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How to sign up for The Duskbloods network test
FromSoftware has opened sign-ups for a network test of The Duskbloods, its upcoming multiplayer game, giving Nintendo Switch 2 owners a chance to try a pre-release version before launch. The test allows matches of up to eight players and is significant for fans wanting an early look at the game, though applying does not guarantee…
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Oasis Overtakes The Beatles to Score U.K.’s Bestselling Studio Album of All Time
Oasis’s 1995 album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? has been named the UK’s bestselling studio album of all time, overtaking The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The new ranking was published by the Official Charts Company as part of its 70th-anniversary celebrations, and reflects an updated methodology combining traditional sales with a decade…
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Nearly half of organisations falling victim to ransomware encryption pay up, says report—although half of those often negotiate the payment down first
A new report finds that nearly half of organisations hit by ransomware attacks that successfully encrypt their data end up paying the ransom, highlighting how difficult many businesses still find it to recover without giving in to attackers’ demands. This matters because it shows ransomware remains a highly effective extortion tactic despite years of advice…
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Philips’ new smart toothbrush shows you where you didn’t properly brush
Philips has unveiled the Sonicare Next-Generation DiamondClean 9900 Prestige, a smart electric toothbrush that uses artificial intelligence to give users real-time feedback on their brushing technique and flag areas of the mouth that need more attention. The device aims to remove guesswork from oral hygiene by combining sensor tracking with a touchscreen interface, part of…
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Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach
Anthropic and OpenAI publicly welcomed Australia’s move to introduce new AI regulations, a stance that might seem odd for firms that have thrived on a largely unregulated environment. The reasoning is commercial rather than altruistic: both companies are still privately owned but preparing for eventual stock market listings, and clear, predictable rules can make them…
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Fox Entertainment Exec Says AI Should ‘Support Human Creativity’ as Studio Joins ARIAM Content Coalition
Fox Entertainment has joined the Alliance for Responsible Innovation in the Arts & Media (ARIAM), a coalition advocating for guardrails on artificial intelligence in creative industries, becoming the latest studio to publicly commit to using AI responsibly. The move reflects a wider push among entertainment and media companies to balance embracing AI’s commercial potential with…
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Lily Allen Documentary Will Reflect on Singer’s Life and Career From MySpace to ‘West End Girl’
Prime Video has announced a career-spanning documentary about Lily Allen, tracing her journey from her earliest MySpace demos to her latest album, West End Girl, which chronicled the breakdown of her marriage to actor David Harbour. The film, currently untitled, is billed by the streamer as “a story of resilience, reinvention, and an artist reclaiming…
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Why Soundcharts is betting on music’s ‘other AI revolution’
Soundcharts, the Paris-based music analytics platform, has launched an official MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, adding a third product line alongside its existing dashboard and API offerings. The move reflects a wider shift in the music data sector, with rivals such as Viberate, Chartmetric and Mogul also rolling out MCP servers in recent weeks, as…
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Splatoon Raiders developers reveal it originally was “like a base defense game” before evolving into a faster spin-off “with a strong sense of action”
Ahead of the Nintendo Switch 2 spin-off’s launch, four key Nintendo EPD developers behind Splatoon Raiders revealed in a “Ask the Developer” interview that the game began life as a very different concept: a solo-focused experience built around base defence and trap placement, rather than the fast-paced action shooter it became. The revelation matters because…
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New method teaches AI to make 2D designs 3D and now I’m afraid this will be how the robots learn to build themselves without us
The article reports on a new method intended to enable artificial intelligence to turn two-dimensional designs into three-dimensional forms. This matters because such a capability could make it easier to automate parts of design, modelling and manufacturing, although the headline’s concern about robots building themselves is speculative. The supplied text contains only the headline and…