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Who will join All Blacks test centurion in tour opener against Stormers?
All Blacks veteran Beauden Barrett is guaranteed a start against the Stormers. But who will join him in the team to play in Cape Town on Sunday morning?

Windows 11’s most-requested feature just showed up in a preview build
A few days ago, Microsoft released a new Windows 11 preview update on the Insider Beta channel that fulfills a promise made to the community. It introduces a long-awaited feature, allowing the taskbar to be moved freely to the edges of the screen once again. Back in February, Microsoft announced that...

Anthropic says Claude models accessed real systems in tests
Misconfigured test setups let three Claude models touch live systems, exposing production data and credentials during security exercises.

Doppel names Hideki Ushigome as Japan Country Manager
AI-driven phishing is heightening risks for Japanese organisations as Doppel expands locally and bolsters its response with a seasoned cybersecurity executive.

Volante launches Vol360i AI to automate payments ops
Banks could cut payment failures and manual repairs as Volante rolls out AI agents aimed at lifting processing rates above 95%.

Thomson Reuters unveils in-house AI model for lawyers
The in-house system is now the default in CoCounsel Legal, as Thomson Reuters seeks tighter control over accuracy and cost in high-stakes work.

Microsoft Edge’s VPN may protect less than you think—change this setting
Microsoft’s Edge browser comes with its own VPN, allowing users to protect their internet traffic from eavesdropping by routing it through an encrypted tunnel. However, US security researcher Sooraj Sathyanarayanan has highlighted the limitations of this protection. Essentially, Edge only encrypts traffic generated by the browser. Everything else, such as emails...

Diana Ross pens 'special song' for Pride crowd
The 82-year-old Motown legend, who is an LBGTQ+ icon, told the audience to "always be you".

Newspaper columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies aged 66
The columnist died in hospital in Middlsbrough on Sunday.

If I Had $1,000 to Invest Today, Here's the Trillion-Dollar Stock I'd Buy Instead of SpaceX

Paylocity Earnings: What To Look For From PCTY

Why future Commonwealth Games medal hauls are under threat
As the medals rained on the New Zealand team at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, High Performance Sport New Zealand CEO Raelene Castle was warning budget cuts will have an impact on future medal hauls.

Payabli launches Amigo AI suite for embedded payments
Software platforms using embedded payments can now query live transaction data in plain English as Payabli adds AI tools to reduce manual ops.

QuSecure lands Gartner nod for crypto-agility tools
Pressure is rising on security teams to prepare for quantum attacks, as Gartner highlights QuSecure in three Hype Cycle reports.

Reimagine Robotics emerges with AI factory training platform
Factory workers can now teach robots tasks on the line, cutting prototype times from a day to about 10 minutes in early trials.

This 12-inch Lenovo tablet with a pen and case is $250 right now
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No, Linux didn’t actually hit 10% market share. Blame bots
News has been going around that Linux has finally crossed the 10 percent market share milestone among desktop PCs in North America, rocketing up from last year’s 5 percent milestone hit. If you look only at USA figures, Linux’s July 2026 market share hit an even more impressive 11.87 percent,...