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Elden Ring wants you to stop hitting yourself
Polygon’s Jenna Stoeber argues that, despite Elden Ring’s formidable difficulty, it is also deliberately funny. The video says FromSoftware uses environmental humour and game design to turn player mistakes into punchlines, often ending with the familiar “You Died” screen. The article frames the game’s comedy as emerging from unexpected traps, hazards and situations that encourage…
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Pokémon Go In-Game Auto-Catcher Is Now Being Rolled Out
Pokémon Go’s new in-game auto-catcher, called the Explorer Gadget, is gradually being introduced to players, most recently in the United States. It can automatically catch Pokémon and spin PokéStops while the app is suspended, potentially reducing the need for separate physical accessories; however, Scopely has not formally announced the feature, so its final form remains…
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Millions face higher water bills as suppliers allowed £3.4bn extra spending
Millions of households in England and Wales are likely to face higher water bills after Ofwat approved £3.4bn of additional spending by water companies. The regulator said the money would help fund infrastructure needed for new homes, datacentres, safer water services and pollution reduction, but it adds pressure on customers already facing substantial bill rises.…
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Amazon is using Twitch to train generative AI
Twitch, the livestreaming platform owned by Amazon, introduced a setting allowing creators to prevent their channel content being used to train Amazon’s generative AI models. The setting was enabled by default, meaning creators had to opt out rather than explicitly agree. Twitch says material potentially covered includes livestreams, video-on-demand recordings, clips, highlights, stream chat, and…
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‘I wanted to capture the range of British culture at the time’: the photographer who documented late nights on the 90s London tube
Photographer Mark McEvoy documented London Underground passengers on Friday and Saturday nights between 1992 and 1995, capturing revellers, lovers and members of the city’s varied youth subcultures. The images matter as a record of late-night social life before smartphones and the Night Tube, when many people rushed for the final train home. McEvoy, then involved…
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Passwords stored in public Google Doc then showed up in search results
A contractor working for QR-code company Pageloot stored staging-server credentials in a publicly accessible Google Doc, which was later indexed by Google and surfaced through search autocomplete. The incident highlights the risks of treating collaboration tools as secure password storage, since exposed staging credentials can still enable attackers to probe systems or gain wider access.…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: the top dog of folding Androids
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is presented as one of the strongest Android foldables available, combining a conventional smartphone form with an 8in tablet screen. Its slim, light design, bright displays, capable software and long battery life make it a compelling option for people wanting one device for both phone and tablet tasks, although…