Month: August 2025
How to access BBC Sounds outside the UK
Looking to access BBC Sounds – the BBC’s podcast, radio and music app – from outside the UK? If you’re visiting the US, Canada, Australia or indeed anywhere else, you can use a VPN – NordVPN works best – to unblock BBC Sounds and listen as normal. We’ll go into…
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NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1535, Monday, September 1
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Wordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here. It’s time for your guide…
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Best Labor Day Mattress Sales (2025)
It’s one of the best times of the year to score a new mattress. Here are all the best deals (plus some exclusive sale codes) to snag ahead of the long weekend. Source
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Who says databases are boring? Microsoft, Google, and AWS all back the Linux Foundation’s move to add DocumentDB
DocumentDB started as a Postgres add-on before evolving into a standalone project The Linux Foundation’s adoption signals a new era for open document databases MongoDB’s restrictive licensing decisions created openings for DocumentDB’s permissive approach For years, open source databases have been described as either traditional relational systems or newer NoSQL…
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Chatbots can be manipulated through flattery and peer pressure
Generally, AI chatbots are not supposed to do things like call you names or tell you how to make controlled substances. But, just like a person, with the right psychological tactics, it seems like at least some LLMs can be convinced to break their own rules. Researchers from the University…
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Who says crime doesn’t pay? Microsoft has deployed its own security chip on all Azure servers to protect its customers from $10 trillion cybercrime ‘pandemic’
Microsoft has revealed how it protects Azure with an Integrated HSM chip Azure security stack includes Azure Boost, Hydra BMC and Caliptra 2.0 Cybercrime reportedly worth $10.2 trillion annually, making it the world’s third-largest economy in 2025 Microsoft has revealed more on the custom-built security chip it deploys across every…
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