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Press review · Saturday, 24 October 2026
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thehackernews.com
Zoom Patches Critical Windows Flaw That Could Enable Account Takeover
Zoom fixes CVE-2026-53412, a 9.8-rated Windows flaw that could enable account takeover via network access, plus three privilege escalation bugs.
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polygon.com
The Sega Saturn era officially returns with a brand-new Switch 2 game
The world is more ready for this niche deckbuilding series than ever before.
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theverge.com
Apple’s OLED iPad Mini upgrade is on the way as prices continue to rise
How much will it cost?
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gematsu.com
Prinny Party: Going Overboard! launches November 12 in Japan and Asia, coming west
Nippon Ichi Software has officially announced four-player party game Prinny Party: Going Overboard! for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch on November 12 in Japan and A…
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timeextension.com
DOOM Has Been Recognised As One Of "The Most Influential Works" Of American Culture
Alongside 'The Star-Spangled Banner', 'Moby Dick', and 'Levi's Jeans'
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eurogamer.net
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is outperforming other recent entries on Steam with a series-best launch, but microtransactions are dividing players
Assassin's Creed is enjoying its best-ever Steam launch with Black Flag Resynced, and while some DLC bits are performing okay, players mostly reject them.
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videogameschronicle.com
GTA 6 has ‘the strongest pre-order campaign on record’, is on track to sell 37-51 million in week one, analytics firm says | VGC
Newzoo estimates around $260 million was spent during the first week of pre-orders…
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Apple’s reportedly raising the price for AppleCare Plus on Macs and iPads
Putting the “plus” in AppleCare Plus.
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androidauthority.com
Samsung's next premium tablet just leaked in images, confirming our worst fears
Leaked renders of the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra point to an unchanged design for Samsung's flagship tablet, including the notch nobody asked for.
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tech.yahoo.com
Vital Signals Puts Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring Into A Ring
Vital Signals promises its algorithmic blood pressure monitoring ring will reshape how we live with hypertension and other cardiac conditions
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thepointsguy.com
Score wide-open Starlux business-class awards to Asia - The Points Guy
Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards has released wide-open Starlux business-class award space to Taipei, Taiwan, from five cities. Here's how to book it before it vanishes.
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"It's not that we don't care about PC" - Former Rockstar developer suggests why GTA 6 is only coming to consoles at launch
John Ricchio - who worked on the likes of GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption - has shed some light on GTA 6's console-first launch.
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pushsquare.com
AC Black Flag Resynced Update 1.04 Available to Download Now
Get the full patch notes list here
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nypost.com
Dollar Tree installs customer price scanners for a disheartening reason: ‘Never thought I’d see the day’
The tech shocked some shoppers who questioned why a store that was made famous for having items priced at $1 would even need a scanner.
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ign.com
Activision Investigating Major Exploits Plaguing Players in New Call of Duty: Black Ops Port
Activision is investigating issues revolving around mods and hackers in Call of Duty: Black Ops on PS4 and PS5.
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tomshardware.com
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D review: A slower 7800X3D, but not necessarily a cheaper one
$330 is too expensive when the 7800X3D is already approaching that price.
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PS5 emulation ramps up in response to Sony killing physical games — PS5 titles now booting across different emulators with rapid community development for both 2D and 3D games
Milestone after milestone.
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thetimes.com
Boaty McBoatface to dive into dangerous waters on ‘Bond-like’ mission
Scientists aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough are heading to the Arctic to investigate how the warming oceans are eating into the ice sheets of Greenland
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pushsquare.com
Irate PlayStation Fans Want You to Buy Games Anywhere But PS5
Disc debacle is really beginning to bite
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videogameschronicle.com
Indie developer’s PS5 game trailer is flooded with anti-Sony comments over disc backlash | VGC
Teeto’s trailer is among many being downvoted simply for being on the PlayStation YouTube channel…
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gematsu.com
Prinny Sugoroku reveal set for July 16
Nippon Ichi Software has released a teaser video for its March-announced party game project name Prinny Sugoroku, teasing a full reveal for July 16 at 17:00 JST.
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boredpanda.com
Fitness Influencer Shows How Different Body Fat Percentages Can Completely Transform The Same Face
“Everyone has a different facial fat composition. I know obese people with skinny faces,” a netizen said. Health & Wellness, Lifestyle
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ixbt.games
Paradox: Free Pokémon GO Festival Helped Set a Five-Year Revenue Record
The mobile game narrowly missed the all-time record set in 2021.
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techcrunch.com
Phone maker OnePlus says it won't release new phones in the US and Europe | TechCrunch
OnePlus could also wind down its operations in India by 2027.
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forbes.com
LastPass Says ‘Do Not Enter Your Credentials’ As New Attack Confirmed
LastPass users are being warned not to respond to a security alert email that looks like it comes from the password manager but is part of a credentials-stealing attack.
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nintendolife.com
Final Fantasy Resonance Gets A Stunning New Trailer Ahead Of Switch 1 & 2 Launch
The HD-2D RPG adventure unfolds this October
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75% of all PS3 games reportedly now run on PC via open-source emulator RPCS3 — announcement comes weeks after Sony's plan to shutter the PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita by
This could help ensure that PS3 games remain playable even if all PS3 consoles no longer exist.
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mmajunkie.usatoday.com
Conor McGregor has two longshot suggestions after UFC 329 loss
Conor McGregor has a couple of wild ideas about how his loss to Max Holloway should be handled.
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hollywoodreporter.com
Hal Williams, Actor on ‘227’ and ‘Sanford and Son,’ Dies at 91
He also played a 'Private Benjamin' drill sergeant in the film and TV versions and had a dramatic turn on 'The Waltons.'
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foxnews.com
Billions in taxpayer income are leaving two iconic states — as a new economic map emerges
All 10 counties with the largest net taxpayer losses are in California and New York, as Sun Belt migration accelerates amid high tax concerns.
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Fantasy Tactical RPG Langrisser: Sea of Sword Announced with Debut Trailer - IGN
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gizmochina.com
Belkin launches new 10,000mAh 45W power bank that doubles as a motion-sensing night light - Gizmochina
Belkin launches a 10,000mAh power bank with 45W charging, built-in USB-C cable, motion-sensing LED night light, digital display, and SOS mode.
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arstechnica.com
Move over, GPS: Navigation satellites in low-Earth orbit are making a comeback
Xona aims to deploy 258 satellites into low-Earth orbit as a GPS alternative.
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theregister.com
Dark patterns in Windows are steering users to Edge: Mozilla-commissioned report
Report finds regional differences, especially outside the EEA, but it's still a dark tale claiming user manipulation
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bbc.com
The privacy problems hidden in your period tracker
Some apps are sharing users' health data. New research uncovers which apps lock down your privacy, and which don't.
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windowscentral.com
The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2026 is live — here's the full list
The sales event is so big that it's making our content management system lag out as I type this. I've also already spent over $100 on it. Damn.
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HTC's Ray-Ban Meta rivals will finally be available outside Taiwan – but are the Vive Eagle glasses worth it?
The competition is hotting up for AI glasses – now HTC is getting in on the act with its Vive Eagle
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npr.org
The use of force has become a 'default tool' for ICE officers, a new report finds
An ACLU report looks at the widespread use of force in immigration enforcement in the first year of President Trump's return to office. Recent fatal shootings in Texas and Maine have brought renewed scrutiny to the agency's tactics.
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cnbc.com
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: UnitedHealth, TSMC, GE Aerospace, J.B. Hunt & more
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in the premarket.
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appleinsider.com
Mass production of folding iPhone vapor cooling system has begun
Apple has reportedly increased the number of vapor chamber coolers it has ordered from its suppliers, with the company likely to use them in its first foldable iPhone as well as the 20th-anniversary celebration model.
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Backlash against Sony over PlayStation's all-digital future gets louder — here's how things could play out in court
By eliminating physical game discs in 2028, Sony may be setting itself up for antitrust battles reminiscent of Epic's monopoly claims against mobile app stores.
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pushsquare.com
Halo's Physical PS5 Disc Won't Play without a Download
Campaign devolved
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macrumors.com
Apple Reportedly Ramps Up Vapor Chamber Orders for Foldable iPhone
Apple has ramped up orders for vapor chamber cooling components said to be destined for its upcoming foldable iPhone and 20th-anniversary iPhone models, according to a Chinese leaker. The Weibo account known as "Fixed Focus Digital" claims the increased order volume will first support the manufacture of Apple's book-style foldable, or "iPhone Ultra," which is expected to debut in September.
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nymag.com
OpenAI’s First Device Will Want to Know Everything About You
Sam Altman really is committed to making Her.
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Chasing ‘Marvel Rivals,’ ‘Fortnite’ Is Loosening Up On ‘Revealing’ Skins
There has been something brewing in Fortnite for close to a year now. Epic has decided it may not need to be as conservative as it’s been with Fortnite skins
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OnePlus officially gives up on the US and Europe
Existing OnePlus devices will transition to Oppo’s ColorOS for future software updates.
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cnbc.com
Ukrainians take to the streets after Zelenskyy ousts defense minister in surprise shake-up
Ukrainian protesters took to the streets of Kyiv on Thursday, decrying Zelenskyy's surprise decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
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pagesix.com
Kardashian family bodyguard Mason Haynes dead at 52: ‘A giant in every sense of the word’
Haynes leaves behind a wife and two children.
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mashable.com
OpenAI's first physical device is here: A $230 micro keyboard
While the company's rumored AI companion gadget remains unreleased, its actual hardware debut is a keypad built for Codex.
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androidpolice.com
Google teases gold Pixel 11 with mysterious Pixel Glow in action
A glimpse before Made by Google