Press review · Monday, 29 June 2026
29 June 2026
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theverge.com Tech ·
Two great new repairable gadgets
In this week’s Installer: The Fairphone 6 Plus, Framework’s updated Laptop 12, and more.
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9to5google.com Tech ·
What is the ‘Android Pulse’ app that just appeared in Google Play Store updates?
On Saturday morning, you might have noticed an app called “Android Pulse” appearing in the list of available Google Play updates.
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eurogamer.net Tech ·
Careful, the new Plague Tale game appears to have leaked a week ahead of launch, meaning spoilers may appear
Beware of Plague Tale spoilers as new game Resonance has reportedly been cracked for PC and shared online.
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euronews.com Tech ·
Europe's wildfires unveil deadly new threat - bombs from WWI and WWII
Droughts across Europe have also been churning up military vehicles and weapons from the era, with shrinking rivers revealing German warships, a Wehrmacht motorbike, and a bomb. #EuropeNews
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npr.org Tech ·
In which 'Winnie-the-Pooh' turns 100
In 1926, author A.A. Milne and illustrator Ernest H. Shepard published Winnie-the-Pooh. Now, a new kids' book — How a Bear Became a Book — celebrates their collaboration.
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usatoday.com Tech ·
These apps send texts at pigeon pace – and users are flocking
Roost and Carrier Pidge allow users to send messages to friends in the time it would take a real bird to fly from a sender to a recipient.
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caranddriver.com Tech ·
Car and Driver’s 0–150–0 Speed Test 2026
When everything goes fast, the challenge is slowing down. We take 13 vehicles up to 150 mph and back to zero, and it happens quickly.
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mashable.com Tech ·
Best Buy 60th anniversary: $100 gift card for $60 on Aug. 22
Best Buy's turning 60 and treating everyone else to presents.
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purexbox.com Tech ·
The Blood Of Dawnwalker Has Two Performance Modes On Xbox Series X, But No 60FPS
Take a look at console footage
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windowslatest.com Tech ·
Microsoft built a dedicated app that forces Bing everywhere on Windows 11, including Chrome, Firefox, and Brave
Microsoft built MicrosoftSettings.exe, an app that installs a Bing extension across Chrome and Edge, then redirects you to Microsoft Rewards.
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An okay laptop with 16GB of RAM is better than a nice laptop with 8GB, and this $520 HP OmniBook proves it
Grading on a curve.
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Amazon just hiked the prices for Echo, Fire TV, and Kindle products by up to 60 percent
RAMaggedon strikes again
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mmafighting.com Tech ·
UFC Sacramento predictions
Anthony Hernandez looks to bounce back from a tough loss, while Gregory Rodrigues can cement himself as a contender with a big win at UFC Sacramento.
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thecut.com Tech ·
Kim Zolciak’s Son Arrested for Alleged Sexual Battery
Fifteen-year-old Kroy Biermann Jr. is currently being held in a youth detention center without bond.
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ign.com Tech ·
The Sinking City 2 Is a Praiseworthy Blend of Lovecraft and Resident Evil
The Sinking City 2 feels inescapably like off-brand Resident Evil, but it's a praiseworthy imitation of its main inspirations wrapped in the Cthulhu mythos.
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wccftech.com Tech ·
Call of Duty Finally Lands on Switch 2 after Microsoft's 10-year Nintendo Deal, but the Port Disappoints Early Testers
Call of Duty finally lands on Switch 2 after Microsoft's 10-year Nintendo deal, but the port has slightly disappointed early testers.
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forbes.com Tech ·
‘ARC Raiders’ Halting New Expeditions Until 2027 For ‘Bigger Changes’
ARC Raiders players have been departing in large numbers over the past year, ever since the game arrived. Now, Embark is pulling the handbrake
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nintendolife.com Tech ·
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Switch 2 Partner Developer Revealed By Activision
Infinity Ward got support from Digital Legends
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cnbc.com Tech ·
For young Americans, the workplace is the new phoneless frontier. 'It allows us to hyper focus on the task at hand,' says employer
Schools and increasingly teen employers are drawing a hard line against phone use. The benefits for teens can be profound.
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kotaku.com Tech ·
Grand Theft Auto 6’s Latest Leak Told Me All I Need To Know
There is one thing that gets me almost as excited as Jason’s abs
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comicbook.com Tech ·
Left 4 Dead Successor Officially One of the Most Popular New Games
A Left 4 Dead successor is officially one of the most popular new games, showing an appetite for co-op zombie shooters.
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fortune.com Tech ·
Exclusive: Amazon quietly hiked prices on Echo, Fire TV, Kindle, and eero overnight to offset ‘significant increases’ in memory costs | Fortune
The e-commerce company's hardware price hikes follow similar moves by Apple, Dell, and Microsoft Xbox.
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huffpost.com Tech ·
Trump Sparks Mockery After Suggesting Baffling New Use For The Military
“Is the bond market also 2 weeks away from a nuclear weapon?” one commenter wrote on X.
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warhammer-community.com Tech ·
New Orks Codex exclusive on Warhammer TV
The Battle Report team takes the brand new Orks rules out for a spin.
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thefp.com Tech ·
The Free Press
A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism. Click to read The Free Press.
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nintendolife.com Tech ·
Nintendo Wipes Out Hundreds Of Switch Emulator Repositories
In a new wave of GitHub takedowns
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purexbox.com Tech ·
Call Of Duty: MW4 Open Beta Dates, Start Times & How To Download
Starting TODAY in early access!
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cbsnews.com Tech ·
Drastic water cuts issued for California, Nevada and Arizona from drought-stricken Colorado River
Federal officials announced sharp water cuts for the next two years on Friday for three Western states that rely on the imperiled Colorado River.
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foxnews.com Tech ·
Portugal enacts 'burqa law' largely prohibiting face coverings in public
Portuguese President António José Seguro has enacted a measure that bans people from covering up their face while in public places, with some exceptions, AFP reported.
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pushsquare.com Tech ·
PS5 Console Exclusive Phantom Blade Zero Poised for Gargantuan Launch
Sharpen your swords
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aljazeera.com Tech ·
Iran says new US sanctions violate sovereignty of other states
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei slams Trump's latest threat as a return to 'full-scale classic colonialism'.
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foxnews.com Tech ·
Heidi Klum leaves little to the imagination in latest Instagram photo
Heidi Klum wished her Instagram followers a good morning with a risqué photo, days after sharing topless beach snaps from her St. Barts anniversary trip.
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thehackernews.com Tech ·
Microsoft Defender's Own Driver Can Be Weaponized to Delete Security Software at Boot
BTR Reforged uses Defender's signed BTR.sys with an administrator account and SeLoadDriverPrivilege for kernel file and registry operations.
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HoverAir’s transforming modular drone has already been halted in the US
So much for HoverAir’s seeming loophole in the drone ban.
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techrepublic.com Tech ·
Pixel Watch 5 vs Galaxy Watch9: Price, Battery, Features Compared - TechRepublic
Compare Pixel Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch9 prices, Android compatibility, battery claims, Gemini tools, health features, and subscription costs.
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gtplanet.net Tech ·
Gran Turismo 7 Weekly Challenges: Eiger King
The latest set of Gran Turismo 7 Weekly Challenges is becoming available to players around the world, replacing the previous quintet as your console ticks past midnight into the morning of Friday, August 21. As usual there's five events, comprising four from the existing World Circuits races (thi
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Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trial: 6 Seven
With all three of the Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trial events expiring all at the same time this morning, due to the game update that brought a raft of physics changes, we've got a rare, all-new line-up this week. Indeed it was the fact that the new event last week was only running for a single w
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thedrive.com Tech ·
GTA 6 Driving Physics Hint at Return to the Realism of GTA 4
If you were disappointed with the arcade-style handling of cars in Grand Theft Auto V, you may like what you see in the latest GTA 6 gameplay leak.
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theatlantic.com Tech ·
Thank You for Your Inattention to This Matter
The good news is that the world has stopped responding breathlessly to Donald Trump’s every empty provocation. That’s also the bad news.
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macrumors.com Tech ·
The MacRumors Show: Michael Fisher Talks iPhone Ultra
YouTuber Michael Fisher, known as "MrMobile," joins us on this week's episode of The MacRumors Show to talk through key rumors about the "iPhone Ultra" and how the device could compare to rivals. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos Michael has covered the foldable phone category since 2019 and personally owned or reviewed nearly every major device in it, from the original Galaxy Fold to Samsung's newly redesigned Galaxy Z Fold8.
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nintendoeverything.com Tech ·
Nintendo takes down over 400 Switch emulator repositories in a single day
Nintendo’s fight against emulators continues, and we’re now hearing that in just one day, the company has taken down over 400 repositories. Seven DMCA anti-circumvention were filed at GitHub. With that, more than 400 emulator repositories were targeted. Copies of the Suyu emulator, Yuzu forks, and Skyline were impacted. Most of these code repositories are now offline. Nintendo primarily targeted...
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hoopsrumors.com Tech ·
Klay Thompson To Join Heat After Buyout With Mavericks
The four-time champion will reportedly sign a two-year deal with Miami worth nearly $13MM.
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jalopnik.com Tech ·
Ow! My Balls! - Jalopnik
The M Carbon Buckets in BMW's M2 CS did a commendable job holding my thunder thighs in place, but seem designed to ensure I can't have children in the future.
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kotaku.com Tech ·
People With Eyes Accuse System 3 Devs Of Using Gen AI On Its James Pond Reboot - Kotaku
System 3 denied the accusation in a blog post, but c'mon man look at that cow
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9to5mac.com Tech ·
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 to get one big upgrade at perfect time - 9to5Mac
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 are launching soon, and rumors indicate they’ll pack a big upgrade: a new, more powerful chip.
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kotaku.com Tech ·
Someone Found A Bottom To Splatoon Raiders' Bottomless Buffet
The bottomless pit has a bottom after all
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gamespress.com Tech ·
NO MORE ROOM IN HELL 2 CROSSES 1 MILLION PLAYERS, DOUBLING PLAYER BASE FOLLOWING FIRST WEEK OF 1.0 LAUNCH
One million zombie survivalists now on board, doubling player base since 1.0 launch.
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Trump to honor Artemis II crew with nation's top space medal
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
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nfl.com Tech ·
Raiders' Klint Kubiak not ready to name Week 1 QB; 'reps' key for Fernando Mendoza's development
Las Vegas Raiders HC Klint Kubiak again declined to name a Week 1 QB between Fernando Mendoza and Kirk Cousins following his team's second preseason game.
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Ed Martin, controversial pardon attorney at DOJ, leaving Trump administration
Ed Martin, the pro-Trump lawyer who has been at the center of several controversies, is departing the administration, the president announced.