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New Avengers: Doomsday image seemingly reveals first look at Robert Downey Jr's Doctor Doom – and Marvel fans are loving the design

By Tom Power published 12 September 25

Marvel and Disney have seemingly unveiled first look at Robert Downey Jr's Doctor Doom ahead of his MCU debut.

OnePlus Open 2 could make the Galaxy Fold 6 look old with invisible crease, according to new teaser

By David Nield published 8 February 25

Another official picture of the Oppo Find N5 – also known as the OnePlus Open 2 – has appeared online.

These smart glasses promise to remember your life better than you can, and we simply aren’t ready for these next-gen wearables

By Hamish Hector published 31 July 25

These Halo glasses have a lot to offer, but I'm left feeling like privacy is sprinting into the grave.

"A potential revolution" - Microsoft backs researchers working on potentially the fastest fiber optics yet

By Efosa Udinmwen published 7 September 25

Microsoft-backed researchers refine hollow-core fiber design, achieving record-low signal loss and faster speeds for AI tools and mobile networks.

I murdered my way up a vertical city and snooped through environments in search of shiny quartz crystals in Styx: Blades of Greed, and I can’t wait to get my sneak on again

By Rob Dwiar published 15 September 25

Styx: Blades of Greed might have been one of the most underrated games of Gamescom 2025.

Microsoft Teams and Zoom can be hijacked to give hackers the keys to your kingdom

By Craig Hale published 7 August 25

Cybercriminals can hide their malicious traffic within Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and it's not even due to a vulnerability.

Juniper VPN gateways targeted by stealthy "magic" malware

By Sead Fadilpašić published 27 January 25

J-Magic malware campaign was active for roughly a year, targeting endpoints at the edge.

Sound Bubble tech from Washington University

Noise-cancelling headphones that let you hear a 'bubble' around you, but block everything else? Sounds great, and researchers have developed the tech

By Carrie Marshall published 18 November 24

Sound Bubble could make restaurants, bars and offices sound better

You have to pay Claude to remember you, but the AI will forget your conversations for free

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 September 25

Claude now offers incognito chats free to everyone, making it easier to have private, ephemeral AI conversations.

Meta Connect 2024 as it happened – Meta Quest 3S, crystal clear Ray-Bans, and holographic Orion glasses

By Philip Berne last updated 25 September 24

Meta Connect 2024 happened and we covered it live, with news about Meta Quest 3S, the holographic project Orion, and new AI features for Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

Ex-Hololens engineer launches AR headset that's the antithesis of Apple Vision Pro — and bags remote assistance partnership with Manchester United's shirt sponsor

By Wayne Williams published 26 January 24

TeamViewer will provide remote support via the lightweight Almer Arc 2 AR headset.

This Harry Potter Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 actually looks worthy of wizarding world

By James Ide published 18 April 24

Redmi has launched a special Harry Potter Edition of its latest Turbo 3 phone.

Windows 11 could soon get a nifty new privacy feature that tells you when people are sneakily looking at your laptop screen

By Darren Allan published 6 May 25

Do you worry about people looking at the contents of your screen when you're using your laptop in public? Windows 11 might soon be able to warn you.

New zero-knowledge location authentication method developed by university collaboration

By Sead Fadilpašić published 19 May 25

You can share your device's location without sharing your device's location thanks to math.

The Nothing CMF Phone 1’s unusual and accidental X-ray camera feature has been explained – and blocked

By James Rogerson published 18 July 24

The Nothing CMF Phone 1's depth camera can see through certain objects, but not for long.

Columbia’s new Star Wars sportswear collection is all about Darth Vader and we got a peek behind the curtain

By Jacob Krol published 19 November 24

Columbia Sportswear just dropped its annual Star Wars collaboration – here are the highlights of its Vader collection.

Jia-Xin "Jay" Zhong, a postdoctoral scholar of acoustics at Penn State, used a dummy with microphones in its ears to measure the presence or absence of sound along an ultrasonic trajectory.

A wild new sound tech promises to create 'personal' sound only you can hear, but without headphones

By Carrie Marshall published 19 March 25

"Audible enclaves" use ultrasonic transducers to create truly personal audio

These scientists have a unique way of tackling video deepfakes - and all it takes is a burst of light

By Efosa Udinmwen published 17 August 25

Cornell scientists developed noise-coded illumination, embedding invisible watermarks in light patterns to detect video tampering across varied conditions.

VR headsets could be hacked in "Inception-esque" attacks — with attackers able to steal your data without you even noticing

By Sead Fadilpašić published 22 March 24

Researchers were wondering if people would notice anything amiss in the Metaverse - turns out they don't.

I gave myself a monster makeover with ChatGPT, here’s how you can do it, too

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 31 October 25

Using ChatGPT and some creative prompts, I gave myself a full monster makeover for Halloween.

Malicious "polymorphic" Chrome extensions can mimic other tools to trick victims

By Sead Fadilpašić published 7 March 25

A malicious browser extension can assume the appearance of another one, and disable it at the same time, experts warn.

'Inspired by a car wash': Researchers unveil quasi-universal tag that's virtually unhackable thanks to glue — terahertz antitampering tag could help save billions of dollars in counterfeiting costs

By Wayne Williams published 25 February 24

MIT researchers have developed a revolutionary cryptographic ID tag that's smaller and cheaper than RFID tags.

Scientists find a way to potentially reach terabit speeds wirelessly around obstacles using machine learning, AI - and yes, metasurfaces

By Efosa Udinmwen published 27 August 25

Princeton engineers used neural networks and metasurfaces to bend ultrahigh-frequency beams around obstacles, tackling signal collapse in cluttered environments.

Hackers could one day use novel visual techniques to manipulate what AI sees - RisingAttacK impacts 'most widely used AI computer vision systems'

By Efosa Udinmwen published 7 July 25

RisingAttacK manipulates AI vision by subtly altering images, causing it to misidentify or ignore key objects without human detection.

Lenovo could unveil the world's first transparent laptop at MWC 2024 - but will it be anything more than a gimmick?

By Muskaan Saxena published 9 February 24

Lenovo could unveil a transparent laptop at MWC 2024 - perhaps starting a trend for see-through laptops and computers?

Promo image for Psylo web browser app on Apple App Store

VPNs cannot protect against browser fingerprinting – but this new web browser could be the fix

By Chiara Castro published 21 June 25

Developed by two privacy researchers, Psylo introduces a one-of-a-kind isolated tab system powered by a proxy network.

Obscura VPN just aced its first independent audit

By Monica J. White published 16 December 25

Obscura VPN, a relatively new VPN service for iOS and macOS, has just passed its first independent audit. The VPN prioritizes not just user security, but also complete browsing privacy.

watchOS 26 could help protect your privacy with this secret new Apple Watch setting

By Alex Blake published 24 June 25

A new setting in watchOS 26 could pull a veil over data in your complications until you unlock your Watch.

Not even emoji are safe from hackers - smiley faces can be hijacked to hide data, study claims

By Sead Fadilpašić published 13 February 25

The method could be used to invisibly watermark content, experts have warned.

Ford patents holographic car tech system that lets virtual guard dogs protect your vehicle

By Leon Poultney published 9 September 24

Ford has filed a patent for a holographic system that can be used to project interactive imagery inside and outside of the car, and it sounds pretty wild.