Month: August 2025
One of the world’s largest mobile networks is launching a free parental control app – but only in this one country
Parental concerns over screen time grow as kids spend four hours online during the summer holidays The Secure Net update only helps UK families, despite Vodafone operating in over 20 countries Unstructured screen time rises during school breaks, sparking fresh demand for digital boundaries at home As the summer holidays…
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Today I’m toying with
The simple joy of gadgets — that’s what “Today I’m Toying With” is all about. We’re always looking for new gadgets to toy with… particularly exclusive first-looks! If you’ve got a worthy product, hit me up at [email protected] with “Today I’m toying with” in your subject line. Source
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Providence Falls’ most ‘challenging’ scene to film is a non-canon Easter egg The Way Home fans will not want to miss
Dropping on The Hallmark Channel and Hallmark+ from August 2, 2025, Providence Falls is a new three-part film series following Cora (Katie Stevens) and Liam (Lachlan Quarmby), two cops paired up to try and solve a theft case. As theft becomes much more sinister, Cora doesn’t know Liam isn’t a…
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NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1506, Sunday, August 3
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 Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here. It’s time for your guide…
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AI LLMs are now so clever that they can independently plan and execute cyberattacks without human intervention — and I fear that it is only going to get worse
Researchers recreated the Equifax hack and watched AI do everything without direct control The AI model successfully carried out a major breach with zero human input Shell commands weren’t needed, the AI acted as the planner and delegated everything else Large language models (LLMs) have long been considered useful tools…
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5K monitors are going mainstream as LG unveils a 40-inch curved ultrawide model with Thunderbolt 5 – and a hefty price tag
LG UltraFine 40-inch monitor delivers 5K2K resolution and strong color specs for creative workflows Thunderbolt 5 brings high-speed data up to 120Gbps and 96W charging Nano IPS Black panel doubles contrast over regular IPS monitors LG has released its latest 5K monitor as it looks to encourage the hardware into…
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