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Philadelphia Chucky-style mask suspect has ties to Los Angeles area, could be in area, police warn
Philadelphia police have identified 22-year-old Zymire Hughes as the suspect wanted for allegedly wearing a Chucky-style Halloween mask while terrorising women on the city’s streets. Investigators say he may now have fled to the Los Angeles area, where he reportedly has ties, and have issued a warning that he could be in the region as…
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Fan Uncovers Impossible Cyberpunk 2077 Location Hidden in New Edgerunners 2 Trailer
A fan combing through the new trailer for Netflix’s *Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2* pinpointed an extremely precise in-game location from *Cyberpunk 2077*, matching a puddle shown reflecting Night City’s skyline to a spot outside the Afterlife bar. The find drew praise from the show’s official social media account, and it forms part of a wider pattern…
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Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES On His Prostate Cancer Battle: ‘The Last Two Weeks I Went Through Probably One Of The Sickest Times I’ve Ever Been In My Life’
Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes has issued a video update thanking fans for donating to a GoFundMe campaign supporting his cancer treatment, revealing that recent hormonal therapy left him severely ill. The 68-year-old, who has lived in Cannes, France, with his wife Catherine since 2014, is undergoing treatment for prostate cancer just four years after…
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Hidden Zillow listings created fake supply shock, raising NYC rents, lawsuit says
Two New York City renters have filed a class action lawsuit alleging that brokerage giant Compass deliberately hid rental listings from Zillow and its subsidiary StreetEasy, creating an artificial supply shortage that has driven up rents across the city. The plaintiffs, Peter Castaneda and Haley Gelfand, claim Compass has built a monopoly through years of…
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You’re Killing Me review – did an AI monkey write this terrible Brooke Shields crime caper?
The Guardian’s television review takes aim at the new six-part Acorn TV comedy drama You’re Killing Me, starring Brooke Shields as a cosy mystery novelist turned amateur sleuth. The critic argues the series squanders its promising “Gilmore Girls meets Murder, She Wrote” premise through lazy plotting and clichéd intergenerational humour, despite acknowledging Shields deserves a…
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Noomi Rapace’s Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Hot Spot’ Is Like ‘Dune’s Deranged Cousin
Director Agnieszka Smoczynska has discussed her new science-fiction thriller “Hot Spot”, starring Noomi Rapace, in an interview with Polygon. The film, which blends detective-mystery elements with surreal, psychedelic imagery, is being described as a stranger, more fragmented cousin to films like “Dune”, prioritising mood and metaphor over a clearly followable plot. Set in a world…
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The $225 Pebble Time 2 is a refreshingly fun smartwatch
Core Devices, the startup founded by original Pebble creator Eric Migicovsky, has released the $225 Pebble Time 2, a retro-styled smartwatch that deliberately avoids mimicking the Apple Watch. Rather than an OLED touchscreen, it uses a 64-colour always-on e-paper display, physical buttons and a long-lasting battery, giving it a playful, “hacker energy” feel bolstered by…
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Double Fine launches Amnesia Fortnight crowdfunding campaign after Xbox split
Double Fine has confirmed its next project following its split from Microsoft, launching a crowdfunded revival of its Amnesia Fortnight game jam series. Studio founder Tim Schafer announced the plan on the Kinda Funny podcast, with a Kickstarter campaign titled “Amnesia Fortnight 2026 – Indie Reboot” set to run from 31 August through September. The…
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Nvidia just showed that the harness, not the AI model, is now the real hero
Nvidia has published research suggesting that the “harness” surrounding an AI model — the scaffolding that manages memory, tools and feedback loops — matters far more than the underlying model itself when it comes to completing complex, multi-step tasks. Using a custom harness with an added “supervisor” component to redirect the AI when it goes…