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• ​Apple Pay now available for MasterCard users in Singapore

  25-05-2016 03:50 via zdnet.com
  
  MasterCard customers in Singapore will be able to use Apple Pay to make contactless payments in stores equipped with contactless readers using the latest Apple Watch or iPhone.
  
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• LinkedIn Adds More Profile Verifications to Combat AI-Powered Job Scams

  23-09-2026 15:00 via cnet.com
  
  Your coworkers and classmates can now vouch that you really do have a specific university or job on your resume.
  
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• The Rove R3 Dash Cam Captures Every Second Effortlessly. Grab Yours Today for $168

  23-09-2026 14:51 via cnet.com
  
  Never argue about what happened on the road again. Collect all the accidental evidence in seconds and save $132.
  
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• Paramount Warner Bros Merger Moves Ahead, Disney Plus’ New Ads and Amazon Blocks Meta Muse | Tech Today

  23-09-2026 14:25 via cnet.com
  
  From the massive Paramount-Warner merger moving forward to Amazon blocking Meta’s AI shopping bot, here are today’s top stories.
  
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• Fiber, Cable or 5G Internet? How to Choose the Right Broadband Provider in 2026

  23-09-2026 13:57 via cnet.com
  
  From multigigabit fiber to plug-and-play 5G, we break down the pros, cons and costs of every major broadband technology.
  
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• This AI Hub Wants to Run Your Whole Smart Home at Half Price

  23-09-2026 13:12 via cnet.com
  
  Ugreen’s HomeAgent lineup is up for preorder, and early birds can get 50% off for as little as $50.
  
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• Eight Sleep Launches Pod 6 With Smaller Hub and Cheaper Entry Price

  23-09-2026 13:00 via cnet.com
  
  The sleep tech company launched the smallest Pod of its lineup yet and introduced new sizes.
  
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• Best Buy Sweetens Google’s New Laptop Launch With Free Pixel Buds 2A. Grab Yours Now

  23-09-2026 12:32 via cnet.com
  
  Along with Webroot Internet Security and a 1-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership.
  
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• Qualcomm Wants You to Let AI Agents Spend Your Money

  23-09-2026 12:14 via cnet.com
  
  Someday, AI agents will buy you anything you want — or what they think you want. Here’s how the chipmaker for top Android phones thinks that may work.
  
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• A Barista’s Trick for Making Perfect Water for Coffee. Is It Worth It?

  23-09-2026 10:50 via cnet.com
  
  Coffee people don’t mess around when it comes to water. Here’s one of their top tricks for optimizing H20.
  
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• Why AI agent governance must start with enterprise data

  23-09-2026 10:46 via techradar.com
  
  Executives are spending a great deal of time asking whether AI agents are ready for production, but this is the wrong place to start, because agents aren’t acting in a vacuum. The quality of their decisions depends heavily on the quality of the data they use.Model security and performance matter, of course, but they cannot compensate for weak control over the information the agent can retrieve. Before putting an agent into production, an organization needs governed inputs, appropriate acce
  
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• UK small businesses are facing greater AI security threats than ever — and are sadly woefully unprepapred

  23-09-2026 10:46 via techradar.com
  
  ESET finds nearly half (49%) of UK SMBs have experienced an incident in the past yearPhishing, unpatched vulnerabilities, weak passwords, and a lack of monitoring often to blameAI-powered tools will prove a much bigger challenge for SMBsBritish small businesses are being hit by more cyberattacks than ever before, and the increasing use of AI technology by hackers could put more of them at risk, experts have warned.ESET’s 2026 SMB Cyber Risk Report found that nearly half (49%) of UK SMBs ha
  
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• ​​​​The Eufy Omni E35 boasts huge suction power, good mopping performance, and self-cleaning

  23-09-2026 10:00 via techradar.com
  
  Eufy Omni E35: two-minute reviewThe Eufy Omni E35 is a near-perfect robot vacuum cleaner and mop. It fits into the Eufy range below its flagship S series, but above the cheaper C and older X series. The headline figure of 35,000 Pa suction is seriously impressive, and so too is the E35’s ability to keep itself clean by cleverly preventing fine dust from blocking the filter.The charge dock empties the dust bin, replenishes the mopping water tank, then washes and dries the mop with hot water
  
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• How to watch Not Going Out season 15 for free online from anywhere

  23-09-2026 10:00 via techradar.com
  
  Not Going Out season 15 returns to BBC One on September 23 and you can catch up on BBC iPlayer afterwardsUse NordVPN to unlock BBC iPlayer from abroad (75% off right now)Not Going Out celebrates its twentieth birthday this year, and you can celebrate by watching Lee Mack and Sally Bretton getting up to no good once again in the latest season.Lee and Lucy are back to get into more silly situations for our amusement, with six fresh episodes of Not Going Out, plus a special documentary to celebrate
  
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• The EU will force data centers to disclose how much water and energy they are using

  23-09-2026 08:00 via techradar.com
  
  Data centers will get a label, just like your fridge or dishwasherEnergy and water consumption must be reported by 500kW+ sitesThe EC also wants to know how resources are being balanced in relation to local strainsThe European Commission has proposed a new rating scheme for data centers in a bid to have them report metrics like energy efficiency and water consumption more transparently.Upcoming changes fall under the new Data Center Energy Efficiency Package, which introduces a new common, EU-wi
  
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• Vivo’s ultralight selfie screen could be the year’s standout mobile accessory

  23-09-2026 07:15 via techradar.com
  
  Vivo launched the flagship X500 series of phones, with three new modelsA new monitoring screen comes in the X500 Pro Max photographer's kit, or it can be purchased separatelyAt launch, all the phones and accessories are China-only, with a wider rollout TBDVivo quietly launched a really neat accessory alongside its new flagship X500 series of phones — an ultra-slim and light Bluetooth monitoring touchscreen — and, having paired it with the new X500 Pro Max, I wish it were compatible w
  
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• Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, Sept. 23

  23-09-2026 06:55 via cnet.com
  
  Here are hints and the answer for today’s NYT MIni Crossword puzzle for Sept. 23, 2026.
  
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• These 3 Major Upgrades Could Be Heading to Your Next Flagship Android Phone

  23-09-2026 06:37 via cnet.com
  
  Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip will be in the top phones of 2026 and 2027. Here’s what it can do.
  
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• As a robovac expert, I recommend the Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni to most people — but its Max sibling is a heck of a lot cheaper at just AU$899

  23-09-2026 03:52 via techradar.com
  
  If there's one thing I've learnt in the last decade of testing some of the best robot vacuums in Australia is that not all of them are made equal. Some have excellent performance and software while others, despite a premium price tag, disappoint on testing.However, as you can probably tell from my Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni review, I really liked how well this robovac performed in my tests. It wasn't perfect, but it cleaned and navigated well. Sadly, though, Ecovacs seems to have discontinued it
  
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• US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'

  23-09-2026 03:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Under the draft laws, tech firms face fines if they do not give users the option to switch off algorithms.
  
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• AI is wiping out whole degrees in China — translation, photography, illustration and fashion design are going, while prompt engineering is the new job appearing in film

  23-09-2026 03:20 via techradar.com
  
  Chinese universities are cutting traditional courses because of AITranslation courses face pressure as universities reassess their employment valuePhotography programmes are being merged as AI changes creative productionThe Central Academy of Fine Arts has dropped courses in illustration, photography and translation, arguing that AI has made them poor value for money.Fashion design degrees are also being scrapped, with universities saying the future rests on close cooperation between people and
  
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• These are Amazon's 16 best-selling tablets — and which ones are worth buying

  23-09-2026 03:00 via techradar.com
  
  Here at TechRadar, we have our own ranking of the best tablets around. So when I discovered it was possible to view a list of Amazon's best-selling tablets, I was intrigued to see if it bore any relation to the tablets we regarded most highly. There are some obvious points of deviation. We tend to focus on tablets for adults, and there are a number of kid-focused models in Amazon's ranking. Similarly, whereas Amazon bundles ereaders in with tablets, we have them in a separate best ereader rankin
  
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• Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 23, #730

  23-09-2026 02:32 via cnet.com
  
  Here are hints and the answers for today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Sept. 23, 2026.
  
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• Official Russian state photo shows Vladimir Putin casting online vote using an unlicensed version of Windows 10 — and to make things worse, it's on an American Dell PC

  23-09-2026 02:20 via techradar.com
  
  A Vladimir Putin press call showed the Russian president casting an online vote for the country’s parliamentary electionsThe short clip has revealed that not only is Putin using a US-built Dell PC, it is running Windows 10 – and the license has not been activatedPutin’s example of voting online is intended to encourage voters to take part, but has instead raised eyebrows and launched memesParliamentary elections in Russia took place on Friday, September 18 2026, with online vot
  
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• Peloton Launches First Foldable Treadmill, Adds More AI Features

  23-09-2026 02:09 via cnet.com
  
  The Tread Flex, one of three new models, is also the company’s least expensive treadmill at $2,200.
  
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• Xbox’s Latest Restructuring Puts Call of Duty Developer Activision in Charge of Halo

  23-09-2026 01:38 via cnet.com
  
  The two games once shared a rivalry as Xbox’s biggest FPS titles.
  
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• Enthusiast transforms Mac Mini into jaw-dropping 3D-printed portable PC complete with handles and touchpad — Mac Nano even has a keyboard and a battery

  23-09-2026 01:25 via techradar.com
  
  A M4 Mac Mini has been rebuilt into a battery-powered handheld computerThe custom handheld keeps Apple’s desktop motherboard and original cooling system intactA removable Mac module sits inside the custom 3D-printed handheld enclosureApple's M4 Mac Mini has been transformed into a handheld Mac with a 7-inch 120Hz touchscreen, physical controls, keyboard, and battery.Shing Solutions stripped the desktop computer down to its motherboard and cooling system before rebuilding it inside a custom
  
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• Trump Says AI Is Now Super Intelligence. What’s Really Super Is the Internet Response

  23-09-2026 01:16 via cnet.com
  
  When in doubt, add “super.” What could possibly go wrong?
  
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• Will a switch to light speed cut power use at data centres?

  23-09-2026 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  To save power and add capacity,data centres are switching from copper wires to tech using light.
  
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• Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, September 23 (game #1703)

  23-09-2026 01:00 via techradar.com
  
  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 Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, September 22 (game #1702).Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if
  
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