Acer’s fast 1440p IPS gaming monitor is only $220 right now
Great monitors don’t have to break the bank, and this Acer model is proof of that. It’s only $220 right now on Amazon, a sizeable drop from its original $300 price and a solid deal for the specs.
This Acer XV272U is a 27-inch display that features an IPS panel with a crisp 1440p resolution—the “sweet spot” for many PC gamers—that delivers crystal-clear images, vibrant contrast, and impressive color accuracy. Whether you’re working, studying, streaming Netflix, or gaming, you’ll love the visuals here.
The cherry on top is the 240Hz refresh rate, which is hard to come by at this price. If you have a PC that’s capable of pushing that many frames per second, you’ll have an amazing time with this affordable monitor. Even during fast-paced action scenes and boss fights, you’ll enjoy ultra-smooth visuals. And with its 1ms response time, ghosting is kept to a minimum.
The monitor also offers solid connectivity, including DisplayPort 1.4, double HDMI 2.0, and 3.5mm audio. You can set this monitor up exactly how you need it, allowing you to adjust its position by tilting, swiveling, pivoting, and adjusting its height. Alternatively, the VESA mount makes it easy to set this up on a monitor arm.
Don’t miss this chance to grab this 27-inch 1440p 240Hz gaming monitor for just $220 on Amazon, the best price we’ve seen this year.
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Soho House bought for £2bn as Ashton Kutcher joins board
The private members' club chain is returning to private ownership after four years on the New York Stock Exchange.
© 2025 BBCWorld 3:15am 2.5 billion Gmail users at risk after Google’s databases were hacked
If you’re a Gmail user, you need to be particularly careful right now as criminals are currently targeting Gmail accounts. Hackers from a group called ShinyHunters were recently able to gain access to Google’s Salesforce database systems, reports Forbes.
Google has confirmed the attacks and states that general data like customer and company names were leaked, but not passwords. The resulting data leak means that users of Google services—including Gmail and Google Cloud—are now at risk of falling victim to phishing attempts.
How the phishing attacks work
Initial reports of attempted attacks have already been seen on Reddit, which are likely related to the data leak. Users describe how alleged Google employees have contacted them by phone to inform them of a security breach in their accounts.
In these scam attempts, attackers are trying to take over Gmail accounts by triggering alleged “account resets” and then intercepting passwords to subsequently lock out the account holders. Another attack method involves “dangling buckets” (i.e., outdated access addresses) to steal data from or inject malware into Google Cloud.
Both methods are extremely dangerous and currently threaten Gmail and Google Cloud users in particular, around 2.5 billion people worldwide. In theory, companies are of particular interest to hackers, but private individuals can also easily be targeted.
How to protect yourself
To be on the safe side, you should ensure that your account is protected against unauthorized access. Google has provided the following security measures for this purpose:
Use Google’s Security Checkup to automatically identify security vulnerabilities and get account security recommendations.
Activate Google’s Advanced Protection Program to get an additional security barrier that blocks the download of potentially harmful files and restricts non-Google apps from accessing Gmail data.
Use passkeys instead of passwords to stay better protected against hacking attacks and phishing attempts.
Above all, you must remain vigilant. Be particularly skeptical if you’re contacted by alleged support staff who can’t confirm their identity. Google employees will never contact you by phone or email to reset a password or make other changes to your accounts.
Further reading: Gmail’s AI summaries can be hijacked by scammers
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Latest Windows update is borking storage drives for some users
If there’s anyone you can trust to keep your copy of Windows up and running, it should be Microsoft, right? That’s true… until it isn’t. Some recent updates are causing severe stability issues for Windows 11, and the latest one might just make your solid-state drive (SSD) or hard drive (HDD) unreadable, though thankfully it seems to be an isolated issue.
According to Japanese user Necoru_cat on Twitter/X, the Microsoft Defender update issued last week for Windows 11 and Windows 10 introduced a new bug that’s causing some storage drives to be inaccessible. That includes drives that are hosting Windows itself, effectively borking the entire PC. Neowin reports that it’s an issue specifically for the latest 24H2 versions of Windows 11 (KB5063878, KB5063875) and Windows 10 (KB5063709, KB5063877, KB5063871, KB5063889).
Several other users are having the same issue, worried that their storage drives are broken. Neowin thinks that it might be a problem with some drives that have a specific NAND controller from supplier Phison, showing a mix of issues, some of which can be fixed automatically with a reboot and some of which can’t.
Reportedly, this bug is being triggered by heavy write sessions to NVMe SSDs and hard drives, possibly resulting in file corruption. Rebooting might help, but the problem seems to be persistent in the small amount of users it’s affecting, apparently only showing up when writing or backing up 50 gigabytes or more. Unfortunately it hasn’t been narrowed down to a specific range of drive models affected, and which might be saved by a firmware update. A similar issue was resolved in that way last year.
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BBC postpones Ozzy Osbourne documentary
The film, showing the last years of Ozzy's life, had been scheduled to be broadcast on Monday.
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