‘Fast-tech’ warning as demand for cheap gadgets heats-up

Chris Vallance Senior Technology Reporter Getty Images Demand for so-called “fast tech” – cheap electronic items often quickly binned or abandoned in drawers – is growing, a not-for-profit that works to reduce electronic waste has warned. Material Focus singled out heatwave-fuelled demand for battery powered mini-fans as an example of the problem, suggesting over seven…

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Watch out AI fans – cybercriminals are using jailbroken Mistral and Grok tools to build powerful new malware

AI tools are more popular than ever – but so are the security risks Top tools are being leveraged by cybercriminals with malicious intent Grok and Mixtral were both found being used by crimianls New research has warned top AI tools are powering ‘WormGPT’ variants, malicious GenAI tools which are generating malicious code, social engineering…

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Build A Rocket Boy confirms it has begun the redundancy process following MindsEye’s disastrous launch

MindsEye‘s disastrous launch has resulted in layoffs at developer Build A Rocket Boy Sources told IGN that layoffs are expected to affect over 100 employees Build A Rocket Boy has confirmed that the redundancy process has begun Build A Rocket Boy has been hit with layoffs following MindsEye‘s disastrous launch. The futuristic, single-player narrative game…

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Be careful about spending money on a second-hand Switch 2, as one player has reported receiving a bricked console caused by Nintendo’s anti-piracy policy

Pre-owned Switch 2 consoles that have been modded are reportedly being bricked by Nintendo’s anti-piracy policy Redditor Bimmytung says they bought a second-hand console from Walmart, only to discover that the Switch 2 is permanently offline Nintendo has been blocking access to online services on the console if players have modded the console using the…

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