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Certinia expands Veda AI for professional services
Only 20% of services and IT leaders say AI beat expectations, prompting Certinia to add 14 agents to target clearer returns.

Mova LiDAX Ultra 3000 AWD review: Built for tough lawns
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Excellent traction on slopes and uneven ground Good obstacle detection and avoidance No boundary wire required Cons Automatic mapping struggled on a complicated lawn Expensive Large and heavy for smaller yards Our Verdict The Mova LiDAX Ultra 3000 AWD is a capable robot mower for challenging terrain, with excellent traction and dependable performance once...

Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?
News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.

Lawson rattled by Hamilton incident in Baku practice
The New Zealand driver finished seventh and 12th across Thursday’s two sessions in Baku but was left visibly rattled in FP2 after a near miss on the fastest section of the circuit.

Microsoft is killing its ‘Companion’ taskbar mini-apps in December
Back in August 2025, Microsoft launched a new kind of software initiative called “Microsoft 365 Companions,” which were like mini-apps that lived within the taskbar and served a middle-of-the-road solution between simple notifications and complex Widgets. When they first launched, there were three Microsoft 365 Companions immediately available: People, which showed...

There's a new way to break RSA that's faster than anything we've seen before
Until now, cryptographers thought factoring was the only way to break RSA. Not anymore.

These hidden Windows 11 tools can save your PC — and your workday
Ideally, your PC will work smoothly day in and day out. But when something goes wrong, you should have a game plan for solving your problems — and there’s even some new, updated features within Windows for doing so. I happened to live in London during the run of The IT...

Maxio launches Wallets for prepaid credit tracking
As software vendors shift to usage-based billing, Maxio's new tool aims to cut spreadsheet tracking and help finance teams manage prepaid balances.

Opera’s free VPN can now turn on by itself on public Wi-Fi
Opera hasn’t made much of a splash lately, with its most recent innovation being a new Paste Protect feature from July 2026 that blocks clipboard hijacking attacks. Indeed, it seems Opera is playing catch-up. The browser’s latest move is an improvement to its free, built-in VPN, according to this announcement post....

Can’t get started on a daunting task? Try this simple ChatGPT prompt
My goal was a simple one: Go to the DMV and replace my old driver’s license with a Real ID one. A tad annoying, yes, but not all that difficult. Yet somehow, I just couldn’t get it started. Maybe it was because we’d just moved to a new apartment, or maybe...

Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight set for December in Cardiff
The two former heavyweight world champions will meet at the Principality Stadium, promoter Turki Alalshikh said on social media.

Google Chrome is a privacy nightmare. Fix these settings
Chrome is the most popular browser in the world by a country mile. With more than 77% of the browser market across all kinds of devices, it’s most people’s first choice—especially after a fresh Windows install. But Chrome isn’t some privacy-centric upstart that puts the user first. Just like Google’s...

FIFA's Infantino pledges 'culture of dialogue' after uproar over secretive World Cup sell-off plan
Two months into a deep rift for global soccer because of Infantino’s now-dropped US$4.2 billion World Cup sell-off plan, he offered to his critics this week an independent review of how FIFA is run and makes decisions.