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• Japanese firm will continue producing Blu-ray Disc drives as another iconic company announces end of an era for physical discs — Buffalo will sell ODDs at higher prices until stocks run out [14d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, July 9 (game #1627) [14d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, July 9 (game #858) [14d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, July 9 (game #1124) [14d]
• Can't afford a high-powered graphics card? This DIY engineer made his own GPU out of 8,192 RISC-V chips [14d]
• PlayStation-owned Audeze has 'some potential game studio collaborations' in the works for its Maxwell 2 ReSkin earcup designs, as well as plans to bring it to other models [14d]
• Quote of the day by former Nintendo President Satoru Iawata: 'It will require many years and months for the majority of video game purchases to become digital' — correctly predicting dominance of digital games today back in 2009 [14d]
• These are the 115 best Prime Day deals in Australia on day 3 — up to 76% off headphones, vacuums, air fryers and more [14d]
• 'The thing that's amazing to me is this was 3D-printed': Pentagon's SciTech supremo describes future of warfare where projectiles are made up of coconut husks and coffee grounds [14d]
• Of course Samantha Morton will be the best part of The Odyssey — this 'devastating' drama you can stream now proved why long before Christopher Nolan's standing ovation [14d]
• The 'world's most powerful AI data center' hit with massive class-action lawsuit — Wisconsin residents allege noise and extreme light pollution at $7.3 billion Microsoft mega-facility [14d]
• ‘Lucky that we didn’t listen to the internet’ — Black Ops 7 isn’t perfect, but I’ll be sad to leave its incredible multiplayer behind for Modern Warfare 4 [14d]
• Multiple US Army websites defaced by hackers critical of Trump — error page displays message criticizing President [14d]
• Still think you can spot AI? Here’s how to catch more convincing AI images, deepfakes and scams [14d]
• This adorable $14K Fiat EV is coming to America — but it's barely faster than an e-bike [14d]
• Experts warn of the 'first documented case of agentic ransomware' — dangerous JADEPUFFER attack run entirely by an LLM [14d]
• Meta just fixed a privacy vulnerability with its Ray-Ban smart glasses, but could cameraless designs be the better future? [14d]
• This Ugreen NASync DH2300 deal delivers the 'perfect starter NAS' for home offices [14d]
• The Zyxel GS1915-24EP 24-port smart switch declutters your home network with 12 PoE+ ports and a 130W power budget — and it’s under $200 at Newegg [14d]
• I’m a computer expert, so trust me when I say this Dell 14 laptop deal is unmissable — save $530 on a Core 7 model with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD [14d]
• I reviewed Sony's new mid-range Dolby Atmos soundar, and while I love some features, overall its one step forward and two steps back [14d]
• ‘In Formula 1, the success goes to the teams that have the best teamwork and the best technology’: I found out how Atlassian is helping Williams F1 be more productive, efficient and collaborative than ever before [14d]
• ChatGPT’s ‘smartest voice model ever’ is rolling out to everyone today — and GPT-Live-1 gives you more natural conversations without interruptions [14d]
• Samsung's 'absolutely stellar' 2TB 990 Pro SSD earned a 5-star review from us — and it's just got a massive discount at Amazon [14d]
• Upgrade your agonizingly slow home office internet with TP-Link's Wi-Fi 7 Deco BE25 mesh router system — Amazon just dropped the price on the three-pack if you want to stop your video calls freezing [14d]
• Anker's Laptop Power Bank can charge all your devices at once (yes, even your laptop) — and it's just got a big summer price cut, so you can even keep working on the beach [14d]
• 5 things to expect at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked — from foldable phones to Samsung’s first smart glasses [14d]
• Sonos is finally improving its app — but its not moving fast enough, so people are building new alternatives to solve big gripes about home theater setups and more customizable sound [14d]
• How to use an AEO tool for your small business [14d]
• Microsoft's new tool will let you rebuild a dead PC without a physical copy of Windows [14d]
• AI shopping is changing discovery - but not consumer trust [14d]
• 'The question is no longer whether organisations should adopt AI. It's whether they can explain, govern and trust the AI they've already deployed': Many companies deploying AI often end up with much bigger security issues [14d]
• Buying a Shark ChillPill personal fan this week? There's only one colour left in stock, so you'll have to move like lightning to grab one [14d]
• Understanding cyber resilience in the age of internal threats, AI, and emerging data loss risks [14d]
• 12 top tech deals available this week at Amazon UK — Fitbit, Ninja, HP, Anker, and more from £5.99 [14d]
• A blow for Canon? Sony FX5 cinema camera tipped to launch soon with a time-saving video feature fans have demanded for years [14d]
• After selling out in record time, the all-metal AeroPress Steel is finally back in stock — and it’s the near-indestructible coffee upgrade your summer camping kit is missing [14d]
• What is the release date for Rick and Morty season 9 episode 8 on Adult Swim, HBO Max, and Hulu? [14d]
• Spotify didn’t tell anyone it updated its song-mixing feature, and users are obsessed with it — now I’m putting even more pride into how I curate my DJ-set playlists [14d]
• The Wolfbox MF60 electric air duster might be the best cheap office gadget you never knew you needed — if you hate buying cans of compressed air as much as me, it's essential [14d]
• For your desk only: I requisitioned 24 James Bond home office upgrades from screen-accurate replicas to fun desk gadgets to channel your inner 007 [14d]
• Claude Cowork expands to mobile and web as Anthropic reveals what people actually use it for [14d]
• The Bambu Lab A1 mini 'packs a punch in terms of performance and quality' — now our 5-star 3D printer for beginners gets a price cut [14d]
• OpenAI’s next ChatGPT-5.6 upgrade may be too powerful to launch like a normal app update [14d]
• Scientists say AI is seeing signs of alien life where there aren't any — and that's a problem for research [14d]
• ‘The impact to thousands of companies across industries will be huge’: Google Earth Pro for desktop is being discontinued, and some users are furious [14d]
• “It's never been a more exciting time to imagine what's possible with software’: Xero CEO outlines how AI could transform the finance industry as we know it [14d]
• That free, two hour long Silent Hill game is getting a physical for some reason — and of course it costs $70 [14d]
• Searching for the perfect cheap laptop to take to college? Here are our top recommendations — all tried and tested by our computing experts [14d]
• Google sets Pixel 11 launch for August 12 — here are 5 things to expect [14d]
• Why sovereign data is the future of UK AI [14d]
• How to embrace the spirit of ‘Tokenmaxxing’ without breaking the bank [14d]
• ‘This is painful’: one of my favorite budget audio brands is still building elite 5-driver earbuds with LDAC and hi-res iPhone streaming, but its engineering blog and Q&As are a refreshingly open look at audio design issues [14d]
• UK government gives data centers the ability to skirt building regulations and local authority oversight by applying for fast-track ‘national importance’ status [14d]
• X-Men 97 season 2 episode 4 ending explained: is [spoiler] really dead and what that end-credits scene means for Wolverine [14d]
• Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced feels like the definitive, modern way to play one of the best games in the series [14d]
• Ultrahuman Ring PRO Kickstarter backers are still left waiting after production issues plague the Oura rival [14d]
• 214 distinct server locations, 113 countries — Inside ExpressVPN's biggest network yet, but there's a catch [14d]
• Post-incident review should be set policy, not spread by ‘folklore’ [14d]
• AI fails without a strong operational, data, and ERP foundation [14d]
• Virgin Media hit with £28 million fine for preventing customers from cancelling their contracts [14d]
• Tomorrow’s AI networks need to adapt to stay ahead of the inference curve [14d]
• How to watch State of Origin Game 3: NRL 2026 FREE streams, TV channels for NSW vs QLD decider [14d]
• We've tested the best fans of 2026 so far — these 5 models from Shark, Dyson, and Dreo are the ones we trust to actually keep us cool [14d]
• The great data leakage problem [14d]
• Bitdefender Identity Theft Protection review [14d]
• I was skeptical about the necessity for home security cameras — a late-night scare has now changed my mind [14d]
• The UK's countryside could be filled with small nuclear reactors after billionaire announces £35bn new investment [14d]
• I know it’s winter, but these all-time low Ninja Creami and Slushi Prime Day deals have me tempted [15d]
• I’ve found the Apple AirTag to be invaluable — so it’s good news that the upgraded second-gen tracker is 21% off for Prime Day [15d]
• Read all about it: as an ereader expert, I'm chuffed that Prime Day Kindles deals see the best ones drop to all-time low prices [15d]
• DeepSeek accidentally built a working ransomware strain, experts note, 'What we are witnessing is a fundamental shift in how novel cyber attacks are born' [15d]
• ‘Dolby Atmos has a curious ability to reveal not just the details within a recording, but also the memories embedded within it’: Dire Straits’ producer says that mixing spatial audio rescues lost elements that were ‘sacrificed’ for stereo [15d]
• Chinese DoorDash rival smashes open source record with 1.6-trillion-parameter LLM with a 1-million-context-token model crafted without Nvidia hardware [15d]
• Disney just agreed to pay out $50 million to some YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers — here’s how to make a claim for your share and find out if you’re owed it [15d]