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‘Uber rapture’ leaves passengers and drivers behind in Nigeria and Uganda
Uber has abruptly shut down its ride-hailing service in Nigeria and Uganda, with some users and drivers reportedly left mid-journey when the app cut out, prompting online jokes about an “Uber rapture.” The company gave notice on 2 September that the service would end that same day, offering little warning to customers, drivers or staff…
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Windows 11 update sends some desktops into an unwanted goth phase
Microsoft has confirmed that its August 2026 update preview for Windows 11 is causing some desktops to lose their personalisation settings, forcing affected machines onto a default black background that users cannot manually override. The bug affects Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, and matters because it strips users of a basic customisation option with no…
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New Final Fantasy 14 site update stabs the final pin into my conspiracy board, leaving me 99.9% sure I know what the new physical ranged job is
A new update to Final Fantasy 14’s Evercold promotional site has strengthened PC Gamer’s theory that the expansion’s unannounced physical ranged DPS job will be a falconer-style class, probably using a crossbow. The article treats this as informed speculation rather than confirmation, but argues that the accumulating clues now point much more clearly in that…
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Housebuilder Crest Nicholson warns of annual loss in ‘subdued’ property market
Crest Nicholson, the British housebuilder, has warned it now expects to make an annual operating loss of about £10m, reversing an earlier forecast of a £5m to £10m profit, after trading proved weaker than anticipated over the summer. The unscheduled update, the firm’s third profit warning since April, cites a “subdued” property market where affordability…
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‘Ruin and decay bring a chance of rebirth’: Hidetaka Miyazaki on uniting players in a damaged world
FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director behind Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Elden Ring, has spoken about his upcoming multiplayer title The Duskbloods ahead of its release. Unlike his acclaimed single-player games, this is a Switch 2 exclusive pitting eight players against monstrous enemies and each other, with survivors whittled down across three rounds to a final…
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Face Recognition Is Becoming the Norm for Dating Apps
Dating apps are increasingly requiring users to submit facial or biometric scans to prove they are real people, as AI-generated fake profiles, chatfishing and voice cloning fuel a surge in romance scams. Tinder made its Face Check tool mandatory for new members in October 2025 and is now extending the requirement to existing users in…
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Rumour: A Norwegian Retailer Seems To Think It Knows The Developer For The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake
A listing on Norwegian retailer Elkjøp’s website named Monolith Soft, the Xenoblade Chronicles studio Nintendo fully acquired in December 2024, as the developer of the upcoming Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2. Nintendo Life treated the claim as an unverified rumour rather than confirmed fact, noting the publisher has a long history of…
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Microsoft discloses Azure revenue as part of major financial reporting changes
Microsoft is overhauling how it reports financial results to investors, splitting its business into two new segments and, for the first time, disclosing quarterly revenue for its Azure cloud platform. The change reflects how deeply artificial intelligence has reshaped Microsoft’s operations, according to chief executive Satya Nadella, who said AI is “blurring the boundaries” between…
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Planet Coaster and Jurassic World developer Frontier partners with Disney for a new video game
Frontier Developments, the studio behind Planet Coaster and the Jurassic World management games, has confirmed a new partnership with Disney to produce an original video game using Disney’s intellectual property. The announcement, made via press release, cements Frontier’s strategy of building out its “Creative Management Simulation” (CMS) genre expertise and pairs the studio with one…
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Here’s the first 4K 120Hz UST projector with optical lens shift
Awol Vision has unveiled the LuxVision, which it claims is the first ultra-short throw (UST) projector to combine a 4K 120Hz picture with optical, rather than digital, vertical lens shift. This matters because most UST projectors rely on digital manipulation or keystone correction to fit the image onto a wall, which can degrade detail, whereas…