Tech
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Still relying on a single ceiling light in every room? Layered lighting "shapes mood, enhances texture and brings colors to life" — and it's easier to set up than you think
Three lighting experts explain how layering works, and how you can try it yourself
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Atari ST Public Floppy Database now open for everyone — online archive originally designed for ST flash cart packed with classics and homebrew
From 1990s classic compilations to 2026 mega demos, this frequently updated database is now open to all Atari 16-bit fans.
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My Favorite Budget Laptop Is $550 Off Its Retail Price Today
The HP OmniBook 5 has a beautiful OLED screen and gets great battery life, despite being just $750 right now.
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'Better in concept than it is in reality': I tested Logitech's strange foldable mouse, and it ended up being a bit of a disappointment — here's why
The Logitech Mobi Fold is a truly one of a kind mouse — but is it worth its relatively high asking price?
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How to watch Man Utd vs PSG: live stream the 2026/27 pre-season friendly from anywhere
United face a huge test as they take on the European champions in Sweden
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NASA modded space station's laptops so everyone could use the same charger — standardizing ISS chargers eliminated useless weight and reduced failure points
This story also highlights the loss of historical data as old internet sites close down.
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Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed
Plus: A judge rules cell tower dumps unconstitutional, water utility hacks spread to a dozen states, a phishing email opens a missile-parts supplier’s inbox, and a ransomware boss gets 16 years.
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Spokane Shows What the New Era of Wildfires Looks Like
With rising temperatures and drier conditions, fires are more likely to explode. And with more people living next to forests, the results can be catastrophic.
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I Tested a Pile of Solar Generators to See Which Are Worth the Money
If you want to capture the sun’s power with solar panels, these are the best solar generators I’ve tested.
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Working hard or hardly working? More than half of workers have sent unneeded emails or messages just to show they are doing something
Click reply to prove you’re profitable
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I swapped my mouse for Kensington's TB900 trackball in video edits — and it won
I ran a head-to-head video editing tests against my usual setup, and found the TB900 faster and more intuitive editing across creative applications.
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How to watch Japan vs Australia: Live streams and TV channels as Brave Blossoms host Wallabies
In his first game as Wallabies coach, Les Kiss tests himself against compatriot Eddie Jones
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‘Help, don’t dominate’: I asked ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok which sci-fi AI they most want to be like
Which sci-fi AI does your favorite chatbot think it is?
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Russia's next-generation space programme depends on China
China becomes the unexpected backbone of Russia's costly drive to build far more military space rockets every year
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The best Samsung Galaxy Fold 8 cases: cool and protective covers to protect your new foldable phone
Bump-proof cases to keep your handset looking good as new
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, August 8 (game #888)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going
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The contract includes a portable module called BEAM for field operators
This anti-drone system passed a secret desert test, and now it's going into mass production
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Could this be the end of BIOS-locked laptops? AI tweaker deploys Claude to unlock and change settings for good
AI helps patch a signature check to always say "yes" on a specific HP laptop using a hardware flasher
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Quote of the day by US President Dwight D Eisenhower: 'Public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite' — foreshadowing Silicon Valley's global domination
The internet boom gave rise to a cabal of technology companies that have grown to dominate how much of the world runs
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 8 (game #1154)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going
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‘Do not blindly trust voice messages’: WhatsApp scammers stole $1.2 million from Hong Kong man after using voice notes to impersonate his father
Scammers used AI to steal $1.27 million from a Hong Kong man as experts say a secret codeword can keep you safe.
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Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, August 8 (game #1657)
My clues will help you solve Quordle today and keep that streak going
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I test 4K Blu-ray for a living and these are 4 new discs from July 2026 to add to your collection
In this month's Blu-ray Bounty, there's a reference-quality animation, an animated Disney classic, arguably John Waters' biggest movie and a noir-thriller from the 1980s.
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The Chinese Philosopher Americans Can’t Stop Fighting About
Yiyang Zhuge was already an intellectual celebrity in China. Her viral interview with Christopher Nolan made her famous in the US—and quickly turned her into a political Rorschach test.
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The next age of LLMs? Dev gets a small LLM running at 10 tokens a second locally on a $10 microcontroller
28.9M-parameter model runs on a microcontroller costing less than $10
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Scientist says RAM pricing has reverted to normalized 2007 levels — memory prices have been falling exponentially for decades, but the AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months
The price reversal is caused by the unbridled demand for HBM.
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Experts warn malicious AI skills are hitting more victims than ever — with one family amassing 1.7 million downloads
An AI spin on the classic software supply chain attack
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Shock horror — AI-generated security patches fall short of actually solving all the problems they were meant to fix
AI without oversight creates patches that rarely fix the issue entirely
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Shield AI's Hivemind steers autonomous drone boat fleet
Taiwan showcases Hivemind AI directing multiple drone boats through the first coordinated maritime swarming exercise without direct human navigation control
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'Our business is well over 90% digital' — Take-Two CEO defends GTA 6's physical editions, which come with a code in a box
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has defended the publisher's decision to release physical editions of Grand Theft Auto 6 with a digital download code in the box.
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The HP EliteBook X G2i is an AI-powered laptop that can keep up with your business needs
Take this Copilot+ PC on the go.
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Amazon cracks down on 'CPU waste' among engineers as agentic AI crunch intensifies — CPU demand makes low-utilization EC2 instances a hot commodity
What used to take engineers a few hours can now take several days.
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NordVPN gives Linux users a major upgrade with automatic GUI app installation
The VPN provider is making it easier than ever to protect your Linux device while introducing a new tool for simpler troubleshooting
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As Sony plans to end the production of discs, Nintendo says 38.5% of its sales come from physical copies
While Sony commits to ending the production of game discs, Nintendo has reported that almost 40% of its software sales are physical.
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This Russian VPN has been accused of breaching its no-log policy — here's what we know
While SplitVPN claims the allegations are fabricated, the incident exposes the limits of no-log VPNs
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We loved the FlexiSpot C7 ergonomic office chair and it's 30% off
When we tested this fantastically comfortable chair, we found it perfect for long days at your desk.
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Meta is officially labeled as a 'public nuisance' after the harms it does to kids — and gets hit with a record $567 million fine
In the second phase of the landmark New Mexico case, the judge says Facebook and Instagram are major polluters.
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'It's a smart donut': OpenAI's first gadget will reportedly be an Echo Dot with a few twists — so I asked Gemini and ChatGPT to build it
We have fresh rumored details on OpenAI's AI hardware, but what do they really mean? We turned to Gemini and ChatGPT for fresh perspective, renders, and new thoughts about why the gadget still won't work for us.
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‘I’d like to politely challenge the idea that the hardware innovation isn’t there’: in a recent Reddit AMA, Samsung countered claims that the brand isn’t trying anything new
Samsung has hinted at where its future innovations might lie, but unsurprisingly, it sounds like AI isn't going anywhere.
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I'm back with another entry in TechRadar's weekly crossword — come try puzzle #2 for Friday, August 7
I'm back with the second TechRadar Crossword puzzle, so come test your tech and general knowledge, and see where you place on the leaderboard.
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ChatGPT has a clever Unicode trick that makes your messages stand out — and I'd never thought to try it
I found a hidden ChatGPT trick that completely changes how your text looks
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Check Out These Hot Deals on WIRED-Tested Fans
We’re still in the dog days of summer—keep your cool with deals on the best fans we’ve tested for on the go and at home.
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How to watch Middlesbrough vs Wrexham: Free Streams + TV Channels for Carabao Cup 1st Round
Two Championship clubs with big ambitions for the season ahead clash at the Riverside in the Carabao Cup
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'House of the Dragon' season 3 episode 8 release date and launch time: when does it come out on HBO Max?
The final episode of House of the Dragon's third season premieres later this week — but, will it be as explosive as its trailer implies?
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How to watch DHL Stormers vs New Zealand for FREE: Live streams and TV channels for Rugby's Greatest Rivalry tour opener
New Zealand kick-off their tour of South Africa in Cape Town
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7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix and more this weekend (August 7) — Ted Lasso season 4, The Shards, and more
From Ted Lasso's return to Netflix's latest original movie, here's what's worth watching this weekend.