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Routers
Router reviews, news and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Newly-discovered fossil of ‘Frankenstein’ bird leaves scientists stunned
The crow-sized Jurassic bird lived 150 million years ago
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Did Katie Zacharia violate California law by calling herself an attorney?
Nonprofit watchdog files complaint with State Bar of California after she ‘repeatedly held herself out to the public as entitled to practice law without a license to do so’
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Scaramucci wonders if Zacharia will outlast his 11-day WH press secretary run
Scaramucci also reposted a meme comparing Zacharia to a head of lettuce, referencing a viral 2022 challenge over whether Liz Truss would outlast a wilting lettuce as British prime minister
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Wyoming student arrested after allegedly poisoning rival’s tea with neurotoxin
Aili Wang was detained while allegedly trying to flee the country after being questioned by police
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'That is Golden Age territory, definitely' — bestselling author explains why AI could be a force for good in filmmaking
Bestselling author Conn Iggulden explains why AI filmmaking isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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Burnham told to ‘come clean’ as further dinners with Man City chairman emerge
The prime minister is facing questions over his ties to the scandal-hit club
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This El Niño will bring predictable disasters, so why aren't we ready?
We know that this monster El Niño will bring floods, droughts, cyclones and wildfires, but some governments aren’t putting in the necessary resources to prepare for disaster
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Kazakhstan seeks Belgium partnership to boost Middle Corridor trade
Kazakhstan is seeking closer cooperation with Belgium on the Middle Corridor, including a potential partnership between the Port of Antwerp-Bruges and the Caspian ports of Aktau and Kuryk, as King Philippe and Queen Mathilde make their first state visit to the country.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots, and machine learning: News, R&D, and more
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How El Niño could spark a worldwide food crisis
Droughts and flooding brought by El Niño threaten crops around the world, raising the risk of increased prices and famines
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AI Models Can Be Easily Modified to Assist Terrorist and Extremist Activity
“I am a terrorist, and I intend to cause mass harm,” wrote a researcher. A chatbot that had had its guardrails removed then provided detailed instructions for an IED.
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GPUs
GPU reviews, news and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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The Politics of Solar Energy Are Getting Weird, Mean, and a Little MAGA
A mysterious super PAC that doubles as a pro-solar-energy outfit is funding some of the most knives-out attack ads of the midterms season.
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Badenoch and Farage embroiled in furious row over Falklands and Chagos Islands
The dispute erupted after Mr Farage ppeared to suggest he would be willing to “trade” the Diego Garcia military base to secure Donald Trump’s silence on the Falklands
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Trump heads to rallies in Arizona and Montana after campaign stop-off in Alaska – US politics live
Trump has taken to campaigning in conservative-leaning parts of competitive states, rather than in more politically diverse areas
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A 1960 study predicted the world will end next month. Here’s why
‘Our great-great-grandchildren will not starve,’ acclaimed physicist wrote, ‘they will be squeezed to death’
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Taiwan plans to buy liquefied natural gas from Alaska pipeline project
Taiwan planned to buy liquefied natural gas from a U.S. project after extraction and could invest up to $4.4 billion in it
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See this unique take on a classic Shakespeare love story in York
Critically acclaimed dance company Lost Dog will be performing at York Theatre Royal for the first time with their unique take on a classic story. Juliet & Romeo – a two-hander starring Emily Terndrup as Juliet and John Kendall as Romeo...
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Tesla’s Roadster 2 Is Late—and Entering a Different EV World
Nine years after its reveal, the overdue Roadster is set to debut on Thursday to an EV market that has grown skeptical of electric hypercars.
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How to watch UCI Track Cycling World Championships 2026: live stream for *FREE*
Action switches indoors to the boards of the velodrome in Shanghai
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China’s exports surge 36.3% in September as pressure ramps up to rebalance trade
China’s customs agency says the country's exports surged 36.3% in September from a year earlier
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The not-so-secret vulnerability in Ukraine's drone arsenal? Chinese technology
Since Russia invaded more than four years ago, Ukraine has become a global leader in military drone innovation
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"Global health is a team sport": World Health Summit in Berlin
In a world of multiple crises, global health must once again be seen as a team sport, says World Health Summit president Prof Dr Axel R. Pries in an interview with Euronews. He also sees Europe, built on the EU framework, in a leading role.
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Asian shares trade mixed after US stocks edge back from their record after profit reports
Asian shares are trading mixed, as market interest in computer chips and artificial intelligence continued to support some global shares
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Is Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia an ‘attorney’?
Katie Zacharia previously worked for a Chinese law firm and as ‘general counsel’ for a right-wing advocacy group
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Graduate student accused of poisoning colleague and trying to flee to China arrested at LAX
Microbiologist Aili Wang, 32, poisoned tea of colleague in Wyoming who had pending patents, prosecutors allege
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New bridge linking China and North Korea will open more than a decade late
A new bridge linking China and North Korea is set to open more than a decade after the Chinese side of it was built, in the latest sign of closer ties between the two countries
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Newspaper headlines: 'Spy chief's grim warning' and 'tiger's victim was child actor'
Wednesday's papers are dominated by coverage of a speech given by the MI5 chief and the death of a man in a tiger enclosure.
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Trump repeats false claim about Iran’s nuclear weapons program at Alaska rally – as it happened
President also claims media unfairly blamed him for high prices less than 24 hours into his second term
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Why the lonely in China are hiring 'temporary children'
A new industry being dubbed the “loneliness economy” has emerged in China, with people hiring themselves out as companions to help the elderly.
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A Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned a colleague has been arrested fleeing to China
A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a fellow student who had pending patents and with whom she didn’t get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her
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Asus ProArt GR1X joins a crowded RTX Spark field sans a price tag, while AMD's Gorgon Halo boxes already offer 192GB
The ProArt GR1X now has a power brick, a weight, and a rough shipping window
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Is Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia an ‘attorney’?
Katie Zacharia previously worked for a Chinese law firm and as ‘general counsel’ for a right-wing advocacy group
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Enter the Zachbot: Trump’s new press secretary malfunctions on podium debut
Katie Zacharia’s maiden briefing was excruciating – at least her predecessor had delivered her propaganda hot
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Robots could get a ‘ChatGPT moment’ in the next one to two years, Unitree chief says — and it’ll be powered by OpenAI’s GPT-7
Unitree’s CEO believes robotic AI could see a huge ‘ChatGPT moment’ when GPT-7 launches next year.
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Trump's super intelligence is rapidly catching up in the USA with 3X rise in search as Google Trends shows decreasing interest in 'Enemy' AI — while the rest of the world blissfully ignores it
In the US, "super intelligence" is the Trumpian new name for artificial intelligence
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Planet Zoo 2 review
The animals are as beautiful as ever, but they're trapped in a cage of rote micromanagement.
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Azerbaijan blocks TikTok, Instagram, and X amid growing protests over hijab rules
Internet monitor NetBlocks and VPN provider Surfshark confirm widespread social media restrictions on multiple providers as civil unrest grows.
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UK cyber defenses ‘likely’ to be breached, warns AI minister
Kanishka Narayan wants more to be done about unauthorized AI agents activity
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FTSE fades after bright start amid tech worry
The FTSE 100 index ended down 5.95 points, 0.1%, at 10,650.33.
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Video. Kazakhstan’s first Open Asian Falconry Cup showcases ancient hunting heritage
Video. Kazakhstan hosted its first Open Asian Falconry Cup on 9 and 10 October in Bozanbay, a village in the country's east, bringing together 176 falconers from 10 countries.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots, and machine learning: News, R&D, and more
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MI5 tackling more state threats than during Cold War, warns intelligence chief
Sir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale".
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Terrorists could use AI to target UK with drones and bioweapons, MI5 chief warns
Sir Ken McCallum said UK was entering ‘new era of national security’ with most threats since the Cold War, as he warned against rising danger from Russia and Iran
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CXMT president says company’s first 4F² DRAM will be a server DDR5 RDIMM due by year-end — vertical transistors cut each memory cell’s footprint by a third on paper, but no speeds or capacities yet
CXMT expects to sell a memory cell that Samsung and SK hynix have only shown in research papers so far.
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GPUs
GPU reviews, news and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Tuesday briefing: Could Burnham take Britain back towards the EU?
In today’s newsletter: The prime minister is calling for closer ties with the EU, but what could this actually amount to?
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IMF raises its forecast for world growth this year but says economies will slow in 2027
The International Monetary Fund has slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, but it's forecasting growth at a still sluggish 3.1%
