Press review · Friday, 20 June 2025
20 June 2025
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indy100.com Tech ·
Xbox confirms brand new games releasing this week - and there's 18 of them
Xbox has confirmed a total of 18 new games will be releasing across its consoles and platforms this week (30 June - 4 July).The below list covers all the games releasing across Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and Xbox PC.30 JuneMystic Pathways: Crystal Quest (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC): Mystic Pathway...
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arstechnica.com Tech ·
Android 16 review: Post-hype
The age of big, exciting Android updates is probably over.
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cbsnews.com Top stories ·
Sen. Mark Warner warns that if Trump administration can pressure University of Virginia president to resign, "they can do it anywhere"
UVA President Jim Ryan announced Friday that he would be submitting his resignation.
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abcnews.go.com Top stories ·
Wolf Fire in Southern California explodes over 1,100 acres amid dry, windy conditions
A quickly growing brush fire in Southern California has spread at least 1,165 acres, prompting evacuations, according to fire officials.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
2 firefighters killed in Idaho after suspected gunman started fire as ambush, authorities say
"We do believe...that the suspect started the fire, and we do believe that it was an ambush, and it was intentional," Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said.
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tomsguide.com Tech ·
Nintendo Switch Summer Sale is live — 15 best game deals from $3 to snag now
There are some big savings to be had
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usatoday.com Top stories ·
Diddy lawyer Marc Agnifilo compares 'freak offs' to couples drinking lemonade
Sean \
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
UK punk-rap duo sparks outrage with anti-Israel chants at major music festival
Glastonbury organizers 'appalled' by duo Bob Vylan's anti-Israel chants, stating there is 'no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence.'
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theguardian.com Top stories ·
Canada ditches tax on tech giants in bid to restart US trade talks
With digital services tax rescinded, Donald Trump and Mark Carney agree to resume negotiations with a view to agreeing a deal by 21 July
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gsmarena.com Tech ·
Samsung Galaxy A55 spotted on Geekbench running Android 16, could get One UI 8 before next year
One UI 8 is currently available to the Galaxy S25 series through the beta program in select markets. Samsung's latest custom Android skin, One UI 8, which...
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hiphopdx.com Top stories ·
50 Cent Blasts Diddy's Legal Team
50 Cent has taken aim at Diddy's legal team, accusing them of botching his sex trafficking trial's closing statements as the jury goes out for deliberation.
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christianitytoday.com Top stories ·
One Muslim Sect Confesses a Trinity. It Includes Simon Peter. - Christianity Today
Syrian Alawites, linked by religion with deposed president Assad, make surprising use of biblical characters.
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foxbusiness.com Top stories ·
Trump blasts Powell, says any replacement would be better for refinancing $9T debt
Trump discusses plans to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Powell in a FOX Business interview, criticizing high interest rates as the U.S. faces refinancing $9 trillion in debt.
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ndtv.com Top stories ·
On Camera, 5-Storey House Collapses In Shimla Day After Evacuation Amid Heavy Rain
The owner said that they had evacuated the building last night due to heavy rain and landslides in Shimla.
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newyorker.com Top stories ·
The Case for Zohranomics
As some Wall Street billionaires melt down over Zohran Mamdani’s policy platform, a prominent progressive economist argues that it meets the moment.
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tomshardware.com Tech ·
DLSS Transformer Model for DLSS 4 is out of beta as Nvidia looks to officially incorporate new model to improve image quality and efficiency
No more CNN-based upscaling.
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blog.cloudflare.com Tech ·
Orange Me2eets: We made an end-to-end encrypted video calling app and it was easy
Orange Meets, our open-source video calling web application, now supports end-to-end encryption using the MLS protocol with continuous group key agreement
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wired.com Top stories ·
OpenAI Leadership Responds to Meta Offers: ‘Someone Has Broken Into Our Home’
As Mark Zuckerberg lures away top research talent to Meta, OpenAI executives say they're “recalibrating comp,” according to an internal memo.
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msnbc.com Top stories ·
Opinion | The real reason Republicans are rushing to pass the Trump megabill
Much of what this bill does is ultimately immaterial to the president.
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bbc.com Top stories ·
Bob Vylan: BBC says live coverage of Glastonbury set should have been pulled
It comes after Ofcom said it had asked the BBC why controversial remarks made by the band were broadcast live.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Diddy jurors face 'battleground' as deliberations begin in rapper's federal trial: expert
Sean "Diddy" Combs faces verdict from 12-person jury after prosecutors portrayed him as criminal enterprise leader, while defense argued government targeted the music mogul.
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BBC Verify Live: New satellite images show vehicles and activity at Iran nuclear site
Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.
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Tropical Storms Flossie, Barry gain strength; East, Midwest brace for hail, flooding
Tropical Storms Barry and Flossie formed Sunday and could pound Mexico. Will the U.S. be impacted?
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9to5mac.com Tech ·
Kuo: Apple to release cheaper MacBook powered by iPhone processor - 9to5Mac
Apple’s current entry-level laptop is the $999 MacBook Air, but analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes Apple is aiming to launch an...
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modernhealthcare.com Top stories ·
Healthcare cuts in tax bill spur another opposition ad campaign
The American Federation of Teachers made eight ads highlighting how proposed funding cuts in the tax bill would impact healthcare.
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fox13news.com Top stories ·
Remnants of Tropical Depression Barry continues to bring flooding rain to portions of eastern Mexico
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that what was once Tropical Storm Barry will continue to bring heavy rain to portions of eastern Mexico over the next few days after the system made landfall late Sunday night.
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npr.org Top stories ·
DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship
Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually used in only the most serious and rare of cases: dealing with Nazis or war criminals.
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Hundreds of families displaced by Israeli air strikes on Gaza, witnesses say
At least five people were reported killed in the overnight attacks, as fears of an intensified ground offensive grow.
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techpowerup.com Tech ·
NVIDIA DLSS Transformer Cuts VRAM Usage by 20%
NVIDIA has officially released its DLSS Transformer model as part of the 310.3.0 SDK, combining advanced upscaling with a substantial reduction in video memory requirements. This update directly addresses the needs of gamers running on 8 GB or lower graphics cards by trimming VRAM usage by 20%. Unli...
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
Treasury yields tick lower as Trump's spending bill in focus
U.S. Treasury yields moved lower as investors monitored whether the Senate would pass President Donald Trump's divisive spending bill over the next few hours.
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tribuneindia.com Top stories ·
Flood halts power generation of 1,420 MW at 4 plants - The Tribune
The cloudburst on June 25 unleashed floods across remote Sainj valley, crippling nearly the entire hydropower corridor. Within hours, raging waters—laden with boulders, silt and uprooted trees—overran intakes, penstocks and turbine halls, forcing a complete shutdown of four major plants with a combined capacity of 1,420 MW.
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Tens of thousands flee Gaza City after Israel warns of major offensive
Israeli forces urge people to evacuate eastern areas before ‘military operations that will escalate and intensify’
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Left, lefter and leftist: Democrats could be defined by radical, big city mayors
Democrat mayors Karen Bass, Brandon Johnson and socialist Zohran Mamdani could govern one in 25 Americans. That could shift politics rightward as their far-left policies fail
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theintercept.com Top stories ·
How Biden Is to Blame for Israel and the U.S.’s 12-Day War Against Iran
Biden’s failure to reenter Obama’s nuclear deal helped create the risk for a potentially catastrophic U.S. war against Iran.
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engadget.com Tech ·
Runway now has its sights on the video game industry with its new generative AI platform
Runway's new "Game Worlds" platform creates a simple interactive game with AI-generated images and text.
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comicbook.com Tech ·
Xbox Fans Only Have 48 Hours to Grab Exclusive Game for Free
Xbox fans across Xbox One and Xbox Series X have a new free game to grab on the Microsoft Store for a limited time.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Alone in Tehran, a young Iranian turns to ChatGPT and video games for comfort
A young shop manager living alone in Iran's capital was panicking during the war with Israel. Her family wasn't nearby. Her therapist had fled. So she turned to an AI chat bot.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Senate moves ahead on massive tax and spending bill
The Senate is moving ahead on a massive tax and spending bill after a narrow vote, though major disagreements remain, including over Medicaid changes.
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newsshooter.com Tech ·
The custom in-car camera used on F1 - Newsshooter
The F1 movie was primarily shot on the Sony VENICE 2; however, there was a lot of in-car footage that was shot on a custom camera that was developed
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videogameschronicle.com Tech ·
Sonic Adventure director says don’t expect remakes or remasters anytime soon | VGC
Takashi Iizuka says he’d rather make new Sonic games than remakes…
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livescience.com Tech ·
See the lifelike face of a Stone Age hunter-gatherer woman, revealed thanks to ancient DNA
The detailed reconstruction brings the prehistoric hunter-gatherer to life, revealing an intriguing set of features.
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heise.de Tech ·
Zero-day: Bluetooth gap turns millions of headphones into listening stations
The Bluetooth chipset installed in popular models from major manufacturers is vulnerable. Hackers could use it to initiate calls and eavesdrop on devices.
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United States 4-0 Republic of Ireland: 'Players were begging to come off' - Carla Ward on Ohio heat
Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward said she had players "begging to come off" due to the heat in Ohio in their 4-0 friendly defeat against the United States.
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kxly.com Top stories ·
'This was a total ambush'; Kootenai Co Sheriff believes only gunman in Coeur d'Alene shooting is dead
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- UPDATE AT 9:45 p.m. on June 29th - Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris believes they have found the body of the only gunman in the ambush
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pushsquare.com Tech ·
UK's Death Stranding 2 PS5 Physical Sales Down 66% Compared to Predecessor, But Context Matters
BB, please
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npr.org Top stories ·
Canadian prime minister says U.S. trade talks resume after Canada rescinded tech tax
President Trump said Friday that he was suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called "a direct and blatant attack on our country."
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variety.com Top stories ·
Box Office: ‘F1’ Revs to $144 Million Globally, ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Nears $950 Million Milestone
Brad Pitt's racing drama "F1" drove to the top of box office charts, collecting a sizable $88.4 million internationally and $144 million globally.
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eurogamer.net Tech ·
Dave the Diver delays In the Jungle DLC but sure knows how to soften the blow with these other announcements
Dave the Diver's In the Jungle DLC has been delayed to 2026.
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cnet.com Tech ·
If You're Using ChatGPT for Any of These 11 Things, Stop Immediately
Commentary: Before you enter your next prompt, here's when you'd be better off not using your trusty AI chatbot.
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time.com Top stories ·
Breakdown in Trade Talks Between U.S. and Canada, Explained
Trump claimed Canada is "very nasty to deal with" in an interview that aired on Sunday.