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Newegg’s $7,500 RTX 5090 card is a sad, depressing omen
Just a year ago, we complained that MSI was bumping up prices for RTX 50-series cards to levels that were outrageous at the time, ranging from $819 to a whopping $2,400 at the high end. Those prices look like something you’d find on the black market now. Today, I spotted Newegg...

Country Life: Lessons in permaculture at Kahikatea Farm
The Duff family's focus is working with nature when it comes to their permaculture farm and organic nursery, Kahikatea Farm.

Emirates resumes some Dubai flights – what's the latest on travel to UK?

Hungary’s top diplomat stokes anger at anti-Ukraine protest with allegation of election meddling

This massive 49-inch ultrawide OLED monitor is just $900
I like ’em big. I like ’em chunky. I’m talking about PC gaming monitors, why, what did you think I meant? If your proclivities also extend to the ultrawide, you’ll want to check out this MSI deal. You can get a 49-inch ultrawide OLED, normally $1,200, for just $899.99 on...

Google faces lawsuit over Gemini AI’s role in man’s suicide
After a man in Florida took his own life after a long period of conversations with Google’s AI chatbot Gemini, his father has filed a lawsuit against Google accusing the company of contributing to his son’s death through the chatbot’s behavior, reports The Wall Street Journal. According to the lawsuit, the...

Tufin unveils AI assistants & executive security hub
Tufin rolls out four AI assistants and a customisable executive hub to speed network security rule searches, access changes and risk insight.

Deskpro brings cloud & VPC help desks to AWS shopfront
Deskpro launches cloud and VPC help desk on AWS Marketplace, giving organisations flexible hosting, AI options and streamlined procurement.

Keychron’s new ultra-slim wireless keyboard folds in half
Keychron just unveiled the B11 Pro, an ultra-thin and foldable wireless keyboard developed with a focus on portability and flexibility for users who work on multiple devices. The B11 Pro is designed to be easily portable. The foldable design allows the keyboard to be folded into a more compact format when...

Country Life: Young Kiwi pilot helps map and fight Victoria's devastating bushfires
Henry Phelps started out flying tourists over New Zealand's wilderness areas and has lately been helping map and fight the Australian bushfires.

Country Life: Inside Aotearoa's regenerative farming festival
Agri-innovation talks, farm-to-table food, and good company; it's all in the name of better soil science at the Underground Festival.

Inventec boosts AI server output with Siemens DFM tools
Inventec adopts Siemens DFM and SMT tools to speed AI server production, halving late design changes and boosting manufacturing quality.

Drivers in France Are Snapping Up Used E85 Cars for One Simple Reason: Fuel Savings

Hexnode debuts device-aware IdP to fuse identity & UEM
Hexnode launches device-aware IdP, fusing identity, UEM and real-time compliance checks to tighten access control and endpoint security.

Tech stocks today: Anthropic says it will fight Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' label, Nvidia stops H200 chip production

AI may sound human...but whose values does it reflect?
Harvard research finds “human-like” AI mirrors Western liberal values, raising concerns over cultural bias as it spreads worldwide.

Salesforce unveils Agentforce AI-powered contact centre
Salesforce debuts Agentforce Contact Centre, unifying AI agents, voice, digital channels and CRM data to simplify customer service operations.

Origami launches chat-based AI tool for sales leads
Origami unveils a chat-based AI that builds sales lead lists from plain-English prompts, starting at USD $80 a month on flat pricing.

Wordly adds live AI translation to Microsoft Teams
Wordly brings live AI captions and audio translation to Microsoft Teams meetings via a simple browser link to cut cross-language friction.

Forced Windows 11 updates? More users report unwanted installations
Is Microsoft forcing users to upgrade to the latest version of Windows? This question is currently being asked after several reports of unauthorized Windows updates made the rounds. IT expert Günther Born has collected these reports on his blog. There are several known cases in which PCs running Windows 11 24H2...