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MIXX, known for its premium yet affordable audio range, today announces the launch of two new additions to its business audio lineup, the MIXX B20S Business Headset with Charging Dock and the MIXX B10C Business Headset with Charge Case and Dock. Designed to meet the evolving needs of hybrid workers, office professionals, and on-the-go users, both headsets deliver seamless connectivity, and all-day comfort. The B20S is available from MIXX for £99.99 and the B10C is available from MIXX for £89.99. The MIXX B20S is engineered for immersive focus and uninterrupted productivity. Featuring active noise cancellation of up to 30dB, the headset effectively reduces surrounding distractions while offering…

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. NASA is building the first nuclear reactor-powered interplanetary spacecraft. How will it work? Just before Artemis II began its historic slingshot around the moon, NASA revealed an even grander space travel plan. By the end of 2028, the agency aims to fly a nuclear reactor-powered interplanetary spacecraft to Mars. A successful mission would herald a new era in spaceflight—and might just give the US the edge in the race against China. But the project remains shrouded in mystery. …

Overall, the collaboration signals growing momentum in the adoption of digital asset-backed settlement models as part of the future of international remittances. MoneyGram  has announced a strategic partnership with NALA  to enable stablecoin-based settlement and modernized cross-border payout services across emerging markets in Africa and Asia. The collaboration introduces a real-time settlement model designed to improve the speed and efficiency of international money transfers. Under the arrangement, transactions will be settled using digital dollars, while recipients will continue to receive funds in their local currencies, helping bridge global liquidity with local payment systems. According to the companies, the partnership is…

TCL, a global leader in consumer electronics and the world’s No.1 Ultra-large, Mini LED and Google TV brand, has today announced the launch of a range of new QLED models in the UK, including the P8L-UK QLED Google TV, P7L-UK QLED Google TV and V6D-UK QLED Fire TV. TCL’s latest additions feature both Google TV and Fire TV that greatly enhance its portfolio of award-winning televisions, providing smart software options that inspire consumers to enjoy content in a variety of ways. P8L-Series TCL P8L-UK series available in 85”, 75”, 65” and 55” combines QD-Mini LED dimming, QLED, 4K HDR Dolby…

To anyone with a pulse and a smartphone, it’s obvious that the internet has an AI slop problem. The issue has grown more severe since ChatGPT launched in 2022, with some social platforms flooded with AI-generated writing. Now, there’s data to back up the anecdotal evidence.A new preprint study published today from researchers at the Imperial College of London, Stanford University, and the Internet Archive found that approximately 35 percent of all new websites are either AI-generated or AI-assisted. The same study also found that online writing is “increasingly sanitized and artificially cheerful.” In other words, AI is making the…

This innovation significantly enhances efficiency, speed, and network performance, supporting the evolving demands of 5G connectivity and digital transformation. MTN Nigeria  has recorded a major milestone in telecommunications after successfully testing the first commercial 25Gbps full-duplex microwave link in Sub-Saharan Africa, in partnership with Huawei Nigeria.  The breakthrough test, conducted on the E-band frequency spectrum, leveraged advanced full-duplex technology operating at 80 GHz. It achieved a data transmission rate of 25 Gbps using the 1000 MHz E-band spectrum, delivering a fourfold improvement in spectral efficiency compared to conventional E-band solutions. The development sets a new benchmark for network capacity and…

GameBench is a name that should be familiar to gamers, game developers, journalists, content creators, and anyone who wants to monitor a device’s performance metrics while gaming. The company offers GameBench Pro, which is targeted at this audience, but it costs thousands of dollars. To make this performance data more accessible, GameBench has announced a free app called GameBench FPS Monitor. We had exclusive pre-release access to this app, which is now available to all Android users through the Google Play Store, provided their device runs Android 11 or later. As the name suggests, the GameBench FPS Monitor app lets…

Through collaboration and strategic engagement, the forum works to strengthen trusted critical infrastructure, improve interoperability, and enable digital transformation worldwide. MTN Digital Infrastructure,  the parent company of Bayobab,  announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Mazen Mroué, has been appointed to the Board of the Global Leaders’ Forum (GLF), a global network of senior connectivity leaders working to shape the future of the digital infrastructure and telecommunications ecosystem. The appointment reflects the growing role of African-led infrastructure players in global industry dialogue and reinforces Bayobab’s commitment to advancing inclusive, innovative, and responsible connectivity across the regions it serves and beyond. The…

Back in September of last year, Google launched an experimental Windows app with AI Mode built-in. Now, this has been made available to everyone across the globe, but only in English for now. Undoubtedly more languages are going to be supported soon. The Google app for Windows lets you use Alt+Space as a shortcut to bring it up in a small window and ask it anything. That shortcut will be very familiar to you if you’re a Mac user, of course, since it’s what brings up Spotlight search. Google’s app obviously provides a Google search box, but it’s so much…

And it turns out that well-designed, value-forward consent experiences routinely outperform initial estimates.Touchpoints for privacy-led UX often include consent management platforms, terms and conditions, privacy policies, data subject access request (DSAR) tools, and, increasingly, AI data use disclosures. This report examines how data transparency builds trust with customers; how this, in turn, can support business performance; and how organizations can maintain this trust even as AI systems add complexity to consent processes. Key findings include the following: Privacy is evolving from a one-time consent transaction into an ongoing data relationship. Rather than asking users for broad permissions up front, leading…