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Today, cybersecurity is rightly on everyone’s mind. The ITRC tracked 3,205 data compromises, while increased AI availability is causing the scale of security ecosystems to grow even more; with multiple tools being used in a variety of ways by both businesses and their partners.

To build and maintain trust, businesses need to scrutinize not just their own security, but the security of their entire ecosystem. Every business relies on vendors to build parts of their product. And with introduction of each vendor there is additional risk, making third party security the business’s responsibility. Because in the event of a breach, a customer won’t care about who was responsible; only why it has impacted them.

The time of risk management being exclusive to a single organization is long gone, making managing third-party risk an even greater priority for leaders. But when IT and security resources are already stretched, how realistic is this?

Scaling to secure the business ecosystem

Admittedly, it’s not easy for businesses to keep up with the growing compliance burden and to maintain a strong security posture. According to Vanta’s State of Trust Report, global business and IT leaders cite a lack of staffing (33%) and of automation to replace manual work (32%) as the top blockers to proving security externally. Adding to this is the fact that 98% of organizations worldwide have integrations with at least one third-party vendor that has been breached in the last two years.

To meet their security needs, businesses must scale their third-party risk management program and find new ways, including utilizing AI tools, to manage the extensive workload this incurs. Fortunately this is more within reach than ever. So, what needs to change to enable businesses to do a lot with a little, and ensure their security posture isn’t weakened by limited resources and legacy systems?

Centralize vendor reviews

Vendor security reviews are a key component in protecting business ecosystems. But the number of applications and third-parties businesses use is growing. In 2022, organizations worldwide were using 130 SaaS applications on average. Further, vendors are changing all the time and reviews often involve regular, manual, multi-step processes. For instance, it can take hours to scour through information in the documents supplied by vendors, such as SOC 2 reports.

The answer for businesses is a solution that can automate faster, more efficient security reviews. One that can cover the breadth of the vendor relationship before, during and after. This includes managing everything from onboarding vendors, to utilizing AI to gather security vendor information, to analysing and extracting findings. Having these details along with risk assessment in a single source of truth can drive visibility and cross-functional awareness and ownership.

Bring costs down

Today, as many as 60% of companies reduced or were planning to reduce IT budgets. This shows just how little businesses are working with, not to mention startups that run a leaner operation. But regardless of budget or head count, there can be no compromise on security.

Automated third-party risk management solutions can reduce the strain on threadbare teams and ensure their time is spent on strategy, not tedious manual tasks such as vendor discovery, documenting findings and offboarding. Automating these tasks ensures that IT and security budgets – however limited – work harder, with teams focused on the work that delivers the biggest ROI.

Keep the ball rolling

A collaborative effort between stakeholders in executive leadership, procurement, information security, IT, legal and compliance makes the difference when managing third-party risk.

This is a tall order for any business, and leaders need to balance speed and business enablement, while doing due diligence around new vendors. Third-party risk management solutions bring a depth and breadth of automation like integrating with your procurement tooling that efficiently maintains compliance and quickly reacts to internal needs. This gives security teams relief and transforms third-party risk management from being point in time to a continuous, standardized process.

Adapt to AI

The future of trust in an AI world is less than certain, with 42% percent of experts saying they are equally excited and concerned about the impending “humans-plus-tech” evolution. But while businesses might not be able to control how AI evolves (or how quickly), they can control how they manage security.

The rise in AI tools being used across vendors, and their associated risks, are complicating third-party risk management, creating a tricky balance for businesses who must develop more comprehensive oversight, but also make sure they are not hampering innovation. With their customer data and reputation on the line, keeping tabs on the AI tools used by vendors, and the associated security risks, is one area where businesses must ensure their decision making is clinical.

AI can actually help organizations manage this. Through its ability to scrub large amounts of information in little to no time, AI can help you find the information you need, dig deeper and even answer any remaining compliance questions.

Put minds at ease

Third-party risk management isn’t new, but it has gotten harder to manage, and businesses must think bigger to anticipate and minimize risk as much as possible.

Moving from reactive to proactive third-party risk management can help businesses take the pain out of the process and maintain a security posture that doesn’t derail their priorities. This involves reducing manual work via automation and using AI to free up time for more strategic security work. The end result? You and your team grow in confidence, helping your workplace feel a lot more secure – in more ways than one.

We list the best IT management tool.

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• A Select Committee has heard concerns from a former NSA cybersecurity chief
• Rob Joyce has warned layoffs will have a devastating affect on National Security
• Over 100,000 federal workers have been made redundant or taken retirement

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has been told by the former National Security Agency (NSA) director of cybersecurity how culling workers from federal departments will have a “devastating impact” on national security and cybersecurity.

Over 100,000 federal workers have been laid off or have taken early retirement as part of the new administration’s plans to drastically downsize the federal government workforce. This includes more than 130 positions cut from the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA).

“I want to raise my grave concerns that the aggressive threats to cut U.S. government probationary employees will have a devastating impact on the cybersecurity and our national security,” Joyce said.

Slashed budgets

Probationary staff, or staff who have been with their government agency for under a year, were almost all eliminated in this round of layoffs, which Joyce argues will “destroy a pipeline of top talent responsible for hunting and eradicating [China backed] threats”.

A Federal judge in San Francisco has since deemed these layoffs illegal and has ordered agencies to rescind the directives - with some Republicans reportedly urging Musk in private to consult Congress on the cuts.

It should be mentioned that these cuts have largely come at the hands of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Most recently, the tech billionaire orchestrated the shutdown of tech unit 18F, a department of software engineers and strategists which serviced the General Services Administration, developing login systems and public-facing IT services.

Musk is an unelected official, and his plans to slash federal spending have also attracted a wave of lawsuits following privacy complaints, as the department allegedly accessed "extraordinarily sensitive” federal worker details.

Via TechCrunch

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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, March 5 (game #367).

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #369) - hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… All decked out

NYT Strands today (game #369) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• STRAY
• CATS
• BRIBE
• MICE
• LINER
• SPAM

NYT Strands today (game #369) - hint #3 - spangram What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Hearts, Diamonds, Spades and Clubs

NYT Strands today (game #369) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: bottom, 4th column

Last side: top, 4th column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #369) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #369, are…

• CRIBBAGE
• POKER
• CANASTA
• RUMMY
• EUCHRE
• PINOCHLE
• SPANGRAM: CARD GAMES

• My rating: Moderate
• My score: 2 hints

After a very brief thought that we could be looking for something to do with ships today, I immediately spotted POKER before struggling to get anything else.

I love CARD GAMES, but it’s funny how you get stuck playing Big Two or Black Jack or, erm Snap depending on your family and friends, so several of today’s answers were new to me. I’ll be looking to learn EUCHRE, which sounds like excellent fun.

Our most recent family obsession is Mind, which is sort of a card game but not really. The idea is to put cards that are marked 1 to 100 down in order without seeing or knowing what anyone else has. It’s non-competitive but oddly compelling and you get to kid yourself that you can read minds. Not that anyone would want to read mine, unless you’re interested in doughnuts floating in space.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, 6 March, game #368)

• MATCH
• LIKE
• CHAT
• GHOST
• PROFILE
• SWIPE
• MEETUP
• SPANGRAM: ONLINE DATING

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

Looking for a different day?

A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, March 6 (game #634).

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #635) - today's words

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• AMPLE
• CASH
• LABEL
• LUMON
• BUFFALO
• MARK
• HELENA
• MERCURY
• SEAL
• IRVING
• DYLAN
• DOTE
• BROWN
• STAMP
• POACH
• PHOENIX

NYT Connections today (game #635) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: Insignia 
• GREEN: Not complete unknowns
• BLUE: Nice town 
• PURPLE: Altered fruits

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #635) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: EMBLEM 
• GREEN: SUBJECTS OF ACCLAIMED MUSICAL BIOPICS 
• BLUE: U.S. CITIES 
• PURPLE: FRUITS WITH THEIR SECOND LETTERS CHANGED 

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #635) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Connections, game #635, are…

• YELLOW: EMBLEM LABEL, MARK, SEAL, STAMP
• GREEN: SUBJECTS OF ACCLAIMED MUSICAL BIOPICS BROWN, CASH, DYLAN, MERCURY
• BLUE: U.S. CITIES BUFFALO, HELENA, IRVING, PHOENIX
• PURPLE: FRUITS WITH THEIR SECOND LETTERS CHANGED AMPLE, DOTE, LUMON, POACH

• My rating: Moderate
• My score: 2 mistakes

I was convinced there was a musical category today, as there were plenty of connections even beyond the SUBJECTS OF ACCLAIMED MUSICAL BIOPICS.

The puzzle also featured the brilliant French group PHOENIX, pop legend SEAL, and hints at two classic '90s rock bands MERCURY (Rev) and BUFFALO (Tom).

Surely no coincidence.

Meanwhile, I struggled with U.S. CITIES but took a gamble on HELENA, which I have since learned is the state capital of Montana. Apologies to any Montanans reading this.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, 6 March, game #634)

• YELLOW: WANE DWINDLE, FADE, PETER, TAPER
• GREEN: DO SOME TASKS IN THE GARDEN PLANT, PRUNE, WATER, WEED
• BLUE: SHOES FLAT, MARY JANE, MULE, SLIDE
• PURPLE: SAND__ CASTLE, PAPER, PIPER, STONE

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

Looking for a different day?

A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, March 6 (game #1137).

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,100 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1138) - hint #1 - Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #1138) - hint #2 - repeated letters Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 1.

Quordle today (game #1138) - hint #3 - uncommon letters Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1138) - hint #4 - starting letters (1) Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #1138) - hint #5 - starting letters (2) What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• G

• S

• D

• M

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #1138) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1138, are…

• GLEAN
• SHINY
• DECRY
• MANGA

With my paucity of green letters from my three starting words I thought I was going to struggle today, but getting SHINY ahead of a few other options set me on the path to glory…

That is until I ruined a nice run by impulsively thinking I had the correct word with Vegan, without properly looking at the letters I already had.

Still, one error is not bad going.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Daily Sequence today (game #1138) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1138, are…

• POLAR
• DRAWL
• SLICE
• LEMON

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1137, Thursday 6 March: TRICE, EIGHT, BELCH, RIPER
• Quordle #1136, Wednesday 5 March: PLEAD, TWANG, MAJOR, RISKY
• Quordle #1135, Tuesday 4 March: FLOWN, ETUDE, TOPAZ, JOKER
• Quordle #1134, Monday 3 March: FRILL, KAYAK, REBAR, WORDY
• Quordle #1133, Sunday 2 March: TUNIC, GLOSS, DEBUG, LARGE
• Quordle #1132, Saturday 1 March: DENSE, BONEY, KITTY, SMEAR
• Quordle #1131, Friday 28 February: PASTA, RAZOR, PLUMB, DROOL
• Quordle #1130, Thursday 27 February: THIEF, CHAIR, ETHER, GRIME
• Quordle #1129, Wednesday 26 February: LOVER, SPIED, VAPOR, METER
• Quordle #1128, Tuesday 25 February: TWIST, TWEAK, MEANT, CLEAR
• Quordle #1127, Monday 24 February: LEASH, LEVER, TOTEM, CREME
• Quordle #1126, Sunday 23 February: RABID, RELIC, SCRAM, BASIS
• Quordle #1125, Saturday 22 February: ETHER, SONIC, VAUNT, ROUSE
• Quordle #1124, Friday 21 February: STIFF, PRIZE, SCOWL, DONUT
• Quordle #1123, Thursday 20 February: HASTY, DRAPE, FICUS, CRAZE
• Quordle #1122, Wednesday 19 February: ABATE, TROVE, VENUE, DRAPE
• Quordle #1121, Tuesday 18 February: TAMER, SCRUB, BRICK, DRIFT
• Quordle #1120, Monday 17 February: SADLY, WAFER, LITHE, IDIOM
• Quordle #1119, Sunday 16 February: GHOUL, AFIRE, COVEN, FIERY
• Quordle #1118, Saturday 15 February: CREEP, CONDO, GRILL, FANCY

• Cloudflare is reportedly blocking some browsers from accessing some sites
• Pale Moon, Falkon, SeaMonkey and even Firefox are affected, users claim
• It’s unclear whether a more permanent solution is coming

Cloudflare has admitted its browser-detection system is blocking some users’ access to websites if they’re using lesser-known web browsers.

Affected browsers include Pale Moon, Falkon and SeaMonkey, as well as some versions of more popular offerings such as Firefox 115 ESR.

The issue is caused by Cloudflare’s security system, which blocks browsers it doesn’t recognize from certain sites (including, embarrassingly, its own community site) – potentially mistaking privacy-conscious users for bots.

Cloudflare keeps accidentally blocking less common browsers

Users encountering the problem have no direct way to report it except through Cloudflare’s forums, but it seems that they’re not actively monitored. Moreover, it’s hardly a new problem, with similar reports dating back to 2015.

Some affected browsers have attempted workarounds, but either Cloudflare’s system keeps reintroducing the problem or users encounter different problems.

For example, release notes for Pale Moon v33.6.0.1 read: “This is an extra update to mitigate as much of the CloudFlare issues leading to browser hangs and memory issues as possible on the web browser side.” However, efforts to circumvent Cloudflare’s security measures often

One user on the Hacker News thread explained what Cloudflare’s doing is like “like kicking anyone wearing dark sunglasses out of a physical store” – although burglars might want to obscure their faces, there are endless reasons to want to wear sunglasses, and there are endless reasons why internet users might want to protect their anonymity.

It’s not just Cloudflare customers who are being restricted from certain areas of the web. Another commenter wrote “Vendors who block iCloud Relay are the worst… Blocking IP addresses is o-ver.”

TechRadar Pro has asked Cloudflare to comment on the matter and to share its plans on any fixes, but we did not receive an immediate response.

Via The Register

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• New data suggests most iPhone and Galaxy users find AI adds little to no value to their experience
• More than 2,000 smartphone users were surveyed by second-hand phone marketplace SellCell
• Data suggests users just aren’t interested in AI features

It’s likely that if you own a smartphone, it’s been updated to include some form of artificial intelligence within the last 12 months – that’s if it didn’t ship with some kind of AI out of the box.

However, with all the buzz around Apple Intelligence, Galaxy AI, and Google Gemini coming to the best phones, it's important to take a moment to ask whether any of us are actually getting any use out of AI – luckily, a new survey has poised that exact question.

A survey of more than 2,000 smartphone users by second-hand smartphone marketplace SellCell found that 73% of iPhone users and a whopping 87% of Samsung Galaxy users felt that AI adds little to no value to their smartphone experience.

SellCell only surveyed users with an AI-enabled phone – thats an iPhone 15 Pro or newer or a Galaxy S22 or newer. The survey doesn’t give an exact sample size, but more than 1,000 iPhone users and more than 1,000 Galaxy users were involved.

You'll need an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or iPhone 16 series handset to access Apple Intelligence on your phone (Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)

Further findings show that most users of either platform would not pay for an AI subscription: 86.5% of iPhone users and 94.5% of Galaxy users would refuse to pay for continued access to AI features.

That’s especially pertinent for Galaxy users, as all Galaxy S25 phones come with six months of Gemini Advanced for free – it doesn’t seem like many will be choosing to renew that subscription. Apple has yet to announce any plans to monetize Apple Intelligence.

The survey also found that AI plays a small role in compelling users to switch platform: 16.8% of iPhone users surveyed would switch to Galaxy for better AI features, while just 9.7% of Galaxy users would make the inverse switch.

However, almost half of iPhone users consider AI an important factor in buying a new phone, with 47.6% saying they consider AI when it comes time to make a purchase as compared to 23.7% of Samsung users.

iPhone users are also generally prouder of Apple Intelligence than their Samsung-wielding peers, with 15.4% saying Apple Intelligence is better than Galaxy AI. Conversely, only 7.8% of Galaxy users stepped up to say Galaxy AI is better than Apple Intelligence.

My analysis – do people just not care?

Apple Intelligence was one of the biggest product launches of 2024, but does anyone care now? (Image credit: Apple)

From the data listed so far, it seems that people just aren’t using AI. In the case of both iPhone and Galaxy users about two-fifths of those surveyed have tried AI features – 41.6% for iPhone and 46.9% for Galaxy.

So, that’s a majority of users not even bothering with AI in the first place and a general disinterest in AI features from the user base overall, despite both Apple and Samsung making such a big deal out of AI.

But why is that? The survey suggests that the majority of iPhone users simply haven’t updated to iOS 18.1 to access Apple Intelligence, while Galaxy users are most likely to just not be interested in available features. Just under a fifth of iPhone users and just less than two fifths of Galaxy users also felt that AI was too inaccurate to use.

I have some theories about what could be driving this apathy. The first centers on ethical concerns about AI. It’s no secret that AI is an environmental catastrophe in motion, consuming massive amounts of water and emitting huge levels of CO2, so greener folks may opt to give it a miss.

There’s also the issue of AI and human creativity – TechRadar’s Editorial Associate Rowan Davies recently wrote of a nascent “cultural genocide” as a result of generative AI, which I think is a compelling reason to avoid it.

It could also be that everyday consumers have tuned out due to the prolonged, messy software rollouts of Apple Intelligence and One UI 7 – even as a full-time tech journalist, I’ve found both hard to follow at times.

Ultimately, though, I think AI just isn't interesting to the everyday person. Even as someone who's making a career of being excited about phones, I’ve yet to see an AI feature announced that doesn't look like a chore to use or an overbearing generative tool. I don’t use any AI features day-to-day, and as such I don’t expect much more excitement from the general public.

In any case, I’ll be looking to Apple and Samsung to spark that interest with high-quality, useful, ethical AI additions in the future. If you’re already ready to jump in, be sure to check out our list of the best AI phones, and let us know what you make of mobile AI in the comments below.

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• Leaked images seemingly show the rumored DJI Mavic 4 Pro's final design
• Camera module appears capable of tilting far more than Mavic 3 Pro's
• No LiDAR module visible, but propellers are more aerodynamic than Mavic 3 Pro's

A new leaked image suggests the DJI Mavic 4 Pro’s launch might not be too far away. DJI has yet to tease or confirm anything about its strongly rumored replacement for 2023’s Mavic 3 Pro, but a crisp and clear render shared by serial leaker Jasper Ellens at his site DroneXL looks very convincing indeed.

The image appears to be a final design render of the type used by DJI for promotional purposes. If that’s true (and there’s always the possibility it might be a clever mock-up made by a fan), then it could hint at the launch date for the drone being imminent. DroneXL suggests 20 April 2025 might be the big day, and if that’s the case we can expect more leaks to drip out over the coming weeks – including possible details of the Mavic 4 Pro’s specs and capabilities.

Despite its clarity this image doesn’t tell us a whole lot we didn’t already know from previous leaks, however, although it does appear to show a reworked propeller design that’s more aerodynamic than the older model. That could spell quieter operation and longer flight time – with 50 minutes of battery life being hinted at by previous leakers. The props also appear to feature an easy-release disc on top of each, which may serve to improve airflow while helping to keep rain and dust from entering the motors.

Tilting towards greatness

As seen previously, the Mavic 4 Pro’s triple camera module (which like the Mavic 3 Pro includes Hasselblad branding) appears to be physically larger and more bulbous than that of its predecessor.

The size increase could point to improved image quality via larger sensors or lenses, while the fact that it protrudes more prominently on its gimbal mount might allow it a greater range of motion. Some Mavic 3 Pro users have found its gimbal range slightly limiting, so this could be DJI’s way of improving things.

Another leak from Ellens seems to confirm the added range of motion. On X (formerly Twitter), he shared a video that seemingly proves the Mavic 4 Pro's camera module will be able to tilt much further than the Mavic 3 Pro's. He also says the camera will be able to shoot vertical video.

New video confirms the #mavic4pro camera will shoot #vertical and will go beyond 90 degrees. Also the camera tilt will go #twice as far up as the older Mavic3. Oh and I put some high resolution pictures at the end in the article. Cheers!https://t.co/OMhllEBW3tMarch 5, 2025

Where's the LiDAR module hiding?

We’re excited at the prospect of improved camera performance, given that the Mavic 3 Pro, which sports a 24mm/20MP Four Thirds sensor camera, 3x telephoto camera with 1/1.3-inch sensor and 7x telephoto camera with 1/2-inch sensor, currently sits as our favorite premium camera drone.

There’s no sign of the much-vaunted LiDAR module on the new leaked image either, although DroneXL believes it’s there – just concealed behind the propeller on the drone’s left arm due to the angle of the shot. That makes sense, given that LiDAR is among the features on the mid-range DJI Air 3S released last autumn. If the mid-range model has it, surely it tracks that the flagship would too?

Expect to hear more about the DJI Mavic 4 Pro in the run-up to its still-unconfirmed launch date. If it's 20 April 2025, as rumors suggest, we'll likely have more speculation (and specs) to share with you soon.

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You'll need to catch a Gravid Bowfin in Monster Hunter Wilds to complete the Fishing for a Favor side mission. This is actually much harder than it sounds, given that the Gravid Bowfin can be found all over the world map, but doesn't always appear. As such, I've done some testing, and have found the quickest and easiest route to tracking down this shiny orange fish.

Once you've progressed a decent way through the campaign, you'll start to unlock side missions, one that involves seeking out different fish for a character back at camp. You'll need to head out and explore many of the deep water areas found around the map, using a specific kind of bait to bag your target. It's this world, teeming with life, that really makes the game stand out from others in the series, and it's a big reason why we've added Monster Hunter Wilds to our list of best crossplay games. To see what else we loved about it, check out our Monster Hunter Wilds review.

Here's where to find a Gravid Bowfin in Monster Hunter Wilds, including some info on the best areas to search in, and how to catch one.

Monster Hunter Wilds Gravid Bowfin location

(Image credit: Capcom)

According to the in-game monster guide, Gravid Bowfin can be found basically anywhere in the world. This is great, but also means that tracking one down does mean you'll be at the mercy of RNG (random number generator/generation), with the Gravid Bowfin being a rare find. I've managed to find a great spot in Wyveria that consistently spawned Gravid Bowfin, however, regardless of the season.

(Image credit: Capcom)

To make things easier, construct a pop-up camp at Area 8: Gap in the Rubble in the Wyveria region. This camp is right next to the fishing spot, meaning you can fast travel to and fro, resetting the fish spawns. Now fast travel there, and look into the water. You're looking for the fish highlighted below:

(Image credit: Capcom)

If you find the fish, then move on to the next section. If it's not there, then open up the world map, and fast travel to another region. It doesn't matter which, though I recommend choosing Area 13: Oasis in the Windward Plains, as there's a chance to find Gravid Bowfin there too. Once you're there, quickly check the Oasis. If the Gravid Bowfin isn't there, then it's back to the Gap in the Rubble camp. Eventually, a Gravid Bowfin will spawn, and I found this Wyveria spot to be the best place for it.

How to catch a Gravid Bowfin in Monster Hunter Wilds

(Image credit: Capcom)

To actually catch a Gravid Bowfin in Monster Hunter Wilds, you'll need to use your Fishing Rod. Do not use the Capture Net, as it won't count for the mission. By now, you'll know how to use the rod, but with the Gravid Bowfin, you need to equip the Emerald Jitterbait for the best chance of catching it.

The main issue you'll run into is that the gunpowder fish is found in the same area as the Gravid Bowfin, and will also be attracted by the same lure. Just keep fishing, catching gunpowder fis,h and clearing the pond until the Gravid Bowfin is clear to bite. Have patience, slowly reel in the bait by shifting the left stick up and down slowly (W and S on PC), and the fish will bite. Press the right trigger (left click on PC) and it's yours.

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• Corsair has said that only one of its prebuilt PCs has been affected by Nvidia’s hardware-level fault
• That appears to back up Nvidia’s assertion that the problem, which slows down PC gaming performance, is indeed ‘rare’
• Corsair also underlined that it’s thoroughly checking graphics cards to ensure they meet the official hardware spec going forward

Corsair has shed some further light on RTX 5000 GPUs, as used in its pre-built PCs, and how widespread the reported problems are with Nvidia’s new graphics cards falling short of their official hardware spec.

In case you missed it, there’s recently been some controversy over a ‘rare’ chip-level fault in some Blackwell graphics cards, whereby some rendering pipelines for 3D graphics are missing, slowing down performance in some PC games.

While this is a serious issue – and definitely something that shouldn’t have happened – Corsair has assured us that the problem is as rare as Nvidia indicated (perhaps even rarer).

If you recall, Nvidia said that this issue could hit up to 0.5% of the potentially affected GPUs (RTX 5090 and 5080 boards, and Team Green later admitted that this fault can also be found with RTX 5070 Ti models, but not vanilla 5070 cards). However, according to Corsair, only one customer has run into trouble with a Blackwell GPU that’s short on its rendering pipeline (ROP) count.

Corsair informs us: “Initially, our testing procedures did not flag this specific ROP discrepancy during our production process. However, upon learning of this issue, we immediately implemented a thorough review of the detailed production reports for each system shipped to date. Matching the expected breadth of this issue, we have identified only one customer with an affected GPU and are actively working with them to provide a replacement.”

Corsair further adds that it has now implemented proactive measures regarding this potential problem with Nvidia’s graphics cards, and the company now has a “multi-stage testing protocol during system production to specifically validate the correct ROP count on all RTX 50-series GPUs.”

Corsair also says it’ll test all GPUs going forward to ensure they meet their official specs, observing that: “Every graphics card, including those in the RTX 50 series, undergoes rigorous testing to confirm it meets the manufacturer’s specifications, including the correct ROP count.”

(Image credit: Corsair) Analysis: Rarity and the blame game

On the face of it, what Corsair is saying here – that there’s just one case the firm has encountered – suggests the problem isn’t affecting many Blackwell GPUs at all. However, obviously this is a very limited sample, and we must be cautious about reading too much into the finding.

Or it could be the case that Corsair didn’t get all that many RTX 5000 GPUs through from Nvidia – theoretically a supply of a couple of hundred would see one faulty board. But as I said, there’s not much point trying to make too much out of this, save for that it seemingly backs up what Nvidia has claimed: that this is a ‘rare’ issue.

To address another point that’s come up here, on some online forums, I’ve seen something of a fuss about PC builders not testing these Nvidia GPUs and picking up on the ROP count being deficient, but I don’t think that’s entirely fair. By which I mean it’s reasonable to assume that a video card provided by Nvidia, or indeed AMD or Intel, lives up to the hardware spec. Should you really need to check that all cores, or rendering pipelines, or other hardware, are present? I’d argue not, though at the same time, given this incident, it’s now perhaps prudent to do so – exactly as Corsair has.

Really, though, a GPU, or CPU, or any PC component, should not ship from the production lines with some hardware-level fault present that impairs the experience for the end user (albeit not massively in some cases, but still – these Blackwell GPUs all cost a lot of money).

This is an issue that the chip maker – Nvidia – should’ve picked up on during QA testing, or indeed the board maker (Nvidia’s partners who take said chips, and make their graphics cards with them). A GPU with a glitch like this shouldn’t be reaching a PC builder (or consumers directly) in the first place.

At any rate, if you have purchased a PC from Corsair, the company notes it offers “lifetime tech support” and you are obviously free to check any Nvidia Blackwell graphics card to see if it has ROPs missing.

You can do that with CPU-Z Validator now – as we explained in a recent article, it will actively warn you in its latest version, which is useful – or as Corsair suggests you can use GPU-Z. The latter process is simple: just download and install GPU-Z, run the app, and go to the ‘Graphics Card’ tab where you can see the ROP count (it’s the seventh line down on the left-hand side). If it has 8 fewer ROPs than the official spec, the GPU in question has this hardware fault, sadly.

Quite why the Nvidia App doesn’t warn you in the same proactive way CPU-Z does, I’m not sure, as this would seem like an obvious move for Team Green to have made by now (given that this problem has been known about for the best part of two weeks at this point).

Via Tom’s Hardware

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Prime Video's huge library has gotten even bigger with plenty of new arrivals in March. Among this month's additions are the Monty Python movies, all three Back to the Future movies, and plenty of classics too, as well as some coverage from the NHL.

So whatever you're in the mood for, you're sure to find it here. Or, if nothing new takes your fancy, there are plenty of options in our best Prime Video shows in March 2025 round-up, which has plenty of genres for you to explore.

Prime Video's constant haul of fresh content every month is why it's one of the best streaming services around and you can also check out the cream of the crop available in our best Prime Video movies guide, which we update regularly.

You can also stream Anora, this year's Best Picture winner, and Wicked, which won Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, this month if you're keen to catch up with some Oscar winners. However, if you're looking for something new to watch on the platform, have a look at the list below for its latest arrivals.

Everything new on Prime Video in March 2025

Arriving March 1

12 Angry Men (movie)

1984 (movie)

A Breed Apart (movie)

A Bridge Too Far (movie)

A Force of One (movie)

Across 110th Street (movie)

Adios, Sabata (movie)

American Gangster (movie)

Assassination (movie)

Asterix: The Mansion of the Gods (movie)

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (movie)

At Close Range (movie)

Back to the Future (movie)

Back to the Future II (movie)

Back to the Future III (movie)

Best Seller (movie)

Billy Two Hats (movie)

Blacula (movie)

Blame It on Rio (movie)

Bloodsport (movie)

Blow Out (movie)

Blue Velvet (movie)

Body of Evidence (movie)

Bojangles (movie)

Born to Win (movie)

Breathless (movie)

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (movie)

Clara's Ghost (movie)

Class (movie)

Cooley High (movie)

Criminal Law (movie)

Dark Angel (movie)

Dead Like Me (movie)

Death at a Funeral (movie)

Diary of a Hitman (movie)

Diggstown (movie)

Double Impact (movie)

Electra (movie)

Eric Idle's What About Dick? (movie)

Eve of Destruction (movie)

Evidence of Blood (movie)

Exterminator 2 (movie)

Extremities (movie)

Flawless (movie)

Flesh + Blood (movie)

Fool for Love (movie)

Friday Foster (movie)

Funny Thing Happened...Forum (movie)

Good Guys Wear Black (movie)

Grievous Bodily Harm (movie)

Gun Belt (movie)

Hackers (movie)

Hair (movie)

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (movie)

He Walked by Night (movie)

Heaven's Gate, Michael Cimino's (movie)

Hero and the Terror (movie)

Hollywood Shuffle (movie)

I Want to Live! (movie)

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (movie)

Jack the Giant Killer (movie)

John Sturges' The Hallelujah Trail (movie)

Kiss Me, Stupid (movie)

Koyaanisqatsi (movie)

Last Tango in Paris (movie)

Mademoiselle (movie)

Malone (movie)

Man of the East (movie)

Masters of the Universe (movie)

Messenger of Death (movie)

Moby Dick (movie)

Monty Python Conquers America (movie)

Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down, Five to Go (movie)

Monty Python Live at Aspen (movie)

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (movie)

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (movie)

Never on Sunday (movie)

No Way Out (movie)

Not Without My Daughter (movie)

Odds Against Tomorrow (movie)

Over the Top (movie)

Personal Velocity (movie)

Prison Girls (movie)

R.O.T.O.R. (movie)

Rabbit Academy (movie)

Raging Bull (movie)

Rain Man (movie)

Rescue Dawn (movie)

Rob Roy (movie)

Robocop 2 (movie)

Robocop 3 (movie)

Robocop (1987) (movie)

Robocop (2014) (movie)

Rollerball (movie)

Rolling Thunder (movie)

Rosebud (movie)

Runaway Train (movie)

Rush (movie)

Semi-Tough (movie)

Separate Tables (movie)

Shanghai Surprise (movie)

Slaughter (movie)

Stagecoach (movie)

Stanley & Iris (movie)

Story & Pictures By (movie)

Strange Invaders (movie)

Sunnyside (movie)

Superbeast (movie)

Supernova (movie)

Swallows and Amazons (movie)

The 7th Dawn (movie)

The Addams Family seasons 1–2

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (movie)

The Battle of the Last Panzer (movie)

The Boss (movie)

The Boyfriend School (movie)

The Facts of Life (movie)

The Favor (movie)

The Fortune Cookie (movie)

The Gravedancers (movie)

The Group (movie)

The Hoodlum Priest (movie)

The Killing (movie)

The Mean Season (movie)

The Misfits (movie)

The Naked Face (movie)

The Neanderthal Man (movie)

The Night They Raided Minsky's (movie)

The Party (movie)

The Rachel Papers (movie)

The Scalphunters (movie)

Thelma & Louise (movie)

Three Amigos! (movie)

Tough Guys Don't Dance (movie)

Truck Turner (movie)

Ulee's Gold (movie)

Vampire's Kiss (movie)

Wishin' and Hopin' (movie)

Arriving March 3

The Year I Became a Liar (movie)

Landline (movie)

Demain Des Hommes (movie)

Long Lost Family season 13

Long Lost Family: What Happened Next? season 8

PMNH: Sharks vs. Maple Leafs (sports coverage)

Arriving March 4

Thomas Müller - One of a Kind (movie)

Oblivion (movie)

Arriving March 5

Vice (movie)

PWHL: Minnesota vs. Montreal (sports coverage)

Arriving March 6

A Dog and Pony Show (movie)

A Girl's Best Friend (movie)

A Kid in Aladdin's Palace (movie)

A Stork's Journey (movie)

Adventures of the Wilderness Family 2 (movie)

Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3 (movie)

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (movie)

Back to the Secret Garden (movie)

Bait Shop (movie)

Big Trip 2: Special Delivery (movie)

Birds of Paradise (movie)

Bowling for Columbine (movie)

Brave New Girl (movie)

Breaking Brooklyn (movie)

C-Bear & Jamal S1 (movie)

C.I. Ape (movie)

Care Bears to the Rescue Movie (movie)

Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot (movie)

Care Bears: Share Bear Shines (movie)

Care Bears: The Giving Festival (movie)

Carjacked (movie)

Centurion (movie)

Chihuahua Too! (movie)

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (movie)

Crave (movie)

Dear Lemon Lima (movie)

Drive (movie)

Drugstore Cowboy (movie)

Ella Enchanted (movie)

Final Score (movie)

Four Kids and It (movie)

Guardians of Time (movie)

Hanna (movie)

Henry & Me (movie)

Horrid Henry: The Movie

Last Vegas (movie)

Leapfrog: Scout & Friends Adventures in Shapeville Park (movie)

Leapfrog: Scout & Friends The Magnificent Museum of Opposite Words (movie)

Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit (movie)

Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu (movie)

Norm of the North (movie)

Officer Down (movie)

Picture This (movie)

Ping! (movie)

Pit Pony (Seasons 1–2)

Popular Mechanics for Kids (Seasons 1–4)

Sea Level (movie)

Sk8 Dawg (movie)

Star Kid (movie)

Step Up Revolution (movie)

Stolen (movie)

The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl (movie)

The Big Trip (movie)

The Care Bears Big Wish (movie)

The Ghost Writer (movie)

The Last Full Measure (movie)

The Legend of Secret Pass (movie)

The Shipping News (movie)

The Spy Next Door (movie)

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (movie)

Toughest Man in the World (movie)

Trading Mom (movie)

Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection (movie)

Vamps (movie)

Walking with Dinosaurs (miniseries)

Zandalee (movie)

Arriving March 7

Elevation (movie)

F Marry Kill (movie)

Dupahiya (movie)

Par De Ideotas (movie)

Know Where to Hide: Wie Niet Weg Is... (TV show)

For Better or for Worse season 2

Before 30 (TV show)

Suky (movie)

Grind season 2

Paradise City (movie)

Classic Cup (TV show)

NHL Coast to Coast (sports coverage)

Arriving March 8

Minibods season 2

Arpo season 2

NWSL Challenge Cup: Orlando Pride vs. Washington Spirit (sports coverage)

ONE Fight Night 29 (sports coverage)

Arriving March 9:

1987 (movie)

Arriving March 10:

Faultline (movie)

PMNH: Red Wings vs. Senators (sports coverage)

Arriving March 11:

Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal (TV special)

The Wasp (movie)

PWHL: Minnesota vs. Ottawa (sports coverage)

Arriving March 13:

Death Squad (TV show)

Devil's Rock (movie)

From Dusk Till Dawn (movie)

Garrison (movie)

Girls Gone Gangsta (movie)

Igor (movie)

In the Name of the King 3 (movie)

Ironclad (movie)

Killers (movie)

The Demolitionist (movie)

The Great Raid (movie)

The Railway Man (movie)

The Wheel of Time season 3

Arriving March 14

Be Happy (movie)

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (movie)

Liars Club (movie)

NHL Coast to Coast (sports coverage)

Arriving March 15

The Kill Room (movie)

Morangos Com Acucar season 3

NWSL: Orlando Pride vs. Chicago Stars FC (sports coverage)

Arriving March 16

1991 (movie)

Vive Latino 2025 (presented by Amazon & Amazon Music)

Arriving March 17

Hidden Uganda (movie)

PMNH: Flames vs. Maple Leafs (sports coverage)

Arriving March 18

Anora (movie)

Hellboy: The Crooked Man (movie)

The Program (movie)

PWHL: Montreal vs. Boston (sports coverage)

Arriving March 19

Manes season 3

Arriving March 20

Tyler Perry's Duplicity (movie)

My Best Friend's Girl (movie)

Knuckles season 1

Woman in Gold (movie)

Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed (movie)

The Sweeney (movie)

Arriving March 21

The Last Duel (movie)

Sing Sing (movie)

Wicked (movie)

After 30 (movie)

Finding Nina (movie)

America Made with Love: Part I (TV show)

NHL Coast to Coast (sports coverage)

March 22

NWSL: Portland Thorns FC vs. Angel City FC (sports coverage)

Chico Bento (movie)

March 23

Québec-Montréal (movie)

March 24

PMNH: Canucks vs. Devils (sports coverage)

March 25

Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes (movie)

PWHL: New York vs. Ottawa (sports coverage)

Work It Out Wombats! season 9

March 26

Bosch: Legacy season 3

Holland

LOL: Chi Ride È Fuori season 5

Monsters vs. Aliens (movie)

Animal Kingdom (movie)

Feast II (movie)

Feast III (movie)

Faster (movie)

Fay Grim (movie)

The Hunter (movie)

Elite Squad (movie)

Boy A (movie)

Brand New Day (movie)

March 28

Desconectados 2: Reconectados (movie)

NHL Coast to Coast (sports coverage)

March 29

That's What She Said (movie)

Little World (TV show)

NWSL: Washington Spirit vs. Bay FC

March 30

The Mirage

March 31

Bloodline

Dostana 2

Umesh Chronicles

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• ISACA calls for more support, particularly for less seasoned workers
• There’s still significant potential for promotions and pay rises

IT workers across Europe are battling increased stress as a result of underfunding, heavy workloads and a lack of mentorship, new research from ISACA has claimed.

Around three-quarters (73%) of IT professionals have experienced work-related stress or burnout, according to the report, which highlights the negative implications on talent retention and career prospects.

However, to solve these issues requires a much broader solution, because both internal and external factors have led to the current state, says ISACA.

Workout burnout affects talent acquisition and retention

Three in five (61%) say that a heavy workload has contributed to their stressed state, with tight deadlines (44%) and a lack of resources (43%) also proving problematic. Poor workplace wellbeing is also said to stem from difficult or unsupportive management, however external considerations like the ongoing global skills shortage are also affecting IT workers.

Despite the negative sentiments, the IT sector does have its benefits. For example, nearly half (47%) choose to remain in their current job because they find it interesting, and more than two in three (68%) have had a salary increase or promotion within the last two years.

Furthermore, there in four (74%) say their company has paid for certifications as part of their career development, with 90% having participated in career-advancing certifications.

“With skilled employees in such high demand, it is in companies’ best interests and simply the right thing to do to make sure the tech workforce feels supported, motivated, and invested in," noted ISACA Chief Global Strategy Officer Chris Dimitriadis.

But there’s more that companies could be doing to show their appreciation for staff, including providing mentors to younger sector entrants – only 15% of European IT professionals have any sort of mentor, despite three in four (76%) acknowledging the importance of good mentors or role models.

Dimitriadis added: “A balanced, well-supported workforce is key to sustaining the industry’s growth and innovation.”

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• Some Spotify users reported being unable to access music
• Regular app users weren't affected; it's a crackdown on 'cracked' apps
• Users of cracked apps aren't being banned

Many Spotify users have found themselves unable to access the service – and the reason appears to be the use of cracked or otherwise unauthorized apps.

Some reports of Spotify apparently being down started to circulate on the 3rd of March, but it turned out that the service was only unavailable to a very specific group of users: people using apps based on the highly unofficial Spotify Premium APK.

The Spotify Premium APK aims to enable people to access some or all of the Spotify Premium features without being Spotify Premium subscribers (ie, without paying for the music streaming service), and it appears to have been blocked on 3 March.

What's going on?

Why some Spotify users are finding their apps don't work

TechRadar understands that the reported app problems are indeed due to Spotify taking routine measures to enforce its terms and conditions, which prohibit the use of cracked apps. And we also understand that nobody who's been using such apps is going to be hit with the ban hammer: they'll just be knocked back to the free service.

Some sites have suggested that the abrupt demise of the APK exposes users to risk: they say that if now-blocked users go looking for alternative ways to cheat the system, they could end up in the parts of app download websites where malware and fraudsters tend to congregate. And that's true, but of course that's not Spotify's problem.

What's surprised me is how many people seem to prefer the risk of cracked apps to just sticking with a free Spotify sub, getting Premium bundled with something else or just putting on their old-school pirate hats and downloading specific songs from the usual places.

And that's got me wondering: what it is that they value here if it isn't the music? Would they still want a cracked app if Spotify offered the same Premium features but the music were made by AI instead? I'm not sure I want to know the answer to that one.

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• Prime Video has started testing AI dubbing on select titles
• 12 licensed movies and shows will be dubbed in English and Spanish
• The pilot program will also use local human experts for quality control

Prime Video is testing a new AI-assisted feature for dubbing its movies and shows to make its content accessible to even more of its over 200 million strong global subscriber base.

Starting on Wednesday (March 5), some Prime Video subscribers will be able to see new English and Latin American Spanish dubbing for 12 of its licensed movies and shows, including El Cid: La Leyenda, Mi Mamá Lora and Long Lost.

The streaming service announced that it will initially trial the new pilot program only on these select titles, which suggests that more of the best Prime Video movies and best Prime Video shows will eventually get access to the feature if it proves successful.

Indeed, Raf Soltanovich, the VP of technology at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, said in a statement alongside the announcement that "AI-aided dubbing is only available on titles that do not have dubbing support", but that Prime Video is "eager to explore a new way to make series and movies more accessible and enjoyable".

As part of the test phase of the new AI feature, Amazon says that it will take a hybrid approach that will still require local language experts to review the automated dubbing to ensure that it has been translated accurately.

Which streaming services are experimenting with AI?

The new dubbing feature is the latest AI-powered tool that Amazon is trialing on Prime Video. Last year, it rolled out a new AI-based recommendation system for creating more personalized content suggestions as well as 'X-Ray' for recapping movies and shows.

It's an area that's seeing a lot of interest among the best streaming services. For example, Disney's ESPN also started using generative AI for recaps, but received backlash due to translation errors. Despite this, it's pushing ahead with a new AI-powered football analyst for live commentary.

As for AI dubbing, there's increasing experimentation. In January, a licensing startup called Lumiere Ventures jumped onboard the AI dubbing bandwagon with an AI speech company called ElevenLabs for the international release of the Lionsgate movie Armor.

And while ElevenLabs' CEO Mati Staniszewsk did say that "AI doesn't replace the magic of human creativity", an increasing number of services are using it. YouTube was one of the earliest to adopt an AI-powered dubbing tool for video translation back in 2023.

However, not every streamer has had success with AI dubbing. For instance, Netflix received backlash in December 2024 over the dubbing of Norwegian disaster series La Palma with many taking to social media to complain about how terrible it looked.

Netflix AI mouth replacement on dubs looks terrible from r/netflix

That's surprising considering that only a couple of months earlier Netflix had announced how it was making non-English movies and shows better by starting to offer classes to voice actors involved in unscripted reality TV shows from South Korea.

Perhaps an approach that combines both would work best then, as utilizing the efficiency of AI to make quick work of a translation would of course save time, but employing language experts to review this seems to be still essential to ensure it's done effectively.

Considering Prime Video is using this hybrid approach for its AI dubbing pilot program, it might prove to be the most effective way of executing such a feature. Make sure to check back in with TechRadar to see what we make of the latest update once we've had a chance to test it out.

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