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Don’t Boycott GTA 6, Help Win Justice Instead, Fired Devs Say
A group of former Grand Theft Auto 6 developers accusing Rockstar Games of union busting and currently engaged in a legal battle with the studio doesn’t want players to boycott the game. In a video posted by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain, fired members of the union made clear how they would like…
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Social media on trial as $200bn case against Facebook and Instagram begins
A major trial began on Tuesday in Oakland, California, in which 29 US states accuse Meta of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive, with features aimed at hooking young users in particular. The case follows earlier rulings against the company, including a bellwether verdict in Los Angeles and a $942m settlement in New…
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Round Hill Music Sues Suno, Anthropic for Copyright Infringement in Potentially $1 Billion Lawsuit
Independent music publisher Round Hill Music has sued AI music generator Suno and Anthropic in a California federal court, accusing them of copyright infringement for allegedly scraping hundreds of its songs without permission to train their models. Round Hill, whose catalogue includes over 10,000 compositions such as Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and…
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Entropy, a deliciously miserable Final Fantasy-esque RPG where your party members can permanently die, is now out in early access
Entropy, a turn-based post-apocalyptic role-playing game from developer Lovely Hellplace, has launched into early access. The studio previously made Dread Delusion, and Entropy follows in a similarly dark, imaginative vein, drawing comparisons to classic Final Fantasy games while adding permanent character death in the style of XCOM, meaning players must carefully manage their mercenary party…
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Who Is VMA Best New Artist Nominee Magnus Ferrell? (Hint: More Cowbell)
Magnus Ferrell, the 22-year-old son of Will Ferrell, has been nominated for Best New Artist at the 2026 Video Music Awards, alongside bigger names such as Madonna and Taylor Swift. He built his profile through his R&B-tinged single “Asleep Talking”, which went viral after his father played a clip of it on Michelle Obama’s podcast…
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OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach
OpenAI has introduced a new set of security policies designed to contain incidents that occur while its AI models are being tested, marking one of the first public changes to its safety practices since a breach involving Hugging Face came to light on 26 July. The measures add closer monitoring of models during development and…
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Whoop’s Advanced Labs health screenings will no longer require a subscription
Whoop has removed the subscription requirement for its Advanced Labs blood testing service, opening up health screenings to any user of its screenless fitness wearable rather than just paying members. The move comes as the market for screenless fitness trackers grows more competitive, with rivals such as Garmin and Google Fitbit launching similar products, suggesting…
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Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are almost half off today
Best Buy is currently selling Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro for $139.99, a significant discount that undercuts even Amazon’s price and marks a substantial cut from the original $249.99 retail cost. The earbuds are praised for strong sound quality, effective transparency mode and clear call performance, making this a notable deal for anyone seeking premium…
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‘John Wick’ Meets ‘The Departed’ Video Game Adaptation Gets Official Update After 1 Year of Silence
Actor Simu Liu has confirmed that a long-rumoured film adaptation of the video game “Sleeping Dogs” is progressing after roughly a year without any public updates. Responding to a fan on X, Liu revealed the project now has a director and a production company attached, with dealmaking underway with game studio Square Enix. The update…