All content archive
August 2026
Filter
418 articles
- August 9
-
- Ahead of one of the best solar eclipses in years, Telefónica boosts mobile coverage to make sure you can post all your videos online
- TP-Link Roam 7 review: I tested this travel router at my local café, and it turned public Wi-Fi into a secure private network
- I tested the RingConn Gen 3 for two weeks and it's the best choice if you don't want to pay Oura prices
- ‘My Apple Watch is going to hate this’: Our wearables are making us anxious and obsessive — Here’s what we can all do about it
- Dynaudio's wild soundbar with moving 'kinetic fins' is one of the most impressive I've ever seen — I spoke to the company's CCO about building a luxe soundbar for giant TVs and its impressive 24-driver design
- I watched Spider-Man: Brand New Day in Dolby Cinema — and the sound stole the show
- The US Navy used a swarm of drone boats to seize $81 million worth of cocaine in the Caribbean
- I watched the behind-the-scenes documentary Disney Worldbuilders and it's inspiring — but I wish they had turned it into a Disney+ series instead
- August 8
-
- US Army is hunting for surface-to-air missiles able to take down small drones
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, August 9 (game #1155)
- Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 9 (game #1658)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, August 9 (game #889)
- Quote of the day by Julian Assange: 'If you want a vision of the future, imagine Washington-backed Google Glasses strapped onto vacant human faces — forever'
- New drone system which could spot wildfires before they get out of control completes its first test — but is it too late for the summer blazes plaguing Europe?
- Pentagon launches campaign for unmanned boats able to launch drones at sea
- The great privacy revolt: people are pushing back against the glasses that record, the earbuds that eavesdrop and the TVs watching our lives — here’s what we can do about it, according to an AI research CEO and a digital rights advocate
- I've taken over 650 photos on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra, and I'd pick the 'worse' camera phone to use long-term — here's why
- Gmail is killing off one of its best features — and now I can't use it as my favorite email hub
- ‘A capable controller with plenty of adjustments’: while this Nintendo Switch 2 and PC gamepad looks like an Xbox controller, it hides some serious upgrades — but there are a few sticking points you need to know about
- How to watch Argentina vs South Africa for FREE: live stream details as Springboks prepare for New Zealand
- 'AI success will be defined not by how much infrastructure organizations own, but by how productively they use it': Nvidia lays out its thoughts on how storage has become the next frontier of AI
- ‘Playing around with your favourite artist’s song is an ultimate expression of fandom’: Spotify is taking another step into participatory music tools with its upcoming AI remix feature — but it signals red flags for industry professionals
- I wanted to love this weird foldable mouse from Logitech, but its underwhelming ergonomics and performance left me feeling disappointed
- The RAM crisis just hit a new low — here's my advice on what to do based on 30 years of writing about GPUs, memory and PC components
- How to watch Man Utd vs PSG: live stream the 2026/27 pre-season friendly from anywhere
- How to choose your first mechanical keyboard — and why it's simpler than the internet wants you to think
- 'You'll own nothing and you'll like it': Google pulls the Lord of the Rings digital editions from one user's library, our latest reminder that digital purchases aren't always forever
- West Ham vs Portsmouth Live Streams: How to watch Carabao Cup 2026/27 first round online from anywhere
- After 2 weeks with the Garmin Cirqa, I've fallen back in love with 'vibe running' and ditched my regular watch — and the Strava obsession it enables
- Why are so many AI models going 'rogue'? The experts weigh in
- Workers are worried AI will expose they don't know how to do their jobs properly
- ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from our Z Fold 8 Ultra review to GTA 6's Netflix partnership
- How to watch Chelsea vs AC Milan for FREE: pre-season friendly live streams from anywhere
- I asked the cast of Sky TV's Possession what would make the perfect streaming 'double bill' with the new supernatural thriller — and their answer has a surprising twist
- Working hard or hardly working? More than half of workers have sent unneeded emails or messages just to show they are doing something
- I asked ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok which sci-fi AI they're most like — and their answers were surprisingly different
- How to watch Japan vs Australia: Live streams and TV channels as Brave Blossoms host Wallabies
- Kensington Expert Mouse Pro TB900 review: I swapped my mouse and trackpad for the new TB900 trackball, and ran a head-to-head video edit against my usual setup — the trackball won.
- Denza claims its latest Z9S model boasts the world’s longest electric range — allowing owners to drive from New York to Detroit without a stop
- Russia is kickstarting its plans to dominate the space race once again — but it will have to depend on Chinese hardware to do so
- August 7
-
- Pentagon signs $500 million deal for unmanned counter-drone missile systems promising 'decisive advantage'
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, August 8 (game #1657)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 8 (game #1154)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, August 8 (game #888)
- Quote of the day by US President Dwight D Eisenhower: 'Public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite' — foreshadowing Silicon Valley's global domination
- Could this be the end of BIOS-locked laptops? AI tweaker deploys Claude to unlock and change settings for good
- WhatsApp scam costs Hong Kong man $1.27 million after criminals used AI voice notes to impersonate his father — experts say secret codewords are the best way to stay safe
- 'I wasn’t driving. I had Autopilot on': Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system is getting drivers speeding tickets, and owners aren’t happy
- Hivemind AI software carries out first on-water 'swarming test' in Taiwan mission
- The next age of LLMs? Dev gets a small LLM running at 10 tokens a second locally on a $10 microcontroller
- 4 new 4K Blu-rays from July 2026 to add to your collection
- Shock horror — AI-generated security patches fall short of actually solving all the problems they were meant to fix
- Experts warn malicious AI skills are hitting more victims than ever — with one family amassing 1.7 million downloads
- I asked Gemini and ChatGPT to build OpenAI's mythical AI hardware — the results are shockingly good but still don't make me want this $300-plus device
- Wondering why GTA 6 is a code in a box? Take-Two CEO says it’s because gaming is now ‘well over 90% digital’
- The HP EliteBook X G2i is an AI-powered laptop that can keep up with your business needs
- How to watch Middlesbrough vs Wrexham: Free Streams + TV Channels for Carabao Cup 1st Round
- I tested Turtle Beach’s newest controller, and I can’t imagine using anything else for GTA 6 — it’s got an illuminated skyline and tropical vibes; what more could you want?
- 'The level of pre-orders is unprecedented' — Take-Two reportedly made $1.39 billion in sales during GTA 6's pre-order period
- What is the release date for House of the Dragon season 3 episode 8?
- My whole family used the RunStar 4e Body Scale, and this affordable scale is great for weight — but let down by inaccurate body composition
- Redditor gets sick of waiting for Nvidia and makes a tool to protect RTX 5090 GPUs from melting their power cables
- The end of anonymous protest — How facial recognition puts democracy at risk
- 'Start experimenting and innovating again please': Samsung's spicy Reddit AMA covered foldables, health, and AI — and the company didn't shy away from responding to criticism
- New Mexico judge calls Meta a 'public nuisance' that's like a factory emitting 'noxious pollution' in record $567 million fine — and even Meta's own attorneys agree
- Top US hedge funds targeted by major vishing campaign — Blackstone, KKR and CME among those under fire
- I had no idea ChatGPT could do this with text — now I use it all the time
- This Russian VPN has been accused of breaching its no-log policy — here's what we know
- Poor data has become enterprise AI's weakest link
- This 'classic' decades-old SQL injection flaw could let hackers take over entire Windows servers, thanks to a nifty database trick
- It doesn't seem like Nintendo plans to drop cartridges anytime soon, as the Switch 2 maker reports 38.5% of its sales are physical
- How to watch Rugby's Greatest Rivalry: FREE streams, TV channels, schedule for New Zealand's 2026 tour of South Africa
- How to watch DHL Stormers vs New Zealand for FREE: Live streams and TV channels for Rugby's Greatest Rivalry tour opener
- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and more this weekend (August 7)
- TechRadar's weekly crossword — puzzle #2, Friday, August 7
- NordVPN gives Linux users a major upgrade with automatic GUI app installation
- Exclusive: Turbo VPN releases emergency Windows update after TechRadar uncovers persistent IP leaks
- ON1 Photo RAW (2026) review
- 'Move fast, but do it with trust built in': EY CIO tells us why the rapid pace of AI means trust is now a critical business imperative
- AI was supposed kill my company but we're thriving - here's why
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day in ScreenX is a total disappointment — I wish I'd paid out to see the new Marvel movie in 4DX 3D instead
- GHS Wireless InfinitePlay isn’t just a marketing name — I’ve used this Glorious gaming headset for weeks and the battery life really is (almost) infinite
- 'Locking a gameplay trailer behind a Netflix subscription is a new level of greed' — GTA 6 callout Rockstar for 'paywalling' the game's extended look
- The Legend of Zelda Movie has found its Ganondorf and Impa — and the new Nintendo film will also include a poignant final big-screen role for the late Sam Neill
- This is getting embarrassing now — Microsoft sabotages its good work in fixing Windows 11 with this baffling OneDrive Photos app misfire
- Ubisoft just made a classic Tom Clancy game free to keep — here's how to add it to your library before time runs out
- A worrying Google issue could leave small businesses playing catch-up with back-to-school sales – here is what to do
- Great news for cheap OLED TVs and monitors: LG's new '2-stack' tech should cost less to make and be more energy efficient than its recent 'OLED SE' panel
- Starlink might be less of a threat to mobile operators than Elon Musk claims
- Quantum's greatest breakthrough may be trust
- Why cybersecurity must evolve for the age of AI agents
- Microsoft has pulled a small but vital Teams update which could have let users ignore all those annoying work chats for good - I just hope it comes back soon
- 5 ways AI is changing the way businesses recruit, hire, and train their workforce
- The Mac Pro is dead. 20 years after its glitzy launch, what went wrong with Apple’s ultimate flagship computer?
- To me, my X-Men: Marvel has found its Cyclops in Heartstopper's Kit Connor — and he might not be the only actor who's reportedly been cast for the new MCU movie
- The latest firmware beta update automatically enables PSSR 2.0 on PS5 Pro, giving supported games 'sharper and clearer' graphics
- Swiss government says SharePoint-linked data breach affected hundreds of accounts
- 'Great music is made by people' — Suno, the biggest AI music company, is finally trying to solve a problem its own success helped create
- Why AI infrastructure planning must happen now
- Behind every goal: the technology delivering the World Cup to billions
- Do you really know who is on your payroll?
- How to watch Possession online from anywhere – stream Gugu Mbatha-Raw's supernatural thriller
- Xiaomi’s debut full-size hybrid SUV can cover 314 electric miles before it touches a drop of gasoline
- The Shards review: Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis are a match made in heaven in Hulu's stylish, blood-soaked new show about privileged teenagers stalked by a serial killer
- 'Enemy rags do not remain on Ukrainian soil for long': Ukrainian forces destroy Russian flag 30 seconds after it was dropped by a drone
- The best dual-zone air fryers — convenient, multi-component cooking for a crowd
- Can ChatGPT really replace your apps? I tried using the chatbot for 12 everyday tasks on my phone — here’s what happened
- China declares it is now the leading global chipmaking power — mainly because it just changed the definition of what a semiconductor is
- My Life with the Walter Boys season 4: release window and everything we know so far about the hit Netflix show's return
- August 6
-
- I didn't think the Inzone M10S gaming monitor could get much better, then I tried the new Inzone M10S 2
- NASA says a billion-dollar bill for a recycled Moon rover is simply too high
- Quordle hints and answers for Friday, August 7 (game #1656)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, August 7 (game #1153)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, August 7 (game #887)
- Waymo CEO says camera-only self-driving systems can’t support fully autonomous driving systems, and after testing multiple robotaxis, I have to agree
- US Air Force says the F-47 'will fly in this administration' — new super jet set to replace the F-22 is still set to arrive in 2028
- Quote of the day by computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton on AI: 'It is hard to see how you can prevent the bad actors from using it for bad things' — a pessimistic take on the domination of new technologies by those with ulterior motives
- Robert Pattinson steps into Chris Hansen's shoes in the gripping new A24 Primetime trailer — but I was distracted by an unrecognizable The Office star
- Chuwi UniBook review: New Intel silicon makes it an affordable laptop, but it comes with a few caveats
- It's like, 'Wait a minute, are you, wait, is that Jimothy?' The inside story of how the viral raccoon climbed inside Roku City
- SK Hynix and SanDisk reveal first specs for High Bandwidth Flash — but don't get too excited, you probably won't be able to buy it anytime soon
- 'I think there's room for both to coexist': Disney's new creator festival is the clearest sign yet that Hollywood and fan-made movies are colliding
- How do LifeLock's AI protections keep your finances secure?
- Global memory shortage forces top PC makers like HP and Asus to turn to CXMT chips — but what will Samsung and Micron think?
- More hefty GPU price hikes are rumored — and your only chance of a high-end Nvidia graphics card at MSRP is at QuakeCon
- My Life with the Walter Boys season 3 'fatal' shock ending could kill off one beloved character — but Netflix's season 4 renewal announcement might have already confirmed otherwise
- 35 years ago today, the World Wide Web changed our lives forever — as Tim Berners-Lee says, ‘trading personal data for use certainly does not fit with my vision for a free web’
- BenQ Creative Pro PD2732U review: The clue is in the name, this is an affordable and effective 4K monitor for creative professionals
- Heatwaves are getting so bad you can buy this portable 'human fridge' in Japan to save you from heatstroke — and it'll blast you with 41F air
- Is Google Gemini trained on Google docs? One indie developer thinks so, after it told players about his unreleased game plans
- Capcom says 'approximately 90%' of its sales are digital — and isn't worried about the death of physical games
- Ghost Recon Wildlands finally gets a 4K 60fps mode for current-gen consoles and PC, a time of day feature, new difficulty options, and more as Ubisoft aims to increase 'player freedom'
- Ghost Recon Wildlands gets a new story mission called Last Rites that introduces 'a new kind of danger' as Ubisoft confirms the next game is in development and is now 'ready to put it to the test'
- The 'poison AI' movement wants to corrupt ChatGPT and Gemini to make them useless — but it comes with a huge risk of collateral damage
- Hackers caught hijacking this Chinese Windows VPN's installers to spread malware
- Another top router maker accused of firmware having backdoors — Chinese giant Zbtlink halts downloads to fix issue
- I spent three hours with Onimusha: Way of the Sword — and its spectacular sword action has me more convinced than ever that Capcom can’t miss
- GTA 5 actor says 'I must've auditioned for over 60 characters' for GTA 6, but Rockstar ghosted him — 'I feel like someone who's in love with a girl and then she just dumped me'
- Enterprise AI requires flexible orchestration over risky model lock-in
- Google Blogger locks out thousands of users after malware false positive
- OpenAI says it stopped an Asian scam campaign hijacking ChatGPT to lure in victims
- Security's AI advantage will go to the organizations already built for accountability
- Garmin Fenix 9 details leak, and if true, we're getting three new watches — but the most interesting part of this reveal is about Garmin's screen technology
- Microsoft quietly stops recommending 32GB of RAM, as even Apple reportedly struggles to secure memory for iPhones and MacBooks
- Buggy microcontrollers making up some of the world's most important servers can be easily backdoored
- We could finally be getting the next GTA 6 trailer as Rockstar announces a special 'extended look' that will premiere on... Netflix?
- 5 things power users love about the Dell Pro 5
- How to watch Carabao Cup 2026/27 for FREE: Live stream EFL Cup online from anywhere — Round 1
- Dolby Vision 2 HDR is officially arriving on certain Hisense TVs — here's which models are getting it first, and what it does
- Bose's mid-range headphones just got their first upgrade in years, adding better ANC, wired USB-C audio and a limited edition Shrek-y colorway
- Do your AirPods slip out while you run or chew? This user found a simple and cheap trick to keep them in place — and you’ll still be able to fit them in your charging case
- 'This will be my last Pixel': Android fans are rebelling against the imminent demise of Google Assistant — here are 5 reasons why
- Sony is reportedly putting ‘important notice’ labels on PS5 consoles — warning buyers that disc production ends in 2028
- Garmin Cirqa review: sorry Fitbit, but this is 2026's best screenless smart band
- Suno is now letting users press their AI music slop to vinyl, thus alienating streaming services, artists and audiophiles
- 75% of European businesses fear a US tech kill switch could deal an economic 'death blow' – driving a search for sovereign alternatives
- Apple's Private Relay tool can leak users' IP addresses — with OnionBrowser also affected
- How can organizations help ensure they're optimizing ROI from their AI investments?
- AMD EPYC CPUs' top features that businesses need to know about
- Resident Evil Requiem's Leon and Grace will co-host the Future Games Show: 'Whether you’re into pulse-pounding horror, samurai adventures or anything in between, we’ve got first looks, exciting reveals and plenty of surprises in store'
- Why accountability is the next battleground in UK business connectivity
- How open-source malware is re-targeting UK supply chains
- The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Omni offers a souped-up, 2026 upgrade for my beloved Nova Pro Wireless and is perfect for multiplatform gamers
- Microsoft’s EWS shutdown should be treated as a warning, not a one-off
- Identity and attack paths - can you stop hackers getting from A to B?
- Minnesota showed why Harry and Meghan are right about Grok — ‘technology should not enable predators to target children’
- My Life with the Walter Boys season 3 ending explained: Is George alive, are Jackie and Cole together, shock episode 10 final twist and season 4 predictions
- Marantz's new Dolby Atmos AV receivers bring up to 7.4.4 channels of surround sound — and home theater nerds will love their cool monitoring and diagnostic options
- Could Meta Ray-Bans be banned in Europe? EU regulators dial up the pressure on smart glasses — and the rest of the world is watching
- 'This one page changed my life': Michael Dell shows off the document which helped set him on the path to business success
- I tested Turtle Beach’s massive mechanical gaming keyboard, and it has the lowest key profile I’ve ever seen — but there’s another feature that steals the show
- Forget Sidecar, someone just got the real macOS working on an iPad — and it proves it’d be a terrible idea
- August 5
-
- FBI agent accused of stealing $1 million in crypto — and he even consulted ChatGPT on how to leave the country
- Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, August 6 (game #1655)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, August 6 (game #1152)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, August 6 (game #886)
- 'It's not our job to make the audience comfortable': Gugu Mbatha-Raw on why new supernatural Sky TV thriller Possession will make colonial history 'accessible' — not more palatable
- Could Japan be the next drone giant? Prime Minister looks to push domestic production to reduce reliance on China
- Quote of the day by Anduril founder Palmer Lucky: 'There's no moral high ground to making a land mine that can't tell the difference between a school bus full of children and Russian armor'
- Disney+ could soon get a free tier — and it’s about much more than streaming
- Ukraine's next weapon against Russian drones is this slightly odd tiny robot which fires nets into the air in all directions
- Disney's latest TikTok deal shows it's betting on real creators instead of AI-generated videos
- South Korean military signs deal to turn flying taxis into troop transports — and the US Air Force could be next in line
- Elon Musk: 'At some point, Starlink will deliver a majority of the world's internet,' but that promise hinges on launching thousands more next-gen satellites and the massive Starship working as promised
- Chinese military reportedly uses American AI models to train its defense systems - tools from OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly among those affected
- Are your Android apps secretly sharing your location with advertisers? Some developers are accidentally leaving on this critical data-invading setting when using third-party SDKs
- ‘Our corrupt, AI-addicted President cannot be allowed to sacrifice our federal lands’: A bill to permanently ban AI data centers from federal lands has been introduced to Congress
- Samsung’s cheap Fitbit Air rival just leaked again, but we still have tons of unanswered questions
- ‘Now, almost every image looks flat or cartoonish’: I saw Reddit arguing that Google’s AI image generator had got worse — so I ran my own comparison against ChatGPT
- Private Internet Access just more than doubled its streaming VPN server network
- Hackers use fake Adobe and Zoom updates to load malware onto victim devices — here's what to look out for
- One.com just rebuilt its website builder around conversational AI – and it can modernize your old website in an instant
- Experts flag Bank of America phishing scam that hands your device over to hackers
- 'It is not a form of advertising': BMW defends Spider-Man pop-up ads that have infuriated customers
- Secretlab Titan Evo owners can now freshen up their gaming chair with three new Pokémon Pixel Art skins inspired by Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise
- Limited space? Unlimited options. Maximize your space with the IKEA PAX wardrobe system
- VPN deal of the week: 97% of TechRadar readers would rather pay a flat fee than face price rises — here's the VPN that does that best
- Oh, great, GPU prices could climb again — here's my expert advice on why you should buy now (and which graphics card to get)
- TP-Link router owners update now — 15 flaws patched to stop hackers hijacking your devices
- Are we vibe coding our way to a new legacy crisis?
- 'Acoustically speaking, we are developing the sound of all future PlayStation audio products' — Audeze marketing director teases what's next for its Sony collaboration, including new audio hardware that is in 'various stages of development'
- 'The largest in history:' Russia blocks over 20 popular VPNs in major internet crackdown
- Microsoft 365 users hit by phishing scheme posing as RingCentral emails
- Lavazza's A Modo Mio Jolie Evo is the tiniest coffee machine I've ever tested, and brews a delicious espresso — but there's one sustainability catch you should know about
- Is the Google Pixel 11 your next phone? Here are all the latest leaks rated, from higher prices to its new HiLight feature
- Google Assistant will shut down for good on Android and Wear OS in September — here's what you need to do next
- New ChainDrop worm poisons over 1,300 npm packages, Keyv and Cacheable among those hit
- The cost of being half-hearted in AI and how to avoid the Solow Paradox
- Rethinking defense in the wake of OpenClaw attacks
- I’m an Apple expert, and I’ll show you how to buy the best Mac for going back to school
- 'Tokenmaxxing is not what we are optimizing for': Microsoft tells engineer to calm down on AI usage
- What is the release date for Lioness season 3 episode 2 on Paramount+?
- The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is flatter, thinner, and almost creaseless — and, yes, I love it more than the Z Fold 8
- The quantum countdown: Are organizations ready to avoid the next Y2K
- Why AI is making work faster, not better
- The measurement challenge behind the shift to GaN in high-frequency semiconductors
- Why context engineering is AI’s next hiring challenge
- Ted Lasso season 4 review: a match-winning display from the popular Apple TV show starring Jason Sudeikis that still lets in a few own goals
- We're building the most critical infrastructure of our lifetimes. We're leaving the front door unlocked
- Your living-room VPN just got faster: IPVanish rolls out WireGuard and OpenVPN on Apple TV
- Texas has electricity and water bills below the national average — but they’re rising faster than inflation for one key reason that won’t surprise anyone
- I tried Gemini Spark in Chrome and it's the perfect AI for handling all the boring bits online
- Why is Intel sharing its Atom CPU technology with a start-up? The answer could be in low-power x86 design
- August 4
-
- Watch out — Microsoft login pages are being abused as hackers try and lure in unlucky victims, here's what to look out for
- Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, August 5 (game #1654)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, August 5 (game #1151)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, August 5 (game #885)
- How to watch every Spider-Man movie for *FREE* – stream all 10 feature films from anywhere
- Cybercrime is costing the world trillions every year - new report says victims lose an average of nearly $10,000 in every hit
- 'Tools don't have independent values — their values are human values': Quote of the day by Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li on building ethical AI
- Steam survey shows GPUs with 16GB are now the most popular graphics cards — and that really doesn't bode well for gamers' wallets
- Beelink EQi Wildcat Lake review: Ultra-fast networking makes this mini PC a great office machine
- SpaceX rocket set to crash into the moon at seven times the speed of sound — but the 5,400 mph impact is entirely expected, and might even prove useful for NASA
- CMF's first clip-style open earbuds are here with a tempting price tag and, thankfully, none of Nothing's flagship surveillance tech
- Whoop joins fellow premium screenless wearable company Oura in partnering with the Natural Cycles women's health tracking app
- Budget Meta Ray-Ban alternatives are selling out in stores — but please don’t buy them
- Amazon admits it accidentally shelled out $1.8 million for Claude to finish its menial coding tasks
- ‘A football playground built for you and your friends’: The Grounds in FC 27 is EA’s answer to NBA 2K’s The City — and it could be just what the franchise needs
- Fanxiang PS2000W review: A solid portable SSD that's another victim of the rising memory prices
- OpenAI vs Apple text messages reveal something about Apple, but probably not what you’re thinking
- New malware disguised as popular Roblox cheat tool could give hackers full control of your PC — including the webcam
- It's official - more IT work is now off-prem than ever before, and it's sucking up a whole load of power
- I tried to use ChatGPT to create fake evidence — and I came away more worried than I expected
- Is Windows 11 spying on you via a new background process? No, it isn't, but the controversy around this clearly shows Microsoft must do better with privacy
- I stopped looking for the perfect meditation app and built my own using AI — and it was done in under 5 minutes
- Samsung's next-gen HDR10+ Advanced is launching on Prime Video this month — surprisingly beating Dolby Vision 2 to the punch, though with some huge unanswered questions remaining
- The 78.4 kWh Base Core battery can keep your home running during an outage, installs in under an hour, and gives back to the grid — as home battery installations reach a record high
- 'A new era of workplace sabotage': Employees really aren't happy with being forced back to the office - and many are starting to fight back
- How to watch Ted Lasso season 4 online – stream the sports comedy's revival from anywhere
- ‘77% expect domain importance to increase’: Name.com partners with Lovable and others to embed domain access
- This transparent CD player puts the inner workings on full display like a work of art — it's the perfect showpiece for physical media fans
- Amnezia VPN now supports human rights defenders with free premium VPN subscriptions
- BenQ PD2770U review: A self-calibrating 4K monitor that might just get creatives to look away from the Apple Studio display
- It's not too late to save up to 50% off Keeper plans — secure your passwords and company security with big discounts on Personal and Business plans
- Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 review: A portable business-driven shell that's a workstation-grade beast under the hood
- Experts reveal Google Password Manager can be hijacked to let hackers steal passkeys and gain access to all your secrets
- Private Internet Access now lets you ditch Google as it brings its VPN app to F-Droid
- The vSphere 9 decision: migrate, modernize or maximize with purpose
- Philips Hue may be bringing its best ever lightstrip to the back of your TV — but we're primed for a painful price
- 'Striking the right balance starts with recognising that every user has different expectations of their browser': Mozilla's head of Firefox tells us why the browser is becoming one of the most important layers of the AI era
- AI monocultures: the code review problem nobody's talking about
- AdGuard VPN launches standalone Meta Quest app for system-wide VR protection
- I spent two weeks with the Samsung Galaxy S26, and it's a stellar phone with a few annoying compromises
- What it really takes to get enterprise data AI-ready
- Travelers beware — Microsoft experts warn hotel Wi-Fi can be hijacked to infect your devices with dangerous malware
- GTA 6 fans waiting for Trailer 3 are convinced they've spotted an easter egg in GTA Online referencing the game's map
- Prime Video's God of War series might have found its new Kratos — and I think he would be the perfect choice to play him
- DJI unveils the Mic Mini 2S — here are 5 upgrades you can expect over the regular Mic Mini 2
- Should Star Trek fans be worried about 'dwindling' Blu-ray, 4K and DVD releases in the streaming era? One star says not — despite Starfleet Academy having no confirmed release date on physical media
- A potentially dangerous macOS security flaw went unreported due to Apple being deluged by AI slop bug reports
- Telemetry in AI and why it may be a ticking bomb for CTOs and CFOs
- Our favorite high-end music player brand just unveiled a successor to its 5-star entry-level DAP — though its definition of 'entry-level' might differ to yours
- How governance gaps are creating a shadow AI risk for finance leaders
- Google just made managing your Fitbit health data far easier on iOS, and I can’t believe it’s taken this long
- Think you know the rest? Then prove it with this ultimate Spider-Man quiz about the superhero's comics, movies, TV shows, games and more
- Why organizations are making trade-offs on software quality in the race to deliver faster
- Leaked document suggests Microsoft's rumored 'disc-to-digital' feature will roll out this month and allow users to play the Xbox 360 catalogue on Project Helix
- Rethinking AI adoption: What UK retailers can learn from their US counterparts
- The democratization of AI stopped at the wrong layer
- Enabling the next generation of AI data centers
- Over 100,000 UK Police and staff have personal data leaked in attack on national database
- What is the release date for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 3 on HBO Max?
- LinkedIn says it won't be spending big on AI hardware this year — but it has a good reason why
- Beast of Reincarnation is an emotional journey from start to finish and excels with its Sekiro-like combat that is guaranteed to make players come back for more
- Panasonic's new gadget is a bread maker that also churns ice cream — I went hands-on with the wild two-in-one appliance, and the results were seriously tasty
- August 3
-
- GMKTec pairs the fastest laptop CPU ever launched with a desktop RTX 5070 GPU in an impressive Neo-X1 workstation PC
- Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4 (game #1653)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4 (game #1150)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4 (game #884)
- Nvidia could invest $250bn in OpenAI's 10Gw Ohio data center — but costs could balloon to $500bn
- I'm not convinced that Stuart Fails to Save the Universe titles are 'AI slop' — in fact HBO Max creators have teased that there really is a hidden message in the changes
- Quote of the day by filmmaker James Cameron on AI: 'All of human art and human experience put into a blender' — dismissing the rise of AI in creative industries
- Someone just made the world's most elaborate Train Simulator controller — and it even includes real dashboard components from 'Class 80x' UK trains
- Liene PixCut S1 review: A compact, crowd-pleasing photo sticker printer and cutter for home and work
- 'Generative AI is already changing what malicious software packages look like and how threat actors are beginning to probe AI-based code systems': Amazon flags North Korean hacker group as being behind the surge in open source supply chain attacks
- After months of silence, the first Googlebook has been spotted — and it looks nifty, but will anyone really care?
- MySpace coming back — again — is no surprise; I’m only shocked it’s not been announced as the first all-AI social media platform
- 'We can push the limits of technology to pursue something mind-blowing': Disney Worldbuilders looks like a must-watch for Disney Parks fans
- A study found 92% of workers over 50 showed signs of disordered sleep — these 3 ChatGPT tricks helped me switch off
- Satechi Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock review: I finally found the ultimate docking station for creatives
- Anthropic reveals Claude AI model hacked three companies during tests — so how worried should we be?
- Mystery Booster Commander Edition is everything I could want from a Magic: The Gathering set — please, Wizards of the Coast, print as much as possible
- Samsung warns RAM-pocalypse could last until 2028 — as its profits continue to rise
- Disney+ brings 4K streaming back to European customers, but HDR is still on the to-do list
- A torrent of states are repealing data center tax exemptions — but it could increase costs by upwards of 7%
- No shade Sony, but Hideo Kojima is celebrating his love of physical discs with a new limited edition version of my favorite mini CD player
- I tested the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, and it's truly like having an iPad mini or a Kindle in your pocket
- What is the release date for X-Men '97 season 2 episode 8 on Disney+?
- Cape Fear ending explained: Who died, what happened to Max Cady, who is Natalie's real father, and possible season 2 predictions
- I stopped starting every ChatGPT conversation from scratch — these 5 simple changes made it much more useful
- 'Every small business will eventually have a digital workforce of AI agents': Bluehost CEO on how AI agents are reshaping business
- Meet deGDID: Windscribe's answer to the Windows tracker that VPNs cannot mask
- 10 million downloads but no website? New TechRadar data reveals how Android VPNs are gaming the system to avoid supporting users effectively
- Creality Falcon T1 review: A 5-star 5-in-1 laser engraver for businesses
- I tested the world's first AI spotting scope for birders — and it's brilliant in places, frustrating in others
- When AI inherits your technical debt
- Backpacks, USB hubs, and more: the essential accessories every student needs for their Mac
- Surfshark pulls the plug on Search as it shifts focus to fighting scams
- How to watch The Sky at Night for *FREE* – stream the long-running astronomy show from anywhere
- Why serious AI builders are skipping third-party evals
- Geekom IT13 Max review: An Ultra 9 mini PC held back by its own configuration
- Samsung's latest report suggests the RAM crisis is only just getting started — could we be looking at a new normal?
- Proton VPN quietly unveils a massive under-the-hood upgrade — here's all we know about 'Proton Protocols'
- 'We’ve been behind the ball for so long': Experts say DNA samples from crime-scene forensics can be modified and even switched using an AI tool
- What is the release date for Ted Lasso season 4 episode 1 on Apple TV?
- Lies of P: Complete Edition is excellent on Nintendo Switch 2, packing solid performance and the excellent Overture expansion
- 3 reasons the Dell XPS 13 is the ultimate laptop for school or university
- What is the release date for My Life with the Walter Boys season 3 on Netflix?
- Casio is going all-out on retro fitness trackers — as two vintage watches with Bluetooth step-tracking join a new version of its wild smart ring
- Google Search Console now lets you track social media and video content — here's how to get it up and running
- New AirPods set to arrive before the end of the year, but don't hold your breath on cameras in Apple earbuds just yet
- Microsoft acknowledges how dire the RAM crisis is by promising to reduce Windows 11's 'memory footprint' on 8GB laptops — but it should have been this way from the start
- 'Nobody was buying them so it doesn't really matter' — Xbox console price hike hits the UK
- Is AI creating the next wave of software sprawl?
- Why security debt belongs on the boardroom agenda
- Microsoft warns Teams mobile users to update app now or lose Calendar access
- The six-stage journey: Why 62% of organizations are stuck below the AI value line
- Dreo’s misting fan can cool far better than a standard fan — I was blown away by its superior chilling and how long it runs without needing refilling
- I tested the Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X20 Max and it’s a great all-round performer — when it actually works
- The InkLeaf is a dual-screen e-paper tablet that lets you read on one display and take notes on the other
- Why vertical AI is the defining opportunity for enterprise right now
- The infrastructure debt AI creates isn't in the code. It's in the operations
- Why even the biggest brands have low AI readiness
- A stratospheric balloon could become a high-altitude drone carrier, capable of loitering for weeks and launching solar-powered UAVs
- In a twist of irony, a Chinese open source GLM 5.2 AI model contained 'rogue' OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol in a Hugging Face hack just as the US mulls banning open-weight AI
- I love the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic so much I didn’t even take it off for my wedding — so where’s my Watch 9 Classic Samsung?
- August 2
-
- Quordle hints and answers for Monday, August 3 (game #1652)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, August 3 (game #1149)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, August 3 (game #883)
- Russia debuts anti-Starlink EW system that can blind terminals by overloading 'satellites' receiving antennas'
- I defected to the PS5 after 30 years of PC gaming — here's why I have no regrets about swapping the RAM crisis for the disc crisis
- Quote of the day by pioneer of cybernetics Norbert Wiener: 'The automated machine is the economic equivalent of slave labour' — foreshadowing the displacement of human labor in the years to come
- Russia is planning a tethered mother drone carrying up to six wired mini spy UAVs
- I finally got Flight Simulator 2024 off the runway — and it’s far more gorgeous and far more grueling than I ever imagined
- US confirms it will leverage Ukraine's expertise in military drones before competing to 'be the world champions'
- Palantir debuts 'war' data center in a container, full of Nvidia's B300 AI accelerators and open-weight models
- I've used the Dyson V15 Detect for two years, and although it's not perfect, I'd still recommend it over a Shark — here's why
- Startup backed by the world's largest battery maker just launched a supercheap mini PC that competes with Nvidia's $5000 AI DGX Spark PC
- How to watch Leeds vs Liverpool for FREE: pre-season friendly live streams from anywhere
- Samsung claims the Galaxy Z Fold 8's wider shape is ‘the new standard for viewing content’ — but is it really better than the Z Fold 8 Ultra? I tested Netflix, YouTube, and Instagram on both phones to find out
- Could Seagate follow Micron? 90% of its hard drive capacity is going to enterprise, with customers scrambling to secure HDDs in 2029
- I've spent a bunch of time with the SteelSeries Stratus+, and it’s OK on PC but struggles on Android
- I nearly melted my laptop so you don’t have to — after testing cooling pads for chilling your laptop during a heatwave, I’ve got serious data to drop on the coolest and quietest products you can buy
- Bazzite has been an excellent OS for my second gaming PC, but I can't replace Windows 11 with it on my main rig — here's why
- Xreal has made the most stylish budget smart glasses I’ve seen — and they give my RayNeo Air 4 Pros a real run for their money
- ‘The next major music platform should give people something to do with the music’: Spotify’s former Head of Innovation on his plans to launch an interactive music service, and whether AI features will help or hinder streaming
- I spent 6 months with this pocket Android ereader — and it got me into books again, but didn’t break my smartphone addiction
- Hackers are going after our water now — over 30 Minnesota utilities hit in coordinated cyberattack by apparent Iranian attackers
- The hardest Bob's Burgers quiz of all time is here — but can you handle the grill heat and score more than 80%?
- Celebrating the AI Act delay? The EU AI Act’s chatbot and content rules apply this week
- UK tests robot boat that can fly its own wired drone even in 14ft waves and stay at sea for weeks
- 'You can literally fix anything if you watch enough YouTube': I met with tech repair experts and campaigners to learn how to fix my broken gadgets — and why it's so important
- Google pulling Nano Banana from Google Earth after one day shows how bad our AI misinformation problem has got
- As a human D&D Dungeon Master, AI will never replace me — but I wanted to see whether ChatGPT or Gemini were getting close
- Half of adults admit they would publish work created mainly by AI and not say so — despite believing other people should do just that
- I found the Apple Watch feature every busy pro needs — and I use it every workout
- Your daily coffee is over 90% water, and tap water could be ruining your best beans — experts explain how to choose the right filter to unlock the full flavor
- I’ve driven the new Cupra Raval and it’s proof that the hot hatch can live on in the EV era
- Startup swaps costly AI GPUs for Arm cores and up to 128TB of 'cheap' LPDDR6 RAM instead of expensive HBM to smash through the memory wall
- I conducted a blindfolded Bluetooth speaker test with 4 colleagues and no, JBL didn’t win — here’s which portable speaker got the most votes based on their ears only
- August 1
-
- China outs Nvidia-powered AS2-W quad-wheel 'robot wolf', just weeks after its armed version surfaced in joint military drills in Mongolia
- 'They’re closer to architecture than landscaping': inside Walt Disney World’s eight-month process to build EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival topiaries
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #882)
- Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #1651)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #1148)
- $10 billion startup gets SK Hynix backing to build a transformer that does just one thing but exceedingly well
- Back to the '90s: I turned my Frankenstein’s monster of a gaming PC into a retro beige beauty in honor of a time when computers used to be fun
- Quote of the day by investor Warren Buffett on AI capex: "That's real money... That kind of money wasn't even put in the railroad business" — outlining his bullish long-term thesis on AI
- Ukraine will mass-produce Stone Cloak EW tech after the UK allows Kyiv to build a tablet-sized device
- I replaced Ford BlueCruise with an open-source driver-assistance system — after 1,000 miles, I'm not going back
- A cultural crime against humanity? AI firms are destroying ultra-rare books so nobody else can read them
- The Ultimate Guide to Apple Arcade
- Expert warns this dangerous Microsoft Word worm can burrow into Copilot and cause havoc — here's what we know
- What kind of iPhone gamer are you? Find out in our quiz and get some hand-picked Apple Arcade recommendations
- I played all 279 Apple Arcade games — here are the eight best, from genius quick puzzlers to addictive life sims
- Blank spaces could hold danger - Kaspersky report warns of the dangers of 'parked domains' and empty pages where hackers could be lurking
- After three weeks wearing the Meta Ray-Ban Scriber Optics I couldn't be more in love — I just wish smart glasses weren’t so controversial
- Apple Arcade is a joyful reminder of when mobile gaming was about fun, not emptying your wallet
- 'A disk in a planet-scale computer': Meta has so many expensive GPUs that it's buying SSDs to kill idle time
- What is Apple Arcade? Everything you need to know about the gaming service included with your One subscription
- Bad updates, broken cables and blackouts - Cloudflare reveals some of the wildest reasons behind Internet downtime across the world
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day's post-credits scene might not mean what you think it does — here's my wild theory about the new Marvel movie's final shot
- Insta360's new device solves the biggest problem with first-person video — and it’s not a camera
- Top tech of the month: the best new gadgets we've tested for August 2026
- Is bulldozing homes, seizing land, harming the climate, and replacing workers really worth everyone having an AI agent?
- 'That's our next mission — proving that games are art': meet Story Kitchen, the bold, trail-blazing studio behind the popular Sonic movies that wants to turn your favorite game into the next movie or TV hit
- There’s a micro mobility revolution underway in the USA, spurred on by a rise in popularity of golf carts — could this be a turning point for the country that pioneered gigantic SUVs?
- I asked ChatGPT and Siri AI to build me a workout plan — and there was only one winner
- A love letter to Gillian Anderson: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is everything the girls have ever wanted — and we'll thank you for the new horror movie forever
- I logged 250 miles testing Android Auto vs Apple CarPlay and there's one I'm going to stick with
- How to watch Tour de France Femmes 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels, schedule
- I've started grading iPhone 17 Pro Max footage like cinema camera footage, and ProRes RAW is why
- How to watch Clasica San Sebastian 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels, start time
- New study reveals how AI is reshaping how people shop online — but they still don't really trust it enough
- How to watch Chelsea vs Tottenham for FREE: pre-season friendly live streams from anywhere
- What does a backyard Dolby Atmos home music studio look like when you’re a sound engineer for major artists? The shed of my dreams, that’s what
- Zelensky confirms Ukraine's drones will reach 6,000 miles in 2027 — enough to cover the entirety of Russia and able to reach as far as San Francisco from Kyiv
- I electrocuted my own vagus nerve every day for a week to find out if brain health wearables are worth the hype