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How to update your GPU drivers in Windows 11
– Engadget has published a guide explaining several ways to update graphics card (GPU) drivers on a Windows 11 PC, noting that while such updates rarely bring exciting new features, they are important for fixing bugs and ensuring optimal performance, particularly for gaming. – The simplest method is through Settings > Windows Update, though this…
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AI will help find cure for cancer ‘within our lifetimes’, says Arm Holdings chief
Rene Haas, chief executive of the Cambridge-based chip designer Arm Holdings, has claimed that artificial intelligence will help find a cure for cancer “within our lifetimes”, arguing that modelling how DNA markers are affected by cancer is currently too complex for both humans and existing AI systems, but that increasingly sophisticated computers will eventually solve…
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“20 players is the sweet spot”: Guild Wars 3’s action game combat is a first for MMOs, but it doesn’t work at traditional raid scale
At Gamescom, Arenanet showed off Guild Wars 3, revealing that its signature action-combat system—featuring wall-running, gliding and momentum-based attacks—only works properly with groups of around 20 players, rather than the larger raid sizes typical of traditional MMOs. This matters because it marks a significant departure from genre conventions: rather than the taskbar-and-cooldown combat familiar from…
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Grindr pays £26M to settle UK privacy class action
Grindr has agreed to pay £26 million ($35.1 million) to settle a UK class action lawsuit alleging that it shared users’ sensitive personal data, including HIV status, with third parties. The claim, brought in England’s High Court, drew on 2018 research showing Grindr had shared data such as HIV status, sexual orientation and GPS location…
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Insta360 X6 Review (2026): A Great 360 and Action Camera Hybrid
Wired has reviewed the Insta360 X6, the latest model in Insta360’s line of 360-degree and action cameras, finding it a solid but incremental upgrade over its predecessor, the X5. The camera aims to keep Insta360 ahead of rivals DJI and GoPro by offering improved video quality, faster frame rates and better low-light performance, alongside software…
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Forza Horizon 6 has not been delayed on PS5, developer confirms – but still won’t say when it’s coming out
Playground Games has confirmed that the PlayStation 5 version of Forza Horizon 6 has not been delayed, rejecting rumours that had circulated for over a week after the studio went quiet on the console rollout. The clarification appeared as a brief line tucked into a blog post about the game’s latest major update, stating that…
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Xiaomi 18 Fold debuts wider form factor and proprietary processor
Xiaomi has unveiled the 18 Fold, a book-style foldable phone with an unusually short, wide form factor, previewed by The Verge at IFA ahead of Apple’s own rumoured foldable launch this week. It is Xiaomi’s first book-style foldable since 2024’s Mix Fold 4 and follows Huawei and Samsung in adopting a squatter design, but goes…
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Xiaomi’s wide foldable promises more power than Samsung’s
Xiaomi has unveiled the 18 Fold, a short, wide book-style foldable phone shown to journalists at IFA, arriving in the same week Apple is expected to launch its own foldable iPhone. The device follows a design trend set by Huawei and Samsung, but takes it further with an even shorter, wider shape than Samsung’s Galaxy…
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Wildlife and access boost planned for city park
Coventry City Council is set to begin work improving access and wildlife habitats at Longford Nature Park, a small reserve recognised by the council as being of high importance to biodiversity in the city. The scheme aims to make the site easier for people to enjoy while protecting the species already living there, reflecting the…
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Glam Aussie lawyer avoids jail after using fake documents to secure $150million Westpac loan
Ashlyn Nassif, the daughter of fugitive property developer Jean Nassif, has avoided jail after admitting she used a falsified document to help secure a $150 million construction loan from Westpac. The 32-year-old, a trained lawyer and former executive at her father’s now-collapsed firm Toplace, was sentenced at Burwood Local Court to a six-month community corrections…