If we take the time to build the right pathways into cyber, young people could be our best line of defence. By Fergus Hay, The Hacking Games Published: 15 Aug 2025 The face of cyber crime has changed. It’s no longer the cliche of a shadowy figure operating in anonymity from their basement. Today, some …
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US-China rivalry has come to a head in authoritarian Gulf state UAE, where OpenAI is attempting to make a stand for democracy and free speech By Mark Ballard Published: 15 Aug 2025 12:15 OpenAI’s stated plan to stop the spread of tech-driven authoritarianism by helping oppressive Gulf autocracy UAE deliver artificial intelligence (AI) services that …
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The UK’s Online Safety Act became law in October 2023 with the aim to enhance online safety for all internet users, particularly children, by placing obligations on service providers that either host user-generated content or provide search engine functionality. Under their new obligations, more than 100,000 companies – including social media platforms, online forums, messaging …
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Vodafone Greece claims to have saved 500 staff days a year in manual work after rolling out technology to automate previously labour-intensive marketing campaigns, as it seeks to win new customers and keep existing ones. The telecoms company has rolled out software that allows it to send tailored deals and offers to customers based on …
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Following a wave of lawsuits alleging that Roblox doesn’t provide a safe environment for its underage users, the gaming platform made a series of sweeping updates to its policies. To address recent concerns, Roblox published a post on its website detailing these major changes, including restricting all unrated experiences, which is what Roblox calls its …
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Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: Skip the monthly payments for cloud storage and get a FolderFort 5TB lifetime subscription for $299.99 (reg. $1,499). Monthly subscription fees for cloud storage add up quickly, especially if you need a lot of space. Instead of paying for Dropbox every month, try FolderFort. FolderFort is a way to skip those recurring charges entirely with 5TB of …
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At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Respectable 1080p performance Excellent OLED display Fans aren’t very loud Not wildly heavy Cons Lenovo’s pricing is all over the place Short battery life Our Verdict The Lenovo Legion 5i 15IRX10 pairs an excellent display with solid internals for a great gaming experience. With a $1,199 price tag on …
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Image: Mark Hachman / IDG PCWorld tests webcams with one goal in mind: value. I want you to buy a webcam with the best picture quality, the best noise cancellation, and the best overall feature set for the lowest price. Our picks for the best PC webcams reflect this. Webcams exploded during the work-from-home movement …
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For many months, AMD offered a special treat to enthusiasts wishing to run AI chatbot LLMs on their PCs: configurable VRAM that significantly improved performance. Now Intel can say the same. Bob Duffy, who oversees Intel’s AI Playground application for running AI art and local chatbots on your PC, tweeted that the company’s latest Arc …
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I’m a creature of habit, and nothing gets my endorphins flowing like daily smart home routines that run like clockwork. Over the years, I’ve set up an elaborate array of smart automations that control my lights, switch fans on and off, take charge of my robot vacuums, and warn me about rogue water leaks …
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