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Ask anyone in the luxury business about what well-heeled Chinese customers demand and the answer is almost unanimously pointed towards technology. But Bentley’s CEO, Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser, has just claimed that digital will never be luxurious.

"It will be maybe expensive, but not luxury," Walliser told Newsweek, going on to state that there will be always be a need for good craftsmanship.

While many modern luxury brands will agree, there has been a huge shift in what the next generation of wealthy individuals want, with Istituto Marangoni, a leading private school of fashion, art and design, claiming that China will account for 25% of the global personal luxury goods market by 2030.

Gen Z and Millennials, who account 70% of luxury spending, are looking more towards advanced AI assistants, immersive virtual reality and the latest innovations in technology, rather than overt displays of wealth.

Walliser doesn’t deny the need to embrace new and emerging technologies, seeing as the company is slated to launch its first dedicated EV next year. But he does go on to say in his Newsweek interview that luxury is linked to material and craftsmanship, like art.

"Digital art is not so successful. I will not say that it does not exist, but is it the breakthrough? No, it's not," he goes on to explain.

Bentley has recently been doubling-down on its efforts to deliver hand-crafted and highly bespoke vehicles to those willing to pay for it.

A recent ‘Ombre by Mulliner’ gradient paint finish, for example, is said to take 56 hours of handcraft to deliver and costs around £50,000 / $67,000 / AU$105,000, according to one CarWow configurator.

Similarly, its One plus One Batur convertible features an interior hand-finished by Bentley's Mulliner division with contrasting driver and front passenger seats, complete with a bespoke, two-piece luggage set at the customer’s request.

As a result, three in four Bentleys are leaving Bentley’s Crewe HQ with bespoke Mulliner content. More than ever, according to Newsweek.

Analysis: Ignoring digital is dangerous

(Image credit: Bentley)

While the luxury automakers continue to lean heavily on their brand history and traditional production methods, the market has seen a significant downturn in China, which was once considered a major source of sales for the likes of Rolls-Royce, Bentley and more.

There have been changes in luxury taxes and financial uncertainty that will have impacted trade, but the boom in the EV industry has also opened up a sizable technological chasm between the east and the west.

What’s more, younger generations across the globe are increasingly looking for the latest digital features, advances in AI and automated driving technology as key reasons to make a purchase.

Xiaomi, for example, sold more than 135,000 SU7 models in China last year, despite being its debut EV, while Porsche managed to shift just 56,887 units of all of its models during the same timeframe.

In fact, most of the major German luxury brands are struggling in China for this very reason. Although it is still to be seen whether the likes of Xiaomi, Yangwang and more will make an impact beyond their domestic market.

Despite the fact that ultra-luxury brands tend to feel the economic impacts to a lesser extent, navigating the digital world remains a tricky task, as they don’t want to lose their identity but also want to avoid alienating new buyers thanks to a lack of technology.

Aston Martin’s recent pairing with Apple CarPlay Ultra is an excellent example of this, as the software proved excellent and arguably what CarPlay users have been demanding for years, but the masses of Apple-controlled screens also made the vehicle feel less special.

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• NeoLogic raises $10 million to advance CMOS+ CPUs, reducing circuit complexity
• CMOS+ enables 6-32 input gates, reducing power use and die size
• First processors expected in 2026, targeting energy efficient AI data center workloads

NeoLogic has raised $10 million in in Series A funding as it works to change how processors are designed.

Founded in 2021, the Israel-based company (with a US presence planned for the future) is not focusing on transistor scaling, the traditional path of the semiconductor industry, but rather on reducing the complexity of circuits.

Its CMOS+ technology integrates standard CMOS gates with reduced complexity gates, cutting transistor counts by as much as three times at any process node.

Up to 50% lower energy use

Conventional CMOS is limited by fan-in, with gates typically handling no more than four inputs.

Designers rely on tree structures to handle higher inputs, which increases both chip area and power use.

NeoLogic’s CMOS+ enables single stage gates that handle between 6 and 32 inputs, shortening the critical path while reducing area and energy consumption.

The company says processors built with CMOS+ can lower power use by up to 50 percent and reduce chip area by up to 40 percent while keeping latency on par with current designs.

These improvements are compatible with existing CMOS manufacturing processes, from 130nm down to 2nm, as well as standard EDA tools, so adoption won’t require new infrastructure.

By cutting die size and improving yield, CMOS+ provides cost advantages at advanced nodes, where wafer costs and development expenses rise sharply.

It’s more than just gates, however, as CMOS+ also offers power efficient registers, buffers, and arithmetic blocks. Together, NeoLogic says, these elements give chip designers a new infrastructure that simplifies processor design while achieving better power and area tradeoffs.

“We are backing NeoLogic as they push the boundaries of computing with their breakthrough approach to energy-efficient processors," said Talia Rafaeli, Partner at KOMPAS VC, which led the latest funding round. "The team’s deep technical expertise and innovative CMOS+ technology position them to impact the AI data center space significantly.”

NeoLogic sees CMOS+ as a way to deliver more efficient computing without departing from established tools and processes. It has begun demonstrating its first processors to customers and expects deployment in data centers starting in 2026.

Via eeNews Embedded

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• Improvements are heading to the Google Home app
• Camera feeds should be more reliable and quicker
• The updates are rolling out for Android and iOS devices

It's not been the best of times for the Google Home ecosystem, what with a crescendo of user complaints rising about buggy devices and apps in recent weeks. Google is now at least bringing some improvements to the Google Home app for Android and iOS, connected to Nest cameras and doorbells.

In a somewhat apologetic post on the Google Nest Community message boards, a member of the Nest team outlines the improvements. While the reported bugs with Google smart home kit aren't addressed directly, they are alluded to.

"We also wanted to take a moment to thank you all," the post reads. "While we may not always hit the mark, we remain committed to listening to our users and building intuitive, reliable, and high-performing camera features for your home."

If you do own a Nest camera of some description, here are five of the most notable upgrades heading your way.

1. Faster previews

Camera previews will now show a cached image from a previous live view: while it means the view might be slightly out of date until it's fully loaded, it does mean you'll be able to identify which camera is which more quickly if you've got several set up in the app.

2. Improved gestures

Gestures have been simplified, so you can now switch between the timeline and events views with a single swipe. Expanding and collapsing live views, and dismissing camera feeds, are also now controlled with one swipe, making it easier to get around the app.

Swipe gestures now work more intuitively (Image credit: Google)3. Better notifications

Notification previews have been improved as well, so on both Android and iOS you'll see a static thumbnail together with a large animated preview – the intention is that you get a better idea of what the alert is about without having to open up the Google Home app.

4. Accurate reporting

Google says that the Google Home app is now better at reporting whether your cameras are online or offline, so you know the status of every camera at all times. The same under-the-hood optimizations should mean live streaming performance is better too.

5. Smoother performance

Speaking of performance, further tweaks made by the Google Home team are going to reduce latency, reduce the likelihood of "no video available" errors, and ensure camera streams can be recovered more quickly when they're switched off and then back on.

These improvements come on top of previous upgrades added by the Google team, which they also mention in the same post: they include increased clarity for videos, a more seamless timeline experience, and a quick seek feature for jumping through video clips.

As well as these software enhancements, it looks very much like new hardware is on the way, as four new Nest devices have recently leaked. Despite lots of evidence to the contrary, it seems that perhaps Google hasn't forgotten about the smart home after all.

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• Google warns of ongoing captive portal hijack attacks
• Captive portals were being abused to redirect people to fake Adobe update sites
• The "updates" deployed different malware and backdoors

Google has issued a warning about a Chinese state-sponsored hacking attack targeting users in real-time.

The company’s cybersecurity arm, the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), published a new blog outlining how it saw “evidence of a captive portal hijack being used to deliver malware disguised as an Adobe Plugin update to targeted entities.”

Apparently, this campaign is the work of a group known as UNC6384, a Chinese state-sponsored actor, possibly tied to Silk Typhoon, a group known for cyber-espionage campaigns against government, critical infrastructure, and telco organizations in the West. The campaign, according to Google, targeted diplomats in Southeast Asia, as well as other entities around the world.

Fake security updates

A captive portal is essentially a login page. It usually pops up on public networks, such as on airports, or in coffee shops - right after connecting to the network, but before gaining access to the public internet. Sometimes it asks users to register an account, and sometimes viewing an ad and clicking “connect” is enough to be granted access.

Now, Google claims the Chinese compromised edge devices on those target networks (routers, firewalls, VPN gateways, and the such), and then used the instances to hijack the portals and redirect visitors to a malicious landing page.

Visitors are then prompted to download a “security update” for Adobe which is, in fact, malware. The initial payload, an MSI package, installs stage-two malware including CANONSTAGER and SOGU.SEC. The latter is a backdoor that connects to the attacker-controlled C2 server and grants unabated access to the target computer.

Google first observed this attack in March this year and sent out alerts to Gmail and Workspace users.

Whenever China is accused of engaging in cyber-warfare against its adversaries in the West, it denies any involvement and repeats its stance that the US is the biggest cyber-bully right now.

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• The Google Pixel 10 comes with battery performance limits that can't be disabled
• Battery Health Assistance gradually decreases voltage and capacity after 200 cycles and up to 1000 cycles
• Online reactions suggest frustration

The Pixel 10 has been official for one week, and yet it seems that Google’s latest flagship smartphone has already found itself caught up in controversy over a new battery health setting that can’t be switched off.

As Android Central reports, the Google Pixel 10 series comes with an obligatory battery health feature called Battery Health Assistance, which limits the phone’s voltage and charging speed over time. The limits begin at 200 cycles and continue until 1,000 cycles. A report from Android Authority corroborates that the feature can’t be disabled.

For those not familiar, ‘cycle’ simply refers to the process of emptying and recharging the battery. Assuming the phone is charged daily, this could mean battery limits kick in after less than a year of ownership, with performance getting worse over the next few years.

However, here at TechRadar we’re confident that the Pixel 10’s battery limiting feature shouldn’t be a dealbreaker if you’re considering buying one – keep reading for our breakdown.

The claim

The Google Pixel 6a was recently pulled from Google's online refurbished store (Image credit: Future)

Unlike some tech controversies, there’s not really an element of suggestion or conspiracy theorizing – as far as we can tell, this is a real feature that will affect battery life on the Google Pixel 10 series. The issue is more about how users react to this information.

Naturally, a ‘feature’ that outright worsens your phone's performance isn’t guaranteed to be popular, and Pixel fans have reacted in kind. In one Reddit thread, user Toni_Segui wrote: “Regarding this imposition from Google, if they don't back down, for my part next year I'm going to Samsung or even Apple”.

User gosangst was less diplomatic, commenting: “Google really hates its customers”.

It seems that some online commenters are taking this battery limit feature as a reason to avoid the Google Pixel 10. We've contacted Google for comment, but haven't heard back yet.

It’s also true that Google Pixel phones have a checkered history when it comes to batteries. Recently, Google pulled the Pixel 6a from its refurbished store following reports of some units catching fire (though there was no official reason given). Some users may be wary of trusting Google when it comes to battery tech.

The reality

The Google Pixel 10 is still a valid choice, despite its strict battery limits (Image credit: Blue Pixl Media)

Most tech users know by now that batteries – even rechargeable ones – are ultimately consumable components, or at least that they degrade over time. Even the best Google Pixel phones have previously had issues with battery life and even battery safety, so it’s perhaps unsurprising that Google has taken such a hard line.

The likely intention behind Battery Health Assistance is to make the degradation of your phone’s battery feel more gradual and less noticeable, while avoiding putting too much stress on the battery.

If all goes to plan, this should make for a smoother and more sustainable experience in the long term. Remember, there’s no avoiding battery degradation with use – this is something that will happen anyway.

However, Google does have some catching up to do when it comes to phone users trusting its battery tech, so perhaps the option to disable Battery Health Assistance would’ve been a smart inclusion.

Still, there’s no need to panic over this sort of technology. The best phones now get years of post-launch support, so limiting hardware for the sake of longevity does make some sense. Whether you find that a reasonable tradeoff is, of course, up to you; let us know in the comments.

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• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will no longer have carry forward
• The feature would have allowed you to use some Black Ops 6 unlocks in the game
• The change was confirmed in a developer blog post

Activision has confirmed that you will not be able to access operators, skins, and weapons from Black Ops 6 in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

The feature, known as carry forward, was previously going to give players the ability to use select content from Black Ops 6 in the upcoming entry. Although some fans appreciated the option to bring forward their favorite unlocks, many were concerned that this would undermine the identity of the new game.

I was personally pretty disappointed with the news that carry forward would be present given the disparate settings of the two titles. While Black Ops 6 is set in the 1990s, Black Ops 7 takes place in 2035 - so running around with Gulf War era gear wouldn't make a lot of sense.

The news of the decision was announced in a community update blog post, where the developers discuss the top frankly.

"We know there’s been a lot of conversation recently about the identity of Call of Duty. Some of you have said we’ve drifted from what made Call of Duty unique in the first place: immersive, intense, visceral and in many ways grounded," it read. "That feedback hits home, and we take it seriously."

"Black Ops 7 needs to feel authentic to Call of Duty and its setting. That is why Black Ops 6 Operator and Weapon content will not carry forward to Black Ops 7," it continued.

Importantly your current stock of Double XP tokens and GobbleGums will still carry over into Black Ops 7, which is good news for those aiming to progress as quickly as possible on day one.

Warzone and Black Ops 6 is also not affected, so you don't need to worry about losing access to any of your current content.

The post also explained that the developers had heard feedback on in-game bundles, which some players found a little too outlandish in Black Ops 6.

"In Black Ops 7, bundles and items will be crafted to fit the Black Ops identity," the post stated. "We hear the feedback. We need to deliver a better balance toward the immersive, core Call of Duty experience."

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is set to release is set to release on November 14, 2025 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC.

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Monster: The Ed Gein Story hits Netflix on October 3, 2025, and the streamer has just given us our first look at the new season of Ryan Murphy's true crime anthology. As the name suggests, the third season will follow the fictionalized life of notorious murderer Ed Gein (played by Charlie Hunnam), who confessed to killing two women between 1954-1957. Worse than that, his nickname 'the Butcher of Plainfield' came from authorities discovering Gein exhumed corpses from local graveyards to make... keepsakes... for himself.

It's pretty clear that the new season Monster will probably be the most grim and gory, following on from Murphy's takes on Jeffrey Dahmer and Lyle and Erik Menendez. As Netflix itself tells us: "Monster: The Ed Gein Story tells the story of how one simple man in Plainfield, Wisconsin, became history’s most singular ghoul. He revealed to the world the most horrific truth of all – that monsters aren’t born, they’re made... by us."

But the streamer also tells us that Gein "became the blueprint for modern horror," with it being widely reported that he served as inspiration for some of the best horror movies, including Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. However, it's worth pointing out that these movies weren't actually his real life, meaning one of our first-look posters has a factual inaccuracy that's really bugging me.

Monster: The Ed Gein Story shows the killer as the Texas Chainsaw murderer he apparently wasn't

Before The Texas Chainsaw Massacre... there was Ed. Charlie Hunnam stars in Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Arriving October 3. pic.twitter.com/TRKpybCiVnAugust 27, 2025

Newsflash, people: Ed Gein didn't knowingly kill anybody using a chainsaw. At least, not as far as we know. According to EBSCO research, Gein's first confirmed murder victim Mary Hogan was shot, while second victim Bernice Worden was decapitated and disemboweled beyond the point of establishing a cause of death. While a number of other missing people were linked to Gein, none of them were proved beyond suspicion (and as they were never found, their cause of death cannot be proved).

That doesn't mean Gein didn't engage in some gnarly behavior, and that's putting it mildly. The preserved remains of 15 other women were found on his property, creating 'masks' out of human faces and even a full 'woman suit', which was thought to be made after his mother died. It's references from the case like this that make the Psycho and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre comparisons clear, but here's where the lines cross.

Netflix's marketing for Monster: The Ed Gein Story is obviously being inspired by his influence on said horror movies, but that moves away from how seasons 1 and 2 were structured. Essentially, each season is a dramatization of real life, and in order to do that effectively, scenes need to be accurate. We can suspend belief enough to admit his probably laid his head in his mother's lap, and he clearly made fleshy masks, but murdering with a chainsaw even though there's no proof? Gein's life becomes a parody, not serious drama.

Before The Silence of the Lambs... there was Ed. Charlie Hunnam stars in Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Arriving October 3. pic.twitter.com/BDUKlMiDqcAugust 27, 2025

Of course, I'm not sure how much anybody else is going to care about the semantics. The images are striking and chilling in their own right, moulding Hunnam's version of Gein into the (pun intended) monster we all believed he was. I have no doubt that Murphy will create a visual spectacle so shocking, we'll feel like the glory days of American Horror Story's early seasons are well and truly back.

Even so, it leaves a sour note. While The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story won me back over after The Jeffrey Dahmer Story went too far in my eyes, I fear The Ed Gein Story has already lost me with its theatrics.

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• The US Government is set to acquire 10% of Intel in exchange for 433 million shares
• But Intel is worried about Trump’s “substantial additional powers” on foreign business
• Trump praised the deal for making the US “richer”, and for creating more jobs

The upcoming US Government ownership deal could have knock-on effects on how Intel deals with foreign customers and governments in the future, which could be further amplified by Trump’s unpredictable trade and tariff policies, the company has admitted.

The US Government is set to acquire a 10% stake in Intel through a mix of unpaid CHIPS Act grants and funding in a deal valued at around $8.9 billion in total.

In exchange, Intel will hand over 433 million shares to the government, worth between $10-11 billion.

Intel could be affected by its US ownership

The tricky part comes in the form of foreign business, because around 76% of Intel’s fiscal 2024 revenue came from abroad, with popular markets including China, Singapore and Taiwan.

Being part-owned by the US Government means Intel could be exposed to foreign subsidy laws, extra regulations, lawsuits, political scrutiny and competitor pushback that could seriously hamper its foreign sales.

“Having the US Government as a significant stockholder of the Company could subject the Company to additional regulations, obligations or restrictions, such as foreign subsidy laws or otherwise, in other countries,” Intel wrote in a SEC filing.

Intel also noted that the US Government’s interests may not reflect those of its existing shareholders, and that its “substantial additional powers” could prevent it from pursuing “potential future strategic transactions” at the benefit of shareholders.

President Trump welcomed the deal, claiming it made the US $11 billion at zero cost. “I PAID ZERO FOR INTEL, IT IS WORTH APPROXIMATELY 11 BILLION DOLLARS. All goes to the USA,” he wrote on Truth social media.

The post goes on to explain how Intel’s stock price could go up while the US would become “RICHER, AND RICHER.” Trump also noted that the deal would generate “more jobs for America!!!”

“It is difficult to foresee all the potential consequences,” Intel concluded.

Intel’s latest quarterly revenue remained flat year-over-year at $12.9 billion, under the leadership of new CEO Lip-Bu Tan.

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• Details of AirPods Pro 3 case design supposedly leak
• Accessory makers say it will have a touch button for pairing/reset
• I think that's a shame, but likely, since AirPods 4 made that switch

We're expecting the much-anticipated AirPods Pro 3 to be unveiled soon – probably at the Apple event on September 9th 2025, which will surely also be the debut of the iPhone 17 – so what's been surprising is how few leaks there have been about the new earbuds.

Despite Apple's famous secrecy, pretty much all of its products leak out one way or another – but AirPods Pro 3 have largely stayed in the shadows, outside of multiple claims that they'll have built-in heart-rate sensors.

However, we may finally have a leak relating to the design of the earbuds, courtesy of Majinbu Official. The publication spoke to accessory makers, who provided images and said that the case for the new AirPods may be slightly smaller than the case for AirPods Pro 2 (though the dimensions given for the case in the image below suggests a very similar size to the current case).

They said the case will still include the lanyard loop you find on the current AirPods Pro 2 case, as well.

(Image credit: Majinbu Official)

But they also highlighted another change they expect: the removal of the button from the back of the case in favor of a touch panel on the front, and I'm not a fan of this idea.

It seems inevitable – last year's AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation both made this switch, so it's no surprise that Apple would do it here – but I think the physical button is important.

The button on AirPods is used to put them in pairing mode with non-Apple devices, or to reset them if they're having major problems – and it's that second point that means I wish Apple would keep a physical button instead of an invisible touch panel.

If your AirPods aren't responding for some reason, you can push the physical button on the back until they reset, and know that there's a good chance this will fix them. Most importantly, you know you're doing the process correctly because you can tell that you've depressed the button – you feel the movement.

If you need to reset unresponsive AirPods using a touch panel, and nothing seems to be happening, you're left with uncertainty. Have you pressed the wrong spot, or are they just failing to reset?

In user experience design, there's a concept called 'affordances'. These are the ways that a product or piece of software indicates to you that something can be done, or that something is happening.

A physical button is a natural affordance; you know it can be pressed when you see it, and you can feel when you've pressed it. The touch button on AirPods can use light or sounds as an affordance to say you've pressed it, but that depends on the electronics all responding as expected – and if you've got to the point where you need to reset them, that may not be the case. I think something as important as a reset should have physical controls, but I'm old fashioned that way.

In any case, it still doesn't tell us very about the AirPods Pro 3 overall. I'm expecting improved sound quality, improved active noise cancellation, a new H3 chip powering them, some kind of fancy smart features tied to that chip, and probably a higher price, given the broader prices in the industry over the last few years. They'll probably also be the best AirPods released to date.

We'll probably find out in just a couple of weeks either way. I'm sure that looking for a button won't be top of your priority list, but hey – at least it's more confirmation that they're probably coming soon.

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• Fitness app Runna just launched Races by Runna, a new race-finder platform
• Users can choose a race and 'seamlessly' integrate it with Runna's plans
• 'Tens of thousands' of races in 'multiple countries' promised for expansion

Fitness app Runna is well-known as one of the best fitness apps for runners, thanks to its AI-generated and adaptive workout plans. Now it's launching a platform to find you the right race to participate in too – and automatically generate a training plan to lead you right up to race day.

Runna has unveiled Races by Runna, a new website said to be 'separate' from its popular app while still operating with 'seamless integration'. The new platform will be a search engine that enables users to find and sign up for races in multiple countries, although we don't yet know which regions are being rolled out first.

Races by Runna will allow runners to 'browse thousands of events worldwide without juggling multiple tabs or incomplete listings', simplifying the signup process. Users will be able to browse races via tags, ranging from the standard distance and times of year to more specialist tags filtering for events with specific elevation levels, climates, night runs and even dog-friendly races.

Runna states that once a race is selected, users with a Runna account will be able to 'instantly' build a personalized Runna training plan around it. Presumably, if you enter a 10K race in three months, you'll be able to input your desired times into your Runna app and follow the instructions to generate a plan based on both your goals and the route. All that's left is to shop for some of the best running shoes to help you cross the line.

This is one of the first major new features from Runna following its acquisition by Strava earlier this year. In a statement included in the press release, Runna's CEO and co-founder Dom Maskell said: "we realized that we were well positioned to build the world’s most comprehensive race discovery platform and it’s been a true labour of love from our team. Having Strava alongside us will help further strengthen our credibility in this field.”

The platform is now available in public beta, with expansions planned to events in 'multiple' countries.

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Finding a race can be challenging: often, it's a case of scrolling through races alphabetically across multiple listing sites until you find something that happens to be both within driving distance and far enough ahead to suit your calendar. Even then, it's a bit of a shot in the dark, and different sites host different events.

Races by Runna could be about to change all that. Even if you're not a Runna subscriber – and it's a really good app, earning 4.5 stars in our official Runna review – a comprehensive tagging system to filter for the races you want seems like a no-brainer.

I opened the early version up and tried searching for a nature-filled 10K 'fun run' in or around my local city, and I got a perfect match on an event taking place next March, that fit my criteria exactly. I most likely wouldn't have heard about the event had I not tried searching on Races.

With Strava's backing – bringing along partnerships with major events companies such as Let's Do This – it seems like a recipe for success. With the public beta now available, I'll be diving in to find my next race very soon.

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• Cybernews found "severe misconfigurations" in Tencent Cloud sites
• Tencent Cloud seemed to have been leaking files for several months
• The leak has now been plugged, but users should still be cautious

Tencent Cloud, one of Asia’s largest cloud providers, was apparently leaking login credentials and internal source code, putting countless customers at risk of data breaches, theft, impersonation, and more, experts have warned.

Security researchers at Cybernews found, “severe misconfigurations affecting two Tencent sites” which exposed environment files containing hardcoded credentials (including login information that granted access to Tencent’s internal admin console), and a .git directory storing the entire history of a software project (including sensitive source code and configuration details.

Cybernews found the leak in late July 2025 while scanning the internet for misconfigured systems, and following an investigation, believes the files were publicly accessible for months, starting at least from April 2025, warning they could have been used for all sorts of malicious activity.

Staging and production

“If found by a malicious actor, these credentials could allow full access to backend infrastructure or internal services within Tencent Cloud,” the researchers said.

Cybernews believes the exposed data was used for staging and production environments, meaning both might have been impacted. To make matters worse, the exposed passwords were also weak, and vulnerable to dictionary attacks. Many contained company names, years, and a few symbols, making them relatively large to break with a little automation.

Cybernews says it reached out to Tencent Cloud with their findings, and was told this was a previously known issue - someone already reported it. The company plugged the hole, which the researchers lauded, but warned that it might have been too late:

“The prolonged exposure raises alarming questions about how many scraping bots have already accessed this data and whether it has already been used for malicious purposes,” they said.

With access to these files and directories, a threat actor could gain full admin access to production systems, tamper with API services, pivot further into Tencent’s internal cloud infrastructure, and more.

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• Users are recommended to move to another credential manager

Dropbox will begin shutting down its password manager service this week as part of a phased discontinuation of the feature.

While the shutdown isn’t immediate, there are several steps you need to take to be able to transfer your existing credentials to another password manager.

And if you don’t act now - you could lose all of your stored passwords.

Dropbox password manager shutdown

On August 28, 2025, the autofill function will be disabled and you won’t be able to add any new credentials to your storage. You also won’t be able to edit your stored credentials, but you will still be able to access them for export.

You should probably export your stored passwords sooner rather than later though, as on September 11 the mobile app will be shut down and you won’t be able to access your stored passwords through a mobile device. If you haven’t exported your passwords by then, you will still be able to access your password vault through the browser extension.

If you don’t take any action by October 28, then you won’t be able to export any of your stored passwords as Dropbox will be shutting down the browser extension, and deleting all accounts and passwords. This timeline also applies to business users, but each individual employee will need to export their stored passwords before October 28.

There are numerous other options for credential storage, both the best password managers and the best business password managers have numerous options for all budgets and use cases.

If you find a new solution and want to export your passwords across to a different solution, Dropbox recommends taking the following steps:

Browser extension:

1. Open the Dropbox Passwords browser extension.
2. Click your avatar (profile picture or initials) in the bottom-left corner.
3. Click “Preferences.”
4. Click the “Account” tab.
5. Click “Export.”
6. Click “Export” to confirm.

Mobile app:

1. Open the Dropbox Passwords mobile app.
2. Tap “Settings.”
3. Tap “Export.”
4. Tap “Export” to confirm.

Numerous companies have begun removing credential storage functionality from their services, from Dropbox, to Microsoft Authenticator, and even Deutsche Bank.

“This development, while challenging for affected individuals, highlights an increasingly crucial aspect of personal and organizational cybersecurity: the need for robust, reliable, and dedicated solutions,” says Karolis Arbaciauskas, head of business product at NordPass.

“In other words, relying on integrated features within a broader service, which might be subject to strategic shifts, can expose users to unexpected vulnerabilities,” he continues.

“But in the long run, this shift can be beneficial. Users will likely move from integrated solutions to dedicated cybersecurity tools. Meanwhile, Dropbox, Deutsche Bank and other non-cybersecurity companies will be able to focus on their core products. Keeping services, such as password vaults secure and up to date is costly and requires constant attention.”

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• Microsoft is improving sound quality for Bluetooth headphones
• This will allow for high-quality audio in Windows 11 while using a mic, benefiting gamers who often use in-game chat with a headset
• The PC and headphones will need to support Bluetooth LE Audio, though, and be running the latest version of Windows 11

Microsoft has announced that it's giving a major boost to the sound quality of Bluetooth headphones in Windows 11.

As Microsoft explains in a blog post (highlighted by Neowin), it's replacing the current way of facilitating wireless headphones, Bluetooth Classic Audio, with Bluetooth LE Audio in Windows 11. (The notable caveat being that you'll need hardware that supports the latter - and I'll come back to that).

Bluetooth Classic Audio is a rather clunky beast in that it has two modes of operation, neither of which offers a full solution for sound and the mic. With the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), you get full-quality audio, but there's no ability to use a microphone, which could be an issue if, say, you're gaming and want to use the headset's mic for in-game chat.

The alternative Hands-Free Profile (HFP) gives you support for the mic, but at a cost, namely lower audio quality. In fact, you don't get stereo with HFP, just mono audio played back in both ears. That has serious limitations in terms of not just poor sound quality - Microsoft compares it to listening to AM radio, versus CD quality with A2DP - but there's a lack of spatial effects too (which require stereo for their virtual positioning).

Bluetooth LE Audio solves these issues in one fell swoop, offering the same CD-quality audio as A2DP, but also allowing for the use of the mic at the same time. Indeed, this new way of working in Windows 11 offers 'super wideband' audio with a 32kHz sample rate, meaning even better voice quality.

(Image credit: gettyimages/luza studios)Analysis: it's about time, frankly

This is a welcome boost on the audio front, although in reality, it's more about making Bluetooth work properly - as it should - rather than a big step forward for Windows 11. Not having stereo playback if you want to use the mic is a huge downer, but sadly, this is the case for most people on Windows 11 right now.

What do you need to benefit from this new tech, then?

As already mentioned, your wireless headphones must support Bluetooth LE Audio, and your Windows 11 PC will also need to support LE Audio, too. Note that it's not enough for your PC to support Bluetooth LE, but specifically, you'll need LE Audio. Microsoft explains how to check if your Windows 11 device has this feature in a support document here.

If you have LE Audio - supported by your headphones, as well as a PC - you'll also have to be running Windows 11 24H2 updated to the latest version (the August update).

On top of this, you'll need a Bluetooth audio driver carrying support - and Microsoft notes that later this year, "some existing PC models will receive driver updates from the manufacturer to support the feature". So, you may have to be patient for a little while yet.

Microsoft also tells us that most new laptops being released late in 2025 should have this support baked in and be good-to-go from the off with this improved Bluetooth sound.

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• Apple’s iPhone event will take place on September 9, 2025
• The event invitation might contain clues hinting at what we’ll see
• There are some products that definitely won’t be at the show, though

Invitations for Apple’s iPhone 17 event have just gone out, and the company has confirmed that the show will take place on September 9, 2025. That will give us our first glimpse of the iPhone 17 range and much more, and there could well be some hints buried in Apple’s “Awe dropping” invitation card.

The first clue lies in the event name. Apple has picked “Awe dropping” this year, and that suggests to us that the company is confident it has some big news to share. Based on the rumors we’ve seen so far, that could be the iPhone 17 Air, which will likely be Apple’s thinnest phone ever and something that could take the iPhone line in a new direction.

If you saw the Apple invitation on an iPad or iPhone, you might have noticed that you can interact with it: slide a finger or stylus over the Apple logo and its colors move to follow your input. That might be an allusion to Apple’s Liquid Glass redesign, which also features colorful visual effects that move and refract light.

Get ready for an awe dropping #AppleEvent on Tuesday, September 9! pic.twitter.com/uAcYp2RLMMAugust 26, 2025

Speaking of colors, Apple’s “Awe dropping” logo prominently showcases oranges, yellows and blues. That might point towards the iPhone 17’s colors, all of which supposedly feature in a photo from leaker Sonny Dickson that he claims showcases the entire phone line-up. Among the devices are dark blue and orange iPhone 17 Pro phones, as well as light blue and golden yellow iPhone 17 Air devices.

The event logo’s tones are also reminiscent of patterns produced by a heat-sensing device. Could that be an indication that Apple will improve the iPhone’s cooling abilities? There are rumors that the iPhone 17 roster will come with vapor chamber cooling, which would certainly be worth shouting about on Apple’s part.

What’s probably not coming to the show

(Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)

All that said, there are a few things we’re unlikely to see at Apple’s September event. Firstly, pre-show indications suggest that the Mac line will be entirely absent, with Apple planning to launch new Macs either later in 2025 or in early 2026. If you want a new MacBook Pro or iMac, you’re probably going to have to wait.

Likewise, the HomePod is highly unlikely to make an appearance, despite strong claims that Apple is busy developing a HomePod with an integrated display and a version of the speaker that puts a screen on a robotic arm. There’s still a while to wait before those products are ready, though.

Finally, the AirPods Max headphones have been left largely unchanged since their 2020 launch, with just a USB-C port and new colors being added in 2024. Despite that, the device is not expected to be upgraded this September – and there are no suggestions that a new edition is planned for the foreseeable future, either.

Still, there should be plenty on show at Apple’s “Awe dropping” event. If the logo is anything to go by, we could have plenty on our plate.

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KPop Demon Hunters has been the smash hit of the summer, and Netflix is keen to cash in. It's already rolling out KPop Demon Hunters experiences in its forthcoming Dallas and Philadelphia destinations, and according to Variety it's in early talks with Sony about making a sequel.

KPop Demon Hunters isn't so much a movie as a cultural phenomenon, according to Netflix's head of film Dan Lin who told The Hollywood Reporter: "As word of mouth spread and social media caught on, we saw viewing really take off and the movie became a cultural phenomenon – it’s one of the only films to grow its audiences in its fifth and six weeks of release."

This week it overtook Red Notice on Netflix's charts, taking the top spot as the most-watched film in Netflix's history. It also outgrossed Weapons and Freakier Friday in just two days of theatrical screenings that saw it topping the US box office.

The film has already racked up over 236 million total views on Netflix, and its soundtrack has broken records too. It's the first soundtrack to have four songs in the Billboard Top 10 in the same week.

Why KPop Demon Hunters is almost certainly going to get a sequel

The film has been a critical hit as well as a commercial one: it's currently sitting with 97% from the critics and 99% from the viewers on Rotten Tomatoes. As The Hollywood Reporter put it: "KPop Demon Hunters delivers not only a cornucopia of earworms whose melodies will be lingering in your brain for weeks, but also a fast and funny genre mash-up that puts most theatrical animated releases to shame."

Netflix's financial interest in making a sequel is obvious, but co-director Maggie Kang has already spoken of her desire to tell more stories in the KPop Demon Hunters universe. Speaking to Variety, she said that "We’ve set up so much for potential backstory. Obviously, there’s a lot of questions that are left unanswered and areas that are not explored, and we had to do that because there’s only so much movie you could tell in 85 minutes."

Where the first film focused on lead singer Rumi, "we have backstories for Zoey and Mira – ones that we actually put in the movie, but it just kind of rejected it. It just wasn’t the movie for those stories.”

KPop Demon Hunters is streaming now on Netflix.

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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 Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, August 27 (game #1311).

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 #1312) - hint #1 - VowelsHow many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 4*.

* 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 #1312) - hint #2 - repeated lettersDo any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 2.

Quordle today (game #1312) - hint #3 - uncommon lettersDo 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 #1312) - 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 #1312) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• A

• T

• L

• N

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

Quordle today (game #1312) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1312, are…

• AFOOT
• TANGO
• LUMEN
• NAVAL

My Quordle nemesis – the letter V – caught me out again after I guessed banal instead of NAVAL. 

This was my only error of what was otherwise a really enjoyable game. I was particularly pleased to get AFOOT – Sherlock Holmes’s “the game is afoot” was whispering in my brain as I guessed that one.

Daily Sequence today (game #1312) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1312, are…

• WOOZY
• BURLY
• LOGIC
• IMAGE

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1311, Wednesday, 27 August: TWEED, SCRAP, SHEIK, AWOKE
• Quordle #1310, Tuesday, 26 August: BEGET, WRATH, HEARD, INDEX
• Quordle #1309, Monday, 25 August: GEEKY, SHALT, CHIEF, JIFFY
• Quordle #1308, Sunday, 24 August: ROVER, GONER, ANTIC, OUTDO
• Quordle #1307, Saturday, 23 August: DEMON, GRATE, FLYER, SHEEP
• Quordle #1306, Friday, 22 August: TROOP, SCOPE, TORSO, BRINY
• Quordle #1305, Thursday, 21 August: QUEST, SPARK, WHITE, ACUTE
• Quordle #1304, Wednesday, 20 August: DOLLY, MERRY, BUGLE, WORST
• Quordle #1303, Tuesday, 19 August: KNAVE, SMART, CARRY, MAMMA
• Quordle #1302, Monday, 18 August: FIBER, TRADE, RAYON, TEASE
• Quordle #1301, Sunday, 17 August: FUNGI, AMITY, DRIER, CHECK
• Quordle #1300, Saturday, 16 August: OWING, QUAKE, SLIDE, ELITE
• Quordle #1299, Friday, 15 August: WHALE, PRISM, DRAKE, TEPEE
• Quordle #1298, Thursday, 14 August: LAPEL, IDIOM, RENEW, LIVER
• Quordle #1297, Wednesday, 13 August: CACTI, HOMER, EMAIL, ALBUM
• Quordle #1296, Tuesday, 12 August: SPOOL, TITLE, JAUNT, OVINE
• Quordle #1295, Monday, 11 August: ADULT, BROOM, PURER, CRUEL
• Quordle #1294, Sunday, 10 August: SCRUM, PIPER, TROLL, SPORE
• Quordle #1293, Saturday, 9 August: NOOSE, INLET, ELEGY, VIRUS
• Quordle #1292, Friday, 8 August: KNEEL, KINKY, RALPH, BOOZY

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 Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, August 27 (game #808).

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 #809) - today's words

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• CYBERSPACE
• KETTLE
• ROCK
• SNARE
• STEEL
• MAKESHIFT
• WEB
• WATER
• ICECAPS
• NET
• CUP
• DIAMOND
• TANGLE
• TEABAG
• CANTAB
• NAILS

NYT Connections today (game #809) - hint #1 - group hints

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

• YELLOW: Caught up
• GREEN: Hot beverage 
• BLUE: Tough stuff 
• PURPLE: As seen on a laptop

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 #809) - hint #2 - group answers

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

• YELLOW: PLACES TO GET TRAPPED 
• GREEN: USED FOR TEA 
• BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH HARDNESS 
• PURPLE: ENDING WITH KEYBOARD KEYS 

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

NYT Connections today (game #809) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Connections, game #809, are…

• YELLOW: PLACES TO GET TRAPPED NET, SNARE, TANGLE, WEB
• GREEN: USED FOR TEA CUP, KETTLE, TEABAG, WATER
• BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH HARDNESS DIAMOND, NAILS, ROCK, STEEL
• PURPLE: ENDING WITH KEYBOARD KEYS CANTAB, CYBERSPACE, ICECAPS, MAKESHIFT

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 mistake

I had an office job once in a team of eight British people and one American and I’ll always remember the latter's irritation after doing a tea run and discovering the many tea-making peccadillos of their co-workers: leave the teabag in, put the milk in first, put the milk in last, stir it five times, make sure you use boiling water, make it the color of terracotta.

Frankly, it’s no wonder that coffee has overtaken tea as the UK’s favorite beverage, it’s so much simpler.

My personal tea obsession helped me find USED FOR TEA quickly enough, although I did temporarily think we were looking for drums with SNARE, KETTLE and STEEL.

My mistake came in thinking that there was a group linked by words for the internet with CYBERSPACE, NET and WEB. I added CANTAB as the fourth. I had no idea what it meant, but I thought it might have been some 1950s version of the world wide web with people in universities chatting to each other via computers the size of houses. How wrong I was.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, August 27, game #808)

• YELLOW: RESTAURANT WATER OPTIONS BOTTLED, SPARKLING, STILL, TAP
• GREEN: ATM OPTIONS CHECKING, DEPOSIT, SAVINGS, WITHDRAWAL
• BLUE: BINARY QUESTION OPTIONS FALSE, NO, TRUE, YES
• PURPLE: ROULETTE OPTIONS BLACK, EVEN, ODD, RED

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 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, August 27 (game #542).

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 #543) - hint #1 - today's themeWhat is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Do go on …

NYT Strands today (game #543) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• STALE
• BOAST
• QUOTE
• HATTER
• LIVE
• SORE

NYT Strands today (game #543) - hint #3 - spangram lettersHow many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 10 letters

NYT Strands today (game #543) - hint #4 - spangram positionWhat are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 5th row

Last side: right, 5th row

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

NYT Strands today (game #543) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #543, are…

• GABBY
• VERBOSE
• VOLUBLE
• TALKATIVE
• LOQUACIOUS
• SPANGRAM: CHATTERBOX

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 hint

Today’s theme gave us absolutely no clues at all, so I began by circling the board looking for possibilities and non-game words that would give me a hint. 

Among them, I saw Evita – which very briefly made me think we could be looking for musicals – but this was neither a game word or non-game word.

A hint gave me GABBY, which immediately made me think we were looking for words that describe someone who cannot stop talking. The first thing I thought of, and saw running across the board, was CHATTERBOX.

Some of the other words were less obvious – I had doubts over VOLUBLE as I connected the letters by guesswork and the wonderful LOQUACIOUS came last after several attempts to piece together a word that began with a Q.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, August 27, game #542)

• LAKE
• POND
• OCEAN
• HARBOR
• LAGOON
• SWAMP
• BAYOU
• SPANGRAM: BODIES OF WATER

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.

• CISA adds CVE-2025-48384 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
• Git patched it in July 2025, but there are also mitigations and workarounds
• Users should patch immediately, or face possible attack

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a serious Git vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning of in-the-wild abuse and giving Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies three weeks to patch up.

The Git distributed version control system is a software development tool helping users keep track of code changes, allowing them to share it with others, and cooperate on different projects.

It was recently discovered that it had a bug where it handles special “carriage return” characters inconsistently - so when configuring submodules, this can trick Git into setting up a repository in the wrong place and then running hidden, attacker-supplied code.

Avoiding recursive submodule clones

The bug is tracked as CVE-2025-48384, and has a severity score of 8.0/10 (high). It was discovered in early July 2025, and fixed with a patch. Here is a list of patched up Git distributed version control system: 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, and 2.50.1.

Git is extremely popular. It is the standard version control system used by developers worldwide, and platforms like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket all run on Git. Furthermore, almost every major software project, including Linux, Android, Chrome, and VS Code, uses it to manage code.

When CISA adds a bug to KEV, it usually means it has observed it being used in real-life attacks. This flaw was added on July 25, 2025, meaning FCEB agencies have until September 15 to patch it up or stop using Git altogether. Usually, other government agencies, as well as companies in the private sector, keep track of KEV and apply the updates at the same time, as well.

Those that are unable to patch can deploy a mitigation in the form of avoiding recursive submodule clones from untrusted sources. Furthermore, users should disable Git hooks globally via core.hooksPath, and enforce only audited submodules.

Via BleepingComputer

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One of those stories you'd probably think was way too far-fetched if you didn't know it was based on true events, the five-episode Atomic hits screens on August 28 on Sky Atlantic in the UK and available for free in New Zealand thanks to TVNZ+. Read on for how to watch Atomic online from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for FREE.

Premiere date: Thursday, August 28

FREE stream: TVNZ+ (New Zealand)

Stream: Sky Atlantic (UK) | Binge / Foxtel (Aus)

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Inspired by William Langewiesche’s account of his own barely believable story in the non-fiction book Atomic Bazaar, this miniseries takes viewers into the shady world of the nuclear weapons black market. Needless to say, it's a milieu fraught with danger, shady characters and potentially lethal consequences.

Expect plenty of tense confrontations and nail-biting chases across North Africa as drug smuggler Max (Alfie Allen) and mysterious JJ (Shazad Latif) are forced to join forces to pull off a perilous mission to traffic uranium across continents, with CIA operative Cassie Elliott (Samira Wiley) hot on their heels every step of the way.

We’ve got all the information on where to watch Atomic online and stream episodes from anywhere – including FREE options!

Can I watch Atomic for free?

You can watch Atomic online for free – but not in all countries.

The free-to-stream TVNZ+ website and app in New Zealand is showing episodes of Atomic absolutely free from August 28. All you need to do is register, using your email address, name, year of birth and gender.

Australians can also watch episodes for free by signing up to a free trial to streaming service Binge.

Not at home in those countries right now? That's where downloading the best VPN can help...

How to watch Atomic online from outside your country

If you’re traveling abroad when Atomic airs, you’ll be unable to watch the show like you normally would due to annoying regional restrictions. Luckily, there’s an easy solution.

Downloading a VPN will allow you to stream online, no matter where you are. It's a simple bit of software that changes your IP address, meaning that you can access on-demand content or live TV just as if you were at home.

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Can I watch Atomic in the US?

Shows like Atomic that go out on Sky in the UK often find their way to the Peacock platform in the US and the international rights for this are indeed held by NBCUniversal. However, it has not yet been confirmed if or when Atomic will be shown in the US.

Currently travelling to the US? You can watch your normal domestic stream using a VPN as described above.

Can I watch Atomic in Canada?

We suspect Atomic will eventually turn up on the Showcase channel and Global TV platform in Canada, but nothing has been announced at the time of writing.

Visiting Canada from New Zealand? Use NordVPN to access your free TVNZ+ stream of Atomic.

How to watch Atomic in the UK

Sky has the rights to will show Atomic in the UK.

It all gets started with two episodes from 9pm BST on Thursday, August 28 on Sky Atlantic. After that, the remaining three episodes will air one per week at the same on Thursday evenings.

Sky subscribers can stream episodes on their smartphone, smart TVs, games consoles and online via the Sky Go app. You can also watch Atomic through a Now Entertainment Membership from as little as £6.99 a month.

How to watch Atomic in Australia

Atomic will begin streaming on the Binge streaming service with episodes landing weekly on Thursdays from August 28. Try the service with its FREE 7-day trial, after which it costs from $10 a month.

On TV, episodes are due to go out on Fridays on Foxtel via Showcase at 8.30pm AEST, meaning you can also watch via Foxtel Now.

Atomic - Need to KnowAtomic cast

• Alfie Allen as Max
• Shazad Latif as JJ
• Samira Wiley as Cassie Ellio
• Brian Gleeson as Mark Ellis
• Franklin Virgüez as Antonio Alam
• Avital Lvova as Oksana Shirokova
• Stuart Martin as Rab Mackintosh
• Vahid Gold as Khaled Awad
• Charlie Murphy as Laetitia
• Mostafa Benkerroum as Rifat Atillah

Atomic episode guide

Atomic starts with a double bill in the UK on Thursday, August 28. Here's the full episode release date for UK viewers:

• Episode 1 – Thursday, August 28
• Episode 2 – Thursday, August 28
• Episode 3 – Thursday, September 4
• Episode 4 – Thursday, September 11
• Episode 5 – Thursday, September 18

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