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Amazon Makes Largest Tech Investment Ever in Australia

Image: Amazon Amazon has committed to spending AUD$20 billion (US$13 billion) on data centre infrastructure in Australia over the next four years. The investment is the largest technology commitment of its kind ever publicly announced in the country. To meet the energy requirements of its expanding infrastructure, Amazon plans to develop three solar projects in…

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PC modding repository Nexus Mods has a new owner

There are more than 100,000 mods on Nexus Mods for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition. Nexus Mods, a website known for hosting mods for thousands of PC games, has been handed over to new ownership, according to former owner Robin “Dark0ne” Scott. “After months of meetings, face-to-face talks, and a whole lot…

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Smartwatches could potentially be used to steal data from or launch attacks on air-gapped systems – I wonder how far-fetched that really is

Smartwatches may soon be the newest tool for breaching even the most secure computer Ultrasonic signals are invisible to us but may carry secrets out of air-gapped machines SmartAttack depends on rare conditions, but its possibility proves no system is ever completely safe A new research paper proposes an unusual method of data exfiltration from…

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How much? A shocking number of people don’t know what Windows version they have – but this doesn’t mean they aren’t confident they could upgrade to Windows 11 right now

We asked our readers about their Windows 11 plans Plenty of users are confident they could easily upgrade their devices Not all users have the RAM capacity, or know their RAM at all As Microsoft’s official Windows 10 End of Life comes ever nearer (October 14, 2025 for those of you who don’t already know!),…

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Threads will let you hide spoilers in your posts

Threads is rolling out a test that will let you hide images or text that contain spoilers, according to a post from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. With the test, you’ll be able to blur content by tapping an image or highlighting text and selecting the “mark spoiler” option. Other users can view the hidden content…

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This new ransomware could be deadly for your most precious files – here’s how to stay protected

Security researchers claim Anubis ransomware is adding a file wiper The wiper reduces all files to 0 KB, irreversibly destroying them This could be an additional pressure point during negotiations Anubis, a relatively new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation, added a new feature to its encryptor that irreversibly destroys all encrypted files on the compromised system. Cybersecurity…

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Your old smartphone could one day become a minuscule data center – but I don’t think it is worth it

Old smartphones could be reused to support data collection and analysis University researchers built data centers from recycled phones for just 8 euros each Project shows environmental gains are possible through creative device reuse Each year, more than a billion smartphones are manufactured worldwide, and most are thrown out within a few years, often still…

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