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Press review · Monday, 19 October 2026 · as of 04:25 UTC
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nbcnews.com
Rockstar Games pulls back the curtain on ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ after leak
The company teamed up with Netflix to offer fans an extended look at Jason and Lucia’s life of crime in Vice City, days after a hack leaked material from the long-awaited game.
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ign.com
'We Just Have to Be Careful What We Pick': GTA 6 Won't Include Covid or Trump References That Could Become Dated, Rockstar Says
Rockstar has discussed the need to "be careful" with its satirical take on American culture in GTA 6, when asked about including references to recent events such as the Covid pandemic and Donald Trump's presidency.
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vulkk.com
Star Wars Zero Company Settings and Accessibility Features Guide
Key features you should consider changing through difficulty settings, graphics options, and accessibility options in Star Wars Zero Company.
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navytimes.com
Jonny Kim’s resume already lists Navy SEAL, astronaut, doctor. He’s now returning to active duty.
After almost a decade of working at NASA, Jonny Kim will return to active duty for the U.S. Navy, where he previously served as a SEAL.
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macrumors.com
Apple's New Macs to Ship With macOS Golden Gate
The new Mac mini and Mac Studio models announced by Apple this week are "slated to ship" with macOS Golden Gate, according to Daring Fireball's John Gruber. Apple's product pages for the new Mac mini and Mac Studio models mention macOS Golden Gate features such as Siri AI, providing further evidence that the computers will ship with the latest operating system, instead of macOS Tahoe.
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eurogamer.net
"All of the industry needs to start to innovate on affordability and efficiency" - Xbox's Asha Sharma wants change and "more choice" for people buying consoles
As console prices skyrocket, Xbox leader Asha Sharma has called for change in the way companies sell them.
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Rockstar says GTA 6 runs at 30 FPS, but it's reportedly yet to "determine" whether it'll get a 60 FPS performance mode at launch or beyond
The GTA 6 extended look trailer was apparently captured on PS5. Maybe that's why people noticed some frame-rate choppiness. But what FPS will it run at?
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avclub.com
Why do people get so weird about Grand Theft Auto?
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tomshardware.com
DLSS 5 has already been ported to work on RTX 4000 Series graphics cards — incompatible CUDA instructions get patched to work on previous-gen hardware
DLSS 5 support broadens thanks to modder.
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gsmarena.com
Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro renders leak, new design is in
Rumors claiming it would be a smaller Ultra seem to have been confirmed. Over the past few days we've seen leaked CAD-based renders of the upcoming Samsung...
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kotaku.com
GTA 6 Gets Series First Feature To Let You Avoid Killing People
The new mechanic will help you avoid raising your criminal profile by deliberately missing your shots.
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boston.com
Watch live: Lindsay Clancy trial jury deliberations, wait for verdict continue
Verdict watch in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial continues Friday as jurors continue to weigh the young Duxbury mother’s fate.
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cnet.com
1 in 6 VPNs Track Your Location, According to New Report From Proton - CNET
A significant number of VPNs on Apple's App Store and Google Play collect your private data, which is the exact opposite of what a VPN should do.
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notebookcheck.net
Caviar launches $13,000 iPhone 17 Pro featuring a built-in Geiger counter
Caviar has launched the "Geiger," a customized iPhone 17 Pro featuring a fully functional, built-in SIG-RM1208 Geiger-Müller radiation counter. Priced from $13,130, the device replaces Apple’s standard glass back with a rugged titanium shell that houses both a digital radiation monitor and an analog watch face driven by a Swiss Ronda 763 movement.
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gematsu.com
STRANGER THAN HEAVEN Gamescom 2026 demo playthrough
Publisher SEGA and developer RGG Studio have released a 12-minute playthrough of the Gamescom 2026 demo for 50-year action adventure saga STRANGER THAN HEAVEN.
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en.mercopress.com
Specialist outlets estimate GTA VI absenteeism could cost the US a billion dollars
Video game and technology outlets estimate that the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, scheduled for November 19, could cost the United States economy more than a billion dollars in lost productivity, due to the number of workers expected to skip work to play. The estimate has circulated within the sector's digital ecosystem since last year and does not come from a published study.
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petapixel.com
Adobe Brings ACR's Powerful Non-Destructive Exposure Tools Into Photoshop Itself
ACR's Light adjustment tools come directly into Photoshop.
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blogs.windows.com
Expanding the Windows on Arm app ecosystem across key workloads
In a significant milestone for the platform,
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starwars.com
How to Play Star Wars Zero Company
You already have what it takes to lead Zero Company, even if you’ve never played a tactics game before.
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nbcnews.com
This officer’s wife advocated for police families dealing with suicide. Her death stunned them.
Karen Solomon, who was the subject of a dayslong manhunt in Massachusetts in connection with her husband’s death, was found dead this week.
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variety.com
Apple TV Hikes Price of Streaming Service in U.S. Effective Immediately
The subscription price for Apple TV will increase in the U.S. for new and existing subscribers beginning Friday, Aug. 28.
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gematsu.com
ZOOPUNK extended Gamescom 2026 trailer
TiGames has released a five-minute extended version of the newly released Gamescom 2026 trailer action adventure game ZOOPUNK.
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techcrunch.com
Hugging Face is selling a cute $399 open source duck robot, Microduck | TechCrunch
Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face, said the Microduck is an “open-source robot you can teach new tricks with reinforcement learning.”
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cbssports.com
Fantasy football 2026 rankings, draft prep: Model unveils best QB, RB, WR, TE picks, cheat sheets, tiers
SportsLine simulated the new NFL season 10,000 times and revealed its 2026 Fantasy football QB, RB, WR picks and rankings after studying the latest Fantasy football ADP
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foxnews.com
One of the world's hottest industries is sparking a blue-collar jobs boom
AI infrastructure spending is projected to drive U.S. industrial construction to $684 billion by 2031, creating massive demand for skilled trades workers.
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en.bandainamcoent.eu
Elden Ring – Patch Notes Version 1.17
This patch aims to bring support the Tarnished Pack DLC, scheduled for release on Friday, August 28, 2026, and to implement gameplay balance adjustments.
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gizmodo.com
JBL’s New Pulse Speaker Is a More of a Lantern
Or is its new lantern more of a speaker?
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Cloud Imperium Games Has Delayed Star Citizen Single-Player Spinoff Squadron 42 to 2027, Chris Roberts Insists It's Because of GTA 6
Star Citizen single-player spinoff Squadron 42 has been delayed to 2027, with developer Chris Roberts insisting it wouldn't get the attention it deserves because of Grand Theft Auto 6.
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Modders get leaked DLSS 5 running in Control — early Blackwell test drops RTX 5070 Ti from 71 to 35 FPS at 4K
There she blows.
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personacentral.com
Persona 4 Revival Kanji, Teddie and Naoto Screenshots Released, Xbox Podcast Interview - Persona Central
Atlus has released a new batch of screenshots for Persona 4 Revival focusing on Kanji Tatsumi, Teddie and Naoto Shirogane
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bbc.com
People are itching to create the Gen Z version of Friends. Here's five reasons it's impossible
The legacy of Friends can be seen in a new wave of US sitcoms about twenty-something pals hitting the small screen. But, unlike the classic show, they're struggling to make a mark.
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theverge.com
Xiaomi’s new Redmi phone lasts for three days on a single charge
The 9,210mAh silicon-carbon battery fits into a phone that’s thinner and lighter than an iPhone 17 Pro Max.
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dsogaming.com
First Look at Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 with NVIDIA DLSS 5
Today, we get our first look at Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 with DLSS 5. Also, the first DLSS 5 Mod for CONTROL is out.
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Surprise Elden Ring Patch Notes Reveal Buffs and a Few Nerfs in Biggest Update in Years
FromSoftware has delivered a surprise Elden Ring update, revealing the biggest changes its critically acclaimed action-RPG has gotten in years.
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pbs.org
Lindsay Clancy trial draws attention to postpartum mental health
Jurors are deliberating in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a case that has raised questions about maternal mental healthcare. Clancy does not deny killing her children, but she pleaded not guilty, arguing she can’t be held criminally responsible because the murders occurred while she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Shelley Murphy of The Boston Globe.
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news.blizzard.com
CD PROJEKT RED teams up with Blizzard Entertainment
The team at CD PROJEKT RED is incredibly proud to team up with Blizzard and the Diablo IV team, kicking off a partnership between two studios with a deep passion for immersive worlds and memorable RPGs that players never forget. And what better way to begin, than by bringing the dark fantasy world of The Witcher to Battle.net?
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The GTA 6 Map Is Huge — Heres How It Compares to the Maps in Other Rockstar Games Like RDR2 and GTA 5
Grand Theft Auto 6's map is significantly larger than Rockstar's previous games; here's how it compares to the studio's other titles.
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thehackernews.com
PaperCut Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks, Affecting All NG and MF Versions
PaperCut says a zero-day affecting all NG and MF versions is actively exploited; emergency patches are available for v25 and v26.
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nintendoeverything.com
The Witcher 3 Remastered reveals first Nintendo Switch 2 gameplay
Following its announcement earlier this week, the first gameplay for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered on Nintendo Switch 2 has been revealed. Screenshots were previously shared a couple of days ago. Those images alone suggested that CD Projekt Red was churning out a pretty great port, but now we actually get to see it in action. It looks like...
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techspot.com
Modders got Nvidia's controversial DLSS 5 running early, and it's a huge performance hit
Data miners discovered what appears to be a DLL for Nvidia's upcoming DLSS 5 tech in NBA 2K27's installation files soon after the game's early access period...
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androidpolice.com
One UI 9 will treat my 4 Samsung Galaxy phones very differently
And I'm less upset than I should be
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kotaku.com
Kingdom Hearts 4 Director Explains Why There Are Fewer Worlds
A Famitsu interview reveals new information on Coco, Quadratum, and the story of this new game
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9to5mac.com
Tim Cook and John Ternus host Pikachu at Apple Park - 9to5Mac
In a tongue-in-cheek post on X, Apple CEO Tim Cook shared a video showing Pikachu running around Apple Park during a visit from the Pokémon team.
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Here’s a glimpse at DLSS 5 neural rendering in action ahead of official release
Nvidia could be gearing up to officially launch DLSS 5 neural rendering following the .dll file that was spotted in the early access build of NBA 2K27. A modder was able to implement the tech in Control with neural rendering sliders.
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wccftech.com
Intel's 24-Core Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Dips Below $200 For The First Time Since Launch, Pressuring AMD's X3D Lineup
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus drops to $199 for the first time, offering 24 cores and $150 off regular price at Micro Center.
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slashgear.com
5 Pickup Trucks Faster Than The Ford F-150 Raptor - SlashGear
Trucks quicker than the Ford F-150 Raptor include the Rivian R1T QMMP, Tesla Cybertruck Cyberbeast, GMC Hummer EV, Ford F-150 Raptor R, and Ram 1500 TRX.
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buzzfeed.com
"One Day, They Just Stopped Being A Part Of Life": 18 Objects That Were Everywhere 20 Years Ago That Just *Poof* Vanished
"A screenshot of my Apple Wallet doesn’t quite hit the same as a physical stub."
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GTA 6 is a humongous game with 600,000 unique animations, doubling the animation work put into Red Dead Redemption 2
GTA 6 is an enormous project. Rockstar Games put an unbelievable 600,000 animations into the open world, more than doubling Red Dead Redemption 2's.
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nintendolife.com
ICYMI: SanDisk Is Now Selling A 1TB MicroSD Express Card For Switch 2
Make some space
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Are You a 'Meat Proxy'? The Rise of Copy-Pasting AI Responses Without Thinking - CNET
"AI slop" now has a friend. "Meat proxy" is a new way to describe too much reliance on AI content.