‘We perform tests that would destroy standard office furniture’: AndaSeat tells us how its gaming chair design expertise is creating a ‘superior’ home office experience

I spoke to Lin Zhou, AndaSeat CEO, about the company’s shift into the home office space.

Lenovo unveils a fantastic portable charger to revive your smartphone and more — but bad luck, you’ll probably never be able to buy it

Lenovo Legion P5 10000 power bank offers 100W output, multiple ports, compact design, and low current charging mode support
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‘The way people create has changed’: The team behind DaVinci Resolve talk photography, filmmaking, and why it brought Lightroom-style color tools to the latest version of its free video editing software

I spoke to Blackmagic Design about what users can expect from Resolve 21 – and why color tools are now on the menu.

The end of deepfakes: A UK startup “fingerprinting” light to prove what’s real could crush global misinformation and $75 billion video piracy market

This UK startup wants to make your physical filming location a ‘fingerprint’ to verify authenticity, rather than relying on software.
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Attack of the AI lawnmowers? Yarbo forced to patch products after experts reveal method to remotely hijack thousands of devices

A cybersecurity flaw in Yarbo robotic mowers exposed thousands of internet-connected devices to spying, hijacking, infrastructure, and surveillance risks.
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Massive Lithium deposit potential worth $1.5 trillion found in Oregon — a huge cache could massively strengthen the US stance in building items such as smartphones, but environmentalists urge caution in acting too fast

Geologists discovered a massive lithium deposit beneath Oregon, triggering debates over mining expansion, environmental risks, and economic development opportunities.
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I think therefore I am: cutting-edge AI used to ‘revive spirit’ of French Mark Twain and spawn a new sharp satire more than 350 years after his death

French researchers trained artificial intelligence on Molière’s writings, producing a theatrical comedy that premiered before audiences at Versailles Opera.
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‘This work is a glimpse of what is coming’: Security team lays out how Anthropic Mythos helped build a working macOS exploit in five days

A product that took five years to build was broken into in five days, thanks to Mythos – and now Apple is working on a fix.
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AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon join forces to try and eliminate coverage ‘dead zones’ for good

America’s three biggest mobile networks reveal plans to bring direct-to-device satellite connections to customers.

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Hackers threaten to leak Mistral files online — AI giant confirms breach, but not what data is involved

TeamPCP put the Mistral files up for sale, but if they’re not sold in a week, they’ll get leaked.

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