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The Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 is anchored and being monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessel (unseen) in the sea of Kattegat, near the City og Granaa in Jutland, Denmark, on November 20, 2024. Denmark's navy said on November 20, 2024 it was shadowing a Chinese cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea, a day after Finland and Sweden opened investigations into suspected sabotage of two severed undersea telecoms cables. "The Danish Defence can confirm that we are present in the area near the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3," the military wrote in an email to AFP, adding that it would make no further comment for the time-being. (Photo by Mikkel Berg Pedersen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by MIKKEL BERG PEDERSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

Two undersea data cables cut in the Baltic, European authorities suspect sabotage

By Andy Chalk published

news The Danish Navy is monitoring a Chinese cargo ship that was in the area when the cables were damaged.

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Arrow Lake Hero A near-perfect motherboard for any Arrow Lake processor but how much are you willing to pay for such excellence?

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By the end of the year some RTX 4070 laptops could be the first non-NPU machines to be given a Microsoft Copilot+ stamp

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By Andy Edser last updated

Upscaler showdown *Rocky theme* It's the, eye of the upscaler, it's the thrill of the... performance comparison?

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By Jacob Ridley last updated

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Nanoleaf 4D Screen Mirror Kit review

By Josh Brown published

Reactive Minimal, unobtrusive, and cheap reactive lighting.

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By Jacob Fox published

News Not just an AI company, then.

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Sync'd Flashbang on your wall!

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