A split image with Heated Rivalry season one on the left, and a promo image for Lord of the Rings on the right
9 movies and shows on Netflix, HBO Max and more I wish I’d watched sooner

By Rowan Davies Published

Heated Rivalry was just one of the many movies and shows that left a mark on me this month, alongside The Lord of the Rings and a heart-breaking romantic drama.

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Jacob Elordi as The Creature in Frankenstein
December isn’t just for holiday movies — here are 9 new films I streamed this month that aren’t Christmas-themed

By Rowan Davies Published

Frankenstein tops my list of my December favorites, as well as No Country For Old Men and Fatal Attraction.

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Three stills from the movies A Real Pain, KPop Demon Hunters, and Anora
I watched over 100 new movies on Netflix, Prime Video, and more in 2025 – and these are the 12 best ones I saw

By Rowan Davies Published

Here are my 12 favorite new movies I streamed over 2025, including Anora, A Real Pain, and more.

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Chief Danvers sits at a table with a mug in True Detective: Night Country
True Detective season 5: everything we know about the HBO Max show's return

By Grace Dean Published

True Detective season 5 is officially on the way – here's everything we know about the hit HBO Max show's return.

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