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• Citrix disclosed patching a critical-severity bug in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway instances
• Independent researchers dub it "CitrixBleed 2" due to its similiarities to the 2023 flaw
• Users are advised to patch up ASAP

Hackers are actively exploiting a critical-severity vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway instances to hijack user sessions and gain access to targeted environments, the company has revealed.

The bug is described as an insufficient input validation vulnerability that leads to memory overread when the NetScaler is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server. It is tracked as CVE-2025-5777, and was given a severity score of 9.3/10 - critical.

The flaw affects Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway device versions 14.1 and before 47.46, and from 13.1 and before 59.19.

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CitrixBleed 2

According to security researchers ReliaQuest, the vulnerability is already being abused in the wild to grant attackers initial access.

“Unlike session cookies, which are often tied to short-lived browser sessions, session tokens are typically used in broader authentication frameworks, such as API calls or persistent application sessions,” the researchers explained.

As well as publicly disclosing the vulnerability, Citrix is also offering a fix, and urging users to apply it as soon as possible.

At the same time, independent analyst Kevin Beaumont says the bug bears a resemblance to CitrixBleed, one of the most serious Citrix vulnerabilities discovered in recent years.

It was also a critical-severity flaw that was widely exploited in late 2023, when different threat actors targeted government agencies, banks, healthcare providers. Among the abusers was LockBit, one of the most dangerous ransomware operators in existence.

Due to the similarities, Beaumont dubbed the flaw “CitrixBleed 2”.

At roughly the same time, Citrix disclosed addressing two additional flaws: a high-severity access control issue, and a memory overflow vulnerability.

The former has a severity score of 8.7, and impacts versions from 14.1 and before 43.56 and from 13.1 and before 58.32. The latter, with a 9.2 severity score, is tracked as CVE-2025-6543, and leads to unintended control flow and Denial of Service in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway when configured as a Gateway.

Via Infosecurity Magazine

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• Xbox's limited-edition Quest 3S has sold out at Meta's store
• You can still find it at Best Buy in the US and Argos in the UK
• Meta has previously said that once it sells out it's gone for good

The Meta Quest 3S Xbox edition is sold out at Meta’s own store, but thankfully it’s still available to buy from Meta’s third-party partners in the US and UK, Best Buy, and Argos, for exactly the same price – although we don't know for how much longer that will be the case.

As a reminder, this a limited-edition headset drop, and one that I think you’ll want to take advantage of while you can.

Why, you ask?

Well, I’ve just spent too much of my weekend playing VR games on the headset using the included Xbox wireless controller, and attempting to binge the Xbox Game Pass catalog – I say attempting because my attention has been entirely captured by Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and I can see why we gave it four stars.

Yes, you can do this with a regular Meta Quest 3S too, but because you need to acquire your own Xbox wireless controller rather than getting one with your headset the setup process has significantly more points of friction – even if you already have a controller, swapping it between your VR setup and whatever console/PC it was already connected to can be tedious, and enough of a hurdle to you put you off.

What’s more, not only is this limited-edition Meta Quest 3S a delight to use, and a delight to look at with its beautiful Xbox-ified black and green design, it’s also one of the best VR headset deals I’ve seen all year.

A great deal

That’s because each of its separate parts: the 128GB Meta Quest 3s, its Xbox wireless controller, the Elite strap, and 3-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription would collectively come to $494.85 / £464.94 if purchased separately.

By buying the bundle you’re not only getting an exclusive headset and controller design, you’re snagging a $94.86 / £84.86 saving – and that’s before you even consider the additional three months of free Meta Horizon+ which comes with all new Quest 3S purchases, which is worth $23.97 / £23.97 at $7.99 / £7.99 per month).

What’s more, unlike some bundles that are padded with unnecessary and unwanted extras, you’ll actually want to own each of the add-ons included with this headset.

Technically, this bundle is still full-price, but if you wanted to purchase each part of it individually you’d pay close to $100 more, and unlike some bundles, each component is worthwhile. The Elite strap adds extra comfort for your VR gaming sessions, while the Xbox controller and Game Pass subscription will let you play hit games on a giant virtual screen – plus the whole setup looks stunning.View Deal

This deal isn’t officially a discount, but if you were to buy every item on its own, you’d pay close to £90 more, so this is a really great deal. What’s more, each element of this bundle is worth owning, and that’s before you even begin to appreciate the gorgeous, unique black and green color scheme of the headset and its accessories, which is a draw on its own.View Deal

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• Windows 11 has a new optional update
• It fixes a bunch of bugs that have been annoying gamers
• One of the most annoying glitches causes the monitor screen to go black for up to a few seconds when playing games, and it's now resolved

Windows 11's latest patch makes some important improvements for PC gamers, including the resolution of a seriously frustrating black screen glitch, and some useful changes are provided elsewhere, too.

This is the optional update for June (known as KB5060829) and, as Windows Latest reports, it introduces the mentioned fixes for gamers, as well as speeding up the performance of a common task under Windows 11 - namely, unzipping files.

Let's look at those gaming-related solutions first, though, and the highlight here is that Microsoft has cured a problem where "unnecessary display resets" were happening to some folks.

This bug manifests as the screen going black for up to a few seconds when gaming, and also in everyday use. As one Redditor puts it: "So this might fix that issue where my screen just randomly blinks black for a split second while browsing certain websites and playing games?"

That's very much the hope, and plenty of other Windows 11 gamers chime in to say they're suffering at the hands of this bug. There are a couple of reports from users claiming the fix has indeed worked, so that's a hopeful early sign. (Also remember that these fixes are gradually being rolled out, so not everyone will get the cure immediately.)

Microsoft also lets us know that there's a further fix for a problem whereby when graphics settings are changed in a game (or some apps), any off-putting screen flashing that occurs should be reduced.

Another resolution applied in the 'graphics' category for this optional update is the fix for some displays going "unexpectedly green," which I'm guessing is a reference to green screen crashes, rather than a visual corruption, though it could be the latter, and Microsoft doesn't clarify this. Either way, that'd be an annoying problem to face, and it should be vanquished now.

As already mentioned, also noteworthy here is better performance when unzipping files that are compressed in the 7z (7-Zip) or RAR formats that are natively supported in File Explorer with Windows 11. The speed boost is most noticeable in cases where large numbers of files are compressed, and they should be extracted more swiftly- Windows Latest observes that this happens up to 15% faster.

Other nifty moves with this preview update include the taskbar automatically resizing icons to fit in more apps when it gets crowded, and interestingly, we're also getting our first glimpse of the new PC-to-PC migration experience. The latter is provided in the Windows Backup app, and it's been in testing previously, offering an easy way to switch over to a new PC.

This is just the initial rollout, mind you, and the PC-to-PC migration feature won't be fully enabled yet. To begin with, we're just getting the landing page as a "first look at what's coming," and Microsoft notes that: "Support for this feature during PC setup will arrive in a future update."

However, near term, this will be more of a key feature for Windows 10 PCs, and Microsoft will want to push it through for those devices with the operating system's end-of-support deadline looming large. (Microsoft is very keen on getting those folks to upgrade to a new Windows 11 PC, which has caused quite some controversy in recent times).

Finally, another useful touch for gamers with this patch is a fix for some apps freezing up when Alt-Tabbing out of the game running in full-screen. A note of caution here: Windows Latest explains that a couple of folks testing this patch have experienced other weirdness when Alt-Tabbing out of games - like the mouse cursor lagging - but at this point, these are just scattered reports. I wouldn't read much into them yet.

Analysis: Take a chance, or wait it out?

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Of course, this is a preview update, and as such, bugs - like the potential fresh problems with Alt-Tabbing - can be expected. Microsoft is still testing this patch ahead of its release next month, and that's why it's optional.

Because of this, I usually advise Windows 11 users to ignore these patches, especially as there isn't long to wait before the full update is deployed, and any last-minute bugs will (hopefully) be ironed out. In fact, this time around, the wait is particularly short, and the full update for Windows 11 in July arrives in just over a week.

Still, if any given issue is really driving you bananas, you may want to take your chances with the optional update right now (and hope you get lucky in terms of the rollout timeframe). And judging from the feedback on Reddit, a lot of people are really suffering at the hands of the bug causing the screen to go black for a second or three. If this happens at a crucial juncture of a game, it can be seriously frustrating, of course.

Indeed, plenty of Redditors are saying that this bug has been causing them to wonder what on earth is going wrong with their PC, and to suspect a fault with the GPU driver (which, given Nvidia's current woes along those lines, is an obvious conclusion to reach). At least we now know the problem is with Windows 11, and fingers crossed that this patch (and by extension the July release) fully resolves these temporary black screen dropouts.

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WiZ Gradient Light Bars: two-minute review

WiZ Gradient Light Bars are a clear dupe of the Philips Hue Play Light Bars (in fact they're produced by the same parent company, Signify), and like their Philips counterparts, they’re mainly designed to be used alongside a HDMI Sync Box to extend its screen-mirroring light effects.

Alongside the light bars themselves, the kit includes two variants of bracket (standing and mounting), and a separate USB-A plug. That second inclusion won’t mean a whole lot to most people but as someone who is constantly hurting for spare outlets on my power strip, being able to connect the bars’ wire to my TV or games console is a godsend.

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Both the mounts and the light bars themselves are light but hardily-constructed, delivering impressive quality considering the $60 price tag. Really, the only qualm I had with the design was the placing of the light bars’ wires: they jut out from one end of the bar and the standing mounts don’t provide a gap for the wire to go through. As a result, you have to bend the wire at quite a sharp angle and press the bar against it. This is fine for now (albeit a little unsightly) but I am a tad concerned about what impact this might have on the longevity of the wire insulation.

This is a small oversight in what is otherwise a cleverly-designed mounting system. The centre of each WiZ Gradient Light Bar is magnetized, allowing them to slot securely into the mount without worry of it falling out. Because of this magnetization, you could even mount them on the top of a TV niche for some effective downlighting. Fair warning: these lights are really versatile, so when you first unbox them, you’ll likely spend a good while experimenting with different placements to find your favorite.

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A placement that works best in one layout might not work so well in another. For example, my TV unit isn’t a great deal wider than the TV itself and as a result, the WiZ Gradient Light Bars’ inclusion alongside the HDMI Sync Box Kit’s LED strip felt a tad redundant. Without sufficient spacing between the two light sources, they sort of just blended into each other in a way that made them feel lost in the layout. In that same vein, mounting them on the back of the TV didn’t make much sense either.

For my purposes, I found lying the light bars under my TV a better fit; this also had the added benefit of making up for the slight gap in light caused by the lack of LED strip on my TV’s bottom edge. That said, popping them on a bookshelf nearby produced a truly lovely effect too. Which is a nice reminder that if you don’t have the HDMI Sync Box Kit or just don’t fancy making your WiZ Gradient Light Bars part of your media setup, you really don’t have to.

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Alongside the screen-mirroring effects made possible by the HDMI Sync Box, the light bars are capable of all the usual static and dynamic light effects found in the WiZ app, and can even be programmed independently of each other. In each lighting mode, the light bars output a beautifully smooth and vibrant gradient glow that looks wonderful diffused against your wall or enjoyed directly. They can also be used for WiZ’s very rudimentary Music Sync mode (you’ll have to check out my review of the WiZ Gradient floor lamp to catch up on the beef I have with that).

Another activation you (theoretically) can set up in the app is SmartSense, WiZ’s motion detection function. Given that SmartSense requires two Bluetooth-enabled WiZ lights, I assumed that the Gradient Light Bars were the perfect candidate for testing this feature. Unfortunately, as far as SmartSense is concerned, the bars count as one single entity. This is a bit of a shame given they can be placed far away enough from each other to meet the setup requirements, but they likely have a shared Wi-Fi receiver that would make SmartSense impossible and the app recognizes that.

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If you’re picking up the WiZ Gradient Light Bars, I’m not sure I’d recommend buying a third light source solely for the purpose of using SmartSense. In my testing (using the Gradient Floor Lamp as my third light), I found the motion detection disappointingly unreliable. After a good deal of troubleshooting, jumping up and down like an idiot, and four recalibration attempts, I resigned myself to the fact that there were a lot of things these versatile little light bars could do — and do very well— but motion detection was not one of them.

WiZ Gradient Light Bars: specifications

Connectivity

Wi-Fi (2.4GHz only), Bluetooth

Smart home compatibility

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant & Matter

Brightness

Not specified

Light temperature

2,200-6,500K

Dimensions (with standing mount)

12.6 x 4.3 x 9.6in / 32 x 11 x 7.5cm

Dimensions (without mount)

11.8 x 1.9 x 1.2in / 30 x 5 x 4cm

WiZ Gradient Light Bars: price and availability

• Price: $59.99 / £54.99 (not sold in Australia)
• Where to buy: WiZ (US only), Amazon

The WiZ Gradient Light Bars have an MSRP of $59.99 in the US, and are available to purchase on WiZ’s site and on Amazon. However, at time of writing, the bars are sold out at WiZ and are 10% off at Amazon – that certainly makes for an easy decision on where to pick them up.

If you’re in the UK, you’ll be able to check out WiZ’s product lineup on their site but when it comes to actually ordering them, you’re better off heading to Amazon. There, you can purchase the light bars for £54.99.

Should you buy the WiZ Gradient Light Bars?Buy them if

You want a smart light that’s versatile and doesn’t take up too much space

These little light bars are small but mighty, delivering a powerful glow in a compact package. They can also be placed standing, lying down, or mounted wherever you fancy putting them.

You have a WiZ HDMI Sync Box

While it’s definitely not a prerequisite, the WiZ Gradient Light Bars pairs really well with the HDMI Sync Box and can be used to deliver even more screen-mirroring ambient light around your living space.

You’re on a budget

At $60, the WiZ Gradient Light Bars are a fairly low-cost lighting fixture that offers double the bang for your buck thanks to the fact that it includes two bars in one kit.

Don't buy them if

You want to place your light bars in separate rooms

While the wire linking the WiZ Gradient Light Bars allows for over 7ft of distance between each bar, they are still connected to a single power supply. If you’re hoping for a two-for-one deal that helps you pop a smart light in every room of your house, look elsewhere.

You’re buying WiZ Gradient Light Bars hoping they alone can be used for SmartSense

Technically when you buy the WiZ Gradient Light Bars, you fit SmartSense’s requirement of having two Bluetooth-enabled smart lights that can be placed 6.6ft apart from each other. However, the two light bars count as one unit for the purposes of SmartSense.

WiZ Gradient Light Bars: also consider

If you’re still shopping around, why not consider these alternatives: Govee Table Lamp 2 and Philips Hue Play Light Bars offer very similar functionality at differing price points.

WiZ Gradient Light Bars

Govee Table Lamp 2

Philips Hue Play Light Bars

Price

$59.99 / £54.99

$69.99 / £69.99

$79.99 / £59.99

Number of units included

2

1

1

Smart home compatibility

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Matter

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant & Matter

Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant (via Philips Hue app)

Brightness

Not specified

500 lumens

500 lumens

Color temperature

2,200-6,500K

2,700-6,500K

2000-6500K

Dimensions (without mount)

30 x 5 x 4cm / 11.8 x 1.9 x 1.2in

4.7 x 11 x 4.7in / ‎12 x 28 x 12cm

10 x 1.7 x 1.4in / 25.3 x 4.4 x 3.6cm

How I tested the WiZ Gradient Light Bars

• I installed the WiZ Gradient Light Bars in my main living space
• I used the lights for two weeks, both independently and synced with my TV
• I tested various settings and customization options

I tested the WiZ Gradient Light Bars for two weeks, while paired with the WiZ HDMI Sync Box Kit. I used them while they were synced to content from my TV and as standalone smart lights. During periods where they were not synced to the TV, I controlled them via the WiZ app and through voice controls made to my Amazon Alexa. For more details, see how we test, rate, and review at TechRadar.

First reviewed June 2025

• The US Department of Justice has finally approved HPE's takeover of Juniper Networks
• HPE must divest its Instant On business and auction off a license
• European regulators approved the deal in August 2024

The US Department of Justice has settled its lawsuit claims against HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, which means the deal may now proceed pending court approval.

However, HPE must adhere to some pretty hefty conditions to pacify regulators, including divesting its 'Instant On' wireless networking business and auctioning a license for Juniper’s AI Ops for Mist source code, which it uses in WLAN products.

Still, HPE CEO Antonio Neri welcomed the news and confirmed the agreement resolves antitrust concerns in a joint statement by HPE and Juniper.

HPE's Juniper acquisition given the go-ahead

"Our agreement with the DOJ paves the way to close HPE’s acquisition of Juniper Networks and preserves the intended benefits of this deal for our customers and shareholders," Neri said.

HPE hopes joining forces with Juniper will enable it to address "legacy incumbent networking solutions" by combining the two companies' hybrid cloud, storage, compute and software expertise.

"This marks an exciting step forward in delivering on a critical customer need – a complete portfolio of modern, secure networking solutions to connect their organizations and provide essential foundations for hybrid cloud and AI,” Juniper Networks CEO Rami Rahim added.

Department of Justice Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle called the win a "key legal victory" for the antitrust department.

The news comes almost a year after the European Commission first approved the deal – in August 2024, European antitrust regulators stated that the takeover "would not significantly reduce competition."

With HPE Intelligent Edge revenue down $852 million year-over-year to $4.5 billion, Juniper's full 2024 revenue of $5.1 billion could further strengthen HPE's position in the market.

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Trying to get a hold of a Fujifilm X100VI? You're not alone. This much-hyped compact fixed-lens camera is easily one of the most successful camera launches we've seen for a long time, with demand massively outstripping supply.

It's been almost one full year since release, and unsurprisingly - most retailers still have this camera on backorder.

There are a few glimmers of hope, however. After a few months of suspended orders in the US, a few retailers have now re-listed the camera for backorder. If you're willing to wait a month or two, then the good news is that you can still buy the camera at the launch price.

Even better news if you're in the UK. It's looking like the back-log of orders is finally starting to clear at the major camera retailers in this territory and a few even have the camera in stock to buy with immediate delivery.

The Fujifilm X100VI retails for $1,599 / £1,599 at all retailers right now, which we don't expect will change for a long, long time due to this camera's popularity. If you're interested in a full run-down of the camera, check out our recently published Fujifilm X100VI review for our detailed thoughts.

Where to buy the Fujifilm X100VICurrent Fujifilm X100VI retailersUS retailers

• Amazon: check stock
• Adorama: $1,599
• B&H Photo: check stock
• Best Buy: check stock
• Moment: $1,599

UK retailers

• Jessops: £1,599
• Wex Video Photo: £1,599
• Park Cameras: £1,599
• Wilkinson Cameras: £1,599
• Camarthen Cameras: £1,599

Backorders are partially open again in the US

Fujifilm announced that X100VI orders were being temporarily paused in the US a few months ago due to the ongoing tariffs situation. It seems as of writing, however, backorders have partially returned at a few retailers. Adorama, for example, is currently listing August as the next likely date for delivery and you can place an order for the next batch right now. Interestingly, B&H Photo is listing the X100VI as discontinued right now, so it appears that the tariffs situation still hasn't completely resolved.

The Fujifilm X-E5 is a great new alternative

Just a quick PSA to those who haven't been following the latest camera news. Fujifilm has just released a new body called the X-E5, which is extremely similar to the X100VI but is instead an interchangeable lens model. It's arguably a different beast to the X100VI ,but it's worth considering since it's readily available at most retailers for a (slightly) cheaper price.

If you're interested, you can see our Fujifilm X100VI vs Fujfilm X-E5 article for more information, or my standalone where to buy the Fujfilm X-E5 page.

Be aware: X100VI scalpers are active

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The Fujifilm X100VI has been surfacing on eBay as well as other auction sites recently for well over the launch price - up to $5,000 if you can believe. Take note, several well-known (and usually reputable) camera trading sites also have stock for marked-up prices, which is kind of a bummer to be honest. While not quite as bad as the prices on eBay, I'd definitely recommend holding off buying from one of these sites - even if you're desperate.

For example, if you happen to have $5,000 lying around to spend on a camera then there are amazing options from other brands, including some of the best compact cameras money can buy (hint: Leica Q3). We're also huge fans of Fujifilm's other cameras here at TechRadar - several of which offer specs that are just as good as the Fujifilm X100VI if you don't mind opting for something less compact.

Fujifilm X100VI: buying adviceWhat else can you do? Here's our advice

1. Call around at local retailers

This is a tried-and-true tip that we've used previously to snag stock on in-demand tech like the PlayStation 5 and graphics cards in recent years. Often, local retailers have smaller wait lists for recent releases and sometimes, just sometimes, you'll even find in-stock items hiding in the backrooms. Conversely, these retailers also tend to receive less stock when products are shipped so it's often a fine line to tread when actually placing an order. It doesn't hurt to call around, however, and this tip also applies to larger stores that have local brands like Best Buy.

2. Keep an eye on Amazon

Amazon and to a lesser extent, Best Buy, tend to release stock for in-demand products on a semi-regular basis. Unlike most photo specialist stores - which are still operating on a first-come-first-serve preorder basis - these stock drops are for items that are fully in stock and ready to ship immediately. The issue is that there's usually no prior warning for these stock drops and they also tend to be available in extremely limited numbers. It's well worth adding an item to your wishlist and checking in regularly at Amazon if you're willing to wait it out, however.

(Image credit: Fujifilm)Great alternative cameras

1. Fujifilm X-T5
2. Fujifilm X-E5
3. Fujifilm X-T30 II
4. Ricoh GR III
6. Leica Q3
7. Nikon ZF

3. Check out other cameras

The X100VI is undoubtedly the camera of the moment (and for good reason) but there are fantastic alternative cameras to consider if you don't want to wait. I recently wrote a piece on seven excellent alternatives to the Fujifilm X100VI that's well worth reading if you want a detailed run-down of a few other options, but I'll also summarize here.

If you want a high-performance alternative to the X100VI, you could opt for the Fujifilm X-T5. This flagship interchangeable lens body features many of the same bones as the X100VI under the hood - like the 40.2MP APS-C sensor, image stabilization, and the latest subject-tracking autofocus. The downside? It's a little pricey at $1,699 / £1,449 - and you'll obviously have to buy your desired lens separately. It also doesn't have the fancy hybrid optical viewfinder that's unique to the X100 series, so you'll arguably not get that same old-school feel. Image-wise, however, the cameras are identical, and we're big fans of the X-T5 at TechRadar (see our Fujifilm X-T5 review for more details).

For a cheaper Fuji alternative, you could consider either the Fujifilm X-E4 or Fujifilm X-T30 II - both of which are smaller-styled interchangeable lens bodies. They're last-gen models now, and subsequently only feature 26MP sensors, but they can be found for under $1,000 if you shop around on the used market and they both feature most of the brand's film simulation presets. Unfortunately, due to popularity, Fuji cameras are really, really over-priced on the second-hand market right now.

Outside of Fuji, there are compelling options in the form of the Ricoh GR III and Leica Q3. The Ricoh in particular offers fantastic tac-sharp images in a superbly pocket-friendly and affordable package. The Leica Q3 in comparison runs at an eye-watering premium but does offer the epitome of outright image quality thanks to its lavish 60MP full-frame sensor and Summilux 28mm f/1.7 lens. Another fantastic full-frame option to consider is the retro-styled Nikon Zf - a recent addition to the brand's line-up and one that's been extremely well-received. If you're interested, check out our Ricoh GR III review, our Leica Q3 review, and Nikon Zf review for more details.

When Netflix removed Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy in June, it left a void in many subscribers' (myself included) watchlists – and looking at everything leaving the platform in July 2025, that's going to get bigger still.

Among the titles being removed from one of the best streaming services are some of the biggest movies of the 2020s so far, including Denis Villeneuve's visually-striking Dune: Part Two (2024), Greta Gerwig's Barbie (2023) and one of the best prequel movies I've ever seen Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024).

Even though Netflix is adding 48 new movies over the coming weeks, it's sad to see it removing more binge-worthy watches, as it means it's having to sacrifice some of the best Netflix movies and shows. I just hope it brings some unforgettable new movies in August to make up for it.

Everything leaving Netflix in July 2025

Leaving on July 1

13 Going on 30 (movie)
28 Days (movie)
3 Ninjas: Kick Back (movie)
Annabelle (movie)
Colombiana (movie)
Constantine (movie)
Couples Retreat (movie)
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (movie)
Do the Right Thing (movie)
Draft Day (movie)
Dune: Part Two (movie)
Friends with Money (movie)
Geostorm (movie)
Get Him to the Greek (movie)
Hotel Transylvania (movie)
Hotel Transylvania 2 (movie)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (movie)
Loudermilk seasons 1-3 (TV show)
The Net (movie)
The Nun (movie)
Obsessed (movie)
Ocean's Eleven (movie)
Ocean's Thirteen (movie)
Ocean's Twelve (movie)
Resident Evil: Retribution (movie)
Runaway Jury (movie)
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (movie)
Sisters (movie)
Twilight (movie)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (movie)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (movie)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 (movie)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2 (movie)
The Wonder Years seasons 1-2 (TV show)

Leaving on July 3

Insecure seasons 1-5 (TV show)

Leaving on July 4

80 for Brady (movie)

Leaving on July 5

The Addams Family (movie)

Leaving on July 8

This Is Us seasons 1-6 (TV show)

Leaving on July 13

Life or Something Like It (movie)

Leaving on July 15

Barbie (movie)

Leaving on July 16

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (movie)

Leaving on July 22

Call My Agent! seasons 1-4 (TV show)

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Sony ULT Field 3: two-minute review

The Sony ULT Field 3 is one of the latest portable Bluetooth speakers to enter a market stuffed to the gills with options. This one promises “impressive power”, “easy portability” and a build quality that'll play your music “anywhere, in any weather”. But with rivals such as JBL and Ultimate Ears going all-in on the whole rough-and-ready portable speaker thing, it begs the question… can Sony outdo its red-hot rivals?

At a glance, you may well think so. This speaker is packed with a ton of features. We’ve got multi-point, customizable EQ, environment optimization and, of course, ULT mode for enhanced bass output. That’s all very neat, and as always, Sony has done a great job with its Sound Connect app, which enables you to access all of these features and more.

This is also a highly durable speaker, with excellent build quality, IP67 dust and waterproofing and an adjustable strap, meaning it’s easy to transport and play in any environment. But, in order to outdo the best Bluetooth speakers around, the thing that truly matters in my book is sound quality.

Unfortunately for the Field 3, this is the one key reason that it fails to stake its claim as a class-leading option. Even with ULT mode on, which plays to the speaker’s strengths – beefy low-end output – you’ll notice significant compression at higher volumes, some harshness in the treble range and a slight lack of nuance.

Even if you want a more balanced listen, the ULT-off tuning simply didn’t cut it in my experience. You can achieve decent audio using the Sound Connect app’s seven-band equalizer, but still, you can’t expect well-separated, perfectly balanced audio.

And given the list price of this speaker – just under $200 / £180 / AU$330 – I think that middling sound quality is pretty disappointing. Some issues, like limited bass extension and mono-only sound (unless you pair to a second Field 3 model) are typical for a speaker of this size – but I’d still expect clearer, more controlled audio from a Sony product at this cost.

Again, a serviceable listen is certainly achievable on the Field 3. But some aspects are more than serviceable. More than anything, that includes battery life, which is very good for a speaker in this weight class. You get up to 24 hours with ULT on – admittedly not playing at high volume, though. Still, the Field 3 should have plenty of juice to last a long listening session, and it can even charge external devices with its USB-C port – which is a most welcome inclusion.

When all’s said and done, the Sony ULT Field 3 has some strong qualities, but just doesn’t have enough sauce to stand out in a talented crowd. Perhaps if it gets a juicy price cut in sales events I’d be able to say it’s worth checking out. But for the moment, I’d suggest looking elsewhere for a summer-ready Bluetooth speaker. Other models, such as the JBL Charge 5 or even the smaller, yet Wi-Fi-enabled Sonos Roam 2 would be better picks, just to name a couple.

(Image credit: Future)Sony ULT Field 3 review: price and release date

• $199 / £179 / AU$329
• Launched in April 2025

The Sony ULT Field 3 launched alongside its sibling, the Sony ULT Field 5 in April 2025. It has a list price of $199 / £179 / AU$329, but there’s good news – I’ve already seen it on sale for less through various online retailers. In the UK, for instance, Sony has already run a slashed-price offer, which allows you to pick the ULT Field 3 up for less than £160, so keep your eyes peeled for a bargain buy.

You can grab the ULT Field in three different colorways: Black; Forest Gray; and Off White. The variant you chose should have little to no impact on the price you pay for this model.

Sony ULT Field 3 review: specs

Drivers

1x 86 x 46mm woofer, 1x 20mm tweeter

Dimensions

10.1 x 4.4 x 3.1 inches / 256 x 113 x 79mm

Weight

2.6lbs / 1.2kg

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.2

Battery life

24 hours

Waterproofing

IP67

(Image credit: Future)Sony ULT Field 3 review: features

• ULT mode for enhanced bass output
• Sound Field Optimization
• Great battery life

As is typically the case with Sony, you’re getting a solid suite of features on the ULT Field 3. You get the standard stuff like multi-point connectivity, fast-pairing and multi-speaker pairing – which unlocks stereo mode – but there’s so much more to uncover.

Perhaps the main attraction is the ULT mode, which gives bass a gigantic boost. It’s well worth having this on if you want the most powerful, party-ready sound available, but I’ll drill into that a little more later. You can also listen with ULT mode off or set your own custom EQ using a seven band equalizer.

Another audio-related feature that interested me was Sound Field Optimization. This essentially detects noise from your surroundings and fine-tunes audio output to be as clear as possible for your environment – something that’s particularly useful in busier outdoor areas.

But if you dive into the Sony Sound Connect app, there’s a little more at your fingertips. There’s STAMINA (yep, in all caps) mode, which provides a boost to battery life while restricting elements like different sound modes. There’s also an option to prioritize connection quality over sound quality or control playback from your music apps.

One more feature that you don’t always find is an integrated mic that enables hand-free calling. I tested this out and found that my voice came through clearly and my friend's speech on the other end of the line never had any noticeable tinniness or distortion.

Does the ULT Field 3 have the most fleshed out feature-set I’ve ever seen? Well, not quite. There’s a distinct lack of EQ presets, no LED lights or similar, no Auracast over Bluetooth LE audio and omission of wired listening.

Still, there’s plenty overall – even a USB-C charging port that can juice up external devices or serve as a medium to charge the speaker itself. While we’re here, let’s talk battery life too. I was impressed with the ULT Field 3’s playtime – in fact, it’s one of the best things about this speaker. You get up to 24 hours of battery life – of course, if you’re listening at high volumes with ULT mode on, that’s gonna be lower. But still, this speaker is more than capable of keeping the tunes bumping well into the early hours.

• Features score: 4/5

(Image credit: Future)Sony ULT Field 3 review: sound quality

• Standard ULT-off tuning sounds poor
• But with it active, you get improved, bass-heavy audio
• No advanced codecs, not even LDAC

OK, to be frank, I was initially pretty disappointed with the audio performance of the Sony ULT Field 3. I started off by listening with ULT switched off and tuned into Black Eye by Allie X which sounded… underwhelming. The meaty drum machine lacked its bite, taking the rhythmic bounce of the track down a peg. At higher volumes, the vocals had a slightly tinny edge to them too. But much of this could be rectified.

Yes, I simply pressed the ULT button and things vastly improved. The deep bass of that drum machine reared its lovely head, finally giving the track some much needed uplift in the low end and, in turn, I was gifted a more full-sounding delivery. In addition, dance tracks like Last One Standing by Kolter and Sidney Charles sounded better this way, with strong low-end output and decently crisp vocal sections.

But even with ULT mode on, I did encounter some issues. All songs sounded noticeably compressed as I gradually pushed the volume higher and higher. By the time I’d reached 80-100%, there was little breathing room for each instrument, resulting in quite a muffled, narrow sound. Treble especially could get pretty harsh with loudness pushed to the max. At medium volume, I’d argue that vocals, percussion and strings were all relatively clear, and the audio can just about fill a medium-sized room. But don’t expect phenomenal separation or microscopic levels of detail even here.

On that note, you won’t get any ‘hi-res’ Bluetooth codecs with the Sony ULT Field 3. Even Sony’s proprietary LDAC has been left out. Then again, this is more of a fun and convenient party speaker rather than a device pitched at audiophiles. And there are a ton of great alternatives if you want a more revealing listen – just look at the Bose SoundLink Max (or newer, smaller, cheaper SoundLink Plus) for instance.

There are a couple of other issues I ran into that are worth noting. Even with ULT mode on, the speaker didn’t quite have the might to handle dark sub bass. For example, The Boys Are Back In Town by Yung Gravy – marked by imposing deep bass running throughout – wasn’t replicated all too well. The speaker just didn’t quite have that extension in the low-end to make every boom sound ultra-clear, with the deepest notes tailing off a bit, even in ULT mode. For a speaker of this size, that’s fairly common – but it’s worth considering if you want the ultimate bass-heavy audio companion.

Speaking of that, there’s a seven-band equalizer that you can access via the Sound Connect app, which does enable you to forge a better sound than the standard ULT off tuning. But that’s it. There aren’t any other presets, which is pretty disappointing if you just want a swift way to adjust the sound to you. There’s also no EQ test, as seen on Sony’s recent smash hit headphones, the Sony WH-1000XM6.

Still, with a custom calibration, I did find that tracks with more emphasis on vocals – rather than big booming bass – could sound fairly clear. Rains Again by Solji had solid balance across the frequencies, with expressive vocals and soft strings coming through with enhanced clarity. And for tracks like this, where ULT mode will afford too much emphasis to the low-end, that quality is most welcome. All in all, decent audio is achievable with the ULT Field 3, but it’s far from the best-sounding speaker I’ve tested.

• Sound quality score: 3/5

(Image credit: Future)Sony ULT Field 3 review: design

• IP67 dust and waterproof rating
• Adjustable and detachable strap
• Looks-wise not my fave, but fairly compact and durable

The Sony ULT Field 3 is certainly designed to be a rugged, outdoorsy speaker and it serves that purpose nicely. That’s largely thanks to its up-to-scratch IP67 rating, which means it's both dustproof and able to survive 30 minutes of underwater submersion, up to one meter – something I’d expect from any of the best waterproof speakers.

On top of that, there’s a really solid feel to the Field 3. It has a robust, durable, and fairly chunky build – if you dropped it I think it might break the ground rather than the other way round. Weighing in at 2.6lbs / 1.2kg, it’s got some serious weight for its size. Overall, it really does feel as if the ruggedness of this speaker is its selling point, rather than sound quality.

No matter the environment, you’ll be able to take the Field 3 around with ease, thanks to a fabric strap that’s pre-attached to the speaker (it can be removed). Some models like the Tribit Stormbox Lava come with a handle that you can swap in for transportation over shorter distances – something I would’ve liked to have seen here – though you can adjust the strap to make it shorter for handheld use if you’d prefer.

In terms of looks, I wasn’t loving the Field 3, though that’s fully down to personal preference. I just didn’t quite dig its rounded brick-like aesthetic and the color options were a bit on the bland side for me, but you might love it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...

And there’s certainly stuff here that I do like, including simple yet effective button controls, a tab hiding the USB-C port, and a decently compact build. So yes, plenty to admire about the Field 3 as far as design goes – especially if you want something that’s ready to brave any setting, from living room through to the beach.

• Design score: 4/5

(Image credit: Future)Sony ULT Field 3 review: value

• Audio not good enough for the price
• A lot of rivals can still offer the ruggedness too
• Ultimately overshadowed in a tough market

The Sony ULT Field 3 is by no means an inexpensive speaker. At $199 / £179 / AU$329, it’s not quite in the premium tier, and its sibling the ULT Field 5 will come at a substantially higher price. But there are tons of similarly sized rivals offering great sound, build quality and features at a similar – or even lower price.

Value for money is simply not the ULT Field 3’s strong-suit. That's mainly because audio quality is pretty disappointing. You can definitely achieve a decent listening experience with ULT on for bass-heavy tracks, or custom calibration for softer genres and podcasts, but still – there are some issues, like underwhelming sound with ULT off and prominent compression at high volumes that hold this model back.

When you have rivals like the JBL Charge 6 on the market that offer impressive audio, an even higher IP rating and the same battery life, there simply aren’t many reasons to recommend the Field 3.

Is this a bad speaker? No, no it’s not. The ULT mode is the key draw, offering solid bass response for a speaker of this stature. You also get a ton of playtime and great protection against the elements. But I’d argue that’s not enough given the competition from, of course JBL – but also the Sonos Roam 2 (below), Ultimate Ears Everboom, and Tribit Stormbox Lava.

• Value score: 2.5/5

(Image credit: Future)Should I buy the Sony ULT Field 3?

Attributes

Notes

Rating

Features

Some omissions, but great battery life, environment optimization is a nice touch.

4/5

Sound quality

Needs ULT on to sound its best, at high volumes compression is noticeable.

3/5

Design

It's not the sleekest, but the Field 3 is rugged and ready for any environment.

4/5

Value

Average audio at a not-so-cheap price makes the Field 3 a tough sell.

2.5/5

Buy it if...

You want a speaker capable of handling any environment
I have no doubts that the Sony ULT Field 3 is capable of enduring almost any setting, thanks to its brilliant IP67 dust and waterproof rating. That means it can even survive being dunked underwater for 30 minutes – pretty impressive. If you want to bring your music anywhere and everywhere, the Field 3 has you covered.

You need a speaker with plenty of battery to go around
One of the best things about the ULT Field 3 is undoubtedly its battery life. You can get up to 24 hours here, which is enough to keep the tunes blasting throughout a beachside bash or house party for the ages. You can also use the Field 3 to charge external devices via its USB-C port, so when it comes to power, this really does have it all.

Don't buy it if...

You want great all-round audio
In terms of sound quality, the Sony ULT Field 3 is unlikely to wow you. Without ULT mode on, bass sounds too thin, but even when it is active you’ll notice a lot of compression at high volumes and treble especially can get quite harsh. I’d recommend checking out our guide to the best party speakers if you want a more sonically talented alternative.

You’re on a budget
The ULT Field 3 simply isn’t great value – particularly when it’s not on sale. You can do better for $199 / £179. But you don’t even have to spend that much. If you want a great speaker without having to spend all too much, I’d recommend checking out options like the five-star JBL Flip 7, or for something a little larger, the Anker Soundcore Boom 2.

Sony ULT Field 3 review: also consider

Sony ULT Field 3

JBL Charge 5

Sonos Roam 2

Price

$199 / £179 / AU$329

$179.95 / £169.99 / AU$199.95

$179 / £179 / AU$299

Drivers

1x 86 x 46mm woofer, 1x 20mm tweeter

1x 30W woofer, 1x 10W tweeter

1x tweeter, 1x mid-woofer

Dimensions

10.1 x 4.4 x 3.1 inches / 256 x 113 x 79mm

8.7 x 3.76 x 3.67 inches / 221 x 96 x 93 mm

6.6 x 2.4 x 2.4 inches / 168 x 62 x 60mm

Weight

2.6lbs / 1.2kg

2.1lbs / 960g

1lbs / 440g

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.2

Bluetooth 5.1

Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi

Battery life

24 hours

20 hours

10 hours

Waterproofing

IP67

IP67

IP67

JBL Charge 5
If you’re looking for a great-value rival to the Sony ULT Field 3, the JBL Charge 5 is right up there. You get well-balanced, clear audio, plenty of power and a highly durable design. Its battery life is very good, but not quite as high as Sony’s speaker and we still noticed distortion at peak volume. But overall this is a great speaker. With the Charge 6 recently arriving (review coming soon, and we’re expecting great things), you’re also able to pick the Charge 5 up at a massively cut price right now. I’m talking $139 / £119 – that’s amazing value! Read our full JBL Charge 5 review.

Sonos Roam 2
This one’s something a little different, but well worth checking out. Yep, the Sonos Roam 2 is a fair bit smaller than the ULT Field 3, weighs less than half of Sony’s speaker and can’t come close in terms of battery life. But still, I’d choose it over the ULT Field 3, personally. You get surprisingly powerful, yet rich sound quality, Wi-Fi connectivity for seamless streaming, and the same IP67 ruggedness. We’ve also seen it on sale for less than $140 / £140 in 2025, so keep an eye out for juicy deals if you’re sold on this Sonos speaker. Read our full Sonos Roam 2 review.

Sony ULT Field 3 review: how I tested

(Image credit: Future)

• Tested for one week
• Mainly used in our music testing facility at Future Labs
• Predominantly tested using Tidal

I put the Sony ULT Field 3 to the test for a one week period (after a thoroguh run-in of 15 hours), tinkering with all of its features, blasting hours worth of tunes and assessing all aspects of its design. I predominantly tested in our music testing room at Future Labs in order to judge audio quality in an isolated, controlled environment.

When listening to music, I mainly used Tidal, but I occasionally played songs via Spotify too. I initially streamed tracks from our carefully curated TechRadar reference playlist, but I also listened to music from my own personal library.

I’ve tested all sorts of audio gear during my time here at TechRadar, from flagship headphones like the Sony WH-1000XM6 through to home cinema products like the Marshall Heston 120. I’ve reviewed a large array of speakers along the way from brands like Sony, LG and JBL, so I have a strong understanding of the ULT Field 3’s rivals, as well as what it takes to stand out as a strong candidate in a highly competitive market.

• First reviewed: June 2025
• Read more about how we test

Redtiger F77: One-minute review

The Redtiger F77 is a two-channel dash cam that, almost uniquely among its rivals, records 4K video to the front and rear of your car at the same time. Both cameras have a Soy Starvis 2 imaging sensors, and both record smooth, colorful footage that is packed with detail.

Although bulky, the F77 feels well made, and its extra size means the 4-inch touchscreen on the rear is more useful than those of smaller dash cams, especially when it comes to navigating the intuitive menu system and viewing recordings. Footage is saved to the F77's 128GB of internal storage, then can either be transferred to a microSD card or sent to your phone via a 5GHz Wi-Fi connection.

If high-quality 4K video is what you want, the Redtiger F77 delivers exactly that – and at a competitive price.

(Image credit: Future / Alistair Charlton)Redtiger F77: Price & availability

At the time of writing, the F77 has been reduced in the US from $400 to $250, making it feel like excellent value for money. Sure, it isn’t the cheapest two-channel dash cam around, but it’s good value when you consider the dual 4K recording, wide lenses and 128GB of storage. In the UK the F77 is priced at £260 – although was reduced to £220 at the time of writing – and in Australia it retails for AUD$389.

Unlike some other dash cams, like the Nexar One and Nextbase iQ, there is no 4G connectivity or cloud storage, so there's no ongoing subscriptions or fees to worry about.

Redtiger F77: SpecsRedtiger F77 specs

Video

4K (3840 x 2160) HDR, front and rear

Field-of-view (FoV)

170 degrees (front and rear)

Storage

128GB (integrated eMMC, non-expandable)

GPS

Yes

Parking mode

Yes (hardwiring required)

App support

Yes, RedTiger app

Dimensions

4.5 x 2.0 x 1.75 inches / 115 x 50 x 40 mm (front), 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 inches / 90 x 35 x 35 mm (rear)

Weight

6.7oz / 190g (front), 2.8oz / 79g (rear)

Battery

No

Redtiger F77: Design

• Front camera with 4-inch screen
• Bulky design might not suit smaller vehicles
• 128GB of eMMC internal storage

The Redtiger F77 is a chunky dash cam, but for good reason. This is one of the first dash cams to record 4K video forwards and rearwards. We’ve seen the former for a while now, but to shoot continuous 4K footage at 30 frames per second through two cameras at once is no mean feat. It takes a fair bit of processing power and, naturally, creates a lot of heat – hence the bulky design.

This could be annoying for drivers of especially small cars, or those with shallow, steeply raked windshields. Ideally the front-facing camera fits neatly behind the central mirror, mostly out of sight, but this won’t be possible in every vehicle. Even the screen on the back is massive, for a dash cam, at 4.0 inches. That’s 15 percent larger than the display of the original iPhone, and on par with many smartphones from just a few years ago.

(Image credit: Future / Alistair Charlton)

Redtiger has leaned into the bulky aesthetic, and the F77 is all straight lines, blunt edges and blocky. It looks fine and feels well made, but the many vents show the design was led by a need for cooling. The rear camera is much smaller, but still quite large compared to non-4K rivals, and mirrors the same industrial design as the main unit.

Both cameras attach to your windshield with an adhesive pad and there’s enough vertical adjustment to suit most vehicles. There's no horizontal movement though, so you’ll want to install them as close to the center of each windshield as possible.

The main unit is powered by an included USB-C cable and lighter socket adaptor. The rear camera then plugs into the front camera with another USB-C cable. These cables are quite thick, especially the one powering the main unit, so aren’t as easy to tuck behind interior panelling than others.

Redtiger has fitted the F77 with 128GB of eMMC internal storage. And, while there’s a microSD card slot on the side, this is for transferring footage to a card, not recording directly to one in the first place.

Once saved to the internal storage, videos can be viewed on the touchscreen, or in the smartphone app, then transferred to your phone via Wi-Fi, or copied to a microSD card. Transferring them to an SD card can only be done from in the app. I'd prefer an option to do this from within the dash cam's own interface.

(Image credit: Future / Alistair Charlton)Redtiger F77: Performance

• Both front and rear cameras shoot very sharp 4K video
• Both cameras have a wider-than-average 170-degree field of view
• Smooth recordings even when driving on bumpy surfaces

The F77 uses its dual Starvis 2 imaging sensors and 4K resolution to incredible effect. It produces some of the sharpest footage I have ever seen from any dash cam system, while also benefiting from both cameras shooting through wide, 170-degree lenses.

Colors are a little artificial, with the sky and greenery looking particularly saturated. But this footage isn’t intended for the movie theater; it’s to prove your innocence after a crash, so detail is the most important factor. The Redtiger F77 performs well here, thanks to shadows being raised, helping to bring details out from darker parts of the frame.

Footage is also pleasantly smooth, with none of the horizontal shuttering exhibited by some other dash cams, especially when fitted to firm-riding cars driven over poor road surfaces. The F77’s video stayed nice and smooth throughout my testing, even over London’s sizeable speed bumps and lunar-like potholes.

(Image credit: Future / Alistair Charlton)

While the Redtiger’s sharpness is welcome, I’d actually go as far as to say footage is overly sharp. I spotted this more with the rear-facing camera than the front, and the result was a curious white outline appearing around passing vehicles. This was more apparent on sunny days, and made cars pop so much that they looked superimposed onto the background. This isn’t a deal-breaker, but I’d like Redtiger to add a setting for turning sharpness down to a more realistic level.

That aside, the footage is still very impressive for a dash cam. Key details like vehicle license plates, road markings and street signs are pin-sharp.

I was also impressed by how quick the F77 was to set up, and how the large touch screen makes it easy to navigate through the intuitive menu system. Adjusting settings, like turning the microphone off and telling the display to go blank after 10 seconds, instead of being constantly on while driving, is the work of a moment.

(Image credit: Future / Alistair Charlton)

Less straightforward is transferring footage off the F77. Because it has internal storage, you can’t just pop out a microSD card and slot that into your computer. Instead, you’ve to either insert a blank memory card and transfer files to it off the dash cam, or connect your phone via 5GHz Wi-Fi and move recordings that way. Redtiger says the 128GB of storage is good for five hours of 4K video (from both cameras) before the oldest content is overwritten. As with other dash cams, footage captured after a collision, or after you press the red manual record button, is saved in a separate folder where it can’t be overwritten.

A parking mode is available, but that’s only enabled when using Redtiger’s hardwiring installation kit, sold separately. Like other parking modes, this constantly draws power from the car’s 12-volt battery via the fuse box, allowing the camera to spring into life and start recording when a collision is detected.

I like how Redtiger has kept things relatively simple with the F77, and instead of fitting the dash cam with lots of driver assistance systems – like inaccurate speed camera warnings and misfiring lane-departure alerts (that's my experience with many other dash cams, at least) – it has focused on providing excellent video quality. There’s a driver fatigue function, but that merely suggests you take a break after a predefined length of time, rather than actively monitor your driving and alertness.

Redtiger F77: Sample video Should you buy the Redtiger F77?

(Image credit: Future / Alistair Charlton)Buy it if...

You want excellent video quality
The dual Starvis 2 sensors of this dash cam produce excellent results. Both cameras record in 4K resolution at 30 frames per second. The sharpness is arguably cranked up too high but, as dash cam footage goes, it’s still impressive.View Deal

You need wide lenses
As well as a high resolution, the F77 records in both directions through a pair of 170-degree lenses. These are wider than most other dash cams, producing a broader field-of-view but without too much fish-eye distortion.View Deal

You’ve got the space
The F77 is a chunky dash cam, and as a result it might take up too much space on small or particularly shallow windshields. The rear camera is smaller, but still on the big side compared to non-4K rivals.View Deal

Don’t buy it if…

You have an especially small car
As outlined above, the F77 is a fairly big dash cam. As well as the main unit being quite bulky, even the cable connecting the rear camera to the front is thicker than some others I’ve encountered, and is trickier to install behind interior trim panels.View Deal

You’re on a tight budget
Although good value for a dual 4K system, the F77 is still an expensive dash cam. There are plenty of cheaper options out there, especially if you only want a front-facing camera, from brands like Viofo and Miofive.View Deal

You prefer the flexibility of memory cards
I get what Redtiger is trying to achieve with its use of internal storage instead of microSD cards. But some convenience has been lost, as you have to transfer footage off the camera and onto your phone via the app, instead of simply popping out the memory card.View Deal

How I tested the Redtiger F77

• I installed the Redtiger F77 in my own car
• I used the dash cam on several journeys, taking in a variety of roads
• I transferred the footage to my phone and computer for a closer look

I installed both the front and rear cameras of the Redtiger F77 and used it as my own dash cam on multiple drives. Although it can be used without the company's smartphone app, I installed that onto my iPhone and connected it to the F77. From there, I was able to adjust settings (instead of using the dash cam's own touchscreen), view recordings, and transfer video either to a microSD card or directly to my phone.

• First reviewed June 2025

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus: Two-minute review

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus, the latest mid-range big tablet from Samsung, puts a huge screen in your hands for $649 / £649 / AU$1,099. For some users, that could be reason enough to buy one, but while the display is genuinely excellent for the tablet’s price, there are some caveats to consider when it comes to performance.

But first, let’s talk about that beautiful screen: the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Plus’ 13.1-inch, 16:10 aspect ratio, 2880 x 1800 resolution display is this midrange tablet’s best feature, well-suited to watching videos, reading articles, and multitasking. Most will use the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus indoors, but I can report that the display holds up in direct sunlight with colors that look great across the brightness slider, and the 90Hz refresh rate feels very fluid on a display of this size.

That large display, plus the 16:10 aspect ratio, makes the Galaxy Tab S10 Plus a compelling choice for those who want a tablet that goes further than the typical media consumption. There’s plenty of space for multiple windows in Samsung’s Dex environment, which is still the best multitasking system on any tablet. As usual, Samsung has loaded the settings app with deep and extensive customizations that allow you to tool the tablet to your liking. However, a lack of external monitor support hampers productivity potential.

With that said, the performance of the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus does give me some pause. I rarely saw any slowdown within apps, whether gaming, browsing, or drawing with the included S Pen, but the Android 15-based One UI 7 operating system did sometimes stutter at basic things, like swiping up to see open apps. It’s not too slow to use whatsoever, but can’t keep up with Apple’s mid-ranger, the iPad Air.

As for internal hardware, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus runs on Samsung’s own Exynos 1580 chipset, with 8GB of RAM and either 128GB or 256GB of storage. Compared to the competing iPad Air’s M3 chipset, the Exynos 1580 is pretty underpowered. Externally, though, the Galaxy Tab S10 Plus is built like a tank – an all metal chassis with an unusually strong IP68 dust and water resistance rating.

These trade-offs define the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus experience. If you want a great display and flexible software, this is one to consider – but it lacks the raw power and outstanding value you’ll find elsewhere.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus: Price and availability

(Image credit: Jamie Richards / Future)

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus starts at $649 / £649 / AU$1,099 for the model with WiFi connectivity and 128GB of storage, which is certainly a premium price point. With cheaper tablets like the base-model iPad and Lenovo IdeaTab Pro offering comparable performance, and in the latter case similar screen real estate, Samsung is banking on its brand name here, as well as unique features like the Dex multitasking system and included S Pen stylus.

In fact, putting a stylus in the box might be Samsung’s best move when it comes to the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus. For comparison, Apple now charges $79 / £79 / AU$139 for the Apple Pencil with USB-C, and while the S Pen Samsung’s offering here is smaller and lighter than Apple’s stylus, and never needs charging thanks to a digitizer in the screen.

Increasing the storage to the 256GB option bumps the price up to $749 / £749 / AU$1,249, and adding 5G connectivity adds another £100 / AU$200 – the 5G model is unavailable in the US.

I think the value here is just about reasonable, especially against the competing 13-inch iPad Air which starts at $799 / £799 / AU$999, for 128GB of storage. Apple’s mid-range tablet greatly outpaces the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus when it comes to performance (more on that later), but if you just want a premium-feeling tablet with a 13-inch screen the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus is a cheaper option.

As for availability, as a Samsung tablet the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus is widely available in the US, UK, Australia, and a plethora of other countries worldwide.

Value score: 3 / 5

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus: Specs

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Starting price

$649 / £649 / AU$1,099

Operating system

One UI 7 / Android 15

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1580

RAM

8GB

Storage

128GB / 256GB

Display

13.1-inch, 2880 x 1800, 90Hz

Cameras

13MP rear camera, 12MP selfie camera

Battery

10,090mAh

Connectivity

USB-C, MicroSD, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, 5G

Weight

668g

Dimensions

300.6 x 194.7 x 6 mm

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus: Design

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Plus follows Samsung’s no-frills design philosophy, with a solid build and simple aesthetic. Personally, I think it looks great – sticking with a clean rear panel and straightforward all-screen front makes aesthetics hard to mess up. I’m also a fan of the fetching blue color on the all-metal rear panel and side rails – other options include silver and gray.

As for ports and buttons, it’s standard fare – a volume rocker, power button with fast and accurate fingerprint scanner, and USB-C port for data and charging. The selfie camera is mounted on the long edge of the device, which cements it as a landscape-first design, though the screen is large enough that my thumbs only just reach the middle when holding it at each end.

That all-metal frame also hints at the tablet’s durability – as well as feeling tanky, with a reasonably hefty weight of 668g, the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus boasts an IP68 rating against dust and water ingress, meaning this tablet can be totally submerged in fresh water and supposedly come out unscathed. That’s a rare quality that Samsung’s premium tablets offer, and though it's not really a selling point it does offer peace of mind.

Size-wise the tablet is close to a small laptop, and while I found it weighty in-hand it’s no bother to carry around in a backpack. At 6mm thick the tablet finds a nice balance between slim and solid.

Design score: 4 / 5

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus: Display

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus’ display is its biggest and best asset. It’s a 13.1-inch LCD panel with a resolution of 2880 x 1800, 90Hz refresh rate, and up to 800 nits of brightness. Also, it sports an aspect ratio of 16:10, meaning videos and movies take up most the available space. It’s a fantastic screen – I was never left wanting more from this bright, high resolution 13.1-inch panel, even if it wouldn’t match up to an OLED-equipped Galaxy Tab model in direct comparison.

I was grateful for that wider aspect ratio when it comes to watching videos and playing games. You feel like you’re getting the most out of that large screen size watching videos on YouTube or playing games like Asphalt 8. It even holds up in direct sunlight, and colors feel vibrant and consistent across the full range of the brightness slider.

Samsung’s in-depth approach to device settings pays dividends for the display experience, too. You can calibrate vividness (seemingly a combination of saturation and contrast), change font and UI zoom independently of each other, and even adjust the default aspect ratio for each individual app. It’s a level of control that you just don’t see on other tablets.

A 120Hz panel would have been nice to see at this price point, and would have given the Galaxy Tab S10 Plus a bit more leverage over the iPad Air, which is stuck at 60Hz. However, this is certainly the next best thing – it's a great display and the tablet's best feature.

Display score: 4 / 5

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus: Cameras

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus comes equipped with a 13MP main camera and 12MP selfie camera, and both are serviceable for scanning documents, video calls, and taking the odd snap – which for a tablet, and especially one of this size, is all you really need them to do.

The 12MP selfie camera is placed horizontally, which cements the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus as a landscape-first device. It takes pretty lackluster photos but will do fine for video chats and the odd snap here and there.

As for the rear camera, I found the 13MP lens similarly captured a reasonable amount of light, with more vibrant colors than its front-facing counterpart – but still produced images that were very lacking in detail. The Galaxy Tab S10 Plus FE’s cameras are, like most tablet cameras, auxiliary in nature, as most people will reach for their phone for photography needs. But even in this context, the cameras on the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus aren't great.

Camera score: 2.5 / 5

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus: Software

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus runs One UI 7, which is built on Android 15. Samsung’s latest mobile operating system is full of personality and features, so many that using the tablet can feel genuinely personal without even heading to the Google Play Store. There’s just so much of everything – you could easily spend an hour tweaking the homescreen widgets or testing out the display options. The settings app is absolutely full of personalization and functional options for both the tablet and included S Pen stylus.

As for the UI itself, I like how One UI 7 adapts to the large screen. With that said, One UI 7 certainly feels a little less fluid to swipe through than some other implementations of Android, and I found that the UI would stutter quite frequently when swiping between homescreen pages or exiting apps. Whether that's down to software optimization or hardware deficiencies, the result is still disappointing.

Samsung also offers the best multitasking of any tablet maker. As well as the ability to put apps into split-screen in its normal mode, the Galaxy Tab S10 Plus FE supports not one, but two versions of Samsung Dex – the classic laptop-style format as well as a modernized look that feels like a more customizable version of Apple’s Stage Manager.

I was able to organize apps in a way that felt natural and flexible. I could type up notes on one side of the screen while browsing through articles on the other, or throw a YouTube video on in a floating window via Dex.

Free floating windows and the ability to open multiple apps simultaneously pairs very well with the huge screen, making using the Tab as a light all-in-one device pretty seamless, especially when paired with a keyboard and mouse over Bluetooth. No external monitor support, as well as an underpowered chipset, means potential as a true productivity device is limited, but Dex remains impressive.

The Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus also serves as a gateway to Samsung’s recently expanded Galaxy AI suite. Bixby and Google Gemini are both available as AI assistants, with tools that are integrated into One UI 7 but not always clearly signposted. For example, the AI object eraser tool – one of Samsung’s most impressive software tools – is hidden behind a tiny Galaxy AI logo in the photo gallery.

Software score: 3.5 / 5

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus: Performance

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When it comes to performance, the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus' Exynos 1580 chipset is fine for day-to-day browsing, media consumption, and even gaming – I didn’t clock any slowdown in Call of Duty Mobile. I also rarely felt the need to close apps when multitasking, 8GB of RAM seemingly enough to handle several everyday processes at once. I also enjoyed using the responsive S Pen to jot down notes and try my hand at drawing in the pre-installed PenUp app.

I also used CapCut to edit some video and made liberal use of Dex for multitasking, both of which the tablet handled well. With all that said, the tablet does seem to suffer from some stuttering and slowdown when navigating the UI, though, even during basic tasks like opening the app drawer or closing an app, which is a real let-down at this price point.

Another issue lies with how the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus fits in to the rest of the market.

Future Labs test results found that the rival iPad Air was twice as fast in single-core processing and two-and-a-half times as fast in multi-core processing than the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus. The 2025 base-model iPad is also about twice as fast in single core processing and 50% faster in multi-core processing for a starting price of $349 / £329 / AU$599

In fact, the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus scored worse in our performance tests than the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro, which offers a 12.7-inch screen for $349.99 / £379.99. It is plainly ridiculous that Apple and Lenovo can outpace the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus for around $300 / £300 / .AU$500 less.

Even though Android tablets aren't known to support many intensive professional workflows, at this price point I'd want to see Samsung at least keeping up with the competition.

Performance score: 2.5 / 5

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus: Battery and connectivity

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The battery life of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus is one of its most impressive aspects. It almost seems reductive to measure the longevity of this tablet in hours – with moderate mixed use I typically managed two days without a recharge. Samsung quotes up to 21 hours of video playback on the official specs sheet, which seems reasonable based on my experience – even blasting through gaming sessions on full brightness doesn’t eat up the battery life too quickly.

When it does come time to recharge, the tablet supports charging speeds of up to 45W over USB-C, but does not support wireless charging – that’s pretty quick for a tablet. As the tablet doesn’t ship with a charger in the box, I topped up with a 25W charger from another manufacturer, taking around 4 hours to charge the 10,090mAh cell from empty to full.

When it comes time to top up, the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus connects to power via a single USB-C port, which doubles as the tablet’s only data transfer port. As for wireless connectivity, the tablet supports WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and 5G cellular connectivity (an optional spec available in the UK and Australia).

A three-pin adapter on the bottom of the device provides connection to first-party keyboards and accessories. The tablet also has a tray for storage expansion via microSD card.

Battery and connectivity score: 4 / 5

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus: Score card

Attributes

Notes

Score

Value

The Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus offers a fair amount of utility and features. It's cheaper than the 13-inch iPad Air, but is undercut by more powerful rivals.

3 / 5

Design

Samsung minimalism, a sturdy all-metal build, and a surprising IP68 rating.

4 / 5

Display

The 13.1-inch display is beautiful, and by far this tablet's best feature.

4 / 5

Cameras

Tablets don't need great cameras, but these still feel subpar.

2.5 / 5

Software

One UI 7 is full of customization and Dex is the best multitasking system on a tablet, but the stuttery UI is a letdown.

3.5 / 5

Performance

Handles most apps well enough, but One UI 7 is prone to stuttering. At this price point we'd want to see more impressive results.

2.5 / 5

Battery

A huge battery that lasts days with mixed use, offset by long charging times.

4 / 5

Should I buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE PlusBuy it if...

You want a great, large screen

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus has a fantastic screen – one of the best you’ll find on a tablet for this price. It’s by far the tablet’s best feature.

You want something well-built

With an all-metal frame, solid build, and rare IP68 dust and water resistance rating, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus is about as sturdy as tablets come.

Don't buy it if...

You want something simple

One UI 7 feels less cramped on a tablet than it does on a phone, but Samsung’s mobile OS is still a step up in complexity versus Apple’s market leading iPadOS.

You’re on a budget

All things considered, the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus is pretty expensive - there are cheaper and more powerful rivals out there.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus: How I tested

I spent five days testing the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus, putting the tablet through a number of specific use cases designed to make use of the tablet’s full feature set. The model I tested had 128GB of storage and WiFi connectivity, and came in the Blue color option.

I watched videos and listened to music on YouTube, browsed articles on Google Chrome and the Samsung Internet browser, played games, typed notes and documents with a keyboard and mouse connected, and doodled with the included S Pen on the pre-installed PenUp app. I edited video on CapCut and made liberal use of Dex mode for multitasking.

I also ran the battery to zero and measured the time taken to fully recharge, and dove deep into the settings app to tune the display, UI, and S Pen to my liking.

I then applied my knowledge of mobile hardware and journalistic training to offer a balanced assessment of the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus’ capability and value for money.

Reviewed May 2025

Even with regular training and increased awareness, 95% of phishing attacks still go unreported by healthcare staff. Some hesitate out of fear—worried they’ll be blamed if they clicked something they shouldn’t have. Others assume IT teams are too overloaded to respond. Many simply miss the signs of a phishing email amid a flood of daily messages, especially when working with outdated systems that make reporting feel like guesswork.

The result? Most phishing attempts are never reported to the security team. That’s not just an operational gap—it’s a full-blown blind spot in cybersecurity strategy.

Trust and privacy

In healthcare, where trust and privacy go hand-in-hand, this level of inaction should raise serious concern. According to industry data, 60% of healthcare organizations experienced email-related breaches last year, and three-quarters expect breaches to continue this year. Phishing remains the most commonly used entry point for attackers, and it’s only getting harder to detect. With AI-generated content making phishing emails more personalized and convincing, traditional training cues are quickly becoming outdated.

This disconnect, between training and real-world reporting, reveals a systemic problem: organizations are putting too much faith in awareness alone. Despite regular training and compliance requirements, only 5% of known phishing attacks are ever reported. So the question isn’t whether people are being trained. It’s why that training isn’t translating into behavior.

It’s easy to assume the solution is more training, more drills, more simulations. But that misses the core issue.

Security leaders need to acknowledge that fear and friction are the two biggest barriers to phishing reporting. Staff are afraid of repercussions if they report too late or incorrectly. They’re confused by convoluted reporting steps. They’re also under pressure to move fast, triage inboxes, and get on with their work.

The importance of leadership

The fix starts with leadership. Effective email security requires more than policies and toolkits. It requires buy-in at the top, a deliberate shift in organizational culture, and modern infrastructure that makes secure behavior easier.

That means creating simple reporting options in daily systems. It means telling staff, frequently and clearly, that reporting suspicious emails is always better than staying silent, even if they’re wrong. It means creating feedback loops so people know their reports matter. Silence should never feel like the safest option.

At the same time, healthcare organizations need to take a hard look at the technology stack supporting their email infrastructure. Many healthcare organizations still rely on legacy systems built for internal communication, not today’s threats. These tools often lack proactive features like real-time threat detection, blanket encryption, or contextual tagging of suspicious content.

Training is only one part of the equation. Organizations must pair it with safeguards that reduce reliance on perfect human behavior. This includes technologies that act before staff ever interact with a threat—automatically filtering malicious messages, flagging anomalies, and identifying spoofed domains in real time. When email security works silently in the background, the burden on staff drops and the overall security posture strengthens.

What can healthcare leaders do?

Modern security tools can now flag anomalies before a human ever sees them, detect spoofed sender domains in real time, and reduce the noise that overwhelms IT teams. They enable the kind of visibility security leaders need to detect patterns, measure risk, and act faster when incidents occur.

So what can healthcare leaders do right now? Start by rethinking the reporting experience from the staff’s point of view. Is it fast? Is it obvious? If not, fix it. Talk to frontline staff. Can someone report a phishing email in one click? Do they know what happens after they report it? Are they ever told the outcome? These seemingly small details determine whether or not a report happens. Understand the friction points. Streamline the process until there’s no excuse not to report.

Re-evaluate your existing systems. Is it giving you the insights and automation you need to reduce human error? If not, modernize. Don't just bolt on to an outdated system—transform your security posture by choosing a solution that anticipates threats rather than reacting to them.

Finally, reframe phishing not as a one-off training problem, but as an ongoing organizational vulnerability. Normalize the conversation. Make reporting part of the everyday vocabulary. Celebrate catches, debrief near misses, and remind everyone that security is a team sport. The goal is progress. Every report gives your security team a fighting chance to stop the next breach before it spreads.

Phishing attacks are serious, but they’re also manageable with the right people, processes, and platforms. A proactive approach grounded in smarter tech and a stronger security culture can shift this dynamic. Reporting must be rewarded. Silence must be addressed. And above all, email security needs to be the foundation of every healthcare cybersecurity strategy.

The future of email security in healthcare depends on a simple but powerful shift: treat your inbox not as a liability to be managed, but as a frontline defense to be fortified. When staff are empowered to report threats and systems are built to support them, healthcare organizations can finally close the loop on phishing.

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• Security researchers see a significant increase in IP scans for MOVEit instances
• This could signal a newly discovered vulnerability in the tool
• Most scans are coming from the US, so be on your guard

‘Once bitten, twice shy’ the old saying goes, so when security researchers see hackers intensively scanning for MOVEit instances, it’s no wonder they’re sounding the alarm.

Threat intelligence outfit GreyNoise has reported a “notable surge” in the number of malicious scans for systems running Progress’ MOVEit Secure Managed File Transfer software.

Back in 2023, a major vulnerability was discovered in the software, which was quickly picked up by Cl0p - at the time an infamous Russian-based ransomware operation. The hackers abused the flaw to steal sensitive information on hundreds of organizations and millions of people - extorting their way to riches. Government agencies, healthcare firms, IT companies - were all affected.

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IP volume steadily increasing

Even though the bug was squashed and most instances patched, threat actors continued scanning the wide web for potential victims. GreyNoise says that on an ordinary day, scanning was “minimal” with fewer than 10 IPs a day.

The researchers note on May 27, that number spiked to over 100 unique IPs, followed by 319 IPs on May 28.

Since then, the daily IP volume never dropped below 200, and hovered around the 300 range. That, they believe, is evidence that someone knows something and is looking for an exploit.

Over the last 90 days, more than 600 unique IP addresses were linked to this campaign, a number which has been steadily increasing. Most of them are in the United States, with notable figures coming from Germany, Japan, Singapore, Brazil, the Netherlands, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Indonesia.

Managed File Transfer tools, such as MOVEit, are popular among SMBs and enterprises, as they allow for a secure and seamless way to share important and often sensitive files.

This makes the tools a popular target, and besides Progress’ solution, others have been targeted as well, including GoAnywhereMFT, IBM Aspera Faspex, and others.

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In recent months, numerous high-profile cybersecurity incidents have dominated headlines. However, the reality is that few—if any—enterprise organizations have remained untouched by a cybersecurity breach or attempted attack in the past 24 months. As digital transformation accelerates, IT teams face increasing pressure to manage a growing attack surface and more sophisticated threat vectors—often while balancing limited resources and evolving business demands.

Governments around the world are responding with enhanced cybersecurity frameworks. In the United States, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework offers voluntary guidance to help organisations identify, manage, and reduce risk. In the United Kingdom, the Cyber Essentials scheme ensures foundational protections are in place to guard against common threats. These initiatives represent significant progress, but compliance alone is not enough—proactive security strategies are now essential.

Rethinking complexity and tool sprawl

In large enterprises, one of the more subtle challenges is tool sprawl—particularly when managing endpoints and user access across distributed environments. While third-party tools can provide valuable functionality, they often introduce complexity that can make it harder to maintain consistent security standards. Each additional solution may come with its own update cycles, security practices, and integration needs, which can create gaps or inefficiencies if not managed holistically.

Rather than relying on a patchwork of tools, many organizations are now looking to consolidate and standardize using native, integrated platforms that align with a Zero Trust approach.

Building security into the foundation

As part of this shift, Microsoft’s ecosystem is playing an increasingly central role in enterprise security strategy. Organizations are adopting Microsoft Entra ID for modern identity and access management, leveraging Conditional Access policies to tailor access based on real-time context, and implementing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) as a baseline control.

On the endpoint management side, Microsoft Intune continues to gain traction as a unified solution for managing Windows, macOS, and mobile devices. To support secure configurations at scale, the Centre for Internet Security (CIS) provides pre-defined Intune policies and standardized system images—giving organizations a strong foundation for enforcing security baselines consistently across their environments.

For enterprises looking to improve visibility and control, there is a growing emphasis on solutions that provide insight into device compliance, patch status, and system health—ensuring that teams can make informed, real-time decisions about their environments without adding unnecessary overhead.

A collaborative and unified defense approach

Security today must be built into every layer of enterprise IT strategy. As endpoints diversify and infrastructure becomes more dynamic, the potential attack surface expands. To keep pace, IT and security teams must work in lockstep—collaborating across identity, endpoint, and infrastructure management to implement a proactive, unified defense model.

Ultimately, future-proofing enterprise security isn’t about eliminating tools—it’s about reducing unnecessary complexity, embracing platform-native capabilities, and aligning to frameworks like Zero Trust. In a threat landscape that’s constantly evolving, the most resilient organizations will be those that prioritize agility, automation, and integrated security from the ground up.

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Mild spoilers follow for Foundation season 3 episodes 1 to 5.

Foundation is a show I've championed ever since its first season debuted in September 2021. Admittedly, it took a season to find its footing but, with Foundation season 2 righting the wrongs of ifs forebear, the sci-fi epic hasn't looked back since.

Foundation season 3 continues the space opera's upwards trajectory. Exhilarating and intellectually stimulating, the under-appreciated Apple TV Original ups the ante in spectacular and engrossing fashion, with a season that further cements my view that the show should be held in a higher regard.

Empires always fall

The Imperium, which is ruled by the Cleonic Dynasty, is now a shadow of its former self (Image credit: Apple TV+)

152 years have passed since the end of Foundation season 2. The Foundation now rules the entire Outer Reach and is slowly expanding into the Middle Band, a group of independent planets once ruled by Empire – also known as The Imperium – which has become a shadow of its former self. The Cleonic Dynasty, which rules Empire, still controls large portions of the galaxy, but no longer holds dominion over its own Galactic Council, and is subsequently positioned as something of an underdog this season.

Pilou Asbaek is a delightfully wicked, chillingly commanding, and unpredictable on-screen presence

Things are about to worsen for both parties, though. The next Seldon Crisis – events predicted by psychohistorian Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) that will test the entire galaxy – is fast approaching. Furthermore, The Mule (Pilou Asbaek), an incredibly powerful and dangerous Mentalic – individuals born with psychic abilities – aims to bend the galaxy to his will. If The Mule succeeds, and if his arrival and The Third Seldon Crisis aren't connected, humanity won't successfully navigate the latter.

The threat posed by The Mule is so great that it forces The Foundation & Imperium to work together (Image credit: Apple TV+)

Season 3 wastes no time introducing the demonstrably evil new player on the proverbial chess board. First teased in last season's finale, The Mule demonstrates his seemingly unmatched superhuman abilities by singlehandedly destroying an entire fleet of warships and killing numerous soldiers on the Middle Band world known as Kalgan.

It's a shocking sequence that proves how menacing this Machiavellian character is, and that menace is embodied in Asbaek's eye-catching performance. Asbaek only replaced Mikael Persbrandt as The Mule in a season 3 cast shake-up last February, but he's a delightfully wicked, chillingly commanding, and unpredictable on-screen presence. If you thought he couldn't play a character more monstrous than Euron Greyjoy in Game of Thrones, think again.

Season 3's early entries also do a largely good job of getting us up to speed on Foundation's wider universe, and the galactic checkerboard's current arrangement.

Seeing these millennia long-feuding groups temporarily set their differences aside... makes for a captivating watch

The biggest surprise – one hinted at in Foundation season 3's official trailer – is that a fragile peace now exists between The Foundation and Empire. Yes, they're still staunch adversaries, and events in this season's explosively epic fifth episode suggest that later chapters will pit them against each other once more. Nevertheless, seeing these long-feuding groups temporarily set aside their differences makes for a captivating watch as they navigate the galactic geopolitical minefield and try to combat a common enemy in The Mule.

Civil wars and familial frailties

Hari Seldon is criminally underused in season 3's first five episodes (Image credit: Apple TV+)

The Apple TV+ show's latest installment also continues to explore key relationships that have defined its overarching story so far, albeit with varying degrees of success.

Gaal Dornick's (Lou Llobell) student-teacher dynamic with Hari has been an integral cog in the machine since Foundation premiered. I was disappointed, then, that this oft-fraught surrogacy-like relationship is given short shrift in season 3's first half.

Gaal and Hari's oft-fraught surrogate-like relationship is given short shrift

In fact, I'd go as far as to say Harris is criminally underused. Hari and his digitized counterpart Doctor Seldon (Harris), the latter of whom dwells in The Foundation's mysterious artifact known as The Vault, exist on the periphery of storylines concerning Ignis and New Terminus, i.e., the worlds that The Foundation and its secret sibling Second Foundation are based on. I hope season 3 rectifies this oversight in its latter half.

At least Llobell gets more to do. As Second Foundation's self-assured yet flawed leader, she spends her time juggling the demands of Ignis' Mentalic colony, a romance with newcomer Han Pritcher (Brandon P. Bell), a hyper-fixation on tackling The Mule, and using her own psychic abilities to infiltrate Trantor to form a clandestine pact with one the Imperium's Cleonic rulers.

Gaal's obsession with The Mule is the primary driving force of her season 3 journey (Image credit: Apple TV+)

Speaking of the Cleonic Dynasty, this season's iterations of Empire's monarchic trio – Dawn (Cassian Bilton), Day (Lee Pace), and Dusk (Terrance Mann) – are dazzling and disturbing in equal measure.

It's interesting to see this triumvirate operate with a fraction of the power they've previously wielded, but it's even more compelling to see each actor infuse their respective characters with different personalities. Indeed, Foundation season 1 episode 9's revelation that Cleon I's genetic code was irrevocably damaged by rebels means each clone's DNA and personality become more distinct with every generation. Season 3's cocksure but naive Dawn, and outwardly pacifying yet internally sinister Dusk, then, allow Bilton and Mann to shine in ways they haven't before.

The season 3 version of Brother Day is a scene-stealing delight (Image credit: Apple TV+/Skydance Productions)

Pace benefits most from the diverging Cleonic bloodline, though. In what I can best describe as Pace's channeling of The Dude from The Big Lebowski, this season's neo-nihilistic, brutally honest, drug-addicted, and wisecracking Day is a scene-stealing delight. He's still got a nasty side, and an arrogance that offer reminders of the uncompromising and warmongering Day we've previously seen, but I was nonetheless enchanted by Pace's wildly different take on the character.

I was enchanted by Pace's wildly different take on Brother Day

The variance is particularly visible when the Cleons gather for meetings with each other and/or alongside Empire's robotic majordomo Demerzel (Laura Birn), which often exude melodrama amid power struggles between the trio, and their individual and collective confrontations with Demerzel.

The final scene of this season's premiere is a perfect illustration of this. Not only does it reveal an unexpected inflection point in Hari's psychohistory calculations – remember, Demerzel (and, by proxy, Empire) came into possession of one of the two Prime Radiants in the season 2 finale – it also predicts humanity's total annihilation. Cue a tense debate as the quartet propose solutions to this calamity (or, in Day's case, choose to ignore it completely) and an existential crisis-fueled arc for Demerzel that Birn captures with dazzling nuance and heart-aching complexity.

Demerzel is consumed by an identity crisis in Foundation's first five episodes (Image credit: Apple TV+)

Foundation's primary cast is aptly aided by Asbaek's fellow season 3 newcomers. The charismatic couple Toran Mallow (Cody Fern) and Bayta Darell (Synnøve Karlsen), whose influence steadily grows despite their initial reluctance to get involved in events, and Bell's swashbuckling Foundation operative in Pritcher, who's trying to prevent a group known as The Alliance of Traders from breaking away from The Foundation and exerting its influence on Foundation-ruled worlds, are standouts at this season's midpoint.

If I have one major gripe about season 3's first five episodes, it's that they spend an inordinate amount of time focusing on The Imperium storyline. It's certainly entertaining, but there's plenty of cat-and-mouse politicking and gripping subplots, and new characters to get to know, all of which deserve more screen-time. I hope they're not neglected as much in episodes 6 through 10 as Harris has been so far.

My verdict

Foundation season 3 proves that the sci-fi extravaganza not only deserves its spot on our best Apple TV+ shows list, but also confirms its position as the best show you're not watching right now. Its ability to constantly evolve from a narrative perspective, and keep me engaged through its seasonal time jumps, plus its capacity to maintain a high level of consistency in all areas of its production, make it an unrivaled spectacle in the genre space.

If episodes 6 to 10 can build upon the thrills that season 3's first half contains and address the problems I've outlined in this review, it might threaten Severance season 2 as my favorite Apple production of 2025. Foundation season 4 is only a rumor at this point but, based on the show's latest installment, it's a matter of when, not if, this space odyssey's next entry is confirmed by one of the world's best streaming services.

Foundation season 3 launches worldwide with a one-episode premiere on Friday, July 11. New entries will air weekly until its finale is released on September 12.

Looking for a different day?

A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Monday, June 30 (game #1253).

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,100 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1254) - hint #1 - VowelsHow many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #1254) - hint #2 - repeated lettersDo any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 1.

Quordle today (game #1254) - hint #3 - uncommon lettersDo the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1254) - hint #4 - starting letters (1)Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #1254) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• R

• Y

• F

• C

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #1254) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1254, are…

• REBAR
• YEARN
• FORTH
• CROWD

An easy round made easier by some very familiar words.

The longer you play Quordle the more you spot some answers because they’ve appeared in Quordle before.

This is the second time REBAR has appeared in the last month and the third time this year, while the most recent appearance of YEARN was last month. Would I have solved them without that familiarity? It's impossible to say – but it can't have hurt.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Daily Sequence today (game #1254) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1254, are…

• FLESH
• ABLED
• QUIET
• SNIDE

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1253, Monday, 30 June: INGOT, INFER, TAPIR, CLUED
• Quordle #1252, Sunday, 29 June: MIRTH, APTLY, SCRUB, SMACK
• Quordle #1251, Saturday, 28 June: AWOKE, SMOKY, DEVIL, SWING
• Quordle #1250, Friday, 27 June: SPEAK, EAGLE, AVERT, SUING
• Quordle #1249, Thursday, 26 June: SLUMP, REBUS, GUAVA, MONEY
• Quordle #1248, Wednesday, 25 June: SOGGY, CLASH, MODEM, SQUAD
• Quordle #1247, Tuesday, 24 June: QUALM, SQUIB, AXIAL, FLACK
• Quordle #1246, Monday, 23 June: PIXEL, FJORD, STEAL, EXIST
• Quordle #1245, Sunday, 22 June: WREST, CRAZE, PAPAL, SCION
• Quordle #1244, Saturday, 21 June: BUDDY, GROUT, BEGIN, MADAM
• Quordle #1243, Friday, 20 June: BRAID, DULLY, HASTE, LURID
• Quordle #1242, Thursday, 19 June: BRUSH, ISLET, FRUIT, PRIVY
• Quordle #1241, Wednesday, 18 June: MEDIA, SHARK, GUPPY, MOURN
• Quordle #1240, Tuesday, 17 June: LEAPT, PRISM, ADMIN, WHINE
• Quordle #1239, Monday, 16 June: RETRY, SCALD, DINGO, FEIGN
• Quordle #1238, Sunday, 15 June: SHOCK, STEIN, BROIL, COVEN
• Quordle #1237, Saturday, 14 June: STICK, FERRY, THESE, IONIC
• Quordle #1236, Friday, 13 June: REPEL, LARGE, SNIDE, CARRY
• Quordle #1235, Thursday, 12 June: SCANT, BATCH, UNDER, PARSE
• Quordle #1234, Wednesday, 11 June: CRAVE, ROOST, ANGLE, FLOOD