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“An enormous surveillance potential” – experts have serious concerns about Russia's new WhatsApp rival

Security researchers have found that the Russia-developed messaging app MAX comes with "excessive tracking" abilities The app must be pre-installed on every new de...

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Tesla teases major launch for tomorrow – and it looks like it could be the new Model Y Performance

Tesla's teaser images surface online showing a red spoilerTesla insider believe it signals a new Model Y Performance trimTest vehicles have also recently been spie...

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Honor’s Magic V5 foldable is cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold – but is it a better phone?

Honor’s latest book-style foldable, the Magic V5, has finally landed in the UK and Europe after debuting in China earlier this year.It arrives just a few weeks aft...

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Discord hackers claim to have leaked billions of messages as millions of users targeted - here's what we know

Hackers are advertising a database with 1.8 billion Discord messages on dark web forumsIt is possible that the scraped data is publicDiscord is expected to shut th...

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Apple Music radio stations are now available for free on TuneIn – here are three I’d start with first

Apple Music has partnered with free audio streaming platform TuneIn to give non-subscribers access to its live streamed radio stationsYou can now access six of App...

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Bioshock creator Ken Levine reveals new details about his next game Judas and its central Villainy gameplay mechanic

Bioshock creator Ken Levine has provided a new update on Judas and the game's core gameplay feature: VillainyVillainy is a choice-driven system that affects who wi...

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Shine on you crazy diamonds: Loewe's jewel-studded headphones cost nearly $140k, making my AirPods Max feel like a bargain basement buy

Tech brand Loewe and Jacob & Co. are collaborating on limited-editing headphones with real jewelsTwo versions: one with sapphires and one with diamondsHi-res a...

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Hackers are using fake NDAs to hit US manufacturers in major new phishing scam

Hackers reach out to companies via a "Contact Us" website formThey then talk with the victims for weeks before deploying the malwareThe hackers are attacking with ...

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IBM and AMD are coming together to 'build the future of computing' and yes - it's all about quantum computing

IBM and AMD partner to combine quantum and high performance computingCollaboration aims to accelerate research in fields from drug discovery to logisticsCompanies ...

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ReMarkable may be launching a smaller tablet – here are 3 things I want to see

ReMarkable is teasing a new product launch for September 3It could be a more portable e-paper tabletWe've had three ReMarkable tablets launch so farWe've had three...

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Final Fantasy 14 director issues warning about the use of mods that may 'infringe upon others', says NSFW add-ons could lead to legal troubles by regulators in certain countries

Final Fantasy 14's director, Naoki Yoshida, has shared a statement regarding mods that may "infringe" on other players' enjoyment and the core gameYoshida says he ...

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Microsoft has a new backup tool for businesses - but it doesn't actually back up your data

Windows Backup for Organizations launches with a unique twistIt keeps your Windows settings and a list of your appsDisk imaging, file copies and disaster recovery ...

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Cloud Gaming is coming to more Xbox Game Pass tiers, and you can access it early now

Xbox Insider Program members with an Xbox Game Pass Core or Standard subscription can now access Cloud Gaming at no extra costThis includes the ability to play a n...

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UC giant Avaya has reportedly offered all its employees the chance to quit

Avaya reportedly offers voluntary exit program to all employeesA new CEO has been at the helm since 2024, leading the transformationAvaya criticized for missing ea...

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Neuromancer: Everything we know so far about the ultra-cool new Apple TV+ sci-fi series

Neuromancer: key information - Slated for release on Apple TV+ in 2026- Adapted from William Gibson's 1984 cyberpunk novel- Created for TV by Graham Roland and JD ...

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Sony's gorgeous Ghost of Yōtei PS5 bundles finally have a pre-order date and the prices are a little punchy

The Ghost of Yōtei Limited Edition PS5 Console bundles will be available for pre-order on September 4Both bundles will cost $599.99Console Covers for the PS5 Slim ...

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Nothing caught using stock photography as sample Phone 3 camera photos – but it was seemingly an accident

Demo units of the Nothing Phone 3 were found to be passing off stock photos as camera sample imagesNothing has explained that this was an "unfortunate oversight"Ac...

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WhatsApp’s new AI-powered writing helper could help you avert another awkward conversation disaster

Meta has added a new AI-powered Writing Help feature to WhatsAppThe tool can rephrase your text or proofread it for errorsIt’s opt-in, so you’ll need to enable it ...

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Samsung is bringing Microsoft's Copilot AI to its newest TVs – at least it's better than Bixby

Microsoft Copilot is coming to many 2025 Samsung TVs and monitorsVoice-powered interface and "friendly" on-screen characterIntegration with Tizen OS Home and Samsu...

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Microsoft flags dangerous cybercriminals ransacking organizations - and then letting you know about it via Teams

Microsoft warns of Storm-0501, a ransomware group targeting mostly cloud platformsThis approach allows them to be faster and more efficientThere are ways to defend...

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2 new rivalries could emerge in The Gilded Age season 4, and that means Bertha is in trouble

The Gilded Age season 4 is nowhere near being released yet, but I already feel incredibly sorry for Bertha (Carrie Coon). Granted, she hasn't been my favorite pers...

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