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AMD users are reporting a misfiring utility is eating SSD health by 1% a month. AMD says a fix is on the way for its GPU drivers

  • Some AMD users report unusually heavy SSD writes.
  • One machine recorded 19.5 GB in 12 hours.
  • AMD says a driver fix is expected in version 26.11.1.

Some AMD graphics card users report that Adrenalin’s atieclxx.exe utility is writing unusually large amounts of data to their SSDs, potentially reducing their reported drive health. AMD says it is investigating, and a representative says the issue should be fixed in a future driver update. Reports include users…

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‘Yellowstone’s Cole Hauser Developing FBI Action Thriller ‘Pale Horse’ Alongside Constantin Film With Eye To Star

  • Cole Hauser is developing a thriller based on Scott Payne’s FBI career.
  • The story includes operations against The Base and the Outlaws Motorcycle Club.
  • Hauser may star, with Randall Batinkoff adapting the memoir.

Cole Hauser’s American Outlaw Entertainment is developing the action thriller *Pale Horse* with Constantin Film, based on retired FBI agent Scott Payne’s undercover career. Hauser may star and will produce; the film draws on operations that took him into dangerous criminal groups, including a neo-Nazi organisation. Randall Batinkoff…

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Former Hello Sunshine and AGC Studios Execs Wifreddy Chiang and Anant Tamirisa Launch Baseline Media

  • Former Hello Sunshine and AGC executives launch Baseline Media.
  • The firm will advise independent film and television businesses.
  • Its founders have handled nearly $2 billion in transactions.

Former Hello Sunshine and AGC Studios executives Wifreddy Chiang and Anant Tamirisa have launched Baseline Media, an advisory firm offering independent film and television businesses finance, operations and business affairs expertise. They aim to give smaller companies coordinated support often found inside major studios, helping them finance projects…

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John Turturro on Choosing Christopher Walken as His ‘Severance’ Love Interest and Auditioning to Play Madonna’s Boyfriend: ‘She Really Kissed Me’

  • Turturro was surprised by Madonna’s intense audition kiss.
  • He played club manager Ray in *Desperately Seeking Susan*.
  • He chose Christopher Walken as his *Severance* love interest.

John Turturro recalled auditioning to play Madonna’s boyfriend in *Desperately Seeking Susan*, where a kissing scene caught him by surprise. He did not get the boyfriend role, but the story reflects the unexpected encounters behind his long acting career and how he chooses projects that offer different kinds…

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The “really bad” 1981 movie Carrie Fisher wanted deleted from history: “We were all stoned”

  • Fisher called *Under the Rainbow* a bad film and a bad experience.
  • She recalled the cast were stoned during its production.
  • She also regretted making the 1989 film *The Time Guardian*.

Carrie Fisher said the 1981 comedy *Under the Rainbow* was a bad film and a bad experience, recalling that the cast were stoned during production. Her comments show how even a celebrated performer could look back on some roles with regret, despite a career that included *Star Wars*,…

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College football play-offs will expand to 24 teams next year

  • The playoff expands to 24 teams next year.
  • Five teams qualify automatically; a panel selects 19.
  • Four major conference title games will end.

The College Football Playoff will expand from 12 to 24 teams next year, replacing the four major conference title games with a larger postseason. College leaders say the change will create more opportunities for teams and fans, while the Power Four conferences expect extra places to keep their…

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Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy arrives on 28 January with a new investigative focus

  • Dark Heresy launches on 28 January.
  • Its story centres on investigating heresy.
  • Owlcat continues to support Rogue Trader and develop another sci-fi RPG.

Owlcat Games has set 28 January as the launch date for Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy, confirming the timing in a new trailer. The role-playing game centres on investigating heresy and closing cases, giving Owlcat a different focus from its previous games about rulership and tactical battles. The article…

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Julia Jacklin Covers Hunters & Collectors For SiriusXMU

  • Julia Jacklin gives the 1984 song a spare, acoustic treatment.
  • The original was recorded by Australian band Hunters & Collectors.
  • Crowded House, Pearl Jam and Neil Finn and Eddie Vedder have also covered it.

Julia Jacklin has covered Hunters & Collectors’ 1984 song “Throw Your Arms Around Me” in a live-in-studio session for SiriusXMU. Her version recasts the Australian band’s rousing rock song as a slow, mostly acoustic ballad, showing how it can work in a very different musical setting. The song…

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Swarmbreaker is an uncommonly mesmerising tower defence game in which enemies “cluster, collide and flow like a fluid”

  • Defend a rocketship from flowing insect swarms.
  • Swarms reshape terrain and can erode structures.
  • A demo is available ahead of the Steam launch.

Swarmbreaker is a tower defence game in which players protect a rocketship from waves of insect-like enemies, using turrets, barricades, troops and upgrades. Its main appeal is the way the swarms move across the map, colliding and flowing around terrain, which the article describes as mesmerising. The game…

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What’s the Deal With Support Acts on Tours Today?

  • Major pop tours are increasingly going without opening acts.
  • Rising costs make support slots harder to budget.
  • Fast-growing artists may prefer to headline.

A growing number of major pop stars, including Ariana Grande, Rosalía and Lady Gaga, have toured without opening acts. Rising costs, fixed stage productions and fans’ limited time are making support slots harder to justify, while agents say new acts can gain prominence quickly and may prefer to…

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