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This ultra-portable Asus laptop with great specs is a catch for 40% off
These days, you don’t have to spend an absolute fortune to get a proper laptop for work or school. In fact, this 14-inch Asus Vivobook is only $479.99 on Amazon right now, down from its original $799.99 with a crazy 40% discount that puts it square in budget-friendly territory. That’s...

Manchester Pride goes bust with thousands owed in unpaid fees
Organisers say the event is no longer "financially viable", blaming rising costs and declining ticket sales.

Wasabi & ScorePlay partner to boost AI for sports media
Wasabi Technologies and ScorePlay partner to offer AI-powered media management and cloud storage, helping sports organisations control and share content more efficiently.

UnifyApps secures USD $50 million to scale enterprise AI platform
UnifyApps raises USD $50 million to expand its AI platform, aiming to help firms scale enterprise AI with low-code solutions and new leadership.

Apple and Google may be forced to change App Stores in UK
The Competition and Markets Authority says the tech giant dominate the smartphone market.

Report reveals perceptions gap on barriers for women in tech
Acronis' 2025 Women in Tech Report reveals men and women strongly differ on perceptions of career barriers and bias in the technology sector worldwide.

Zoom isn’t as private as you think. Here’s how to lock it down
For one reason or another, we’ve all become very familiar with Zoom calls in recent years. Although we thankfully don’t need to use them quite as much as we used to, they’re still an important part of many people’s work and socializing. Unfortunately, Zoom isn’t 100% private and there are...

The ‘death’ of Windows 10 led to record growth for Zorin OS Linux
Last week, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10, forcing users to either extend support in a few limited ways, upgrade to Windows 11, or switch to a non-Windows operating system if they want to keep using their now-unsupported machine. Linux is one option for users who are interested in non-Windows...

183 million email accounts just got breached. Check if you’re affected
Security expert Troy Hunt just added a huge new dataset to the Have I Been Pwned database containing 183 million new email accounts with leaked login details. It was collected with the help of Synthient, a security product that helps detect and block bad actors on platforms. (Have I Been...

Save 25% on this decked-out Ryzen 9 gaming mini PC (today only)
There’s a hopping good reason why mini PCs are all the rage these days as alternatives to laptops. They pack way more power for the same price, they take up less space on your desk, and they tend to offer lots more connectivity. In short, they’re affordable and worth every...

Lizzo sued over copyright for Sydney Sweeney song
The pop star is accused of sampling another artist's song without permission, in a viral video clip.

Tech meets terror: 10 killer Halloween gadgets to haunt your imagination
As the nights grow longer and a crisp chill fills the air, thoughts turn to jack-o-lanterns, spooky stories, and trick-or-treating. Since we’re all about tech around here, however, let me show you how you can give your Halloween a bit of a geeky, spooky upgrade this year. On top of the...

Uh oh! Public Wi-Fi routers can ‘identify’ you even if you have no phone
Here’s an unsettling development in this episode of “everyday tech can do things you probably never imagined”: in the future, anyone who regularly walks past a café or restaurant with public Wi-Fi could be identified—even without a smartphone in their pocket. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have discovered that...