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Xbox Series X/S owners (and Amazon Luna+ subscribers) can now spend dozens of hours scratching their head while playing Death Stranding. Hideo Kojima’s baffling walking sim has just hit those platforms without prior notice on its fifth anniversary.
To mark the occasion, Death Stranding: Director’s Cut is 50 percent off on Xbox, PC, iPhone, iPad and Mac. The discount isn’t available on PlayStation, where the game debuted all the way back in 2019 (Sony is the publisher on PlayStation, while 505 Games handled.
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Australia plans to implement the world’s strictest social media age restriction, banning access for users under 16. The policy includes biometric verification methods and offers no exemptions for parental consent or existing accounts. Australian teenagers under 16 will be locked out of social media platforms under sweeping new laws announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese... Read more » Read more ›
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Leslie Berland was chief marketing officer when Elon Musk bought Twitter. She was fired around a month after he took over the company, now known as X. Read more ›
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Simon Kinberg has reportedly been tapped to write a new chapter of the Star Wars saga... one that could potentially carry on the Skywalker Saga, or begin a new one entirely. Read more ›
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The Australian breaker said the criticism she had faced after the Paris Olympics had been "really upsetting" and "impossible to process." Read more ›
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Trump's advisors have laid out plans on how to end the Ukraine war, including setting up a demilitarized zone and forcing the two sides to negotiate. Read more ›
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One of the first things Trump is expected to do in the White House is enact tariffs on imported goods, which could raise prices and interest rates. Read more ›
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I met a hot stranger on vacation who invited me to Barcelona. We didn't last long, but I fell in love with the city and have now lived here for years. Read more ›
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A pre-dawn statewide alert about an officer shooting in Hall County triggered over 4,500 complaints to the Federal Communications Commission. The 4:52 a.m. "Blue Alert" on October 4 awakened millions of Texans, many living hundreds of miles from the incident location, to notify them about suspect Seth Altman. Air traffic controllers, healthcare workers, and other professionals reported safety concerns from sleep disruption, according to records obtained by 404 Media. Multiple... Read more ›
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The new Mac mini will launch in stores and begin arriving to customers this Friday. Ahead of time, the first reviews of Apple's latest redesigned computer have been shared by select media outlets and YouTube channels. Image via The Verge The Mac mini received its first redesign in over a decade this year, introducing a considerably smaller casing and two USB-C ports on the front of the enclosure. The Verge's... Read more ›
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It's the end of an era (sorta). Nearly all of Apple's devices released in 2024 do not come with Apple stickers in the box, including the latest iPad Pro and iPad Air, iPad mini, all iPhone 16 models, Vision Pro, and more. Unboxing videos shared today confirm that this trend has continued with the new iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro models launching this Friday. Apple has stopped including stickers... Read more ›
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Doing an engine swap requires a lot of hard work and specialized tools, but the results speak for themselves. So can you replace a 5.7 HEMI with a 6.4 one? Read more ›
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There are board games and then there's Trivial Pursuit. You can save as much as 34% on several editions, dropping them under $20. Read more ›
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Samsung is developing a slim version of its upcoming flagship Galaxy S25 smartphone that could launch in Q2 2025, potentially setting up a direct competition with Apple's rumored iPhone 17 'Air', according to reports from South Korean media and data discovered in GSMA's global mobile registry database. Korea's ET News on October 31 claimed that Samsung could release a slim smartphone during the second quarter of 2025, or between April... Read more ›
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Software engineer David Gomes writes in a blog post: I sometimes need to search for a website that will "convert a PNG to SVG", or "remove page from PDF" or "resize svg". And these apps are... okay. I don't really trust most of them with my data, and also a lot of times they just don't work or have too many ads. So, I've been noticing a trend of people... Read more ›
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Kamala Harris couldn't escape the weight of Joe Biden's unpopularity — Donald Trump and his allies made sure of it. Read more ›
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Police in Yemassee, South Carolina, are trying to track down over 40 rhesus monkeys that recently escaped from a nearby lab. Read more ›
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Apple's new iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro models launch this Friday, November 8, and we have recapped 10 things you should know about them below. Both the M2 and M3 MacBook Air now start with 16GB of RAM, meaning that the entire Mac lineup now starts with at least 16GB of RAM. For the first time, the MacBook Pro has a nano-texture display option. Apple's "Center Stage" feature that... Read more ›
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Donald Trump's decisive election win is reducing uncertainty for some employers. That's leading firms to go ahead with hiring plans, recruiters said. Read more ›
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Over 60 classic Sega games are being delisted from digital stores, including Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe and Jet Set Radio. Read more Read more ›
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Electric, suitable for the city, luxurious, compact, but still a Bentley, may not be what anyone was expecting. Nonetheless, it puts SUV rivals on notice. Read more ›
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One of fantasy and sci-fi’s all-time greats has passed away. Artist Greg Hildebrandt, known for his iconic work on Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Marvel and Magic: The Gathering, died on Thursday at 85. He and his twin brother Tim, who died in 2006, were a powerhouse duo — the Brothers Hildebrandt — until they decided to pursue solo careers in 1981. The duo was perhaps best known for... Read more ›
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It's pretty easy to tell if the PlayStation 5 Pro is for you. If you have no problems with the PS5's existing performance, if you balk at the $700 price tag, or if you don't have a modern 4K TV, you can just ignore this console entirely. But if you've been annoyed about losing graphical fidelity in 60 fps performance modes, or just want to avoid 30 fps gaming entirely,... Read more ›
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You don't have to take great pains to preserve your Switch to ensure that you can still play your favorite games on it years and years from now. Nintendo has revealed in its earnings report that the upcoming successor to the Switch will have backwards compatibility and will be able to run games made for the current console. In addition, Switch Online will also be available on the Switch 2,... Read more ›
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Kia debuted two new concept vehicles at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas today. The real standout in the company's SEMA announcements is the PV5 concept EV van. Dubbed WKNDR, it's based on Kia's Platform Beyond Vehicles approach to modular design, which the business unveiled earlier this year at CES. The PV5 uses an adaptable storage solution called Gear Head that can serve multiple functions, including an... Read more ›
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Amazon has started making deliveries via drone in parts of Phoenix, according to reporting by TechCrunch. We knew this was coming and now it’s here. Customers in the West Valley Phoenix Metro area should now have access to a selection of products that will arrive at doorsteps via the friendly skies. These include household, office, health and beauty supplies, among others. Phoenix residents will be able to click on a... Read more ›
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Election day 2024 has finally arrived in the US and the race between vice president Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump is so close we're all going to be glued to our screens waiting to see what happens. Apple is making sure you see developments right away (and can't take any breaks from it) with Live Activities, AppleInsider reports. Starting Tuesday night, Apple News will display the ongoing US... Read more ›
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MacRumors noticed an unusual feature in the second iOS 18.2 developer beta, showing that Apple may let users upgrade to a paid ChatGPT plan as part of Apple Intelligence. While Siri doesn’t need to use ChatGPT for all its tasks, some users enjoy using the integration for power tasks and more. MacRumors In the image above, you can see that under “advanced capabilities,” there’s a “daily limit” section that shows... Read more ›
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The PlayStation 5 Pro is nearly here, as it hits retailers on November 7. If you’ve been on the fence about dropping a cool $700 on a mid-generation refresh, Sony just published a list of more than 50 games that will offer enhanced versions when the console launches later this week. This list includes modern favorites like Baldur’s Gate 3, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2... Read more ›
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Proton is continuing to build out its Drive suite of productivity tools for its privacy-focused alternative to Google Docs and Microsoft Word. The latest update is to the Docs app, which now has a "suggesting mode." Proton claims that this is the "first and only encrypted, real-time collaboration feature designed for teams managing sensitive documents to streamline review processes and allowing seamless and secure collaboration." Suggesting mode should be familiar... Read more ›
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The Mozilla Foundation has made steep cuts to its team. The 30 percent staff cuts will completely eliminate the nonprofit's advocacy and global programs divisions, according to an internal email sent by Mozilla Foundation Executive Director Nabiha Syed. TechCrunch reported on the news, and Mozilla confirmed the cuts in a statement to the publication. "The Mozilla Foundation is reorganizing teams to increase agility and impact as we accelerate our work... Read more ›
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