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Sony schedules State of Play and Japan broadcast for 3 September
Sony has officially confirmed its next State of Play showcase for 3rd September 2026, with a dedicated State of Play Japan broadcast airing immediately afterwards. The main stream will feature “updates and announcements from PlayStation Studios and our third-party partners” and will close with an extended look at Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, while…
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Francesco Carrozzini on His Venice AI Doc ‘Be Brave’ and Why ‘The Human Has to Come First’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Italian director Francesco Carrozzini is bringing “Be Brave,” an 85-minute AI-generated documentary about Diesel founder Renzo Rosso, to the Venice Film Festival. The film is notable for not featuring a single traditionally shot frame of its subject; instead, Carrozzini used artificial intelligence to recreate Rosso at various stages of his life, making it one of…
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Does turning off Bluetooth actually make Wi-Fi better?
Bluetooth devices are often blamed for slowing down home Wi-Fi, but in most modern setups this is no longer a genuine problem. Interference can only occur on the 2.4 GHz frequency band, which Bluetooth shares with smart home protocols such as Zigbee and Thread, as well as microwaves, but most modern smartphones, laptops, TVs and…
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ROSE TATTOO Frontman ANGRY ANDERSON Suffered Cardiac Arrest During European Tour
Rose Tattoo’s bandmates have confirmed that frontman Angry Anderson, 79, suffered a cardiac arrest and remains hospitalised, finally providing a specific diagnosis behind the “medical issue” that had forced cancellation of the remaining dates on the band’s European tour. The statement was issued 20 days after Anderson’s hospitalisation, thanking fans for their support and asking…
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Guide: These 26+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (31st-6th September)
Push Square has published its weekly rundown of new PS5 and PS Plus releases for 31st August to 6th September, highlighting a particularly busy week with two major launches: The Blood of Dawnwalker and Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Other notable titles include Crimson Moon and NBA 2K27, alongside a long tail of smaller indie…
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Sony Music and Warner sue Anthropic for intellectual property theft
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music sued Anthropic, accusing the AI firm behind Claude of a “brazen campaign” of illegally torrenting, scraping and downloading copyrighted songs to train and profit from its models. The complaint, filed on 28th August, names chief executive Dario Amodei and co-founder Benjamin Mann as individual defendants, and the publishers…
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Twenty One Pilots debut Robot Voices at All Points East
Twenty One Pilots gave the live debut of “Robot Voices”, a track from their forthcoming eighth album “Breach”, as the highlight of their headline set closing All Points East in London’s Victoria Park on 30 August. Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun performed the song with guest vocalist Emi Grace, who had earlier played the festival’s…
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You Know Who Really Hates AI? Insurance Claims Adjusters
Insurance claims adjusters have emerged as the most vocal critics of artificial intelligence among American workers, according to research from Glassdoor. The job-review site found that 98 percent of claims adjusters who mention AI in their posts do so critically, with many describing frustration at being forced to use error-prone tools that create extra work…
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Families living on unfinished housing estate after developer went bust ‘forced to raise £100,000 themselves to make their own homes safe’
Residents of around 30 properties on the unfinished Linden Gardens estate in Oxfordshire say they face a bill of up to £100,000 to complete construction works themselves, after the site’s developer collapsed and left roads, street lighting and drainage unfinished for more than five years. Locals blame Oxfordshire County Council for failing to enforce a…
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The Witcher 4 already runs on all target platforms – CD Projekt Red not taking any chances after Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt Red says its upcoming game, The Witcher 4, is already running on all its intended platforms early in development, a deliberate change in approach after the troubled launch of Cyberpunk 2077. Co-CEO Michal Nowakowski told Game Developer that the studio can currently launch the game on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X at…