Technology & Software
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25-metre 5G mast plan near leisure centre blocked by council
The installation of a “visually intrusive” mobile phone mast near community sports facilities has been blocked by the council.
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Don't fall for this - how to protect yourself from AI scams
Trading standards officers say AI is "super-charging" existing scams through clones and fake websites.
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Andy Burnham launches campaign against ‘headphone dodgers’ on public transport
Passengers urged to ‘share the carriage, not the noise’ as guidance sets out £100 penalties for nuisance behaviour
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Remote Reaper leaves Early Access with racing tracks and much more
This Ukrainian FPV combat simulator supports familiar gamepads and keyboard controls while bringing electronic warfare and vehicle damage mechanics to Steam
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Quordle hints and answers for Monday, October 19 (game #1729)
My clues will help you solve Quordle today and keep that streak going
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, October 19 (game #1226)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going
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How to watch Snapped: Killer Moms online — stream the true crime series for FREE
Learn more about these ruthless matriarchs who stop at nothing to protect their kids
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, October 19 (game #960)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going
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23 devs teamed up to make a free game of 'innovative yet questionable volume sliders,' and it feels like browser-based WarioWare
Here for a good time and a loud time.
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'The GPU never reads the same text twice': Belgian startup Corbenic wants to turn your server's SSD into AI memory, but its 14x speedup owes more to reading less
Galahad promises exact, encrypted KV cache reuse for vLLM, SGLang, and Llama.cpp
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‘Put every prompt in its place’: Intel launches 480GB GPU D-series for AI inference
Intel unveils 480GB GPU D-series with laptop memory to beat Nvidia Blackwell — and an 8-card system handles 1 trillion parameter models
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UCLA researchers built a $400 humanoid robot around cheap phone technology
This open-source humanoid robot walks, tracks people, and gets back up using inexpensive hardware and a smartphone instead of dedicated sensors
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LIVE - 'Serious' multi-car crash closes A1 in both directions causing mile-long delays
A 'serious' crash involving multiple vehicles has closed part of the A1 in Northumberland, with a mile-long tailback reported.
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Leaked AI safety bill from Anthropic only requires government intervention if 50+ injuries or $1 billion are at risk
Claude, finish drafting my single-use ray gun which can only vaporize $999 million worth of stuff and/or 49 people.
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I tested Sony’s towering Bluetooth speaker in a parking lot and I’m surprised I didn’t get any noise complaints — here’s why the new ULT Tower 7 should be your go-to for any party
Sony’s new hulking party speaker blew me away with its rippling bass and almighty power output.
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Modder brings full Nvidia DLSS 5 suite to three generations of AMD gaming GPUs — plans to match native Nvidia GPU performance
Radeon users finally get to enjoy more DLSS features.
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Frozen Trail finally puts the 'raid' in Arc Raiders
The Fallen Emperor and Arc Frigate have me excited for the game's future.
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The Outlast Trials' initial playtests went poorly: Designer says 6-year development took 'a f**king long time' and 'a s**t-ton of prototypes'
Red Barrels co-founder Philippe Morin recently spoke on the trials The Outlast Trials outlasted.
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No soundtrack does it like Hades 2
I'm still listening to this thing a year later.
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Hackers used a fake VPN download page to steal corporate credentials
Compromised software download site tricks users into typing passwords twice to steal backup credentials
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How to watch Chargers vs Chiefs for FREE: live stream NFL Week 6 game
All the ways to watch Chargers vs Chiefs for free online, with Justin Herbert and Patrick Mahomes set to star in the 2026 NFL Week 6 game at Arrowhead Stadium.
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Dark Souls 2 dataminer shows off massive prototype coliseum level from early development
Bigger than the ones in Elden Ring, for what it's worth.
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'There were a lot of disagreements across the place': Former Marathon director Joe Ziegler on leading Bungie's extraction shooter, playing Path of Exile for 3,437 hours, and why he'll never uninstall Kingdom Hearts
The former game director of both Marathon and Valorant guides us through the games on his PC.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots, and machine learning: News, R&D, and more
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Researchers train AI to detect concealed handguns using Wi-Fi signals — open-source WiFireNet achieves precision detection on older 802.11a standard by analyzing how weapons distort wireless signals
The experimental prototype cannot pinpoint the weapon's location on the carrier
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How well do you remember the TV show Lost? Find out by taking this quiz
This 30-question Lost quiz will challenge your knowledge about the show, and the media franchise surrounding it.
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Planning to go to an Apple Store to pick up an iPhone Duo on Friday? You might be disappointed
Apple Store employees have apparently been told that the iPhone Duo will be in short supply in retail outlets.
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Outlast designer says that one playtester was so upset by the horror series they 'ran out of the studio to go cry outside' and didn't return
"We always make sure that people are fully aware of the kind of content we create," says director Philippe Morin.
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Six-year-old among two dead after Kansas woman drives through soccer game, with 11 more injured
Wichita police say 34-year-old truck driver from Garden City was taken into custody amid case at youth soccer game
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Nvidia RTX 5090 shipment worth $470,000 goes missing in Brazilian airport — two pallets disappear, distributor seeks explanations but met with zero answers
This missing shipment could probably be the last one for quite some time, too.
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Flying instructor who died in Drymen plane crash named
An 80-year-old man who died in a light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond alongside a 16-year-old boy has been named locally as Ian Haggis
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Two killed and at least 17 injured as Russia and Ukraine trade blows on power infrastructure
Ukraine used more than 1,000 drones to target Russian oil depots, logistics facilities and datacentres
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Welsh government accused of ‘sitting on’ plans for space defence project
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced in 2024 that the Cawdor Barracks in Pembrokeshire will be the home of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (Darc)
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This 'benchtop' nuclear fusion device could provide fuel for the next revolution in clean energy
Cambridge Heavy Industries is exploring ways to produce nuclear fusion and fuel in a smaller area.
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Video. Russia: Huge flames and smoke rise over St Petersburg after drone strikes
Video. Huge plumes of black smoke billowed over St Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, on Sunday, 18 October, as a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack sparked fires at industrial and logistics facilities. Russian officials said 126 drones had been intercepted in the surrounding region.
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300-plus local data center bans have only delayed just three US projects — bans 'much more bark than bite,' only 2.3 gigawatts of data centers are held up, versus 38 gigawatts expected online in 2027
A project-by-project audit finds most moratoriums miss the site, the permit, or the timeline.
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Free web-based chip fab engineering game goes viral in Taiwan — game is a realistic and stressful simulation, ‘basically a horror game’ say some players
Fab24hr: A Day in the Life of a Semiconductor Wafer Factory Worker is a no-install 3D web game with a 12-chapter story mode.
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Official DLSS 5 running on unsupported games delivers up to 90% better performance than the leaked version — Nvidia says the new NR model uses 20% less VRAM and processes neural workloads up to 2x faster
Nvidia's new Neural Rendering model is smaller but better.
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Drones
Discover more about Drones with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Where to watch You Can See Everything — can I stream it yet?
The viral documentary featuring Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is out now in selected locations – here's where you can watch it and ticket prices.
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LIVE - A1(M) and A66 roundabout at Scotch Corner fully reopens after vehicle fire
Two lanes are closed after a vehicle fire on the A1(M) and A66 roundabout at Scotch Corner.
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Microsoft pulls out of AI datacentre project in Essex over power supply concerns
Development by UK firm Nscale heralded by ministers as largest of its kind in country loses anchor tenant
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LIVE - 'Serious' multi-car crash closes A1 in both directions with mile-long delays
A 'serious' crash involving multiple vehicles has closed part of the A1 in Northumberland, with a mile-long tailback reported.
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I tested the Lavazza Tabli, and Its eco-friendly pressed coffee tablets solve plastic pod taste and waste — even if smart home controls fall short
All of the convenience, without the mess.
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Overclocking
Discover more about Overclocking with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Virtual Reality
Discover more about Virtual Reality with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Cinebench world record that stood for 12 years gets toppled — OC expert scores 10.8cb in Cinebench R11.5 using an Intel Core i5 4670K at 6.3 GHz
Overclocking enthusiasts are still having fun with Haswell CPUs and DDR3 in 2026.
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Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line — proposal would effectively make the Commerce Department the only agency capable of stopping an AI model
Would this be enough to keep an AI model from going out of control?