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TL;DR: Live stream Pakistan vs. India in the 2026 Asian Games for free on MeWatch (Singapore) / KBS, MBC, SBS (South Korea) / VTV (Vietnam). Access these free streaming platforms from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

This weekend's sport schedule is extremely busy. We've got NFL, international soccer, F1, and so much more, but there's one event that stands out above the rest: Pakistan vs. India in the final of the Asian Games cricket tournament. It really doesn't get any bigger than this.

India were expected to reach this stage. They brought a very strong squad to Japan, but they still had to deliver on those lofty expectations. Pakistan will provide a tough test in the final. India haven't secured a gold medal just yet.

If you want to watch Pakistan vs. India in the 2026 Asian Games for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Pakistan vs. India?

Pakistan vs. India in the 2026 Asian Games cricket final starts at 12:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 3. This fixture takes place at Korogi Sports Park.

How to watch Pakistan vs. India for free

Pakistan vs. India in the 2026 Asian Games cricket final is available to live stream for free on MeWatch in Singapore, KBS, MBC, and SBS in South Korea, and VTV in Vietnam.

These free streaming platforms are geo-restricted, but anyone can secure access with a VPN. These tools can hide your digital location and connect you to a secure server in another location, meaning you can gain access to Pakistan vs. India from anywhere in the world.

Watch Pakistan vs. India in the 2026 Asian Games cricket final by following these simple steps:

1. Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (we recommend ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in Singapore, South Korea, or Vietnam

4. Visit MeWatch, KBS, MBC, SBS, or VTV

5. Watch the 2026 Asian Games cricket final from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer free trials or money-back guarantees. By making the most of these offers, you can secure access to Pakistan vs. India without committing with your cash. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it does mean you can watch the 2026 Asian Games cricket final before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for the Asian Games?

ExpressVPN is the best service for streaming live sport, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices, including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to 10 simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and usually offers a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99.

Watch Pakistan vs. India in the 2026 Asian Games for free with ExpressVPN.

Dual-booting Windows and Linux can work well, but Windows rarely cooperates. Updates, security features, and default power settings can each disrupt a shared setup. Here are four ways Windows causes trouble for Linux installs, and what you can do about each one.

A Raspberry Pi has long been a popular option for home projects because these single-board computers are highly customizable and have traditionally been relatively low-cost. As the prices of Raspberry Pi models rise, you may be looking for alternative options. You may be surprised to learn that your old Samsung phone may make an excellent Raspberry Pi replacement for some projects.

In addition to power tools, Ryobi offers a wide selection of outdoor power equipment. If you've ever considered one of its electric lawn mowers, you're probably wondering whether it can actually mow 1/2 or 3/4th of an acre like Ryobi promises on the box. After briefly testing an 18V and upgrading to a more capable 40V mower, I measured and tested it myself.

Are you looking for some fun hardware-based projects to try with your Raspberry Pi this weekend? Well, then I have the projects for you! Today, I'll show you how to make an internet radio with a tuning knob, a home intercom system, as well as a backyard scoreboard for get togethers.

Buckle up for October, people, as Netflix revs up to drop a bunch of big returning shows on us, including new seasons of The Diplomat (October 15), Kristen Bell and Adam Brody's Nobody Wants This (October 22), and a new Lupin(!) heist on October 23. There's also a highly anticipated documentary from Judd Apatow about comedy great Norm Macdonald (October 16).

Apple has just been forced to respond to the flurry of AI agent apps, like Meta's Muse, which are accessing Mac users' private data.

According to Apple, the company will soon release additional controls to "Full Disk Access," which will explicitly ask Mac users if they'd like to grant a third-party access to a specific part of their system. With Full Disk Access, AI agents can complete a much wider range of tasks for users, but these users may not understand the cybersecurity risks of agentic AI.

Apple says it is specifically doing this due to the rise of AI agents like Muse, which recently surpassed 5 million downloads, and the risks associated with handing over full access to a user's full private data.

SEE ALSO: Big banks are worried AI agents could increase the risk of scams and fraud

When a Mac user downloads a third-party app, some apps require the ability to access specific functionality on their computer. Apple requires that these apps ask a user to access that functionality. For example, a third-party webcam app is forced by Apple to ask the user for permission to access the Mac's camera and audio devices. A user must grant that access before an app can use that Mac function.

Some apps, like a backup app, for example, require access to the entire Mac system. In order to cover all of these functions in one swoop, from email to messages to file systems, Apple allows apps to request "Full Disk Access."

However, AI agents that run autonomously add additional risks that other apps simply don't when given this type of access. For example, Inc. columnist Jason Aten recently discovered that Meta's Muse AI assistant somehow had synced his entire local Messages database and was using those messages as context for its tasks.

Aten claims he denied giving Muse permission to access Messages. Meta claims it's impossible for Muse to do so if Aten did decline providing Muse with these permissions. Apple now wants to make it more explicit when an app asks for these permissions and a user grants them.

Apple's full update is posted below:

"We give developers powerful APIs to build incredible capabilities into their apps for Apple products, backed by a set of controls designed to protect users’ private data. Full Disk Access largely sidesteps these controls in order to allow backup apps to function properly on the Mac. Some developers are using Full Disk Access in ways that could put users at risk, exposing everything on their systems—including files, mail, messages, and even browsing history—without users’ full knowledge and understanding. For communication apps, this can also compromise the privacy of the people users are communicating with. 

Going forward, we will introduce additional controls to ensure that users who genuinely wish to grant an app this extraordinary level of access can only do so with very explicit user action. Addressing this is critical. As AI agents become increasingly capable and autonomous, the risks associated with this level of access will grow substantially. We are committed to ensuring users clearly understand these risks before granting such access, so they can make informed decisions about their own data and privacy."

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Ethernet cables seem like the most straightforward thing in the world. Plug one in, get steady internet. But then, you have these little caveats, such as having to worry about whether a cable is too long and what that means for your connection ... the caveats that make Ethernet more mysterious than it perhaps needs to be.

OpenAI has disclosed another case of an AI agent accessing an Australian government system without permission. This time, it retrieved historical bushfire data that wasn't publicly available.

According to The Guardian, the breach occurred in June and involved New South Wales' National Parks and Wildlife Service, part of the state's Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

OpenAI says it discovered the breach on Tuesday, Sept. 29, and conducted a 48-hour review before notifying the NSW government on Thursday, Oct. 1. The company told the government that its agent had acted beyond its intended use. "The results we reviewed do not show that the model retrieved any personal information," an OpenAI spokesperson told The Guardian. The department is investigating with the state's cybersecurity agency, and the Australian Signals Directorate has also been notified.

SEE ALSO: An OpenAI agent hacked the Australian government

If this sounds familiar, that's because Australia is already dealing with the fallout from a similar incident. As Mashable previously reported, an internal OpenAI model breached Services Australia's Medicare statistics reporting portal on June 18 while researching public healthcare spending.

When it encountered restrictions, the agent found ways around them, accessing public and non-public files and writing files to the government server. There was no evidence that it accessed individuals' private health information.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the incident "obviously unacceptable" and raised Australia's concerns directly with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Albanese also criticized the notification process. OpenAI said it discovered the Medicare breach in August but waited until Sept. 10 to alert the government, initially emailing a public Services Australia address.

"We clearly cannot rely on these multinational big tech companies to comply with even the most minimal of social obligations, such as notifying when, or even taking enough care to notice if, their products are hacking government systems," Australian Greens MP Abigail Boyd said.

The model also interacted with three other Australian government bodies, though those interactions appeared to involve only public information.

The further investigation should help establish how the agent got in. The bigger question is how OpenAI will stop another one from doing the same — and catch it sooner if it does.

Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable's parent company, in April 2025 filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.

I've used Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 for years, so I'm well aware of how difficult they are to replace. But I've also watched free, open-source alternatives quietly get better, and today's options are much more convincing than they were a few years ago. And with Microsoft 365 Personal costing $9.99 a month, there's a pretty good reason to see what else is out there.

There are few people on the internet more universally beloved than Kelly Clarkson. She has somehow spent nearly two decades cultivating the rarest of celebrity currencies — goodwill. People like Kelly. They root for Kelly. Generally speaking, they would like to see Kelly have a nice day.

So it would take something truly egregious to turn the internet against "Miss Independent." And this week, she did just that when she said her life would suck without AI.

The trouble began during Clarkson's recent appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, where she talked about her relationship with ChatGPT. She jokingly called the chatbot her "lover" and explained that she has enlisted it as a sort of digital interior designer, using it to visualize ideas for one of her properties, including paths and landscaping at the place she has in Santa Barbara.

During the podcast's "I Don't Think So, Honey" hot-take segment, Clarkson even declared, "I love AI," adding that there are "very amazing things with AI that I am obsessed with." And she wasn't limiting her enthusiasm to using ChatGPT as a glorified design consultant. Clarkson said she's "very into it artistically," too, and that she has fun with AI "just like everybody else does."

Her reasoning was that AI could give people who might not otherwise be able to create music or art a new entry point into the creative process. It's an idea that has found champions among artists, including Will.i.am, Grimes, and Timbaland, all of whom have spoken about AI as a new kind of creative playground, a tool that can expand the boundaries of what artists can make.

But Clarkson did have one pretty significant caveat. "When you see AI artists competing on a chart with humans, I have an issue," she said. "I think there should be a separate chart." So the robots can have a chart. They just shouldn't be allowed to steal the humans' trophies.

Many fans, unfortunately, were not particularly interested in hearing the nuance.

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The backlash came quickly, with fans and AI critics taking issue not only with Clarkson's comments about AI-generated music but with her broader enthusiasm for the technology. Some called it a "very rare L" for the singer. Others cited the environmental costs of AI and data centers. Still others argued that AI-generated art shouldn't be considered creative in the same sense as work made by humans.

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People weren't just mad; they seemed genuinely bummed out by her admission. "Kelly no...this isn't you...," one commenter pleaded.

Some commenters said they stopped listening to the podcast once the AI conversation began. Others criticized her for using AI for design work. And some users went considerably further, speculating — without evidence — that celebrities are being paid to normalize AI.

But beneath all of that was a simpler objection: Why Kelly?

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Because Clarkson has spent years occupying a strange corner of celebrity culture. She's famous enough to be enormous, but relatable enough that people still talk about her like she's their favorite cousin. She's the American Idol winner whose career became a multigenerational pop success story, and the daytime host who can outsing your faves. There is a reason "America's sweetheart" has followed her around for so long.

Yet, despite her comments, Clarkson isn't exactly tossing human artistry out the window. Just a few weeks ago, she called AI "soulless" in a video with Betches. Now, she's drawing a line between AI-generated music and the work of human musicians. She just seems to think there should be room for both. "Both can be creative in a completely different way," she said.

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Maybe that's not a contradiction so much as the uncomfortable reality of AI's arrival in everyday life. It's becoming difficult to be completely for it or completely against it when the technology is, sometimes simultaneously, useful, fascinating, unsettling, and deeply disruptive to creative work.

Clarkson seems to be trying to find her own line. AI can be fun. AI can be useful. AI can help people create. But when it comes to competing on a music chart, she thinks humans should have their own lane.

Many of her fans, at least for now, seem to think Kelly Clarkson should stay in hers.

I started tweaking my Android Auto settings because I was getting a little tired of the small annoyances. My car screen felt cluttered; some things kept popping up when I didn’t need them, and I honestly couldn’t remember turning on some settings in the first place.

Senator Bernie Sanders is serious about banning the federal government from using Flock and other automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). Flock, a camera surveillance product, captures and processes license plates and related details about vehicles, often for use by law enforcement.

On Friday, the Vermont Democrat introduced The Ban Flock Act in Congress. The proposed law would prohibit the federal agencies from using ALPRs. State and local governments that use the technology would be blocked from receiving federal funding.

SEE ALSO: How people are fighting back against Flock cameras

The bill is co-sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.).

"At a time of growing concern about the unchecked power of artificial intelligence, Flock is eviscerating the very notion of privacy by installing tens of thousands of cameras in communities across America without their consent," Sanders said in a press release.

Sanders argued that Flock cameras can track people's movements closely and gather data on when they visit the doctor or drop their kids off at school. "Flock is always watching," Sanders said.

Hackers who recently obtained a roadside Flock camera allegedly discovered that its camera's logs contained about three weeks of activity during which it photographed over 50,000 vehicles and produced 1.6 million images.

The largest vendor of ALPRs in the U.S. is Flock, according to Sanders. It has installed more than 120,000 cameras nationwide that record 20 billion vehicles per month.

Sanders said Flock has provided federal immigration authorities with state data and that law enforcement officials have used Flock data to investigate activists who've supported Palestinian rights and "No Kings" demonstrations.

Flock's network of privately owned and operated cameras and its nationwide database have drawn bipartisan concern over the past several months. Beyond mass surveillance concerns, critics have pointed to incidents of false positives, cooperation with federal agents on immigration enforcement, and even tracking women seeking abortions across state lines.

In addition to a federal ban on ALPR use, The Ban Flock Act would allow Americans to sue the federal government when it violates their rights by using the technology.

Additional reporting by Chance Townsend.

There are many open-source alternatives to Microsoft Excel, but popular Linux options like LibreOffice Calc and Gnumeric are strictly GUI apps. So what’s out there for the command-line fan who needs to crunch numbers? Let’s find out!

TL;DR: Watch Colombia vs. Paraguay in an International Friendly for free on Caracol TV. Access this free livestream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

We're not too far removed from the 2026 World Cup, so the appetite for international football might not be that great. That is until you see some of the fixtures on the schedule this weekend, starting with Colombia vs. Paraguay.

Both sides reached the knockout stages of the World Cup and will come into this matchup hoping to win. It's going to be a real battle between two physical sides.

If you're interested in watching Colombia vs. Paraguay in an International Friendly from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.

When is Colombia vs. Paraguay?

Colombia vs. Paraguay in an International Friendly kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on Oct. 2. This fixture takes place at the Sports Illustrated Stadium.

How to watch Colombia vs. Paraguay for free

Colombia vs. Paraguay in an International Friendly is available to live stream for free on Caracol TV.

Caracol TV is geo-restricted to Colombia, but anyone can secure access with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in Colombia, meaning you can live stream Colombia vs. Paraguay for free from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Colombia vs. Paraguay for free by following these simple steps:

1. Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (we recommend ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in Colombia

4. Visit Caracol TV

5. Watch Colombia vs. Paraguay for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer generous money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch Colombia vs. Paraguay without committing your cash. This is obviously not a long-term strategy, but it gives you enough time to stream this fixture before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for Caracol TV?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on Caracol TV, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries, including Colombia

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices, including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to 10 simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and usually offers a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99.

Live stream Colombia vs. Paraguay for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

If you have a RIDGID wet/dry vac, you have a multipurpose tool that can do many tasks with various attachments and accessories. You don't need to buy specialized equipment when you already have a tool that does the job just fine. I've used my RIDGID vac for many tasks and realized its full potential and advantages over buying specialized tools.

Our phones spend much of the time idle, but they can't get up to too much during that time, because it's vital that they make it through the day. That's why many tasks are saved for overnight while we're asleep. But just what is your phone getting up to while your face is buried in a pillow?

TL;DR: Watch Croatia vs. England in the Nations League for free on ITVX. Access this free livestream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The UEFA Nations League has an absolutely stacked schedule this weekend, which is great news for fans missing the domestic game.

Croatia host England in Rijeka. The game will be played behind closed doors due to crowd disturbances involving Croatia fans during a Nations League match against France last year. That shouldn't impact the quality on display. Both teams have secured three points after two games, so the winner here will cement their place in the top two in the standings.

If you're interested in watching Croatia vs. England in the Nations League from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.

When is Croatia vs. England?

Croatia vs. England in the Nations League kicks off at 12 p.m. ET on Oct. 3. This fixture takes place at the Stadion Riejka.

How to watch Croatia vs. England for free

Croatia vs. England in the Nations League is available to live stream for free on ITVX.

ITVX is geo-restricted to the UK, but anyone can secure access with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in the UK, meaning you can live stream Croatia vs. England for free from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Croatia vs. England for free by following these simple steps:

1. Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (we recommend ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

4. Visit ITVX

5. Watch Croatia vs. England for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer generous money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch Croatia vs. England without committing your cash. This is obviously not a long-term strategy, but it gives you enough time to stream this fixture before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for ITVX?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on ITVX, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries, including the UK

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices, including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to 10 simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and usually offers a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99.

Live stream Croatia vs. England for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

A viral video from Figure AI's robotics lab shows a fleet of its decommissioned F.02 humanoid robots diving into molten steel, an homage to an iconic scene in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

The footage is absolutely wild.

A robot considers its fate. Credit: Figure AI

Figure AI is based in San Jose, California, and its F.02 robots are being replaced by the new F.03 generation. To retire the last of its F.02 fleet, the company hired Terminator star (and former California governor) Arnold Schwarzenegger, consulted with former MythBusters team members, and traveled to a steel plant in Finland with a camera crew. The robots were programmed to autonomously leap into a vat of molten steel in spectacular fashion.

Taking the leap... Credit: Figure AI

One of the robots was even lowered into the forge on a chain, recreating the famous thumbs-up gesture Schwarzenegger's character makes at the end of the film.

At its San Jose headquarters, the company trained the robots to make the leap, and even practiced with large airbags. But finding a place to perform the stunt proved more difficult.

"None of the metal foundries we contacted in the US and Mexico would let us jump a robot with lithium-ion batteries into their expensive equipment. We even reached out to former MythBusters to help with the search. In the end, the only place in the world we could find willing to take this on was a foundry in Imatra, Finland," the company wrote in a blog post detailing the stunt.

Driven to the edge... Credit: Figure AI Cannonball! Credit: Figure AI

The company isn't letting the now-melted F.02 robots go entirely to waste. The resulting metal was fashioned into limited-edition artifacts that the company is now selling online.

And for anyone wondering whether the footage is real, the company addressed that, too: "In an age of AI-generated footage, it’s worth being clear: we really trained robots to jump autonomously, shipped them to Finland, and had them leap into a vat of molten steel. We hope you enjoy the film."

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The holiday travel season will soon be upon us, which means now is the time to start ensuring you can make the most of it, by spending quality time with friends and family, as well as remaining productive for work. The issue is, that being connected and having access to the internet isn't always feasible when on the go, which is why investing in a compact router that's travel-friendly is the new must. Luckily, Amazon's top-rated compact router is a rare 25% off ahead of its Prime Big Deal Days, but it's selling out fast.