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In case you hadn’t heard, GTA6 pre-orders are live tonight (June 25) at midnight. Due for general release on November 19, it’s been 13 years (!) since GTA 5 first launched two console generations ago. While you’re pre-ordering your copy, now might be the time to upgrade your
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For most of the world, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be remembered as a sporting event. For cybersecurity teams, it will function more like a live multinational stress test. Spanning three countries, 16 host cities, and thousands of miles of transportation corridors, the tournament depends on an interconnected ecosystem
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* US government ordered Anthropic to pull frontier models for foreign nationals * Legal AI startup claims it had contractual access to those models * Anthropic doesn't agree with the White House – but complies Legal AI startup Legion LegalTech Corp has filed a lawsuit challenging a June 12 government order that
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With Grand Theft Auto 6 dropping in November, time is running out if you want to play the previous games in the series before diving in. If you own a modern console, there aren't that many to catch up on, as only a few of the older ones
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* Alexa+ has turned a little scary in one household * A simple counting task enabled a creepy voice * Some other users are reporting similar bugs in the AI If you're already worried about the potential dangers of AI chatbots, this one probably isn't for you: an Amazon
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Cybersecurity firm XM Cyber has demonstrated a macOS attack technique that allows a standard, non-administrative user account to silently disable enterprise endpoint security tools, including EDR and MDM agents, without triggering alerts or requiring kernel exploits. Some of the underlying primitives, including the abuse of weakly-validated XPC connections and the
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Amazon's Prime Day 2026 has arrived, and for anyone building out a competitive PC setup the timing is worth paying attention. We've pulled together some great deals on gaming mice, headsets, and keyboards that will upgrade a battlestation, while saving some money on brands such as
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A 2,000% rally has handed Beijing’s Zhipu a rare fundraising window, and Anthropic’s vanished Fable 5 widened it. The harder question is whether a deeply unprofitable lab can turn the moment into a durable business. Six months ago, Zhipu was a Chinese artificial-intelligence lab fresh off a
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Walmart is paying a reported $1.4bn for a connected-TV ad startup worth $410m nine months ago. The price tells you how far retailers will now go to catch Amazon in advertising. Walmart has agreed to buy Vibe.co, a connected-TV advertising platform. Two reports peg the deal at $1.
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Menlo Ventures has raised $3bn, the biggest haul in its 50-year history. It is funded, in effect, by a single bet on Anthropic that is now worth about $14bn. Most venture funds are sold on a promise. Menlo Ventures’ new $3bn is sold on a receipt. The firm announced the
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* The Blair Witch Project reboot will be released on September 24, 2027 * YouTube creator Dylan Clark will direct the project * Clark has already directed a number of horror shorts which are available for free on YouTube The Blair Witch Project is getting a reboot, which will arrive in theaters worldwide
