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I needed 20+ years of address history. Gemini found it for me in minutes
Filing out all the paperwork for a new apartment or home mortgage can be tough enough, but there’s one gotcha that can be particularly annoying: detailing the past addresses where you’ve lived over the past five, 10, or even 20 years, including dates for when you moved in and out. That...

1Password opens the door to AI agents — without handing over your passwords
It’s no longer enough for AI agents to browse the web and check your email; now, they want to sign into your accounts too, and one of the most popular password managers is ready to help out. 1Password has just announced a new feature that allows AI agents like ChatGPT Dots,...

Forget eBay. Your local university is a gold mine for cheap PC gear
By now, most avenues for cheap computer gear have been exhausted: Prime Days, eBay, even swapping gear in a parking lot. But there’s one place where you can find a true bargain: your local university campus. It’s weird, right? Tuition and housing costs are absolutely skyrocketing, but the humble computing shop...

Glenn Phillips masterclass in vain as India’s heavy hitters bludgeon Black Caps
India completed their highest ever successful T20 run-chase to go 1-0 up in the series against New Zealand.

Your desk is a cable mess. These 9 gadgets will help tame it
Your desk was probably clean at one point, with just a laptop and its charging cable as needed. Then came the monitor, the keyboard, the mouse. At some point you threw in a few wireless pads for your phone and other smaller accessories, and pretty soon it became a wild...

Police investigate Married at First Sight Australia after 'inappropriate' allegations
New South Wales Police say inquiries took place "following a report of inappropriate content being shared".

Leicester hit their lowest ebb - but is Martin turning things around?
Leicester are 10th in League One, 10 years after winning the Premier League. After hitting their lowest ebb, are there now grounds for optimism?

Vance tells Republicans to 'stop whining' about controversial Ohio attack ad
The ad by Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy features his Democratic rival's estranged mother, who she has not seen since her stepfather was charged with sexual abuse in her childhood.

Hear me out: Xbox’s new Cloud Playtime streaming charges are reasonable
“I want to play video games, but I don’t have the expensive hardware to play them.” That’s the problem that services like Game Pass and GeForce Now solve, albeit with yet another subscription that many of us are tired of paying. Microsoft’s solution to the solution is now out in...

Please don’t use AI hacks to debloat your TV
Fed up with your smart TV’s bloated interface and aggressive data collection? The AI bros are on it. Over the past week, several developers claim to have “hacked” their TVs with AI, making them faster and less privacy-invasive using tools like Claude Code. On sites like X and YouTube, they’ve been...

Black Caps player ratings: Tell us how they rated in opening loss to India
We want your take on how each of the Black Caps performed against India.

333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email
For 3 days this month, 333 exit nodes were hacked in hopes of stealing sensitive data.

Russell Brand accuser said alleged rape 'really hurt', court hears
The friend of a woman claiming to have been raped by Russell Brand says she said he was "quite aggressive".

Zoe Kleinman: PHP is the cyber equivalent of an unexploded bomb
It has been a dramatic, public and global response, but the cyber event hasn't happened yet.

'500 new vulnerabilities' found in government, says AI minister
'500 new vulnerabilities' found in government, says AI minister

Weekly sports quiz: How much was Ronaldo fined by Portugal?
How much attention have you paid to what's happened in the world of sport over the past seven days?

Vickery's journey from World Cup winner to bodybuilder at 50
Why England Rugby World Cup winner Phil Vickery has started entering bodybuilding competitions at the age of 50.