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• Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, May 2 (game #1559) [35d]
• 3 swoon-worthy romantic movies to watch on HBO Max in May 2026 [35d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, May 2 (game #1056) [35d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, May 2 (game #790) [35d]
• 'Beyond the financial risk, there are real public safety implications': Hackers crawled Canadian streets with SMS blasters, attacking every target in sight — causing 13 million network disruptions and hacking thousands of devices [35d]
• Apple’s Mac mini now has a higher starting price, as it discontinues the entry-level model and slides down to the mid-range [35d]
• I don't know if Vision Pro is alive or dead, but it is still the most sophisticated, powerful, and coolest hardware Apple ever built — and we can surely thank it for the glasses that will follow [35d]
• 'Tens of millions of Graviton cores': AWS scores huge coup as Meta 'buys' hundreds of thousands of CPUs and infrastructure, confirming Jeff Bezos' hyperscaler as the essential backbone of the agentic AI Era in a major blow to AMD and Intel ambitions [35d]
• Definitely not your usual EV: China begins sea trial for world's largest electric ship — Ning Yuan Dian Kun is longer than a football field, weighs 10,000 tons, and uses 10 container batteries with a total 19MWh capacity [35d]
• 'An accomplished smart speaker that ticks a lot of the right boxes' — the Echo Show 11 falls to a record-low price at Amazon [35d]
• Redditor builds a PC inside an old CRT monitor — it looks like an ancient iMac, but runs Cyberpunk 2077 at 100fps in 1440p [35d]
• 'Exactly one photon': European scientists have built the first block of a truly unhackable global quantum internet that can run on existing fiber networks — breaking what was once thought to be an impossible barrier to transmit identical light particles [35d]
• Rocket League has a new Easy Anti-Cheat addition, and it still works on the Steam Deck — it's about time for other game Devs to follow suit [35d]
• 3 thrilling new Netflix shows you shouldn't miss in May 2026 [35d]
• Russia orders Apple and Google to remove Important Stories, an investigative media app that works without a VPN — leaving Russians without a key source for accessing uncensored news [35d]
• Asus’s Intel Core i7-powered ROG Strix G16 is a high-performance laptop for creators and gamers — and it’s currently $100 off [35d]
• I saw Samsung's new mid-range OLED TV and its controversial Glare Free screen — and based on my first look, it could be a real challenger to the LG C6 [35d]
• 'Your duty is not yet done' — Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is so popular that it's getting another year of content [35d]
• This is not a drill: Terry Crews has come to Call of Duty [35d]
• 'The cost of cloud services and the cost of AI will also go down in the future, so we’ll try very hard to keep it for free': Coros' CEO on how the smartwatch maker is swerving subscriptions for now — avoiding another Garmin Connect+ disaster [35d]
• QR code phishing surges 146% as Microsoft detects and analyzes 8.3 billion phishing threats in Q1 2026 – attackers are changing tactics to bypass security [35d]
• Finally, Windows 11 desktop PC users can enjoy Xbox Mode — and Microsoft has a new gift for Ally X users [35d]
• Free-to-play mobile game The Division Resurgence is launching on PC in August as Ubisoft shares new roadmap details, but you can play it right now [35d]
• Someone found a Chinese retailer selling super-cheap CRT TVs, but don't get too excited, retro gaming fans — every new piece of information about them seems to reveal more mysteries [35d]
• FBI says hackers are making millions from stolen cargo - losses 'surged' to nearly $725 million in 2025 [35d]
• Apple is overhauling its Photos app with AI — because it has to [35d]
• Error in Medicare database exposes US healthcare providers Social Security numbers – Trump administration directory designed to modernize Medicare encounters another setback [35d]
• From 'encryption backdoor' to 'lawful access' — is a compromise between privacy, security, and law enforcement needs actually possible? [35d]
• 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (May 1) [35d]
• Connecticut lawmakers approve bill for cell phone ban in schools — but critics argue that having different rules for adults and students is ‘not good role modeling at all’ [35d]
• 'Straight out of a fairyland' — winner of the 11th DJI and SkyPixel photo and video contest stunned judges with 'unique and otherworldly landscape' to bag the grand prize in the $200,000 pot, and it was captured with a Mavic 3 Pro [35d]
• 21 tech deals from the Amazon bank holiday sale that I'd buy — laptops, smartwatches, games, and essentials from under £10 [35d]
• Zuckerberg blames Meta layoffs on AI costs, says “compute and infrastructure” and “people oriented things” are biggest financial drain right now [35d]
• 4 of the best Star Wars movies just dropped on a big Disney+ rival ahead of Star Wars Day 2026 — and one is rated higher than Return of the Jedi [35d]
• I asked ChatGPT to reimagine The Devil Wears Prada 2 ending based on the shocking Runway magazine AI twist in the sequel — and the results aren't as dreadful as you'd think [35d]
• Our LG C6 OLED TV tests are underway — here’s your chance to ask our experts anything [35d]
• 007 First Light art director says the limited edition Dualsense controller was inspired by a 'light' theme, not the inside of a gun barrel — 'What we were trying to do with that was reference more how the UI of the game feels' [35d]
• 'Verified By Spotify' is the music streamer's new way to help you avoid AI artists, but it doesn't go as far as I'd like — especially with Deezer, Qobuz and Apple Music making major anti-AI steps [35d]
• Don't be alarmed — this major Android Auto annoyance could be finally get fixed soon by Google after almost a decade [35d]
• 'A galaxy of new Star Wars games' and more are coming to Fortnite to celebrate Star Wars Day [35d]
• 'An hour of scan time is all it took': "Copy Fail" flaw impacts all Linux kernels released since 2017, so patch now or face the consequences [35d]
• 'A technical whack-a-mole:' Utah to become the first US state to target VPN users with controversial age verification law — and digital rights experts are furious [35d]
• Apple CEO warns about 'significantly higher memory costs' from June, so Mac fans are worried about price hikes [35d]
• Everyone’s switching from ChatGPT to Claude — but new tests say neither is the smartest free AI, and the real winner might surprise you [35d]
• 'Trust cannot be claimed. It needs to be earned through our actions': Microsoft thinks it's doing pretty well in helping European firms manage their data, despite sovereignty complaints [35d]
• ‘This is a real risk, we all could die as a result of artificial intelligence’ — the OpenAI trial took a dramatic turn as Elon Musk and Sam Altman faced off over AI’s real-world danger [35d]
• Unlocking science: building AI researchers can trust [35d]
• How to watch UCI Mountain Bike World Series 2026: Live stream cycling online from anywhere [35d]
• You heard right — NordVPN has rolled out an AI voice checker to protect you from audio deepfakes on Chrome [35d]
• AI tools have made vulnerability exploitation faster and easier [35d]
• Why governance is moving to the middleware layer [35d]
• The Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra is tipped to ditch its predecessor’s 3x telephoto camera, fueling rumors of an iPhone-style redesign [35d]
• When stability became strategy: the post-upgrade enterprise [35d]
• 'The coming months are critical' — dev confirms Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy's release is 'almost here' [35d]
• Top tech of the month: the best new gadgets we've tested for May 2026 [35d]
• 'Most AI in hiring today is making a bad system worse': Candidates are hitting back at employers using AI interviews - with many prepared to walk out [35d]
• We need a cybersecurity curriculum taught by hackers [35d]
• 'Organizations need to stop workarounds and regain control': Report finds many firms don't know what their workers are sharing with AI tools [35d]
• Cyber Essentials update could put your public sector contracts at risk [35d]
• The rising cost of technical debt in IT service management [35d]
• 007 First Light lets players blast enemies with a watch laser, shoot darts from a spy phone, and more — 'Pretty much all of our gadgets are usable in combat' developer says [35d]
• The best cheap Bluetooth speakers for summer — colorful, rugged, party-ready speakers from £24.99 [35d]
• Encryption breaking technology is now 20x cheaper and CEOs should be very worried [35d]
• 'Zombie Tech continues to haunt UK networks': Decade-old vulnerabilities fuel 67 million attacks, exposing outdated, insecure systems across organisations nationwide [35d]
• I've made thousands of pizzas for slice-loving customers, and the Gozney Arc Lite is a near-perfect pizza oven for beginners [35d]
• The Apple Watch SE 3 might be cheaper, but the Apple Watch 11 at its lowest price is the better buy right now [36d]
• 'Nearly 80 times cheaper than lithium': China is working on ultra affordable iron battery that can run 16 years without degrading — using one of the most abundant elements on Earth to store power and a water-based electrolyte system that cannot explode [36d]