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• The US Navy is powering drone ships with Rolls-Royce engines which can drive for up to 30 days without human intervention [43d]
• Ukraine starts building a jet-powered drone with a range of over 1,000 kilometers [43d]
• Quote of the day by Telsa and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk: 'A manufacturing line is fundamentally thousands of times harder than the prototype' — an insight into the difficulties in scaling up from a concept to the finished product [43d]
• 'I love this place; it's in my blood. Goosebumps'; John Ternus on how he felt when he learned he was becoming Apple CEO, and why AI may be the key to future Apple innovation [43d]
• AMD Threadripper Halo Station is probably the world's most expensive desktop PC thanks to its 2.7TB memory and four AI GPUs — a GB300 rival likely to cost $150,000 with just 1 CPU [43d]
• I've hunted out the best iPhone 18 Pro cases to keep your new handset safe from scratches [43d]
• Samsung's most expensive portable SSD ever goes on preorder for $2,880 — 8TB P9 USB 4 external SSD reaches 4,000 MB/s and has a shockingly high price tag [43d]
• OpenAI says it has built an 'automated research intern' to carry out menial tasks — and it's only just getting started [43d]
• Best Buy's Labor Day appliance sale is still live — shop the lowest prices of the year from Samsung, LG, Whirlpool, and GE [43d]
• Philips 34B2U5900C review: I just found the ultimate 5K2K productivity monitor [43d]
• FBI launches investigation after 153 million drivers licenses apparently leaked on Russian cybercrime forum [43d]
• Fake GTA 6 malware is on the rise as release date nears — here are some of the worst scams to look out for [43d]
• Even Microsoft's own software teams are struggling with the avalanche of AI-generated code [43d]
• iPhone Duo vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8: 7 key differences, from displays to durability [43d]
• Apple Watch's new health upgrades are more than just fitness tracking tools — here are 5 features that could change how you monitor your wellbeing [43d]
• Apple Watch Series 12 is now up for preorder — here's how to get the device for as little as $219 at Best Buy [43d]
• 'Extremely reliable' GMKtec M6 Ultra is our favorite mini PC with Ryzen 5 power — and it just dropped by $200 [43d]
• The Switch 2 is finally getting VRR in docked mode for smoother performance with compatible TVs and monitors — but there's a classic Nintendo wrinkle [43d]
• Black Holes and Revel-AI-tions - Meta's new personal AI agent accused of stealing social media handles from top British band Muse [43d]
• Can’t buy the best-in-class DJI Lito X1 beginner drone? I tested the Potensic Atom 3 at length, and it’s the next best thing [43d]
• Man Utd vs Sabah FREE streams: How to watch Champions League 2026/27 fixture online from anywhere [43d]
• Toshiba's 12TB N300 Pro NAS hard drive has CMR recording, 7,200 RPM performance, plus a five-year warranty — and it's $100 off at Newegg [43d]
• 'A near-perfect charging station': Anker's 4.5-star Prime 200W GaN charger powers two laptops at once and is up to 30% off [43d]
• 6 proven ways to boost Black Friday profits [43d]
• Multiple hacking groups found using the same Chrome malware in the same week — so what does it mean? [43d]
• Tor VPN turns one, and anti-censorship and stability take center stage [43d]
• Marvel Wolverine's claw-fueled combat doesn't feel as deep as its systems suggest, but that didn't stop me from grinning ear to ear carving through its lengthy campaign [43d]
• Get 40GB of 5G and 4G data for £10 a month with this cancel anytime SIM deal from Smarty [43d]
• HeyPolo parental control software review [43d]
• 'No user data affected' — Surfshark reveals details of September's security incident [43d]
• Bitdefender Family parental control review [43d]
• Tineco's Floor One Station S9 Scientist Pro is the only floor cleaner you need for wet and dry mess, provided your budget can take the hit [43d]
• Parentaler parental control software review [43d]
• PlayStation hits the self-sabotage button again, cutting ties with Kojima Productions as Xbox takes over — and I think there's more than one reason why [43d]
• Beware — these new phishing attacks use a convincing fake Adobe Reader pages to trick victims into installing malware [43d]
• FamilyTime parental control software review [43d]
• Flock’s controversial cameras were removed from this Californian city over privacy concerns — but Flock reinstalled them anyway [43d]
• I experienced the best and worst of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation in a brand-new demo, but now all I want is to play more [43d]
• Fable's combat system is intended to be 'approachable' while still meeting modern expectations, Playground Games says — 'We wanted there to be breadth and depth to it, so we landed on wanting to have style-weaving combat' [43d]
• Watch out, Google Play’s Early Access could become a breeding ground for malicious apps — with no public reviews or ratings, what could go wrong? [43d]
• I tested the Insta360 Luna Pro, and its chief vlogging camera rival isn't DJI — it's the company's own Luna Ultra [43d]
• Apple’s AI-packed macOS 27 upgrade for Macs launches on September 14, but can it win over macOS Tahoe haters? [43d]
• Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg 'forced' into leave of absence by WordPress parent company board [43d]
• I tested the new Zenbook 14 and it impressed me with its light yet solid build — but I don’t think it’s Asus’ best ultraportable [43d]
• Americans might say they have ‘nothing to hide’, but many wouldn’t hand over access to their phone — even for $1 million [43d]
• IBM is launching a new open source AI model to get NASA back to the Moon — and making petabytes of lunar data available to study [43d]
• 'One of the best-value 3D printers on the market': Elegoo's Centauri Carbon 2 Combo gets a limited-time price drop — and it's our favorite budget multi-color 3D printer to pass our workshop tests [43d]
• The iPhone Duo seemed like it fixed the folding crease problem, but these images show you should temper your expectations [43d]
• That was quick: someone already got the iPhone Duo's clever animation working on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 [43d]
• ‘The noise patterns are awful’ — some Reddit users aren’t happy with the new ChatGPT Images 2.5, so I did my own tests and have to agree [43d]
• Looking for advice on growing your small business? Lenovo wants you to call Eva Longoria [43d]
• AI can’t mark its own homework [43d]
• Gartner thinks these four trends will shape the future of work — so what will they mean for you? [43d]
• Last Seen is the 'gripping' new thriller now streaming on Apple TV — and one star teases emotional storyline is 'heading somewhere you won't have anticipated' [43d]
• Time to power is becoming the new measure of AI infrastructure readiness [43d]
• Apple gives older iPhone owners a free satellite connectivity bonus — but inexplicably locks them out of the iPhone 18 Pro’s new camera controls [43d]
• Apple's big AirPods 5 launch event might be over, but its most anticipated headphones may well arrive later this month [43d]
• The hidden tax of complexity and speed [44d]
• Superman spin-off show The People v Gorilla Grodd reveals absurd first look at the titular ape — and DC fans are calling on James Gunn to keep his 'George of the Jungle' form [44d]
• This new drip coffee maker mimics the movement of a skilled barista's hand, and uses AI to help you achieve a perfect brew every morning [44d]
• 'The memory chip market is heading toward a severe shortage': analyst firm believes RAM crisis could get far worse in 2027 — and you can blame AI ramping up [44d]
• I just tried the iPhone 18 Pro — and Apple gave me two surprisingly good reasons to upgrade [44d]
• Will AI data centers actually create as many jobs as promised? Probably not, new report warns [44d]
• AI’s overlooked storage opportunity [44d]
• Playground Games says Fable's story will last between '15-20 hours' or double that with other open-world content, and the life systems are 'limitless' [44d]
• The Roomba Duo is a floor-cleaning behemoth that can pull a tiny robovac from its hat — and it's iRobot's attempt at rejecting the 'spec wars' and trying 'something different, something new' [44d]
• Everything you need to know about pre-ordering the iPhone Duo and the iPhone 18 Pro in Australia [44d]
• UK government lays out 'refreshed approach to space' including boosted comms and defence capabilities [44d]
• Footy finals are a great reason to get a new TV — save AU$500 on bestsellers from LG, Sony, Samsung and more for a limited time [44d]
• Experts build WeChat worm able to spread across millions of iPhone and Android devices via phone calls [44d]
• Despite spending billions on data centers and AI, US government report finds Amazon workers are using food stamps more than ever [44d]