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NVIDIA deploys Vera CPU to speed chip design tools
Chip design checks could run up to 50% faster after early tests with Cadence and Synopsys tools on NVIDIA's Vera CPU.

OpenAI finds ChatGPT shifting tasks across job roles
OpenAI's data suggests smaller firms may be feeling the biggest change, as staff use ChatGPT to handle tasks once passed to other teams.

I put my PC on the floor, but not without this $17 stand
Sorry, but I just can’t deal with a big, bulky PC on my desk. I’m already juggling a pair of 27-inch monitors, a couple of boxy Bluetooth speakers, a full-size mechanical keyboard, and the occasional connected laptop. Cramming a PC case next to those other components is just too much....

Young Sheldon star jokes Auckland has ‘too many JAFAs’
Iain Armitage has amused New Zealand fans after making a tongue-in-cheek joke about Aucklanders during his holiday in the city.

Apple launches Klarna device lease program starting at $17.99/month

Apple tops $5 trillion market cap, only second company to hit the milestone

Worse than Sandpapergate? Watch and decide as English cricket club faces cheating investigation
A local league in northern England has launched an investigation after footage emerged of a club slips fielder allegedly clicking his fingers as the ball went past the bat.

Rain brings hope of relief for crews fighting Cairngorms wildfire
Firefighters continue to tackle hotspots in large areas of smouldering moorland in the Highlands.

Search begins for King's new top aide
The King will need a new private secretary, with Sir Clive Alderton stepping down next year.

Local match goes viral over cheating claim
A viral video appears to show a fielder in a local match clicking his fingers as the ball passes the bat, before the batter is given out caught behind.

Is struggling Adam Ramsay-Peaty nearing the end?
Can Adam Ramsay-Peaty return to the top after a disappointing Commonwealth Games or is the end nigh for Britain's former Olympic champion?

Payward buys Magic Labs wallet business for onchain push
Businesses will gain embedded self-custody tools as Payward folds Magic Labs' wallet infrastructure into its B2B platform for onchain services.

Claude chats showed up in Google Search. Here’s how to keep yours private
It’s one thing for ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to train their models on the data we give them, or for AI chatbots to store memories of our conversations for future reference. But having our AI chats appear publicly on Google Search? That’s not something any of us bargained for. Yet that’s...

Perfect Backup review: Perfection? Close to it
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Far friendlier than Windows File History Pay version supports imaging to VHDX Backs up to/from local media and network locations, and to Google Drive, One Drive and Dropbox Logging, notifications, and lots of other options Cons Minor operational foibles Could support more online storage services No dedicated recovery disk Our Verdict If you’re looking...

Meta to report Q2 earnings amid AI investing concerns

Why this analyst is down on Apple stock even as it hovers near record highs

EBay, former executives to pay $56 million to settle couple's harassment case

Only use VAR when error blatant - referee chiefs
Video assistant referees should only be used to change "blatantly incorrect" decisions and clear missed incidents, say European refereeing officials.

Alonso's first Chelsea match a tale of four strikers
Xabi Alonso's first game as Chelsea manager is defined by four strikers - from one who scored a hat-trick to one who could leave.

Former boxing world champion denies assaulting man, court hears
Joe Cordina, 34, was charged in connection with an incident outside a petrol station in February.

Mancini reappointed Italy boss after Pirlo controversy
Roberto Mancini is appointed Italy manager for a second time - just a day after Andrea Pirlo rules himself out of the running for the job and technical director Paolo Maldini resigns.