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- August 31
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- How to watch Love Island USA season 8 reunion online from anywhere
- 'Let data reign'; Trump warns that those who don't let AI data centers proliferate will end up 'backwards and poor'
- Asobo Studio says it would 'love' to make a modern-day entry in the A Plague Tale series, since Naughty Dog's The Last of Us 'was a big inspiration'
- I didn't know British speaker maker Castle, but its new 70s-inspired stereo speakers look really cool — and I'm intrigued by the unusual driver layout on one model
- How to watch Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Live streams, TV channels for Premier League 2026/27, Team News
- What is the release date for Ted Lasso season 4 episode 5 on Apple TV?
- It's 35 years since Linus Torvalds first revealed Linux, calling it 'just a hobby' — how wrong he was
- Samsung's best OLED TV is getting a dramatic special version that hides its worst feature under a neat Scandi design — and adds a giant audiophile sound system at the same time
- Microsoft is finally going to stop nagging you to back up your files to OneDrive in Windows 11
- How to watch River City finale for free online from anywhere
- 'Beyond ridiculous': if you're seeing Lake Ontario renamed as Lake America on Google Maps, here's why
- World’s second-biggest data center proposed in Scotland meets “huge” opposition — and it's part of a wider trend across the United Kingdom
- The Guardians of the Universe in Lanterns explained: who are they, what do they want with John Stewart, and who plays Lianna in the new HBO Max show?
- Teachers are getting more comfortable using AI – but it isn't helping lower their workload
- August 30
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- Amazon is buying 2 million Nvidia GPUs for AWS data center expansion
- Norway deploys anti-drone C-UAS system to defend air bases hosting its new F-35 jets from threats
- What is the release date for Reacher season 4 episode 6 on Prime Video?
- How to watch Man Utd vs Ipswich: Live streams, TV channels, team news for Premier League 2026/27
- It's (almost) official: you'll soon be able to add your Nanoleaf lights to a Philips Hue system, as a support page briefly appears online
- Top AI tools including Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed suspicious code inside corporate networks
- How to watch US Open Day 1 2026: FREE live streams of Venus Williams, Novak Djokovic, Jessica Pegula and more
- Why the first Chinese mirrorless cameras will massively disrupt the market — and why that's a good thing
- How to watch US Open 2026 for FREE: Live Streams, TV Channels, Day 12 order of play
- How to watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 – free streams from anywhere, watch all episodes now
- How to watch Vigil season 3 online from anywhere – it's *FREE*
- August 29
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- These cyborg cockroaches could be a lifesaver for people trapped in the rubble following natural disasters
- Nvidia looks to set up an employee-funded political action committee to try and shape US policy in its favor
- How to watch Argentina vs Australia: Free streams and TV channels for rugby international
- Carhartt data breach exposed information from 12.9 million user accounts
- How to watch Tottenham vs Newcastle: Live streams, TV channels and team news for the Premier League 2026/27 game
- The People v Gorilla Grodd — confirmed cast, plot details, and what else we know so far about the Superman spin-off show on HBO Max
- 'Ted Lasso reruns aren't worth it': Apple TV prices are going up again, and a lot of viewers say they've had enough
- AWS is shutting down Mechanical Turk, which let humans beat AI at certain work tasks
- ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from the GTA 6 Extended Look to Meta's social media trial settlement
- Diamonds, Crescents and Wildcats: Intel shows off its hardware for the next generation of agentic AI workloads
- August 28
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- The US Navy wants its next drone-mounted torpedo to be able to glide silently through the air
- Ukraine has built its own jet-powered drone interceptor — and it'll easily fit in the back of a pickup truck
- Russia says it will start selling its 'suicide drone' to foreign nations — but won't name them
- The Garmin Enduro 4 was a no-show at the Fenix 9 launch — but a fresh leak suggests the mega-battery smartwatch could be imminent
- Well it's about time - McKinsey report says AI is 'on the road to ROI' at last
- Analysts say getting GTA 6 to run at 60fps is 'extremely unlikely on console hardware,' as Rockstar confirms 30fps limit
- X says it found and took down a Chinese bot farm posting anti-AI data center content to thousands of followers
- Rockstar reveals it built a GTA 6 team that focused solely on creating more realistic NPCs with over 600,000 animations — twice as many as Red Dead Redemption 2 had
- How does Sony's new Bravia 6 OLED TV compare to the LG C6 and Samsung S90H? Here's what we know
- How to watch Crystal Palace vs Man City: Live streams, team news and TV channels for the Premier League 2026/27 game
- What is the release date and launch time for Lanterns episode 3 on HBO Max?
- How to watch Miss Teen USA 2026 online and from anywhere
- Millions of VPN users in the US are inadvertently putting their privacy at risk, Proton warns
- US government alcohol and firearms agency ATF declares ‘major incident’ after ransomware gang claims cyberattack
- Gen Z workers now see themselves as part of a global workforce — but AI remains a major concern
- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and more this weekend (August 28)
- GTA 6 will be a massive game and Rockstar's longest yet, as the studio confirms it can take up to 80 hours to beat
- 'Illegal and baseless': US judge blocks the Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic as a supply chain risk
- Rockstar says if you want GTA 6's romance between Jason and Lucia to flourish, you have to nurture it, but it's completely optional — 'It's not something that we want to foist upon players'
- OpenAI reveals group calling for greater cybersecurity protection against AI, signs up Microsoft, Google and many more
- 'I am so done with this': Google Messages bug that's driving users crazy is finally acknowledged by Google
- GTA 6 will launch at 30fps on PS5 and Xbox 'for now', confirms Rockstar — but while 60fps is reportedly possible, it's a 40fps mode we really want to see
- Windows 11 update arrives with much-wanted features — and very-much unwanted bugs that mess up the mouse cursor and wallpaper
- Nearly 9 million users hit in cyberattack on UK's biggest airport owner - email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes all stolen
- How to watch Champions League 2026-27 for free from anywhere in the world with this VPN deal
- How to watch 270 Bundesliga games for free online from anywhere
- AI is making people less confident in professionals such as doctors and teachers
- I’m not buying a Garmin Fenix 9 at those prices — here’s what I’m looking at instead
- US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate, and more
- This company wants to help universities get around Microsoft 365's extra costs as it moves away from unlimited cloud storage
- Laser internet breakthrough sees scientists hit 98% fidelity over hundreds of meters — magnetic 'skyrmions' shield data from distortion in alternative to fiber-optic cables
- August 27
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- Google unveils Gemini AI plans specifically for legal and finance workers
- Ukraine warns Russia has built metal-cutting drones to topple its power grid
- Meta has a fresh update to stop people from turning Meta Smart Glasses into pervert glasses — and the updates will keep coming
- Russia's bid to launch a Starlink rival is falling embarrassingly short — 'Rassvet' is losing satellites faster than it can build them
- Asobo Studio used the soundtrack from A Plague Tale: Requiem during Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy mocap to help the cast 'get into the sadder moments, the darker moments'
- 16 new GTA 6 details we learned from the big Extended Look gameplay video, captured in-game on a PS5
- 'No, you cannot do the game 100% without killing' — Rainbow Six Tactics game director confirms players can't do a complete no-kill playthrough since some missions require players to kill enemies that are out of range for non-lethal takedowns
- New EPA rules mean polluting US data centers can now keep their output secret from neighbors
- OpenAI reveals more on Hugging Face AI hack incident, and it's pretty disturbing stuff — AI agents organized into a ‘swarm’, considered the risks of attack, and did whatever it took to achieve its goal
- Grand Theft Auto 6's 'Extended Look' on Netflix is now live — follow all the big GTA gameplay reveals live as they happen
- Microsoft cracks down on employee AI use after one worker spent $28,000 in 28 days
- Forget Disney’s BDX Droid — the $399 Hugging Face Microduck robot is even more adorable and versatile thanks to Lidar, NFC and, yes, roller skates
- Want to own a .slop domain? You could soon be in luck, along with .therapy, and .hype
- New GTA 6 details reveal a 'Bonnie and Clyde-type' narrative, life sim systems, and the ability to seamlessly swap between Jason and Lucia during gameplay
- British Gas starts free competition to win £500 plug-in solar panels — as Argos beats Amazon and Currys to stock the UK's first kits
- Home appliances giant Dreame has scrapped its rocket-powered supercar, which we suspected was 'too fast and too wide-reaching'
- Got a bold cybersecurity idea? Surfshark's €100K advocacy fund could back it up
- Trump signs order banning some foreign equipment from US energy grid, including some software
- Five years after its announcement Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas VR has finally come to the Meta Quest 3 — via a vibe-coded fan-made mod
- Netflix confirms that the GTA 6 Extended Look has an official runtime of just under half an hour — and is captured on the base PS5
- How to watch The Traitors Australia season 3 online and from anywhere – Ep. 8 out now
- CISA says over 100 US water systems were targeted in July 2026 alone
- Exclusive: ‘The point isn't that it never misunderstands; it's that the user stays in control’ — Plaud tells us why its new AI earbuds want to do more than record your meetings
- How to watch Tour Championship 2026 for FREE: TV Channels & Preview
- Boston Scientific says cyberattack is causing a ‘global disruption’ to medical device operations
- Samsung just blew me away at Gamescom with its ridiculously-fast 1100Hz OLED monitor
- Time for gamers to upgrade to Windows 11? Nvidia GPU driver support for Windows 10 ends in two months — here's what you need to know
- Yamaha's new compact hi-fi streamers have all the wired and wireless hi-res connections you could want for a smart small stereo system — and one doubles as an amp too
- Logitech's new tool will now track if your office is too warm to work in
- Obscura VPN lands on Windows, bringing its next, gen privacy to PC users
- Nvidia wants to buy Hugging Face in $13 billion blockbuster AI deal
- Salesforce reveals 'Claudeforce' in major new Anthropic AI deal as CEO Marc Benioff pushes back against SaaSpocalypse
- How to watch England vs Pakistan 2nd Test: Free Streams & TV Channels for Day 4
- How to watch Grand Theft Auto 6: An Extended Look online from anywhere
- Whoop launches Meridian, its jewelry-inspired band and its latest way to ensure you never have to take off your fitness tracker
- United’s new A321XLR is packed with tech, and it’s about to take on new transatlantic routes
- CPU shipments fall as consumers pay the cost for price rises — but AMD grows its share
- China sets new airborne wind turbine record at 4,000m — this 747-sized helium blimp generates megawatt power from high-altitude winds
- August 26
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- Could helicopter drones be the next big military breakthrough? This US firm says its new unit can fly up to five times longer than traditional battery-powered quadcopters
- iPod nostalgia is at an all-time high, so meet two new cheap, adorable tiny hi-res music players that invoke the best of the music-player era (bring your own white wired earbuds)
- Ukraine flags that Russia could have a secret fleet of autonomous military vessels stalking the seas
- OpenAI says it took down a malicious Russian plan to spread misinformation on ChatGPT
- Samsung leak reveals Galaxy Aero smartwatch-lite — and it could right the wrongs of Samsung’s disappointing Apple Watch SE rival
- Security expert hijacks Apple's Find My network to share data with a Linux device
- ShinyHunters hackers claim to have hit data center provider used by Microsoft and Meta
- FDA approves world’s first dual-sensor CGM in diabetes 'breakthrough' — new Libre Duo sensor tracks ketones and blood sugar in real-time
- Nvidia's GeForce Now is officially coming to the Steam Machine — here's why that's great news for gaming in your living room
- Surfshark adds category-based web filtering to its post-quantum Dausos protocol
- ‘Surprise and Shine’ — Apple reveals when to tune into its September event and teases what’s coming — here’s what to expect and how we might finally meet a folding iPhone
- China’s data centres will reportedly use more power than South Korea by 2030
- Anthropic staff told to work from home due to risk of possible security strikes
- The new Secretlab Titan Evo Marvel gaming chair collab is the most gorgeous alternate design yet, and a must-have for any Spider-Man fan
- How to watch Adults season 2 - stream Gen Z sitcom
- Are employees to blame for rise in insider access threats? This new study claims so
- I've seen the IKEA x Xbox collection at Gamescom, and among some goofier products, there's one handy item I want right now
- ‘The most stunning launch footage I've ever seen’: Watch the DJI Osmo Action 6’s incredible 4K footage of a Chinese rocket’s return trip to earth through 500C heat
- Raspberry Pi shares how to build your own 'cyberdeck' computer inside a waterproof briefcase — and it'll only cost you $250
- Microsoft just gave PowerToys a nifty new feature — and I think it's high time some of these goodies came to Windows 11
- How to watch Dolly Parton: Here I Am online — it's *FREE*
- Amnezia VPN improves anti-censorship protocol as Russia escalates anti-VPN regime
- New 'AnonyMous' phishing campaign targets iPhone users with fake AI Apple support calls
- 'I'll just use Google Maps': Apple Maps users rebel against new ads that you can't turn off, even with an iCloud subscription
- Proton VPN’s anti-censorship Stealth protocol finally lands on the stable Linux release
- The retro rangefinder camera Olympus fans have long been calling for could finally land — teaser video announces a September 9 launch
- What is the release date for Lioness season 3 episode 5 on Paramount+?
- HP and Huawei sign license-sharing agreement on Wi-Fi tech - but won't reveal what they're working on
- How to watch UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2026 for FREE: Live Streams & Schedule
- 'If we stuck with the silent protagonist method, we wouldn't be able to tell this story properly' — Metro 2039 executive producer says making The Stranger a speaking protagonist 'goes hand in hand with telling a personal story'
- Metro 2039 executive producer says the game brings back the 'spookiness' of the claustrophobic metro tunnels from the first games while also offering open world zones: 'We didn't want to ditch everything that we did in Metro Exodus'
- 'The entire audio system has been rebuilt' — Metro 2039 executive producer says sound has been 'reimagined in a way to really support thick, dense atmosphere'
- 'The most striking on the surface thing is going to be the density of what you see' — Metro 2039 creative director says the game's new engine allows 'billions' of objects, whereas Metro Exodus allowed up to 30 million
- Metro 2039 creative director shares how the Russia-Ukraine war has affected the game, says there are 'no gray zones' in the story and 'we are not afraid to call evil evil'
- Plug-in solar kits become legal in the UK tomorrow — but will you be buying one?
- New study finds bosses are far more comfortable sharing work documents with AI than their employees — despite the security risks
- Xiaomi will now let you pre-order its first NAS — and at a surprisingly attractive price for customers everywhere
- August 25
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- 'The right approach is for people to deeply control the future': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is worried about AI being controlled by just a few powerful players
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 just released a sneak peek at its incredible shortlisted winning entries — and it proves that DSLR cameras still rule this photography genre
- The death of the human web? Report finds over a third of web pages pushed live since the launch of ChatGPT show evidence of being written by AI
- IBM reveals plans for 'quantum fridges' — its next-gen cooling hardware, which could be the key to quantum computers finally reaching their potential
- Get ready for even more game reveals — here's how to watch the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2026
- 'We wanted to go out with a bang' — Geralt returns in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past's new trailer, promising a final action-packed journey ahead of The Witcher 4
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered is a free upgrade with revamped gameplay systems — here's everything confirmed at the ONL reveal
- Of course this fake GTA 6 ISO download is malware — testers reveal 113GB download is 99.99% empty zeroes, with a tiny virus attached
- Everything announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 — from Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake to The Witcher 3 remastered and more
- The studio behind Crusader Kings and Hearts of Iron just revealed its first non-historical title in a decade — Afterworld is a new strategy game set in an original post-apocalyptic America
- Why 0s and 1s aren't enough — 3-part biological memory model exposes limits of AI silicon
- Even more Grand Theft Auto 6 footage has leaked, this time of Vice City beach showcasing impressive crowd tech — here's the full timeline of everything that has leaked so far
- The White House says it no longer considers data storage and data centers 'critical' technology
- How to watch LASK vs Celtic: Free Streams & TV Channels for Champions League 2026/27 Play-Offs, Team News
- Meta's apps hoover up triple the data of Apple and Microsoft, new study finds
- An analog tube stereo amp for under $800 / £800? From an actually good audiophile brand? Oh, Christmas has come early…
- 'There's zero Lucia content' — GTA 6 fans believe the person responsible for the gameplay leaks has access to a restricted build containing only the prologue
- New Windows malware lays dormant until a custom command activates it like a sleeper agent
- BBC fights Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over VPN jurisdiction limits
- Meaco fans sold out completely during the last heatwave — but the company just launched two new tower models, and they're both in stock right now
- 'A computer should not make decisions on its own': Uber fined $1 billion for using automated systems to suspend 171 drivers
- Philips Hue and Nanoleaf could soon reveal an unlikely tie-in — leaked adapter promises to bring Nanoleaf LED modules to your Hue app
- How to watch The Airport Chaplain online from anywhere — stream aviation drama for free from anywhere
- What is the release date for The Shards episodes 6 and 7 on Hulu and Disney+?
- Android car systems abused by hackers to launch new malware that pulls devices into a hidden proxy network
- Apple’s new Mac mini looks the same, but the M6 inside brings a major performance boost — and a price hike
- 'Let the team cook. It will be worth the wait' — CD Projekt Red confirms The Witcher 4 is 'targeting' a 2028 launch
- Some Mac users think they're installing OpenAI Codex, but it's actually a malware that can steal passwords in seconds
- Nokia’s latest retro feature phone comes with a super-bright flashlight and built-in power bank — and yes, there’s a headphone jack too
- The PocketBook Q ereader is a phone-sized rival to the Boox Palma 2 Pro — but it doesn't run Android
- Two new AirPods 5 models will launch alongside the iPhone 18, says reliable analyst — here's what I'd like to see Apple change to make them better value than AirPods 4
- Microsoft Teams administrators finally get the option to block external bots from meetings
- Salesforce AI agent platform hasn't delivered meaningful growth two years after launch, customers report finds
- Time to throw out your bulky old kitchen appliances — the new Ninja CrushBOSS combines a blender, food processor, and smoothie maker in one tidy package
- Garmin event live: get the coverage from Garmin Fenix 9 and Fenix 9 Pro announcement
- Amazon security engineer hacks PC accessories with Claude Opus to make them work better — Asus, Insta360 and Elgato products reverse engineered in hours for 'better control', but engineer admits this also 'scares me'
- Met Office finds most of us still won't trust an AI weather forecast
- The 'world's first audiophile soundbar' is getting expanded with wireless Dolby Atmos surround support, as if this bonkers speaker wasn't immersive enough
- What is the release date for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 6 on HBO Max?
- Samsung thinks Claude Code can help it boost chip design — but admits the AI still makes some worryingly big mistakes
- August 24
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- Russian tech giant VK is suing Apple for blocking its apps — and wants $696,000 a day in compensation
- This company wants to stop underwater drones and even submarines with a whole new form of sonar technology
- Sandisk's huge new SSDs are set up specifically for NAS devices, with the largest offering a frankly ridiculous 7.68TB
- 'Same compute, fewer resources - More compute, same energy': AMD says it is on track to make AI four times more energy efficient
- Even connected car head units are being targeted by hackers now — experts warn in-car systems are at risk of being hijacked into a botnet
- Sorry Garmin — forget the Fenix 9, this Casio G-Shock pro surfer collab is the only new adventure watch I want this year
- New malware targets Microsoft Teams users by posing as your company's IT helpdesk
- How to watch Fulham vs Chelsea: Free streams and TV channels for Premier League 2026/27
- Trump warns communities opposed to data centers are “making a mistake” — but Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says data centers “got the backlash they deserve”
- What is the release date for Ted Lasso season 4 episode 4 on Apple TV?
- This Android banking trojan uses a fake VPN prompt to silence Google's defenses
- Windscribe's bizarre AI Hitler marketing stunt sparks fury and VPN subscription cancellations
- Microsoft's latest move to pay people to use Edge looks desperate — and an odd new Bing app is worrying too
- Canadian SickKids hospital hit again by cyberattacks, more data stolen
- 'One install, and the phone is no longer yours' — NordVPN warns of fake Ryanair, Emirates, Qatar Airways apps used to spread malware
- 'I'm embracing it’: Dr Dre defends AI music and compares it to synths, despite most streaming services ousting slop from their libraries
- Robots have smashed human world records for the 100m sprint and high jump at China’s ‘robot Olympics’ — but the biggest hurdle is stopping safely
- Private equity giant Apollo confirms data breach saw personal info stolen
- Google has sneaked a mysterious new app onto your Android phone — and now we think we know what it does
- The Pitt season 3's first trailer is the best one since the HBO Max show began — and one upcoming storyline already looks like a welcome surprise
- James Gunn's Superman spin-off show finally has an official name and confirmed cast — and DC comic book fans say it's a perfect way to introduce The Flash to the DCU
- 'Play Harder': Garmin has stealthily scheduled a YouTube live event, presumably to launch the Fenix 9 — here's when and how to watch
- How to watch Rowing World Championships 2026 for FREE: Live Streams, TV Channels, Schedule
- Lanterns' Manhunters explained: who are the supposed villains of the Green Lantern TV show on HBO Max?
- Sinestro in Lanterns explained: who is Hal Jordan's villainous former mentor in episode 2 of the Green Lantern TV show on HBO Max?
- President Trump wants the US to carry out more than 1,000 space launches a year by 2030 — and speed up sending robots and humans to Mars
- August 23
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- The US is now home to 15 of the world's 20 biggest AI data centers — with one state housing 12 on its own
- China is shifting its new data centers to rural Eastern locations as it looks for extra AI power
- Ukrainian drone giant Brave1 will now let military customers order custom-built drones
- 'This has become a sleeper issue for the entire election cycle': Republican Party tells top AI firms to do something about rising US data center opposition
- How to watch Fils vs Tiafoe: Live Streams & TV Channels for Cincinnati Open final 2026
- AI isn't killing jobs yet: Over 50% of businesses say AI is creating roles as massive upskilling push begins
- What is the release date for Reacher season 4 episode 5 on Prime Video?
- ChatGPT might soon let you lock your most sensitive chats behind a PIN or fingerprint scan, hidden code suggests
- How to watch Newcastle vs Liverpool: Live streams, TV channels for Premier League 2026/27, team news
- Man City vs Bournemouth FREE Streams: How to watch Premier League 2026/27 from anywhere in the world
- I spent 20 minutes counting everything I hate about ChatGPT’s new voice — and accidentally discovered why it works
- The US Army is training AI agents to work alongside human forces in 'work roles'
- August 22
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- The US Air Force wants its next generation of target drones to mimic stealth jets
- How to watch Sri Lanka vs India 2nd Test: Free Streams & TV Channels
- Floating 10 MW nuclear reactor proposed for California: barge-mounted SMR aims to power 15,000 homes
- I asked ChatGPT if I should get Botox — its answer made me understand why ChatGPT for teens needs to exist
- South Korean city bets on the ocean to solve its AI data center crisis — but this is only the beginning
- Claude wins out in major user satisfaction survey, beating Gemini and ChatGPT — but it's bad news for Grok and Siri
- Google's $10 million bid to buy old business data from Spirit Airlines so it can use it to train AI has hit turbulence
- 'This is going to get AirPods banned': we've got more leaked details of the camera-equipped AirPods that are on the way
- EcoFlow’s Stream home batteries arrive to power the UK’s plug-in solar boom — but installation still isn’t DIY
- Experts warn 2,000 hacked WordPress sites were secretly running a global crime ring
- Everton vs Crystal Palace Live Streams: How to watch Premier League 2026/27 from anywhere in the world
- Nottm Forest vs Leeds Live Streams: How to watch Premier League 2026/27 from anywhere in the world, team news
- ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from the major GTA 6 leaks to Meta's $1.4 trillion lawsuit
- How to watch Vuelta a Espana 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels, schedule – Stage 18
- How to watch Hull City vs Man Utd: Free Streams + TV Channels for Premier League 2026/27, team news
- How to watch Match of the Day online from anywhere — free Premier League highlights for 2026/27
- Google and the UK government are looking to remove aircraft contrails using AI
- 350-Ton Longking ZL230E electric mining rig packs colossal 1,400 kWh battery, claims 10-90% charge in just 25 minutes
- August 21
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- Taiwan taps US startup Vatn for modular S12 undersea drones – Washington’s ally turns to cheaper underwater systems
- $16,000 Quad AI Geekom mini PC cluster gets DeepSeek V4 Flash treatment with 512GB RAM — reaches 14.61 tokens per second
- ‘Better move would be to ban it’: Apple Music steps up plan for AI-generated song labels, but some users think it doesn’t go far enough
- Experts warn expired credit cards can be brought back from the dead to make contactless payments
- 'Took me months to work this out': Redditor explains how Windows 11 can end up stripping out the GPU driver on your gaming laptop
- This 9-in-1 USB dock with a Blu-ray drive just smashed its Kickstarter goal by 300x — as backers succumb to dongle fatigue and physical media nostalgia
- 'We're offering gamers not just two more headsets, but two different ways to experience their games' — Audio specialist beyerdynamic announces two new, affordable wireless headsets, the MMX 100 and MMX 130
- No driver, no problem — devs use Claude AI to craft native macOS tool for an 'obscure' Windows-only printer
- Even dead websites aren't safe — experts warn hackers are spending millions on expired domains to enable malware scams
- A new Gemini for Home update is rolling out, but users are slamming Google for not fixing ‘missing and broken features’ despite the voice upgrades
- How to watch Arsenal vs Coventry: Live streams, team news and TV channels for the Premier League 2026/27 game
- Target may have suffered another damaging data leak as hackers claim 8.6GB haul
- What is the release date and launch time for Lanterns episode 2 on HBO Max?
- 'There was never really any big plan that these two games would both release next to each other' — FromSoftware president suggests a return to single-player games after Nightreign and The Duskbloods
- Mullvad VPN is testing smarter multi-hop and a spinnable server globe on Android
- Outer Banks 'gets the Yellowstone treatment' as new prequel goes ahead at Netflix — and fans are more open to it after divisive season 5 ending
- This new malware can use Google passkeys even after a victim resets their password
- How to watch Premier League 2026-27 for *FREE*
- Beats leak reveals the name of its next headphones plus most of its specs — but there could be one disappointing omission
- Leaker claims the Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition will launch in November for an estimated $899.99
- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (August 21)
- Proton VPN on Linux gets a huge accessibility boost with 20 new languages
- Digital camera sales are up, and Fujifilm just leapfrogged Nikon — here's what the numbers tell us
- Security experts targeted by fake crypto conference in scam to hand over details
- Are your PC games crashing after the latest Windows 11 update? Microsoft is investigating whether a nasty new bug is the cause — but there are workarounds
- The Pixel 11 Pro’s HiLight LED is bafflingly limited out of the box, but a new app removes its shackles
- Logitech sued for keeping US tariff refunds instead of returning them to customers
- Slack will now let you code as a team to get those tricky tasks done
- How to listen to Premier League 2026/27 from anywhere in the world
- How to watch Premier League 2026/27: Free Streams, TV Channels & Fixtures — Matchday 9
- Massive supply-chain attack sees terabytes of data belonging to some of the world’s biggest and most sensitive organizations leaked online
- Meta smart glasses could soon be banned in cinemas, says UK trade body — but this time it’s more about piracy than privacy
- Sennheiser gives its flagship true wireless earbuds a full revamp, complete with Bluetooth 6 and replaceable batteries
- African defense tech startup reveals $52 million funding as it looks to take on Ukraine and US giants
- August 20
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- Huge 66-ft Turkish drones are hunting million-dollar Chinese UAVs in Africa in another war barely anyone talks about
- USAF is buying banned DJI drones to train its operators against the 'most statistically probable real-world threat'
- China's PLA used drones to send gold bars, US$100 notes in a bizarre 'wartime financial support' drill
- NASA's ground control software has a worrying security flaw which could let hackers contact spacecraft
- 'Dude, you're getting a Dell....server rack': Is this iconic TV ad campaign returning with an AI twist?
- How to watch The Girls: A Khloé Kardashian Project online — stream the reality series from anywhere
- Android users beware — if you own one of these budget smartphones, your device could be hacked with a simple video call
- First plug-in solar kits get regulatory green light in the UK ahead of legal lift-off on August 27 — and they'll start at £699
- Hackers are using “evolved” capabilities in AI-generated malware to hit US critical infrastructure at an unprecedented scale — “active threat” currently hitting energy, water and agricultural industries
- Nintendo has confirmed the Nintendo Switch 2's new UK price — it's only going up by £24
- US Army is phasing out its futuristic drone and robot assault battalion, as part of a 'back-to-basics' approach
- Scammers pose as ransomware recovery agents, but just go on to steal more from victims
- The live-service elements of Horizon Hunters Gathering are reportedly being stripped out following 'poor feedback' as new details emerge about several canceled PlayStation titles
- IPVanish wants your help testing its next big features, and joining takes seconds
- Windows 11 is getting a much-needed change to privacy settings — but it's something Microsoft should have sorted a long time ago
- Healthtech firm CareCloud reveals March 2026 data breach impacted 3.7 million patients
- The dark side of back-to-school: Why ExpressVPN urges parents to rethink their online privacy habits
- Adobe Firefly just added 3 new AI audio tools for creators and marketers — I tested them all to see if they're any good
- Sony leak suggests it's rebooting some of its best ever headphones to compete with Bose and Sennheiser — but I'm not sure the predicted price is going to be cheap enough
- Scientists develop next-gen zinc-iodine batteries with 60,000+ cycles that charge in 3 minutes — and they won't catch fire either
- Whoop opens its blood-testing service to non-Whoop owners — Garmin, Apple and Oura fans can now use $150 diagnostics test that now includes early cancer screening
- All your EPL Matchday 1 streaming options – and don’t forget the early FPL GW1 deadline time
- Over 9 million facial recognition images leaked in major breach at reverse image search and identity verification service
- The price and release date for Xbox's 25th anniversary translucent 'OG green' controller have leaked ahead of Gamescom
- Google Messages RCS isn’t working for some users, but a weird VPN trick might fix it
- How to watch BMW Championship 2026: Free Live Streams, TV Channels & Preview
- How to watch Ludwig season 2 for *FREE* – stream the David Mitchell puzzle detective show from anywhere, Episodes 1-3 out now
- NATO wants thousands of AI drones guarding its borders — but there’s one thing they won’t be allowed to do
- Tesla’s Robotaxi gets caught crashing through traffic posts, just as it readies the purpose-built Cybercab for public roads
- US Space Force and Japan launch new satellites to boost surveillance across the Pacific and further beyond
- Apple TV 4K fans are begging for these 3 upgrades from the leaked Siri Remote — but one is already possible today
- August 19
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- Ukraine drone maker launches self-driving wagon capable of lugging 210kg across bumpy terrain — could this be its next secret weapon to turning the tide of war?
- Alabama town left powerless against massive new Bitcoin mining data center after developer finds loophole in state zoning laws
- Flock CEO says drones are 'probably our fastest growing business', but consumer rights groups say they can 'jeopardize privacy' like license plate readers
- Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten teams up with German startup to build military drones
- Blockbuster is making an unlikely comeback — neighborhood 'Free Blockbuster' boxes are multiplying for DVD and Blu-ray fans, as new website turns Netflix into a 3D video store
- Public TV channel sues Iron Mountain data center after its cloud storage vendor goes out of business, losing over 70 years of archival materials and programming
- Comcast is adding motion detection to millions of routers, and I’m worried it’s a privacy nightmare
- The reMarkable Paper Pro can run Android 13 — it’s not pretty, but it works and it’s an incredible upgrade
- Coders are slacking when it comes to web standards — and that simply won't do in the AI age
- 'There is no reliable, economical one-size-fits-all model on the horizon': Experts claim AI costs will grow fivefold by 2028, as demand continues to soar
- This World Photography Day, I’m getting lost in the late David Hockney’s incredible Polaroid composites
- How to watch Celtic vs LASK: Free Streams & TV Channels, Team News for Champions League 2026/27 Play-Offs
- Go easy on the gas — new study suggests a smooth EV driving style is simplest way to prolong its battery life
- Over half of Americans are concerned about AI in daily life — with tech leaders and AI gurus desperately trying to calm the number one fear
- Aldi is launching a cheap Dyson and Shark stick vacuum rival soon — and it’ll be joined by a £20 air fryer
- HoverAir’s ingenious self-flying drone can transform into a pocket gimbal camera — and unlike DJI drones, it just got FCC approval in the US
- Experts manage to hack Microsoft Copilot by continually asking it questions about itself
- Forget big donors — Tor Project proved a crowd of small givers can bankroll internet freedom and raise over $200K
- Microsoft smothers malware by tracking behavior instead of blocking domains
- Proton VPN usage spikes in Brazil amid Discord feature block
- More GTA 6 leaks reveal new gameplay and the entire map — and leaker keeps their promise over threats to reveal more, as a third clip, including a new cutscene, surfaces online
- NordVPN scores another Premier League deal with new Crystal Palace partnership
- ‘Like comparing a $5 Walmart steak to a steak from a local ranch’: the Fairphone Gen 6 Plus's perceived high price is dividing fans — and I know where I stand
- 'I would rather use my own head than to let Claude reply': Google Workspace users divided on news Claude can now write and send emails in Gmail for you — without asking for permission
- The big TechRadar interview: Ted Lasso season 4's Abbie Hern, Faye Marsay, and Jude Mack on joining the hit Apple TV show, soccer boot camps, and 'being underdogs'
- Bluesky reveals recent outage was caused by major DDoS attack
- iPhone owners urged to sell current models ASAP to avoid 30% value drop: 'if you’ve got a Pro or Pro Max, waiting until after the launch can be particularly costly'
- Good news — you can now properly swear on Microsoft Teams calls...unless you work for the government
- 'Glad I switched to Kobo': Amazon angers Kindle owners by rolling out tougher DRM and reportedly closing a popular Libby loans loophole
- Technics' classic SL-1200 turntable is getting a 55th anniversary edition — and the big upgrade is 'lots of gold'
- What is the release date for Lioness season 3 episode 4 on Paramount+?
- Surfshark warns personal devices are a 'wide-open door' as UK Prime Minister falls for impersonation scam
- How to watch England vs Pakistan 1st Test: Free Streams & TV Channels for Day 3
- Sorry, Samsung — Google says its latest AI smartphone camera tool can measure bodies better than the Galaxy Watch's bioelectric sensors
- Leaker claims Nintendo Switch 2 version of Diablo 4 will finally arrive two days after BlizzCon and include two expansions
- Rent a supernode by the hour - Alibaba brings frontier-scale AI compute to the public cloud, but only if you live in this remote Chinese province
- Nvidia wants to stop AI costs skyrocketing with its new software router — but will it really make a difference?
- August 18
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- Ubiquiti sued by Ukrainian families over claims its tech powered Russian battlefield drones
- Ukraine reveals new UAV equipped with 24 hours of flight time and a range of 2,000 kilometres — enough to reach Siberia and back
- The US Marines have a new tactic to tackle drones — just shoot them down
- 'The attacks we found only scratch the surface of what is possible': Experts say so-called 'Proactive SIM' cards can hijack smartphones, IoT devices and even EV chargers
- 'This technology turns every router into a potential means for surveillance': Report claims Wi-Fi devices could 'quietly identify' people with nearly 100% accuracy
- Cherokee Nation joins list of tribes banning data centers on tribal lands due to water, energy, noise, and cultural resource protection concerns — and all new projects require ‘early consultation’
- Ex-British F1 engineers build a cheap 466-MPH kamikaze drone
- 'OUR BOYYYY IS BACK' — Star Wars Zero Company gets an explosive final trailer featuring another fan-favorite Clone Wars character
- ‘It’s not about who can generate a homepage in 30 seconds’: Hostinger launches a new agentic AI Builder, helping businesses do more with AI
- Geekom reveals multiple mini-PCs may be infected with malware hidden in a network driver — but it's now down to you to fix your PC
- Loan company breach sees nearly 750,000 users have financial info, SSNs leaked
- Microsoft is massively improving Windows 11's right-click menu — but it should have been like this from the start
- How to watch The Great ADHD Myth? online – it's FREE
- Russia charges teenager for listening to a banned song using a VPN
- GTA 6 fans can't contain their excitement over the sound of a trunk closing in new 'It Happens on PS5' ad — 'We’re so desperate for GTA 6 marketing that a trunk closing sound is exciting'
- 'You can pull from all the different time periods' — Galactic Racer devs outline how the upcoming game's 'post-war' Outer Rim setting lets it reflect every era of Star Wars
- Millions of stolen records allegedly dumped online by mystery "Hatman" hacker — McDonalds, Vodafone and more see Microsoft Azure records stolen
- 'If they're not controlling it with their feet, then are they really playing the game properly?' — Star Wars: Galactic Racer dev recommends gamers go full Sebulba and play with their feet
- Gotta snap 'em all: Polaroid unveils limited edition Pokémon cameras and film, and I'm obsessed
- Spotify just unveiled a new tool that lets you Bridget Jones-ify your playlists with notes explaining your song choices — and I’m ready to spill
- This wearable patch will buzz your arm when it detects poisons, and it could one day save your life
- Sony launches new 'It Happens on PS5' ad featuring GTA 6, but it can't escape angry fans — 'Discs used to happen on PS5'
- 'A watch I'd actually buy': Casio's latest retro take on a smartwatch is the F-B100W, with step counting included
- Want Sonos controls on your iPhone lock screen? They've finally returned to iOS — here's how to get them
- China is finally pulling Windows 10 from government machines — and says that's ahead of schedule
- Pokémon Center data breach exposes customer info, cancels some orders
- Sony CEO confirms the PS6 launch date is still undecided due to the ongoing component shortage — 'Considering that importance, we need to take some action. Otherwise, we cannot survive in this landscape'
- 'These things aren't meant to take pictures.' As a fresh clip of camera-equipped AirPods leaks, people appear to have already made their minds up — whatever the experts say
- Improving mobile 'connectivity confidence' could give UK workers back three weeks a year — and boost the UK economy by billions
- What is the release date for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 5 on HBO Max?
- Disney Parks' D23 keynote was packed — here's everything new coming to Disney World and Disneyland, including Piston Peak, Avengers Campus, and Villains Land
- This new 16-inch laptop comes with a ridiculous 72GB of RAM — if you are willing to wait for the upgrade
- August 17
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- China says new AI missile system can track US F-35s with 90% accuracy
- 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones have been destroyed in the Iran war - a quarter of the fleet worth $1.3 billion obliterated
- World's largest 3D printing facility builds drone boats using robotic arms
- I’m a diehard Firefox user — and its new ad blocker rolling out on iOS could finally let me switch from Safari
- German defense giant tests moving truck launcher carrying 18 kamikaze drones
- Russian websites could soon be easy pickings for hackers as security certificates expire — banks, emails, and government systems all potentially at risk
- Ukrainian drone that smashed TU-95 bomber is based on a smuggled UAV China refused to sell
- The Steam Frame is ‘just around the corner’ but the Steam Machine has already killed my interest — only Half-Life could save it now
- The creators of Lanterns knew that episode 1's big plot twist would be the 'most controversial idea we had' for the new HBO Max show — and they didn't expect DC Studios to agree to it
- Forget Facebook Marketplace — IKEA's new tool for buying and selling second-hand furniture will launch in the UK 'later this year'
- Cardiff vs Wrexham live streams: How to watch EFL Championship 2026/27 fixture from anywhere in the world, team news
- Ransomware gang crashes own attack — with no-one to blame but themselves
- Proton VPN usage spikes in Oman amid suspected TikTok block
- What is the release date for Ted Lasso season 4 episode 3 on Apple TV?
- How to watch Celebrity MasterChef online from anywhere – it's *FREE*
- Apple Fitness+ could be getting Peloton-style live workouts — just as Spotify makes its own big push into fitness
- MacOS users warned to beware screen-sharing bug which can turn Macs into cryptomining slaves
- PC gamers are asking 'what's next?' as RAM crisis sparks further rumors of GPU price hikes, and gaming monitors could get more expensive
- What is the release date for Outer Banks season 5 on Netflix?
- 'I honestly thought Highguard looked pretty good' — Gears of War creator laments internet culture in which it's 'cool to hate' new games
- France blocks under-15 social media ban over freedom of expression fears
- Have you been Flocked? This free website reveals when your license plate has been searched for on the cop camera database
- SSD price pain predicted to last until 2030 — as worrying report shows DDR5 RAM is now five times more expensive than a year ago
- The internet is becoming more stressful and unlikeable — with AI slop and data leaks to blame
- How to watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 18 online — stream cult comedy from anywhere
- 'Taking away people's choice of how they work is probably not going to help them in terms of their well-being': New study unsurprisingly finds people who want to work remotely are actually more productive and happier
- What is the release date for The Shards episode 5 on Hulu and Disney+?
- IKEA’s super-cheap bathroom gadget combines a clock, thermometer and humidity reader in one — so you can quickly check how late you are for work
- Every Marvel and Star Wars D23 Expo 2026 reveal ranked — new X-Men movie cast, Avengers: Doomsday trailer #2, Ryan Gosling's Starfighter character name, and more
- 'Americans only dream of phones like these' — the Honor Robot Phone is going viral, and commenters are calling it an 'innovation light-years ahead of iPhone'
- Four years after its untimely demise, Spotify Car Thing is back, for free, and with absolutely no help from the streaming giant itself
- Microsoft is dropping its Excel Copilot function after only a year - and without ever getting a full public launch
- Lanterns episode 1 makes an incredibly bold storytelling choice that I didn't see coming — and now I've got a wild theory about one of the new HBO Max show's dual timelines
- August 16
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- The US Army is opening up its training centers for private firms to test out new drones
- Russian body, Desi brain: How India is turning the Su-30MKI into a lethal stealth hunter
- US Air Force wants AI help to keep its Minuteman III nukes ticking until they're 66, or maybe 80
- The Pentagon's next big project is hypersonic scramjet cruise missiles able to evade enemy interceptors
- Kioxia showcases the world’s fastest SSD with mind-blowing 10M IOPS and a staggering 50 DWPD endurance
- Russia's accelerating Starlink rival development means that war in space is not just probable; it's inevitable
- What is the release date for Reacher season 4 episode 4 on Prime Video?
- How to watch Burnley vs West Ham: Live streams and TV channels for the EFL Championship 2026/27 game
- Gemini now lets you turn off the visible watermark on your AI creations — here's how to do it, and how your content is still flagged as AI
- How to watch Community Shield 2026: FREE live streams, team news and TV channels for Arsenal vs Man City
- Dolby says Dolby Vision 2 HDR should come to cheaper TVs than the original — and the basic version is less expensive to license than Dolby Vision 2 Max to achieve that
- Ukraine's new secret drone weapon could be this 25g antenna, capable of transmitting over an incredible range
- There's a sneaky way to watch UFC 330 for $1
- August 15
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- 'A first step, not a finish line' — Disney and Epic Games have connected Disney World’s and Disneyland’s Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run to a brand-new Star Wars adventure in Fortnite
- How to watch UFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry live streams, no PPV, start time, full card
- The US Navy finally has a carrier with a built-in center for drones and other unmanned aircraft
- OVH Cloud tells users to expect 87% price rise — with gaming servers hit particularly hard
- Anthropic becomes the 'Apple of AI' as it grabs most revenue despite being the most expensive
- X-Men '97 season 3: everything we know so far about the popular Marvel animated show's return on Disney+
- How to watch La Liga 2026/27: Live streams, TV channels, schedule
- How to watch Bulls vs New Zealand for FREE: Live streams and TV channels for Rugby's Greatest Rivalry tour match
- The latest Google Health update lets you hide the AI Coach — and I'll be glad to take a break from its advice
- ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from the Google Pixel 11 launch to Honor's revolutionary Robot Phone
- How to watch FIH Hockey World Cup 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels, schedule
- How to watch Cincinnati Open 2026: Live Streams & TV Channels for ATP & WTA 1000 Tennis, Finals
- Is AI really helping your SMB? Study finds a quarter of execs can't explain what their AI actually does
- India central bank head says AI can approve loans humans would have turned down, says the technology is, 'a capability to be responsibly harnessed and not merely as a risk to be contained'
- How to watch Australia vs Japan: Free streams and TV channels for rugby international
- How to watch Sri Lanka vs India 1st Test: Free Streams & TV Channels
- 'There's no realistic chance all of that content will get remastered from scratch': Dolby Vision 2 will come to more titles than you might expect, thanks to an automated process — but there will be two key creative-led features that aren't automated
- August 14
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- Ukrainian drones disabled US armor brigade in simulated warfare 'so quickly' that they had to respawn the equipment
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, August 15 (game #1664)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, August 15 (game #895)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 15 (game #1161)
- Kioxia, SanDisk show off the tiny chip which could go in world's first 1 PB SSD
- The ultimate Mac dock? Ivanky unveils a 26-port Apple Silicon powerhouse that Windows users can't use
- Marvel's Wolverine confirmed to have New Game Plus at launch and features a side activity called Nightmare Doors where players 'confront Logan's nightmares to uncover his past'
- Young people increasingly don't trust AI - or the billionaires that keep telling us we should all love AI, survey finds
- Hundreds of fake Chrome VPN extensions impersonating NordVPN, Proton, and more caught hijacking your traffic
- 'This one just needs a script': Researchers find ultimate Windows kill switch which can disable antivirus with almost no user interaction
- EU introduces strict new security rules for VPNs with the help of industry giants
- The X-Men don't exist in Marvel's Wolverine since mutants aren't safe in this world, Insomniac says — 'We wanted to remind people that existence for a mutant is not safe. It's hard. It's scary'
- Scammers hijack real Shopify notifications to swindle victims — here's how to stay safe
- What if Sims and a smart speaker had a baby? Meet the bijou speaker with a ‘tiny world inside’ — just don’t expect it to play your Spotify playlists
- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (August 14)
- Trump places 100% tariffs on ‘particularly sensitive’ drones for national security reasons and to strengthen US drone industry
- What is the release date and launch time for Lanterns episode 1 on HBO Max?
- Marvel's Wolverine Performance Mode will run at 60fps with ray tracing on PS5, Insomniac confirms — 'It's the default mode for the first time for us in one of our games. It’s important for the presentation'
- Flock CEO says 'we're not Big Brother' in the face of surveillance allegations — as 3D printing enthusiasts share 'Flock Sock' camera cover to help protestors
- iFixit showed the shocking damage dust can do to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 — and the iPhone Ultra needs to solve this
- Analyst reports 89% of GTA 6 pre-orders are for the $100 Ultimate Edition — 'I have never seen a 90% premium share before
- Epic Games Store is going to support Linux 'soon' — and that's great news for Steam Deck owners
- Kanto's new budget-friendly turntable has a few smart features to make it easy for novices to use, and it's lovely and compact too
- How to watch Palestine 36 online with a free trial — stream acclaimed historical drama in US, Australia, Canada, Middle East
- Insomniac admits there's no lore reason Logan's suit in Marvel's Wolverine regenerates: 'You can't play through most of the game wearing just shredded rags on his body'
- It's prime time to get the new Samsung Galaxy Foldable smartphones with exclusive Amazon savings
- 'We failed you today': Namecheap down for several hours after a data center cooling failure, leaving customers furious
- How to watch EFL Championship 2026/27: Free Streams & TV Channels
- August 13
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- Experts warn ChatGPT isn't just predicting words anymore — It's now predicting human thoughts
- Quordle hints and answers for Friday, August 14 (game #1663)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, August 14 (game #894)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, August 14 (game #1160)
- Japan launches sovereign satellite navigation network as GPS cannot reach all of its country
- $130 billion worth of AI data center projects were cancelled or delayed in Q1 2026 — developers sick of losing are fighting back, and are already finding victory
- World-first autonomous ‘end-to-end’ AI attack against Taiwan tied to Chinese hackers — and the scariest part is that it was fully open source
- The Pentagon has unveiled an improved online store to buy counter-drone kits, but you probably won't ever be able to see it
- Linus Torvalds says 'huge' Linux kernel updates are now the status quo — and it's all thanks to AI
- The RAMpocalypse is suffocating Apple's MacBook Air supply, with delivery delays up to a month — here's what to buy instead
- Microsoft's nemesis returns: Nightmare Eclipse is back with a new zero day which could be bad news for Windows users
- Fans believe they've solved the secret name of The Elder Scrolls 6, and the clue might have been hidden in Starfield the whole time
- Scientists are developing a ‘magnetoelastic’ tent that makes its own electricity like a wind turbine — but don’t expect to be able to take one to Glastonbury next year
- Android users targeted by new WindRelay malware which can clone contactless cards in just 13 minutes
- New leak claims the first special edition Nintendo Switch 2 will be released to celebrate The Legend of Zelda's 40th anniversary — and yes, there are pictures
- Nintendo is now warning customers about upcoming Switch 2 price hike in stores — and it's a reminder to buy ASAP if you want one
- ‘A full 40-hour week now takes just 60 minutes’: Ahrefs’ new AI agents promise 'always-on' marketing support
- 1 in 3 Windows users have 'fallen into a reset trap' and can't escape Edge — I think it's high time Microsoft stopped messing around with default browser choices
- Crunchyroll is coming to BMW and Mini vehicles with 40 other brands to follow — and I can't wait to watch anime in my car
- Xbox unveils new limited edition Gears of War controllers, and fans say 'they look frigging awesome'
- Good news, 4K Blu-ray fans: Dolby confirms that Dolby Vision 2 HDR can work on existing players and disc tech — bad news: it's up to the manufacturers, and Sony already said 'we do not plan to provide an update'
- The $535,000 TLD: Could .ai dethrone .com?
- Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 are getting a free update with 4 new features, announced quietly alongside Pixel 11 phones at the Made By Google event — including a new way to use Gemini
- ‘If it was opt in, nobody would opt in’: Amazon’s AI is being trained on your Twitch streams unless you turn it off — here’s how to stop it
- Trump signs memo calling for cyber privateers to conduct cyberattacks abroad against criminal groups targeting Americans — but they have to escrow $1 million to join
- After taking on Whoop, Garmin could come for Oura with its own smart ring — and as a Garmin fan, these are the 3 features I want to see
- Proton VPN rolls out Rust-powered 'Proton Protocols' in beta across all major apps
- Apple TV just added a fresh batch of classic movies to its library for free, including my favorite Spielberg tear-jerker — here’s how to find them
- Leaked IdeaPad looks like a proper MacBook Neo rival — but I don't think Lenovo can beat Apple on price
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 has been delayed to 'deliver the quality of experience we've always envisioned,' developer says
- More intelligent. More secure. More amazing. Discover the laptop that brings real business benefits
- How to watch Dictator: The Hitler Interviews online for FREE – stream chilling documentary series from anywhere
- Claude Cowork is coming to your Chrome browser, and I might finally use it now
- 'We’re further strengthening the value of PlayStation Plus' — Helldivers 2 has just dropped on PS Plus in time for a huge Warhammer 40,000 crossover
- Surfshark takes aim at the smishing epidemic with new real-time scam text protection
- Windows users face six times more malware than Mac owners, Surfshark reveals — but 'Macs are safer' is only half true
- Pearl Abyss confirms Crimson Desert DLC is scheduled to 'release this year' — and I'm not ready for it, even after 240 hours
- Most UK tech leaders say network outages are becoming a critical business problem
- 11X cheaper than ChatGPT: Tiny 150M model just proved AI doesn't need to "think out loud" to be smart
- Redditor turns Android phone into a desktop PC in a stroke of genius, sandwiching it between two huge CPU coolers so it runs Witcher 3 at 1080p ultra
- Russia's Microsoft Office challenger forced to shut down offices and fire workers as reports claim it is losing millions
- Roku's new AI channel is top of the slops: is this an important AI milestone or just "the cutting edge of AI slop"?
- August 12
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- Russian startup claims it could produce silicon wafers in five minutes instead of two weeks, but trillion-dollar IMEC doesn't have to worry
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, August 13 (game #893)
- Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, August 13 (game #1662)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, August 13 (game #1159)
- Ukraine claims it found over 5,000 foreign-made components in over 200 Russian weapon systems, with missiles, drones, and armored vehicles particularly concerning
- US Navy's new "Trump class" nuclear-powered program could hit $275 billion — with the first ship alone costing an eye-watering $23.4 billion
- 'It took less than five seconds': Volkswagen badges are being targeted by thieves for the radar tech behind them
- A step too far? US lawmaker pledges 'Data Center Bill of Rights' to let protests be more effective
- How to watch Australia vs Bangladesh Test Series: Free Streams & TV Channels for 2nd Test Day 2
- The world's largest SSD is here: DapuStor unveils massive 512TB drive
- Farmer ends up killing 25 acres of his crops after trusting AI on herbicide advice
- Windows 11's August update has arrived — here are 3 reasons to download it, including turbocharged app launching
- Google TV Freeplay is getting a huge free upgrade, and owners of TCL, Hisense, and Sony TVs will be over the moon — you're about to get a huge range of new free streaming options
- This North Korean recruitment scam was so convincing it even fooled Google
- Sony announces new Ghost of Yotei expansion and Complete Edition, but the upgrade cost is a slap in the face for day-one buyers
- ‘TikTok may be used on government devices’: Trump administration removes TikTok ban on government phones, so employees are now free to doomscroll once again
- How to watch UEFA Super Cup 2026: Free streams & TV channels for PSG vs Aston Villa, team news
- How to watch Man Utd vs Leeds for FREE: live stream the 2026/27 pre-season friendly from anywhere
- Tesla must physically recall over 20,000 Model 3 and Y EVs because their headlights are too bright
- ‘Nonstop lies from the AI’: As Google launches the Pixel Watch 5, its redesigned Google Health app is leaving Fitbit users incensed at its crazy hallucinations
- Google says Chrome blocked seven billion malicious Android notifications every day in its bid to cut down on scams
- I love having a second screen for gaming, and this new 8-in-1 smart dock might actually make me switch from my Corsair Xeneon Edge, thanks to two major upgrades
- I’ve used the new Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Google's made nearly all the improvements I wanted to see — and the 'HiLight' feature is the surprising standout
- NordVPN secures a spot in the Premier League with new Aston Villa partnership
- Sonos sees your AirPods Max 2 and raises you an Ace ‘Ultra’, and the much-rumored second-generation headphones sound extreme
- A dangerous Zoom screen-sharing bug could have let hackers hijack other devices on a call
- The Xbox Elite Series 3 seems to have leaked — and, in a twist no one expected, might have a built-in screen
- Watch out, Waze fans — there's a bug that means reports of police aren't showing up for many
- Google is building three huge new subsea cables to connect North, Central and South America
- EU study proposes 30-minute takedown of illegal streams, and your VPN is in the crosshairs
- X-Men '97 season 2 ending explained: who dies, is there a post-credits scene, and more on the Marvel TV show's latest finale on Disney+
- What is the release date for Lioness season 3 episode 3 on Paramount+?
- New London data centers approved — and some are requesting 3 million liters of water per day and enough electricity to power thousands of homes
- Watch out AirPods Pro, Samsung Galaxy Buds’ hearing aid tech just gained US FDA clearance and should arrive in two Pro models by the end of 2026
- Professors say today's solar eclipse won’t crash the grid — so why is Octopus Energy paying customers to switch off?
- How to watch Spy Next Door: The Anna Chapman Story for FREE
- Boeing and US Air Force sign deal to build guided jet-powered bombs capable of traveling 300 nautical miles
- August 11
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- Ukraine hits Russian Crimea targets with unmanned ship carrying FPV drones
- Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, August 12 (game #1661)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, August 12 (game #892)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, August 12 (game #1158)
- Amazon's new Texas AI data center could become the biggest CO2 polluter in the US — 7.65GW facility gets permit to spread 33 million tons of annual greenhouse gases, despite Amazon's clean energy pledge
- Capturing the 'primal energy of Wolverine' in a new look, Sony is going all-in on Marvel’s Wolverine with a new PS5 collection that includes covers, a DualSense, and a limited-edition console
- Drone firm PDW lands $820 million Pentagon funding to build the next generation of UAS components as crackdown on foreign providers continues
- Nashville will use 'eminent domain' to block a $700 million data center threatening iconic zoo
- Scammers are using fake Odyssey pirate downloads to spread malware that's more dangerous than the Cyclops and Circe combined
- UK Navy forced to strip out internet connectivity from drones after finding it sent 'heartbeat communications' to China
- GTA 6 leverages the PS5's ultra-high-speed SSD for 'near-instant load times', but fans reckon Rockstar has been quietly revealing the game's loading screens for months
- Insomniac confirms Marvel's Wolverine is 'fully playable on the disc' out of the box — just months before Sony ends physical game production for good
- 'Not all heroes wear capes': Someone ported Word from 1990 to run in Windows 11, and it's perhaps the ultimate protest against Microsoft's bloat
- Privacy giant Proton may be building a web browser — but its community turns cold
- How to watch The Traitors India season 2 online from anywhere
- Amazfit’s five-star fitness tracker just got a new way to take on Garmin’s best smartwatches, and it just got even better value
- How to watch Sharks vs All Blacks for FREE: Live streams and TV channels for Rugby's Greatest Rivalry game
- What is the release date for The Shards episodes 3 and 4 on Hulu and Disney+?
- OpenAI extends 'Daybreak' security project and reveals new cyber model — but for approved users only
- Wix launches Symphony – giving small businesses their own AI workforce
- Spotify is introducing AI Persona tags to differentiate real artists from fake ones, vowing to become ‘the most transparent and trustworthy place to listen to music’ — but the tool isn’t targeting the music itself
- How to watch Sky Sports from anywhere – stream Premier League, cricket, golf and more
- London Underground is trialing live face scanning from today as privacy groups say it 'treats the public like suspects' — here's how to avoid it
- 'Our goal is to deliver way more value to consumers than what we charge them' — Take-Two CEO says GTA 6 'will be an incredible bargain' at its $80 base price
- Redditor somehow turns a Steam Deck into a Game Boy — and I'm loving the 'SteamBoy'
- Take-Two CEO defends timed Netflix exclusive GTA 6 extended look, says it's 'part of Rockstar Games' marketing strategy'
- The CEVA Logistics data breach is having major knock-on effects across Europe - here's what we know
- GTA 6 Ultimate Edition is selling more than Standard, says Take-Two CEO, despite the price controversy: 'The most avid consumers are the ones who are pre-ordering now'
- Beats teased new headphones then ghosted us — but now, Reddit sleuths think they’ve worked out when the new cans will land
- Microsoft Teams will now let you really show off how good you are at your job — but it might make your co-workers cringe
- Worried about data centres near you? The UK map shows most facilities are in London, but things are changing fast
- NordVPN outpaces competitors in independent tests, with top marks for speed and malware protection
- Meet Snowflake Volunteer: Tor's Android app that lets you help people bypass censorship
- Improved connectivity is helping more Brits realise their dream — in both business and personal life
- What is the release date for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 4 on HBO Max?
- Amazon reportedly uses 45-year-old rules to get around AI data center opposition - California residents left fuming after Gilroy facility begins construction
- August 10
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- Virginia cracks down on electricity firms hiking prices for AI data centers — move could save ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ for everyday users
- Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, August 11 (game #1660)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, August 11 (game #891)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, August 11 (game #1157)
- 3D-printed drones built on a US Navy ship for the first time, potentially opening a whole new world of possibilities for future warfare
- The US government wants to make it easier to build and launch floating nuclear reactors, 'unleashing American energy dominance'
- What you need to know about your hearing health and wired earbuds, and why this Kickstarter campaign emphatically gets my backing as someone who tests IEMs
- SpaceX is spending $16.8 billion on a Texas chip fab Musk says will be '50 times the size of the Pentagon'
- TSMC reportedly has $1 billion of Apple chips awaiting delivery of DRAM — will this be what powers the iPhone 18 Pro?
- House of the Dragon season 4: release window, possible cast, story predictions, and more on the HBO Max show's final chapter
- Cloudflare chief says humans will soon be 'a rounding error on the Internet' as bot traffic takes over — so what is it doing to combat this?
- What is the release date for X-Men '97 season 2 episode 9 on Disney+?
- How to watch FEI World Championships 2026: free live streams, TV channels, schedule, Sunday's events
- Microsoft reportedly pours fuel on PC pricing flames as it implements a 'significant increase' for Windows 11 licenses
- 'Everyone who bought this game should be eligible for a full refund': A digital-only Nintendo Switch game just became unplayable for those who paid for it — showing exactly why gamers are rebelling against Sony's disc-free PlayStation plans
- We spend £1.6bn a year on subscriptions we don’t want — fast tracked UK Government policy promises to make cancelling them easier, and will make ‘phoney bargains’ illegal
- Top US defense device maker IEH Corporation admits hackers broke into its systems
- US healthcare software giant Unlimited Technology Systems admits hackers may have stolen sensitive data of 3.8 million people
- Samsung patches nearly 200 security issues on its phone hardware - here's what you need to know
- My favorite budget clip-style open earbuds have a successor which solves two major problems with these designs
- What is the release date for Ted Lasso season 4 episode 2 on Apple TV?
- Levi's reveals security tear may have let hackers steal important corporate data
- Spotify quietly added a button to skip ads in podcasts, except for its own promotional content — and it’s sparked widespread concern for the future of podcasting
- Windows 11's RAM-hogging, advert-laden Weather app is the poster child for everything that's wrong with the operating system
- The Witcher season 5 is rumored to be delayed until 2027 — and I'm concerned about the finale of the Netflix fantasy series
- How to watch YouTube TV from anywhere
- Klarna member? You can now get a free NordVPN subscription — here's how
- Experts warn North Korean hackers are increasingly using AI to build smarter and more devious cyberattacks
- No, Tesla didn’t build this bizarre Cybertruck-inspired solar EV: this BMW-backed solar car project uses the sun’s rays to commute for free
- 'The wobble is so annoying': one Galaxy Z Fold 8 user has resorted to an extreme fix to ensure their foldable lies perfectly flat
- Meta chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth says AI productivity gains should now mean we're all doing more work — not taking time off
- Amnezia VPN strengthens its blocking capabilities with 'mandatory update' for Premium and Free users
- This elite new amp stack looks like it was ripped straight from WALL-E, and it costs half a million dollars
- House of the Dragon season 3 ending explained: who dies during the Battle of Tumbleton, when will season 4 come out, and more on the HBO Max show's latest finale
- How to watch European Athletics Championships 2026 for FREE: Live Streams, TV Channels, Schedule & Medal Table
- August 9
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- Experts find AI agents can be tricked into 'remembering' fake facts for months — so how do we stop it?
- Quordle hints and answers for Monday, August 10 (game #1659)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, August 10 (game #890)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, August 10 (game #1156)
- The world's first diamond-powered portable quantum computer works at room temperature and can even be plugged into a regular wall outlet
- Samsung wants to bring a floating data center to Texas — huge waterborne facility could offer 50MW of capacity and even cool itself
- Synology reveals a host of new NAS devices it says can balance budget and power requirements for all users
- Chinese ship spotted 'lurking' near Taiwan's subsea internet cables linking it to the US
- Experts warn this fake Claude install guide can be used to empty crypto wallets
- This VPN firm has created a way to stop Microsoft's hidden tracking tool on Windows — although it will break some key cloud services
- What is the release date for Reacher season 4 episodes 1-3 on Prime Video?
- The FCC could start banning DJI drones that have previously been approved, and DJI isn't happy about it
- PwC left red-faced after being caught using AI hallucinations and fake citations in multiple reports
- How to watch British Grand Prix 2026 MotoGP for FREE: Live streams and TV channels for big weekend at Silverstone
- Ahead of one of the best solar eclipses in years, Telefónica boosts mobile coverage to make sure you can post all your videos online
- 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
- August 8
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- US Army is hunting for surface-to-air missiles able to take down small drones
- Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 9 (game #1658)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, August 9 (game #889)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, August 9 (game #1155)
- 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
- 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
- How to watch Man Utd vs PSG: live stream the 2026/27 pre-season friendly from anywhere
- '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
- 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
- Working hard or hardly working? More than half of workers have sent unneeded emails or messages just to show they are doing something
- How to watch Japan vs Australia: Live streams and TV channels as Brave Blossoms host Wallabies
- 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
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- Pentagon signs $500 million deal for unmanned counter-drone missile systems promising 'decisive advantage'
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 8 (game #1154)
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, August 8 (game #1657)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, August 8 (game #888)
- 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
- 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
- Wondering why GTA 6 is a code in a box? Take-Two CEO says it’s because gaming is now ‘well over 90% digital’
- How to watch Middlesbrough vs Wrexham: Free Streams + TV Channels for Carabao Cup 1st Round
- '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?
- Redditor gets sick of waiting for Nvidia and makes a tool to protect RTX 5090 GPUs from melting their power cables
- '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
- This Russian VPN has been accused of breaching its no-log policy — here's what we know
- 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
- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and more this weekend (August 7)
- How to watch Rugby's Greatest Rivalry: FREE streams, TV channels, schedule for New Zealand's 2026 tour of South Africa, 4th and final Test
- How to watch DHL Stormers vs New Zealand for FREE: Live streams and TV channels for Rugby's Greatest Rivalry tour opener
- NordVPN gives Linux users a major upgrade with automatic GUI app installation
- 'Locking a gameplay trailer behind a Netflix subscription is a new level of greed' — GTA 6 fans 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
- 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
- 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
- UK SMBs are increasingly turning to AI for their ads — and many consider it their secret weapon for expansion
- UK government could force bosses to consult employees before rolling out worker surveillance tools
- 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
- 'Enemy rags do not remain on Ukrainian soil for long': Ukrainian forces destroy Russian flag 30 seconds after it was dropped by a drone
- 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
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- NASA says a billion-dollar bill for a recycled Moon rover is simply too high
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, August 7 (game #1153)
- Quordle hints and answers for Friday, August 7 (game #1656)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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’
- 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'
- 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
- 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'
- 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
- 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?
- 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
- Dolby Vision 2 HDR is officially arriving on certain Hisense TVs — here's which models are getting it first, and what it does
- How to watch Carabao Cup 2026/27 for FREE: Live stream EFL Cup online from anywhere — Round 4
- 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
- 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
- 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'
- 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
- Workers are hitting back at employer plans to use AI to screen job applications
- 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
- Forget Sidecar, someone just got the real macOS working on an iPad — and it proves it’d be a terrible idea
- August 5
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- FBI agent accused of stealing $1 million in crypto — and he even consulted ChatGPT on how to leave the country
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, August 6 (game #1152)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, August 6 (game #886)
- Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, August 6 (game #1655)
- Could Japan be the next drone giant? Prime Minister looks to push domestic production to reduce reliance on China
- 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
- 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
- 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
- '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
- 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
- '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+?
- Your living-room VPN just got faster: IPVanish rolls out WireGuard and OpenVPN on Apple TV
- 'Patients are ready for this': New study reveals 90% of NHS staff use AI at work — and most patients are happy with it
- Why is Intel sharing its Atom CPU technology with a start-up? The answer could be in low-power x86 design
- August 4
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- Watch out — Microsoft login pages are being abused as hackers try and lure in unlucky victims, here's what to look out for
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, August 5 (game #1151)
- Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, August 5 (game #1654)
- 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
- Steam survey shows GPUs with 16GB are now the most popular graphics cards — and that really doesn't bode well for gamers' wallets
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- ‘77% expect domain importance to increase’: Name.com partners with Lovable and others to embed domain access
- How to watch Ted Lasso season 4 online – stream the sports comedy's revival from anywhere
- 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
- 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
- Philips Hue may be bringing its best ever lightstrip to the back of your TV — but we're primed for a painful price
- AdGuard VPN launches standalone Meta Quest app for system-wide VR protection
- 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
- Plug in baby: why plug-in solar is going to be huge for UK homes
- DJI unveils the Mic Mini 2S — here are 5 upgrades you can expect over the regular Mic Mini 2
- A potentially dangerous macOS security flaw went unreported due to Apple being deluged by AI slop bug reports
- 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
- Google just made managing your Fitbit health data far easier on iOS, and I can’t believe it’s taken this long
- 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
- Over 100,000 UK Police and staff have personal data leaked in attack on national database
- EE launches its fastest fibre broadband ever - 8GB per second speeds should appeal to home workers, gamers and AI developers alike
- LinkedIn says it won't be spending big on AI hardware this year — but it has a good reason why
- August 3
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- GMKTec pairs the fastest laptop CPU ever launched with a desktop RTX 5070 GPU in an impressive Neo-X1 workstation PC
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4 (game #1150)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4 (game #884)
- Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4 (game #1653)
- Nvidia could invest $250bn in OpenAI's 10Gw Ohio data center — but costs could balloon to $500bn
- Someone just made the world's most elaborate Train Simulator controller — and it even includes real dashboard components from 'Class 80x' UK trains
- '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?
- 'We can push the limits of technology to pursue something mind-blowing': Disney Worldbuilders looks like a must-watch for Disney Parks fans
- Don’t worry about the MacBook Air shortages — these official Apple refurbished deals are a better buy anyway
- 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
- Solar energy just had its best-ever month in the UK — as the first plug-in solar kits prepare to go on sale within weeks
- 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
- What is the release date for X-Men '97 season 2 episode 8 on Disney+?
- Meet deGDID: Windscribe's answer to the Windows tracker that VPNs cannot mask
- 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
- 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?
- 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
- Microsoft warns Teams mobile users to update app now or lose Calendar access
- The InkLeaf is a dual-screen e-paper tablet that lets you read on one display and take notes on the other
- Vodafone completes £4.3 billion VodafoneThree takeover, promises to 'move faster' and 'deliver better connectivity' for customers across the UK
- 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
- August 2
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- NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, August 3 (game #1149)
- Quordle hints and answers for Monday, August 3 (game #1652)
- 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'
- Russia is planning a tethered mother drone carrying up to six wired mini spy UAVs
- 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
- 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
- Could Seagate follow Micron? 90% of its hard drive capacity is going to enterprise, with customers scrambling to secure HDDs in 2029
- Hackers are going after our water now — over 30 Minnesota utilities hit in coordinated cyberattack by apparent Iranian attackers
- UK tests robot boat that can fly its own wired drone even in 14ft waves and stay at sea for weeks
- How to watch Naked and Afraid: Shipwrecked – stream survival show all-star spin-off
- Google pulling Nano Banana from Google Earth after one day shows how bad our AI misinformation problem has got
- Half of adults admit they would publish work created mainly by AI and not say so — despite believing other people should do just that
- 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
- August 1
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- 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 Connections hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #1148)
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