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• Taiwan taps US startup Vatn for modular S12 undersea drones – Washington’s ally turns to cheaper underwater systems [3d]
• $16,000 Quad AI Geekom mini PC cluster gets DeepSeek V4 Flash treatment with 512GB RAM — reaches 14.61 tokens per second [3d]
• ‘Better move would be to ban it’: Apple Music steps up plan for AI-generated song labels, but some users think it doesn’t go far enough [3d]
• Experts warn expired credit cards can be brought back from the dead to make contactless payments [3d]
• Insidious: Out of the Further review — the new horror movie is the franchise's scariest yet, but that doesn't mean it's good [3d]
• This 9-in-1 USB dock with a Blu-ray drive just smashed its Kickstarter goal by 300x—as backers succumb to dongle fatigue and physical media nostalgia [3d]
• 'Took me months to work this out': Redditor explains how Windows 11 can end up stripping out the GPU driver on your gaming laptop [3d]
• 'We're offering gamers not just two more headsets, but two different ways to experience their games' — Audio specialist beyerdynamic announces two new, affordable wireless headsets, the MMX 100 and MMX 130 [3d]
• No driver, no problem — devs use Claude AI to craft native macOS tool for an 'obscure' Windows-only printer [3d]
• Back to school on a budget: Our top 5 mini PCs under $600 for work and study [3d]
• I spent six months with the Poco F8 Ultra, and it delivers a mobile streaming experience ‘that simply can’t be matched by any phone of a similar price’ [3d]
• Even dead websites aren't safe — experts warn hackers are spending millions on expired domains to enable malware scams [3d]
• Canon's Pixma TS6520 wireless all-in-one inkjet is a true back-to-school printer pick for $79 [3d]
• The 5 best 4K Blu-rays for showing off your TVs vibrant colors — with titles from Disney, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros [3d]
• Aldi just brought out a £60 stick vac — as a vacuum reviewer, these are the cheap alternatives I'd buy instead [3d]
• A new Gemini for Home update is rolling out, but users are slamming Google for not fixing ‘missing and broken features’ despite the voice upgrades [3d]
• How to watch Arsenal vs Coventry: Live streams and TV channels for the Premier League 2026/27 game [3d]
• Target may have suffered another damaging data leak as hackers claim 8.6GB haul [3d]
• The JBL Live Beam 4 are my favorite wireless earbuds of 2026 after weeks of testing — and I swear it’s not just because of their awesome touchscreen charging case [3d]
• What is the release date and launch time for Lanterns episode 2 on HBO Max? [3d]
• 'There was never really any big plan that these two games would both release next to each other' — FromSoftware president suggests a return to single-player games after Nightreign and The Duskbloods [3d]
• Smaller than a PS5 and our Best-in-Class gaming mini PC, the Asus ROG NUC drops to $3499 — but it's still an absolute fortune [3d]
• Mullvad VPN is testing smarter multi-hop and a spinnable server globe on Android [3d]
• Are Meta smart glasses doomed to fail like Google Glass? Have your say on what fate is most likely for wearable cameras [3d]
• Outer Banks 'gets the Yellowstone treatment' as new prequel goes ahead at Netflix — and fans are more open to it after divisive season 5 ending [3d]
• This new malware can use Google passkeys even after a victim resets their password [3d]
• How to watch Premier League 2026-27 for *FREE* [3d]
• TechRadar's weekly crossword — puzzle #4, Friday, August 21 [3d]
• Beats leak reveals the name of its next headphones plus most of its specs — but there could be one disappointing omission [3d]
• Leaker claims the Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition will launch in November for an estimated $899.99 [3d]
• 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (August 21) [3d]
• Proton VPN on Linux gets a huge accessibility boost with 20 new languages [3d]
• This TeamGroup 16GB DDR5-6000 RAM kit drops to $215 in a memory market where prices have tripled since last year [4d]
• Digital camera sales are up, and Fujifilm just leapfrogged Nikon — here's what the numbers tell us [4d]
• Security experts targeted by fake crypto conference in scam to hand over details [4d]
• Best Buy's massive Anniversary sale is like a Labor Day preview — 60% off TVs, AirPods, laptops, appliances and more [4d]
• 26 best early bank holiday deals at Amazon UK — get up to 40% off Blink, Fitbit, Lenovo, Lego, Ninja, and more [4d]
• The back-to-school sales are drawing to a close — these are the RTX 5050, 5060, and 5070 gaming laptops I'd buy [4d]
• Forget Weatherspoons — patchwork bans won't fix the Meta glasses' privacy crisis, so what comes next? [4d]
• Are your PC games crashing after the latest Windows 11 update? Microsoft is investigating whether a nasty new bug is the cause — but there are workarounds [4d]
• DDR5 prices are painful right now, but you can save on 32GB of V-Color Manta XFinity RGB RAM with Newegg's special coupon [4d]
• Tired of expensive printer ink? Canon's MegaTank G3270 is our top budget ink tank printer, loaded with enough to print thousands of pages and a big discount at Amazon [4d]
• Sorry, OpenAI — people are using your God-level AI to choose wine, wash clothes, and solve other weirdly specific problems, not change the world [4d]
• The Pixel 11 Pro’s HiLight LED is bafflingly limited out of the box, but a new app removes its shackles [4d]
• Logitech sued for keeping US tariff refunds instead of returning them to customers [4d]
• I tested this game-changing, sub-$100 Godox flash kit — and it’s the best portrait photography upgrade I’ve tried all year [4d]
• Why AI success starts with teams, not tech [4d]
• Slack will now let you code as a team to get those tricky tasks done [4d]
• Understanding infrastructure performance is becoming more important than ever [4d]
• How to watch Dutch Grand Prix 2026: Live stream F1 race from anywhere [4d]
• We've found the cheapest way to stream all 380 Premier League games – it's less than $2/month [4d]
• The next AI phase is better agents not bigger models [4d]
• How to listen to Premier League 2026/27 from anywhere in the world [4d]
• I've played every Metal Gear Solid multiple times, and Master Collection Vol.2 feels like the best way to experience two of the series’ most legendary games [4d]
• How to watch Premier League 2026/27: Free Streams, TV Channels & Fixtures — Matchday 1 [4d]
• Massive supply-chain attack sees terabytes of data belonging to some of the world’s biggest and most sensitive organizations leaked online [4d]
• Stuart Fails to Save the Universe season 2 could be in trouble, as creators confirm there's 'no big picture' for future seasons [4d]
• Meta smart glasses could soon be banned in cinemas, says UK trade body — but this time it’s more about piracy than privacy [4d]
• Father’s Day 2026 is fast approaching — here are 45 tech gift ideas to spoil him this year [4d]
• Sennheiser gives its flagship true wireless earbuds a full revamp, complete with Bluetooth 6 and replaceable batteries [4d]
• African defense tech startup reveals $52 million funding as it looks to take on Ukraine and US giants [4d]