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Press review · Sunday, 25 October 2026
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nintendolife.com
Nintendo Shares Statement After Being Voted Famitsu's Number One Developer
"Thank you for choosing Nintendo"
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appleinsider.com
Three changes Apple could do to make iPhone Air 2 a hit
With iPhone Air 2 rumored to be less than a year away, Apple could turn to better cooling or more cameras to make the ultra-thin phone even more popular than the original. Here's what's been rumored, and some other possibilities.
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gizmodo.com
I Can’t Afford This T. Rex up for Auction at Sotheby’s. Starting Bid is $19 Million
Nicknamed “Gus,” this Tyrannosaurus rex is reportedly one of the biggest, most complete, and most expensive dinosaur fossils ever to be sold via a commercial auction.
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monochrome-watches.com
First Look: The New, Summer-Inspired IWC Ingenieur Automatic 35 Pool
The compact IWC Ingenieur Automatic 35 returns with an inviting, summer-inspired, aquatic-coloured dial named Pool.
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xda-developers.com
The Steam Machine costs $1,049, but Xbox Mode already proved you don't need to spend a dime
Nice try Valve, but there's already a couch gaming system in my home
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counterpunch.org
Why AI Doesn’t Think, Cannot Reason, Isn’t Intelligent and Will Never Achieve Consciousness
Recent public comments made about AI suggest that Americans have difficulty with the implications of linear time. This is odd given that its conception is largely Western and is centered on the clock time used to coordinate capitalist employment. The conceptual difficulty regards sequencing, or plans for future actions. But it also involves the distribution of profits. 100% of the capital equipment used in Western economic production was produced by workers. So, why does the resulting product belong to financiers rather than those who produced it?
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ign.com
'This Should Not Be Possible': Developer Calls for Steam Refund Policy to Change, After Fans Complete Bitesize Game in Under 2 Hours, Leave Great Reviews — Then Get Money Back Anyway
A Steam game developer has called for the storefront's refund policy to be changed, after players who praised its bitesize game were still able to get their money back.
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theguardian.com
Air pollution may cause childhood obesity by disrupting impulse control, study finds
Babies exposed to higher levels of neurotoxin more likely to have difficulty controlling impulses later, research shows
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Palworld Dev Offers Approximate Release Time for 1.0 Update, Says Players Do Not Need to Wipe Their Data but They Really Should
Palworld’s hotly anticipated 1.0 update launches this week, on July 10, and now developer Pocketpair has narrowed the release timing down, while issuing existing players an official recommendation on whether they should wipe their data for it.
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androidauthority.com
There's one group of Android users Google's new sideloading rules won't affect
LineageOS says Google's new developer verification system for sideloading apps on Android will not affect devices running its custom ROM.
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pushsquare.com
These 15+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (6th-12th July)
Assassin's Creed! College Football! Sword Art Online!
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Marvel Tokon Blocked in 132 Countries 2 Years After Helldivers 2's PSN Requirement Controversy
PlayStation and Arc System Works' Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has been blocked in 132 countries in what appears to be another example of Sony's PSN requirements barring players from access on Steam.
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abc7.com
Trump to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy and Syria's al-Sharaa during the NATO summit
The discussions will come as Kyiv tries to refocus Trump's attention on the conflict with Moscow and as Trump has publicly mused about Syria's role in the Middle East.
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androidauthority.com
These 5 Android apps are so good, I'm surprised they're free
Free Android apps almost always have some catch. These don't — no paywalls, no subscriptions, not even ads.
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sciencealert.com
Leave This Fruit Out of Your Next Berry Smoothie, Experiments Suggest
Next time you're making yourself a berry smoothie, you might want to hold off on the banana.
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eurogamer.net
Viral indie hide-and-seek hit Meccha Chameleon tops another milestone, selling 15 million copies in less than 30 days
The indie developer said "thanks a million", promising "a new collaboration with a famous Japanese star" is dropping next week.
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insider-gaming.com
Black Ops 6 Is Leaving Call of Duty HQ This Week
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will become a standalone game on July 7, no longer launching through the Call of Duty HQ app.
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gamerant.com
Destiny 2 Has a New Armor Farming Glitch For Easy T5 Meta Sets
A Destiny 2 player shares a glitch that allows fans to easily farm Tier 5 meta armor sets, and the good news is it won't be fixed.
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apnews.com
Prosecutors argue the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk should stand trial
Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk's murder case will aim to convince a judge they have enough evidence to try the man accused of killing him and seek the death penalty.
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abcnews.com
Prosecutors to present evidence against Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson
A judge will decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to warrant a murder trial for the alleged assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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cnet.com
New Dental Robot Attaches to Patient's Teeth for Drilling
A new dental robot is being developed that could reduce the number of visits needed to receive a dental crown.
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Valve makes a change to SteamOS that should improve your WiFi download speeds, and it's available on Steam Deck with a couple of caveats
Valve has rolled out a small update to SteamOS, including to owners of a Steam Deck.
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yourtango.com
5 Zodiac Signs Have Very Good Horoscopes On July 6, 2026
Even though the Sun is square Saturn on July 6, 2026, five zodiac signs still have very good horoscopes. They are: Leo, Aries,
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fortune.com
The stock market is about to suffer a 'snapback' and will lose much of this year's gains as 'speculation is hitting extreme levels,' BofA warns | Fortune
Bank of America reaffirmed its year-end price target of 7,100 for the S&P 500, representing a 5% drop from the week's closing level.
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comicbook.com
Xbox Exclusive Game Delisted and Now Gone Forever
An Xbox exclusive game from the Xbox 360 era has been delisted, which means it is now gone forever with zero purchasing options.
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helpnetsecurity.com
Flipper Zero firmware development gets a fresh set of community rules - Help Net Security
Flipper Zero firmware development continues under new community rules, with GitHub voting on features and mandatory integration testing.
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bgr.com
5 Disadvantages Of Buying A PlayStation 5 - BGR
While the PlayStation 5 is arguably the best latest-gen console, it certainly has its caveats, such as fewer exclusive titles and poor backward compatibility.
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aljazeera.com
Is the US really preparing to drop Israel?
With relations between Israel and the US fraught, some are speculating whether special relationship may be at an end.
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hackaday.com
Old Midi Instruments Don’t Like Modern Midi. What’s To Be Done?
In theory, MIDI is an electrical and protocol standard that allows any such equipped instrument or computer to talk to any other. But as the wonderfully named [Knob Monster] will tell you, when the…
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dualshockers.com
10 Best Strategy Games You Need to Play This Summer
Need a strategy game for summer? These 10 picks will keep you planning, conquering, and saying "one more turn."
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nintendoeverything.com
Famitsu's most wanted games - July 5, 2026 - Xenoblade Genesis makes first appearance, Zelda moves up
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. This is a pretty interesting week as more titles are starting to pop up from the summer showcases. As part of that, Xenoblade Genesis lands on the chart for the first time. Zelda: Ocarina of Time also just...
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macworld.com
Report reveals iPhone 18 Pro Max's 'exact' battery capacity—and it's huge
It's going to be a whopper, if the latest (admittedly quite sketchy) report is accurate.
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Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 11 on eve of NATO summit, authorities say
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned of a likely attack ahead of meeting with US President Donald Trump.
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thetakeout.com
Better Than Cheddar: Step Up Grilled Cheese The Right Way With These Two Slices - The Takeout
For a grilled cheese sandwich that's bursting with flavor and has great texture, try using a combination of gouda and Havarti cheese together.
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bbc.com
Thousands on streets in Iranian capital for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral procession - follow live
The late ayatollah was killed in US-Israeli air strikes in February - his funeral began on Friday, with events planned across Iran and Iraq over the coming week.
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pitchfork.com
Topdown Dialectic: False LP A
Read Andrew Ryce’s review of the album.
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thedrive.com
Moss-Covered Toyota Land Cruiser Startup Video Proves That Legends Never Die
Nobody knew how long it had been sitting, but with just a little work, the trusty Toyota still fired up.
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nintendoeverything.com
Famitsu review scores - July 5, 2026 - Rhythm Heaven Groove and more
The latest Famitsu review scores for the week of July 5, 2026 are as follows: Rhythm Heaven Groove – 8/9/8/9 Crazy Chain: Elpis no Kusari – 8/8/8/9 Magical Girl Witch Trials – 8/9/8/7 Mouse: P.I. For Hire – 7/8/8/8 Note that for each review, four editors gave out scores. The final total in the Famitsu review is there for out...
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businessinsider.com
After decades in Silicon Valley, a former Apple and Amazon engineer started an AI chip company in his mid-50s
The AI boom has produced a new generation of founders racing to build companies around emergent technoloy.
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techgig.com
ReactOS Can Now Run Valve's Half-Life 2
ReactOS, an open-source operating system designed for Windows compatibility, has achieved a significant milestone by successfully running the popular game Half-Life 2. This development highlights the ongoing progress in open-source alternatives to proprietary operating systems.
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usatoday.com
Congress should restrict birthright citizenship, House speaker says
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said that Congress should consider a bill to limit birthright citizenship and that it would advance \
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si.com
2026 Wimbledon Midterm Grades: Naomi Osaka Stuns Aryna Sabalenka
Touch grass, as the kids say, and everything changes. The world softens, the soul fills, tennis points quicken and the ball stays low. Here at Wimbledon 2026,
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mlb.com
MLB Gameday: Blue Jays 0, Mariners 4 Final Score (07/05/2026)
Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Blue Jays vs. Mariners at T-Mobile Park
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themanual.com
Shohei Ohtani’s newest Seiko is out of this world
Seiko's one-off Star Time watch for Shohei Ohtani tracks one million hours across five discs.
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retrohandhelds.gg
PULSE Puts Android Handheld Performance Controls at Your Fingertips | Retro Handhelds
PULSE gives select AYN and Retroid handhelds AutoTDP, live performance controls, custom profiles, RGB indicators, and a new Quick Access bar.
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Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital kills at least 7
Russia has launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Ukraine's capital, killing at least seven people.
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2026 Frikkin Lasers Challenge: A 3D-Printed Raman Spectrometer
When light reflects off a surface, not all of it reflects off at the same wavelength; some photons impart a portion of their energy to raising the vibrational energy of the surface’s molecules, and…
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makeuseof.com
The easy, free way to get Windows 11 on your old computer
Need to get Windows 11 on an old PC? This tool gets the job done.
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eventhubs.com
New guest character revealed to be coming to Guilty Gear Strive in Winter 2026 for Season 5
Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is the first guest character to ever join the Guilty Gear series. She was released as part of the Season 4 Pass for Guilty Gear Strive.Evidently, she must've been a successful DLC character as ...
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mashable.com
This $35 AI-powered Mac app transcribes your voice three times faster than typing — last chance to save
Work smarter on your Mac with this AI voice assistant.