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Welp, Wired got hacked—and 2.4 million accounts are affected
Just before the new year, an alert went out from Have I Been Pwned, a security website that monitors data breaches: A hacker surfaced with information taken from Wired accounts, reportedly stolen through the publication’s parent company, Condé Nast. The number of subscribers hit? 2.4 million. The lost details included email...

Watch: Nvidia, Intel, AMD reveal their 2026 plans at CES
The arrival of CES always marks a definitive end to the holidays—the big annual trade show is where we get our first hints of what to expect from 2026. Some of it will be weird, some of it will be wild, and some of it could be wonderful. Day one technically...

Productivity Software Stocks Q3 Highlights: Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX)

Longevity because a business worth billions for Silicon Valley

Computer prices could go up by 20% due to RAM shortage, PC makers warn
The DIY market will take the largest hit from the shortages and price increases in the DRAM and SSD market, a leading analyst firm predicts. But there will be no escape for those buying a prebuilt PC in 2026, as analyst firm IDC says they’ve confirmed that major PC makers...

Centurion Root eyes next Ashes series down under
Joe Root says he would "love" to be part of England's next Ashes tour in 2029-30, when he will turn 39 years old.

Rosenior deserves Chelsea chance, says Rooney
Wayne Rooney says Liam Rosenior is as good a coach as he has worked with and deserves the chance to be Chelsea manager.

Amorim sacked by Man Utd after 14 months in charge
Manchester United sack manager Ruben Amorim after he criticised the club's hierarchy following Sunday's 1-1 draw at Leeds.

Watch: Moment over 80,000 teddy bears fly onto ice rink
A total of 81,796 stuffed toys hit the ice rink in a moment of "sweet, cuddly mayhem" at an American Hockey League game.

Delete Windows temporary files to restore space on your hard drive
When you’re working on your computer, Windows creates temporary files for temporary use. These files are generated for backup purposes and to store information in a short period of time. They are primarily to store, transfer, and recover lost data. If your hard drive is nearing full capacity, you might like...

UAE’s Falcon-H1 Arabic tops Open Arabic LLM rankings
Abu Dhabi’s Falcon-H1 Arabic AI model debuts with a hybrid Mamba-Transformer design, topping the Open Arabic LLM Leaderboard.

Khadas takes on Microsoft Surface with a Mini PC-powered tablet
Mini PC maker Khadas is taking on both the Microsoft Surface as well as Intel’s Core Ultra 300 (Panther Lake) with a pair of new products that it showed off at CES 2026. Most mini PC makers aren’t broadly known, but Khadas has released a couple generations of its Mind mini...

Total War and the battle of accuracy vs authenticity
Ahead of Medieval III, the makers of the strategy series say it's about balancing accuracy with fun.

IDF issues demolition order for home of terrorist who murdered two in northern Israel

Solar power covers 18% of Germany's electricity consumption

Footage shows pilgrimage and race crowd, not rally against Indian court's Aravalli hills ruling

Germany's Wadephul to visit Lithuania, with Ukraine focus of talks

Root hits 160 but Head leads Australia's response on day two
Joe Root hits 160 as England are bowled out for 384 in their first innings of the fifth Test with Australia closing day two 218 runs behind, as they finish on 166-2 at stumps, with Travis Head unbeaten on 91 in Sydney.

Steelers late show completes play-off field as road to Super Bowl is set
We look at the pick of the action and the full play-off picture and schedule after the Pittsburgh Steelers' dramatic late victory completes the road to the Super Bowl.

Can Donald Trump be compared to Julius Caesar?
Historian Tom Holland answers your questions about President Trump, cricket and Spiderman