Technology & Software
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Melania’s big student AI competition gets a new name so Trump doesn’t get mad
Melania’s competition was previously referred to as the ‘Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge’
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Kojima says he was 'just like Bryan' from the Resident Evil movie when he played RE1 in 1996: 'I kept getting game over after game over, shouting F***!'
"It’s a film about the experience of playing Resident Evil, controller in hand."
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How to equip ambers in Valor Mortis
Slot these rare gems to gain passive bonuses and abilities.
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Grand Theft Auto 6 rumored to be launching on PC sooner than anyone expected, but I wouldn't get my hopes up too high
If the rumored release window is accurate, it means the new GTA will hit PC just a few months after consoles—something almost unheard of from Rockstar.
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Robots could get a ‘ChatGPT moment’ in the next one to two years, Unitree chief says — and it’ll be powered by OpenAI’s GPT-7
Unitree’s CEO believes robotic AI could see a huge ‘ChatGPT moment’ when GPT-7 launches next year.
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Employee arrested after listening device found in OpenAI conference room, FBI and the company say
An engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials say was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company’s technology
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Google Wallet just got a useful new feature for receipt hoarders — plus three other updates that make it slicker to use
Google Wallet is quietly getting four useful upgrades, including new features and refinements to what's already there.
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Everyone Hates ‘Digger.’ It’s the Perfect Climate Movie
The deeply uncomfortable film forces audiences to confront what types of stories we tell ourselves about who has economic and political power.
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Legendary level designer Richard 'Levelord' Gray has died
Gray got his start with Duke Nukem 3D, before moving to co-found Ritual Entertainment.
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County Durham biker, 52, dies in crash with car in South Wales
A 52-year-old man from County Durham has died after a crash involving a motorbike and a car in South Wales.
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Brain training shows promise for short-term depression relief
Training that encourages people to alter their brain's activity seems to reduce negative emotions among people with depression, but not in the way researchers expected
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The Metro 2039 Collector's Edition is available now — here's where to pre-order it and other editions
We're rounding up all the best information and links to bookmark ahead of Metro 2039 pre-orders opening later today.
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AI model ‘self-replication’ is only months away, Anthropic says — and it doesn’t even need a data center to happen
Smaller models are already capable of hijacking unfamiliar hardware
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Uplift 4-leg standing desk review: Possibly the only desk you'll ever need
The Uplift 4-leg standing desk is elegant, well-built, customizable, and it's exactly what nearly everybody who is looking for a standing desk actually needs.
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I escaped from Nemesis on the Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Resident Evil 3, and it’s a highly capable port with smooth performance and solid visuals
The Resident Evil 3 remake runs very well on Nintendo Switch 2 and looks pretty solid to boot — here’s how I’d rate it after more than 10 hours of play.
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As an Apple TV fan since 2012, the new 4K model is pretty disappointing — and fans online feel the same: 'The only upgrade is a microphone I don’t want, and AI I’m never ever going to use? No thank you'
The new Apple TV isn't significantly better than the existing model, many users say, but it's more than double the price
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Can you beat General Lothaire in Valor Mortis?
Beat this big boss first time.
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VisionQuest star James Spader says Marvel fans will see an 'older and more mature' Ultron in the new Disney+ show — but the 'inherent threat' he poses is also still there
The man responsible for bringing Ultron to life in the MCU has teased what fans can expect from the returning villain.
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World of Warcraft: Forever won't destroy what made old classes so satisfying
You will wait patiently for your next ability and you will learn to love it.
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How to complete An Unheard Farewell in Valor Mortis
Find the missing scouts for the Adjutant Sous-Officier.
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Nvidia RTX Spark challenges Dell Pro Max 18 Plus for local AI crown
RTX Spark brings 128 GB of shared memory to laptops, challenging Dell's lead without guaranteeing better real-world AI speed
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How to complete The Emissary in Valor Mortis
Find a way to get past the poison clouds.
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Tinybox pairs an older 32-core EPYC processor with DDR4 memory
Four Radeon RX 9070 XT GPUs for $11,000 make Tinygrad's latest Tinybox an unusual option for deep-learning workloads
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OpenAI ‘not racing to the bottom’ on AI safety, MPs told
The ChatGPT maker scrapped a recent AI model over safety concerns.
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How to complete The Scarecrow in Valor Mortis
Track down the unfortunate man's missing possessions.
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Trump's super intelligence is rapidly catching up in the USA with 3X rise in search as Google Trends shows decreasing interest in 'Enemy' AI — while the rest of the world blissfully ignores it
In the US, "super intelligence" is the Trumpian new name for artificial intelligence
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'Google Health Coach onboarding incorporates explicit consent': I asked Google about its new multi-year partnership with Flo Health in the light of privacy concerns
Google assured me that its algos are 'designed not to log or store sensitive women’s health-related events'.
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Apple Reboots Its Smart-Home Strategy With New Hardware and a ‘Home Collection’
I got an early glimpse of Apple’s biggest push into the smart home in years.
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Europe's airports and airlines demand EES rethink as 'unacceptable' delays continue
One year on since the introduction of the EU's EES digital border system, the European airports and airlines association has called on EU authorities to take action to ease ongoing congestion at Schengen external border crossings that has led to 5-hour waits in some cases.
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GTA 6 could come to PC as early as Q1 2027, leak claims — January-March launch window a huge improvement over 18-month GTA V wait
PC gamers might not have to wait too long before the year's biggest game launches on their platform of choice.
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Your Fitbit Air is about to get much smarter thanks to Google’s next update — and yes, it includes improved automatic detection for 'over 100' workouts
The Fitbit Air is getting smarter workout detection tools, powered by a new LLM model for improved reliability.
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Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ Has a Unique Perspective on Daddy Issues
Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, agreed to be interviewed immediately.
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UK high street brands hit by cyber attack
The Foschini Group (TFG) said it became aware of the ’cybersecurity incident’ on Sunday
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Two rescued from Holy Island after vehicle stranded on causeway
Two people were rescued after their vehicle became stranded on the Holy Island Causeway in the lifeboat crew’s second emergency call-out of the day.
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Hundreds of layoffs and many cancelled projects later, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reportedly says 'we will not survive' without new IPs
Having one's cake and eating it too is meant to be a metaphor.
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AFL tells Sportsbet to stop using players in AI generated content
Exclusive: Gambling firm working with AFL ‘on the evolving use of AI in our content’ as it deletes video depicting Lachie Neale saying ‘I want to thank me for believing in me’
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Planet Zoo 2 review
The animals are as beautiful as ever, but they're trapped in a cage of rote micromanagement.
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Scotland records second-worst week on record for long A&E waits
Scotland records second-worst A&E week as 12,074 patients wait over four hours, with just 58.9 seen on time, figures for October 4 show.
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Ben Affleck lost 3 years to Starcraft, has strong Valorant opinions, and mourns RTSes as a genre
He's also handsome and wealthy. I'm beginning to think we're the same guy.
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I spent 16 hours killing vampires and dodging traps in Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse and had a bloody good time
No more bloody tears for Castlevania lovers
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no intelligence from partners on incoming missile strike on Kyiv
Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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RimWorld has a new engine and it's literal magic
Quite the feat.
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Azerbaijan blocks TikTok, Instagram, and X amid growing protests over hijab rules
Internet monitor NetBlocks and VPN provider Surfshark confirm widespread social media restrictions on multiple providers as civil unrest grows.
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I was excited by Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons until the protagonist pulled out a sword
Can't we just stick to the magic?
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Precision oncology: A revolutionary way of targeting tumours could beat even the worst cancers
We have long treated cancer based on its location in the body. But a whole new approach that analyses tumours differently is now helping people survive forms of cancer that were once considered a death sentence
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How to watch Houdini: Back From The Dead for Free - Stream online from anywhere
The new Fox Nation show uses AI to bring the escape artist to life... here's how to stream it for free
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Fed up with Apple Intelligence? I tried the Mac app that banishes it for good — and it claims it can free up 12GB of storage space too
The RemoveMacAI app deletes Apple Intelligence and reclaims storage space on your Mac.
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How to watch Galatasaray vs Barcelona: FREE Live Streams, TV channels & kick-off time for Champions League 2026/27
Hansi Flick’s side seek a 10th win in a row this season when they travel to hell