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Apple confirms 9 September iPhone launch under new chief executive
Apple has confirmed that its next iPhone launch event will take place on 9 September, in what will be the first major presentation under incoming chief executive John Ternus. The event could be particularly significant if Apple unveils its long-rumoured foldable iPhone, potentially marking a major shift in the company’s handset range. The presentation starts…
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Radar makes podcasts searchable — and usable by AI agents
Particle, the AI newsreader startup founded by former Twitter engineers, has launched Radar, a search engine that transcribes and semantically indexes podcast conversations, making spoken audio content discoverable and usable by AI agents. Chief executive Sara Beykpour said the pivot addresses a gap in the market, since most AI crawlers and agents focus on text…
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Boston Scientific cyberattack disrupts global operations and customer order processing
Boston Scientific has disclosed that a cyberattack disrupted its global operations, affecting IT systems and business applications used to process and ship customer orders. The incident matters because it has interrupted a major medical-device supplier’s ability to serve customers, while the full operational and financial consequences remain uncertain. The company said the attack began on…
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What’s the difference between WAN and LAN?
An Engadget explainer breaks down the difference between WAN and LAN ports on home networking equipment, a distinction that becomes important when setting up a router or wiring devices such as TVs, games consoles and PCs for a faster, more stable connection. Plugging a device into the wrong port can leave it unable to reach…
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Volvo’s cars will warn one another about hazards in the road
Volvo is rolling out new connected safety alerts to warn drivers of hazards such as animals or vulnerable road users ahead, using vehicle-to-vehicle data sharing rather than crowdsourced systems like those in Google Maps or Waze. When one Volvo detects a risk via its sensors and cameras, it logs the location and relays it via…
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Bluesky now supports 10-minute videos
Bluesky has significantly increased its video length limit to 10 minutes, a sharp rise from the three-minute cap introduced only last year and the original 60-second limit. The change also brings a larger maximum file size and faster upload speeds, positioning Bluesky more competitively against rival platforms as it seeks to boost engagement amid a…
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Carhartt breach exposed data of about 12.9 million people
Security researcher Troy Hunt found that Carhartt’s data breach, claimed by the extortion group ShinyHunters, affected roughly 12.9 million people—about half the number the criminals originally claimed. After Carhartt reportedly hired a negotiator to talk down the group’s $3.3 million extortion demand, ShinyHunters released around 50GB of data on 13 August, but Hunt’s analysis, feeding…
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Xbox targets affordable next-generation console amid soaring component costs
Xbox says its next-generation console must prioritise affordability as surging component prices, partly linked to AI data-centre demand, put pressure on the industry. It has also announced a scheme allowing owners of 1,000 supported physical games to receive digital entitlements, potentially preserving access to older titles on future Xbox hardware. Chief executive Asha Sharma said…
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vSphere 8 support and perpetual licences end in October 2027
VMware customers running vSphere 8 face a hard deadline of 11 October 2027, when general support, bug fixes and security patches end, along with traditional perpetual licensing. From that date, users must move to either VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 or VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) 9, both bundled subscription products widely seen as more expensive…
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‘Hacks’ Complete Five-Season Blu-ray Box Set to Go on Sale This Holiday Season (EXCLUSIVE)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing “Hacks: The Complete Series,” a Blu-ray box set collecting all five seasons of the Emmy-winning comedy, in time for the 2026 holiday season. It marks the first time the entire show, which concluded this year, has been sold together in one physical package, with Universal promising previously unseen bonus…