Author: Trendici

Windscribe is a virtual private network (VPN) with intense “How do you do, fellow kids?” energy. It has servers in 69 countries and an annual plan that costs $69, an obsession with the sex number that rivals Elon Musk’s. I’m shocked that it doesn’t have a subscription costing $4.20 per month.But there’s another side to Windscribe’s cringe: an obsession with independence and a Bernie Sanders-like anger on behalf of an exploited public. In a market where the best VPNs aim for professionalism, Windscribe aspires to be punk. Its iconoclasm may have led it to develop an app that looks like…

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Two Chelsea supporters have been treated in hospital after a reported stabbing in Naples ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League match against Napoli. Chelsea face Napoli on Wednesday evening in the last round of fixtures in the league phase, with a place in the top eight on the line for Liam Rosenior’s men. Victory would put the Premier League side straight through to the last 16 of the Champions League, avoiding a play-off in February. Italian champions Napoli, managed by former Blues boss Antonio Conte, are surprisingly 25th in the standings, one spot outside the play-off places. Two Chelsea fans ‘stabbed’…

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The entry-level versions of the Ford Capri and Ford Explorer EVs have been updated with new batteries, promising extra range and greater performance. The Standard Range battery has switched from the nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) to lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) chemistry. This has boosted the official range of the Capri Standard Range by 45 miles, from 243 to 288, and the range of the Explorer Standard Range by 43 miles, to 276. A new motor meanwhile improves the pair’s power and torque outputs to 187bhp and 258lb ft, up from 168bhp and 229lb ft. This cuts their 0-62mph sprint times down from 8.7sec to 8.0sec. The switch to…

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Nationwide Building Society is using a cloud platform from Amazon Web Services (AWS) that offers artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to support its digital innovation and improve member experiences. The building society has extended an existing agreement with the cloud giant to include broader services, including staff training. The service, Amazon Connect, is cloud-based, and aimed at contact centres, offering AI-powered tools to support both branch and contact centre operations. Suresh Viswanathan, group chief operating officer at Nationwide Building Society, said: “As we continue our digital transformation, we need cloud technology that can support our ambition to deliver better customer…

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Crystal Palace have been advised to cash in on Jean-Philippe Mateta to help fund a rebuild after losing Marc Guehi to Manchester City. Mateta is attracting interest from Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest this month after telling Palace he is open to taking on a new challenge. Crystal Palace could sell Mateta amid Villa, Forest transfer interest The 28-year-old has been a revelation at Selhurst Park, scoring 40 goals in 93 appearances under Oliver Glasner and helping the Eagles in the FA Cup last season. Mateta is under contract until 2027 and turns 29 in June, so Palace value him…

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Man Utd are set to reject any request from Michael Carrick to renew Harry Maguire’s contract as they look to the future, according to reports. After the Red Devils took the decision to sack Ruben Amorim earlier this month, Darren Fletcher took two matches before Michael Carrick was appointed as interim boss until the end of the season. Carrick has overseen two wins in two Premier League matches in potentially two of Man Utd‘s most difficult games of the season against arch-rivals Man City and Premier League leaders Arsenal. Those six points has lifted them into fourth in the Premier…

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Jamie Carragher says the Liverpool hierarchy deserve criticism for a summer transfer window that has “blown up in their face”. Premier League champions Liverpool went all out last summer, spending around £415million on eight new players and smashing their transfer record twice. Liverpool’s summer transfer business has ‘blown up in their face’ Liverpool’s recruitment in recent years has been excellent, with the club’s transfer team especially impressive when it comes to selling players. However, the Reds went into 2025 hoping to extend the contracts of club captain Virgil van Dijk, star man Mohamed Salah and homegrown hero Trent Alexander-Arnold. This was…

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