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Improve your Android Auto experience by doing these simple things
This how-to guide from Engadget outlines several lesser-known Android Auto settings that drivers can adjust to make the platform less cluttered, safer and more personalised. It notes that most people only ever use the default configuration, missing features that could reduce distractions and better suit their habits, which matters given how widely the software is…
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Steam Just Suffered the Biggest Leak in Video Game History
Valve’s Steam platform has suffered what is being described as the largest information leak in video game history: a 12-terabyte trove containing internal builds of every game uploaded to the service between 2003 and 2013. The material was reportedly accessible via an old, publicly available storage system Valve used before switching to more secure infrastructure,…
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Healthcare data breach exposes 3.75M patient records
More than 3.75 million people have had personal and medical information stolen after hackers breached a cloud environment used by CareCloud, a US provider of electronic medical record technology. The company serves tens of thousands of healthcare providers, meaning many affected individuals may never have interacted with CareCloud directly, yet had their data exposed through…
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The datacenter fight could permanently transform US politics. Which party will seize advantage?
A wave of local opposition to big tech’s datacentre construction boom is uniting Americans across the political spectrum, with three-quarters now opposing datacentre development in their area—a swing of more than 30 percentage points in just a year. What began as scattered, dismissible instances of nimbyism has grown into a national movement, with more than…
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How much storage does a smart TV typically have?
Smart TVs are increasingly common worldwide, but Engadget notes that most ship with surprisingly little onboard storage, typically around 8GB, a large share of which is immediately consumed by the operating system and pre-installed “bloatware” apps. This matters because it can leave little room for the apps users actually want, causing performance issues and prompting…
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Chess.com launched a poker site and is planning even more classic games
Chess.com has expanded beyond its core product for the first time in nearly 20 years, launching Gambit, a free companion poker site where players can learn the game without real-money stakes. The move matters because it signals Chess.com’s broader ambition to become a hub for classic strategy games rather than a single-title platform, with executives…
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Watch: FEAR FACTORY Performs New Single ‘Roboticist’ Live For First Time
Fear Factory performed their new single “Roboticist” live for the first time on 29 August 2026, opening their “Cybernetic Domination” European tour at Tama in Poznań, Poland. The track, released the same day via Nuclear Blast, is the industrial metal band’s first release to feature singer Milo Silvestro and drummer Pete Webber, who have toured…
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ProCook outdoor pizza oven review: a budget-friendly model that brings the pizzeria home
This review from the Guardian’s Filter section assesses the ProCook outdoor pizza oven, a budget-friendly gas-powered model priced at £249. Unlike most pizza ovens on the market, which tend to come from specialist brands, ProCook is a broader homeware retailer, yet the reviewer found the oven punches above its weight, delivering solid basic performance that…