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PNY’s new dual USB-A/C flash drive hits an extreme 1,000 MB/s
Flash drives are kind of dull as a topic, the modern descendant of floppy disks and burnable CDs. But when you need a good one, you really need a good one—and PNY’s latest are worth a look. The new Duo Link V3 design combines impressive speed and dual USB-A and USB-C connections with a fairly low price. With a USB 3.2 Gen 2 connection, PNY claims that the Duo Link V3 reaches read speeds of up to 1,000 MB/s and write speeds of up to 800 MB/s, assuming you’re connected to a compatible port. That’s fast enough to transfer 100 gigabytes of data in about two minutes. It’s technically an OTG drive, making it compatible with most phones and tablets in addition to the usual PCs and laptops (and just about everything else these days). I’m also a fan of the twirling exterior metal cover, which locks into place with either the USB-A or USB-C port side exposed, making this a lot more stable than some similar designs. The Duo Link V3 is available to order from PNY’s site now, starting at $35.99 for 256GB and going up to 2TB for a hefty $166.99.

Six-wicket haul helps Cummins reach 300 dismissals in Tests
Australia captain Pat Cummins finishes with figures of 6-28 in South Africa's first innings of the ICC Test Championship final at Lord's - with the final wicket also bringing up Cummins' 300th career Test wicket.

Boulter exits Queen's and loses British number one spot
Katie Boulter suffers a last-16 exit at Queen's to Diana Shnaider, relinquishing her title as British number one for the first time in two years.

Inspector saw blood after being slashed with sword
Insp Moloy Campbell tells a jury that Marcus Arduini Monzo was "slashing at me with a large sword".

Anger as fans can't personalise Wales women shirt
Supporters are unable to personalise the mint green jersey, made by longstanding supplier Adidas.

Chris Mason: Reeves and Starmer can't escape sluggish economy
The PM and chancellor badged their Spending Review as start of a new chapter but the economic backdrop is inescapable.

Vocal backlash forces Wikipedia to pause AI-generated summaries
AI-generated summaries are low-hanging fruit for apps and services that want to jump on the AI bandwagon, as we’ve seen with Copilot, Google Drive, Amazon, and Adobe Acrobat. Recently, even the Wikimedia Foundation gave it a go with AI summaries in Wikipedia. Now, however, 404 Media reports that those plans have been put on hold after facing heavy criticism from Wikipedia’s human volunteer editors. You can read the editors’ discussion here. Some responded with a simple but straightforward “Yuck.” while others wrote thoughtful analyses, explaining how the AI-generated summaries could do immediate and lasting damage to Wikipedia’s reputation as a serious, trustworthy, hand-crafted resource. The idea was that these AI-generated summaries would appear at the tops of articles in tabs that users had to manually open, and would be marked with a warning that summaries were unverified. It remains to be seen whether the Wikimedia Foundation will shelve the AI-generated summary feature for good or whether they’ll rework it in a way that satisfies editors before testing again.

De Bruyne completes Napoli move after Man City exit
Kevin de Bruyne completes his move to Napoli after leaving Manchester City at the end of the 2024-25 Premier League season.

Cunha completes 'dream' £62.5m Man Utd move - how does he fit in?
Brazil forward Matheus Cunha says he "dreamed of wearing the red shirt" when he was a child.

AI and Sexism: The Fight Against Misogyny Online
Laura Bates on how algorithms are fuelling misogyny and radicalising young men.

Strip-search police told girl she may be arrested
Three police officers are accused of gross misconduct over the strip-search of Child Q at her school.