Greek photographer Athanasios Maloukos scooped the top prize They entered two series of low-light images: ‘Whirling Devotion’ and ‘Night of Sorrows’ Judges billed the winner’s portfolio as among the best they’d seen in the contest’s 23-year history Forget picture postcard views and Instagram-worthy shots of popular landmarks, the winner of this year’s Travel Photographer of…

Most of the best TVs nowadays come with three or four HDMI ports and what these are capable of varies from model to model, and brand to brand. If you’ve got a gaming console or one of the best soundbars, you sometimes need to make sure you’re connecting to the right HDMI port, otherwise your…

French MPs voted to pass a social media ban for minors into law It isn’t law yet; it must first pass through France’s Senate Once enacted, under-15s would no longer be able to access social platforms French MPs just voted 116-23 in favor of a social media ban aimed at minors – in what is…

Microsoft’s Quantum Development Kit allows developers to build and run quantum applications locally Integration with VS Code and GitHub Copilot simplifies quantum code creation and testing The platform provides quantum chemistry workflows that reduce circuit depth efficiently Microsoft has released a set of open source tools to lower practical barriers to quantum application development. At…

SLH targets ~100 enterprises with vishing attacks on Okta SSO credentials Live Phishing Panel intercepts credentials and MFA tokens in real-time No confirmed breaches yet, but hijacked Okta sessions pose severe risks The notorious Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters (SLH) threat actors are currently engaged in a massive identity theft campaign targeting Okta single sign-on (SSO) credentials…

Amazon UK has just launched one of its regular sales across its best-selling smart home devices and own-brand tech. While not all of the offers available right now are as strong as those over Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday, it’s still a good opportunity to save on some handy gadgets for around the home,…

Travelling for work can feel like a dream – that is, until you are lost in a foreign city with a phone that doesn’t work and an important meeting to get to. My 14+ year career has seen me evolve from a ‘hapless apprentice’ getting lost without a working phone in Paris to managing large…

ExpressVPN is rolling out major updates across all of its apps It includes performance improvements and post-quantum protection Older versions of the app will stop working after March 31 ExpressVPN has just set an important deadline for its users. No matter the platform, you have to update the app by March 31, 2026, or you…

VPS hosting is typically expected to come in two flavors: managed, and unmanaged. But there is increasingly a third tier, a midway point between the two. Both InMotion Hosting and Liquid Web offer a “relaxed” managed VPS hosting tier of plans, so we looked at each provider to see how these plans differ, and help…

Buying one of the best OLED TVs is usually a significant investment due to the high price of this premium TV technology. If that’s put you off, you may be keen to know that LG has just partnered with Raylo to launch a subscription service that can help you spread the cost of your next…