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PlayStation fans’ furious reaction to Sony’s decision to phase out physical discs for PS5 games, which included plans for a boycott, has not moved the company to backtrack on its march into the digital-only future. Speaking during the company’s most recent earnings call, Sony revealed that it’ll move forward on its plans to cease production of discs for new games from 2028 with caution. However, in translated comments (h/t Kotaku), Sony chief financial officer Lin Tao said the ‘various opinions’ and ‘strong views’ received from the community will not deter Sony from the ‘future digital ecosystem’ She said: “There are…

The Google Pixel Tag smart tracker helps you quickly and reliably locate your lost items using the secure “Find My Device” network.Never waste time searching for your keys, wallet or luggage again. Google Pixel Tag is a compact, lightweight and durable smart tracker that attaches discreetly to your most important items. Using Google’s extensive and secure “Find My Device” network, you can always check the exact location of your belongings via your smartphone. The tracker is equipped with a loud speaker for easy nearby search and is designed with your privacy and personal data in mind. Read the full article…

Samsung is working on a new design for the next-generation Galaxy SmartTag bluetooth tracker that might be more reminiscent of Apple’s AirTag than previous versions of its own product. According to leaked designs published by SamMobile, the company is abandoning the pill-shaped design with the massive lanyard hole, in favour of a squircle with no hole at all – just like the AirTag. We wouldn’t be offended by the change of shape. And for those who just like to throw a tracker in a bag or suitcase, the loss of the hole wouldn’t be the biggest deal. However, attaching to…

New York is suing Kalshi over claims the prediction market is running “an illegal gambling operation.” In the lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Kalshi of violating state laws by accepting wagers without a license from the state’s gaming commission, as reported earlier by CNBC.An investigation from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found Kalshi exposes New York residents “to serious personal and financial risk,” including people under the legal gambling age of 21, the lawsuit alleges. The state asks the court to block Kalshi — which is headquartered in New York — from operating in the…

Parental controls settings are rather complicated, whatever device you have. Even Apple’s iPhone and iPad Screen Time features are not the most simple thing to navigate. But beyond the thorny issue of time limits, there’s one issue that could actually cost you big money – and that’s the problem of app purchasing and the accompanying menace of in-app purchases. We’ve all heard the horror stories of children running up huge bills. One girl ran up a $11,400/£8500 bill on Apple’s App Store for example. But will bills of that severity are somewhat unlikely, there’s one setting you absolutely must check,…

Pop open any watch buying guide or news story (like the brilliant ones on our site) and you’ll be hit with a wall of jargon you’re expected to just… know. Tourbillon, perpetual calendar, minute repeater – it sounds like a foreign language, because in a lot of ways, it is. A “complication” is watch-speak for any function beyond simply telling the time. Some are genuinely useful, while some are showing off. Most are a bit of both. Here’s what each watch complication actually does, and why it costs what it costs. Chronograph The chronograph is the complication you’ve almost certainly…

Anthropic just realized several of its Claude AI models hacked into the systems of three different organizations during testing, acting on their own and without the company noticing. The revelation comes days after rival OpenAI said one of its own models had breached developer platform Hugging Face, adding to growing unease over whether frontier AI labs are doing enough to control the increasingly capable systems they are building.In a blog post describing the incidents, Anthropic said Claude gained unauthorized access to the systems during cybersecurity evaluations. All of the attacks happened during “capture-the-flag” exercises, a common way of testing hacking…

Cape Fear has always been a thriller about paranoia. And in 2026 there are few things less trustworthy than technology.Apple TV’s recent remake of Cape Fear is “inspired” by the 1991 film of the same name (Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg even returned as executive producers on the project), which itself is a remake of a 1962 movie that was an adaptation of the novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald. The series is essentially a brand-new story within a similar premise, and it makes a number of significant changes to make it both fit the new episodic format and…

The refurbished railway station in London I entered last week had none of the usual signs of being a tattoo studio. The walls were devoid of any art, and there were no reclining chairs or massage tables in the room. The only tattoo gun on the premises sat in a display case instead of buzzing in someone’s gloved hand. I felt like I was getting inked in a half-assembled biolab with some interesting benefits.I’m not trying to put on a show of bravado when I say my latest tattoo didn’t hurt. Getting the small sparkle lineart permanently marked on my…

The best fitness trackers, smartwatches and health apps promise to help us move more, eat better, and understand exactly what our bodies are doing. They count every step, analyse every workout, and record every calorie we eat. But does any of it actually work? I’ve used plenty of it myself over the years, from a Garmin watch and treadmill desk, to calorie-tracking apps and connected bathroom scales. Together, they’ve helped me understand my habits, measure progress, and saved my brain from having to think about all this stuff too much. None of these tools does the actual work for you,…

Sony has received a lot of backlash from PlayStation fans since announcing that it’s killing physical game disc production, but that hasn’t swayed its decision. During Sony’s latest earnings call, chief financial officer Lin Tao said that while the company “put in a lot of thought and time” when considering the opposition put forward by its gaming community, Sony has come to the conclusion that it will “cautiously move this forward.”“There are various reasons we made this decision, the biggest being that the digitalization of content overall has been progressing, that’s the big factor,” Tao said through an interpreter. “It’s…

Casio has made another Ring Watch, and this time, rather than just telling the time, it’s packed with tech similar to the best smart rings from Oura and Ultrahuman. It’s called the CRW-H001, and it crams heart rate, blood oxygen and body temperature sensors into a tiny metal band. There’s also a vibrating motor for notifications, a silent alarm, and even a proper LED backlight. Just like other Ring Watches, Casio has built in actual timekeeping features. Similar to a G-Shock, you get a stopwatch, world time, and an hourly time-flash function that lights up on the hour, every hour.…