Press review · Monday, 29 June 2026
29 June 2026
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theverge.com Tech ·
Anker’s sleep speaker uses radar and flower power to help you relax
The SleepLab speaker uses millimeter-wave radar synced to binaural beats and lighting to deepen relaxation.
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eurogamer.net Tech ·
Planet Coaster and Jurassic World developer Frontier partners with Disney for a new video game, but what on earth could it be?
Frontier, the developer behind Planet Coaster and Jurassic World, has announced a collaboration with Disney for a new video game using Disney's IP.
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futurism.com Tech ·
Google's AI Mode Is Ripping Shoppers Off With Vastly Higher Prices, Study Claims
The same products are showing up as 21.6 percent more expensive on average in Google AI Mode compared to traditional search, a study found.
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Following Nintendo's example, Sony and Microsoft argue they have no obligation to pass tariff refunds onto customers
Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are in agreement that you shouldn't expect refunds for paying extra for their products as a result of US tariffs.
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alienwarearena.com Tech ·
Idle Champions 9th Anniversary Starter Pack Key Giveaway
Join the 9th Anniversary Celebration and kick-start your adventures with an exclusive Starter Pack!The Alienware Arena Starter Pack includes: 32 Gold Chests Champion Bruenor Skin for Bruenor Battlehammer Iris the Beholder...
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gamerant.com Tech ·
4 Brand-New Nintendo 64 Games Are Officially Available Now
A recent product launch coincides with not one, not two, not three, but four brand-new Nintendo 64 games releasing in the year 2026.
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ign.com Tech ·
‘It’s Not a Revolutionary Thing for an RPG to Have’ — Fable Explains the Very Obvious Reason as to Why Its Hero Design Has Changed
Fable's game director Ralph Fulton spoke to us at gamescom 2026 about character customization and confirms: Yes, it's in there.
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whathifi.com Tech ·
“We know the home, we know audio, we know music” – we speak to Sonos about its operating system rebrand, its "customer-led" focus and app updates
Diving into the details and thinking behind the Sonos 27 ecosystem rebrand
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techradar.com Tech ·
Best Buy’s LG OLED TV deal looks too good to be true — our TV expert explains why LG's B6 is so cheap (and worth buying)
You can get a 55-inch OLED TV for $799.99 - yes, really
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IFA 2026: the biggest tech and gadget announcements
All the latest news from Europe’s biggest tech trade show.
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gematsu.com Tech ·
My Hero Academia: All’s Justice DLC character Izuku Midoriya Overlay Full Style launches September 3
My Hero Academia: All’s Justice downloadable content character Izuku Midoriya Overlay Full Style will launch on September 3, publisher Bandai Namco and developer Byking announced. He can be p…
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theguardian.com Tech ·
‘I feel like I’m grieving’: staff on the devastating fallout of widespread layoffs at Xbox
Last month, Microsoft’s gaming division told its workforce it was cutting 3,200 jobs, which some say will have big ramifications for game development – as well as taking a huge personal toll
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vice.com Tech ·
The Blood of Dawnwalker Review: One of the Best RPGs Since The Witcher 3
The Blood of Dawnwalker is one of the best RPGs since The Witcher 3, featuring incredible combat, player choice and vampire mechanics.
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gematsu.com Tech ·
Frontier Developments announces collaboration with Disney for new game
Frontier Developments has entered into an agreement with Disney to develop and publish a new game that draws on Disney’s portfolio of intellectual property, the company announced.
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gizmodo.com Tech ·
Anker's MindBase Wants to Be the Smart Hub for Your Life
With Matter support, on-device AI, and NAS storage, Anker's MindBase makes a play to be the center of your home.
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euronews.com Tech ·
Spain in disarray over leaked reports about Morocco’s role in Ceuta
The crisis deepened Wednesday after a leaked report alleging Moroccan forces helped push migrants across the border blindsided the government. Madrid denies having ignored warnings of an imminent breach. #EuropeNews
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nbcnews.com Tech ·
Virginia couple arrested after 5-year-old nonverbal daughter is found dead in South Carolina waters
John Herb Hayes III, 70, and Geordyn Nichole Hayes, 31, were charged with unlawfully placing a child at risk or willfully abandoning a child.
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‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching
Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis
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houstonchronicle.com Tech ·
Microsoft 365, Outlook and ChatGPT users report outages Monday. What we know
The Outlook outage peaked at 6,015 reports at 11:15 a.m., according to Downdetector.
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The best tech and gadgets announced at IFA so far
A gaming handheld you can use for work, a robovac that seals itself to floors, and more laptops you can repair yourself.
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dsogaming.com Tech ·
The Blood of Dawnwalker Suffers From Major Stutters and a 30FPS Cinematic Cap
Bandai Namco has just released The Blood of Dawnwalker, which uses Unreal Engine 5. And sadly, the game suffers from major stuttering issues.
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blog.adobe.com Tech ·
Introducing Adobe for Slack: Turn Your Ideas and Conversations into High-quality Content
Adobe for Slack brings 70+ pro-grade creative and productivity tools into Slack, so teams can turn their conversations and context into high-quality images, videos and documents.
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androidauthority.com Tech ·
Xiaomi beats Apple to market with wide Xiaomi 18 Fold reveal
Xiaomi President Lu Weibing confirms the Xiaomi 18 Fold launches September 7, 2026, featuring a wide-fold design and XRing O3 SoC.
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monochrome-watches.com Tech ·
Introducing: H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton Ceramic Alpine Limited Edition
The new H. Moser & Cie. x Alpine Motorsports watch comes in anthracite grey ceramic, with a fully openworked movement in Alpine blue.
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cnet.com Tech ·
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Surprise Switch 2 Update Brings Multiplayer Mayhem - CNET
The surprise update adds eight-player, split-screen competition and other enhancements to Nintendo's long-running kart racer.
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gamerant.com Tech ·
CDPR Gives New Official Statement on The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2
CD Projekt Red gives fans an official new update on its upcoming projects, namely The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2.
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gematsu.com Tech ·
Fangtopia launches October 26
Cozy and relaxing tile puzzle game Fangtopia will launch for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Stove on October 26, publisher Secret Mode and developer Absolutely Gam…
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pushsquare.com Tech ·
GTA 6 Extended Look Was Comfortably Netflix's Most-Watched Title of Last Week
"My AC!"
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Best Phones in 2026 | Top-Rated Smartphones and Cellphones Compared
Our top phones are hand-picked and thoroughly reviewed by CNET editors.
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nordic.ign.com Tech ·
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, God of War Laufey, and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet: What to Expect From PlayStation’s State of Play September 2026
Every game, reveal, and surprise that we could see on September 3.
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theregister.com Tech ·
ReactOS 0.4.16 serves '90s Windows nostalgia with fewer bugs
30 years on, it's still alpha, but 0.4.16 brings plenty of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements - just in time for Windows XP's 25th anniversary
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retrododo.com Tech ·
ANBERNIC Shadowdrops A New $38 Retro Handheld Outta Nowhere
🤝Don't want to see ads? Become a premium member for $3 a month and support an independent publication today! It's not often that ANBERNIC releases a device out of nowhere; they typically tease the handheld over weeks, if not months, for some extra exposure, but their latest device,
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mynintendonews.com Tech ·
Z Mega Evolutions arrive in Pokemon Champions
While the free-to-start Pokemon Champions didn’t exactly get off to the best start the team is committed to bringing new features and experiences to the Pokemon battler. Today…
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computerworld.com Tech ·
Microsoft 365 outage enters second day as search disruptions persist
Microsoft has restored much of Exchange Online mail flow but continues working to fix search and other issues affecting Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and Copilot.
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polygon.com Tech ·
The 11 Best Games We Played at Gamescom 2026
Get these games on your wishlist ASAP
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nintendo.com Tech ·
Free update now available for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Race with up to eight players, with CameraPlay support, on the Nintendo Switch™ 2 system.
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wccftech.com Tech ·
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Fixes the Sequel's Biggest Flaw, but Combat Still Fights the Player for Control
We went hands-on with Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen at gamescom 2026, checking out the new features and content in the upcoming DLC.
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17 best Labor Day TV deals I recommend — expert picks from $99.99 on 4K, QLED and OLED TVs
Shop the lowest price of the year from Samsung, Sony, LG, and more
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rockpapershotgun.com Tech ·
"You can’t just throw new people at that problem": Bethesda devs doubt future Elder Scrolls and Fallout games will have the same "quality level", after losing seasoned staff to Xbox cuts
"It never made any sense": Bethesda staff hit by Xbox cuts thought the Skyrim and Fallout link would protect them, and say the studio's future RPGs will suffer.
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nintendoeverything.com Tech ·
Nintendo Switch App 3.5.0 update out now, patch notes
Nintendo Switch App gets a new version 3.5.0 update with the latest features - check out the patch notes here.
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windowslatest.com Tech ·
Windows 11 users were right about the giant Start menu, and Microsoft now lets you shrink it using these steps
Here's how to shrink the giant Windows 11 Start menu and hide unwanted sections using the August 2026 optional update and ViVeTool commands.
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thenextweb.com Tech ·
Adobe for Slack turns chat threads into Firefly images, video and PDFs
Adobe for Slack turns chat prompts into Firefly images and video. EU rules require machine-readable marking, and nobody has said whether it survives.
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seekingalpha.com Tech ·
Snowflake signals FY 2027 product revenue of $6.07B with 14.5% non-GAAP operating margin guidance, driven by AI mix (NYSE:SNOW)
Snowflake (SNOW) Q2 FY2027 earnings call: 37% product revenue growth, raised FY guidance, AI adoption, and margin trade-offs.
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independent.co.uk Tech ·
Four former presidents to unite for 9/11 memorial – without Trump
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traxion.gg Tech ·
McLaren W1 hypercar hits Forza Horizon 6 10th September
The British Automotive Series hasn’t confirmed its lineup yet, but McLaren has confirmed its presence as part of the Car Pass DLC.
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kotaku.com Tech ·
DEI-Free Lollipop Chainsaw Sequel Teases A Big Unveiling At Tokyo Game Show - Kotaku
Planned Tokyo Game Show unveiling lists a new development team
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notebookcheck.net Tech ·
Newly leaked A20 Pro die shot suggests major GPU boost for iPhone 18 Pro and Apple's first foldable iPhone
A newly surfaced die shot suggests Apple's A20 Pro will pack a larger GPU alongside a reworked memory layout supporting a 96-bit LPDDR5X interface. NPU and ISP details are still unconfirmed, but the leak hints at substantial changes ahead of this fall's iPhone 18 Pro launch.
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nintendolife.com Tech ·
Juliet Is Back! Lollipop Chainsaw's New Game Gets A "World Premiere Demo" At TGS 2026
"Get an early hands-on experience"
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kotaku.com Tech ·
Pokémon Champions Gets Ruleset Refresh With Good And Bad News
There’s good news and bad news to be found in the latest update to competitive rules
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watoday.com.au Tech ·
Fans have waited 13 years for this video game. It may already be spoiled
Anticipation is so great for Grand Theft Auto VI, the official trailer premiered on Netflix.