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Watch Premier League on Fubo

Fubo is the exclusive home network of the EPL in Canada. Every single game of the 2025/26 Premier League season is available to stream on Fubo and you can watch them all online from anywhere with a VPN.

Season dates: August 15 2025 – May 24 2026

Stream every match: Fubo

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Hoping to defend their title for the first time in more than 40 years, Liverpool have splashed the cash in the off-season, with Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong all arriving at Anfield. The Reds look exceptionally strong but will face a stern challenge from the likes of Man City, Chelsea and Arsenal.

It’s also a big season for Man Utd who have signed a new front three. If they start poorly, then manager Ruben Amorim could be in trouble. Tottenham will also be hoping to build on their Europa League success and will expect a much-improved campaign under new boss Thomas Frank.

Newcastle and Crystal Palace both won trophies last season and will hope for more success in 2026, while it will be fascinating to see if Leeds, Burnley or Sunderland can avoid the drop straight back down to the Championship.

You won’t want to miss any of the action, so here’s how to watch every Premier League live streamson Fubo in Canada.

How to watch Premier League on Fubo in Canada

It's nice and simple for Canadian soccer fans with Fubo streaming all 380 Premier League games on their platform!

However, you will need one of the sports plan to gain full access of Fubo's Premier League coverage. These packages are as follows:

Sports Monthly: CA$31/month (CA$4.50 off your first month)

Sports Quarterly: CA$27.99/month (CA$15.75 off your first quarter)

Sports Annual: CA24.50/month (CA19.25 for your first year)

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How to watch Premier League on Fubo from anywhere

Fubo is only available to watch in Canada, which means it won't work if you try to stream EPL soccer when overseas on business or vacation. However, you can always download a VPN to overcome these regional restrictions and access Fubao as normal when you're outside Canada. You may be surprised how simple it is to do.

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Fubo Q+AWhat streaming devices are supported by Fubo?

Web Browsers (Chrome, Firefox 115, Edge, Safari)
Mobiles and tablets (Android 7.0 or above, iOS 15 or above)
Amazon Fire TV
Android TV
Apple TV
Chromecast (2nd Generation or above)
Google TV
Hisense VIDAA (2021 devices and newer)
LG Smart TV (LG WebOS 3.5 or above)
PlayStation (PS4, PS5)
Roku (2, 3 & 4, Streaming Stick, Express/Express+, Premiere/Premiere+, Ultra/Ultra LT)
Samsung Smart TV (2017 models and later
VIZIO (SmartCast TV 2016 and newer)
Xbox (One, X, S)
Xumo

What other content does Fubo have?

In addition to Premier League soccer, a subscription to Fubo gets you access to a wide range of sports content.

Soccer fans will be able to watch other leagues, such as Serie A from Italy and Ligue 1 in France. Fubo also carries Canadian men's and women's national team matches, along with the Canadian Premier League. 

Fubo also features a broad selection of other sports content, including NBA TV and access to more than 10,000 live sporting events annually. Subscribers can also enjoy over 25,000 TV episodes and movies as video-on-demand each month.

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• Google’s Gemini AI assistant will start remembering your past chats
• You can opt out of the feature
• Gemini is also adding a new “Temporary Chat” mode for one-off conversations

Google Gemini will remember all those questions you ask on the app now, unless you ask it politely not to. The AI assistant will look at and reference your past chats as a way to personalize future ones, though only for Gemini 2.5 Pro for now.

With the memory function, Gemini could theoretically recall your favorite party themes, the YouTube channels you're into, or how you like to compose emails to your friends, without you having to remind it. Gemini's memory is not dissimilar to the memory feature offered by ChatGPT and other AI chatbots. And while ChatGPT can now connect to your Google account, Gemini has native access to Gmail, Calendar, and Google Docs.

The memory is on by default, so you'll have to make a slight effort if you'd rather Gemini not track your chats. You can turn the memory off or back on again in the settings menu under personal context, sliding the “Your past chats” option to off.

In addition, the “Gemini Apps Activity” section is now called “Keep Activity.” When that setting is active, some of your future uploaded files and photos may be used to train and improve Gemini and other Google services. You can opt out of that, too, if you wish.

Temp talks

(Image credit: Google)

As much as Google is eager to make sure Gemini can remember what you say to it, the company paired the rollout with its opposite, the new Temporary Chat. This incognito mode makes every conversation a one-off, and makes sure it isn't saved to your history, appears in the activity list, or sent to Google to train Gemini.

After a 72-hour hold for safety, they're they’re deleted completely, unless you submit explicit feedback, which will be processed and then discarded. Temporary Chat is designed for those moments when you want to ask something you’re not sure you’ll want remembered, whatever that might be.

The temporary chats might reassure people worried that Google just wants more of their data, but the company clearly hopes people find value in giving Gemini a memory. Google's goal is to encourage people to think of the AI as a long-term conversational partner, not just a tool you reintroduce yourself to every time you interact with it.

Regardless of any concerns, AI developers are very keen on memory, since, without it, AI assistants are just clever parrots. Technically, they still are just parroting data even with personalization, but they'll be less clever about it. Whether that’s exciting or unsettling depends on your appetite for intimacy with software.

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• Teenage Engineering has produced a new PC case
• The Computer-2 is a sequel to the Computer-1, but it's free
• It's made of plastic rather than aluminum, and unfortunately out of stock right now

Thinking of building a new computer? What if I told you that you could get the PC case for free - you probably wouldn't believe me, would you? Well, you can - with a couple of notable caveats, but this is still fundamentally a freebie.

The Verge reports that Teenage Engineering (more typically associated with nifty audio hardware) now has a sequel to its Computer-1 PC case. Can you guess what it's called? Yep: the Computer-2 case - in a stunning stroke of creativity.

The key difference is that, unlike the original case, which cost $ 149 in the US, the follow-up is free. Another notable change is that instead of aluminum, it's made of plastic, which is obviously a cost-saving measure.

In fact, it's a single sheet of semi-transparent plastic that folds into a PC chassis (using hinges and snap hooks). There are no screws needed, and the motherboard can simply be pushed and clicked into place, Teenage Engineering informs us.

It must be a (small) mini-ITX motherboard, mind, as this is a small form-factor (SFF) case for a compact PC build. It can fit an SFX power supply and a dual-slot graphics card (7 inches is the maximum length for the discrete GPU).

As well as the sheet of plastic that forms the chassis itself, you get the bits and pieces to go with it in terms of various power cables, fasteners, feet for the case to stand on, and so forth.

Analysis: What about those catches?

(Image credit: Teenage Engineering)

Okay, so coming back to the cost being a – literally – round figure of nothing - how on earth can this PC case be provided for free? Well, it can't, and Teenage Engineering is charging for the shipping to cover sending out the Computer-2 as you might guess (and likely a bit of that is to cover the cost of production). Of course, that's fair enough - it does mean you are getting the components themselves for free.

The other catch is that Computer-2 is already marked as sold out on the official website; you can only click to receive a notification when stock is back in. You can still examine the instructions, though, to get a better understanding of what construction involves, and exactly what you'll get.

By all accounts, the Computer-1 is a great case for a small PC build - and this new plastic take on the formula looks equally cool, especially given the price here (or lack of it). Anecdotally, I've seen a report of the shipping costing $16 (in the US) if you're wondering exactly what you might end up paying (when it's back in stock).

As for mulling over buying a cheap case in general, you can get some great products at the budget end of the market. Just be careful around airflow issues - especially if it's a gaming PC that you're building - and be sure to consult reviews to ensure you're not picking up a dud (and also our best PC cases buying guide will come in handy).

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OpenAI has started to roll out Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts integration into ChatGPT for Pro and Plus users today.

As a ChatGPT Plus subscriber, I was really looking forward to being able to connect my Gmail inbox to ChatGPT, as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and the team demonstrated at the recent launch of ChatGPT-5.

Imagine my disappointment then, when, after going into ChatGPT’s Settings and connecting it all up to Google (a process which involves going through several permission screens), I found out that OpenAI is reserving the Gmail search in chat for ChatGPT Pro users.

Pro vs Plus

A ChatGPT Pro subscription costs $200 (£200 / AU$307 ) a month, compared to my $20 (£20 / AU$31) Plus subscription, just to use a feature that I get for free with my Google Gemini account!

Since Gemini and Gmail are both made by Google, I can understand that it must be a lot easier for Google to connect them, but I can’t quite understand the logic of putting the feature behind a $200 paywall for ChatGPT users.

I actually use Gemini to search my Gmail all the time - it’s much, much better than the standard search feature in Gmail because you can type in somewhat vague queries like “find me the email where I talk about trains and stamp collecting” and it does a great job of finding the exact email, even if you’ve no idea who it was from or when you sent it.

Having that feature in ChatGPT would have been great, but it seems it’s not going to happen for me anytime soon.

Deep Researching my Gmail

There is one caveat: On a ChatGPT Plus account, you can search Gmail through the Deep Research tool. Deep Research is OpenAI’s powerful research tool that’s meant to be used to research complex questions that require a full report to answer, not for simple things like searching your Gmail for a missing email.

For purely searching through your Gmail, I would say it works, but it is functionally useless: You click on Deep Research, then make sure that Gmail is turned on as one of the sources, then type in your query, and Deep Research ponderously goes off on its research process, which can take minutes.

It eventually comes back with good results, but nobody has got 5-10 minutes to wait for a simple Gmail search. I’d rather just go into Gmail and use the standard search bar and save myself minutes of time, or I’d use Gemini, which still seems like the best option for now.

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The whole idea of an AI phone is a rather new one, but I’d argue that Google has been both the driver and frontrunner of phones that put artificial intelligence at their center.

This started with the Google Pixel 6 and its Tensor chip, which was built around delivering strong neural network machine-learning performance rather than the best CPU and graphics processing speeds. Then, with the Pixel 8, we saw Google really embrace AI features, especially those with generative capabilities like the Magic Editor.

While some might argue that the Samsung Galaxy S24 was the first ‘AI phone’, I’d say the Pixel 8 was the one that got the ball rolling, especially as Samsung used Google tech to underpin some Galaxy AI features.

This was all built upon with the Google Pixel 9 and its stablemates, which all felt like they put AI at the heart of the Pixel experience, rather than just offer tools on top of a standard smartphone user interface.

But with the Samsung Galaxy S25 and Galaxy Z Fold 7 landing with improved AI features, and Apple Intelligence starting to get up to speed and offer a solid suite of features on compatible iPhones, as well as some synchronicity with Macs, Google’s AI phone crown could be up for grabs.

So I feel that for Google to keep ahead and continue to blaze a trail for practical, and hopefully safe, consumer use, it'll need to bring more to the table with the Pixel 10.

Accelerated AI

(Image credit: Future / Google)

But what would that look like? Well, that's a good question.

In some ways, Google already offers up a good suite of AI-powered tools, from smart call handling and document summaries to real-time translation and photo editing tools that can rework entire shots. And a lot of these are easy to access and use, something which helped make the Google Pixel 9 Pro our phone of 2024.

However, there’s room for more. Ideally, I’d like to see some of these smart AI tools work across the whole of the Pixel Launcher experience.

For example, I’d like to use Gemini to summarize what I’ve got on my Pixel phone, say, telling me apps that I’ve not used for ages or games that I’ve not played and may have forgotten about.

And I’d be very keen to have the summarization tools built out to provide me with snippets of information in third-party apps, say to quickly summarize a chapter of an ebook so I can easily pick up where I’ve left off without reading back over stuff for a refresher.

More than anything else, I’d love to have audio readouts of all kinds of text in a voice as close to natural language speaking as possible. I listen to a lot of podcasts, especially when I'm commuting or cooking, but this does mean I can fall behind on a backlog of reading.

To tackle this, I’d love to be able to ask a system-level AI to read aloud a magazine feature either from a digital source or scanned in via a phone’s camera. I’ve stumbled across some AI tools that can sort of do this, but none deliver what I’m looking for and in a seamless way that AI luminaries tend to tout.

This isn’t a pipedream, as Google already has NotebookLM with its Audio Overviews that can make a podcast out of various inputs. So if this tech could be baked into the next-generation Pixel Launcher or the rumored Pixel 10 phones, it would be a boon for me and likely other people looking for aural satisfaction.

Ultimately, while I appreciate the creative opportunities of some AI tools in terms of generating images or deeply manipulating photos, I’d like AI in general to be more about making my daily life easier and helping me better digest the almost overwhelming amount of content there is to consume in the virtual and real world.

I have faith that Google is one of the companies best placed to do this, even with my nervousness about how much the search giant’s algorithms already influence the dissemination of information.

But I do think it needs to use each new generation of Pixel phone to keep pushing the envelope, while the likes of Apple and Samsung appeal to the everyday phone users, not just to keep the AI phone crown, but also to push AI innovation forward in a way that’s genuinely useful and productive for people.

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How to watch The Rainmaker (2025)

A mysterious death; a young hotshot lawyer looking to make his mark; tense courtroom battles –The Rainmaker TV series certainly has all the hallmarks of a classic John Grisham thriller. US viewers can tune into The Rainmaker from Aug 15 but read on and we'll show you how to watch The Rainmaker online from anywhere with a VPN.

Release date: Friday, August 15

TV channel: USA Network

US stream: Sling TV / Fubo / Peacock (week later)

Use NordVPN to watch any stream

Rudy Baylor (Milo Callaghan) is the drama's main protagonist, just out of law school and looking for his first big case. He soon finds it when he picks at scabs he shouldn't, delving deep into the suspicious circumstances around an unexplained fatality and coming face-to-face with the formidable courtroom opponent of Leo F. Drummond (John Slattery).

Previously adapted for the silver screen by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Matt Damon, USA's TV version of the iconic 1997 legal drama will take its time retelling this complex tale of conspiracy and corporate wrongdoings over 10 tense episodes.

Grab your gavel and prepare to watch The Rainmaker online and stream weekly episodes from anywhere.

How to watch The Rainmaker online in the US

You can watch The Rainmaker on USA Network on Fridays at 10pm ET/PT in the US. New episodes air weekly starting with the premiere on Friday, August 15.

Don’t have cable? You can also watch USA via Sling TV on its Blue plan costing from just $45.99 per month or $4.99 per day. Or, with more than 200 channels, Fubo is a more comprehensive cord cutting alternative. It costs from $84.99 a month and new users can get a free Fubo trial.

The Rainmaker will also be available to stream on Peacock, with episodes landing on the platform one week after they go out on USA. The Peacock price starts at $10.99 a month and you can get 12 months for the price of 10 by opting for an annual plan.

Away from the US? Use a VPN to watch The Rainmaker on Sling, Fubo or Peacock from abroad.

How to watch The Rainmaker online from outside your country

If you’re traveling abroad when The Rainmaker 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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How to watch The Rainmaker online in Canada

Just like south of the border, Canadian viewers can watch The Rainmaker on the USA Network. The difference is that episodes will go out a day later on Saturdays at 10pm ET/PT.

Rather stream the show? Use the CTV.ca website. You'll likely need to enter your cable provider details.

US viewer currently traveling in Canada? Download a VPN to connect to your streaming service back home and watch The Rainmaker no matter where you are.

Can I watch The Rainmaker online in the UK?

At the time of writing, there has been no confirmation that The Rainmaker will be shown in the UK.

Currently visiting the UK? Downloading a good VPN will let you effortlessly connect to your usual streaming services from anywhere in the world.

How to watch The Rainmaker online in Australia

To stream The Rainmaker in Australia, you'll need a Stan subscription. Episodes will land on Saturdays, with the first one available on August 16.

Stan subscriptions costs from $12 a month for a Basic plan, with incremental increases if you want to add HD/4K quality and additional devices.

Or if you’re visiting Australia from abroad and want to watch on your home service, simply download a VPN to stream The Rainmaker just as you would back home.

Can I watch The Rainmaker for free?

The show isn't on any free services, but US viewers can use the Fubo 5-day free trial to watch available episodes of The Rainmaker for free.

The Rainmaker trailerThe Rainmaker cast

• John Slattery as Leo F. Drummond
• Milo Callaghan as Rudy Baylor
• Madison Iseman as Sarah Plankmore
• Lana Parrilla as Jocelyn Stone
• P. J. Byrne as Deck Shifflet
• Robyn Cara as Kelly Riker
• Dan Fogler as Melvin Pritcher
• Wade Briggs as Brad Noonan
• Tommie Earl Jenkins as Prince Thomas

The Rainmaker episode guide

There's set to be 10 episodes of The Rainmaker.

(Dates all US premieres)

• Episode 1 - "Another Rainy Day": Tuesday, Friday, August 15
• Episode 2 - "Nashville Hot": Friday, August 22
• Episode 3 - Friday, August 29
• Episode 4 - Friday, September 5
• Episode 5 – Friday, September 12
• Episode 6 – Friday, September 19
• Episode 7 – Friday, September 26
• Episode 8 – Friday, October 3
• Episode 9 – Friday, October 10
• Episode 10 – Friday, October 17

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Researchers from the American Psychological Association recently published findings from 781 Garmin Vivosmart 4 users, collected over three months, reporting no correlation between the stress levels shown on the watch and the self-reported feelings of stress by the participants.

Typically, this has been jumped on by the media, quick to write headlines like "Smartwatches offer little insight into stress levels" and "Your smartwatch is lying to you about stress levels" and so on. However, as someone whose job it is to test the best smartwatches and fitness trackers on the market, I think there's more to this than meets the eye.

At first glance, the research seems pretty damning: in the three-month window, participants were asked to regularly self-report how they felt they were sleeping, along with information about their perceived tiredness and stress levels.

The study, published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, had this to say regarding the results:

"Self-report and wearable measures of sleep-related variables showed robust associations, while associations were weaker for tiredness, and measures of stress did not overlap for most individuals. These findings suggest that wearable data and their corresponding self-report measures may not necessarily measure similar constructs."

So while the Vivosmart 4 is good for sleep tracking and lines up with self-reported sleep quality, it struggles to tell when you're tired and stressed.

The researchers were aiming to see if wearable technology can provide a "warning system" for depression in students, using the above biomarkers. Most headlines have largely ignored this or buried the lede, conflating stress with excitement and high heart rate.

The stress Garmin watches refer to is physiological stress, which happens to your nervous system when your heart beats faster and you start to sweat. Exercise, excitement, arousal, and other emotional factors can cause this to happen to your body. It's impossible for LED heart rate and body temperature sensors to read your mood, so it's all logged as 'stress'.

I'm currently testing the WHOOP MG, and its app also contains a stress metric. On asking its AI coach – what a time to be alive – whether stress meant emotional or physiological, my app had this to say:

"The Stress metric in the WHOOP app is physiological – it's based on signals from your body, not how you feel emotionally."

"While emotional stress (like anxiety or pressure at work) can show up in your score, so can things like a tough workout, poor sleep, or even fighting off a cold. The Stress Score is a window into how your body is handling all types of stressors, not just your mood."

(Image credit: Future)

It's easy to see how people get confused, and there is a grain of truth in that the headlines would be correct in assuming smartwatches aren't very good at calculating people's moods.

However, that's because they weren't designed to actually record mood, rather than any failing on their part. The whole study was testing whether smartwatches could be used as a depression predictor, and while indicators such as lack of sleep can be accurately measured, they can't do moods – especially if people are recording themselves as feeling stressed out, rather than reporting physiological sources of stress.

My tip? Use the stress metric in tandem with other metrics, such as sleep and calories burned, to understand when it's time to take a rest if you're able to do so. If your stress is high and your sleep is low, but you feel otherwise happy, you might want to skip the bars or the gym this Friday night and have a relaxing evening with a book to bring that stress score down.

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• Google will invest $9 billion in Oklahoma over the next two years
• Investment centers on the expansion of one existing data center, and the construction of another
• Another $1 billion scheme will see Oklahoma students get access to AI training

Google has announced plans to invest $9 billion to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure in Oklahoma over the next two years.

As part of the multi-billion dollar investment, the company has committed to building a new data center campus in Stillwater and expanding its existing Pryor data center, which opened in 2011 and has received an estimated $4.4 billion to date.

Oklahoma citizens will also benefit from a separate pot of funding which Google plans on sharing across multiple US states to boost AI skills.

Google is spending billions on Oklahoma AI

"As part of a broader $1 billion commitment to American education and competitiveness, the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University are part of the first cohort of the Google AI for Education Accelerator," the company wrote.

The scheme will see participants access Google Career Certificates and other AI training courses.

Acknowledging data center campuses come with broader environmental and sustainability impacts, Google will also partner with the electrical training ALLIANCE to boost the state's electrical workforce pipeline by 135% in anticipation of increased demand in the future.

Google President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat announced the investment during a visit to the Pryor campus on August 13, 2025, noting, "Google is helping to power a new era of American innovation with our investments in Oklahoma."

"For nearly two decades, Google has proudly called Oklahoma home, starting with our data center in Mayes County, our second largest in the world," Porat added.

Since building out its first campus in the state, Google claims to have invested over $5.7 billion in the state, generating $2.2 billion of economic activity for state citizens and businesses in 2024 alone.

The company also matched 87% of its energy consumption with carbon-free energy in 2022-2023 from over 680MW of clean energy contracts in the state, boasting about other achievements like water replenishment and advanced power usage effectiveness in its impact study.

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• Nvidia RTX Pro 4000 SFF delivers over twice the AI performance of its predecessor
• Nvidia claims the RTX Pro 2000 outpaces the RTX A2000 in 3D modeling performance
• Both new GPUs maintain a 70-watt limit, enabling deployment in space-limited systems

Nvidia has launched two new SFF (Small Form Factor ready) RTX Pro Servers and workstation GPUs built on its Blackwell architecture that use a single-fan, blower-style, low-profile design.

The new RTX Pro 4000 SFF and RTX Pro 2000 slot in beneath the top-end RTX Pro 6000 but are designed to maintain strong performance for professional workloads in smaller, lower-power workstation builds.

Both GPUs aim to shift more processing from CPU to GPU, allowing even small-form-factor workstations to handle AI inference, rendering, and simulation faster than before.

Compact hardware with workstation-level capability

The RTX Pro 4000 SFF is built with 24GB of ECC GDDR7 memory and delivers up to 770 AI TOPS.

Nvidia says it offers more than twice the AI performance of the previous-generation RTX A4000 SFF, and also features improved ray tracing, 50% more memory bandwidth, and has a 70W thermal limit, making it suitable for workstations with limited cooling capacity.

The RTX Pro 2000, also limited to 70W, carries 16GB of ECC GDDR7 memory and 545 AI TOPS of throughput.

Nvidia claims it is about 1.5 times faster than the RTX A2000 in 3D modeling, CAD, and rendering.

The company also points to its usefulness in AI-powered image and text generation, potentially speeding up design and content workflows in smaller studios or engineering teams.

These workstation GPUs share the Blackwell architecture benefits found in Nvidia’s larger RTX PRO lineup, including support for FP4 precision through fifth-generation Tensor Cores and the second-generation Transformer Engine.

This is intended to improve inference performance while keeping power consumption in check.

Nvidia has not yet disclosed specific pricing for these models but has indicated that it will make them available through partners such as PNY, TD Synnex, Dell, HP, and Lenovo later this year.

Given their position below the RTX Pro 6000, they are expected to cost considerably less while still providing a large performance increase over earlier small-format workstation GPUs.

While marketed as an upgrade path for professionals, the actual advantage over the fastest CPU-only small workstation configurations will depend on workload type and software optimization for GPU acceleration.

For tasks that already benefit heavily from GPU compute, such as AI inference, large-scale rendering, and simulation, the new RTX Pro 4000 SFF and RTX Pro 2000 could offer strong gains without requiring a larger, more expensive workstation.

For CPU-focused applications, the improvements may be less dramatic, but the added GPU capability still expands the performance envelope for small, power-limited systems.

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• Dahua CCTV flaws identified by Bitdefender affect over 100 popular security camera models
• Vulnerabilities allow remote code execution without authentication over local or internet connections
• Company urges firmware updates and network isolation to prevent exploitation

Researchers at Bitdefender have announced two critical vulnerabilities affecting a large number of Dahua smart cameras.

The flaws, which were patched in the most recent firmware update, could allow unauthenticated attackers to take full control of affected devices.

Dahua has confirmed that a total of 126 models were affected, including multiple IPC, SD, and DH series devices, not just the Hero C1 model first reported.

Patch now

The first of the vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-31700, is a buffer overflow flaw in Dahua camera firmware that can be triggered when the device processes specially crafted network packets. If exploited, it could cause the camera to crash or, in some cases, allow a remote attacker to run their own code on the device.

The second, CVE-2025-31701, is another buffer overflow issue also exploitable through maliciously crafted packets sent over the network. It too can be used to crash the camera or potentially gain full remote control depending on the target’s defenses.

Both can be exploited to run arbitrary code with root privileges.

Bitdefender privately reported the issues to Dahua on March 28, 2025. The Chinese video surveillance equipment manufacturer acknowledged the report the next day and validated the findings by April 1.

It requested some time to prepare a fix for the issues, with patches finally rolling out last month, followed by the agreed public disclosure.

The two vulnerabilities can be especially dangerous for devices accessible from the internet via port forwarding or UPnP, as no authentication is required for possible exploitation.

Bitdefender warns that successful attacks could bypass firmware integrity checks and deploy persistent malicious code, making cleanup difficult.

Dahua, the world’s second-largest CCTV manufacturer behind Hikvision, has faced scrutiny in several countries over cybersecurity issues and data privacy concerns, particularly related to potential vulnerabilities in its network-connected devices.

It maintains a Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) to coordinate with researchers on reported flaws, such as in the case of these vulnerability disclosures.

It is urging all customers who have not yet done so to update their camera firmware as a matter of urgency.

For anyone unable to do so immediately, it advises disconnecting vulnerable devices from direct internet access, disabling UPnP, and isolating cameras on separate networks to reduce risk.

A detailed list of affected models is included in Dahua’s online advisory, along with links to patched firmware.

Both Dahua and Bitdefender stress unpatched internet-connected devices should be considered prime targets.

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LG and Panasonic are just two of the top brands in the OLED TV market, but unlike rivals such as Samsung, Sony and Philips, their TVs often share a lot in common, right down to using the same OLED display panels.

The LG G4 and Panasonic Z95A, two of the best OLED TVs launched in 2024, both used micro-lens-array (MLA) OLED panels manufactured by LG. In 2025, it’s a similar story as the LG G5 and Panasonic Z95B both use LG’s new Primary Tandem RGB OLED panel (also known as four-stack OLED).

That means you should expect a similar picture from both, right?

As I’ve discovered when testing combinations of some of the best TVs, models that use the same display panel don’t always look the same. For example, the Samsung S95F and Sony Bravia 8 II flagship OLED TVs use Samsung’s QD-OLED panels, but when I tested them side by side, I got very different results.

The LG G5 and Panasonic Z95B were featured in our recent OLED four-way showdown with a casual judging panel, with the aforementioned S95F and Bravia 8 II rounding out the group, but I thought it would be illuminating to compare the LG and Panasonic on their own.

Brightness Image 1 of 2

In default Filmmaker Mode, the LG G5 (right) clearly has the brightness advantage over the Panasonic Z95B (right) (Image credit: Future)Image 2 of 2

But adjust the Z95B's brightness, and it gets much closer to the G5 (Image credit: Future)

With both the Z95B and G5's default Filmmaker Mode settings active, it was clear that the G5 had a huge brightness advantage – an odd result considering both use the same OLED panel. When viewing some demo footage from the Spears & Munsil UHD Benchmark 4K Blu-ray in HDR10 format, scenes with snow looked far brighter and more vibrant on the G5, with much more brilliant whites and highlights. The Z95B’s picture still looked very accurate, but dim in comparison.

Leaving both sets in Filmmaker Mode, I measured the Z95B’s peak HDR brightness on a 10% white window pattern at 1,028 nits, a significantly lower result than the G5’s 2,268 nits on the same pattern.

After a quick check of the Z95B’s picture settings, I found its Luminance Level (brightness) was set to 70/100 by default, while the G5’s was set to 100/100. After upping the Z95B’s brightness to 100, it hit 2,355 nits, making it the brightest OLED I’d measured to date on this test.

Going back to the same Spears & Munsil footage with the brightness on the Z95B set to 100, the snow scenes now showed much more dazzling whites. It looked very similar to the G5, with the only real difference being the color temperature. I did, however, feel that despite the boost in brightness, the Z95B lost a little of the picture accuracy I’d noted previously.

Color and contrast

With Dolby Vision sources, such as Wicked (pictured) the Panasonic Z95B (left) and LG G5 (right) have very similar colors. (Image credit: Universal Pictures / Future )

Both the Z95B and G5 had superb color in my comparison. Watching more Spears & Munsil footage in HDR10 format, a parrot’s yellow and green feathers looked vivid on both TVs, and a field of red flowers was crisp and refined, with plenty of punch. Once again, the G5’s brightness in default settings gave colors more pop, but upping the Z95B’s brightness brought it to a similar level of vibrancy. The Z95B demonstrated richer, deeper colors, though, thanks to its stronger contrast and more refined black levels.

Switching to Wicked on 4K Blu-ray in Dolby Vision, the default brightness settings were 100/100 in both the Dolby Vision Dark mode on the Z95B and Dolby Vision Filmmaker Mode on the G5. This made the colors on both TVs look very similar. Elphaba’s green skin and the pink flowers and blue details on a wall in the Wizard & I scene both had the same eye-popping, vibrant color, and they also looked true-to-life.

Where the TVs differed was that the Z95B's deeper black levels made colors appear bolder and more detailed, whereas they looked brighter and punchier on the G5. This was easy to see in Glinda’s pink outfits and the greens of the Emerald City in Wicked.

Both the Panasonic Z95B (left) and LG G5 (right) deliver excellent contrast and black levels, but the Z95B looked more accurate on The Batman (Image credit: Warner Bros. / Future)

As you’d expect from two top-tier OLED TVs, both black levels and contrast are excellent. Watching Alien: Romulus in Dolby Vision on 4K Blu-ray, shots of space or dark tunnels within the ship showcased rich black levels on both TVs, with excellent contrast between dark shadows and bright highlights from stars, lights and torches. The Z95B had the edge of the two TVs here with its deeper blacks, but again, both looked great.

Switching to The Batman in Dolby Vision on 4K Blu-ray, I used the opening crime scene section I regularly use for testing contrast. For this movie, I had to view in dimmed or pitch black conditions as both the Z95B and G5 struggled with the overhead lighting in our testing lab.

Interestingly, although both showcased excellent black levels and contrast, with the torches carried by detectives balancing well against the dim surroundings, I noticed that in pitch black conditions, black levels were more elevated on the G5. The Z95B’s deeper blacks resulted in stronger contrast, although there was some loss of shadow detail, specifically Batman’s eye and the logo on his chest when he looked towards the camera. Of the two, I found myself drawn to the Z95B as it felt more accurate to the movie.

Bang for your buck

Both the Z95B (left) and G5 (right) are brilliant OLED TVs, but your choice may come down to personal preference and price. (Image credit: Future)

It’s fair to say that in recent years, a drawback of Panasonic’s flagship OLED TVs has been their price, which is often hundreds more than that of its main rivals at launch. This year, however, Panasonic is being more aggressive with its pricing. The 55-inch Z95B is available for $2,399 / £2,299, while the 55-inch G5 is available for $2,199 / £2,299. The 65-inch Z95B, meanwhile, is available for $3,099 / £2799, while the 65-inch G5 is $2,899 / £2.899.

One thing that could swing things in the Z95B’s favor between these two TVs is sound. Panasonic’s TVs are always among the best TVs for sound, and the Z95B is no different.

Watching the Batmobile chase scene from The Batman, the Z95B stood head and shoulders above the G5 when it came to the built-in sound. The Z95B’s punchier sound and much more powerful bass better captured the rumble of the Batmobile’s engine and the crunching of car impacts and explosions. Speech was clear on both sets, but the Z95B delivered better clarity. With the Z95B, you can easily watch without using one of the best soundbars – a factor that saves you money – whereas a soundbar is more recommended with the G5.

Where the G5 has the edge is in its gaming features, which are up there with the best gaming TVs and include 4K 165Hz support on four HDMI 2.1 ports. The LG’s webOS 25 smart TV interface is also one of the best I’ve used and provides a superior overall experience to the Z95B’s Fire TV smart interface.

Both of these are class-leading OLED TVs, and both are in the conversation for TV of the year. But based on this comparison, I found myself favoring the Panasonic Z95B. Its default Filmmaker Mode brightness setting may be odd, but once adjusted, I found myself more drawn to its picture than the LG G5's picture.

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• Finance-themed phishing uses personalized subjects and file names to deliver malware
• Travel and response phishing also use personalization to push information stealers and RATs
• Cofense urges verification of unexpected emails and updates to security tools

Attackers are increasingly personalizing phishing emails to deliver malware, experts have warned, with criminals reaping in huge gains.

In adding the recipient’s name, company and other details into subject lines, file names, and message content, threat actors seek to make the messages appear more legitimate, increasing the chances that recipients will open malicious attachments or click links, researchers at Cofense have revealed.

Cofense analyzed a year’s worth of data and found that while several campaign themes use this tactic, finance-themed phishing was the most worrying due to both its frequency and impact.

Stay safe

Nearly 22% of subject-redacted emails fell into this category, often posing as invoices, tenders, or payment summaries.

Many of these emails carried jRAT, a cross-platform remote access trojan that can give attackers full control of a system, steal files, and install more malware.

Finance-themed phishing is particularly effective because it blends seamlessly with normal workplace communication, as employees often expect emails about contracts or payment updates.

While finance-themed phishing accounted for 21.9% of personalized subject cases, other themes also made heavy use of this approach.

Travel Assistance was the largest category at 36.78%, often used to deliver Vidar Stealer under the guise of reservation or itinerary updates.

Response-themed emails followed at 30.58%, frequently carrying PikaBot in messages disguised as meeting cancellations or order confirmations.

Tax-themed campaigns made up 3.72%, commonly involving Remcos RAT in password-protected archives, while Notification-themed phishing also represented 3.72%, delivering various malware families including WSH RAT and jRAT.

To counter these threats, Cofense advises verifying unexpected email requests through trusted channels, keeping antivirus and malware removal tools up to date, and limiting public exposure of staff details to make targeting harder.

Summing up, Cofense says, “While customized subject lines are not used in all malware email samples, it is a strong tactic to make the recipient feel a higher sense of urgency that may lead to a successful infection. Particularly targeted emails delivering RATs or Information Stealers can be notable for potentially providing remote access or login credentials that can be brokered to ransomware threat actors.”

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Geoffrey Hinton, scientist, former Google employee, and widely recognized 'Godfather of AI,' has made a late-stage career of criticizing his godchildren. And now he's taken it all a step further, insisting we need "AI Mothers," not AI Assistants.

Speaking at the AI4 Conference in Las Vegas this week, and as first reported by Forbes, Hinton again sounded the alarm on the impending advent of Artificial General Intelligence, which he now believes will arrive in a few years, a notion that syncs with recent comments from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

That acceleration from what was once thought to be decades to a few orbits around the sun is, perhaps, what prompted Hinton to argue that we need something other than AI Assistants.

"We need AI mothers rather than AI assistants," Hinton said, according to Forbes. The idea, Hinton posits, is that AI's with "maternal instincts" are a sort of protection system. After all, mothers generally don't harm and usually protect their children.

If AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude AI, and Gemini truly become smarter than us in a matter of years, having them in some way feel as if it's their job to look out for us might prevent them from harming us or society.

Hinton, who recently won a Nobel Prize and helped develop the technological foundation that arguably made all this AI possible, left Google in 2023 and immediately started warning people about a dire AI future. Imagine a parent disowning their child, and you get the idea.

I don't think Hinton is turned off from AI. After all, he can't stop talking about it, and appears to recognize its potential, but it's also clear it scares him.

He previously told The New York Times in 2023 that

• Increased competition is leading to a less cautious approach
• He presciently warned about the flood of fake online content
• He warned about AI taking on all the jobs we don't want to do (it may be taking others, as well)
• He worried about AI that can both program and then run programming (a very dangerous closed loop)
• And he was talking almost immediately about AI outsmarting us

So, sure that day is now fast approaching, but is a motherly AI what we want or need? I don't think so.

The minute we start training "Mom Instincts" into AI, it will start to act like a mother and slip into that creepy, uncanny valley where you can no longer tell if you're talking to a program or a person. Motherly instincts imply warmth, compassion, caring, understanding, and love. I don't want those things from an AI.

What I think we need, though, is for AI assistants to understand what it means to be human. Put another way, if AI chatbots can at least understand humanity, they can serve us better. They can also recognize our propensity for trust and perhaps finally stop presenting us with false narratives and fake friendliness and interest.

We shouldn't want companionship out of our super-intelligent AI systems. Instead, we need utility and trust, an ability to carry out our wishes in a way that best serves our interests.

The last thing we need is an AI full of maternal instincts, which then makes its own choices and, when things go awry, insists, "Well, dear, mother knows best."

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Comedy Central did not air South Park season 27 episode 3 on its expected release date (August 13), with the series now thought to continue next week instead. This also means it now won’t be available on Paramount+ either. However, unlike the season’s previous delay, the episode 3 delay was scheduled in advance. Instead, the network declared the day to be “South Park day,” running a marathon of fan-favorite episodes followed by the sitcom’s pilot episode ‘Cartman Gets an Anal Probe’ in the typical 10pm ET timeslot.

Episode 2 was delayed after the show’s controversial premiere, which featured the likes of a deepfaked Donald Trump with no clothes on and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents shooting puppies and driving around ominously in large groups. Screenshots from the show were quickly used on both the White House and US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s social accounts in order to try and recruit more people to join ICE.

The Department of Homeland Security (NHS) additionally told Newsweek: “We want to thank South Park for drawing attention to ICE law enforcement recruitment. We are calling on patriotic Americans to help us remove murderers, gang members, pedophiles, and other violent criminals from our country.”

It’s for this reason that I can’t help but think the delay of South Park season 27 episode 3 has something more attached to it. It’s certainly a conveniently timed break in the schedule, but given that season 27 has only been on for three episodes yet has suffered two delays already. Surely things aren’t operating smoothly behind the scenes? We always know what we get into with the hit TV show, but that might no longer be to everybody’s tastes.

Has South Park season 27 hit a political snag after its season 3 delay? I wouldn’t be surprised

Kristi Noem's parody in South Park season 27. (Image credit: Paramount)

I don’t need to spell out that the political and cultural landscape has remarkably changed in the last few years, and that’s possibly to South Park’s detriment. While real-world political and cultural affairs are offering a smorgasbord of inspiration, it also comes with a more critical lens. We’ve already had the comments from the NHS, above, with Kristi Noem also weighing in on her portrayal as well. Before her secret post-credits scene was revealed, she responded during an interview on the Glenn Beck Program podcast, slamming her character’s appearance: “It’s so lazy to just constantly make fun of women for how they look. If they wanted to criticize my job, go ahead and do that. But clearly they can’t – they just pick something petty like that.”

White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers also told Variety about the events of episode 1: "Just like the creators of South Park, the Left has no authentic or original content, which is why their popularity continues to hit record lows. This show hasn't been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention."

This won’t be the last round of comments from political figures about what’s happening on the show, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we see public conversations between the two sides on a weekly basis. I also wouldn’t be surprised if there’s resistance to what’s being shown behind the scenes, given nobody exactly comes across particularly well if they’re being featured on South Park. We’ve seen critics of the current US Government coming under fire or having their shows canceled (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s cancellation is a great example of this), so discussions about what should and shouldn’t be parodied could be holding up episode releases.

Of course, this is all speculation. We’ve got no idea what the rest of South Park season 27’s 10-episode run has in store for us, and I really hope Paramount and the show’s creators can hold firm to delivering the creative vision they want to. I can’t deny that I’m worried about episodes 4-10, but I’m also holding out hope. After all, South Park wouldn’t be South Park if it wasn’t near the knuckle and beyond, right?

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• Kaspersky warns AI is used to craft convincing emails, generate deepfakes, and more
• The number of clicks on phishing links grows quarter-on-quarter
• Users warned to stay alert to be safe from attacks

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is making phishing attacks smarter, harder to detect, and more widespread, new research from Kaspersky has warned.

Its findings claim in the second quarter 2025, its products detected and blocked more than 142 million clicks on phishing links, representing a 3.3% increase over the first quarter.

While it can mean that there were more phishing attacks over the summer, it can also mean that the volume remained the same - but the actual attacks grew more convincing.

Generating deepfakes

“AI has elevated phishing into a highly personalized threat. Large language models enable attackers to craft convincing emails, messages and websites that mimic legitimate sources, eliminating grammatical errors that once exposed scams,” the researchers said.

“AI-driven bots on social media and messaging apps impersonate real users, engaging victims in prolonged conversations to build trust. These bots often fuel romantic or investment scams, luring victims into fake opportunities with AI-generated audio messages or deepfake videos.”

The researchers also said that GenAI isn’t just being used to eliminate spelling and grammar errors - arguably the biggest red flags in phishing emails.

It is also used to create realistic audio and video deepfake impersonations of trusted individuals, including colleagues, celebrities, and bank officials.

These deepfakes are then used to promote fake giveaways, or steal sensitive information such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes, passwords, and similar.

“AI-powered tools analyze public data from social media or corporate websites to launch targeted attacks, such as HR-themed emails or fake calls referencing personal details,” Kaspersky added.

How to stay safe

As the risk of phishing grows, staying vigilant online remains the best way to be safe.

Users should always be skeptical of unsolicited incoming messages, especially those that demand urgent action or threaten with a disaster.

These are, and will continue to be, the biggest red flag in phishing attacks.

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• Dice has announced new changes for the Battlefield 6 Open Beta Weekend 2
• Playlists will receive game mode rotation adjustments, including to the All-Out Warfare, and a Custom Search feature for maps and mode selection
• The second Open Beta starts today and ends on August 17

After the massive success that was the Battlefield 6 Open Beta Weekend 1, Dice has revealed new changes it will be adding for Weekend 2.

The studio revealed the details in a new blog post, where it confirmed that it will be making playlist adjustments in Weekend 2 for more variety and choice, including to the All-Out Warfare playlist, which will include the Breakthrough, Conquest, and Rush game modes. You can check out the updated playlists below.

"Rotating through multiple modes within playlists helps us understand what our community enjoys as we shape the launch experience, and enables us to keep more fan-favorite modes available at the same time," it explained.

The second Open Beta will also add a new Custom Search feature to give players more control over map and mode selection.

"This feature allows you to choose your favorite combinations of maps and modes," the post said. "For example, if you want to play Conquest on Siege of Cairo, then matchmaking will prioritize putting you in a match with this combo, if available. Note that this is not a Server Browser (which is not being tested this week).

During Open Beta, Custom Search will be available for Open Weapon mode playlists as well, allowing players to mix and match maps and modes as they like.

In addition, Training Grounds will continue to offer the Firing Range and gameplay introductions for classes, Breakthrough, and Conquest, and players at career rank 14 and below will be able to access Initiation Mode, which includes AI Soldiers.

"This initiation experience is tailored for new players and will shift from Breakthrough to Conquest. Separately, there will be a non-playable introduction to Rush as well," the developer said.

Dice also confirmed that Open Beta Weekend 2 will kick off today, Thursday, August 14, at 8 AM UTC / 1 AM PT / 9 AM BST.

The full game launches on October 10, 2025, for PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC.

Open Beta Weekend 2 - Playlists Overview

Day 1 - Thursday, August 14:

• Conquest
• Rush
• Attack & Defend (Breakthrough, Rush)
• Close Quarters; Fast-paced playlist on smaller maps (Domination, King of the Hill)
• Closed Weapons All-Out Warfare (Conquest, Breakthrough)

Day 2 - Friday, August 15:

• Conquest
• Squad Deathmatch
• Close Quarters; Fast-paced playlist on smaller maps (Domination, King of the Hill, Squad Deathmatch)
• All-Out Warfare; Epic battles across expansive maps (Conquest, Breakthrough, Rush)
• Closed Weapons All-Out Warfare (Conquest, Breakthrough)

Day 3-4 - Saturday, August 16 - Sunday, August 17:

• Conquest
• Close Quarters; Fast-paced playlist on smaller maps (Domination, King of the Hill, Squad Deathmatch).
• All-Out Warfare; Epic battles across expansive maps (Conquest, Breakthrough, Rush)
• Closed Weapons All-Out Warfare (Conquest, Breakthrough)

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• Proton VPN has expanded its split tunneling feature to the Linux app
• Split tunneling allows users to selectively route their internet traffic
• Proton plans to bring split tunneling to its macOS app next

Proton VPN has expanded its Linux capabilities with the addition of a new split tunneling feature, currently in beta.

Split tunneling for Linux is available to subscribers using the official Ubuntu and Fedora apps for Proton VPN, which is already one of the best VPN services available according to TechRadar's testing. Though not currently offered for the unofficial Flatpak version of the app, Debian 12 support is on the way.

The latest update brings Proton VPN’s Linux app in line with its Windows and Android apps in offering the feature. Mac users needn’t feel left out with split tunneling for macOS also on Proton VPN’s summer roadmap.

What is split tunneling and why does it matter?

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Split tunneling is a popular VPN feature, providing users with a greater degree of control and flexibility for managing their internet connections. When you connect to a Virtual Private Network (VPN) server, all of your internet traffic is encrypted and routed through a secure tunnel between your device and the VPN server.

Although it’s undoubtedly beneficial to have all of your data encrypted for the best possible security, split tunneling lets you balance privacy with performance. For example, if you want to browse securely but have the fastest speeds for gaming – even the best gaming VPN can slow things down at times – you can use Proton VPN’s split tunneling feature to have the gaming app bypass the VPN connection.

Likewise, you may have difficulties accessing local network devices, such as a printer, when connecting to a VPN. With split tunneling, you can access these devices through your local connection without disrupting your VPN connection and the protection it provides to the rest of your traffic.

The same goes if you need to access local websites like your online banking or government sites.

How to use split tunneling on Proton VPN for Linux

If you’re a Linux user with a premium Proton VPN subscription and want to take advantage of this new feature, you'll need to update to the latest Linux app version.

The beta feature is currently being rolled out gradually, but you can soon find it via the app’s settings page. Simply navigate to features and toggle on the split tunneling option.

(Image credit: Proton)

For the time being, it’s only possible to select apps to exclude from the VPN connection via the exclude mode. To do this, click “Add” and check the boxes of any apps whose traffic you’d prefer not to route via the VPN tunnel (see image above). Note that you’ll then need to reconnect to the VPN and restart any excluded apps that were opened before connecting to the VPN server.

An include mode, to enable VPN protection only for selected apps, is coming soon, as are IP-based rules for the exclude and include modes.

Proton VPN is one of the best Linux VPNs we’ve reviewed, but it’s not the only VPN with split tunneling for Linux. ExpressVPN has also been busy and released split tunneling for its Linux app in March 2025.

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• HTC has a new pair of smart glasses called the Vive Eagle
• They boast many of the same features as their rivals
• You can only get them in Taiwan right now

HTC has just announced a new Vive wearable, but it’s not another VR headset – instead it’s a pair of stylish AI glasses called Vive Eagle. And I’m feeling twinges of jealousy towards anyone that can get a pair.

That’s because these smart specs could put up a good fight against the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses I’ve come to love (as well as the new Oakley HSTN specs that take the RayBans and make them a smidge better).

Hardware-wise, Vive goes beat for beat with the competition. It boasts a 12MP snapper as well as open-ear speakers, and a solid battery life of up to 36 hours of standby time and 4.5 hours of music playback while still boasting a sleek 49g design.

Where I think it truly shines however is its AI.

(Image credit: HTC)

That’s because while Vive’s own assistant can help you with tasks it can also team up with your choice of ChatGPT or Google Gemini rather than locking you to one service – like how Meta’s glasses are entirely dependent on Meta AI.

As we’ve come to expect from AI companions, Vive also makes clear that “all user data is stored locally” on its glasses meaning it isn’t used for model training. When using third-party AI services your data is also anonymised to provide improved privacy.

Rounding off the AI upgrades, Vive’s specs are better with languages. Meta’s AI currently lets its smart specs translate between English, French, Spanish, Italian and German, Meanwhile Vive’s assistant supports Arabic, Traditional Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Thai, and Turkish.

And I can’t ignore the Eagle’s striking design. I’m boring enough to want to grab the translucent black pair, but the slightly see through berry red, blueish gray, and coffee brown all look beautiful and each perfectly highlight the specs’ blend of fashion and technology.

Though with a Wayfarer-like shape, these glasses perhaps don’t create enough of their own personality from a silhouette perspective.

(Image credit: HTC)

Unfortunately they won’t be easy to get your hands on.

Firstly, the Vive Eagle specs are currently exclusive to Taiwan. Specifically you can find them at 2020EYEhaus premium eyewear locations and designated Taiwan Mobile OP Experience Stores.

Secondly, they are pricier than some of their rivals, such as the Meta Ray-Bans and their new Oakleys collaboration.

Viva's glasses are currently up for pre-order, and when they launch on September 1 they’ll cost NT$15,600 (New Taiwan dollars).

That comes to about $520 / £385 / AU$795 – which is higher than the most expensive Meta Ray-Bans at $379 / £379 / AU$539, and the $499 / £499 / AU$789 Oakley smart glasses with PRIZM lenses (ignoring the UK where the Oakleys are over £100 more).

I’ll need to try the Vive Eagle glasses out before passing judgement, but there is seemingly a lot to love here, and as the AI glasses competition heats up – with Meta Connect promising next-gen specs, and Android XR due next year – Vive’s Eagle wearable is a welcome addition that I look forward to seeing more of.

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• Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater's multiplayer mode, Fox Hunt, won't support cross-play
• Konami confirmed this in a social media post, saying cross-play won't be supported between PC and console
• Fans have expressed disappointment and are urging the developer to delay the mode until crossplay gets added

Konami has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater's multiplayer mode, Fox Hunt, won't support cross-play between console and PC.

This announcement comes from the Japanese Metal Gear X / Twitter account, just weeks before the game's release, where the developer said that "cross-play between different platforms will not be supported" (machine translated).

This means players on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S won't be able to play the multiplayer together.

Following Konami's statement, fans have been expressing disappointment online, with many asking the studio to delay Fox Hunt until crossplay is ready to be added.

"Delay FOX HUNT, Please. Crossplay is necessary for players to have fun with their friends on other platforms!" one user said under the post.

"Even if it needs a bigger delay do not launch the mode without crossplay it's 2025 crossplay is not a feature anymore it's something needed," another fan wrote.

【ご案内】『METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER』のオンライン対戦モード 「FOX HUNT」につきまして、異なるプラットフォーム間でのクロスプレイは非対応となります。対応機種PlayStation®5、Xbox Series X|S、Steam®#MGSDelta #MetalGearSolid #メタルギアソリッド pic.twitter.com/sGsv3CjyhWAugust 13, 2025

The reactions over on the Metal Gear subreddit are similar, though fans are hopeful the crossplay will be added to the mode in a later update.

"Crossplay should have become the norm by now," one Redditor said.

Fox Hunt was announced in June and is described as a "completely original online battle mode" that will play differently from 2008's Metal Gear Online.

The multiplayer is being directed by series veteran Yu Sahara and takes place in the same world as the main game. It will also feature hide-and-seek mechanics, mixed with stealth and survival elements.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater arrives on August 28 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

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• The overall vision is for more AI, and an OS that watches what you're doing on-screen, tapping into the cloud, which may worry the privacy conscious

Another Microsoft executive has provided their vision of the future of Windows, specifically framed around AI and the cloud, and how this - and voice input - is going to be a big part of the operating system down the line.

Windows Central discovered a YouTube interview with Pavan Davuluri, VP of Windows and Devices at Microsoft. See the video clip below, and be warned, the technobabble is strong with this one. Davuluri says at one point: "Computing [will] become more ambient, more pervasive, continue to span form factors, and certainly become more multi-modal in the arc of time."

Okay, so let's boil this - and the rest of the interview - down a bit. Computing becoming more "multi-modal" refers to using inputs beyond the traditional mouse and keyboard, and the exec touches on voice commands as an important part of the equation. This echoes what Microsoft's VP for OS Security, David Weston, said earlier this month when explaining his vision of Windows in 2030.

Davuluri also says, "Fundamentally, the concept that your computer can actually look at your screen and is context aware is going to become an important modality for us going forward."

Again, that follows up on what Weston observed about the next-gen Windows PC being able "to see what we see, hear what we hear, and we can talk to it and ask it to do much more sophisticated things."

The key idea appears to be Windows watching what you're doing, using AI to determine context, and then applying that to your actions in the OS, and specifically making voice commands more useful due to that context.

Davuluri notes: "You'll be able to speak to your computer while you're writing, inking, or interacting with another person. You should be able to have a computer semantically understand your intent to interact with it."

The exec also talks about Windows becoming "increasingly agentic" (with the first AI agent recently having debuted in the Settings app in Windows 11, of course), and how the cloud will be needed to power these AI abilities. (Although some of the work will be on-device, he indicates, as we see with Copilot+ PCs already - hence the need for NPUs with these laptops.)

Davuluri observes: "Compute will become pervasive, as in Windows experiences are going to use a combination of capabilities that are local [processed on the device] and that are in the cloud. I think it's our responsibility to make sure they're seamless to our customers."

Which is a roundabout way of saying that the level of processing needed for some of these AI powers in next-gen Windows will need to tap the cloud to ensure performance remains responsive enough to feel 'seamless' rather than sluggish.

Analysis: A computing paradise - or Big Brother nightmare?

Microsoft has clearly got a hymn sheet somewhere, as its top-level executives appear to be singing the same tune regarding how Windows will evolve as we head into the next decade.

It's interesting to pick up on the mirrored points between these two interviews Microsoft has recently presented: more AI (surprise, surprise) that determines context by watching what you're doing on-screen, and also allows voice commands to be more effectively used based on that context - with the cloud at least partly powering all this.

Depending on what kind of person you are, this may sound like an exciting new way forward in terms of making it easier to do what you need to do within Windows, or a privacy nightmare.

The more paranoid-leaning Windows users out there are likely to be horrified at the suggestions made about the future of the OS here. An operating system that's watching what you do? The way they'll read this angle from Microsoft is that it's turning Windows into an AI-powered surveillance platform - you can guarantee that.

And it's obvious where such concerns come from when we're told the "computer can actually look at your screen" and take context from there, and leverage the cloud (read: Microsoft's private servers) to crunch the data on what you're doing with your PC.

If this makes using next-gen Windows a breeze, and AI is constantly firing up the apps you need, or searches you want to make, before you get to them, or proactively suggesting files you might want next - or Windows options that could be changed for your benefit in given scenarios - will people even care about what's happening in the cloud? Frankly, the truth is, they probably won't if it makes their computing lives a lot easier.

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