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European gas prices hit four-month high amid fears US-Iran war will cause supply shortages
European gas prices have surged to a four-month high as an escalating conflict between the US and Iran fuels fears of energy supply shortages this winter. The Dutch gas benchmark briefly topped €60 per megawatt hour on Monday after the US widened its aerial campaign and Iran struck back at Bahrain and Kuwait, with analysts…
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Gears of War Designer Cliff Bleszinski Reveals Struggle With Alcoholism, Discusses the Failure of LawBreakers and Potential Return to Video Game Development
Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski has spoken publicly about his struggle with alcoholism, revealing that drinking undermined his career and contributed to the collapse of his studio, Boss Key Productions. In a wide-ranging interview with 80 Level, the 51-year-old developer said he was a “functioning alcoholic” during his time at Epic Games and later…
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Henry Cavill’s Netflix Spy Movie Sets Major Production Update
Henry Cavill is set to reunite with the spy genre once again, this time teaming up with Kevin Hart for a Netflix Original action comedy titled “Spy Duo”. The film pairs Cavill, a veteran of espionage roles in franchises such as Mission: Impossible, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Argylle, with Hart, who is best known…
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Infosec expert: Paidwork users’ data pwned after 23M-record database dumped online
More than 23 million users of microtask platform Paidwork have reportedly had their personal and financial data exposed after a stolen database was published online. The breach notification service Have I Been Pwned added the incident on 19 July, tracing it back to an intrusion said to have occurred in March, with the data first…
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Bethesda Chief Todd Howard Issues Rare Reddit Comment, Fans Immediately Call for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Patch
Bethesda’s Todd Howard made a rare Reddit post thanking fans for their feedback and claiming the studio is “constantly listening” to ideas posted on the site, prompting an immediate flurry of requests, most notably calls to keep patching The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. The post follows Bethesda’s announcement of its release roadmap, itself coming…
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The 35 Best Board Games for Family Game Night
Wired has published an updated guide to the best board games for family game night, curated by a writer drawing on years of weekly game sessions with their own children. The list deliberately excludes well-known classics such as Monopoly, Cluedo and Risk, focusing instead on lesser-known titles suited to bringing families together, alongside practical tips…
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AliExpress fined record €550m by EU for failing to stop sale of illegal and fake goods
AliExpress has been fined a record €550m (£470m) by the European Commission for failing to prevent the sale of illegal and dangerous goods, including counterfeit clothing, unsafe toys and harmful cosmetics, on its platform. It is the largest penalty issued so far under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), which came into force in 2024…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home (2026)
A Wired writer shares their year-long experiment growing mushrooms at home, testing five different methods across their house and garden to see which approaches actually work for beginners. The piece matters as a practical guide for hobbyists put off by the risks of foraging wild mushrooms, offering a candid, tested comparison of common home-growing kits…
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‘Please Play Us When GTA 6 Comes Out’: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Developer Teases Post-Game Support
The director of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, Richard Knight, has suggested the newly-launched pirate remake will continue receiving post-launch support well into November, when the eagerly awaited GTA 6 is set to release. Speaking to YouTuber JorRaptor, Knight said continued support “doesn’t feel like a crazy bet”, citing plans to fix bugs and add…
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Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to ‘Trackflation’
A Wired feature examines “trackflation” — the rapid, widely noticed surge in speed among elite young runners in the United States, where high school times that were once exceptional have become commonplace. The trend matters because it marks a significant shift in youth athletics, with records that stood for years being broken repeatedly and mid-tier…