Microsoft has blocked a registry trick that gave Windows 11 users access to a native NVMe driver capable of boosting storage performance by up to 85%. The company appears to be tightening control over unsupported optimisations.
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Players of Pearl Abyss' new open-world game Crimson Desert are pushing back against severe cooldown restrictions on the dragon mount, a feature that was central to the game's marketing but arrives with limited usability.
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Voice phishing surged in 2025 to become the second most common initial access method in cyberattacks and the number one tactic for breaching cloud environments, according to Google's latest threat intelligence report.
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The Trump administration has deployed ICE agents to more than a dozen US airports amid a government shutdown that has left 50,000 TSA officers unpaid. Eyewitnesses have already recorded arrests at San Francisco International.
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Capcom says it won't put AI-generated content into its games, but developers were blindsided by Nvidia's DLSS 5 demonstration using their flagship title.
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A California-based semiconductor testing firm initially dismissed a ransomware attack as immaterial, only to reverse course when stolen data surfaced days later—highlighting growing risks in critical supply chains.
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Windows 11 includes a free, built-in battery diagnostic that generates detailed reports on capacity, cycle counts, and health status in under a minute from the command line.
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The Middle East conflict has forced a dramatic restructuring of global aviation routes, with Australian carriers like Qantas adding Singapore stopovers to flagship routes and rerouting passengers through Southeast Asian hubs instead of traditional Gulf connections.
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Uber is departing from its uniform pricing model to impose steeper fare rises in wealthy inner-city and affluent Melbourne suburbs, with the surcharge permanent rather than temporary.
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Wendell Sailor has pleaded guilty to multiple charges after a pattern of breaching bail conditions that began last year. The former NRL and Wallabies star faces sentencing over incidents involving aggression and public intoxication.
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Ardea Resources' Kalgoorlie nickel project has been formally recognised in the US-Japan critical minerals partnership, signalling major investment backing for the Western supply chain challenge to Chinese dominance.
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Four people were injured when an Air Canada passenger plane collided with a fire truck on a LaGuardia Airport runway late Sunday. The aircraft was damaged and the airport was closed for investigation.
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Upgrades to key Sydney northern beaches routes are moving ahead, but a wide-ranging review of the region's traffic woes is reigniting calls for the multibillion-dollar Beaches Link tunnel.
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Gold Coast will appeal Bailey Humphrey's two-match ban after the Match Review Officer graded his tackle on Richmond's Maurice Rioli as rough conduct. The Suns face mounting injury concerns ahead of critical Easter fixtures.
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Microsoft has publicly acknowledged Windows 11 needs improvement, promising faster performance, lower memory use, and reduced Copilot integration as part of a major 2026 quality push.
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Jack Miller's bid to salvage his season at the MotoGP Brazilian Grand Prix ended on lap 2 when he crashed out at Turn 1, adding to a weekend marred by dangerous track conditions.
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A Christchurch pinball enthusiast has lost his collection of 13 arcade machines worth $150,000 to $172,000 after a High Court decision upheld police confiscation of assets deemed proceeds of crime.
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A new attack method called FlyTrap uses patterned umbrellas to trick autonomous drones into flying closer until they can be captured or crash, exposing vulnerabilities in widely deployed technology.
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Elon Musk has announced a $25 billion chip fabrication facility in Austin, Texas, signalling a dramatic pivot by major technology companies away from outsourced semiconductor production.
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The Eels secured victory over St George Illawarra at CommBank Stadium but were forced to manage injuries to key backline and forward players during the match.
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