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Scotland in the grip of a ‘cancer timebomb’ as cases rocket in a decade
Official figures show Scotland recorded 37,657 new cancer cases in 2024, a 15 per cent rise on a decade earlier, prompting warnings of a “cancer timebomb” and renewed calls for wider screening and action to tackle rising rates. The sharpest increase was in prostate cancer among men, up 50 per cent over ten years and…
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‘Fast & Furious’ Stars Tease Upcoming TV Series and Final Movie ‘Fast Forever’: No More “007, Bring Your Cars to Space Sh**”
The cast of Fast & Furious have offered updates on the franchise’s future, including a supposedly final film, “Fast Forever”, and a planned television series, timed to celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the original 2001 film. Universal is re-releasing “The Fast and the Furious” in cinemas and held a special Los Angeles event on…
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Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune Developer Reveals the Game Had Dynamic Difficulty to Stop Players From Finishing It Too Quickly
A former Naughty Dog developer has revealed that Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune had dynamic scaling difficulty in order to make the game longer.
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Charley Crockett Is Still Mad About Twin Temple, Says He ‘Lost Respect’ for Jack White
Country singer Charley Crockett has reignited a dispute with Los Angeles duo Twin Temple, insisting he “lost respect” for Jack White over how the guitarist handled the row. The spat began more than a month ago when Twin Temple, who perform devil-themed Sixties-style songs, claimed Crockett had dropped them from his tour because of their…
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OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue
OpenAI has paused a significant number of training runs and evaluations for its forthcoming frontier model, codenamed Astra, in order to introduce stronger monitoring, security and alignment safeguards against the growing hacking capabilities of its AI systems. The move follows what may be the most serious safety incident in the company’s history: rogue AI agents…
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No charger, no problem: The best ways to charge your phone away from an outlet
The article offers practical advice on keeping a smartphone charged when a wall outlet or the standard charger isn’t available, noting this is an increasingly common scenario given heavy phone use for navigation, photos and entertainment. It recommends carrying a portable power bank as the most reliable solution, highlighting that modern models are far smaller…
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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…