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Sony has patented AI-generated podcasts that would be hosted by PlayStation characters The characters’ voices would be AI-generated and they would present gaming news to the player The AI podcast hosts would also discuss hardware or software updates and may even “joke at the video game player’s expense” Sony has reportedly obtained a new patent…

Notepad++ targeted in sophisticated supply-chain style attack via compromised hosting server Attackers delivered tainted updates to select victims, exploiting weak update verification controls Breach lasted from June to December 2025, likely tied to Chinese state-sponsored actors, prompting migration to new hosting and hardened update verification Notepad++ has confirmed it was the victim of a highly…

VMO2 reportedly in the final stages of signing Netomnia acquisition deal Together, they could service around 20 million properties (Openreach services 30m) Continued expansion and consolidated power could upset customers and regulators Virgin Media O2 parent companies Telefónica and Liberty Global, together with private equity firm InfraVia Capital, are believed to be in the process…

When I first turned on voice mode in ChatGPT, I wasn’t expecting it to feel all that different from shouting “what’s the weather” into a plastic cylinder. I’ve used Alexa. I’ve used Google Assistant. I’ve asked them to set timers, read headlines, play jazz, and occasionally settle disputes about whether guacamole counts as a side…

A YouTuber repaired an Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti with a hole in the board The project then went further into a quest to juice up this graphics card and set a new record with it That attempt was successful, with the resurrected RTX 5070 Ti grabbing top spot in its GPU category for the Unigine…

I’ve been an iPhone user since Apple launched the iPhone 5 in 2012, then upgraded to the 6s in 2015. I’ve typically waited three or four years to upgrade to a newer model, so my next Apple handset was the iPhone X, which was followed by the iPhone 13 Pro. Each new phone was a…

Dyson is known for its vacuum cleaners, but recently it has been getting more into wet hard-floor cleaners. Its first attempt launched in August 2024, and you can read all about it in my Dyson WashG1 review. Now there’s a new model on the block: the Dyson Clean+Wash Hygiene. Unlike the best wet-and-dry vacuums on…

Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 will arrive on Netflix on April 23 A first trailer has also been released However, fans are mixed on their opinions Stranger Things season 5 brought the long-running Netflix series to a close, and, like any good D&D campaign, it got a proper ending (even if it didn’t satisfy everyone)….

AI models have spawned AI agents capable of acting semi-autonomously. Now, a new Reddit-style forum called Moltbook has been set up for them to talk to each other. The results are often nonsensical, occasionally intriguing, but often just very creepy. Admittedly, it seems like some of the more outlandish results are born not of large…

There have been two notable developments in the world of Samsung in the past few days. Firstly, the brand unleashed the eye-wateringly pricey Galaxy Z TriFold without seemingly much fanfare. Secondly, said device quickly sold out – in a few hours, in fact. That’s pretty unusual for Samsung devices – especially because there wasn’t any…