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Press review · Wednesday, 21 October 2026 · as of 15:57 UTC
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gizmodo.com
This New Process Turns Plastic Trash Into Clean Fuel Instead of Pollution
This approach is far more carbon- and energy-efficient than conventional methods, according to the researchers.
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gematsu.com
Neosphere of The Deep-blue Sky: Legacy announced for Switch, PC
Kogado Studio has announced Neosphere of The Deep-blue Sky: Legacy, its second remastered title in the Aoi series following Tristia: Legacy. It will launch for Switch and PC via Steam and Windows i…
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cbsnews.com
FBI shifts immigration agent cases to HSI after recent fatal shootings, sources say
HSI is an arm of ICE, meaning the immigration enforcement agency would effectively be investigating incidents involving its own agents.
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pbs.org
JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 years
The Republican vice president’s growing family is in keeping with his passionate advocacy for Americans to have more children.
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cnbc.com
Stock futures are mixed after Wall Street suffers losing week: Live updates
The three major averages posted weekly losses last week.
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foxnews.com
Hunter Biden calls Merrick Garland the 'greatest mistake' made under the Biden administration
Hunter Biden called Merrick Garland the "greatest mistake" of his father's administration, blaming the attorney general for failing to prosecute Trump.
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thebrighterside.news
Quantum bath keeps distant qubits entangled without human control
Autonomous distributed quantum entanglement links distant qubits through a shared bath of correlated microwave photons.
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usatoday.com
Is there a Trump sports curse? Argentina loss after Messi comments reignite possibility
Donald Trump's comments about Lionel Messi before Argentina's loss revived speculation about the president cursing teams. Here are some examples.
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kotaku.com
Truthfully The Fallout I’m Most Looking Forward To Is Fan-Made
As Xbox tries to quell critics by replaying the hits, it’s a fan-made game that has me optimistic for the wasteland
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boingboing.net
A whole language built from about 120 words
Toki Pona is a language of about 120 words and 14 sounds, built by Sonja Lang in 2001 to simplify her own thoughts.
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rollingstone.com
Justin Bieber, Shakira, Madonna, BTS Deliver Electric Halftime Set at World Cup Final
Justin Bieber, Shakira, Madonna, and BTS performed at the World Cup Final during the tournament's first-ever halftime show on Sunday.
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9to5mac.com
iOS 27 makes your iPhone faster in 30+ ways - 9to5Mac
iOS 27 speeds up your iPhone across Photos, Safari, Camera, and more. Here are all the performance improvements Apple has outlined.
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kotaku.com
Kingdom Hearts' Canceled Mobile Game's Intro May Have Leaked
Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link was a canceled mobile game that would have tied into the upcoming fourth mainline game in the series
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cnet.com
How to Stop Google Maps From Displaying Your Home to Strangers
A straightforward privacy request to Google can remove your home from Street View entirely. Here's the step-by-step process.
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sammobile.com
Galaxy Watch 9's leaked marketing images reveal its colors, chip, and more
Just three days before the Galaxy Watch 9's official announcement from Samsung, the smartwatch's marketing images have leaked.
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foxbusiness.com
China cracks down on chatbot romances as birthrate crisis worsens: report
The new rules reportedly aim to curb emotional dependence on AI chatbots as China grapples with a shrinking population and record-low birthrate.
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androidcentral.com
Stop tap tap tapping on your Android keyboard and get the message through faster with this ancient but underrated feature
Time to increase your typing speed.
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polygon.com
July 23 is about to be a super busy day for millions of gamers
It's an unusually busy week during a typically slow season
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thegamer.com
Valve Replaces Stolen $1,300 Steam Machine Left Outside
The community is calling on Valve to take more precautions to prevent deliveries from being left out in the open.
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kotaku.com
GTA: Vice City Made Playable In GTA 3 In GTA: San Andreas
A modder made the entirety of Grand Theft Auto playable as a texture within another Grand Theft Auto and took it to the logical conclusion
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spacedaily.com
The lines etched into Voyager’s Golden Record cover point towards 14 pulsars whose spinning clocks reveal both where the Sun is and roughly when the spacecraft left — directions designed to work without relying on a single human language
The starburst etched into the lower-left corner of Voyager’s Golden Record cover is neither decoration nor a picture of an explosion. Fourteen of its rays
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businessinsider.com
I promised to care for my mom with Alzheimer's. I'm building a tiny home in our yard instead of choosing a care facility.
Lena Koropey bought a home so her mother, who has Alzheimer's, could age in place. She plans to build an ADU instead of sending her mother to a care facility.
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tomshardware.com
GTA 3 and Vice City are now playable inside San Andreas — a mod lets you revisit Liberty City and Vice City without leaving San Andreas
GTA Inception
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Apple Has Reportedly Started Recording and AI-Summarizing Conversations at the Genius Bar
It's limited in scope; it's opt-in; and managers don't get to see the summaries. Employees are still nervous.
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theverge.com
This unpronounceable series of glyphs is an incredible side project from Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet)
No seriously, good luck with ⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ
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nintendoeverything.com
Nintendo maintenance schedule - July 19, 2026 - Switch Online downtime still planned
Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of July 19, 2026. We recently reported that Nintendo Switch Online has a session on the docket. That’s still the case, with Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch set to be impacted during the middle of August. As of now, no further sessions have been officially announced. Below is the full Nintendo...
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wired.com
How to Disable Music Videos in Spotify
A recent update made video playback the default for songs and podcasts with a visual component. If you just want to listen to music—and save your data and battery—follow these tips.
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macrumors.com
Apple Reportedly Worked on Two 'Extreme' Chips
Apple once developed "M2 Extreme" and "M3 Extreme" chips for the Mac Pro, but it decided not to release them, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. He first reported on this topic in 2022, and he touched on it again in his Power On newsletter today. "Extreme" chips would have had twice as many CPU and GPU cores as Apple's "Ultra" chips. "The idea was to offer twice as many graphics and main processing cores as that chip," he said.
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bleacherreport.com
New Shohei Ohtani Injury Update as Dodgers Star Shut Down Indefinitely from Pitching
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani won't be taking the mound anytime soon.
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ftw.usatoday.com
Yes, Donald Trump got booed at the World Cup Final
People are NOT happy to see Donald Trump at the biggest event in professional sports.
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androidauthority.com
5 things Gemini still can't do that keep me paying for ChatGPT
Gemini has improved dramatically, but I still can't cancel my ChatGPT subscription. These are the five shortcomings holding it back.
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bgr.com
5 Reasons Why Some Gamers Swear By Sennheiser Headphones - BGR
Sennheiser headphones match premium listener profiles, have great spatial imaging, multiple open-back architecture options, and an optimized ergonomic design.
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forbes.com
Millions Of Samsung Galaxy Phones Are In Line For A Free Upgrade
Samsung's One UI 9 rollout just hit a major milestone, with the first stable build spotted and testing now underway on even more Galaxy phones.
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apnews.com
Not Greek to them. Scholars question Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'
Greek translator Emily Wilson finds the release of Christopher Nolan's film “The Odyssey” both gratifying and unsatisfying.
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thedailybeast.com
Trump Humiliated With Boos at World Cup Final
Soccer fans at the world’s biggest sporting event gave the president a chilly welcome.
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thenextweb.com
AI advice made people three times less accurate but twice as confident, researchers found
A study found that access to AI advice collapsed people's willingness to say "I don't know" from 44% to 3%, while accuracy dropped from 27% to 9%.
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spacedaily.com
Voyager 1 is still crossing interstellar space with six computers holding about 68 kilobytes of memory between them — less storage than a single compressed photograph on a modern phone
Voyager 1 carries six flight-computer units designed in the early 1970s, and NASA’s own accounting puts their combined memory at about 68 kilobytes. That is
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xda-developers.com
LibreOffice once again slams Microsoft for using "lock-in" with Office files
It wants to keep things as open as possible.
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Kodak EC35 is a dirt-cheap point-and-shoot film camera
The film photography renaissance continues and gets more affordable.
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17 US service members have died in the Iran war, reflecting a conflict fought largely in the air
The U.S. military reports that another service member has been killed in the conflict with Iran, bringing the total to 17.
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9to5google.com
Android Auto finally starts rolling out a speedometer in Google Maps
It’s anything but wide at this point, but we’re finally seeing signs of Android Auto rolling out support for a...
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Watch a Mad Scientist YouTuber Make Lightning in a Bottle From Mercury and Neon
Yes, of course it's Styropyro.
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geeky-gadgets.com
iOS 26 vs iOS 27: How Apple Is Completely Replacing Siri With Next-Gen AI
Comparing iOS 27 vs iOS 26 reveals faster app launches by up to 30% and an 80% quicker AirDrop. See the new full-page widgets and liquid glass slider.
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lifehacker.com
Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Sunday, July 19, 2026
If you’re looking for hints and answers for Sunday, July 19, 2026 with the theme “Big talk,” read on.
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onemileatatime.com
The Air India First Class Lounge Delhi Is Delightful... What A Treat!
The first class section of the Air India Maharaja Lounge Delhi is incredible, and the airline knocked it out of the park. Well done!
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hitechcentury.com
New ROG Edition 20 collection features components, peripherals, luggage and more | Hitech Century
The exciting new Edition 20 collection from ASUS Republic of Gamers has just been launched in Malaysia that consists of components, peripherals
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bgr.com
What Does It Mean When Your Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Turns Red? - BGR
Does your Galaxy Watch Ultra's display turn red randomly at certain times of the day? It's actually the night mode feature turning on for better readability.
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hackaday.com
Recycling Laptops And IMacs Makes PC Building Fun And Affordable Again
Building a PC used to be a fun adventure — what’s the latest, what’s the greatest, what can I afford? Well, that last question seems to have taken over and sucked all the fun out …
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fratellowatches.com
Sunday Morning Showdown: Certina DS Super PH2000M STC Vs. Tissot Seastar 2000 44mm
✓ Sunday Morning Showdown ✓ Certina's DS Super PH2000M STC takes on Tissot's Seastar 2000 44mm ✓ Two new extreme divers ✓ Vote here! ✓
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ubisoft.com
AC Black Flag Resynced Title Update 1.0.4 - Patch Notes
Today, July 16th, we are releasing the Title Update 1.0.4 for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced @ 14:00 UTC / 10:00 AM EST / 7:00 AM PST.