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Streaming from the cloud was meant to change games forever – what happened?
Cloud gaming was once billed as the future of the industry, letting players stream any game instantly without owning a console or PC, but nearly two decades on the technology still hasn’t lived up to that promise. Microsoft’s decision to impose monthly time limits of 5-15 hours on Xbox game streaming, announced last week, signals…
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My favorite gaming earbuds got their first discount
Asus’s Cetra Open wireless earbuds, praised by The Verge for their gaming and general audio performance, have received their first-ever price cut. The open-ear design lets outside noise mix with in-game or podcast audio, a feature the reviewer favours for staying aware of their surroundings, though some gamers may prefer more isolation. The discount matters…
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Nintendo Direct September 2026: The biggest news and trailers
Nintendo has now completed its September 2026 double-header of showcases, following Tuesday’s Zelda-focused presentation, which confirmed a 5th November release date for the Switch 2 remake of Ocarina of Time, with a roughly 45-minute Nintendo Direct on Wednesday. The Direct was a relatively low-key affair centred on Switch 2 titles due this winter, but it…
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Will it kill off humanity? Computer scientists and politicians wrestle with risks of AI
A wave of stark warnings from computer scientists, an AI industry insider and politicians this week has intensified calls for tighter controls on the development of artificial superintelligence (ASI), technology that could surpass human capabilities. In Westminster, figures including former defence secretary Des Browne and Berkeley professor Stuart Russell compared the risks to nuclear weapons,…
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DAU review – Ilya Krzhanovsky’s crazed Soviet inferno reaches its central character
This is a review from the Venice Film Festival of DAU, the latest instalment in Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s sprawling, controversial Soviet-era film and multimedia project, which finally puts its central figure, physicist and Nobel laureate Lev Landau, at the heart of the story. Unlike earlier spin-offs such as DAU. Natasha and DAU. Degeneration, where Landau was…
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‘The heartbeat of game day’: how NWSL fans in Boston built culture from the ground up
Fans in Boston have spent more than two years building a supporters’ culture for the city’s new NWSL franchise, the Legacy, forming the Independent Supporters’ Association (ISA) before the club even had a name, mascot or roster. Their efforts culminated in a striking display at the team’s home opener at Gillette Stadium in March 2026,…
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Hong Kong’s first leader Tung Chee-hwa dies at 89, as LIV Golf files for bankruptcy
Overseas and sport lead the bulletin as Hong Kong’s first post-handover chief executive dies aged 89 and LIV Golf enters Chapter 11 after losing Saudi backing; also covered: One Nation’s press-conference row, a scam using AFL star Tom Lynch’s image, and a nurse’s fatal accident that saved seven lives through organ d…
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‘I thought a devil was about to appear from the smoke’: Jerry Hsu’s best photograph
In this instalment of the Guardian’s “best photograph” series, American skateboarder-turned-photographer Jerry Hsu discusses an eerie image of black smoke rising from a street grate in downtown Los Angeles, taken around 2011-2012 shortly after he relocated to the city. He describes the moment as unexpectedly cinematic, as though something demonic might emerge from the cloud,…
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East Is East review – the classic cross-cultural comedy is as sharp as ever
Bolton Octagon has revived Ayub Khan Din’s East Is East, thirty years after the play about a mixed-race family navigating 1970s Britain first opened at Birmingham Rep before becoming a Bafta-winning film. Director Kash Arshad’s touring production, staged just miles from the story’s Salford setting, is praised for drawing out the script’s comedy while preserving…
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Instacart now has its own AI assistant called Clementine
Instacart has launched Clementine, an AI shopping assistant designed to help users decide what to cook while sticking to a budget. Available now across North America on the Instacart Marketplace, the tool responds to natural-language requests, such as asking for a quick, high-protein dinner for two, by suggesting recipes with ingredient lists that can be…