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Data centers become “killer application” for new power transformer tech
Solid-state power transformers, a modern alternative to the hand-wound transformer technology that has changed little since the 1880s, are attracting a surge of investment as AI data centres emerge as their “killer application”. Conventional transformers are custom-built by hand for individual substations and can take years to deliver, a bottleneck that hampers both grid expansion…
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How does converting a video to 4K actually work?
Converting older video footage to 4K is increasingly tempting as 4K OLED displays become standard, but the process involves significant technical limitations that anyone attempting it should understand. Upscaling software cannot recover detail that was never captured in the original recording; instead, it uses interpolation to estimate and generate the additional pixels needed, which can…
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Browser fingerprint tool shows how easy you are to track using the latest sneaky tricks
A developer has released Glassbox, a free tool that runs entirely in a user’s browser to reveal how easily companies can fingerprint and track individuals online, without sending any data to external servers. Built by security engineer David Dale with assistance from Claude Code, the tool matters because it exposes the many subtle techniques, from…
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Sudanese woman is allowed to stay in UK with her refugee cousin because they are married… after couple had ‘customary Islamic’ wedding in their home country
A Sudanese woman who was initially refused asylum in the UK has won the right to stay after successfully arguing that deportation would breach her human right to a family life, because she is married to her cousin, a recognised refugee already living in Britain. The Home Office had rejected her case, believing the couple’s…
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How to use Samsung’s new My FanCam feature to make yourself the main character in your videos
Samsung has introduced a new Gallery editing tool called My FanCam, which lets users retroactively turn a wide group video into a tighter clip that tracks a single person. Rather than requiring users to keep someone centred while filming, the Galaxy AI feature analyses footage already recorded, identifies the people in it, and reframes the…
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Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they’re coming for monitors.
Ars Technica warns that computer monitors, long recommended as a smart-TV alternative for privacy-conscious consumers, are increasingly adopting the same ad-serving and tracking practices that have plagued smart TVs. The concern was triggered by reports that some LG monitors quietly installed an app called LG Monitor App Installer onto connected PCs via disguised Windows Update…
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Zillow settlement requires Redfin rental listings market return
Zillow has settled an antitrust lawsuit brought by the US Federal Trade Commission over a $100 million deal with rival property platform Redfin, under which Redfin had agreed to withdraw from the internet listing service (ILS) market for apartment rentals for up to nine years. The FTC said the original arrangement unlawfully eliminated a major…
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Threads is testing a podcast transcription feature
Meta is testing a new feature on Threads that automatically generates transcriptions for podcast clips, allowing users to read along even with the sound turned off. Platform head Connor Hayes revealed the trial, describing it as one of several podcast-focused tools currently in development for the service, though he gave no guarantee that any would…
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GM vehicles under federal scrutiny after hundreds of reports
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has widened a safety investigation into General Motors after hundreds of reports of brake failure linked to the automaker’s “eBoost” brake-by-wire system. The fault, which involves a spindle fracture that can occur while a vehicle is being driven, affects more than 1.1 million vehicles, including several GM electric…