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Tesla tests camera-only Cybercab robotaxis in Austin
Tesla has begun public rides for its Cybercab robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, nearly two years after Elon Musk first unveiled the steering-wheel-free vehicle. The launch is a major test of Musk’s long-held, contrarian bet that self-driving cars can rely solely on cameras and AI, rejecting the lidar and radar sensors used by rivals such…
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Kaskade, Electronic Music Icon, Signs With Pacific Music Group in Asia Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)
Electronic music artist Kaskade has signed with Pacific Music Group (PMG), a Hong Kong-based entertainment company, in a partnership aimed at growing his presence across Asian markets. The deal sees PMG take on strategic duties including brand partnerships, media relations and long-term market development for the Grammy-nominated DJ, whose career highlights include being the first…
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Hanway Boards Luca Guadagnino’s Bernardo Bertolucci Doc ‘Joie De Vivre’
Hanway Films has come on board to handle sales for Luca Guadagnino’s documentary about Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, titled “Joie De Vivre”, which will premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The seven-hour director’s cut will screen across two parts, on 8 and 9 September, with Guadagnino also set to receive the festival’s Cartier Glory to…
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10 Essential Batman Comics for Beginners
Collider has put together a beginner’s guide to Batman comics, recommending key issues and graphic novels for readers new to the character’s near-century-long history. The list highlights foundational stories that shaped Batman’s mythology and introduced now-iconic elements of the Dark Knight universe. – Detective Comics #27 (1939) — Bill Finger and Bob Kane’s original tale…
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Baldur’s Gate 3’s Mizora becomes a fully-fledged companion thanks to a new mod, just in case you fancy adding a calculating cambion to your crew
A modder has turned Mizora, the devious cambion patron who torments companion Wyll in Baldur’s Gate 3, into a full recruitable party member via a new mod. Created by WorldWalker42 and released over the UK’s late-summer bank holiday weekend, “Mizora Joins the Party” was commissioned by a Reddit user and reflects the broader trend of…
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10 Mario Bros. Games That Are Perfect From Start to Finish
This Collider listicle rounds up ten Super Mario Bros. games the author considers “perfect from start to finish,” judging them on gameplay, design, originality, variety, critical reception and overall quality. It spans well beyond the core platformers to highlight how Nintendo has repeatedly reinvented the Mario brand across genres, from outsourced spin-offs to sports titles…
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George Clooney Defends Mark Ruffalo’s ‘Ability to Speak Freely’ About Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal and Doesn’t See How the Merger ‘Financially Ends Up Making Sense’
George Clooney used a press conference ahead of receiving the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to weigh in on Hollywood’s biggest current controversy: Paramount Skydance’s pursuit of a merger with Warner Bros. He defended fellow actor Mark Ruffalo’s right to criticise the deal, after Ruffalo was accused by Paramount of using “antisemitic…
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USB-C cartridge readers preserve and play classic Nintendo games
The Verge’s Sean Hollister reviews the Epilogue Operator range, USB-C devices that let real Nintendo cartridges be read, backed up and played on modern computers and handhelds. The gadgets matter because ageing cartridges often rely on watch batteries that eventually fail, wiping decades-old save data; the Operators let owners back up saves before they’re lost…
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Venice 2026 Emerges as Premier Documentary Festival With Diverse International Slate
Paris-based sales agent MMM Films has picked up international rights to Ukrainian director Mykyta Gibalenko’s debut feature Camouflage, which will have its world premiere in Venice’s Giornate degli Autori strand. The film draws on Gibalenko’s own experience of emigrating from Ukraine to Germany, using a personal story to explore migration, identity and displacement against the…
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Acer reveals lightweight laptops, gaming handhelds and AI desktops at IFA 2026
Acer has rounded out its IFA 2026 laptop lineup with two ultralight models, the Swift Blade 14 and Swift Air 16, both pitched squarely against Apple’s MacBook range. The Swift Blade 14 weighs just 799g and measures as little as 12.95mm thick, undercutting the 13-inch MacBook Air’s weight by nearly a pound thanks to a…