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Press review · Sunday, 18 October 2026 · as of 14:12 UTC
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techradar.com
Best Buy’s LG OLED TV deal looks too good to be true — our TV expert explains why LG's B6 is so cheap (and worth buying)
You can get a 55-inch OLED TV for $799.99 - yes, really
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theverge.com
IFA 2026: the biggest tech and gadget announcements
All the latest news from Europe’s biggest tech trade show.
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gematsu.com
My Hero Academia: All’s Justice DLC character Izuku Midoriya Overlay Full Style launches September 3
My Hero Academia: All’s Justice downloadable content character Izuku Midoriya Overlay Full Style will launch on September 3, publisher Bandai Namco and developer Byking announced. He can be p…
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theguardian.com
‘I feel like I’m grieving’: staff on the devastating fallout of widespread layoffs at Xbox
Last month, Microsoft’s gaming division told its workforce it was cutting 3,200 jobs, which some say will have big ramifications for game development – as well as taking a huge personal toll
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vice.com
The Blood of Dawnwalker Review: One of the Best RPGs Since The Witcher 3
The Blood of Dawnwalker is one of the best RPGs since The Witcher 3, featuring incredible combat, player choice and vampire mechanics.
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gematsu.com
Frontier Developments announces collaboration with Disney for new game
Frontier Developments has entered into an agreement with Disney to develop and publish a new game that draws on Disney’s portfolio of intellectual property, the company announced.
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gizmodo.com
Anker's MindBase Wants to Be the Smart Hub for Your Life
With Matter support, on-device AI, and NAS storage, Anker's MindBase makes a play to be the center of your home.
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euronews.com
Spain in disarray over leaked reports about Morocco’s role in Ceuta
The crisis deepened Wednesday after a leaked report alleging Moroccan forces helped push migrants across the border blindsided the government. Madrid denies having ignored warnings of an imminent breach. #EuropeNews
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nbcnews.com
Virginia couple arrested after 5-year-old nonverbal daughter is found dead in South Carolina waters
John Herb Hayes III, 70, and Geordyn Nichole Hayes, 31, were charged with unlawfully placing a child at risk or willfully abandoning a child.
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‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching
Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis
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houstonchronicle.com
Microsoft 365, Outlook and ChatGPT users report outages Monday. What we know
The Outlook outage peaked at 6,015 reports at 11:15 a.m., according to Downdetector.
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The best tech and gadgets announced at IFA so far
A gaming handheld you can use for work, a robovac that seals itself to floors, and more laptops you can repair yourself.
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dsogaming.com
The Blood of Dawnwalker Suffers From Major Stutters and a 30FPS Cinematic Cap
Bandai Namco has just released The Blood of Dawnwalker, which uses Unreal Engine 5. And sadly, the game suffers from major stuttering issues.
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blog.adobe.com
Introducing Adobe for Slack: Turn Your Ideas and Conversations into High-quality Content
Adobe for Slack brings 70+ pro-grade creative and productivity tools into Slack, so teams can turn their conversations and context into high-quality images, videos and documents.
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androidauthority.com
Xiaomi beats Apple to market with wide Xiaomi 18 Fold reveal
Xiaomi President Lu Weibing confirms the Xiaomi 18 Fold launches September 7, 2026, featuring a wide-fold design and XRing O3 SoC.
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monochrome-watches.com
Introducing: H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton Ceramic Alpine Limited Edition
The new H. Moser & Cie. x Alpine Motorsports watch comes in anthracite grey ceramic, with a fully openworked movement in Alpine blue.
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cnet.com
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Surprise Switch 2 Update Brings Multiplayer Mayhem - CNET
The surprise update adds eight-player, split-screen competition and other enhancements to Nintendo's long-running kart racer.
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gamerant.com
CDPR Gives New Official Statement on The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2
CD Projekt Red gives fans an official new update on its upcoming projects, namely The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2.
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gematsu.com
Fangtopia launches October 26
Cozy and relaxing tile puzzle game Fangtopia will launch for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Stove on October 26, publisher Secret Mode and developer Absolutely Gam…
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pushsquare.com
GTA 6 Extended Look Was Comfortably Netflix's Most-Watched Title of Last Week
"My AC!"
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Best Phones in 2026 | Top-Rated Smartphones and Cellphones Compared
Our top phones are hand-picked and thoroughly reviewed by CNET editors.
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nordic.ign.com
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, God of War Laufey, and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet: What to Expect From PlayStation’s State of Play September 2026
Every game, reveal, and surprise that we could see on September 3.
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theregister.com
ReactOS 0.4.16 serves '90s Windows nostalgia with fewer bugs
30 years on, it's still alpha, but 0.4.16 brings plenty of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements - just in time for Windows XP's 25th anniversary
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retrododo.com
ANBERNIC Shadowdrops A New $38 Retro Handheld Outta Nowhere
🤝Don't want to see ads? Become a premium member for $3 a month and support an independent publication today! It's not often that ANBERNIC releases a device out of nowhere; they typically tease the handheld over weeks, if not months, for some extra exposure, but their latest device,
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mynintendonews.com
Z Mega Evolutions arrive in Pokemon Champions
While the free-to-start Pokemon Champions didn’t exactly get off to the best start the team is committed to bringing new features and experiences to the Pokemon battler. Today…
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computerworld.com
Microsoft 365 outage enters second day as search disruptions persist
Microsoft has restored much of Exchange Online mail flow but continues working to fix search and other issues affecting Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and Copilot.
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polygon.com
The 11 Best Games We Played at Gamescom 2026
Get these games on your wishlist ASAP
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nintendo.com
Free update now available for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Race with up to eight players, with CameraPlay support, on the Nintendo Switch™ 2 system.
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wccftech.com
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Fixes the Sequel's Biggest Flaw, but Combat Still Fights the Player for Control
We went hands-on with Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen at gamescom 2026, checking out the new features and content in the upcoming DLC.
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17 best Labor Day TV deals I recommend — expert picks from $99.99 on 4K, QLED and OLED TVs
Shop the lowest price of the year from Samsung, Sony, LG, and more
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rockpapershotgun.com
"You can’t just throw new people at that problem": Bethesda devs doubt future Elder Scrolls and Fallout games will have the same "quality level", after losing seasoned staff to Xbox cuts
"It never made any sense": Bethesda staff hit by Xbox cuts thought the Skyrim and Fallout link would protect them, and say the studio's future RPGs will suffer.
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nintendoeverything.com
Nintendo Switch App 3.5.0 update out now, patch notes
Nintendo Switch App gets a new version 3.5.0 update with the latest features - check out the patch notes here.
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windowslatest.com
Windows 11 users were right about the giant Start menu, and Microsoft now lets you shrink it using these steps
Here's how to shrink the giant Windows 11 Start menu and hide unwanted sections using the August 2026 optional update and ViVeTool commands.
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thenextweb.com
Adobe for Slack turns chat threads into Firefly images, video and PDFs
Adobe for Slack turns chat prompts into Firefly images and video. EU rules require machine-readable marking, and nobody has said whether it survives.
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seekingalpha.com
Snowflake signals FY 2027 product revenue of $6.07B with 14.5% non-GAAP operating margin guidance, driven by AI mix (NYSE:SNOW)
Snowflake (SNOW) Q2 FY2027 earnings call: 37% product revenue growth, raised FY guidance, AI adoption, and margin trade-offs.
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independent.co.uk
Four former presidents to unite for 9/11 memorial – without Trump
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traxion.gg
McLaren W1 hypercar hits Forza Horizon 6 10th September
The British Automotive Series hasn’t confirmed its lineup yet, but McLaren has confirmed its presence as part of the Car Pass DLC.
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kotaku.com
DEI-Free Lollipop Chainsaw Sequel Teases A Big Unveiling At Tokyo Game Show - Kotaku
Planned Tokyo Game Show unveiling lists a new development team
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notebookcheck.net
Newly leaked A20 Pro die shot suggests major GPU boost for iPhone 18 Pro and Apple's first foldable iPhone
A newly surfaced die shot suggests Apple's A20 Pro will pack a larger GPU alongside a reworked memory layout supporting a 96-bit LPDDR5X interface. NPU and ISP details are still unconfirmed, but the leak hints at substantial changes ahead of this fall's iPhone 18 Pro launch.
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nintendolife.com
Juliet Is Back! Lollipop Chainsaw's New Game Gets A "World Premiere Demo" At TGS 2026
"Get an early hands-on experience"
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kotaku.com
Pokémon Champions Gets Ruleset Refresh With Good And Bad News
There’s good news and bad news to be found in the latest update to competitive rules
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watoday.com.au
Fans have waited 13 years for this video game. It may already be spoiled
Anticipation is so great for Grand Theft Auto VI, the official trailer premiered on Netflix.
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interestingengineering.com
Fusion energy materials could be built easily with new system
A lab in the United States is helping researchers develop materials for extreme environment applications, such as gas turbines and fusion energy systems.
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gamefile.news
Sony and Microsoft say they’re not obligated to pass U.S. tariff refunds to consumers, echoing Nintendo
Plus: A Second Life reporter’s second life
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The iPhone 18 Pro Could Get a Variable-Aperture Camera, but What Does That Mean? - CNET
Photographers have wanted variable-aperture lenses for the iPhone's cameras for years. On the eve of possibly getting them, how would that change your images?
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gamesindustry.biz
CD Projekt Red sees profit climb 37% in H1 2026
CD Projekt Red generated $116.5 million (435 million PLN) in revenue during the first half of 2026, up 23% year-over-ye…
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gsmarena.com
Samsung is building Exynos 2700-powered Galaxy S27 Ultras, insiders claim
Like the rest of the S27 series, the Ultra will be available with a Snapdragon chip in some regions and an Exynos chip in others, according to people in the know.
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mashable.com
'GTA 6' on PS5 vs Xbox: Key differences to consider
The extended look that premiered on Netflix was played on a PS5. But will Xbox be able to play the game equally well?
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A New Compact 4:3 "Retro Monitor" Is Coming To Kickstarter Soon
🤝Don't want to see ads? Become a premium member for $3 a month and support an independent publication today! It was only a couple of days ago when I finished writing a news post about someone who handmakes highend LCD TVs that look like miniature CRTs, though they were
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ign.com
How to Solve the Parks Festival Quiz Puzzle (Parks Floating Festival) - Disney Dreamlight Valley Guide - IGN
The Parks Festival Quiz Puzzle is one of the final puzzles introduced to the Parks Floating Festival event in Disney Dreamlight Valley. It debuted on September