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You can’t slow the march of time – or of AI

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Broadband battlelines drawn ahead of Ofcom review • Openreach urges regulator to blow open Virgin Media O2’s network

Wireless that beams through thick walls • New 6GHz wireless bridge lights up old offices

Is too much caught on camera? • Could your car be confiscated for witnessing a murder? Barry Collins investigates the odd consequences of video capture everywhere

Does the face fit?

The A-List • The best products on the market, as picked by our editors

He who smelt it isn’t an artificial intelligence being • The technology of smell is becoming more attractive to investors and researchers alike, but don’t expect progress at the speed of light

Data should expire but try telling that to companies • A website I haven’t used in years leaked my data, but that’s only one part of the problem – why does it even still hold it?

Won’t someone save us from email hell? • Email apps are riddled with basic failings that make managing multiple inboxes a needless chore

Readers’ comments • Your views and feedback from email and the web

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Readers’ poll • Out of these three main activities, which do you use your smart speaker for the most?

AI WANTS YOUR JOB! • Stop thinking of AI as a threat and start using it for work. Barry Collins reveals how AI is being used in a variety of industries

PROMPT LIKE A PRO

WHAT IS AN NPU? • The latest specialist chips put AI at your fingertips. Darien Graham-Smith finds out what’s new in neural processing

How many TOPS do I have?

INSTANT EXPERT MICROSOFT CLIPCHAMP • Windows’ built-in movie-making app includes powerful tools for making high-quality videos. Nik Rawlinson gets close to the edit

CLIPCHAMP’S AI TOOLS

BEST OF IFA 2024 • Europe’s biggest consumer technology show celebrated its 100th anniversary this year, but more importantly it produced a bunch of products we’re now desperate to review. Here are our picks

Asus Zenbook S 14 OLED with Intel Core Ultra 200V • A storming debut for Intel’s Core Ultra 200V processor, even if you never knowingly use local AI

How we test

Bag a software bargain • Don’t pay full price for software when we can offer you huge reductions on everything from security software to Windows 11 Pro

Asus Vivobook S 15 (S5507) • Yet another strong showing for a Snapdragon-powered laptop, but we hoped for a slightly lower price

HP OmniBook X 14 • Little to shout about in terms of hardware, but HP delivers its own spin on local AI and the price is right

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold • This super-smart foldable includes a huge 8in display and good battery life, but the price is too high

Google Pixel 9 Pro • Not a flagship performer for raw speed, but this compact phone delivers clever AI features with more to come

Google Pixel 9 • Great cameras, long battery life and seven years of software support make this a solid long-term choice

Google Pixel Watch 3 • Third time’s a charm for Google’s fitness and health watch, particularly the new, larger 45mm model

Honor Magic V3 • Not only the slimmest folding phone but also one of the most affordable – after discounts, at least

Photo examples • The cameras on the Magic V3 set a high standard for foldable phones, with an interesting set of Harcourt filters

ReMarkable Paper Pro • Still troubled by lag, but this is a premium ePaper tablet that benefits from both a backlight and...