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Sacked BBC journalist loses employment tribunal
An employment tribunal dismisses Sean McGinty's three claims, which it says were "not well-founded".

MSI’s triple-mode OLED gaming monitor goes from 4K to 680Hz
At Computex 2026, MSI is showcasing its new monitors featuring QD-OLED displays. The company is launching its flagship model, the MPG OLED 322URDX36, with a 31.5-inch screen and a brand-new feature called Triple Mode: the ability to switch between three different sets of resolutions and refresh rates. For example, single-player action...

WhatsApp lied about encryption? It matters less than you think
One of WhatsApp’s claims to fame is its end-to-end encryption (EE2E)—it implemented this most secure version of encryption early on, long before most people thought about the privacy of their messages. But recently, Texas challenged the app’s claim of EE2E, claiming Meta can read user messages as plaintext. The state’s...

Twin Peaks actor dies suddenly at 44
The star played Agent Wilson and died "suddenly, naturally, and peacefully", his brother says.

Are Falcon Northwest PCs still top-tier? We unbox one to find out
When Falcon Northwest opened its doors in the ’90s, the boutique PC builder quickly earned a reputation for selling powerful custom-built PCs to folks who didn’t want to build their own. And while the company’s high-end PCs came with commensurately high price tags, that didn’t stop PC gaming fans like...

Idris Elba and Torvill and Dean receive honours at Windsor Castle
Actress and comic Meera Syal was among the other stars to receive honours from King Charles on Tuesday.

UK's Cooper dismisses 'cancel culture' foreign policy on China visit

Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill to be scrutinised before approval, president says

Tesla EU Sales Recovery Gains Steam in May

Syrian on trial in Germany for injuring two with axe on train

Italy marks 80 years as a republic with military parade in Rome

This Anker USB travel power strip is down to its lowest price yet: $34
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The Open Group launches footprint standard for emissions
It aims to ease scrutiny over climate disclosures by giving firms a common way to track Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions data.

Windows 8 is now 15 years old. Here’s where it’s still being used
Just over 15 years ago—on June 1st, 2011—Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 and released it to the world. As you can read in our visual history of Windows, the operating system wasn’t well-received by users. Even though Microsoft went to great lengths to create a consistent, modern user interface with Windows 8,...

Snowflake unveils platform upgrades for CoCo, CoWork
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.

Fix your Wi-Fi dead zones with TP-Link’s extender for $80, its lowest price ever
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