‘People use smartphones more but invest less in their security’: New report claims McAfee and Norton remain the most loved antivirus brands as users ditch lesser-known security products for free tools like Microsoft Defender or Apple Xprotect

Smartphone usage dominates daily life, but most users avoid paying for security, relying instead on built-in protections and limited awareness
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BenQ RD280UG review: A monitor that makes 3:2 displays cool again, and I love the built-in lighting

The BenQ RD280UG is a spectacular monitor for productivity, fitting the standard monitor styling but with additional height and built-in lighting.
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‘Geology can make the risks of solar storms 1000 times worse’: Below the US is a 200-kilometer-thick lost continent that could put data centers at risk by making strained electrical grids even worse

Scientists discovered a buried geological structure beneath eastern America that could amplify solar storm damage to power grids and infrastructure
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‘LLMs can infer private attributes from ad exposure alone’: AI can tell a lot about you just based on the overall patterns of ads you see, without the need to access your browsing history or personal data — and not even a VPN can protect you

AI can infer personal traits from ad exposure patterns alone, turning everyday advertising streams into detailed profiles without direct access to private data
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Hundreds of .new .internet .top-level .domain .names .could .appear .very .soon as ICANN announces new gTLD round 14 years after one that gave us .africa .google .Microsoft and .bananarepublic — but will POTUS register .trump?

ICANN has reopened applications for new top-level domains, allowing organizations to create custom extensions.

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With a $1.3 trillion lifetime bill, America’s iconic B-52 Stratofortress ‘BUFF’ bomber, which is as old as Vladimir Putin, gets new avionics and upgraded engines to help it reach a century of service

The B-52 engine upgrade aims to extend service life, despite rising costs, delays, and ongoing challenges tied to aging aircraft systems
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FlexiSpot C7 Morpher review: An office chair that blends into every other, but perhaps that’s the point

The Flexispot C7 Morpher is a chair that combines quality materials and surprisingly good ergonomic adjustment. Nothing too flashy, nothing too loud, just a surprisingly comfortable seat for hard work done right.
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Fuelled by AI, Micron’s $50 billion chip factory in Idaho will use billions of litres of water every year — but the US tech giant stays silent on where that new water will come from

Micron’s Idaho expansion will sharply increase water use, raising concerns over sourcing, transparency, and long-term sustainability in a desert region
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A solution to our data center woes? Covering California’s canals with solar panels could generate a staggering 13GW of clean energy and save enough water for two million people — so why the opposition?

California canal solar projects could generate significant power and save water, though high costs and environmental uncertainties complicate large-scale deployment decisions
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The Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub monitor is the kind of display I always wished was possible, and now it’s in my office

This might just be the best screen on the market right now — but only if you like having a 6K TV as a monitor.