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‘He’s tiny, dumpy and funny – so his BMX tricks are hilarious’: Tanuki: Pon’s Summer, an adorable slice-of-life adventure
Kyoto-based studio Denkiworks has unveiled Tanuki: Pon’s Summer, a debut slice-of-life adventure game starring Pon, a freeloading tanuki (raccoon dog) who has emptied the coffers of his home shrine on video games and snacks instead of saving for its 50th-anniversary festival. To fund repairs and buy festival attire, Pon takes a job delivering parcels by…
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Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush Highlights Its Open World Islands in New PS5 Gameplay Trailer
Toy town. Developer Milestone is unveiling new gameplay and details for Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush in the run-up to the game’s launch, just over a month from now on 10th September. Building on the Hot Wheels Unleashed series, Infinite Rush’s big point of difference is its open world structure, and the below video goes into…
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Nvidia’s open-source alliance seeks industry input on AI safety controls
A working group within Nvidia’s new initiative on open-source technologies is seeking public input as it develops guidelines on how to share and learn from AI cybersecurity incidents to prevent future risks. The request for comment comes about a week after Nvidia announced the Open Secure AI Alliance, a consortium of more than 120 firms…
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SpaceXAI pats itself on the back for removing temporary turbines in Memphis under agreed order over the next year: “We care deeply about being good neighbors”
xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, has announced it will remove temporary gas turbines used to power its Colossus data centre in Memphis, Tennessee, doing so under an agreed order over the coming year. The company framed the move as evidence of its commitment to the local community, stating “We care deeply about being good…
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Star Wars Officially Recasts Luke and Leia in New 2026 Release
Star Wars is set to release its first-ever Welsh-language dub, with A New Hope recast using a lineup of prominent Welsh actors, expected to launch before the end of 2026. It marks a historic first for the franchise, giving new performers the chance to reinterpret some of its most iconic characters, even as the wider…
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‘Heated Rivalry’ Creator Asks Fans to Not Crash Season 2 Filming: ‘Please Give Our Cast and Crew the Space They Need’
The creator of HBO Max’s hit series “Heated Rivalry,” Jacob Tierney, has appealed to fans to give the cast and crew space while filming Season 2, which recently began production in Toronto. The plea comes after the Canadian romance series, which follows two hockey stars turned lovers, unexpectedly became a global sensation following its Season…
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2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport X proves code is as important as hardware
Chevrolet has replaced the hybrid Corvette E-Ray with a new Grand Sport X for the 2027 model year, using largely the same hardware but a substantially revised approach to how that hardware is calibrated. Rather than positioning the car as a comfort-focused grand tourer, as the E-Ray was, Chevrolet has retuned the hybrid system and…
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Apple is working on iPhone-to-Windows copy-paste
Apple is developing a feature that will let iPhone users in the European Union copy content and paste it directly onto a Windows PC, and vice versa, extending its existing Universal Clipboard tool beyond Apple’s own devices. The change is being made to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which requires major “gatekeeper” platforms…
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AI helps Microsoft bug hunters chase a record $20M payday
Microsoft has revealed that it paid out a record $20 million in bug bounties to 562 researchers between July 2025 and June 2026, up from around $17 million paid to 344 researchers the previous year. The surge reflects both an expanded bounty policy and a rapid rise in AI-assisted vulnerability research, which Microsoft says is…