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Cybercrooks trawl Fishbrain to net password hashes
Fishbrain, an app used by more than 20 million anglers, has disclosed a data breach after cybercriminals stole password hashes and salts belonging to its users, alongside other personal details. The Swedish company reported the incident to the California Attorney General’s Office this week, revealing the intrusion occurred on 19 August. While passwords were not…
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The plastic waste overtaking New York – and the people trying to curb it
Photographer Bryan Anselm has spent months documenting how plastic waste dominates New York City’s streets, workplaces and public spaces, alongside the individuals and groups working to curb it. The project highlights how plastic packaging, once a niche material, has become an inescapable feature of everyday urban life, with lightweight wrappers, bags and bottles spilling from…
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Nvidia acquires Hugging Face in $12.93bn deal
Nvidia has confirmed a $12.93 billion (roughly £10.2bn) deal to acquire Hugging Face, the widely used open-source platform for AI models, datasets and developer tools, bringing weeks of speculation about its future ownership to a close. Chief executive Jensen Huang said Hugging Face would “remain an open platform for the entire AI ecosystem”, stressing that…
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Apocalypse prep or pure pragmatism: what is behind Peter Thiel’s move to Argentina?
Peter Thiel’s relocation to Buenos Aires has drawn protests and political scrutiny after Argentina’s government, led by Javier Milei, introduced sweeping regulatory changes shortly after the billionaire moved his family there in April. Critics, including deputy Juan Marino, argue the proposed laws would entrench the power of US tech billionaires in Argentina, calling the package…
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‘Uber rapture’ leaves passengers and drivers behind in Nigeria and Uganda
Uber has abruptly shut down its ride-hailing service in Nigeria and Uganda, with some users and drivers reportedly left mid-journey when the app cut out, prompting online jokes about an “Uber rapture.” The company gave notice on 2 September that the service would end that same day, offering little warning to customers, drivers or staff…
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Dyson Unveiled at IFA 2026: Live updates as the company shows off new vacuums, purifiers, robotics and more
Dyson is set to unveil a range of new products, including vacuums, air purifiers, robotics and beauty devices, at an event called “Dyson Unveiled” during IFA 2026 in Berlin. Among the items expected to be shown is a novel toothbrush-and-flosser device dubbed the CameraJet, which has drawn attention ahead of the event for its unusual…
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DJI unveils ROMO 2 robot vacuums with local data mode
DJI has unveiled the ROMO 2 range of robot vacuums at IFA 2026, building on its original ROMO line from 2025 with improved obstacle detection and a new focus on data privacy. The vacuums draw on DJI’s drone technology for navigation, and the launch is notable given the FCC’s recent moves against DJI, with the…
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Anker and Mammotion unveil robot mowers with edge trimming
At IFA 2026, Anker and Mammotion unveiled new robot lawnmowers that can trim edges along driveways, fences and flowerbeds without the need for a separate strimmer. This reflects a wider trend among robot mower makers, including Segway, Ecovacs and Roborock, to build edge-cutting capability directly into their machines, potentially removing another manual gardening chore. Anker’s…
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Windows 11 update sends some desktops into an unwanted goth phase
Microsoft has confirmed that its August 2026 update preview for Windows 11 is causing some desktops to lose their personalisation settings, forcing affected machines onto a default black background that users cannot manually override. The bug affects Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, and matters because it strips users of a basic customisation option with no…
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New Final Fantasy 14 site update stabs the final pin into my conspiracy board, leaving me 99.9% sure I know what the new physical ranged job is
A new update to Final Fantasy 14’s Evercold promotional site has strengthened PC Gamer’s theory that the expansion’s unannounced physical ranged DPS job will be a falconer-style class, probably using a crossbow. The article treats this as informed speculation rather than confirmation, but argues that the accumulating clues now point much more clearly in that…