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Travelodge boss quits amid fallout over hotel chain’s security failings
Joanna Boydell steps down after widespread criticism over company’s handling of guest safety issues Business live – latest updates The boss of Travelodge has resigned after a backlash over security failings at the hotel chain, including a case where a domestic abuser was given a key to a woman’s room before assaulting her. In a…
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Black Myth: Zhong Kui’s New Gameplay Looks Brutal, Especially Its Grotesque Boss Fight
A new trailer for the next game from Black Myth: Wukong developer Game Science, Black Myth: Zhong Kui, has dropped, revealing a chunk of gameplay and ASMR parrying. An adaptation of the classic folktale Zhong Kui Banishing Evil, the new entry in the growing Black Myth series features plenty of swordplay and challenging fights, all against…
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French tax authority says break-in exposed data of 600K, including some private messages
France’s General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) has confirmed that a break-in exposed the data of roughly 600,000 taxpayers and businesses, with the actual contents of private messages compromised for around 250 people. The update follows last week’s disclosure of the attack, in which a hacker known as “ZeroBytes” claimed to have stolen data belonging…
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8 Essential Soulslike Video Games
This is a list-style feature from Collider rounding up essential “Soulslike” video games — titles inspired by FromSoftware’s Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Elden Ring, but not made by FromSoftware itself. It highlights games that borrow the genre’s hallmarks of tough combat, checkpoint-based resting spots and heavy environmental storytelling while pushing the format into new settings…
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Meta AI’s new Mac app wants you to talk to your apps
Meta has launched a new Mac app for Meta AI featuring system-wide dictation, allowing users to speak commands across any application rather than being limited to Meta’s own apps. The app also uses Meta’s Muse Spark model to view a user’s current screen and answer questions based on that visual context. The release places Meta…
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Game Science reveals 15 minutes of Black Myth: Zhong Kui gameplay
Chinese developer Game Science has released 15 minutes of gameplay footage for Black Myth: Zhong Kui, the sequel to its hit action title Black Myth: Wukong, offering the clearest look yet at the game’s combat and protagonist, the mythological deity Zhong Kui. The footage points to a shift in design emphasis, with more regular enemy…
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South Yorkshire Police reassure non-emergency 101 callers after AI software launch
“Everyone who does need to speak to the police will be put through to a human call handler”
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Founder of China’s Evergrande jailed for life after pleading guilty to fraud
Hui Ka Yan, the founder of Chinese property giant Evergrande, has been sentenced to life in prison and stripped of all his personal property after pleading guilty to fraud. Once ranked by Forbes as China’s richest person, with a net worth of $42.5bn in 2017, Hui’s conviction marks the culmination of a debt crisis at…
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Poolease X1 Pool Robot Review: How Bad Can It Be?
WIRED’s review examines the Poolease X1, a budget robotic pool cleaner priced at around $110-$170, aimed at those unwilling to spend thousands on premium models. The reviewer, Christopher Null, awarded it a middling 5/10, finding it cheap and lightweight but let down by weak cleaning performance, particularly in larger pools, and a series of design…
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Windows 11 security update crashes Arc Raiders multiplayer games
A Windows 11 security update caused crashes in some multiplayer games, including Arc Raiders and The Finals, prompting Arc Raiders developer Embark to issue a quick workaround while it prepared a permanent fix. The issue mattered because it could interrupt matches and, in some cases, trigger system restarts, despite the affected update being a routine…