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The Duolingo owl wants to teach you even more of Game of Thrones’ High Valyrian

With HBO’s House of the Dragon set to debut just a little over a month from now, you’d be hard-pressed to bone up on your High Valyrian in time for the premiere by trying to watch all of Game of Thrones. Surely, some will try, but for those looking for…

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Globe-trotting Roaming Mantis malware is hitting Android and iOS users alike

Audio player loading… Roaming Mantis, an Android malware (opens in new tab) operation that aims to steal sensitive data, and potentially even money, from its victims, has now set its sights to the people of France, cybersecurity researchers are saying.  Before targeting the French, Roaming Mantis attacked people in Germany,…

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Apple Pay is attracting yet more negative attention

Audio player loading… A lawsuit has been launched against Apple over the management of its popular mobile payments wallet, Apple Pay. Filed by Affinity Credit Union on behalf of itself and “all similarly situated payment card issuers”, the complaint (opens in new tab) alleges that Apple “coerces” iPhone users into…

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Slack is increasing its prices and making big changes to its free plan

Slack is putting its prices up in September, alongside some big changes to its free plan. It’s the first price increase since Slack launched in 2014, but will only affect users of Slack’s “Pro” plan. On September 1st, monthly Pro subscriptions will increase from $8 to $8.75 per user per…

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Samsung confirms August 10th Unpacked event date with ‘cryptic’ puzzle

In a trio of images posted to its official Twitter account, Samsung Mobile appears to have confirmed the date of its next Unpacked event as August 10th, 2022. The first image presents a grid of letters, numbers, and symbols, while the second shows the same grid replaced with colored circles.…

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‘Like Jaws meets Close Encounters’: critics hail Jordan Peele’s new horror movie

Audio player loading… The first reactions for Nope, Jordan Peele’s latest horror movie, are in – and critics have been lavishing praise on the award-winning director’s latest film. Nope, which lands in theaters on Friday, July 22 in the US – it’s out in the UK on Friday, August 12…

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