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Software encompasses the digital tools, applications and systems that power modern life, from the artificial intelligence models reshaping how we work and create to the open-source projects offering alternatives to established platforms. This section covers developments across the full software landscape, including advances in machine learning, developer tools and infrastructure, cybersecurity concerns, and the underlying technologies that connect our digital world.

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The software industry is experiencing rapid evolution driven by artificial intelligence. Major technology companies are integrating new capabilities into widely-used applications, from interactive diagrams in chatbots to local file access in AI assistants. Simultaneously, developers continue building open-source alternatives to commercial software, whilst internet infrastructure providers work to expand the ecosystem of domain names and digital resources available online.

Software developments matter to readers because they directly shape how we interact with technology daily, influence the tools available to businesses and creators, and raise important questions about security, privacy and competition in the digital economy. Whether through new features in familiar applications, emerging cybersecurity risks, or funding trends affecting startup innovation, software news determines how technology evolves and who benefits from it.

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Broadcast Networks Have Yet To Say If They’ll Carry Donald Trump’s Primetime Speech Amid Reports He’ll Bring Up Stolen Election Claims

  • ABC, NBC and CNN opted to stream, not broadcast, Trump's primetime speech
  • Speech was expected to revisit unfounded 2020 "stolen election" claims
  • CBS had not confirmed its coverage plans shortly before airtime

US broadcast networks ABC and NBC said they would carry Donald Trump's primetime address on 16 July only via their streaming services, ABC News Live and NBC News Now, rather than on their main linear channels, while CBS News had yet to confirm its plans shortly before the…

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Skate Adds Its Biggest Event Yet: The Legendary X Games

  • Skate adds a free, month-long X Games event.
  • The Stadium gains vert, street and bowl courses.
  • Challenges unlock X Games-themed virtual rewards.

Skate is adding a limited-time X Games event to its virtual city, San Vansterdam, marking what developer Full Circle describes as the game’s biggest event so far. The collaboration brings recognisable X Games-style venues into the game and gives players free access, making it a significant content update…

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Tesla helped save a driver. Is your car ready?

  • Tesla app helped reroute driver to hospital during heart attack
  • Son used remote app access to redirect the car
  • Article urges setting up connected-car safety features in advance

A Fox News tech report describes how John Brandt's Tesla Model Y and its companion app helped him during a heart attack, with his son remotely rerouting the vehicle to a nearby hospital while Brandt suffered chest pain during an early-morning highway drive. The story has drawn attention…

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Google is better at playing this game

  • EU orders Google to open Android's AI features to rivals by July 2027
  • Apple must make Siri AI DMA-compliant before EU launch, unlike Google
  • Google's grace period lets Gemini keep its Android advantage longer

The European Commission has ordered Google to give rival AI assistants the same level of access to Android's system features and data that it grants its own Gemini assistant, under the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). Although the ruling forces Google to open up a platform it has…

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“This shouldn’t work”: Super Mario 64 now runs on the most expensive console of the ’90s, and it’s even “sort of” functional

  • Developer building custom 3D engine to run Super Mario 64 on the Panasonic 3DO, a notoriously expensive and underpowered 1990s console
  • Project uses actual decompiled Super Mario 64 assets rendered through the 3DO's CEL co-processor; functional but visually limited

Super Mario 64 shouldn't work on a then-expensive 3DO console from 1993, but a developer has created a cursed version of the N64 classic for the '90s console.

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Home Depot’s Awesome 12-Foot-Tall Skeleton Is Back, And Now It Can Talk

  • Home Depot's giant 12ft Skelly skeleton returns for Halloween 2026
  • New app-controlled version ($379) lets users speak through it via Bluetooth
  • Standard Skelly costs $299; both expected to sell out quickly

Home Depot has launched its 2026 Halloween Collection, bringing back its popular 12-foot-tall skeleton decoration, "Skelly," alongside a new premium version that can be controlled via a smartphone app. The update matters for keen Halloween decorators, as the giant skeleton has become a seasonal favourite in recent years…

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Google folds NotebookLM into Gemini with rebrand and cloud link

  • NotebookLM is being renamed Gemini Notebook
  • It will integrate further with Gemini and Search's AI Mode
  • New cloud feature lets it write and execute code

Google is renaming its AI-powered note-taking app NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, part of a push to weave the tool more tightly into Gemini and Google Search. The app will keep operating as a standalone product but will gain broader reach, including future access through Search's AI Mode chatbot…

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Google’s AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps

  • Google's AI Mode can now connect to Instacart, Canva and YouTube
  • Users can complete tasks, not just get answers, in-app
  • Rolling out in the US; more app partners coming soon

Google has announced that its AI Mode conversational search tool can now connect directly to select third-party apps, letting users complete tasks rather than just get answers. At launch, supported apps include Instacart, Canva and YouTube, with the update rolling out to users in the United States as…

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‘The Game Doesn’t End When You Run Out of Time’ – How The Blood of Dawnwalker’s 30 Day Countdown Works

  • Dawnwalker's 30-day timer doesn't end the game if missed
  • Time only advances via quest actions, not free exploration
  • Ignoring the deadline unlocks more content but costs Coen's family

Rebel Wolves has clarified how the much-discussed 30-day time limit works in its upcoming RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker, aiming to correct widespread misunderstanding of the mechanic. Creative director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz explained that the countdown does not end the game; it only governs whether protagonist Coen manages to…

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Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash overrode FSD by pressing accelerator ‘100 percent,’ investigators confirm

  • NTSB confirms driver pushed accelerator to 100%, overriding Tesla's FSD
  • Crash in Katy, Texas killed 76-year-old Martha Avila in her home
  • Driver Michael Butler, 44, arrested and charged with manslaughter

The US National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that a Tesla driver involved in a fatal crash in Katy, Texas, manually overrode the car's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system by pressing the accelerator to 100 percent. The finding is significant because it points to driver action, rather than a…

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