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BrianFagioli writes: TP-Link has officially achieved the first successful Wi-Fi 8 connection using a prototype device built through an industry collaboration. The company confirmed that both the beacon and data throughput worked, marking a real-world validation of next-generation wireless tech. It's an early glimpse of what the next leap in speed and reliability could look like, even as the Wi-Fi 8 standard itself remains under development. The Verge adds: Like its predecessor, Wi-Fi 8 will utilize 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands with a theoretical maximum channel bandwidth of 320MHz and peak data rate of 23Gbps, but aims to improve real-world performance and connection reliability. The goal is to provide better performance in environments with low signal, or under high network loads, where an increasing number of devices are sharing the same connection.

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He was not the intended target of the assassination

Then shalt thee change the setting three times, no more!

Microsoft's OneDrive is increasing the creepiness quotient by using AI to spot faces in photos and group images accordingly. Don't worry, it can be turned off – three times a year.…

On the face of it, the picture looks like just another of Kate Cassidy 's treasured photos of her enjoying a night out with late boyfriend Liam Payne...

The Duchess of Sussex said the visit to Fashion Week in the French capital was 'the culmination of many years of…friendship' with Pierpaolo Piccioli.

Olivia Attwood has asked a psychic if her marriage with husband Bradley Dack will get better after admitting to struggles in their relationship. 

Outage knocks out phones, broadband – even telco's own status page

Vodafone fell over in the UK this afternoon, with Register readers reporting that many services including mobile coverage, internet services, and even the company's own status page went down.…

The former Countdown star, 64, was among the stars who made an appearance at the Women of the Year lunch and awards held at the Royal Lancaster hotel in central London on Monday.

Thousands of people across Essex have voted for their favourite restaurants, bistros, pubs, bars and cafes and the winners have been announced.

President Donald Trump tore into his predecessors for their inability to bring stability to the Middle East while addressing the Israeli parliament in a blockbuster speech on Monday.

Chinese companies now produce most of the world's freely available AI models. DeepSeek leads Hugging Face in popularity. Chinese firms like Alibaba receive higher ratings than OpenAI and Meta on LMArena. The site uses blind tests to measure user preferences. Chinese developers ship open models more frequently than American rivals. Irene Solaiman is chief policy officer at Hugging Face. She said Chinese companies build their user base by shipping frequently and quickly. American companies like OpenAI and Google keep their best models proprietary. Meta once led in open AI models. Mark Zuckerberg argued last year that the world would benefit if AI companies shared their technology freely. He pledged Meta would release its AI openly. The company has since become more cautious. Zuckerberg wrote in a new essay that Meta might need to keep the best models for itself.

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I knew something was seriously amiss the day a pair of grim-faced MI5 spooks marched into my office, shut the door and told me to sit down.

Cloud support to be ditched on older hardware, customers left with pricey paperweights

Audio equipment biz Bose is discontinuing cloud support for its SoundTouch product line, effectively reducing the premium devices to basic speakers with limited functionality.…

JONATHAN MCEVOY: Christian Horner is in talks with Ferrari about taking over as their team principal, Daily Mail Sport can reveal.

Donald Trump surprised many by naming Tony Blair as a potential member of his 'Board of Peace' to oversee Gaza.

Dance music icon is latest headline act announced for Heritage Live series at Audley End

Bar Kuperstein, 23, from Holon, was working at the Nova festival on October 7 when he was kidnapped by terrorists who launched an enormous assault, killing 378 and taking 44 people into Gaza .

Hillary Clinton stunned Washington by praising Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan, telling CBS News she 'commends' his administration for seeing a 'path forward.'

I have collaborated with two A list make-up artists - here are the tricks and tips that we believe deliver the most transformative results.

East London Mosque barred any females over 12 from taking part in yesterday's Muslim Charity Run in Victoria Park which was billed as 'inclusive' and 'family friendly' despite the gender bar.