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Xbox Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Translucent Green Accessories and Controller Design Evolution
Microsoft’s “Designed for Xbox 25th Anniversary” collection of limited edition accessories has launched for pre-order, marking the official release of the range after it was previewed at E3 in June. Almost every item is finished in translucent “OG Green”, a deliberate nod to the Halo special edition of the original Xbox and matching branding used…
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Devoted and much-loved mom of two is killed while driving after being hit by a PLANE falling out of the sky onto busy road
A mother of two from Prince George, British Columbia, has died after a small charter plane lost power mid-flight and crashed onto a busy road, striking her car along with three others. Alex Garneau was the only fatality in the incident on 20 August; two other people in the affected vehicles were taken to hospital…
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GeForce Now is getting support for the Steam Controller
Nvidia has confirmed that its GeForce Now cloud gaming service will add official support for Valve’s Steam Controller and Steam Machine later this year, allowing the gamepad to be used with the GeForce Now app on Steam Deck and Steam Machine devices. Support on Windows and macOS will follow at an unspecified later date. The…
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Government under fire as Russia threatens UK factories and gold hits five-month high
Burnham signals more tax rises are possible before October’s Budget as Russia warns of strikes on British drone factories over Ukraine support; Carney readies fresh tariffs against the US, and Druckenmiller attacks Bessent over bond yields.
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How Xbox controllers have changed in the last 25 years
The Xbox controller has undergone significant redesigns across four console generations while retaining several core features since Microsoft’s original console launched on 15 November 2001. As the original Xbox approaches its 25th anniversary in 2026, the article traces how Microsoft transformed one of gaming’s bulkiest gamepads into the streamlined controller used today, reflecting broader shifts…
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Podcaster and reality TV star James English guilty of domestic abuse
Scottish podcaster and reality TV star James English has been found guilty of a domestic abuse campaign against his former partner following a 12-day trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court. The 43-year-old, best known for starring in reality show Glow and hosting the popular Anything Goes podcast, repeatedly attacked the 30-year-old woman, including while she was…
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Baby in center of surrogacy saga is in critical condition after complex heart surgery as biological parents demand restraining order against birth mom
A baby at the centre of a high-profile US surrogacy dispute is in a critical condition after undergoing complex open-heart surgery, according to court documents. The child, born on 12 August in Dallas, Texas, to Alaskan surrogate McKenna West, was diagnosed in the womb with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a life-threatening defect that can be…
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First look inside tech oligarch Mark Zuckerberg’s remote Irish castle: The jaw-dropping feature that wouldn’t look out of place in a JAMES BOND villain’s lair – and the sinister ‘murder hole’ that forms part of its dark past…
Tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have completed the purchase of Strancally Castle, a gothic 19th-century estate near Knockanore in Co. Waterford, Ireland. The Meta CEO, reportedly the world’s seventh-richest person, is understood to have paid between €20 million and €30 million for the 200-year-old castle and its 440-acre grounds, which include…
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Volkswagen workers boo chief executive over restructuring plans
Volkswagen’s chief executive, Oliver Blume, was booed by more than 10,000 workers at the company’s Wolfsburg headquarters after urging staff to “pull together” amid plans for a sweeping restructuring that could involve widespread job losses and factory closures. The confrontation, his first public appearance since details of the cuts emerged, underscores the depth of anger…
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Pacific Fusion’s next fusion machine could clear a key hurdle to commercial power
Pacific Fusion has broken ground on a demonstration facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, aiming to become the first US project to achieve “net facility gain” — generating as much energy as the whole plant consumes, rather than just the fusion reaction itself. The milestone, targeted for 2030, would mark a significant step towards commercial fusion…