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Ocarina of Time remake physical preorders are $10 off at Walmart
Walmart is offering physical preorders of the remastered The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 at a discount, pricing the game at $59.88, which is $10 cheaper than the physical edition elsewhere and matches the digital price. The remake, announced during Nintendo’s September livestream, has generated significant buzz and represents a…
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‘People don’t speak Welsh’: Seaside village ‘taken over by outsiders’ amid heated holiday let row
A councillor in Llanfaelog, a village near Rhosneigr on Anglesey, has claimed the area has been “taken over by outsiders” and that Welsh is no longer heard in local shops and cafes, amid a contentious planning row over a holiday let. Robert Llewelyn-Jones raised the concerns during a council meeting considering a retrospective application to…
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Some of Dyson’s $500 toothbrushes are breaking
Dyson’s newly launched $499.99 CameraJet electric toothbrush is malfunctioning for some early buyers, with users reporting that water is leaking into the device’s battery compartment. The issue is particularly notable given the product is a toothbrush designed for regular contact with water, and it comes just days after the AI-powered device launched with significant promotional…
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Xbox is bringing back startup animations from its console history
Microsoft is rolling out a batch of new Xbox console features to Insider testers, including custom boot animations drawn from the console’s history, a local search tool, and improved Remote Play and voice chat quality. The update reflects Microsoft’s ongoing effort to refine the Xbox software experience with quality-of-life and nostalgia-driven personalisation features ahead of…
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“Wicked: Part One in Concert” Orchestral Tour Kicking Off in 2027
A touring series of live-to-film concerts, “Wicked: Part One in Concert,” will launch in early 2027, featuring a full symphony orchestra performing Stephen Schwartz and John Powell’s score live alongside a screening of the film. The tour opens with a preview concert in San Francisco before its official world premiere at New York’s Radio City…
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Upscale Officially Launches As One-Stop Shop For Microdramas
Upscale Media Films, which is producing a slate of vertical shows with Hartbeat, has formally launched as a full-service production company for the microdrama market. Founder and CEO Malik Davis is building the business around owning a portfolio of published book properties paired with an in-house crew that develops, casts, shoots and edits content, aiming…
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Anthropic researcher quits as colleagues warn of AI existential risk
Three researchers at AI company Anthropic have publicly warned that artificial intelligence could cause human extinction within the next decade, with one of them, Jacob Coxon, resigning in protest at how Anthropic and OpenAI are handling the risk. Coxon accused both firms of racing towards self-improving superintelligence while gambling with humanity’s future, and claimed that…
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Mother, 31, who falsely accused 10 men she met on dating apps of raping her has ‘lenient’ sentence increased
A woman who falsely accused ten men of raping her has had her prison sentence increased from four-and-a-half to seven years after the Court of Appeal ruled the original term “unduly lenient.” Stacey Sharples, 31, from Farnworth in Bolton, met the men in Greater Manchester via Facebook and dating apps Plenty of Fish and Badoo…
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Mario Kart World is getting a bunch of courses from the SNES original
Nintendo is releasing a free update for Mario Kart World that introduces ten retro courses adapted from the original Super Mario Kart on the SNES, including favourites such as Choco Island, Mario Circuit and Ghost Valley. These tracks had already existed within the game’s open world but were previously used only for exploration rewards and…