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Ofcom explains how it wants social media platforms to keep out under-16s

Ofcom has assessed the best ways of enforcing age checks onlineThe regulator also identifies methods that aren't effectiveAround 4 in 10 under-16s plan to try to g...

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The next Hitman elusive target has Agent 47 taking down a podcaster who is 'loud, paranoid, and completely obsessed with content' — and played by a real-life influencer

The next Hitman Elusive Target has been revealedThe limited-time mission will see Agent 47 taking down an annoying podcasterThe target will be played by real-world...

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FBI leads action to shut down Virtualine bulletproof service linked to major cybercrime activity

FBI and international partners seized infrastructure tied to Virtualine, a hosting provider allegedly serving cybercriminalsAuthorities say the service facilitated...

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Major US Homeland Security breach exposes details on 41,000 employees — undercover ICE agents and contractors unmasked in ‘Icepick’ data dump

DHS data breach exposes personal details of over 41,000 employees and contractorsThe information includes personal information on ICE agents, as well as details of...

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‘Shaking from head to toe’ — How the facial recognition blame game leaves shoppers stranded

Mary could tell that her husband was “distraught” the moment he was wrongly accused of shoplifting and ordered to leave Home Bargains. The ordeal left him feeling ...

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Sony Bravia Theater Trio review: enormous immersive sound for any screen size or room shape

Sony Bravia Theater Trio (HT-A8) reviewThe Sony Bravia Theater Trio is hard to define, but easy to love. Hard to define because its three-speaker (Trio, geddit?) p...

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One step closer to the Terminator? Experts reveal robot with 'real muscles' strong enough to jump, swim and grasp

Laboratory-grown muscle tissue has been developed to improve robot dexterity and motionResearchers working at ETH Zurich have demonstrated tissue-based muscle actu...

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NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, October 29 (game #1236)

Looking for a different day?A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's...

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Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 29 (game #1739)

Looking for a different day?A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' w...

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NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 29 (game #970)

Looking for a different day?A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's gam...

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SteelSeries Sensei Pro Mini review: small in size, big in performance

SteelSeries Sensei Pro Mini: ReviewThe Sensei Pro Mini brings pro-grade wireless performance to those who prefer less of a handful, thanks to its state-of-the-art ...

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New York Knicks slammed after offering employees NBA championship rings in what turned out to be a phishing test

Knicks employees expecting free championship rings received mandatory cybersecurity training insteadA fake championship ring offer exposed employees to an internal...

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Hisense XR10 review: a pricy powerhouse projector with huge dynamic range in both the light and dark

Hisense XR10: One-minute reviewThe Hisense XR10 offers powerful projection that you can put all over the room and still get squared away. That’s thanks to extensiv...

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Nvidia wants to turn old nuclear power plants into huge AI data centers — but says it draws the line at turning them back on

Nvidia wants to turn Germany's retired nuclear sites into AI data centersGermany's nuclear shutdown leaves dozens of former power stations awaiting dismantlingNvid...

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xTool X1 laser cutter & engraver review

The xTool X1 might initially look like another large, enclosed laser engraver, but it wasn't long into my months-long test of the X1, to realise it's something far...

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Want a free Nintendo Switch 2? Upgrade your phone to the Google Pixel 11 Pro or Pro XL at JB Hi-Fi and it’s yours

Nintendo officially increased the price of its Switch 2 console in September from AU$699.95 to AU$769.95 due to “various market conditions”, no doubt caused by inc...

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Starlink users heavily surveilled by alleged Israeli spy firm — company served ads to geolocate users and spy on browsers and apps

An Israeli company is alleged to have launched a spy campaign using malicious ads targeting Starlink usersThe ads do not have to be clicked on, just served to the ...

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FADU wants to take the CPU out of AI storage by putting the file system inside the SSD, but the proof won't arrive until 2027

FADU's File-Semantic SSD runs path lookup, permission checks, and file-to-flash mapping in firmware instead of on the hostNFSv3 requests ride inside standard NVMe ...

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Ofcom explains how it wants social media platforms to keep out under-16s

The next Hitman elusive target has Agent 47 taking down a podcaster who is 'loud, paranoid, and completely obsessed with content' — and played by a real-life influencer

FBI leads action to shut down Virtualine bulletproof service linked to major cybercrime activity

Major US Homeland Security breach exposes details on 41,000 employees — undercover ICE agents and contractors unmasked in ‘Icepick’ data dump

‘Shaking from head to toe’ — How the facial recognition blame game leaves shoppers stranded

Sony Bravia Theater Trio review: enormous immersive sound for any screen size or room shape

One step closer to the Terminator? Experts reveal robot with 'real muscles' strong enough to jump, swim and grasp

NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, October 29 (game #1236)

Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 29 (game #1739)

NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 29 (game #970)

SteelSeries Sensei Pro Mini review: small in size, big in performance

New York Knicks slammed after offering employees NBA championship rings in what turned out to be a phishing test

Hisense XR10 review: a pricy powerhouse projector with huge dynamic range in both the light and dark

Nvidia wants to turn old nuclear power plants into huge AI data centers — but says it draws the line at turning them back on

xTool X1 laser cutter & engraver review

Want a free Nintendo Switch 2? Upgrade your phone to the Google Pixel 11 Pro or Pro XL at JB Hi-Fi and it’s yours

Starlink users heavily surveilled by alleged Israeli spy firm — company served ads to geolocate users and spy on browsers and apps

FADU wants to take the CPU out of AI storage by putting the file system inside the SSD, but the proof won't arrive until 2027

EasyOptOuts data removal service review

Sony's new PlayStation Pulse PS5 headset is up for pre-order today — here's where to buy in the US and the UK

Almost a quarter of data center staff could retire over the next decade — so who will be taking over?