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Following what the German chancellor had called the CDU’s “worst defeat in many years” in Saxony-Anhalt two weeks ago, Merz described the result of Sunday’s Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania election as a “disaster”. His…
A study by cybersecurity firm Surfshark analyzed 1,722 participants worldwide through a live “Bot or Not” simulation. The findings show that while participants successfully flagged 50.2% of negative, confrontational…
The deal is on the Xbox Wireless Controller, down to £39.99 from its usual £59.99, a saving of £20 that works out to a third off the recommended retail price for Microsoft’s current-generation official pad . Xbox…
It would be a huge departure for the UK, and a major undertaking. But beyond its historic significance, there is another question: how do you make sure the population understands what the constitution does and who it’s…
Skoda posted an 8.5% operating margin in the first half of 2026, against Volvo’s 3.5% for last year and an 8% target with no date attached. Volvo Cars has appointed Klaus Zellmer as president and chief executive, the…
The US president’s announcement comes as leading industry figures have sounded the alarm that humans could lose control over the rapidly advancing technology without a slowdown in development. However, rather than…
While we normally have to wait for holiday sales like Prime Day and Black Friday to score a discount on new Apple devices, Amazon has surprised us with a first-time price cut. • Shop more daily deals at Amazon The…
That sentence sits four lines below the headline figure, which is that drivers will earn a national average of nearly $24 an hour. Amazon said it will put another $1.9bn into its Delivery Service Partner programme in…
We gave that one four and a half stars, and the Pro variant scores the same: it's slightly better, slightly more expensive, and generally still a powerhouse webcam for serious content creators and remote business.…
While pretty much all the best music streaming services have their own iterations of Wrapped — there’s Apple Music Replay and YouTube Music Recap — Spotify Wrapped is by far the one with the firmest cultural grip It’s…