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Bloober has announced its next game will be an original sci-fi survival horror called Cronos: The New Dawn. Read more Read more ›
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The Meta perk is intended for employees who work late at the office and may need to order food to eat. Read more ›
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Taylor Swift is self-publishing a book, cutting traditional publishers out of the deal. This is not the first time she has circumvented an industry. Read more ›
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Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti star in the DC Batman spinoff series, streaming on Max. Read more ›
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In June, Apple discontinued its "buy now, pay later" service called Apple Pay Later, which let qualifying customers split a purchase made with Apple Pay into four equal payments over six weeks, with no interest or fees. Instead, Apple said customers in the U.S. would be able to apply for loans from select other "buy now, pay later" services when they check out with Apple Pay on the web and... Read more ›
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Former PlayStation exec Shawn Layden has discussed the state of the games industry, stating there's a "collapse of creativity" and that relying on blockbusters is "a death sentence". Read more Read more ›
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The Israeli military said on Thursday that it killed Sinwar during an operation in Gaza. Read more ›
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The European Union is making a decision that may cause any potential fines against Musk to skyrocket. Read more ›
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Two-time Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank balances her career and being a mom to two babies with self-care, movement, and a nourishing diet. Read more ›
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People 60 years and older are expected to make up nearly half of China's population by 2050, according to estimates from the United Nations. Read more ›
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Update October 17, 1:17PM ET: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has dropped a new gameplay trailer that shows some naval combat in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. It shows off some melee action too, with Majima summoning sharks and large monkeys to help him in battle. You'll be able to try this ridiculous action earlier than expected, as the release date has moved up a week from February 28... Read more ›
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Liam Payne has died aged 31. One Direction shot him to stratospheric fame in the 2010s, which he struggled to match as a solo artist. Read more ›
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Companies have continued to cut jobs in 2024 after a wave of layoffs last year. Meta, Goldman Sachs, Google, and Tesla are among those shedding staff. Read more ›
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BioShock and Borderlands publisher 2K has announced Project Ethos, a new "roguelike hero shooter" dreamt up by Michael Condrey, the former co-founder of Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer Games. Read more Read more ›
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In a series of reports reviewed by WIRED, analysts at the Department of Homeland Security warn of a “heightened risk” of right-wing extremists carrying out attacks around the election. Read more ›
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She was the 20th hire at Google, then the head of Yahoo, and now the CEO of Sunshine. For Mayer, geekery supersedes gender. Read more ›
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The US on Wednesday targeted underground Houthi militia weapons stores in Yemen using long-range B-2 stealth bombers. Read more ›
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Apple today shared a letter celebrating the recent 10-year anniversary of Apple Pay, which launched in the U.S. on October 20, 2014 as part of iOS 18.1. Here is the full letter from Jennifer Bailey, Apple's vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet:When we started our journey with Apple Pay 10 years ago, we saw a unique opportunity to leverage Apple’s hardware and software to make a meaningful impact... Read more ›
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Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller regrets selling Nvidia shares cheaply but is looking forward to reinvesting in the company. Read more ›
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The Super Nintendo World theme park in Orlando is nearly ready for visitors. Universal Orlando Resort just announced that the Mario-friendly attraction will open its doors on May 22, 2025. That gives you over six months to find the perfect Goomba costume to wear on opening day. This is the third Nintendo theme park throughout the world, as the Orlando location joins pre-existing parks in Los Angeles and Japan. If... Read more ›
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Apple has held an October event in three out of the past four years, but is an event this month still likely after today's surprise iPad mini 7 announcement? While some Apple enthusiasts believe that the iPad mini 7 being unveiled in a press release today means that Apple is unlikely to hold an October event this year, the announcement does not entirely rule out the possibility. Last year, Apple... Read more ›
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Apple's Beats brand and Kim Kardashian have teamed up for a third time on special-edition colors of a Beats product, this time featuring the recently relaunched Beats Pill speaker in new Light Gray and Dark Gray hues. After months of celebrity teases, the Beats Pill made a comeback in June with a variety of feature and audio improvements over previous models to deliver a premium audio experience in a portable... Read more ›
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Apple today announced a significant update to the iPad mini, featuring the powerful A17 Pro chip and support for the company's new Apple Intelligence system. The refreshed tablet maintains its compact 8.3-inch design while offering substantial performance improvements and new capabilities. The A17 Pro chip brings a 30% boost in CPU performance and a 25% increase in GPU performance compared to the previous generation, according to Apple. The new iPad... Read more ›
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Apple is preparing to begin supporting digital car keys in the Wallet app for certain Volvo, Polestar, and Audi vehicles, based on code changes discovered by MacRumors in Apple's Wallet app backend. The car keys function can allow an iPhone or Apple Watch with NFC capabilities to unlock, lock, or start a vehicle through the Wallet app by simply holding the device near a compatible vehicle's NFC reader. Car key... Read more ›
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Apple announced the HomePod mini smart speaker four years ago today at its "Hi, Speed" special event. The low-cost smart speaker was announced alongside the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max in October 2020. The HomePod mini is Apple's first compact smart speaker, offering high-quality audio, Siri voice control, and smart home integration via HomeKit. Priced at $99, it stands in contrast to... Read more ›
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Apple's 2026 iPhones will use TSMC's next-generation 2-nanometer fabrication process in combination with a new packaging method that will integrate 12GB of RAM, a reputable source of accurate predictions about Apple's plans has claimed. In a Weibo post on Tuesday, Chinese-language user "Phone Chip Expert" said Apple's A20 chip in iPhone 18 models will switch from the previous InFo (Integrated Fan-Out) packaging to WMCM (Wafer-Level Multi-Chip Module) packaging, while memory... Read more ›
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Just over six months after Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple abandoned its plans to release an electric vehicle, California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) canceled Apple's autonomous vehicle testing permit, according to macReports. The report states that the DMV received confirmation from Apple to cancel the permit on September 25, and the permit became canceled as of September 27. While this decision is not surprising given Gurman's reporting earlier... Read more ›
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A few months ago, the SuperDrive went out of stock on Apple's online store in the U.S., and it is now listed as sold out or unavailable in all countries. Given it has yet to return, it seems likely that Apple has discontinued the 16-year-old accessory. Introduced in 2008, the SuperDrive is an external CD/DVD drive that was released alongside the original MacBook Air, which lacked a built-in CD/DVD drive.... Read more ›
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Though smart rings with health capabilities have been growing in popularity, Apple has no plans to join the smart ring market, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. While Apple explored the idea, there is no active development of a ring going on at this time, and Apple has no plans to launch a ring. Samsung's Galaxy Ring Smart rings on the market from companies like Oura measure heart rate, track body... Read more ›
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Apple sells two external displays, including the Pro Display XDR and the Studio Display, but neither has received hardware upgrades in years. In fact, the Pro Display XDR is nearly five years old, having been released all the way back in December 2019. Below, we recap rumors about potential next-generation Pro Display XDR and Studio Display monitors, but nothing seems to be imminent. Pro Display XDR Released alongside the 2019... Read more ›
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