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‘A universal human story’: Clean Start’s thought-provoking tidying sim tells immigrant’s tale
Clean Start is an upcoming house-tidying simulation game that follows Lena, an immigrant domestic cleaner supporting her family from an unspecified western country. Polish developer Serious Sim uses the familiar cosy-cleaning genre to explore migration, language barriers and the personal lives hidden within clients’ homes, aiming to encourage greater compassion towards people working abroad. Players…
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6 Best Phones With Headphone Jacks (2026), Tested and Reviewed
WIRED recommends several 2026 smartphones that retain a 3.5 mm headphone socket, increasingly rare after manufacturers shifted towards wireless audio. – Motorola Moto G Stylus 2026 — best overall, priced around $500. – Motorola Moto G Power 2026 — runner-up, around $400. – TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G — notable for its matte display, around…
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Shift-Up uses AI K-pop video to promote Stellar Blade: Bloodrain
Shift-Up has promoted its forthcoming action game Stellar Blade: Bloodrain with what appears to be a fully generative-AI K-pop music video. The video features protagonist Evie performing an original Shift-Up song, and has prompted criticism and confusion from some fans, highlighting concerns about the company’s increasing embrace of AI in game marketing and potentially development.…
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Plain White T’s Share New Version Of ‘Hey There, Delilah’ Featuring LØLØ
Plain White T’s have released a new version of their 2006 hit ‘Hey There Delilah’ featuring Canadian singer LØLØ. The update gives Delilah a vocal presence and presents the song’s relationship as mutual, rather than solely from the original narrator’s perspective. The original track appeared on the album ‘Every Second Counts’ and has since achieved…
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Scotland’s university procurement center confirms cybercrooks broke in
Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC), Scotland’s procurement body for higher and further education, has confirmed that attackers accessed some historical data during a cyberattack in mid-July. The incident matters because APUC manages framework agreements used by Scottish universities and colleges to purchase goods and services, although it says its daily operations have not…
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Top new prog from King Gizzard, Green Carnation, Temic and more in Prog’s brand new Tracks Of The Week
Prog has published a new Tracks Of The Week roundup featuring six recently released progressive-leaning tracks, including music from King Gizzard, Green Carnation and Temic. Readers are invited to watch or listen to the selections and vote for their favourite. – Last week’s vote was narrowly won by Dutch band Lesoir’s “Is It Nothing?” -…
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Rocket Report: New launch rule may limit environmental regulations, Falcon 9 to hit Moon
The report highlights a busy week for commercial launch providers, led by major US military business for Rocket Lab and SpaceX, alongside delays and revised plans for European rockets. These developments matter because they show continuing demand for responsive launch capacity while illustrating the technical and scheduling risks facing newer vehicles. Rocket Lab secured a…
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Southport killer Axel Rudakubana is charged with multiple assaults on prison staff at HMP Belmarsh
Axel Rudakubana, convicted of the Southport murders, has been charged with three alleged assaults on prison staff and with possessing a weapon at HMP Belmarsh. The allegations raise fresh concerns about safety for prison workers at the high-security jail. The charges relate to incidents said to have taken place while Rudakubana was in custody at…
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Bombshell voting scandal adds to pattern of noncitizen voters as Trump warns of threat to ‘heart’ of democracy
Fox News reports that New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill said 6,600 ineligible people were found on the state’s voter rolls after a software error in the motor vehicle system. The article presents this as part of a longer pattern of noncitizens being registered to vote in several states, arguing that such cases raise concerns about…