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The Sneaky Way AT&T Is Hiking Rates on Legacy Customers This Month If you're on an older AT&T wireless plan, here are the price hikes to watch out for this month. Jeff Carlson Senior Writer Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing...

Pakistan-Afghanistan border closures paralyze trade along a key route Truck drivers eat on the ground by their stalled vehicles near Torkham, Pakistan, on Oct. 13, 2025. More than three months later, the Torkham border remains closed with no end in sight....

AI Dungeon maker Latitude unveils Voyage, a platform for creating AI-powered RPGs If you’ve ever played a role-playing game (RPG), you know how fun it is to create your character in any way you choose and embark on epic adventures. Now, picture an AI-powered, text-based RPG where every interaction with a non-player character (NPC) is completely unscripted.  Latitude, the startup known for...

It's been five years since mortgage rates hit all-time lows, and no one is celebrating this anniversaryFaced with a new rate reality, some consumers are hoping for shorter-term mortgages, in the hope that rates will head back down again. Photo by AlbertPego/Getty ImagesArticle contentFifth anniversaries are traditionally celebrated with wood, but five years after mortgage rates hit an all-time...

Wiandre Pretorius: Man named in South Africa's Madlanga Commission found deadMan named in South Africa's police corruption probe found deadGetty ImagesA South African man named in a major police corruption probe has died after reportedly shooting himself at a petrol station.Police are now investigating the death of Wiandre Pretorius, 41, who last week said he had survived an assassination...