‘The fact is that today, the open web is already in rapid decline,’ says Google in court, then quickly rows back on that statement

As long as I’ve known it the internet has always been a rapidly changing phenomenon. From humble beginnings it has grown into a world-connecting platform by evolving to meet the needs of the public, often before they even know they have them. As websites like Google grew into infamy, they became integral in forging the…

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Microsoft Azure services experiencing latency to traffic through the Middle East due to undersea fibre cable damage in the Red Sea

This weekend saw disruptions to Microsoft’s Azure Cloud services after cables in the Red Sea responsible for internet connectivity were found to be damaged. The company released a status warning explaining that while it has managed to redirect traffic any traffic going through the Middle East will experience delays in service until the cut cables…

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XFX says its ‘V3’ Radeon RX 9060 XT GPUs with Samsung GDDR6 run much cooler and quieter than previous models with SK Hynix memory

Having the most powerful and fastest hardware is often the goal of many PC builders, so we are often left comparing things on pure benchmarking and performance. So when AMD swapped from using SK Hynix to Samsung GDDR6 memory in its new Radeon RX 9060 XT GPUs, gamers were quick to jump to performance comparisons…

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The impossibly-cool-looking Pocket Scion is a ‘biofeedback instrument’ that connects directly to plants, bathing you in the electronic sounds of, err, nature

Sometimes, you want a device simply because of how freaking cool it looks, and today is one of those times. The Pocket Scion seems to have fallen from the pages of a sci-fi novel, except its functionality is arguably even cooler. This cryptically-designed device responds to small changes in bioelectricity generated by natural organisms, like…

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I’m already dreaming about the Steam Deck 2, and the upgrade at the top of my wishlist is a sleeker, lighter form factor

I’ve not touched my Steam Deck in months. Were it not for my other half commandeering it as a dedicated visual novel machine and chewing through Higurashi’s hundreds of thousands of words, the Valve handheld would have been getting dusty. It’s not that I’m averse to gaming handhelds—I won’t tell you how many hours I’ve…

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