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• Nvidia’s RTX 5050 desktop GPU is rumored to have 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM, slower than the rest of the Blackwell range
• In theory, it’ll run at the same speed as the GDDR6 in AMD’s RDNA 4 GPUs
• Whatever the video memory spec turns out to be, Nvidia can still have a winning budget GPU if the price is pitched right

We’re again hearing that Nvidia’s RTX 5050 desktop graphics card is nearing launch, and will be using slower video RAM than the rest of the Blackwell GPU range.

In fact, according to a new rumor aired on X that VideoCardz noticed, the RTX 5050 will employ GDDR6 video RAM (rather than GDDR7 as seen elsewhere with Blackwell) running at a speed of 20Gbps. As per previous chatter, it’ll run with 8GB of this VRAM.

By the way, Desktop RTX5050 uses 20Gbps GDDR6, the same as the RDNA4 family. https://t.co/Va2Qj7ZRIeJune 13, 2025

This is from leaker MEGAsizeGPU, who is generally regarded as a reliable source, and further notes that this is the same speed of VRAM as seen in AMD’s RDNA 4 graphics cards (meaning the likes of the RX 9070 XT).

If the grapevine is right, the RTX 5050 desktop will launch in the near future, maybe as soon as July, and it’ll probably arrive alongside the mobile variant for budget gaming laptops, too.

Analysis: Pricing is key, as ever

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At this point, the volume of RTX 5050 leaks has been pretty hefty, so much so that it’d be a surprise if Nvidia didn’t have this GPU inbound. Rumors must be carefully seasoned, naturally, but when enough of them are consistently floating around, it’s difficult to deny that they’re likely to come to pass.

What’s odd about the speculation around the RTX 5050, both laptop and desktop versions, is that the various sources can’t seem to decide on the type of VRAM used. Some laptop rumors still insist the RTX 5050 mobile may get the faster GDDR7 video RAM used in other Blackwell GPUs, while the desktop theories have plumped for GDDR6. Indeed, recent laptop listings that have leaked the RTX 5050 mobile have shown both GDDR6 and GDDR7 video memory.

Is it possible we could see both types of VRAM used in laptops? That seems highly unlikely, as it would be seriously confusing for consumers (not that Nvidia hasn’t done that before). We might see GDDR7 for laptops, and GDDR6 for the desktop RTX 5050; that’s certainly possible.

But what I think is more likely is that Nvidia intended to use GDDR7 at some point, but changed to GDDR6, and this is what we’ll get for all models of the RTX 5050, laptop and desktop.

Whatever the case, the RTX 5050 is sure to pack 8GB, as that’s the leanest amount Nvidia could possibly get away with. And while there has been a lot of complaining about 8GB being an insufficient pool of video RAM for modern gaming, remember, this is very much a budget GPU, so it’ll have a configuration oriented towards making it cheap.

That is, of course, the key. While there’s been disappointment that the RTX 5050’s rumored specs make it look rather weak sauce – and this latest nugget from X hasn’t helped – if Nvidia frames that spec with attractive enough pricing, then we’ll have a winner. It really is that simple.

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Commentary: Save my ears from all the awful hold music, please.

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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 Friday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Friday, June 13 (game #1236).

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 #1237) - 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 #1237) - hint #2 - repeated lettersDo any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 3.

Quordle today (game #1237) - hint #3 - uncommon lettersDo the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

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

Quordle today (game #1237) - 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 #1237) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• S

• F

• T

• I

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

Quordle today (game #1237) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1237, are…

• STICK
• FERRY
• THESE
• IONIC

I thought I was being very clever, deducing that my second word had to end E-R-R-Y, but faced with a choice between berry, perry and FERRY I opted for the wrong one. 

I still feel clever, even though it’s just an illusion – when the possibilities are limited, finding the right words comes a lot easier.

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

Daily Sequence today (game #1237) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1237, are…

• MAMBO
• HENCE
• CREAK
• CRUSH

Quordle answers: The past 20

• 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
• Quordle #1233, Tuesday, 10 June: DECRY, CHEEK, FILET, EASEL
• Quordle #1232, Monday, 9 June: DERBY, LEMON, WRITE, HOVEL
• Quordle #1231, Sunday, 8 June: REBAR, ALERT, PAYEE, FLUME
• Quordle #1230, Saturday, 7 June: FLUNK, ESTER, SPITE, CHEAP
• Quordle #1229, Friday, 6 June: ELUDE, KHAKI, VISTA, SMOKY
• Quordle #1228, Thursday, 5 June: CHIDE, RABBI, GUSTY, LANCE
• Quordle #1227, Wednesday, 4 June: BANAL, STOUT, SEDAN, HIPPO
• Quordle #1226, Tuesday, 3 June: FUGUE, SYRUP, FLACK, WORST
• Quordle #1225, Monday, 2 June: THINK, BELLE, CRONE, BOULE
• Quordle #1224, Sunday, 1 June: POINT, MERIT, WHOOP, APHID
• Quordle #1223, Saturday, 31 May: CRUMB, ELFIN, DRIER, QUITE
• Quordle #1222, Friday, 30 May: RAJAH, CAUSE, BLACK, ETUDE
• Quordle #1221, Thursday, 29 May: CRIER, DRAPE, STRUT, NEIGH
• Quordle #1220, Wednesday, 28 May: HELLO, BEADY, VIGIL, PURER
• Quordle #1219, Tuesday, 27 May: TWEET, RANGE, POPPY, RADAR
• Quordle #1218, Monday, 26 May: BLEAT, HOWDY, ASIDE, SCOOP
• Quordle #1217, Sunday, 25 May: OCEAN, AMBER, PIPER, GLEAN

Looking for a different day?

A new NYT Strands 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 Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, June 13 (game #467).

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

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

NYT Strands today (game #468) - hint #1 - today's themeWhat is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… It's a banner day

NYT Strands today (game #468) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• ATOM
• SPITE
• GLAMOR
• RAIL
• FILE
• FLASHES

NYT Strands today (game #468) - hint #3 - spangram lettersHow many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 10 letters

NYT Strands today (game #468) - hint #4 - spangram positionWhat are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: bottom, 4th column

Last side: top, 4th column

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

NYT Strands today (game #468) - the answers

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The answers to today's Strands, game #468, are…

• CROSS
• MOON
• TRIANGLE
• STAR
• STRIPE
• CROWN
• SHIELD
• SPANGRAM: FLAG SYMBOL

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

Today is Flag Day across the United States, commemorating the adoption of the STAR-Spangled Banner on June 14, 1777, by the Second Continental Congress.

It’s an event worth celebrating, with some flag waving, flag hoisting and a Strands word search which had us hunting for the most common FLAG SYMBOLS.

One of today’s answers, the MOON, features on 13 national flags, and naming them all would be a pretty good quiz question. Incidentally, did you know that there are six American flags on the moon – one for each Apollo mission – but there is no official flag of the moon? This feels like an oversight.

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

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, June 13, game #467)

• ROSE
• DAISY
• VIOLET
• POPPY
• LILY
• AZALEA
• PETUNIA
• SPANGRAM: FLOWER GIRLS

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

Looking for a different day?

A new NYT Connections 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 Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, June 13 (game #733).

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

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

NYT Connections today (game #734) - today's words

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Today's NYT Connections words are…

• MOM
• QUEEN
• RIBBON
• BORDER
• BLUE
• BOSTON
• HEART
• LEGEND
• TOTO
• ARROW
• ICON
• HOOCH
• RAT
• BULL
• ASTRO
• DIVA

NYT Connections today (game #734) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: A woman worthy or worship 
• GREEN: Basic ink 
• BLUE: Famous canines
• PURPLE: Linked by a dog breed

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #734) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: GODDESS 
• GREEN: ELEMENTS OF A CLASSIC "MOM" TATTOO 
• BLUE: DOGS OF THE SCREEN 
• PURPLE: __ TERRIER 

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

NYT Connections today (game #734) - the answers

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The answers to today's Connections, game #734, are…

• YELLOW: GODDESS DIVA, ICON, LEGEND, QUEEN
• GREEN: ELEMENTS OF A CLASSIC "MOM" TATTOO ARROW, HEART, MOM, RIBBON
• BLUE: DOGS OF THE SCREEN ASTRO, BLUE, HOOCH, TOTO
• PURPLE: __ TERRIER BORDER, BOSTON, BULL, RAT

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

I didn’t get the purple group today, which on reflection is annoying as it’s more obvious than the yellow group which could have just as easily have included MOM alongside DIVA, ICON, LEGEND, QUEEN.

I’m a fan of the TERRIER. I admire their relentless tenacity and bravery despite their diminutive stature, which comes from their original purpose when they were bred to catch rabbits.

Anyway, I digress. Easy pickings today. My only struggle was that HOOCH and TOTO were the only famous dogs I recognized, but guesswork helped me get the DOGS OF THE SCREEN group with one guess. Googling afterwards I think BLUE must be from Blue's Clues and ASTRO from The Jetsons.

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

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Friday, June 13, game #733)

• YELLOW: PERSPECTIVE ANGLE, BENT, LENS, POINT OF VIEW
• GREEN: SEEN AT AN ICE CREAM SHOP CONE, CUP, LITTLE SPOON, SCOOP
• BLUE: HIT SONGS OF 1998 CLOSING TIME, IRIS, ONE WEEK, TOO CLOSE
• PURPLE: HOT ___ DOG, POTATO, ROD, WATER BOTTLE

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

It's rare that the number of new movies outweighs their new TV brethren in our weekly streaming round-ups.

That's the case this time, though. There are four – that's right, four! – new films we recommend watching on the world's best streaming services this weekend (June 13 to 15). Admittedly, some of them aren't great but, hey, you can have a laugh with and/or mock them to your heart's content if nothing else.

For the small-screen fans among you, there are a couple of new TV show offerings as well. So, don't worry, we haven't left you out! Here, then, is what you'll want to catch before next Monday arrives. – Tom Power, senior entertainment reporter

Snow White (Disney+)

Snow White is not the fairest Disney movie of them all. Not only did it have a disappointing box office run, its terrible 39% Rotten Tomatoes critics score suggests it's not worth investing in at home, either.

Still, while it misses out on being part of our best Disney+ movies round-up, it's now available to watch at home. There are a lot of key differences from the original here, including Snow White's namesake and love interest, which has been met with mixed reviews.

If you'd rather watch the original Oscar-winning 1937 movie, that's also streaming on Disney+ alongside plenty of the classics. Either way, you can get your fairytale fix this weekend. – Lucy Buglass, senior entertainment writer

• Watch Snow White on Disney+

Fubar season 2 (Netflix)

He's back – again. Arnold Schwarzenegger's surprise Netflix TV hit Fubar has returned for its second season. After saving her daughter and fellow CIA operative last time around, Arnie's character Luke Brenner is forced to postpone his retirement once more to tackle a new threat. The villain in question? None other than Luke's former flame Greta (played by The Matrix icon Carrie-Anne Moss), which complicates matters a teeny tiny bit.

Fubar isn't part of our best Netflix shows round-up right now, but only because we regularly rotate series in and out of it. If Fubar season 2 is as big of a hit as its forebear, don't be shocked if it returns to said guide in explosive fashion. – TP

• Watch Fubar season 2 on Netflix

Deep Cover (Prime Video)

The plot for one of June's new Prime Video movies Deep Cover sounds intriguing. It's about an improv comedy teacher played by Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World: Dominion) who recruits two of her students – Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso) and Orlando Bloom (The Lord of the Rings; Pirates of the Caribbean) – to help her impersonate dangerous criminals for an undercover cop.

If that sounds familiar, it’s probably because two of the British crime-comedy caper’s screenwriters (Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly) based theis Amazon film's concept on real-life New York City cops who previously used actors as decoys.

Following its world premiere at SXSW London Screen Festival earlier this month, this Prime Video movie has been received well by critics (based on its Rotten Tomatoes score, anyway). That should be enough to land it a spot on our best Prime Video movies guide, then. – Amelia Schwanke, senior entertainment editor

• Watch Deep Cover on Prime Video

Echo Valley (Apple TV+)

Julianne Moore recently stunned me in Sirens, one of the best Netflix shows, and now she's at the helm of a new Apple TV+ movie Echo Valley.

There's a seriously impressive cast here, including Euphoria's Sydney Sweeney, Fallout's Kyle MacLachlan, and Killing Eve's Fiona Shaw. The ensemble is so talented, in fact, I'm going to watch it in spite of its 59% critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

That'll prevent it from joining our best Apple TV+ movies list, but its premise – Moore plays a mom who helps her troubled daughter (Sweeney) cover up a crime – is one that appeals to me. – LB

• Watch Echo Valley on Apple TV+

Cleaner (Max)

Two British action flicks in the same week? Aren’t we lucky. Directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale; Golden Eye), this film, which has debuted on Max, has got a lot of great talent behind it.

Daisy Ridley (Star Wars; Young Woman and the Sea) stars as an soldier-turned-window cleaner (yes, you read that right), who dusts off her old combat skills to single-handedly save a group of hostages from a radical group of activists that have taken over an energy juggernaut’s gala.

I know I’m not alone in thinking that this sounds like Die Hard. Countless critics have said as much since reviewing the film (it was released in theaters in the US earlier this year). However, while it follows a tried-and-tested story, its mixed reviews mean it won't make the cut for our best Max movies guide. – AS

• Watch Cleaner on Max

Titan: The Oceangate Disaster (Netflix)

I watched Titan: The OceanGate Disaster very intently and I urge everyone to do the same this weekend. I understand many might be concerned it's just another shocking documentary, but it has a lot of important insights into what actually went wrong, including from those involved in its development.

For the uninitiated: in 2023, the submersible vessel known as Titan imploded, resulting in the deaths of all five passengers, including OceanGate's former CEO, Stockton Rush.

This well made and, dare I say, essential documentary criticizes how many people's concerns were ignored in the build up to Titan's journey to the Titanic wreckage, and is an important reminder that companies should pay attention to the experts they employ. – LB

• Watch Titan: The Oceangate Disaster on Netflix

Romcon: Who the F**k is Jason Porter? (Prime Video)

Our second new documentary pick of the week is a true crime series about the dark side of dating.

Romcon: Who the F**k is Jason Porter? is a tell-all from the victims of a prolific dating scammer based in Toronto. Real estate broker Heather Rovet explains how she fell in love with a charismatic handyman called "Jace", who she later discovers has been deceiving her. After uncovering the real identity of Jason Porter, a convicted criminal known as a romance scammer, Heather connects with other victims to bring him to justice.

This isn't the first dating scammer story we've seen come to streaming, as Netflix's The Tinder Swindler had become a sensation when it was released in 2022. Expect Prime Video viewers to lap this one up in a similar fashion. – AS

• Watch Romcon: Who the F**k is Jason Porter? on Prime Video

For more streaming suggestions, read our guides on the best Netflix movies, best Disney+ shows, best Prime Video shows, and best Paramount+ movies.

• Fog ransomware was seen using Syteca, a legitimate employee monitoring tool, to log keys and grab passwords
• It also used open-source tools for payload dropping and file exfiltration
• The attack was "atypical", researchers claim

Fog ransomware operators have expanded their arsenal to include legitimate and open source tools. This is, most likely, to avoid being detected before deploying the encryptor.

Security researchers from Symantec were recently brought in to investigate a Fog ransomware infection, and determined the hackers used Syteca, a legitimate employee monitoring tool, during the attack.

This program, previously known as Ekran, records screen activity and keystrokes, and hasn’t been seen abused in attacks before now.

"Several" accounts compromised

By logging keystrokes and tracking passwords, the attackers were able to access additional systems, map out the network, and then successfully deploy the encryptor.

To drop Syteca, Fog used Stowaway, an open-source, multi-hop proxy tool designed for security researchers and pentesters to route traffic through multiple intermediary nodes into restricted or internal networks.

After dropping the payload, the attackers used SMBExec, another open-source post-exploitation tool, to execute it over the Server Message Block protocol (SMB).

Lastly, Fog used GC2, an open source post-exploitation backdoor that leverages Google Sheets and SharePoint for command-and-control (C2) and data exfiltration. Just like Syteca, this one is rarely seen abused in attacks, although BleepingComputer claims the Chinese state-sponsored actor APT41 have been seen using it sometimes.

“The toolset deployed by the attackers is quite atypical for a ransomware attack,” Symantec said in its report.

“The Syteca client and GC2 tool are not tools we have seen deployed in ransomware attacks before, while the Stowaway proxy tool and Adap2x C2 Agent Beacon are also unusual tools to see being used in a ransomware attack,” they added.

Fog ransomware first emerged in April 2024, and its first attacks were spotted a month later. Since then, the group made a name for itself, claiming notable victims such as the Belgium-based semiconductor company Melexis, European meteorological organization EUMETSAT, FHNW University (a major Swiss educational institution), and Ultra Tune (an Australian automotive service franchise).

In early attacks, the group used compromised VPN credentials to access victims’ networks - after which, they used “pass-the-hash” attacks to elevate privileges, disable antivirus products, and encrypt all files.

Via BleepingComputer

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More than a month after a federal judge halted a key portion of President Trump's executive order on voting, another judge has ruled that additional provisions of the order need to pause as well.

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Apple previously delayed a Siri update set to imbue the service with more artificial intelligence features and expand its capabilities.

• The US Government Accountability Office has published recommendations for the Department of Defense
• These are aimed at IT systems and include cybersecurity shortfalls
• Some programs overspent and took months longer than scheduled

The US Government's Department of Defense is set to spend $10.9 billion on maintaining IT business programs from 2023-2025 - but not all of these programs meet required performance levels, a new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has declared.

Recommendations from the department include asking the Secretary of Defense to direct the Chief Information Officer to “ensure that IT business programs identify and report results data on the minimum number of performance metrics in each category, as appropriate, as part of the department's submission to the Federal IT Dashboard.”

These programs are critical defense systems, and 4 were identified without “developed plans to implement a more rigorous cybersecurity approach—zero trust architecture—by the 2027 deadline”. A further 2 programs didn’t have strategies in place to reduce cybersecurity threats.

Recommendations going forward

Of the 24 IT business programs, 14 reported cost and/or schedule changes since January 2023, which includes 12 programs that report an increase of cost. These are between $6.1 million and $815.5 million (and a median of $173.5 million) - and 7 of the programs report a delay in schedule from between 3 months and 48 months (median of 15 months).

The GAO reminded the DoD that IT is “critical to the success of DoD's major business functions." and that "not identifying and reporting results data on performance metrics in each category makes it harder to determine if these programs are achieving their intended goals," the report summary confirms.

This comes not long after the news that the US Government hailed IT cuts as a key part of billion-dollar DoD savings, with contracts terminated, primarily for "consulting and other non-essential services”.

Affected firms included Deloitte, Booz Allen, and Accenture, with terminations specifically targeting the “$1.8 billion in consulting contracts the Defense Health Agency awarded to various private sector firms, a $1.4 billion enterprise cloud IT services contract awarded to a software reseller, and a $500 million Navy contract for business process consulting.”

Via The Register

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Peugeot chose the petrolhead’s paradise of 24h of Le Mans to reveal its long-awaited E-208 GTi model, which it says will offer “class leading” performance and interoperates the DNA of some of the most memorable GTi cars that have come before it.

Borrowing powertrain elements from fellow Stellantis-owned brand Fiat’s Abarth 600e model, the upcoming E-208 GTi will deliver 280hp from its M4+ electric motor that's mounted to the front wheels, which is enough 'ti' make the 0-62mph sprint in 5.7 seconds.

The top speed will be limited to 112mph, while the 54kWh battery offers a slightly concerning 217 miles of range. That falls short of the recently released Renault 5 E-Tech and a long way off something like the Cupra Born VZ, which manages a claimed 366 miles from its 79kWh battery.

Charging is also relatively slow, with a 20-80%top -up taking 30 minutes from a 100kW charging outlet… the max rate it can handle from a DC fast charger.

That said, Peugeot says it employs optimized thermal management and energy recovery that helps to eke out the most of the battery life when driving like a hooligan.

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Designers clearly placed the original Peugeot 205 GTi at front and centre when styling the latest electric offering, as it carries across the recognizable bright repaint work, red carpets and seatbelts inside, as well as redesigned front seats that feature integrated headrests and, you guessed it, lots of flashes of red.

Outside, the standard E-208 has been beefed up to include flared wheel arches, shorter overhangs, a lower overall stance and a wider track. Coupled with the “Hole” alloy wheels (another nod to the 205 GTi) and the subtle spoilers, it certainly looks the part.

The French marque says the E-208 GTi was fully designed by the Peugeot Sport team — the same one that regularly goes endurance racing — which introduced a limited slip differential and tweaked the braking and chassis to make for a more engaging driving experience.

History weighs heavy on the hot hatch

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There is currently no word on price and the E-208 GTi will be a Europe-only vehicle for now, although the range-topping Abarth 600e Scorpionisma costs just shy of £40,000 (around $54,000/AU$84,000), which gives a good indication.

However, the 205 GTi of the 1980s garnered a reputation because it was featherweight (the 1.6-litre version tipped the scales at just 848kg), giving it a power-to-weight ratio of 142 hp per tonne, bettering much of the hot hatch competition of the time.

Peugeot’s electric version aims to repeat the story, offering 5.7kg per horsepower, which the French marque says is best power-to-weight ratio in its segment. Although, those figures have the E-208 GTi tipping the scales at a portly 1,596kg — almost twice that of the original 205 GTi.

There's no getting away from weight when it comes to electric vehicles, but it will be interesting to see if Peugeot can inject some of the original 205 GTi's characteristics into this modern interpretation.

It's also just good to see that the humble hot hatch is still very much on the agenda in the electric age.

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• Trend Micro patches multiple high- and critical-severity flaws
• The issues were found in Apex Central and Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer
• There are no workarounds or mitigations

Trend Micro has fixed a handful of critical-severity vulnerabilities it recently discovered in a pair of enterprise-level tools.

In security advisories, the company said it fixed six remote code execution, and authentication bypass vulnerabilities, in Apex Central and Endpoint Encryption (TMEE) PolicyServer products.

Apex Central is a web‑based centralized management console designed for IT and security teams in mid‑sized to enterprise organizations using Trend Micro’s security products across endpoints, servers, email, and network. Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer, on the other hand, is a central management server used to manage encryption policies across devices. Users can handle authentication, key management, real-time policy synchronization and auditing, and are allowed remote commands such as locking, resetting or wiping lost or stolen endpoints.

No evidence of abuse

The vulnerabilities fixed with the most recent patches are listed below:

CVE-2025-49212
CVE-2025-49213
CVE-2025-49216
CVE-2025-49217
CVE-2025-49219
CVE-2025-49212

All of these are deemed either high-severity, or critical. More details about them can be found on this link.

While Trend Micro stresses there is no evidence of abuse in the wild, it still urges its users to apply the fixes and secure their premises as soon as possible.

There are no mitigations, or workarounds, and the only way to secure the endpoints is to bring TMEE to version 6.0.0.4013 (Patch 1 Update 6), and for Apex Central, to install the Patch B7007.

Just because threat actors did not take advantage of the flaws yet, it doesn’t mean they won’t. Many hacking groups watch for newly-released patches to try and exploit the vulnerabilities, banking on the fact that many organizations don’t rush with installing the fixes.

For example, in March 2025, Trend Micro warned about a Windows zero-day vulnerability which has remained unpatched for eight years and has been exploited by 11 nation-state attackers, and countless financially motivated groups.

Via BleepingComputer

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• Here are five of the best changes coming to these areas

If you watched Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2025) keynote video earlier this week, you might have noticed all the new features coming to Apple’s music and CarPlay offerings.

Whether you love using your Apple tech with your favorite tunes or while driving, there were some notable updates to pay attention to. Here, we’ve outlined five of the best features coming to these areas in iOS 26.

Mix tunes like a pro

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Any good DJ knows how to mix one song into another, ensuring the beats line up and one track fades into another so seamlessly that it’s almost unnoticeable. In iOS 26, Apple Music can now do that for you.

That’s thanks to a new feature called AutoMix, and it uses some clever under-the-hood analysis to pick the “perfect moment” for your songs to transition, smoothly blending the music as one track ends and the next begins. AutoMix replaces CrossFade (which did a similar thing, albeit in a much less advanced way), and can be enabled when you open Apple Music in iOS 26.

Apple Music Replay

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Like Spotify Wrapped, Apple Music Replay lets you check out your listening habits and see exactly how many hours you’ve spend listening to that one guilty pleasure. Before iOS 26, though, it could only be accessed as a popup web view, which didn’t provide the best experience.

Now it’s a native part of the Apple Music app, meaning it’s a lot easier to find and view than before. You’ll also find an Apple Music Replay playlist at the bottom of the app’s Home tab, and this updates throughout the year to give you the very latest stats and figures.

Custom ringtones

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Apple has a dedicated ringtone section in iTunes – just tap the More tab in the iTunes Store app on iOS, then select Tones. But if you’d rather create your own custom ringtones, the process has always been a bit more involved, requiring you to create a ringtone of your own, export it from the GarageBand app to your phone, then choose it manually in the Settings app.

In iOS 26, that process has been simplified. If you open a ringtone in an app like Files, you just need to tap the Share button and pick the Use as Ringtone option. That can cut out a few steps, although you still need to create the ringtone in the first place.

Widgets and Live Activities in CarPlay

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Widgets like the weather forecast and your calendar appointments are now available in your car, and they use a compact layout that Apple says offers “quick and glanceable” information. And you’ll find Live Activities in CarPlay too, showing ongoing data like flight status, helping to keep you in the know.

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The CarPlay interface after Smart Display Zoom is enabled, with compact icons allowing more to fit on the screen. (Image credit: Apple)

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According to Mark Gurman, writing for Bloomberg, Apple has "set an internal release target of spring 2026 for its delayed upgrade of Siri, marking a key step in its artificial intelligence turnaround effort."

Earlier this week, the company showcased the future of iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro software, changing the naming scheme to match the year the OS corresponds to. The "26" moniker of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS all include AI features, yet Apple's most anticipated one is still missing.

Gurman claims the Siri upgrade, which will allow the voice assistant to have on-screen awareness and personal context, is now slated for iOS 26.4, which, based on previous software releases, should arrive around March or April next year.

Gurman's sources told him an exact date hasn't been set internally, "beyond a spring time frame." It's also worth noting this time frame could shift, especially considering AI-powered Siri was supposed to launch as part of iOS 18 and was initially unveiled at WWDC 2024.

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My colleague Lance Ulanoff spoke with Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi and Apple Global VP of Marketing Greg Joswiak following WWDC 2025's keynote earlier this week.

During the interview (which you can read about and watch here), Federighi said, "We set about for months, making Siri work better and better across more app intents, better and better for doing search," Federighi added. "But fundamentally, we found that the limitations of the V1 architecture weren't getting us to the quality level that we knew our customers needed and expected." This led to Apple postponing the release of Siri's major upgrade in March of this year.

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Review information

Platform reviewed: Nintendo Switch 2
Available on: Nintendo Switch 2
Release date: June 5, 2025

Mario Kart World has launched alongside the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2. And with it, the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe curse has finally been broken. Of course, it’s reasonable to expect Nintendo to have supported its 68 million+ selling Switch game for as long as it did, but the time certainly felt right for something new.

And Mario Kart World absolutely feels new. Not in the literal sense, of course - that’s a given. Rather, it genuinely takes Mario Kart to fresh new heights with utterly stunning visuals and transformative racing techniques that feel so much more tactile than the underwater or anti-gravity gimmicks of the series' past.

The big draw to Mario Kart World? Well, the clue’s in the name. The game offers a gigantic open world for players to explore in Free Roam mode - either solo or in local or online multiplayer. The game’s circuits are also integrated into this map, as are hundreds of mini-challenges and collectibles.

World also introduces Knockout Tour, a non-stop endurance race from one end of the map to another, in which the goal is to remain above a constantly dwindling placement threshold to avoid being eliminated. It’s hands down the best mode in the game and really comes to life online, where races are almost impossibly chaotic.

While Mario Kart World does offer the most exceptionally satisfying driving model the series has ever seen, I can’t quite bring myself to say it beats out the excellence of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe just yet. Its main Grand Prix mode actually does the game’s otherwise wonderful circuits a bit of a disservice, and there’s a pile of frustrating design decisions that all add up to muddy the overall experience to a degree.

Namely, Nintendo has fumbled the bag somewhat with its open world here. While the act of simply driving about and unlocking outfits for your favorite characters can be a lot of fun in and of itself, there’s little in the way of actual content here outside of short challenge missions. Even the main form of collectible here - stickers you can place on your kart - falls flat. But more on that in the review proper.

Overall, Mario Kart World has moments where it’s easily the best game in the series. The handling of the karts here is sublime, and learning courses and routes with the new rail grind and wall ride techniques is endlessly fulfilling. There aren’t even any major issues with online play, which, for Nintendo, is an accomplishment. It’s just such a shame that certain design decisions lead to a game that feels lacking in some crucial areas.

There’s a whole world out there, but is it worth seeing?

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The big draw to Mario Kart World is, as mentioned, its Free Roam mode. For the first time ever, Nintendo has created a fully explorable Mushroom Kingdom without any load times. Even pressing the ‘+’ button from the main menu will seamlessly transition you into Free Roam, which is super impressive and is a strong indicator of how much more powerful the Switch 2 is compared to its predecessor.

The only load times you’ll experience in Free Roam come from switching characters or fast traveling to a named location on the map, and even these are extremely brisk. Pair this with impressive draw distance, rock-solid 60fps performance, and simply stunning visual fidelity, and you have a mode that acts as a real showcase of the console’s hardware chops.

It’s a massive open space, dotted with the game’s many circuits and plenty of scenic routes to travel between them. It’s also exceptionally varied, featuring everything from lush forests and arid dunes to a haunted swamp and an industrial space port. There’s a great amount of fun to be had in simply driving around, taking in some breathtaking sights, and vibing to World’s eclectic soundtrack.

That said, Free Roam leaves a lot on the table. Don’t get me wrong, going on a drive with your friends (Free Roam is also playable in multiplayer) is joyous, and I can see it being a wonderful experience for groups of friends and families. But once the novelty wears off, there actually isn’t all that much to do here.

Best bit

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Mario Kart World’s driving is sublime. Drifting feels more fine-tuned than ever, while new techniques like wall riding and rail grinding offer an incredibly high skill ceiling and avenues for creativity during any given moment out on track.

Aside from character costumes, which you can unlock by picking up Dash Food items at various drive-thrus dotted throughout the map, your main collectible in Free Roam is stickers. This irks me on so many levels.

The stickers themselves are inoffensive, and many have very cool and eye-catching designs. It’s their implementation that’ll leave you wanting more. You can choose a single sticker, which will be placed on your kart of choice, and they also act as a miniature icon during online play. However, the stickers simply don’t show up on half the karts in the roster, and on most, they’re far too tiny to be noticeable.

Furthermore, stickers are pretty much the main form of collectible in this game. Completing one of many P-Switch challenges dotted around the Free Roam map? While these are fun little distractions, all you’re getting for your troubles is a sticker. Running over a hidden Question Block panel found tucked away in the map’s circuits? Sticker. Collecting Peach Medallions? For that, you’ll at least get a cool alternate kart livery! Nope, I’m joking, it’s stickers.

As a result, the joy of driving around in Free Roam can quickly diminish if you’re not racing about with friends. It does feel like what we have now, at least, is a foundation on which Nintendo can build upon with more activities and potentially new areas. We’ll have to see how things pan out in the future, but for now, don’t be surprised if Free Roam starts to feel a little vacuous for you over time.

Catch my drift

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So the open world in Mario Kart World leaves a lot to be desired, but I’d be a fool to completely write the game off because of it. What saves World for me, and why I still consider it to be my new favorite game in the series, is that its driving and racing feel so, so good.

Previous Mario Kart games had gimmicks like gliding, underwater, and anti-gravity racing. All of which were cute and fun, but little more than fluff that was broadly used for set-piece purposes. There’s nothing wrong with that at face value, but World’s additions do genuinely feel transformative.

World introduces charge jumping, rail grinding, and wall riding to the karting mix, and all work in tandem with one another to actively raise this game’s skill ceiling compared to previous entries. By themselves, these individual mechanics don’t necessarily make you faster, but when chained together to take advantage of a circuit’s level design and shortcuts, they’ll make you feel like Nintendo injected some of that Neversoft Tony Hawk game goodness into Mario Kart World.

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It helps that Mario Kart World rewards skillful driving a good deal more. Drifting has also been fine-tuned, feeling more precise and satisfying than ever. Drafting a kart in front of you for a quick slipstream boost has also been greatly enhanced, feeling much faster and a more viable tactic for getting ahead.

The whole thing feels very carefully balanced, which is where items come in. The iconic Spiny Shell - which makes a beeline for the player in first and explodes on contact with them - is still devastating, but you maintain some forward momentum after getting hit, making the punishment slightly less severe. Common ‘last to first’ items like the Bullet Bill and Lightning have been considerably nerfed, with their benefits and debuffs having less of an effect on the overall race.

There’s a smattering of new items to help keep things fresh, too. The Coin Shell follows a set path down the track, dropping coins for other players to pick up, thus increasing their top speeds. Kamek can be summoned to transform players into other characters and place random obstacles at the front of the pack. There’s also the Ice Flower, which is a bit of a dud, being practically identical to the Fire Flower in effect.

Then there’s the Feather, which hasn’t been seen in the series (outside of Battle modes) since the SNES original - so long as you’re not counting Mario Kart Tour. The Feather simply makes your kart jump into the air, which seems underwhelming, but write it off at your peril. In truth, the Feather can be extremely useful for accessing loftier parts of a track or initiating a grind or wall ride without needing to take a few seconds to rev up a charge jump. They’re also great for accessing various shortcuts on any given circuit.

At the races

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Let’s talk about modes, then. Outside of Free Roam, you’ve got the expected appearance of Grand Prix mode, which comprises eight cups - all featuring four races each. It’s joined by other mainstays, including Time Trial and Battle modes.

Grand Prix is something I have pretty mixed feelings on in Mario Kart World. That’s because the bulk of each event is made up of intermission segments where you race along a portion of the open world map, with your destination being a single lap of the featured circuit.

Needing to drive from one circuit to the next is something Nintendo made a big deal of in World’s marketing. I do like their inclusion, and they lead to some interesting and unique racing. However, they’re far better suited to the excellent Knockout Tour mode, where the whole point is driving a route from A to B across the entire map, OutRun style.

In Grand Prix, while you’ll get to do a three-lap race of the first track on the docket, you actually end up doing very little racing on the tracks themselves. This makes it harder to learn each circuit at first, and also means they don’t live very long in the memory.

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And that’s a huge shame, because again, track design is some of the best the series has ever seen. The winding alleyways and shortcuts of Shy Guy Bazaar. The spectacle of being transported into a movie world in Boo Cinema. And the sheer moment-to-moment set piece that is Bowser’s Castle. They all have the wind taken out of their sails somewhat, as we simply don’t get much racing time on them.

There does exist a workaround here, though. By selecting VS Race from the menu, you can set up custom race rules. By setting the track selection rule to ‘open’, only then can you do a full-length race on each circuit. The absence of a traditional Grand Prix setup, then, is baffling. Especially as those intermission routes really shine in the Knockout Tour mode.

Speaking of Knockout Tour, it’s another highlight in Mario Kart World, and easily the best way to play the game, especially in an online 24-player race. Each of the eight Knockout Tour events smartly blends open roads with segments of circuits, going from ascending steep mountains to weaving through busy traffic in a matter of minutes.

The goal of Knockout Tour is in its name. Each checkpoint will eliminate the racers in the back four places, eventually whittling the grid down to just four for the final stretch. It’s constantly thrilling and rewards skillful driving, clever usage of shortcuts, and an understanding of rail grinds and wall rides for quick bursts of speed.

Needs a few upgrades

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While I have greatly enjoyed my time with Mario Kart World so far - in both solo and multiplayer environments - it still can feel rushed or incomplete in certain areas. I’ve already spoken about my frustrations with the Grand Prix format and lack of meaningful activities in Free Roam, but those, unfortunately, aren’t my only issues.

It’s not the end of the world, but the character selection screen is objectively a total mess. Things aren’t too bad at first, but you’ll soon realize that each unlocked costume acts as its own slot on the roster. There’s no dropdown list here, letting you choose an outfit after selecting a character. It’s all just one large jumble with only rudimentary organization.

This is actually something Nintendo has gone backwards on since its last game in the series. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, certain characters like Yoshi, Inkling, and Shy Guy let you choose an alternate look or color after picking them. There’s nothing like that in Mario Kart World, so I seriously hope this gets patched in soon.

Furthermore, the unlocking process for some characters is frustratingly random. A handful are tied to beating cups in Grand Prix mode, which is completely fine. The rest, though, are tied to the Kamek item transforming you into a random character, meaning you genuinely might not complete the roster for weeks if not months, based on how much you play.

These gripes aside, I still really do love Mario Kart World. Its driving is sublime, Knockout Tour is a fantastically chaotic new mode, and I’m so serious when I say the game’s massive soundtrack is worth the price of admission alone. Outside of Final Fantasy 14 Online, I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a soundtrack this varied and of this quality. It covers everything from jazz and techno to rock and ska, classical, big band, and everything in between. Even after 30 or so hours, I don’t believe I’ve come close to hearing the entire track list. There’s just so much here, especially if you’re nostalgic for the wider Super Mario franchise.

Should I buy Mario Kart World?Buy it if...

You want a kart racer that’s as fun as it is chaotic
The best driving in the series, paired with hilarious items and the new Knockout Tour mode, makes Mario Kart World a chaotic blast in both single and multiplayer.

You’re playing with family and friends regularly
Mario Kart World’s Free Roam mode is excellent for parents who want some simple racing fun with their kids, or even as a casual pick-up-and-play mode with friends.

Don't buy it if...

You were hoping for more meaningful unlocks
Aside from characters and costumes, the main form of unlockables is stickers. When you realize this is much of what Free Roam has to offer, it may be enough to turn you away.

You’re not keen on randomness or items
The Kamek item tied to unlocking some characters aside, getting three red shells up your rear end on the final corner of a race remains uniquely infuriating.

Accessibility

While there are no accessibility options in the traditional sense, such as colorblind filters, Mario Kart World does offer some driving options to make things easier in some regards. These include smart steering, which veers you away from track edges, as well as auto-accelerate and auto-item use options.

It's also quite strange and frustrating that there are no dedicated volume control options - nothing for either music, voices or sound effects. This isn't uncommon for Nintendo games, but the omission of such audio options continues to be utterly baffling.

How I reviewed Mario Kart World

I played Mario Kart World on Nintendo Switch 2 for around 30 hours for this review. I tested more or less everything the game has to offer, including Grand Prix, Knockout Tour, Free Roam, VS Battles, and online play. During that time, I also unlocked the majority of characters and outfits and completed close to 100 P-Switch challenges in Free Roam.

During my playtime, I primarily used the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller in docked mode on an LG CX OLED TV which allowed me to enjoy Mario Kart World at its native 1440p resolution, transitioning to the Joy-Con 2 during handheld play on the Switch 2’s 1080p vivid LCD display.

First reviewed June 2025