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Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Review: Master of Phone Calls
The Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro earbuds impressed the reviewer primarily through their exceptional phone-call quality, making conversations clearer even in very noisy New York City settings. Their microphones and noise processing reportedly remove surrounding sounds so effectively that the reviewer found them more willing to call hearing-impaired family members, positioning the earbuds as a particularly…
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Now Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic in multi-billion dollar lawsuit: ‘One of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history.’
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music filed a joint copyright lawsuit against Anthropic, chief executive Dario Amodei and co-founder Benjamin Mann in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on 28 August, alleging what they called “one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history.” The…
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I asked 100 companies for my data. Some deleted it instead.
A journalist’s attempt to obtain personal data from more than 100 companies under California’s privacy law exposed a confusing and often obstructive process. Although the California Consumer Privacy Act gives consumers the right to access data held about them, some firms appeared to mistake access requests for deletion requests or failed to honour the contact…
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Has a Hidden Technological Leap
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is preparing to test an advanced coronagraph designed to block starlight and directly image light reflected by distant planets. The demonstration could help establish the technology needed for a future mission capable of viewing Earth-like worlds orbiting Sun-like stars, although Roman itself is not expected to achieve that goal.…
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The Cybersecurity Apocalypse Is Coming in ‘Months,’ AI Giants Warn
More than 100 technology companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, have warned that organisations may have only months to prepare for AI-enabled cyberattacks. Their joint letter calls for cyber defence to become an immediate leadership priority and for governments to strengthen protections for critical services, but it contains no specific commitments, deadlines or funding plans. The…
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Hello Neighbor’s multiplayer spinoff has been ‘temporarily shut down’ after a hacker wiped player progression and demanded the game’s ‘removal from sale across all platforms’
Hello Neighbour’s multiplayer spin-off has been temporarily taken offline after a hacker reportedly erased players’ progression and issued demands concerning the game’s sale. The incident matters because it has disrupted access to the game and affected player data, prompting the developer to shut the service while it responds. The hacker allegedly demanded that the game…
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Nothing but ruins: Chinese rescue team find Nepal border station was swept off face off the Earth by flood as incredible satellite images show scale of devastation with 2,426 still missing
Satellite images and rescue reports indicate that severe flooding in Nepal has destroyed the Rasuwagadhi border crossing with Tibet, bridges and parts of nearby settlements along the Trishuli River. The disaster matters because it has cut through a remote but important route used by pilgrims and trekkers, while leaving thousands unaccounted for and complicating access…
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Rogue doctor struck off after he bashed wife, had a patient kill himself, botched Botox jabs, used his young son for fake prescriptions, gave drugs to chaperones and breached Covid laws 100s of times – but we can’t tell you who he is
A Victorian doctor, identified only as WLD under a tribunal suppression order, has been struck off and barred from applying for re-registration for six years after findings of extensive professional misconduct. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal found that his conduct—including family violence, unsafe clinical practice, improper prescribing and breaches of COVID-19 restrictions—undermined public trust…
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Fitness update on Sheffield Wednesday’s latest signing – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield Wednesday have issued a fitness update on their newest signing, assessing how close he is to being available for first-team action. The update matters because the club are seeking to strengthen their options during a busy recruitment period and will want new arrivals ready to contribute as soon as possible. The article indicates that…