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Architect of British government’s AI strategy joins Anthropic
Matt Clifford, the tech investor who drafted the UK government’s AI action plan and advised both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, has joined US AI firm Anthropic as managing director for international affairs, a year after leaving his Downing Street role. In the new post he will lead Anthropic’s engagement with governments outside the US,…
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Victor Miller, ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter, Dies at 86
Victor Miller, the screenwriter who created the horror classic “Friday the 13th,” has died aged 86 on Monday in Alameda, California, with his death confirmed to Variety by his son, Ian. Released in 1980, the film became a cornerstone of the slasher genre, popularising the summer camp setting and teenage-debauchery tropes that remain staples of…
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Mario Kart 8 Just Got a Game-Changing Update for Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo has released a surprise update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, adding native Nintendo Switch 2 support nearly a decade after the game’s original 2017 launch. The headline change is a doubling of split-screen capacity to eight players on a single Switch 2 screen, up from four on the original Switch, alongside clearer visuals, faster…
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Apple sues OpenAI over trade secrets as Fulham strike on deadline day, tributes flow for Kusama
Apple has widened its OpenAI lawsuit alleging evidence destruction, Savvy Games’ Brian Ward has quit after $38bn in deals, and Fulham have signed Angel and Larsson; Gary, Indiana recovers from derecho outages while tributes continue for Yayoi Kusama.
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Tape still isn’t dead, but shipments slipped by 16 exabytes in 2025
LTO tape shipments fell by 16 exabytes in 2025, according to the LTO Program, the HPE, IBM and Quantum Corp alliance that oversees the Linear Tape-Open format used in around 85 percent of tape sales. The dip follows an all-time high in 2024, and the Program attributes it largely to cautious purchasing amid an uncertain…
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Nintendo Expands Switch Online’s NES Library With Three More Titles
Nintendo has added three more NES titles to the “Nintendo Classics” library within the Switch Online service, continuing its steady expansion of retro games available to subscribers. The update gives players access to another slice of NES history without requiring separate purchases, reinforcing the appeal of the Switch Online subscription for fans of classic gaming.…
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Fake 10 Downing Street listing exposes ‘unfit’ Booking.com, says consumer group
Consumer group Which? has said Booking.com’s defence of its security failings is inadequate, after researchers succeeded in creating and briefly running a fake listing for 10 Downing Street on the platform. Booking.com argued the test was not representative and that its automatic fraud controls were not fully triggered because the listing was never permanently “live”,…
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Colossal, Game-Changing Dragon’s Dogma 2 Patch 3.2 Out Now on PS5
Capcom has released Patch 3.2 for Dragon’s Dogma 2 on PS5, a 48GB update the developer calls the biggest the open-world RPG has received, effectively reworking large parts of the game ahead of the Dark Arisen expansion due on 9th October. The update overhauls combat balancing, pawn and enemy behaviour, and much of the user…
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Former id Software producer says the team faced the ‘worst crunch’ in the series’ history on Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations: ‘There were days where I didn’t see my son’
A former id Software producer has said the studio experienced the “worst crunch” in the Doom franchise’s history while working on Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations, the expansion for the studio’s recent shooter reboot. The comments highlight ongoing concerns about crunch culture in the video game industry, where staff are pushed to work excessive…
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This is the best setting and placement for your Dolby Atmos soundbar
Dolby Atmos soundbars promise cinema-style immersive sound, but achieving this at home requires more than simply plugging the device in, as their upward- and side-firing drivers depend on precise room acoustics to bounce audio off ceilings and walls. Many users fail to get the intended experience because they overlook source settings or place the soundbar…