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Political satire has long been a hallmark of "Saturday Night Live." The climate for late-night comedy, however, has changed. Read more ›
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"When someone searches for 'James Bond' on Prime Video now, all of the classic films will show up..." notes Parade. But recently Amazon's streaming service had tried new thumbnails with "matching minimalist backgrounds," so every Bond actor — from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig — "had a stylish image with '007' emblazoned over a color background." But in most of those "stylized" images, James Bond's guns were edited out. It... Read more ›
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Doogee launched the Fire 5 last month, and we've learned that the brand will add two more models to the series this month, called the Doogee Fire 5 Pro and the Doogee Fire 5 Ultra. We have received the images and specs of both smartphones from a reliable source, so let's take a look at what's on offer. The Doogee Fire 5 Pro and Fire 5 Ultra are basically the... Read more ›
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Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1568 on October 5 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself. Read more ›
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Hyundai has been around for a while, but before considering one, you should know how they hold up after 100k miles. Here's what owners have to say. Read more ›
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A rare Intel engineering sample from the twilight of the Pentium 4 era has surfaced on social media. Read more ›
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company will give rightsholders more control over the use of their characters. Read more ›
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A Wisconsin bill named after Taylor Swift wants to bring down the price of concert tickets. Read more ›
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Microsoft is reportedly preparing to launch a new, ad-supported free tier of Xbox Cloud Gaming very soon. You'll have to watch two-minute ads before each session, which will be limited to one hour in duration. You get a total of five hours each month, and only a limited number of games will be available in this tier. Read more ›
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AOL's 34-year established dial-up service was finally shuttered this week. Read more ›
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This year's iPhone Pros bring an almost unusual amount of changes, including an all-new build and two new cameras, in addition to the typical chipset upgrades. As is customary, Apple has discontinued the previous-gen Pros, but retailers and carriers have plenty of stock, so it's worth exploring whether saving some money and going for last year's iPhone 16 Pro Max is a good idea or the new 17 Pro Max... Read more ›
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If you upload an image to serve as the inspiration for a Sora video, "the app will reject your image if it detects a face — any face," writes Mashable." (Unless that person has agreed to participate.) All Sora videos also include a watermark, notes PC Magazine, and Sora banned the creation of AI-generated videos showing public figures. "But it turns out the policy doesn't apply to dead celebrities..." Unlike... Read more ›
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If you start going through holiday decorations and realize you're still using incandescent Christmas lights, it might be time to consider safer alternatives. Read more ›
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Redemption Road's time-travelling bring-an-assault-rifle-to-a-medieval-sword-fight shooter and strategy game, Kingmakers, has been indefinitely delayed. Read more Read more ›
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The calendar has flipped over to October, but that doesn't mean Apple is done with product launches for 2025. We're still expecting updates to several product lines, and Apple has a history of making announcements in October so we'll be keeping a lookout for news. Several of those upcoming products have already leaked thanks to Russian YouTubers and U.S. regulatory databases, although release timing remains a bit unclear. This week... Read more ›
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Just a day after dethroning SpaceX as the most valuable private company in the world, OpenAI has acquired another startup. This time, the AI giant acquired Roi, an app that offers a one-stop shop for all your financial portfolios and an AI chatbot that provides personalized investing advice. Details of the acquisition weren't made public, but TechCrunch reported that Sujith Vishwajith, the startup's CEO and co-founder, will be the only... Read more ›
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My 76-year-old mother moved to New York to live with me, but we realized she's more social than I am. She moved back to Florida and is much happier. Read more ›
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Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," on Friday and its already breaking records. Read more ›
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I'm not going to argue that Game Pass, following its recent price hike, is cheap. It's not. It's creeped into the "hmm" category, similar to the £35 a month phone contract I'd scowl at every time I looked over my bank statement, which had actually gone from "mmm" to "mmm?" and was followed by a cost-cutting exercise that has now made me £28 a month better off, albeit with an... Read more ›
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Microsoft has increased the price of its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, along with a shake up of its tiers. Read more Read more ›
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Polish horror specialist Bloober Team has revealed that the Silent Hill 1 Remake, which was briefly teased by Konami in the summer, is now in production. Read more Read more ›
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EA has officially been acquired by a group of investors including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund in a private transaction worth $55bn. Read more Read more ›
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A new UK game studio has been launched by Tom Stone, former managing director of TT Games - the studio behind the Lego Star Wars, Batman, and Harry Potter games - to create a game based on Peter Pan. Read more Read more ›
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Silent Hill is doing good business for Konami at the moment. The just-released Silent Hill f is off to an even stronger start, sales wise, than the widely acclaimed Silent Hill 2 Remake released last year. Read more Read more ›
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Avalanche Studios is the latest developer to be impacted by layoffs, as the company's UK studio is set to be closed as part of a workforce restructure that will impact its Swedish studios too. Read more Read more ›
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The Ghoul from Amazon's Fallout TV series is set to appear in the new region coming to Fallout 76, as played by Walton Goggins. Read more Read more ›
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Helldivers 2 takes up around 150GB to install on PC (three times larger than on console), and the game's deputy technical director has now explained why that won't be changing anytime soon. Read more Read more ›
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Starbreeze has cancelled its Dungeons and Dragons project to focus on its flagship Payday franchise. Read more Read more ›
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