
While Iran now ranks 97th out of 100 countries for internet quality, a new report reveals how citizens are massively relying on VPNs to bypass censorship policies.

ShinyHunters finds its way into Google systems, but the search engine giant says it's nothing to be worried about.

Microsoft's Gaming Copilot is now in Windows 11's Game Bar - and it looks nifty, but I'm worried about the AI on handhelds.

Sony has admitted that its current live-service strategy "is not entirely going smoothly" following the disastrous launch of Concord.

When a website or app doesn't load, you're probably wondering if it's also down for everyone else. NordVPN can now help you find out, but it has some competition.
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/reddit-or-x-not-loading-nordvpn-might-tell-you-why

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

Noah Hawley teases what we can expect from Alien: Earth's horrifying group of creatures – and why there are only five of them.

If you have your eye on a Sonos speaker and live in the US, you might want to act sooner rather than later – because price hikes are incoming.

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-8-august-2025

Google is taking its terminal-based Gemini CLI over to GitHub to give it even more context into a user's code.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/google-gemini-and-github-are-teaming-up-for-ai-powered-coding