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• I’m adding 4 new Disney+ shows to my watchlist – including a spooky baking show and a Star Wars anthology [35d]
• Getac launches world's fastest rugged laptop - and, for the first time in decades, we have an AMD-powered rugged notebook [35d]
• Windows 10's final patch fixes a bewildering number of security flaws - and shows why you need extended updates [35d]
• The M5 MacBook Pro is a beast, but this MacBook is a better choice for most people – and it's half the cost [35d]
• These CES smart glasses aren’t worth your time, here are 3 others you should get instead [35d]
• From today, there's one more reason why you shouldn't buy a PC running Intel 7th generation Core processors and older [35d]
• AI can detect malicious chip vulnerabilities with a 97% success rate - but will that be enough? [35d]
• Walmart drops the budget-friendly Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop with an RTX 5050 to under $750 [35d]
• HP OmniBook 5 14-inch (2025) review: Incredible battery life and a top-tier display at an affordable price [35d]
• As Broadcom becomes its latest major ally, this graph shows how OpenAI made itself too big to fail by securing hundreds of billions from the world's largest tech companies [35d]
• Best Buy is practically begging you to buy a TV with these cheap prices - here are my 12 favorite deals [35d]
• PayPal and Venmo are down – here's everything we know about the payment platforms outage [35d]
• Quick! The iPhone 14 is free with a plan at Visible today, but it's selling out [35d]
• Dead Space creator says he went to EA about making another game, but they declined – 'I have quite a few ideas that I'm ready to go with, and one of them is Dead Space 4' [35d]
• Ghost of Yotei studio will continue to focus on one game at a time, suggests Sucker Punch studio head – 'We really can only do one thing at a time' [35d]
• Forget the DJI Pocket 4 – Honor's ‘Robot Phone’ concept builds a gimbal-mounted camera into your smartphone [35d]
• A new Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus has just appeared – but it's not what you think [35d]
• Capita handed huge £14m fine over security failings which lead to data breach [35d]
• Secret information and classified UK government servers potentially accessed by Chinese hackers for over a decade [35d]
• Quantic Dream is developing a 'competitive multiplayer' game, insists work on Star Wars: Eclipse continues and is 'eager to share more' in the future [35d]
• Spotify is reportedly copying one of TIDAL's best features for discovering new music, and as a musician I think that's great [35d]
• Thousands of civil servants have password exposed for over a year in 'particularly dangerous' incident [35d]
• Hackers are stealing the keys and walking through the front door, and AI is helping them turn the handle [35d]
• This potential Google AI cancer treatment breakthrough could be AI's moonshot moment [35d]
• More massive layoffs could be in store for Amazon workers as the company pledges billions to AI [35d]
• House of Marley's new affordable record players have built-in speakers, Bluetooth, eco-friendly materials, and one even has mood lighting [35d]
• Sensitive customer info exposed in Mango data breach - here's what we know [35d]
• One of Shark's budget stick vacuums has dropped to a great low price on Amazon [35d]
• How the UK is forging the future of fintech [35d]
• iPhone 17 Pro vs iPhone Air - which is the better deal at T-Mobile right now? [35d]
• 5 things to expect from Waymo's autonomous taxi rides in London – from pricing to in-car music [35d]
• Europe’s fall from cyber safety grace: why it is now among the world’s riskiest cyber regions [35d]
• Move over Garmin – the Coros Apex 4 just dropped, and it's a smartwatch tailor-made for the mountains [35d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Friday, October 17 (game #1362) [35d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, October 17 (game #859) [35d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, October 17 (game #593) [35d]
• Walmart has a massive fall clearance sale – TVs, Christmas decor, vacuums and more [35d]
• Assassin's Creed series lead Marc-Alexis Côté leaves Ubisoft after 20 years following launch of Tencent-funded subsidiary – and it's made us a bit worried about the series' future [35d]
• Minecraft's iconic Creeper might not be added to the game if it was made today says Mojang CEO – 'It would actually be so controversial to have a monster that would show up and destroy what you built' [35d]
• This Adobe AEM flaw is as dangerous as they come, and it's already being exploited [35d]
• Grado's luxurious Signature headphones get a brand new sibling with improved comfort and a new driver design [35d]
• Google Messages is doubling down on scam prevention with two new safety measures – this is how you can keep your inbox clean [35d]
• Microsoft reveals plan to 'make every Windows 11 PC an AI PC' with new voice input, Copilot Vision and supercharged AI powers [35d]
• Not heard of new Netflix movie Train Dreams? Come for the A-list cast, stay for the heartbreaking story [35d]
• “It’s definitely a Christmas movie”: Roofman’s director wants you to stream it just like Die Hard [35d]
• How to watch the 2025 Mercury Music Prize online from anywhere [35d]
• Intel’s 386 processor was a game changer - here’s why it was so important for today's tech landscape [35d]
• Vodafone outage – can you get compensation and what caused it? Here's what experts say [35d]
• Spotify’s first ever TV channel is coming exclusively to Samsung TVs – and it’s completely free to access [35d]
• Amazon admits its black-and-white Kindles offer the best reading experience – not the Colorsoft [35d]
• Need a new GPU? Amazon drops the Nvidia RTX 5070 to its lowest price ever – but there's a catch [35d]
• OpenAI just gave Sora 2 two big upgrades – including longer videos for free users [35d]
• Ninja's glass air fryer now comes in an XL size and four pretty colors – which one will you choose? [35d]
• PlayStation's 30th anniversary concert faces trouble as European venues confirm cancellations [35d]
• While analysts believe the GTA 6 price will likely be $70, original Saints Row design director says Rockstar should make the game $100 – 'They're the only ones that can get away with it' [35d]
• Anthropic’s Claude Haiku 4.5 isn’t flashy – but it might be your next favorite model for getting things done fast [35d]
• ‘We love working with both of them’: Why Harlan Coben’s Lazarus being on Prime Video isn’t a death knell for Netflix [36d]
• Unlocking real-time insights from the IIoT with storage at the edge [36d]
• One week from Samsung's XR headset launch, how do its leaked specs compare to the Meta Quest 3? [36d]
• There apparently won’t be a Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge – and you might not be able to get the S25 Edge for much longer either [36d]
• 'Significant' threat to US networks after hackers stole F5 source code, CISA warns [36d]
• The convergence of DSPM, DLP, and data privacy [36d]
• Mozilla is experimenting with a free, built-in VPN in Firefox – but you might not be able to try it yet [36d]
• While I love my Apple Watch 11, I can’t deny that the Watch SE 3 is the better choice for most people [36d]
• Mercedes-Benz reveals new Vision Iconic EV – and it’s the vintage Batmobile you always needed in your life [36d]
• Samsung archrival showcases 245TB PCIe Gen5 SSD, joining Kioxia, Huawei and Sandisk - with Solidigm, Samsung and Micron expected to launch similar products in 2026 [36d]
• I reviewed Marshall's first ever party speaker and it sounds as beautiful as it looks – but at some cost [36d]
• 5 iPhone Apps supercharged by Apple Intelligence you can download right now [36d]
• Nvidia might dominate the industry, but Oracle is still betting on AMD chips for its superclusters [36d]
• Walmart gives ChatGPT checkout power [36d]