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My father’s double life: Ambulance hero, sexual abuser
Two sisters fight to expose their honoured father for sexually abusing them as children.

Windows 11’s Snipping Tool now creates DIY animated GIFs
Microsoft is adding a long overdue function to Windows 11’s popular Snipping Tool (accessible via Win + Shift + R): The screen capture tool can now create animated GIFs directly. The new feature is available immediately, Microsoft says. However, it is only available to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Canary channels who are testing new Windows 11 versions in advance. No additional tool required for animated GIFs Until now, the Snipping Tool could only save screenshots in JPG, PNG and static GIF formats. Video recordings can only be recorded in MP4 video format. However, anyone who wanted to create short, easily shareable GIF animations of screen recordings – for tutorials, bug reports or explanations, for example – previously had to use third-party tools such as ShareX or ScreenToGif. With the update to the new Snipping Tool, those diversions is no longer necessary. The new “Create GIF” option allows users to start a recording directly after selecting the screen section and then save it as a GIF animation or share it directly in an email, in a chat or on a website — no extra video player or conversion software required. Microsoft You can choose to export in “low” or “high quality”. The maximum length of such animated GIFs is 30 seconds. If the length is exceeded, the user can only export the screen recording as an MP4 video. Particularly practical: the feature also works in multi-monitor setups and can be conveniently controlled using a compact overlay. The GIF export function is currently only available in the Insider versions of Windows 11 from 11.2405.24.0. Microsoft has not yet announced when it will be released for all users. However, it can be assumed that the feature will be available to the general public in the course of the summer with a regular Windows update – possibly as part of the next “Moment” release or as an update for Windows 11 version 24H2. Further reading: These 13 tips will make you a Windows 11 master

This 1440p OLED gaming monitor is just $500 today
I appreciate that “budget” means different things to different people. But if you’re looking to upgrade to a glorious OLED monitor for your gaming desktop PC, $500 would be a pretty good target to aim for if you don’t want to spend too much. Take, for example, this ASRock OLED monitor. For $499.99 you get a 27-inch, 1440p screen, without having to hunt for a refurbished model. This is neither the biggest nor the fastest OLED we’ve seen on sale, but it’s a pretty good balance of performance and price at almost $150 off the original price. The Phantom Gaming PGO27QFS has a 2560×1400 resolution, which is the sweet spot for PC gaming at the moment, and at 240Hz, it’ll be buttery-smooth for online multiplayer gaming (if your PC can handle it). With double HDMI and double DisplayPort, it has plenty of video options, and USB-C to boot–but 15 watts of power won’t charge a thirsty gaming laptop on a single cable. There are three USB-A ports for extra gadgets, though. Again, this is a new monitor, not refurbished like many of the deals in this price range, so it might be worth a few compromises. ASRock builds in the now-standard burn-in protections for the OLED panel, and it comes with a 2-year warranty. That’s a little better than the usual, but not quite as good as some OLED monitors, which can offer up to three years on the panel specifically. Newegg doesn’t have a time limit on this deal, but OLED monitors this cheap tend to sell out, so you might want to hurry. If it isn’t quite what you’re looking for, check out PCWorld’s roundup of the best monitors on the market right now. Get a 27-inch OLED gaming monitor for $500View Deal

Fifa Club World Cup live updates: Auckland City FC v Benfica
Live updates of the Fifa Club World Cup pool match between Auckland City FC and Benfica.

Hundreds of Minecraft mods on GitHub are infested with hard-to-spot spyware
Let’s say, as a thought experiment, that you’re a malware developer. You can choose to target specific groups of people to distribute your nefarious payloads. You might just go for a scattershot approach, but that’s less effective. You might aim for the technologically unsophisticated, or older people who aren’t as engaged. Or you can go for the lowest-hanging fruit: kids playing video games. That seems to be the choice for the latest batch of spyware, which is hiding in mods for the indefatigable Minecraft, now getting a predictable boost from a smash-hit kid’s movie. According to Check Point Research (via Bleeping Computer), a “multistage campaign” is going after Minecraft players looking for game mods on GitHub. The “Stargazers Ghost” network, allegedly a for-hire operation based in a Russian-speaking country, targets login information for the Minecraft game account, other third-party launchers, social media, and text app info. A second-stage program will try to steal more personal info in browser caches and other apps, with an emphasis on logins, passwords, and of course, cryptocurrency. The malware campaign has been spread across more than 500 GitHub repositories according to the report, and it’s a sneaky one, hiding in Minecraft Java installers to bypass many antivirus scans. Hiding this stuff on GitHub (which, like Minecraft itself, is owned by Microsoft) is particularly nefarious. While it’s mostly used for collaborative software development, downloads for software meant for end-users is now frequently hosted on GitHub itself. The technical interface and jargon might make it seem a little more trustworthy than a sketchy download site to an uncritical eye, or indeed, a child. GitHub does police its repositories for malware and other threats. But a centralized, company-based security team can often be overwhelmed by attackers based on numbers alone, to say nothing of a sophisticated campaign from a team of dedicated developers. To protect yourself or your kids when looking for Minecraft mods, Bleeping Computer recommends checking out GitHub page thoroughly, and testing mods on a “burner” account. Alternatively, I might suggest locking down a kid’s computer and telling them they have to stick to the official mods available in the “Bedrock Edition” of the game.