What is vibe coding? How it works, and why your TV is involved
You describe what you want in everyday words and an AI writes the code. It's now stripping ads from TVs and building Unreal Engine. Here's where it breaks.
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Does Virgin Media use Openreach? Soon, for some new customers
Britain's biggest cable rival may start renting BT's fibre lines in places it doesn't reach, and pause its own upgrades. Here's who that affects.
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Claude Code extension on Cursor hacked? How to check your machine
A poisoned update slipped an SSH key and hidden startup scripts onto up to 5,000 computers. Removing the extension won't clean it up. Here's what will.
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Echo Time price: is Amazon’s $199 smart alarm clock worth it?
Amazon's first smart alarm clock has no camera and can wake you at a lighter point in your sleep. The best trick needs a subscription, though.
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Dead by Daylight Chucky sale ends Nov. 24: what owners keep
The Good Guy leaves Dead by Daylight stores soon, and he is half price until then. Here is what you keep, what changes and why it keeps happening.
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How to connect Strava to Gemini, and the questions worth asking
Strava subscribers in the US can now let Gemini read their workouts. Here is the setup, what Gemini can see, and where its answers fall short.
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Is Waymo coming to the UK? Yes, and Toyota will build the cars
Waymo has picked a right-hand-drive Toyota for Britain and Japan. London rides still wait on three approvals, and the original timetable has already slipped.
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Windows 11 Cloud Rebuild: how to use it, and when you shouldn’t
Microsoft's new recovery option reinstalls Windows on a PC that won't even start, no USB stick needed. It also wipes everything, so read this first.
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T-Mobile Starlink partnership: what the SpaceX snub means for you
T-Mobile's boss says there is no room for SpaceX to rent its network. Your satellite texting stays, but the fight for your phone bill just got sharper.
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Alphabet stock drop: why Google lost half a trillion in a day
Google's parent posted record revenue and still had its worst trading day ever. The reason sits inside AI Mode, and it affects the ads you see.
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Binance hack: what happened, and is your money safe now?
A hijacked engineer laptop opened the door to the biggest crypto theft yet. Here is how it unfolded, who is blamed and what customers should do.
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iOS 27.2: should I update? Yes for 141 fixes, but mind one catch
Apple's latest iPhone update closes security holes that could let attackers run code on your phone, and adds Siri memory. A few changes may still annoy you.
Mac Studio M5 Ultra 512GB price: who pays, and the cheaper trick
Apple finally sells its long-promised memory upgrade, and the memory alone now costs more than a fully loaded Mac Studio used to. Every price step, and a cheaper route.
Kindle Paperwhite Signature vs regular: who should pay $50 more?
Both 2026 Kindles share the same 7-inch screen and 12-week battery. The $249.99 model wins on looks, storage and one accessory that matters to button lovers.
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How to use Mistral Large 4: three ways in, and the hardware catch
Mistral's trillion-parameter Le Chonk is now free to download, but even the slimmed-down version needs four data-center GPUs. Here's the realistic way to try it.
Sam Altman advice for young people: why he says skip the safe path
OpenAI's boss told Stanford business students their career instincts are stuck in the past. What he actually said, and what holds up for everyone else.
Is Gemini 4 Carbon available? Who gets Google’s new AI first
Google's newest model tops a major AI ranking, but security defenders get it before anyone else. Here is the rollout order, the price and how it stacks up.
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DoorDash Instacart acquisition: will DashPass, Instacart+ merge?
The $17 billion deal promises one membership instead of two, but nothing changes until late 2027 at the earliest. Here's what to keep, cancel or watch.
China AI bubble bursts: $480 billion gone, can US tech hold up?
China's index of AI and chip stocks is down 40% from its July high. With Big Tech earnings this week, investors want to know if US AI stocks are next.
Microsoft buyout: why it wants 60,000 staff to think about leaving
Staff in the US, UK, Canada and India have until early December to decide. Here is what is on the table and why Microsoft is doing it now.
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DHS data leak: what the 41,000-name Icepick files really expose
Work emails, phone numbers and internal access groups for a seventh of Homeland Security staff are now public. Here is what leaked and why experts worry.
Echo Studio camera: is it always on, and how do you shut it off?
Amazon's $249.99 speaker now has a lens for Live View and visual questions. Here is when it watches, how to cut it off, and who should buy the camera-free model.
Magento vulnerability PolyShell joins CISA list: check your store
Attackers used the PolyShell flaw to plant hidden code on hundreds of online stores. Who is affected, what shoppers should know and what owners must do now.