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MacBook Pro M5 benchmarks are in — here's how it compares to M4, Windows laptops and more based on our testing
By Darragh Murphy published
Apple's 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 has arrived, and we've done the benchmarks in our testing labs to give you the results (and it's a huge leap in performance).

How many more AWS outages until the internet builds a real backup plan? Experts answer the $2.5 billion question
By Jason England last updated
The AWS outage that crippled Snapchat also exposed the shocking fragility of critical infrastructure and took out governments.

AWS was down — live updates following massive outage that broke the internet
By Jason England last updated
Amazon implemented fixes, but the multi-hour outage took time to resolve

Global Encryption Day 2025: Activists call on governments to stop weakening encryption
By George Phillips published
October 21 is Global Encryption Day. Activists are demanding governments stop weakening encryption and call on people to switch to end-to-end encryption.

AWS outage continues: All the apps and services that have been affected
By Tom Pritchard last updated
Still having trouble online? The Amazon outage might still be causing problems for these apps.

Microsoft rolls out urgent Windows 11 update to fix critical recovery bug — update your PC now
By Darragh Murphy published
Microsoft broke its Windows 11 recovery tool in a recent update, with users not being able to use their mouse and keyboard to reset or recover their PCs. Here's how to fix the issue.

Snapchat went down in massive outage due to AWS — live recap of how events knocked the social media app offline
By Jeff Parsons last updated
Snapchat users are reporting a huge outage on the social media platform at the same time as Amazon's AWS service is experiencing huge problems.

Is Venmo still down? Live updates on widespread AWS outage
By Alyse Stanley last updated
The popular peer-to-peer payment platform Venmo went down on Monday, October 20, one of several apps taken offline amid widespread Amazon's AWS service outages.
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