Ukraine's recent counter-offensive will not change Russia's plans, Vladimir Putin has said in his first public comments on the matter. In a rapid counter-attack, Ukrainian forces say they captured over 8,000 sq km (3,000 sq miles) in six days in the north-eastern Kharkiv region. But Mr Putin said he was not in a hurry, and the offensive in Ukraine's Donbas region remains on track. He also noted that Russia had so far not deployed its full forces. "Our offensive operation in the Donbas is not stopping. They're moving forward - not at a very fast pace - but they are gradually taking more and more territory," he said after a summit in Uzbekistan. The industrial Donbas region in east Ukraine is the focus of Russia's invasion, which Mr Putin falsely claims is necessary to save Russian-speakers from genocide. Parts of the Donbas have been occupied by Russian-backed separatists since 2014. The Kharkiv region, where Ukraine's recent counter-attack was launched, is not part of the Donbas. In Friday's comments, Mr Putin threatened a "more serious" response if Ukrainian attacks continue. "I remind you that the Russian army isn't fighting in its entirety... Only the professional army is fighting." Russia initially denied sending conscript soldiers to Ukraine, but several officers were disciplined after cases came to light of conscripts being forced to sign contracts and in some instances being taken prisoner. So far, Russia has not officially declared war on Ukraine and only refers to its invasion as a "special military operation". But after Russia's recent losses, some pro-Kremlin commentators have called for more forces to be mobilised. A recent leaked video which appears to show an attempt to recruit convicts to a private military company suggests Russia is struggling to find enough men willing to fight. Russian retreat exposes troop and kit weaknesses Wagner boss: It's prisoners fighting, or your children Later on Friday, US President Joe Biden reiterated his call on Russia to refrain from using chemical or tactical nuclear weapons. Speaking during an interview with CBS News, Mr Biden said such action would "change the face of war unlike anything since World War Two". President Putin put the country's nuclear forces on "special" alert following its invasion of Ukraine in February. The Russian leader has rarely left his country since then. This week's visit to the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit in Uzbekistan - where he met the Chinese leader Xi Jinping - highlights his need to foster ties with Asian countries after being sidelined by the West. But even there, leaders have expressed concern over the invasion. "Today's time is not a time for war," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Mr Putin. And on the previous day, Mr Putin hinted that Xi Jinping also disapproved. "We understand your questions and concerns" he told the Chinese leader in reference to the war. Link : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62934875

It looks like the Google Pixelbook is no more, with reports that not only has Google cancelled its upcoming Chromebook, but it’s also disbanded the team who were working on it. This news, as reported by The Verge(opens in new tab), is a real blow. The previous model, the Pixelbook Go, wasn’t just one of the best Chromebooks ever made, it was one of the best laptops as well. It also comes as a bit of a surprise, as there were hints that Google was working on a new Pixelbook as recently as at this year’s Google I/O. A Google spokesperson also hinted to us last year that a new Pixelbook was coming.Sadly, it seems that the plans have now changed, likely in part to Google’s decision to cut costs by cancelling or pausing certain projects. Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, wrote in a memo (and seen by The Verge(opens in new tab)), that these measures “means pausing development and re-deploying resources to higher priority areas.” It seems like the team working on future Pixelbooks have been redeployed elsewhere in Google. Analysis: Farewell, Pixelbook The Pixelbook series only had two entries – the original, high-end Pixelbook, alongside the more affordable Pixelbook Go – but it certainly made a mark. The original Pixelbook was supposed to showcase the potential of Chromebooks. Rather than just being cheap devices for browsing the web and firing off a few emails, the Pixelbook came with an impressive 2,400 x 1,600 screen, 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM and an Intel Core i5 processor – the kind of specs that wouldn’t have looked out of place in a high-end laptop. Its aim was to challenge people’s preconceptions of what a Chromebook is, while also acting as inspiration for other Chromebook makers (Google is, of course, also behind the Chrome OS operating system that all Chromebooks run, so has a vested interest in the success of all Chromebooks, not just its own). That was a tough – pretty much impossible – task, and so it may not be much surprise to learn that it didn’t succeed. The main problem was the high price – launching at $999/£999 (around AU$1,500) and going up to $1,649 / £1,699 (around AU$2,400), the lack of sales showed the world was just not ready for an expensive Chromebook. The follow-up, the Pixelbook Go, was more affordable, but starting at $849 / £829 (about AU$1,250), it was still far more expensive than most Chromebooks, despite offering excellent performance and battery life, plus one of the best keyboards we’ve even used on a laptop. Again, the Pixelbook Go remained a niche product, despite glowing reviews (including from us). With Google now apparently ending Pixelbook development, it seems like there’s no appetite for premium Chromebooks with price tags to match. Understandable, but we can’t help feeling sad that this could mean Chromebooks are doomed to always be seen as budget devices, when they could have been so much more. Link : https://www.techradar.com/news/google-pixelbook-is-no-more-proving-the-world-wasnt-ready-for-premium-chromebooks

MLCommons, an industry group specializing in artificial intelligence performance evaluation and machine learning hardware, has added results of the latest artificial AI and ML accelerators to its database and essentially published the first performance numbers for Nvidia's H100 and Biren's BR104 compute GPUs obtained via an industry-standard set of tests. The results were compared against those obtained on Intel's Sapphire Rapids, Qualcomm's AI 100, and Sapeon's X220. MLCommons' MLPerf is a set of training and inference benchmarks that are recognized by tens of companies that back the organizations and submit test results of their hardware to the MLPerf database. The MLPerf Inference version 2.1 set of benchmarks includes datacenter and edge usage scenarios as well as such workloads as image classification (ResNet 50 v1.5), natural language processor (BERT Large), speech recognition (RNN-T), medical imaging (3D U-Net), object detection (RetinaNet), and recommendation (DLRM). The machines participating in these tests are evaluated in two modes: in server mode queries arrive in bursts, whereas in offline mode all the data is fed at once, so evidently in offline mode they perform better. Also, vendors can submit results obtained in two conditions: in closed category everyone has to run mathematically equivalent neural networks, whereas in open category they can modify them in a bid to optimize them for their hardware, reports IEEE Spectrum. Results obtained in MLPerf not only describe pure performance of accelerators (e.g., one H100, one A100, one Biren BR104, etc.), but also their scalability, and performance-per-watt to draw a more detailed picture. All the results can be viewed in the database, but Nvidia compiled results of per-accelerator performance based on submissions from itself and third parties. Nvidia's competitors have not submitted all of their results just yet, so the graph published by Nvidia is missing some results. Yet we can still make some quite interesting findings in the table released by Nvidia (yet still keep in mind that Nvidia is an interested party here, so everything should be taken with a grain of salt). Since Nvidia's H100 is the most complex and the most advanced AI/ML accelerator backed by very sophisticated software optimized for Nvidia's CUDA architecture, it is not particularly surprising that it is the fastest compute GPU today that is up to 4.5X faster than Nvidia's A100. Yet Biren Technology's BR104, which offers around half of performance set to be offered by the flagship BR100, shows quite some promise in image classification (ResNet-50) and natural language processing (BERT-Large) workloads. In fact, if the BR100 is twice as fast as the BR104, it will offer higher performance than Nvidia's H100 in image classification workloads, at least as far as per-accelerator performance is concerned. Sapeon's X220-Enterprise as well as Qualcomm's Cloud AI 100 cannot even tough Nvidia's A100 that was launched around two years ago. Intel's 4th Generation Xeon Scalable 'Sapphire Rapids' processor can run AI/ML workloads, though it does not look like the code has been optimized enough for this CPU, which is why its results are rather low. Nvidia fully expects its H100 to offer even higher performance in AI/ML workloads over time and widen its gap with A100 as engineers learn how to take advantage of the new architecture. What remains to be seen is how significantly will compute accelerators like Biren's BR100/BR104, Sapeon's X220-Enterprise as well as Qualcomm's Cloud AI 100 improve their performance over time. Furthermore, the real competitor for Nvidia's H100 will be Intel's codenamed Ponte Vecchio compute GPU that is positioned both for supercomputing and AI/ML applications. Also, it will be interesting to see results of AMD's Instinct MI250 — which is arguably optimized primarily for supercomputers — in MLPerf. Yet at least for now, Nvidia holds the AI/ML performance crown. Link : https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-h100-hopper-benchmark-results-published

Name of the game: Isonzo Price: 26,99$ Link Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1556790/Isonzo/ Offer ends up after X hours: 20 September Requirements: MINIMUM: OS: Windows 10 64-Bit Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K, AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 290, 4GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space RECOMMENDED: Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1070, AMD Radeon RX 580, 8GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space

The Purosangue is the most radical Ferrari yet, as the first four-seat four-door model to be graced by the Prancing Horse. Although its proportions and functionality are unprecedented for Ferrari, it has retained some of the brand’s fundamental features, having a front-mid-mounted V12 and being claimed to be “a true sports car”. Enrico Galliera, Ferrari’s marketing and commercial chief, said: “We believe it’s a game-changer. It has the performance of a sports car with the comfort and versatility of a less extreme car. For us, the strategy was to develop a sports car in a different segment.” While Ferrari has a long history with 2+2 cars, most recently with the Roma, this is the first time a four-door model with four fully sized seats has made production. The only previous four-door badged as a Ferrari was a Pininfarina-designed concept car of 1980, named the Pinin, which company founder Enzo Ferrari reportedly liked but never signed off. Ferrari refuses to describe the Purosangue as an SUV, but the car’s proportions and functionality are very much intended for this segment – one in which Ferrari until now has been markedly absent while rivals such as Aston Martin, Lamborghini and Porsche have forged ahead to capitalise on the ever-growing worldwide po[CENSORED]rity of SUVs. The Purosangue is 4973mm long, 2028mm wide and 1589mm tall (compared with 5112mm, 2016mm and 1638mm for the Lamborghini Urus). Along with its 185mm of ground clearance, that puts it very much in SUV territory. It is also four-wheel drive. Ferrari has held true to its heritage, employing its revered V12 in the Purosangue. The naturally aspirated 12-cylinder engine is a heavily reworked version of that used in the 812 Superfast, with a 65deg angle between cylinder banks, a 6.5-litre capacity, a dry sump and high-pressure direct fuel injection. It has been developed for the Purosangue to ensure that maximum torque is available at lower revs to counter the extra weight of an SUV while not losing the linear power typical of Ferrari’s V12s. The engine is mounted behind the front axle, while the eight-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox sits at the rear, creating a sporty transaxle layout. This helps deliver the 49:51 front-to-rear weight distribution that Ferrari engineers deem optimum for a front-mid-engined sports car. The Purosangue becomes the most powerful SUV on sale, with its maximum power of 715bhp arriving at 7750rpm and its torque peaking at 528lb ft at 6250rpm In line with Ferrari’s claim that the Purosangue is a “true sports car”, it achieves the benchmark sprint of 0-62mph in just 3.3sec and 0-124mph in 10.6sec. Galliera said there were many discussions about which powertrain to use, but he believed the V12 was the right one: “It’s the most iconic engine in the company. We’re looking for extreme performance combined with comfort. And for as long as customers have been asking for this car, they’ve been asking for us to keep the history of Ferrari, and that is the V12.” At the Purosangue’s unveiling in Italy, Ferrari declined to talk about other powertrain options, but it’s also expected to use either the V6 plug-in hybrid powertrain of the 296 GTB or the V8 equivalent from the SF90 Stradale in future electrified guises. The Purosangue’s new platform, which Ferrari said was created from scratch, is designed to cater primarily for a V12, but adapting it for other powertrains would “not be very hard”, according to product boss Gianmaria Fulgenzi. The platform consists of aluminium alloy in its lower structure, while the car has a carbonfibre roof as standard to reduce weight and lower its centre of gravity. The result is a platform that’s lighter than previous four-seat Ferraris’, despite being larger overall. Link : https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/ferrari-purosangue-715bhp-v12-super-suv

The Queen's funeral on Monday is set to be one of the biggest gatherings of royalty and politicians hosted in the UK for decades. Invitations went out over the weekend, with some 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries expected to attend. The majority of leaders have been asked to arrive on commercial flights and told they will be bussed en masse from a site in west London. The ceremony will be held at Westminster Abbey, which has the capacity for around 2,200 people. Here's what we know so far about who will and won't be in attendance. Members of royal families from across Europe, many of whom were blood relatives of the Queen, are expected. Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have confirmed they will be there, as have King Willem-Alexander and his wife, Queen Maxima, along with his mother, former Dutch queen Princess Beatrix. King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have also accepted an invitation, as have the royal families of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. US presidents The White House has confirmed that President Joe Biden will attend along with First Lady Jill Biden, although they are understood not to be travelling to the service by bus. Much discussion had focused on whether President Biden would invite his predecessor, Donald Trump, to form part of the US delegation, but the limits to the delegation sizes mean former presidents will not necessarily be able to attend. There has been speculation that some former president and first ladies - particularly the Obamas - might receive private invites. Jimmy Carter, who served as president from 1977 to 1981, has not received an invitation, his office told Politico. Leaders from across the Commonwealth, of which the Queen served as head for the entirety of her reign, are expected to attend. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accepted an invitation, as have New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A number of governors-general who serve as the representative of the monarch in a Commonwealth realm are expected to attend with their countries' leaders. Long-serving Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe have also reportedly accepted invitations. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is yet to confirm whether he will be there. Other world leaders said to have accepted invitations include Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Italian President Sergio Mattarella as well European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have also confirmed their attendance. Also expected to make the trip are Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and French President Emmanuel Macron. It is not known whether Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this week will mark the first time he has left China since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, will receive an invite or would accept it. The Islamic Republic of Iran, long the subject of international sanctions over its nuclear programme, will be represented only at ambassadorial level, Whitehall sources said. No representative from Russia, Belarus, or Myanmar have been invited, says the BBC's James Landale. Diplomatic relations between the UK and Russia have all but collapsed since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and a spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week he was "not considering" attending the funeral. The invasion was launched partially from the territory of Belarus, whose president, Aleksandr Lukashenko, is a close ally of President Putin's. The UK has also significantly scaled back its diplomatic presence in Myanmar since a military coup in the country in February 2021. Link : https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62890879

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The Lexus RX SUV is a quiet, understated seller in the UK and this “95% new” version looks like it’ll pick up from where the last one leaves off when it goes on sale in early 2023. It’s based on an uprated version of Lexus’s GA-K platform, which underpins the smaller NX SUV, and it remains the same size as the outgoing RX, at 4.89m long, albeit with wider front and rear tracks and a 60mm-longer wheelbase, which increases interior space. With more torsional rigidity because of some strengthening at the rear of the chassis, it has a new multi-link rear suspension system and, like the NX, MacPherson struts at the front. The new RX comes in three different flavours, all electrified to an extent, but all quite differently. The most straightforward is the RX 350h, which has a 2.5-litre four-cylinder in-line engine mated to Toyota/Lexus’s trusty hybrid system, which uses two motor generators and the petrol engine mated via a planetary gearset so that the engine and one drive motor can spin at whatever speed the electronics dictate, regardless of the wheel speed. (It’s incredibly hard to explain until you see a model of it.) In this guise, the petrol engine makes 188bhp and the front electric motor 180bhp, but there’s also a 54bhp motor for the rear axle. The hybrid uses an NiMH battery of undisclosed size. All up, the maximum power is 247bhp and its rivals are typically smallish-diesel-engined alternatives. Then there’s the meat of the new range, the RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid, whose 2.5-litre engine makes 182bhp and which has the same 180bhp front and 54bhp rear motor. And yet because it has an 18.1kWh li-ion battery (as well as the NiMH one), total power is 304bhp and there’s an electric-only range of 40 miles, with selectable hybrid or full EV mode and a 6.6kW battery charge speed. Once the big battery’s depleted, it’s back to the regular hybrid system, as per the RX 350h. In our brief experience, it looked like it would probably manage that distance, too, albeit that was in hot weather. Keeping up? Then I’ll continue, to the car “for the most demanding petrolheads”, the RX 500h, which is sillier because it combines a turbocharged 2.4-litre engine (268bhp) directly linked to a single electric motor (another 86bhp) where the flywheel would be, with a single clutch between them and a six-speed automatic gearbox. At the rear axle is a 102bhp electric motor, making a system total of 366bhp and 551lb ft. All of that means the RX can deliver either 256.8mpg (the cleanest PHEV) or 34.0mpg (the least clean RX 500). And thank heavens we don’t get the regular combusted RX 350 because I’m already halfway through this first drive. The rest of the RX is – also thankfully – similar between all models. The interior is good. Solid of ambience and spacious in the back and the boot, with “less focus on ornamentation, more on texture and feel”, according to Lexus bosses, which means that the materials feel well put together and the switchgear is mostly clean. There’s a 14.0in touchscreen but even Toyota advises that phone integration is the way forward. There’s also, despite the relatively big differences in how they’re powered, a consistency to how RXs drive. The steering is smooth and the ride settled. Refinement is really high, with low wind noise and just a little road noise. Under acceleration, the 350h and 450h hum a bit because Toyota’s hybrid system puts them in a high-rev range and leaves them there. The 500h, with its smooth six-speed gearbox, is a little more rewardingly thrummy and responsive, but not actually much quicker than the plug-in. (The 0-62mph times are 6.2sec versus 6.5sec.) And while there’s adaptive damping on the top-spec model to keep a firmer control of body movements, it’s still nothing like as rewarding or angry as, say, a Jaguar F-Pace SVR. It’s just a way to burn a lot more fuel and pay more tax than in a plug-in hybrid. In fact, if you’re looking for fun – although, let’s face it, you’re probably not – the 350h is the one to go for because it’s the only RX whose kerb weight starts with a ‘1’ and it’s a little more agile and responsive by dint of being 130kg lighter than the 450h+ or 500h, both around 2100kg, although these things are relative. It’s a stable, steady drive rather than an overtly dynamic one. There’s no pricing yet because it’s not on sale until next year and lord only knows what’ll happen between now and then, so I can’t honestly give it a star rating. But I don’t know how much that’ll matter: the dealer and ownership experience is generally the five-star thing, with the car almost secondary, and I don’t imagine that’ll change that much this time around – no matter the powertrain. Link : https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/lexus/rx

Ukraine's military says its forces have retaken over 3,000 sq km (1,158 sq miles) during a rapid counter-offensive in eastern Ukraine. The remarkable advance, if confirmed, means Kyiv's forces have tripled their stated gains in little over 48 hours. On Thursday evening, President Zelensky put the figure at 1,000 sq km, and then 2,000 sq km on Saturday evening. The BBC cannot verify the Ukrainian figures, and journalists have been denied access to the frontlines. On Saturday, the eastern counter-attack saw Ukrainian troops enter the vital Russian-held supply towns of Izyum and Kupiansk. But UK defence officials have warned that fighting has continued outside those towns. And officials in Kyiv said Ukrainian forces were still fighting to gain control of a number of settlements around Izyum. Russia's defence ministry confirmed its forces' retreat from Izyum itself and Kupiansk, which it said would allow its forces "to regroup" in territory held by Moscow-backed separatists. The Russian ministry also confirmed the withdrawal of troops from a third key town, Balaklyia, in order to "bolster efforts" on the Donetsk front. Ukrainian forces entered the town on Friday. At the same time, the head of the Russia-installed administration in the Kharkiv region recommended that its people evacuate to Russia "to save lives". Unverified footage on social media appeared to show long queues of traffic building up at border crossings. The governor of the Belgorod border region in Russia, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said "thousands" of people had crossed into the country. Mr Gladkov said on Saturday that mobile catering, heating, and medical assistance would be available to people entering Russia. The pace of the counter-attack has caught the Russians off guard, and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov - a staunch supporter of President Vladimir Putin - appeared to question the Russian retreat. In a message posted to Telegram, Mr Kadyrov said if there was not a change in Russian fortunes, he would be forced to question the country's leadership to explain the situation. But Russians still hold around a fifth of the country, and few imagine a swift end to the war. And Mr Kadyrov himself insisted "Russia will win" and "Nato weapons" would be "crushed". The Ukrainian advances - if held - would be the most significant frontline changes since Russia withdrew from areas around Kyiv in April. Kupiansk served as Russia's main eastern supply hub and the loss of Izyum - which Moscow spent over a month trying to take at the beginning of the war - would be seen as a major humiliation for President Vladimir Putin. According to one military expert, the advance marks the first time since World War Two that whole Russian units have been lost. The gains will also be seen as a sign that Ukraine's army has the capacity to retake occupied territory - crucial as Kyiv continues to ask hard-pressed Western allies for military support. Ukraine's Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said the latest developments showed its forces could end the war faster with more Western weapons. On Saturday, UK defence officials suggested that much of the retaken area had been only "lightly held" by the Russians. Ukraine launched its counter-offensive in the east earlier this week, while international attention was focused on an anticipated advance near the southern city of Kherson. Analysts believe Russia redirected some of its most seasoned troops to defend the city. But as well as gaining ground in the east, Ukraine is also making gains in the south, an official said. Nataliya Gumenyuk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian army's southern command, said they had advanced "between two and several dozens of kilometres" along that front. But Russian forces fighting on the southern front are said to have dug into defensive positions, and Ukraine's troops have faced heavy resistance since the offensive began. And in Kharkiv itself, one person was killed and several homes damaged on Saturday as Russian rocket fire hit the city, according to local officials. Elsewhere, Ukraine's energy regulator, Energoatom, says the last reactor at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been shut down, and is not generating electricity. The reactor had been generating energy for the plant itself for three days - it was shut down when external power was restored. The Ukrainian operator said that to prevent an emergency, it was essential that shelling of the power lines connecting the station to the national grid be halted. Link : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62867560

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The iPhone 14 Pro Max is the ‘underground’ star of the Apple Far Out event - it might not be the most searched-for, but it’s certainly the one that impresses the most, especially over the so-so iPhone 14. While very similar to the iPhone 13 Pro Max launched last year (and the 12 Pro Max the year before that), there are some significant upgrades in the camera, screen tech, notch and functionality that make this the phone most should be checking out this year… …if they can afford it, that is. We’ve put our hands all over it to find out whether it’s likely to be worth your excitement (and, eventually, hard-earned cash). The iPhone 14 Pro Max isn't going to differ significantly in design over the 13 Pro Max, as mentioned above. However, if you're looking for something that's going to fit that expensive case you bought for the 13 Pro Max, you're out of luck - while the dimensions are pretty much the same, the camera bump at the rear is much longer. Holding the new Pro Max is a really familiar feeling if you've used the 12 or 13 Pro Max before - the sharper, squared-off edges are just where your fingers are used to them being and most people's thumbs will need to perform the normal gymnastics to reach across the screen. The physical mute switch remains (which will be hugely pleasing to many who live in fear of not being able to quickly silence their mobile) and there's no USB-C connector at the bottom, as you might have expected. Apple is going for Lightning for at least one more year, and that will be of relief to all of those wondering if they'd have to replace their chargers. The stainless steel band around the outside is still the fingerprint magnet that it always has been, as you can see in our hands on photos, and look - there’s no SIM tray on the side below the volume buttons. How people will take to that if they upgrade their handset SIM free will be interesting, but it got mumbles of unhappiness in the room when launched. The main change, in terms of design, isn't in the chassis though, but in the screen - so let's look at that. The iPhone 14 Pro Max display has got one huge change: the notch is gone, to be replaced by one long pill. Or is it really one long pill? Nope, that's just software doing the hard work for your eyes - by filling it in for you, Apple's iOS 16 is creating this pill, and can use the screen in between to show small notification lights, which is a nifty touch. It’s called the Dynamic Island, which got a laugh when it was announced but will probably quickly go into standard Apple vernacular in no time at all. What’s nice with this is that it morphs and moves depending on what you’re doing - when we played with it, you could start music and have the album art in the top, have the timer sit next to the notch or just tap it to get to your playing music. It’s a genuinely cool feature, and Apple has sprung something of a surprise, turning an eyesore into something really helpful when navigating around the phone. It takes some getting used to if you've been fine with the notch for years (and even more so if you're coming from an Android phone with only a single camera hole), but when it dynamically moves it seems to make more sense. We suspect that in a few days of use you'll stop seeing the holes in the screen, but in our early testing of watching a movie or two it seemed rather prevalent thanks to the fact the screen wrapped around it, rather than the notch which was at least to one side. The iPhone 14 Pro Max screen has got the rather cool new always-on display. Let's not call it revolutionary or anything, as brands like Samsung have been offering this feature for literally years. However, it looks nice and is something iPhone users have been crying out for for many years - needing to tap or lift the phone in order to see what the time is can be a hassle and also wastes battery by waking up the phone. While the always-on display will suck down more power - our iPhone demonstrator wasn’t able to tell us by how much - it could actually save battery for those that use their phone as a clock. This new feature has been enabled by the fact the OLED display tech used in the phone now has the same capabilities as the Apple Watch, where it can slow down to just one refresh per second and still display some content on the screen. It’s more feature-rich than we expected, with widgets, wallpaper and the clock all still showing when the phone is locked and off - you’ll need to do some playing with that to decide whether you want to show all the widgets or not. If you've never used an iPhone with an OLED screen before - which is possible if you're coming from one of the older iPhone 11 models - you'll be hugely impressed with the clarity and color reproduction, the fluidity and the general expanse you get with this 6.7-inch display. However, if you're upgrading from a 12 or 13 Pro Max... notch aside, we didn't spot that much of a difference. Link : https://www.techradar.com/reviews/iphone-14-pro-max

Nagao Industries has created an innovative new cooling system for motherboard VRMs, that works in almost every single chassis. Dubbed the N-VRM-FSTY60, the cooling system relies on twin 60mm fans mounted to a 120mm/140mm chassis fan bracket, which in turn gets installed onto the rear 120mm or 140mm chassis fan mount in your case next to the rear I/O panel. These two fans blow at the rear portion of the VRMs. Thankfully, the mount works with the rear fan installed, so there's no need to remove the chassis fan. The idea is to keep the VRMs cool, even if you're using an AIO or tower cooler that otherwise wouldn't move much air across the VRM heatsinks. A device like this might seem like overkill, as most power delivery systems on mid-range to high-end boards are overbuilt on purpose. They need to provide adequate power to Intel or AMD's most power hungry CPUs without causing the VRMs to overheat. But power requirements are going up for CPUs — Intel was already there with Alder Lake and Raptor Lake maintains the status quo, but AMD's Ryzen 7000 will be goosing power delivery to more or less equal Intel's socket power. With power creep becoming a legitimate concern on both Intel and AMD CPUs, a VRM cooling solution like this could become very useful. Alder Lake chips are already capable of running upwards of 240W or higher under specific workloads, which is extremely high for a central processing unit. Just a few years ago, you were lucky to hit 200W on a mainstream Intel chip (not HEDT) even with overclocking. Thankfully, modern day motherboards won't explode or crash when the power delivery systems get hot, but once the system hits a certain temperature, the motherboard will throttle down the CPU to keep temperatures in check. This can be especially problematic on entry-level and some mid-range motherboards, where VRM power and cooling capabilities are sacrificed to keep manufacturing costs down. Adding this funky fan setup to such a PC could seriously improve VRM performance, unlocking more performance at the same time. Since VRMs are traditionally passively cooled, direct VRM cooling can make a night and day difference to motherboard component temperatures. Each fan measures 60 x 60 x 20mm, featuring hollow bearings (an improved variant of fluid dynamic bearings) and a maximum fan speed of 3000RPM. Despite that very high RPM speed, the fans are rated for just over 21 dBA, which seems impossible to believe. We don't know what RPM level the noise level specification was taken from, so take that 21 DBA with a grain of salt. Each fan runs on a 3-pin connector so they will work with almost every motherboard in existence. Unfortunately pricing and availability are unknown at this time, and of course this would add the to cost of budget and mid-range boards. Still, $20 for higher performance and better cooling (if it's that cheap) might be a good idea. Link : https://www.tomshardware.com/news/new-motherboard-vrm-cooling-solution-is-actually-useful

Name of the game: Forza Horizon 4 Price: 23,09$ Link Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293830/Forza_Horizon_4/ Offer ends up after X hours: 12 September Requirements: MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 version 15063.0 or higher Processor: Intel i3-4170 @ 3.7Ghz OR Intel i5 750 @ 2.67Ghz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia 650TI OR AMD R7 250x DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 80 GB available space RECOMMENDED: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 version 15063.0 or higher Processor: Intel i7-3820 @ 3.6Ghz Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GTX 970 OR NVidia GTX 1060 3GB OR AMD R9 290x OR AMD RX 470 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 GB available space

I’ve rolled down the windows on this new Range Rover Sport to talk to some colleagues about where I’m going, and I leave them down as I head onto the road. As it mooches out of a car park and onto city streets, the Sport easily passes ‘the 50-metre test’: how good a car feels when you first get in and drive off. Land Rovers, with their slick control weights and easy, predictable responses, always do. Within two minutes, I meet a motorway and, with wind noise increasing, haul up the windows.The Sport immediately becomes one of the most isolated and quiet cars on the market. The same kind of isolation that we noticed in the full-size Range Rover, the Sport’s bigger sibling, feels very much replicated here. It comes as a surprise, but it shouldn’t do. The two models have arrived within months of each other because they’ve been developed at the same time and share so much underneath. Both the Range Rover and the Sport are based on Land Rover’s new Modular Longitudinal Architecture, primarily aluminium and said to be up to 35% more torsionally rigid than the outgoing car. The Sport is shorter and lower than the car we will think of and refer to as its larger sibling, but there’s hardly anything in it dimensionally. They both use the same 2997mm wheelbase (the long-wheelbase Range Rover adds to that, obviously) and the Sport is 4946mm long to the Range Rover’s 5052mm. It’s the same 2047mm wide across the body and 2209mm with the mirrors out. But it’s 50mm lower, at 1820mm. There’s a bit more difference in the weight. At first, I drive a Sport P530, which uses a BMW-sourced 4.4-litre V8 with 523bhp. It weighs 2430kg here, while the regular Range Rover with the same engine is 2510kg.A slightly bigger fuel tank (90 litres versus the Sport’s 80) will account for a tiny bit of that difference (weight is measured 90% fuelled) but not the rest, so there’s a little less of the Sport, and it doesn’t have the Range Rover’s split tailgate. Mind you, 80kg sounds like a lot, but we’re only talking 3%. Mechanically, the biggest differences are probably in the suspension. Sure, both cars have double wishbones up front and a five-link set-up at the rear, with torque vectoring by braking, a locking rear differential, 48V active anti-roll bars and active rear steering, but where the Range Rover has single-chamber air springs, the Sport introduces a dual-chamber system, one of which has a variable volume to give it more dynamic variance. I know: doesn’t sound like a big difference, does it? Question is, then, whether the Sport is more like a different body style, rather than feeling like a relatively significant departure, as it used to be. And when it comes to those first impressions of the refinement as I roll up the windows, I would have to say there’s not a lot in it. Likewise inside. There’s a big wedge of leather across the dash beneath an array of vents, big seats with flip-down armrests, digital instruments, the sticky-out Pivi Pro touchscreen and a bevy of clear heating and ventilation dials, plus Land Rover’s Terrain Response controller behind it. The Sport’s seating position is 20mm lower, while the Range Rover has a bigger steering wheel, with two broad horizontal spokes to the Sport’s three-spoke effort. But when we’re talking steering wheel diameters, you can sense we're talking details. Link : https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/land-rover/range-rover-sport

The US has approved nearly $2.7bn (£2.3bn) in new aid for Ukraine including $675m in arms supplies as the country battles Russia's invasion. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the package at a meeting with dozens of fellow ministers at the US air base in Ramstein, Germany. Military aid includes howitzers, munitions, Humvee vehicles, armoured ambulances and anti-tank systems. The US has already pledged at least $13bn in military aid for Ukraine. The new funding includes $2bn in long-term assistance. Mr Austin said Ukraine's allies must commit to supporting the country for as long as necessary and be prepared to adapt the type of support offered. "It means moving urgently to innovate and to push all of our defence industrial basis to provide Ukraine with the tools that it will need," he said. Describing Russia's invasion as an "illegal, imperial and indefensible war of conquest", he said: "Now we're seeing the demonstrable success of our common efforts on the battlefield." On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country's military had recently carried out successful attacks against Russian forces which control large areas of Ukraine in the south and the east - and retaken settlements near the north-eastern city of Kharkiv. He did not give details but both Ukrainian and pro-Russian officials report fighting around Balakleya, 60km (38 miles) south-east of Kharkiv. UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says there are signs Ukraine is making real military progress. Western-supplied long-range artillery and rockets are helping to target Russian supply lines and command centres. Russian President Vladimir Putin denied reverses on Wednesday, saying: "We have not lost anything and will not lose anything." Russia says it is fighting neo-Nazis in Ukraine - a claim widely dismissed - and that it is threatened by the Nato alliance's strong relations with Ukraine. Since the invasion on 24 February, the UN has recorded at least 5,718 civilian deaths, with 8,199 injured, and more than seven million Ukrainians have been recorded as refugees across Europe. An unknown number of combatants have been killed or injured. Link : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62832881

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An Australian man who became the subject of a po[CENSORED]r crime podcast has been found guilty of his wife's cold case murder. Chris Dawson's trial in a Sydney court followed decades of speculation about the 1982 disappearance of his wife, Lynette. Her body has never been found and all the evidence was circumstantial. Dawson was charged in 2018 after the podcast garnered global attention and prompted a renewed investigation. The 74-year-old denies killing Mrs Dawson, maintaining she had abandoned him and their two children - possibly to join a religious group. When handing down his verdict on Tuesday, Justice Ian Harrison said the evidence against Dawson was "persuasive and compelling". The judge found Dawson was obsessed with his teenage babysitter, who is known as JC for legal reasons, and wanted her as a "replacement" for his wife. Dawson had become increasingly desperate as previous plans to leave his marriage failed and JC wanted to end their relationship, Justice Harrison said. "I'm satisfied that the prospect that he would lose [JC] so distressed, frustrated, and ultimately overwhelmed him that... Mr Dawson resolved to kill his wife," he told the New South Wales Supreme Court. Mrs Dawson's brother said the court had confirmed what his family had known for years. "She loved her family and never left them of her own accord. Instead her trust was betrayed by a man she loved," an emotional Greg Simms told reporters. He appealed for Dawson to "finally do the decent thing" and "allow us to bring Lynette home to a peaceful rest, finally showing her some dignity she deserves". A sentencing date is yet to be set. Dawson's lawyer has indicated he is likely to appeal against the conviction. 2px presentational grey line Tears from Lynette Dawson's family Phil Mercer, BBC News at NSW Supreme Court Ashen and dazed. Chris Dawson appeared to be in shock as he stepped into a lift on the 13th floor of the court with his older brother, Peter, and his lawyer during a break in the judge's deliberations. I stood an arm's length away from a man who a couple of hours later would become a convicted killer. After 40 years, the mystery and tragedy of Lynette Dawson's disappearance have finally been solved. The judge demolished her husband's defence, labelling key parts 'absurd' and 'fanciful'. There were gasps from his family members when the guilty verdict was eventually handed down. There were tears from Lynette Dawson's relatives who sat quietly nearby. The former teacher was led away in handcuffs, shaking his head. Justice Harrison's lengthy verdict has finally exposed his lies and deceit. 2px presentational grey line The case shot to global prominence when it was investigated by journalist Hedley Thomas in podcast The Teacher's Pet. The series won Australian journalism's highest honour and has been downloaded more than 60 million times, topping charts around the world. The podcast and its impact were key issues in the trial, with Justice Harrison criticising its "less than balanced view" on the case and ruling it had affected the evidence of some witnesses. The case was initially delayed due to publicity the podcast created, and Dawson's lawyers tried to halt it altogether, arguing the series had contaminated his shot at a fair trial. Dawson was instead granted a trial before a single judge, rather than jury. Victim 'idolised her children' Lynette Dawson, a 33-year-old mother of two, disappeared from her Sydney home in January 1982. Police have never found any trace of her. Two separate inquests into her disappearance concluded that she was killed by a "known person". But until the podcast explored the case, prosecutors had said there was not enough evidence to lay charges. Dawson has maintained his wife phoned him one weekend in January 1982 and said she needed time away. He said he also received several calls from her afterwards. His defence team pointed to alleged sightings by five people after Mrs Dawson was reported missing as evidence she could have been alive after January 1982. But prosecutors argued Dawson was driven to murder after his failed plots to leave the marriage - which they said included contemplating hiring a hitman, and a thwarted move to Queensland to start a new life with JC. Justice Harrison rejected the claim about the hitman and allegations Dawson had been physically abusive towards his wife. But he did note that Mrs Dawson "idolised her children and her husband" and all her possessions remained at her home. "Even her contact lenses were found... in a blue container when delivered by Mr Dawson with her belongings," he said. None of Mrs Dawson's friends and family have heard from her since she disappeared. Considering the circumstantial evidence as a whole, Justice Harrison said he was "left with no doubt" that Dawson had indeed killed his wife and disposed of her body. Link : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-62719515