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Russian boats spotted loitering over undersea cables connecting Europe and US

Web Hosting & Remote IT Support Russia appears to be using civilian vessels to spy on critical undersea cables between the US and Europe The UK relies on the cables for around economic activity that amounts to £65 billion a year Maritime law severely limits engagement with civilian vessels in international waters Russian civilian vessels are being used to map undersea cables linking the UK and Europe with the United States, according to an investigation by The Telegraph , which adds that fishing trawlers are performing espionage in the waters around Britain. Analysis by the publication has found evidence of over 500 incidents carried out by what are described as “commercial proxies”, the use of which appears to sit within a 2022 maritime doctrine approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at mobilizing fishing and other civilian vessels. If the information was used aggressively, und...

Google's Gemini 4 Argon may be overkill for most tasks

Web Hosting & Remote IT Support Google's latest AI model can untangle millions of lines of code and accelerate quantum computing research, which is great if you happen to spend your afternoons debugging enormous software projects or advancing theoretical physics. For the average Gemini user, the sheer power of the new Gemini 4 Argon model begs the question: why do you need it? Google has made Gemini 4 Argon readily available in the Gemini app for Google AI Pro or Ultra subscribers. Simply pick it from the list of models available at the top of the conversation. Google brags about the model's advanced reasoning, multi-step problem-solving, and other improvements provided by the sophisticated AI, but it's a little much for helping write an email. Whether Argon can outperform its predecessors on complicated benchmarks is less interesting than figuring out what to do with all this a...

I tried Sonos’ clever new surround setup trick — and it delivers the home theater flexibility I’ve always wanted

Web Hosting & Remote IT Support I've long been a fan of Sonos and its approach to home audio. My apartment is already filled with the company's speakers, including two home theater systems for movies and TV, and a couple of stereo pairs for music. And while the ability to group speakers and play whatever I want, wherever I want, is already a major part of the appeal, I've always felt there was room to take things a step further. So when Sonos announced the Beam Ultra soundbar earlier this year, alongside a new feature that would allow its portable Play speakers to double as rear surrounds, my interest was well and truly piqued. I've already made my feelings about the Play perfectly clear, having previously claimed it could be the only speaker you really need . Its ability to perform just as well around the home as it does on the move makes it an incredibly appealing proposi...

AI agents go rogue chasing a £350 train refund — six personal assistant models spam politicians, fabricate lies, and leak private medical data after missing a 28-day claim deadline

Web Hosting & Remote IT Support "Impossible refund" experiment saw 50 emails from Grok land in one UK MP’s office Fable shared personal information with five organisations Gemini invented excuses to dodge the bank’s identity checks Six AI assistants were tasked with recovering a fee for a cancelled train journey after the passenger missed the applicable refund deadline. The Vals AI "impossible refund" experiment simulated an investigation lasting up to 12 weeks, during which the assistants sent repeated emails, offered questionable explanations, and disclosed confidential personal information. The experiment examined six systems: Grok 4.7, Fable 5.1, Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Astra, Gemini 3.8 Flash and Muse Spark 1.3. Refund pursuit triggers excessive outreach and privacy breaches The refund concerned a £350 ticket for the 17:30 Avanti service from London Euston to Glasgow on Se...

CRKD Nitro Deck 2 review: a great but heavy Switch 2 handheld controller

Web Hosting & Remote IT Support CRKD Nitro Deck 2: One-minute review The CRKD Nitro Deck 2 is primarily billed as a Nintendo Switch 2 controller for handheld use, but it offers a lot more besides. It's CRKD’s follow-up to the Nitro Deck and Nitro Deck+, two previous accessories aimed at the original Nintendo Switch. The CRKD Nitro Deck 2 has a functional design focused more on ergonomics than style, although some of the colorways add some panache; the Pal Grey variant I reviewed, for instance, harked back to retro Nintendo controllers, thanks to its colorful face buttons and darker grey accents. The Nitro Deck 2 fits to the Switch and Switch 2 by clamping on the sides of the unit, rather than actually connecting to the Joy-Con 2 slots. A small button on the back clicks and twists to tightly grip your console, and tight it is; even when I held it upside down, my console didn’t move an ...