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Samsung says it’s banning smart TV apps that expose users’ internet connections
Samsung has said it will ban smart TV apps that secretly turn users’ devices into “residential proxies”, after a cybersecurity firm found some apps could reroute strangers’ internet traffic through customers’ home connections without their knowledge. The move follows a report from cybersecurity company Mnemonic, which discovered that certain apps on Samsung’s smart TV platform…
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A becomes a dramatically different game with season 15
Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s competitive online mode, Ranked Battles, is introducing a fresh restriction for its 15th season, requiring players to build teams using only Water-type Pokémon. This continues a pattern of themed seasonal shake-ups, following Season 13’s ban on legendary and mythical Pokémon and Season 14’s Flying-type-only restriction, keeping the ranked format varied for competitive…
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Star Wars Unlimited designer reveals the powerful villain card that players are sleeping on
Star Wars: Unlimited designer John Leo has highlighted The Stranger, a card based on the villain Qimir from Star Wars: The Acolyte, as one of the game’s most underrated cards despite the current competitive meta favouring aggressive bounty hunter decks led by characters like Cad Bane and Boba Fett. Speaking at the 2026 Galactic Championship…
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Smartwatch vs smart ring for health tracking: The difference between these two wearables
Choosing between a smartwatch and a smart ring for health tracking largely comes down to which type of data matters most to the wearer. Smartwatches suit people focused on exercise, offering accurate heart rate readings, customisable workout tracking and broader functionality such as calls, music and apps, but they need charging far more often. Smart…
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Welfare doesn’t check if you’re really you, and fraudsters have noticed
In every other part of our lives, Americans are tracked and scanned and verified. This is the age of Ring cameras, CAPTCHA and internet cookies. But suddenly, when it comes to welfare programs, we’re on horseback in the Wild West?
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Buttigieg ‘more inclined than not’ to run for president in 2028
Pete Buttigieg has said he is “more inclined than not” to seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, while stressing that he has not made a final decision. The comment is his clearest public indication yet that he may mount a second White House campaign, and adds to early speculation over the party’s future leadership.…
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The ELO Vagabond combines the best parts of Razer and GameSir to make the ultimate mobile controller
GamesRadar’s review finds that the ELO Vagabond is an exceptionally capable mobile controller, combining design strengths associated with Razer’s Kishi line and GameSir’s G8 range. It is presented as a premium option for phone gaming, particularly for players who want console-style controls without sacrificing portability or device compatibility. The controller uses a telescopic design and…
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Martin denies report that 2024 DNC autopsy left out key chapter
The author of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) postmortem on the 2024 election said in an interview published Monday that the report left out a key chapter — accusations that DNC Chair Ken Martin disputes. The 2024 DNC report’s author, Paul Rivera, told The New York Times that he included a chapter that raised whether former President Biden should have run…
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Keli Lane’s secret daughter breaks her silence as the convicted baby killer’s partner reveals their shared pain: ‘The biggest victim’
The daughter of Keli Lane, the Australian woman convicted of murdering her newborn baby Tegan in 1996, has spoken publicly for the first time as Lane pursues parole. Lane’s partner has also come forward to describe the toll the case has taken on their family, describing the daughter as “the biggest victim” of the long-running…