Ford pauses electric pickup production as consumer demand fails to meet expectations Range-extended trucks replace pure electric models in Ford’s revised vehicle strategy Battery factories shift focus from vehicles to large-scale energy storage systems Ford has halted production of its F-150 Lightning vehicle in favor of reassigning workers to assemble gasoline and hybrid trucks. This…

Dell commercial laptops and desktops will see prices jump significantly Memory and storage upgrades are the most affected across all enterprise models AI-enabled laptops with Nvidia RTX Pro GPUs face substantial price increases Dell is set to increase prices on its commercial products starting December 17, affecting laptops, desktops, mobile workstations, and AI-enabled workstations. Internal…

The Academy and YouTube ink Oscars deal The 101st Oscars will stream on YouTube The event has aired on ABC for almost 50 years And the Oscar goes to…YouTube. Google’s streaming video giant has just secured the 2029 Academy Awards show and the surrounding red-carpet events. The telecast will be leaving Disney-owned ABC, its home…

Report finds Microsoft Excel maintains its dominance across generations, bridging the gap between young and old Younger finance professionals report higher emotional attachment to Excel Its speed and functionality make it preferable over cloud-first spreadsheet tools Microsoft Excel continues to hold a firm place in finance and accounting departments, despite being first released in 1985….

Scammers are abusing PayPal’s Subscriptions feature to inject phishing messages into legitimate PayPal emails A manipulated customer‑service URL and a forwarding Google Workspace list spread the fake notices widely PayPal says it’s mitigating the issue and urges users to treat unexpected subscription emails with caution Scammers are using PayPal’s “Subscriptions” feature to send convincing phishing…

Sky Q is no longer available to order online Existing subscribers needn’t worry about losing service Sky is recommending Sky Glass and Sky Stream It’s time to raise a glass to the dearly departed: Sky Q is no longer a new product you can buy, signalling the beginning of the end for UK satellite TV….

Viltrox’s second professional ‘LAB’ series lens lands for Nikon Z cameras The AF 35mm F1.2 LAB prime was already available for Sony E-mount It costs $999 / £959 (around AU$1,900) It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Viltrox lenses – the Chinese lens maker has in my mind established itself as a serious alternative…

The FIFA Intercontinental Cup concludes as South America’s Flamengo take on Europe’s PSG. The Parisians will head into the game as hot favorites, but don’t rule out Filipe Luis’ side, who springed some shocks during the Club World Cup in the summer. Those without an official broadcaster can stream the game for free on FIFA+….

Two critical SAML‑signature flaws (CVE‑2025‑59718/59719) let attackers bypass SSO across multiple Fortinet products Exploitation began December 12, with intruders pulling config files that expose network layouts and hashed passwords Fortinet urges disabling FortiCloud login and upgrading immediately to the patched versions listed Two new critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in Fortinet products, and since they…

Vacuum cleaner designs might be getting slightly out of control. As a dedicated vacuum reviewer (I manage TechRadar’s official best vacuum ranking) I spend plenty of time testing different models with different features, so I know which additions will make a difference to your cleaning routine, and which are just unnecessary gimmicks. Below, I’ve listed…