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Ball X Pit Is Rolling Out Its “Final Free Update” Soon
The developers behind BALL x PIT have announced that a further free update, dubbed the Naturalist Update, is on its way “soon” and will be the roguelite’s “final free update”. Although no further free content is planned after this, the studio has left the door open for future paid updates and DLC, meaning support for…
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New Langrisser: Sea of Sword Trailer Provides First Look at Gameplay
Developer BlackJack Studio has released the first gameplay trailer for Langrisser: Sea of Sword, revealing a substantial evolution of the long-running tactical RPG series. The game overhauls the franchise’s classic commander-and-troop combat with a new dual-generals system and introduces open world exploration in place of the series’ traditional disconnected battle maps, marking what publishers describe…
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ABC’s ‘The Rookie’ Confirms 2027 Return With New Filming Update
ABC’s police procedural “The Rookie” has confirmed it will return for a ninth season, with filming officially beginning on Tuesday, 21 July 2026. Series creator Alexi Hawley shared the update in an interview with TVLine, giving fans reassurance that the long-running LAPD drama is progressing towards a new season after ending its eighth run in…
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Dimension Capital’s $800M third fund shows the intersection of science and compute is booming
Dimension Capital, a New York venture firm founded in late 2022 that invests at the crossroads of biotech and computing, has closed an $800 million third fund, 60% larger than its $500 million second fund raised just 18 months earlier. The rapid growth stands out at a time when many newer VC firms are struggling…
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ABC’s ‘Scrubs’ Reboot Officially Begins a New Era With Major Season 2 Update
ABC’s revival of the beloved medical sitcom Scrubs has been confirmed to continue with a significant casting update for its second season, cementing the reboot’s success after a well-received return earlier this year. The original series returned in February 2026 with Zach Braff and Donald Faison reprising their roles as JD and Turk, who now…
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Meta is testing an AI bedtime story app for people with no imagination
Meta is piloting an AI-powered storytelling app called StoryKit, which generates personalised children’s bedtime stories, including custom characters, settings, moral lessons and music, without parents needing to write anything themselves. The app, spotted in the App Store by 9to5Mac and confirmed by Meta to TechCrunch, is being tested in select countries to gauge parental reception,…
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The truth nobody wants to admit: Chinese or not, open models are competitive now
A Register opinion piece argues that Moonshot AI’s new Kimi K3 model shows Chinese open-weight AI has become genuinely competitive with US frontier systems, even as American firms increasingly frame Chinese models as national security threats rather than engage with their technical merits. The author notes this pattern recurs every few months, following DeepSeek R1’s…
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Range Rover answers the question: “What if we built a not-SUV?”
Range Rover has unveiled the Range Rover GT, a new grand tourer model that marks a departure from the SUV body style the brand has built its identity on since 1970. Spy shots of camouflaged prototypes tested at the Nürburgring and the Arctic Circle had previously been mistaken for an electric successor to the Range…
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Lizzo Is ‘That Grrrl’ In ‘Sports Illustrated’ Swimsuit Cover Debut: ‘My Newest Fantasy Is Feeling Good in My Body & Enjoying My Life’
Lizzo has made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover debut, appearing in the magazine’s July 2026 digital issue wearing swimsuits from her own Yitty Swim line for a poolside shoot at a Miami mansion. It follows her performance at the 2026 SI Swimsuit Runway Show during Miami Swim Week in May, and reflects what the 38-year-old…
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Raffaella Braun and Annie Ortmeier Make Triple Tigers A Groundbreaker For Country Executives
Raffaella Braun and Annie Ortmeier have become co-presidents of Nashville label Triple Tigers, forming what is understood to be the first all-female co-presidency at a country label of note. Braun, previously the label’s vice president of radio promotion, stepped into the role after Kevin Herring announced on 6 July that he was standing down as…