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Clairo Shares “Losing Pride” Demo To Benefit Climate Justice
Clairo has released a previously unheard demo, “Losing Pride,” with proceeds going to Zero Hour, a youth-led climate and environmental justice organisation. The release comes amid severe Canadian wildfires, which the singer-songwriter has cited as a stark reminder of the planet’s growing environmental instability, and marks her first new music since 2024. The melancholy demo…
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A month after mass layoffs at Bungie, Marathon game director Joe Ziegler is leaving the studio
Marathon game director Joe Ziegler has left Bungie, just a month after the studio underwent mass layoffs following the final major Destiny 2 update. His departure comes shortly before the extraction shooter’s mid-season 2 patch, adding to a turbulent stretch for Bungie as it leans heavily on Marathon’s success amid ongoing uncertainty about the game’s…
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Disco Elysium Dev ZA/UM Announces Layoffs Affecting Up to 32 Staff
Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM has announced layoffs affecting up to 32 staff, just two months after releasing its latest title, Zero Parades: For Dead Spies. The UK-based studio said the game’s commercial performance had not been strong enough to sustain a studio of its current size, despite critical acclaim, marking another setback for a company…
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All the EVs that were discontinued or killed off in the U.S. this year
The Honda Prologue has been officially discontinued, Honda confirmed to TechCrunch, removing the last fully electric model from the automaker’s US line-up. Its exit reflects a wider retreat by carmakers from the American EV market this year, driven by the loss of the $7,500 federal tax credit, new tariffs, Chinese competition, and shifting consumer demand,…
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GoPro’s discounted Max 2 bundle includes $100 worth of accessories
GoPro has discounted its Max 2 360-degree camera accessory bundle to $369 at Amazon, roughly $70 more than the base camera, but with more than $100 worth of extras thrown in. This makes it a notable option for anyone wanting a fully-equipped 360-degree setup without buying accessories separately, given that high-quality models in this category…
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A 600-mile road trip (and data) proves EV charging doesn’t suck anymore
A TechCrunch writer’s 600-mile road trip to Montreal suggests that electric vehicle fast-charging infrastructure in the United States has significantly improved since it was widely criticised a few years ago. Using an Audi e-tron with roughly 220 miles of range, the author found the charging experience almost entirely smooth, in stark contrast to a similarly-sized…
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Valve reassures Team Fortress 2 players that it’s still working on the Mann vs Machine update it announced last year: ‘We promise we’re making progress’
“It’s taking a lot longer to sort through the new content and changes than we’d originally anticipated.”
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Indie Devs Unfairly Attacked Over Sony Decision to Stop Making Discs
Independent developers promoting their PS5 games on social media are being unfairly caught up in backlash over Sony’s decision to stop producing physical discs from 2028, according to Push Square. The controversy stems from PlayStation’s official accounts retweeting indie studios’ own promotional posts, which then draw a flood of “No Disc, No Buy” complaints aimed…
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Controversy-laiden Disco Elysium and Zero Parades studio ZA/UM to lay off large chunk of staff once more
ZA/UM, the studio behind Disco Elysium and its spiritual successor Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, has announced it will lay off up to 32 staff “across all departments”. The studio said the redundancies were driven by Zero Parades’ weak commercial performance, despite the game receiving critical acclaim, and that its current size was no longer…
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Florida man who allegedly lured women with dating app could have more victims: authorities
Authorities in Palm Beach County, Florida, have appealed for any additional victims to come forward involving a man accused of sexually assaulting women he met through dating apps, including Hinge. Investigators believe there could be more women affected beyond the case that initially triggered the inquiry, raising concern about a possible pattern of predatory behaviour…