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BougeRV’s motorised wagon hauls heavy loads over steep slopes and sand
BougeRV’s DuneRover is a motorised wagon with remote control and LED lighting that initially appears frivolous but proves genuinely capable for hauling outdoor gear. The Kickstarter prototype successfully transported over 200 pounds up steep 10 percent grades with minimal additional effort and traversed soft sand that would defeat conventional wagons. Priced at $467 for early-bird…
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Escape From Tarkov’s New PvE Update Officially Makes the Game Easier for Newbies
Escape From Tarkov has released update 1.2.0.0 with a focus on making the extraction shooter more accessible to new players. The standout feature is the “EXFIL Brothers” programme, which rewards veteran players for mentoring newcomers through raids with both players earning bonuses and rewards as they progress together. The programme pairs level 30+ “operators” with…
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Australian consumer confidence slumps after fourth interest rate rise
Australian consumer confidence fell sharply after the Reserve Bank raised interest rates for the fourth time this year, leaving borrowing costs at their highest since 2011. The decline points to households feeling increasingly squeezed by living costs and could foreshadow weaker spending per person. The Westpac–Melbourne Institute index fell 4.7% to 80.4 in October, while…
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Lena Martell dies aged 86; Badenoch plans 90 per cent aid cuts
Lena Martell, Scotland’s first female Number One solo artist, dies aged 86. Kemi Badenoch plans 90 per cent overseas aid cuts for 50,000 prison places, as charities warn of impact on Britain’s standing.
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Atlassian urges urgent upgrades after critical flaw exposes files in eight products
Atlassian has warned users of a critical security vulnerability in eight datacenter products that allows unauthenticated attackers to access specific files. The flaw, rated 9.3 in severity and affecting Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira Service Management, Jira Software, Bamboo, Crowd, Crucible and Fisheye, is particularly concerning because some configurations may harbour sensitive files. The vulnerability requires attackers…
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Beau Lamarre-Condon trial updates: Accused killer allegedly pretended he had cancer in 1,600-word message to Jesse Baird after their relationship broke down
Court proceedings in Sydney have heard that Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly sent Jesse Baird a 1,600-word message pretending to have cancer after their relationship ended. Prosecutors say he used a childhood friend’s Instagram account to contact Baird, as part of an alleged pattern of attempts to reach him; the case matters because Lamarre-Condon is standing trial…
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Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports
Classic video games are being reverse-engineered through decompilations and recompilations, allowing them to be ported to modern platforms and significantly altered from their original form. This represents a significant shift in how retro games are being preserved and experienced, though it raises considerable legal concerns for major publishers like Nintendo. These unofficial projects have enabled…
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Matic robot vacuum secures FCC waiver despite not being banned
The Matic robot vacuum has become the first to receive an FCC ban waiver, even though it wasn’t actually banned. The FCC’s foreign robotics bans only prevent future products from entering the US market; they don’t affect existing models whose radios have already been approved. Matic’s robots were cleared years ago and use off-the-shelf Intel…
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Texas city quotes $2.3m to disclose police camera records
North Richland Hills, Texas, has quoted $2.3 million to fulfil a public records request for information about police use of Flock cameras. The fee comes amid growing bipartisan scrutiny of automated licence plate readers and raises concerns that steep costs could obstruct efforts to assess whether police are using the systems improperly. Officials said searching…
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Conservatives won’t cut inheritance tax immediately; Paris school fire during nationwide protests
Conservatives won’t immediately cut inheritance tax, says Griffith. A fire at a Paris school during protests has forced the evacuation of about 100 students.