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The Duskbloods Feels Like a Nintendo Party Game in a Bloody Wrapper
IGN’s Logan Plant says The Duskbloods, despite its dark Bloodborne-like style, feels surprisingly well suited to Nintendo hardware. After roughly eight hours in a Switch 2 network test, he found its fast, unpredictable PvPvE matches resemble Nintendo party games by making comebacks, experimentation and enjoyable losses as important as outright victory. Players enter a large…
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GTA 6 leaker escalates spoilers, releases 4 minutes of Lucia’s prologue
A person claiming to have access to Grand Theft Auto 6 material has reportedly released around four minutes of footage from protagonist Lucia’s opening sequence, escalating a recent run of alleged leaks. The release matters because it may reveal story details ahead of the game’s launch and renews concerns about spoilers and unauthorised sharing of…
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James Gunn confirms Superman sequel filming has finished
James Gunn has confirmed that principal photography has finished on Man of Tomorrow, the forthcoming Superman sequel from DC Studios. The milestone means the film has completed its main shoot and remains on course for its scheduled 9 July 2027 release, with David Corenswet returning as Clark Kent. Gunn described the production as a joyful…
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HBO’s Harry Potter Officially Returns to Hogwarts 2 Weeks Early
Filming on the second season of HBO’s forthcoming Harry Potter series appears to have started earlier than expected, according to cast member Asha Soetan. The early progress matters because HBO and Warner Bros. Discovery are reportedly planning overlapping production to reduce gaps between seasons as the young cast ages. Soetan, who plays Angelina Johnson, said…
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Luminate launches AI music identification framework, with ‘AI Generated’ labels reaching CONNECT later this year
Luminate has introduced a framework to identify and measure AI-generated music, aiming to improve transparency around its growth, potential fraud and chart-related impacts. Its CONNECT platform can already flag AI-created songs and artists globally, although the resulting labels will not be visible to customers and partners until later this year. Fully AI-created recordings will receive…
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Meta reportedly abandoned an AI-focused restructuring plan that would have laid off thousands
Meta reportedly paused or abandoned a proposed AI-led restructuring that could have cut thousands of jobs, after its internal AI tools failed to deliver the productivity gains expected and employees objected to workplace monitoring. The plan matters because it illustrates the practical limits and workforce tensions facing companies seeking to replace or reorganise human roles…
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Newcastle v West Brom, Tottenham v Charlton, Preston v Everton: Carabao Cup – live
Coventry City beat Plymouth Argyle to reach the Carabao Cup third round, despite being made to work hard after an early two-goal advantage was cancelled out. The result gave Frank Lampard’s side their first win of the season, an important lift as they focus on Premier League survival. Taiwo Awoniyi scored his first Coventry goal…
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Apple Maps has ads now
Apple Maps has begun showing paid advertisements, with businesses able to buy prominent placement in search-related results. The change brings Apple’s mapping service closer to Google Maps’ established advertising model and may affect which local businesses users see first. The ads are appearing as the first entry in the “suggested places” section and may also…
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Updated Porsche 911 GT3 Touring retains high-revving road focus
The updated Porsche 911 GT3 Touring retains its role as a subtler, more road-friendly version of the track-focused GT3, replacing the fixed rear wing with a deployable spoiler while keeping its high-revving engine and chassis hardware. It matters because Porsche has preserved the car’s distinctive, driver-centred character despite tighter European emissions and noise rules, although…
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Google says its latest Gemini transcription model can turn your ramblings into structured text
Google has announced Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, an AI audio model intended to improve speech recognition and turn informal, self-correcting dictation into clean, structured text. The company says it could make voice input more useful for writing, replying and prompting AI tools, although it has removed some previously included information that was not publicly announced. Google…