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Austin Robert Drummond, 28, a Tennessee man suspected of murdering four family members in a vicious attack, has been arrested after almost a week on the run.

The judge who sentenced Sorosh Amini, 21, said he did not consider the rapist to be a 'dangerous person.'

The Afghans in hiding have dubbed it a 'deal of devils' and believe such an agreement between the brutal leaderships in Tehran and Kabul will increase their value as targets of both regimes.

Footage of the man - named online as Jack Kay - went viral at the start of this week as he was filmed donning a gold chain and pair of sunglasses with a baby pink cup gripped in his hand.

Some pinpointed software nasties but were suspicious of printer drivers too

Researchers from the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo have discovered exactly how users decide whether an application is legitimate or malware before installing it – and the good news is they're better than you might expect, at least when primed to expect malware.…

It is a perfect spot to escape Essex's busier spots - while still having lots to do

This is the dramatic moment a team of brave cavers took on an epic rescue mission after a sheep fell down a 90ft drop.

The high street food giants have dubbed the new treat the 'culinary crossover of the century' and claimed it is the 'mash up the nation's been craving'.

The 59-year-old had been swimming at Ofrynio beach in the city of Kavala at around noon on Friday before disappearing.

An anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft has published a new video that appears to be the first in an upcoming series of videos dubbed "Windows 2030 Vision," where the company outlines its vision for the future of Windows over the next five years. It curiously makes references to some potentially major changes on the horizon, in the wake of AI. This first episode features David Weston, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of Enterprise & Security, who opens the video by saying "the world of mousing and keyboarding around will feel as alien as it does to Gen Z [using] MS-DOS." Right out of the gate, it sounds like he's teasing the potential for a radical new desktop UX made possible by agentic AI. Weston later continues, "I truly believe the future version of Windows and other Microsoft operating systems will interact in a multimodal way. The computer will be able to see what we see, hear what we hear, and we can talk to it and ask it to do much more sophisticated things."

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Family doctors are increasingly using tools that listen to their consultations with patients and automatically add summaries to their records.

If you still use this popular Apple device, it might be time for an upgrade.

Rochelle Humes, the former Saturdays popstrel, and her husband, JLS star Marvin Humes, are on holiday in Ibiza celebrating their 13th anniversary. But there's more to this latest gratuitous display.

Tools vendor targets 'creators who've never coded' but devs will be wary

IDE and developer tools vendor JetBrains has released a private preview of Kineto, an AI-driven no-code platform for creators and small businesses.…

Vick Hope has announced that she will eat her own capsulated placenta following the birth of her son Micha-but experts have previously sounded the alarm over the trend.

Morrisons slashed more than 3,600 jobs last year as the embattled retailer turned a profit for the first time since its 2021 private equity takeover.

Harrowing pictures captured the desperate search after a fast boat flipped and ran aground in rough surf.

AI meeting transcription software is inadvertently sharing private conversations with all meeting participants through automated summaries. WSJ found a series of mishaps that people confirmed on-record. Digital marketing agency owner Tiffany Lewis discovered her "Nigerian prince" joke about a potential client was included in the summary sent to that same client. Nashville branding firm Studio Delger received meeting notes documenting their discussion about "getting sandwich ingredients from Publix" and not liking soup when their client failed to appear. Communications agency coordinator Andrea Serra found her personal frustrations about a neighborhood Whole Foods and a kitchen mishap while making sweet potato recipes included in official meeting recaps distributed to colleagues.

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Ashley Farrall, 43, is said to have attacked Katie Jones after she made the remark about sex. But the defence claim she had been drinking and 'picked a fight' about 'other women'.

by George Whittaker

In the last decade, the digital landscape has shifted from a space of casual convenience to a battleground for personal information. From constant corporate profiling to sprawling government surveillance programs, the reality is clear, our devices have become treasure troves for those seeking to exploit or monitor us. As trust in mainstream platforms erodes, a surge of interest has emerged around operating systems that place security and privacy at their very core. At the forefront of this movement are a new breed of Linux distributions designed not just for power users and security experts, but for anyone who values control over their data.

The Age of Hyper-Exposure

Every click, swipe, and typed search leaves a footprint. This wasn’t always a mainstream concern, many users once traded data for convenience without a second thought. But a string of high-profile incidents changed the narrative: massive data breaches leaking millions of personal records, whistleblower revelations exposing global surveillance programs, and marketing giants quietly building extensive behavioral profiles of individuals.

For the average person, these events have shattered the illusion of online privacy. For professionals handling sensitive work, journalists, lawyers, healthcare providers, data exposure is more than a nuisance; it’s a potential threat to safety, reputation, and trust. The result? An accelerating search for technology that resists tracking, intercepts intrusions, and limits data leakage before it can begin.

Why Linux Has Become the Privacy Battleground

Linux, in its many forms, has always worn transparency as a badge of honor. Unlike proprietary systems where code is hidden from public scrutiny, Linux distributions are open-source, meaning anyone can inspect the source code, audit for vulnerabilities, or suggest improvements. This creates a self-reinforcing cycle of trust and accountability.

Beyond transparency, Linux allows deep configurability. Users can strip away unnecessary software, remove hidden telemetry, and harden their system against attacks. Updates arrive quickly, often patched within hours of a security flaw being reported, compared to the slower cycles of commercial operating systems. And most importantly, Linux is free from the corporate incentives that often drive aggressive data collection.

What Sets Security-Focused Distros Apart

While all Linux distributions benefit from open-source transparency, security-oriented distros go several steps further by building privacy and protection into their foundation:

• Hardened System Kernels: Some distros use custom kernels with advanced security patches (like grsecurity) to close off potential attack vectors.

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