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Press review · Saturday, 17 October 2026 · as of 12:08 UTC
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nintendolife.com
Two Point Museum's Cutest Collaboration Is Now Available, And It's Free
Little Kitty, Big Museum
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kotaku.com
A Cult Indie Hit From 17 Years Ago Just Announced A Surprise Sequel
Amanita Design has announced Machinarium 2, a follow-up to the adorable 2009 robot adventure
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blog.google
Google Cloud introduces the Gemini agent.
Google Cloud’s new Gemini agent automates workflows by connecting to your business systems. See how it streamlines enterprise tasks in one prompt.
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pokemongohub.net
No More Missed Zygarde Cells! 5 Big Quality of Life Changes Are Coming to Pokémon GO | Pokémon GO Hub
Scopely has announced a series of gameplay and quality-of-life updates that will be coming to Pokémon GO! They shared that they are intending to ‘make your adventures as fun, intuitive, and accessible as possible’, so let’s see what will be changing. Zygarde Cells discovered on a Route will now be received as a reward when […]
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macrumors.com
Apple's Cheapest 16-Inch MacBook Pro Just Got a Massive $563 Discount on Amazon
Apple's entry-level 16-inch MacBook Pro has received a massive discount today on Amazon, coming in at $563 off its new price. This is the 18-Core M5 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro with 24GB RAM and a 1TB SSD, available for $2,436.53, down from $2,999.00. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.
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Tim Cook Explains Why He Stepped Down as Apple CEO Before iPhone Duo Launch
The Independent's David Phelan on Wednesday interviewed Apple's executive chairman Tim Cook at Apple's U.K. headquarters in the Battersea Power Station, and one of the topics they discussed was John Ternus taking over as Apple's CEO. Ternus, who was previously Apple's hardware engineering chief, succeeded Cook as Apple's CEO on September 1. Cook said the transition "started years ago". "It's been an interesting transition," said Cook.
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bbc.com
US deportations to African countries unlawful and exploit suffering - HRW
More than 500 migrants have been expelled from the US to African countries, HRW says, citing US data.
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9to5mac.com
Call Screening has made a big difference to my iPhone experience - 9to5Mac
iOS 27 has brought a lot of new features to the iPhone, but one of the things that has made...
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kotaku.com
Another Critical Role Actor Joins The Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Cast As Shiva (But Not The Shiva You Think)
Hmm, wonder where all this chemistry with Vincent is coming from?
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kotaku.com
Blizzard Is Making WoW Forever's Controversial Skyborne Race Look Worse On Purpose, And That's A Good Thing - Kotaku
Standard-definition elf
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news.xbox.com
Pull Up to 7-Eleven in Forza Horizon 6
A storefront inspired by 7-Eleven stores in Japan, a Konbini Prop Pack, an Egg Salad Sandwich Collectible, and an exclusive 7-Eleven Toyota Supra GR livery – all available in Forza Horizon 6 today.
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theverge.com
Google is launching a one-stop Gemini agent for your work tasks
The enterprise-focused Gemini agent handles work from a single interface.
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aol.com
PS5 GOTY Contender Hits PlayStation Store Today With PS Plus Discount - AOL
Swedish developer Wych Elm‘s new game is now available on the PlayStation Store. Four years in the making, Silver Pines turns a missing-person case into a survival-horror story. Silver Pines follows Red Walker, a private investigator who arrives at the titular town of Silver Pines to look for the missing musician Eddie Velvet. The game […] The post PS5 GOTY Contender Hits PlayStation Store Today With PS Plus Discount appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle .
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videogameschronicle.com
35% of Sony’s Wolverine launch sales were the disc version, data suggests | VGC
The majority of Wolverine launch sales were physical in Europe…
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techcrunch.com
Natura’s $99 smart ring puts AI agents on your finger | TechCrunch
Natura’s $99 Interface smart ring lets you summon AI agents with the press of a finger to complete tasks, capture thoughts, and control devices — while doubling as a health tracker.
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polygon.com
Epic’s New Free PC Games Are Live, Only Available for a Limited Time
Head to the Epic Games Store to claim your free games
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cnbc.com
Google Cloud introduces Gemini agent for work as AI race heats up
Google is introducing its own Gemini agent that can chat, do tasks, write code and more inside the Google system in a bid to compete with rival AI agents.
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newson6.com
Fraud Watch Wednesday: How to protect yourself from robocalls, scam texts
AARP Oklahoma's Jeff Miller shares steps people can take to reduce unwanted calls and report scam texts.
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ign.com
Mafia 2 and Mafia 3 Could Be Set for PS5 and Xbox Series Upgrades After Definitive Editions Leak Online
Mafia 2 and Mafia 3 are coming to PS5 and Xbox Series consoles with some prettier graphics, according to an ESRB rating.
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sports.yahoo.com
NFL Thursday Night Football preview: Cowboys get a break by facing shorthanded Buccaneers
The Buccaneers will start an undrafted rookie QB for the second straight game.
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velo.outsideonline.com
Testing 6 Completely Different Gravel Bikes Head to Head to Find the Future of Gravel
Gravel bikes are as varied as the people who ride them. We tested six completely different models at the Velo Field Test to find out where gravel is headed.
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Older Pixel watches are losing free cellular access to several safety features
Emergency features will still work on cellular if you pay for a mobile plan.
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pushsquare.com
First Forza Horizon 6 PS5 Gameplay Arrives as Release Date Is Revealed
Stuck in traffic
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kotaku.com
The Witcher 3 Remastered Gets Notable Improvements And A Much-Requested Feature On PS5 And Xbox
Dozens of fresh fixes have arrived for the newest version of the open-world RPG
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nintendoeverything.com
Nintendo Switch 2 game-key card sales have increased by 631% in the U.S.
New information has been shared about the sales of game-key cards on Nintendo Switch 2 in the United States.
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kotaku.com
You'll Have One Last Shot At The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Switch 2 That Keeps Selling Out Everywhere During A Midnight Launch - Kotaku
A midnight release for Ocarina of Time? What year is it?
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cnet.com
Google’s Next Android XR Device Is Arriving Ahead of Meta's VR Glasses, at a Similar Price - CNET
The Xreal Aura will cost $1,279, and it has some similarities to the Meta VR Glasses coming next year.
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aboutamazon.com
Introducing all-new Amazon Alexa Tablets—powerful tablets with Alexa+ built in
An all-new lineup of tablets with world-class hardware, personalized intelligence from Alexa+, and full Google Play Store access.
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sammobile.com
Galaxy S24 stable One UI 9.0 (Android 17) update is now live
New software update for the Galaxy S24 series brings the stable version of One UI 9.0 (Android 17), offering UI changes and new features.
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gematsu.com
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves DLC characters Manjiro Sano and Ken Ryuguji trailers, screenshots
SNK has released a new set of trailers and screenshots for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves downloadable content characters Manjiro “Mikey” Sano and Ken “Draken” Ryuguji from …
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9to5google.com
Amazon's new Alexa Tablets are an iPad-inspired reboot, complete with the Play Store
After more than a decade of ignoring Google's app store, Amazon is finally bringing real Play Store support to its rebooted tablet lineup.
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news.xbox.com
Free Play Days – ARC Raiders, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Little Nightmares III, Screamer, and More
One Weekend. Seven Worlds. Endless Possibilities. Screamer and Family Man are available in Free Play Days this weekend for XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members to play from Thursday, October 8 until Sunday, October 11. Additionally, ARC Raiders is free for all XBOX members to try from October 8 until October 11 (XBOX Game […]
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kotaku.com
Physical Sales Of Wolverine Estimated To Be Surprisingly High For A Company That's About To Ditch Discs
What would it take for Sony to walk the controversial move back?
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nintendoeverything.com
Pokemon Home 4.1.0 update out now, patch notes
Pokemon Home just got a big update with version 4.1.0, and here are the official patch notes in full.
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gematsu.com
MARVEL Cosmic Invasion DLC ‘The Siege of Castle Doom’ launches November 10
MARVEL Cosmic Invasion paid downloadable content “The Siege of Castle Doom” will launch on November 10, publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute Games announced.
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These US states just said ‘no’ to Apple Wallet driver’s licenses - 9to5Mac
Apple Wallet driver’s licenses keeps expanding to more US states, but two states recently indicated they won’t launch support anytime soon.
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press.asus.com
ASUS ProArt RTX Spark AI PCs: Local Agentic AI | ASUS
Discover the new ProArt P16, P14, and GR1X PCs powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark. Featuring up to 128GB unified memory for local agentic AI workflows.
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videogameschronicle.com
Sony seemingly closes the door on PlayStation VR as it sells more than 40 VR patents to Meta | VGC
Sony published two original games for the PlayStation VR 2…
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Cal AI's 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup | TechCrunch
Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of popular Cal AI calorie tracking app, has launched a new personal AI agent startup that competes with Instinct, Muse, and Bee.
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cbssports.com
NFL Week 5 picks: Experts face off on Buccaneers at Cowboys, 49ers at Seahawks and more
CBS Sports writers Jordan Dajani and Jared Dubin predict this weekend's top games
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uk.sports.yahoo.com
Tampa Bay Rays, led by unsung heroes and offseason additions, defeat the Yankees amid chaos in the Bronx to punch a ticket to the ALCS
The Rays spent this past offseason shaking up their roster. Now they're headed to the ALCS for the third time in franchise history.
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venturebeat.com
Google Cloud unveils persistent Gemini Agents for long-running tasks, and they get their own Gmail, Calendar, and Drive storage
While Google supplies its own Gemini models, the agent can already use Anthropic's Claude models, with support for additional proprietary and open-weight AI models planned.
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Amazon unveils new Alexa tablets with Alexa+ and Google Play Store access | TechCrunch
The lineup includes three models: Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, Amazon Alexa Tablet 11, and Amazon Alexa Tablet 8.
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The radical idea that temperature sets when we sleep
Some scientists think that temperature could be just as important as light at training the body's circadian clocks.
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AirPods 5 vs. AirPods Pro 3: I’ve Listened to Both Earbuds, and This Pair Wins - CNET
The latest AirPods 5 have enhanced active noise canceling and a more functional design, but how do they stack up to Apple’s flagship pair? Here are the key differences.
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The Best Xbox Deals Available During the October Prime Big Deal Days Sale Event – Save on Video Games, Controllers, and More
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale is live and we've gathered up some of the top deals available for Xbox fans, including discounts on Pragmata, the Storm Breaker Xbox controller, and more.
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Hellraiser: Revival Review
While the studded scalp of otherworld antagonist Pinhead absolutely looks the part, it’s a shame that little else in Hellraiser: Revival has been nailed to anywhere near the same extent.
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cnbc.com
10-year Treasury yield rises as Fed's Waller says more hikes needed, investors await 30-year auction
U.S. Treasury yields climbed higher on Thursday as investors eagerly awaited the long-dated bond auction later in the day, after strong sales of 10-year notes.
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nypost.com
Montana high school softball player discovered long-lost sister on opposing team
“It’s like we didn’t know what to feel because you’ve waited your whole lives for this moment.”
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Samsung is already testing One UI 9.5 for cheaper Galaxy phones
Samsung has started testing One UI 9.5 for cheaper phones like the Galaxy A17 5G. The Galaxy A57 and higher-end models are also being tested.