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OpenAI agents hijacked German website before Hugging Face hack, report claims
OpenAI said it could not "meaningfully respond" to the report's findings because it hadn't been allowed to review it ahead of publication.

Is your USB port slowing down your Wi-Fi adapter? Here’s the answer
A Wi-Fi USB dongle is the easiest way to add new Wi-Fi hardware to a computer. Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6 adapters promise data rates of well over one gigabyte per second. This is why many users wonder whether the USB port on their PC or laptop might be slowing...

Japan eSIM checklist: Everything you need to know before you fly to Japan
Landing in Japan without mobile data can make a long travel day much harder than it needs to be. The minute you arrive you’ll likely rely on your phone for train routes, maps, translation, reservations, and messages, so it’s best to sort out getting connected before your flight. I’ve lived in...

Best of IFA 2026: 10 hot PC products and tech on the horizon
Like CES in Las Vegas, the IFA technology tradeshow that takes place every year in Berlin, gives technology vendors and taste makers an opportunity to show off their latest and greatest wares, and consumers a chance to start planning their next purchases and saving their shekels. From a PC user’s perspective,...

Oasis fans hope for Celtic Park gigs after cracking clues in video
Internet sleuths spotted sets of numbers in posters suggesting the map co-ordinates for Celtic's Parkhead stadium in Glasgow.

Exclusive-Trump's bid to shield chip supply chain could backfire in Tennessee

Exclusive-China's Xi to bring large CEO delegation on US visit, sources say

Apple's first foldable iPhone may cost $2,000

Russell Howard 'devastated' after his baby son died hours after birth
The comedian says his son Felix died earlier this year shortly after his wife Cerys had given birth.

Viewers enraged as Sky Sport plays betting advert over Jai Arrow’s emotional NRL farewell
The Sky Sport broadcast only showed the beginning and very end of Arrow’s emotional walkout, instead cutting to a Betcha gambling commercial discussing the match’s betting odds.

Google launches Gen AI SDK for Kotlin with Gemini support
Kotlin developers can now tap Gemini models in Android and server-side apps through a single package that supports streaming, images and live sessions.

Windows 11 will soon tell apps how old you are. Here’s how it works
Microsoft is building automated age verification directly into Windows 11 in the form of system-level APIs that will share your verified age with registered apps. To be clear, the system won’t pass your exact age or date of birth to said apps. Rather, your age will be represented as one of...

Windows 11’s August update broke Teams and Outlook on Arm PCs
It’s been nearly a month since Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11—known as KB5121003—but problems are still cropping up and being reported by users. The latest issue affects Arm-based computers like the Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11. According to a recent Windows health update (spotted by...

Scrum shutdown: All Blacks coach Dave Rennie sidesteps the squawk to walk the walk.
Rennie was asked multiple times at his team naming press conference in Johannesburg on Thursday about the scrums.

'Not only did I survive, I thrived' - Meera Syal
The Wolverhampton-born comedian and actress shares her experiences in her new memoir.

Nvidia’s DLSS 5 looks incredible. I’m just not sure whose vision I’m seeing
Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 is out this week, and it was a big topic of discussion in this week’s episode of The Full Nerd. While I haven’t had a chance to test it out myself, by the time you read this I’ll be furiously updating my Nvidia drivers and seriously considering...

Xbox caps cloud gaming at 15 hours a month for Game Pass subscribers
Xbox said the limits were due to the rising cost of cloud gaming, and would allow it to invest more in its performance

AI helps kids do better in school. That doesn’t mean they’re learning
The best way for us grownups to prepare for AI is to use AI, I’ve frequently argued. But when it comes to the benefits of kids using AI, there are far more questions than answers. New York City’s just-announced AI “moratorium” for elementary and middle-school students is among the most striking...