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Troy Baker’s cyberpunk answer to GTA 6 has been stuck in development hell for six years
Cyberpunk game Last Sentinel has been in the works at Tencent’s Lightspeed LA studio for over six years and is still a long way from launch
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Can using your phone while charging affect its battery life?
Using a smartphone while it is charging does not harm the battery, contrary to a common misconception, according to a report examining phone-charging myths. Most modern handsets rely on “bypass charging” technology, which diverts incoming power directly to running apps rather than to the battery when the phone is in heavy use, preventing the overheating…
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What do you wish you could buy in vending machines?
This piece is a reader-submitted “notes and queries” question from the Guardian’s long-running series, in which readers pose everyday dilemmas for other readers to answer. This particular instalment asks what people wish vending machines sold, prompted by a reader who noted that in Germany you can buy sausages from a machine. It’s a light-hearted consumer…
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Perennial early access game Project Zomboid hit a new concurrent player record after a huge map update added reworked towns, a spooky orphanage and ‘400 procedural basements’
Project Zomboid, the long-running zombie survival game that has remained in Early Access for over a decade, has reached a new concurrent player record following the release of a major map update. The update overhauls the game’s world with reworked towns, a new spooky orphanage location, and hundreds of procedurally generated basements, reinvigorating interest in…
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Is paying artists enough to convince them to embrace AI?
Pippa, a text-to-video AI startup, is trying to win over artists who have long accused generative AI companies of training models on their work without permission or payment. Rather than scraping art without consent, Pippa pays artists directly whenever a subscriber generates an image or video clip in a style derived from that artist’s work,…
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Rockets survive late fightback to beat Sunrisers
Trent Rockets held on to beat defending champions Sunrisers Leeds by five runs at Trent Bridge in The Hundred women’s competition, extending their winning run to three matches despite a dramatic late fightback from the visitors. The result lifts Rockets to within four points of leaders Southern Brave, while Sunrisers, still without a win since…
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Live updates: Trump holds off on Iran strikes; Medicare subsidy move cuts against midterm message
The article text was inaccessible, so its reporting cannot be summarised reliably. The headline indicates live coverage of Donald Trump delaying possible strikes on Iran and a Medicare-subsidy decision that may complicate his midterm political message. No verified details, numbers or additional context were available beyond the headline. A fuller summary would require the article’s…
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Satellite images show evidence of oil leak spreading from sanctioned vessel near Oman
Satellite images reveal that a sanctioned tanker has been leaking crude oil into protected waters off the coast of Oman, with experts warning that monsoon conditions could cause the stranded vessel to break apart and worsen the spill. The incident raises environmental concerns for a sensitive marine area and highlights the risks posed by sanctioned…
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Foldables are sort of boring now — and that’s great news for Apple
This Verge column traces how foldable phones have evolved from a shaky, gimmicky category into a mature, reliable segment of the smartphone market — and argues that this newfound stability is precisely why Apple can now confidently enter the space with a folding iPhone. Early foldables, starting with Royole’s flawed FlexPai and Samsung’s fault-ridden first…
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Space Marine 2’s latest updates add Terminator Sorcerers and Steam Workshop support, so you can now play co-op with 9 other players if you want
Space Marine 2 has received new updates introducing Terminator Sorcerers as playable or enemy units, alongside official Steam Workshop support, expanding the ways players can experience Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 shooter. The changes broaden both the game’s customisation options and its cooperative scope, letting the community create and share content while also enabling much larger…