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Rising inflation underlines scale of Andy Burnham’s cost of living challenge
UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July, up from 2.6% in June, driven mainly by higher energy bills following an increase in Ofgem’s quarterly price cap. The rise highlights the scale of the cost of living challenge facing prime minister Andy Burnham, whose early move to cut VAT on electricity bills risks being overwhelmed by…
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Embark On An Epic Voyage With The Latest Switch Online Game Trial (Europe)
Nintendo Switch Online members in Europe can play No Man’s Sky for free between 20th and 26th August as part of the platform’s rotating game trials scheme, marking the exploration title’s tenth anniversary. Developer Hello Games has continued updating No Man’s Sky since its rocky 2016 launch, and the trial gives newcomers a chance to…
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Torrential storms and Spanish pension tax raid loom as forests fall and boardrooms burn
The UK government has confirmed that, for deaths on or after 6 April 2027, most unused pension funds and pension death benefits will be included in a deceased person’s estate for inheritance-tax purposes. The change, enacted through the Finance Act 2026, reverses the previous general treatment that allowed many pension pots to pass outside the…
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Shapiro signs order restricting data centers in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Tuesday signed an executive order that could limit AI data center development in the Keystone State. The executive order, which implements his Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) requirements, requires prospective developers to provide a notice of intent to comply with the safeguards — which include requiring that firms pay…
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Deus Ex designer Warren Spector ends four-decade video game career
Veteran video game designer Warren Spector has confirmed his retirement from game development, announcing in a LinkedIn post that although he has previously changed his mind about stepping away, this time he is “pretty sure” he means it. Spector is best known for creating Deus Ex and Disney Epic Mickey, and for his work on…
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Splatoon 3 Ver. 11.3.0 Update Launches This Week, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Nintendo has released Version 11.3.0 for Splatoon 3, rolling out this week to both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 versions of the game. The update introduces a new weapon, the Plastic-Bottle Shot Replica, alongside a broad set of balance changes to main and special weapons, forming part of Nintendo’s ongoing effort to keep the multiplayer…
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Veteran designer Warren Spector calls time on 40-year gaming career
Veteran video game designer Warren Spector has announced his retirement after a career spanning more than four decades, saying he feels he has accomplished what he set out to do in interactive entertainment. Spector is best known for creating influential titles including Ultima Underworld, System Shock and Deus Ex, works widely credited with shaping immersive-sim…
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Epic Mickey Brought An Icon Back To Disney, And Warren Specter Doesn’t Want You To Forget
After over four decades in video games, developer Warren Specter is retiring from the industry. But as Specter moves towards the door, he wants to make sure that the team behind his 2010 game Epic Mickey gets their due for bringing one of Walt Disney’s earliest creations back home to Disney. In 2003, the development…
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Cursor capitalizes on Github frustration, launches rival hosting platform
Cursor, the AI coding startup now part of SpaceXAI, has launched Origin, a new code hosting platform that lets developers collaborate on codebases, browse and edit code, manage pull requests and store repositories — functions traditionally handled by GitHub. The launch comes as GitHub, long the default choice for developers, has faced repeated outages and…