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Windows 11 has three new optional updates worth installing
Microsoft has released three new updates for Windows 11 that deserve your attention: KB5095186, KB5095615, and KB5102558. For users running Windows 11 26H1—the version that’s specially adapted for Snapdragon X2 systems—you’ll want to install update KB5095186. Meanwhile, all other users on Windows 11 24H2 or 25H2 should install both updates KB5095615...

This $70 solar 2K security camera survives 300 days without sun
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RAM prices are brutal. Try these Windows 11 settings first
Prices for RAM have risen significantly recently, and this is hitting many PC users particularly hard, especially when it comes to DDR5 modules. A current 32-gigabyte kit will cost you around $400 in 2026, depending on the clock speed and latencies. Prices can be even higher for well-known brands and...

Watch: Power pole catches fire in Wellington's Island Bay
Wellington Electricity says up to 130 homes in the south coast suburb of Island Bay are without power.

Lily Allen defends tour after some fans criticise show length
Some fans had complained that the show is too short because the singer only performs her latest album.

Frosty mornings, sunny skies – but don’t pack away the raincoat just yet
After last week’s wild weather, New Zealand is finally getting a chance to thaw out under blue skies – although you’ll probably need to scrape the frost off the windscreen first.

School trip surprise as students meet The Rock
About 50 children from Sudbury meet Dwayne Johnson on a school visit to London.

Brother of Caroline Flack found unresponsive at home
Paul Flack, 55, was pronounced dead at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital on 21 June, an inquest hears.

Signed Paul McCartney book found in charity shop sells for nearly £1,000
The book signed by the Beatles' star sat in an Oxfam stop for months before the manager found it.

Grab Anker’s 60W USB-C cables for just $3.50 a piece today
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Samsung, SK Hynix mega South Korea chips gamble tests optimism of AI cycle

India's April-May fiscal deficit at 9.6% of full-year target

False hope and schadenfreude: Familiar feelings for Germany after another World Cup flop
Germany played four games at the World Cup, winning two with victories over debutant Curaçao and Ivory Coast, before the losses to Ecuador and Paraguay.

In with the bulldozers, out with the gravel - flood-hit farmers want change in river management
Locals are nearing their wits' end after rivers once again burst their banks in the region, submerging farmland and destroying roads.