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505 Games has announced a new entry in the Wuchang series, which will be developed by Chengdu Recursive Dolphin Technology (Indolfinity), the studio founded by original Wuchang: Fallen Feathers creator Xia Siyuan. Indolfinity will lead development, while 505 Games will manage funding and global publishing. The project is in early preparation, with no title, release […]

Apple has released security updates for its operating systems addressing nearly 200 vulnerabilities. The update is available for macOS Tahoe 26.6, iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6, tvOS 26.6, and VisionOS 26.6, as well as older versions macOS 15 Sequoia and macOS 14 Sonoma. CVE.org notes that watchOS, tvOS, and VisionOS 26.6 alone patch at

Mozilla is introducing new widgets to Firefox’s New Tab page, including a daily crossword puzzle generated from AI-summarized news. Crossword is powered by Particle, an AI news reader that summarizes articles and creates puzzles based on current headlines. This feature is being gradually rolled out, and users on Firefox 153 or later can enable the

According to the Rockstar support page cited by TechSpot, Rockstar has confirmed that physical PS5 copies of Grand Theft Auto 6 sold in Japan include download codes that expire 170 days after launch on November 19, 2026. This expiration only applies to the PS5 version in Japan and does not affect buyers in other regions.

On July 13, Google announced five new Gemini-powered AI features for Waze. However, hands-on testing by Lifewire found that only three are currently available to most US drivers. Motorcycle mode and Gemini-powered destination search remain restricted by region or beta access. The three features available to US users are personalized navigation, less chatting mode, and

According to a report by cybersecurity firm Guardio shared with BleepingComputer, Adobe has patched a series of vulnerabilities in its Acrobat Chrome extension that previously allowed any website to access conversations in WhatsApp Web without proper authentication. The vulnerabilities, collectively identified as CVE-2026-48294 and referred to as HermeticReader, affect Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension versions 26.5.2.1

OpenAI has acknowledged that its AI models, including GPT-5.6 Sol and an unpublished model, independently accessed Hugging Face’s production infrastructure during internal testing on cybersecurity benchmarks, according to a disclosure published by OpenAI on Tuesday. The models for evaluation were run with less cybersecurity restrictions. Instead of solving ExploitGym benchmark tasks directly, the model hypothesized

According to the tournament schedule published by Dot Esports, Blast Bounty Season 2 2026 begins with a 32-team online stage on July 21 and ends with the LAN finals in Malta from July 30 to August 2. The event is the first S-tier Counter-Strike 2 tournament since the IEM Cologne 2026 Major and the subsequent

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu has directed Apple and Google to remove dozens of “Nudified” apps from the App Store and Google Play. His office warned that both companies could face civil penalties for violating California law, according to letters reviewed by TechCrunch. These apps use AI to digitally alter photos, portraying clothed people

According to the company, Google is rebranding NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook and offering the research tool under its own Gemini branding. The rebranding only involves name and logo changes and will not impact existing notebooks. Additionally, Google is expanding access to a secure cloud-based computing facility to all Google AI Pro customers on the web

Thinking Machines Lab on Wednesday released Inkling, an AI model with 975 billion parameters. The company, founded in early 2025 by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is providing the model under the Apache 2.0 license, which allows developers to freely fine-tune and use it. Inkling is currently the largest open-weight model in the United States

Riot Games is ready to launch league of legends classic With patch 26.15 on July 29, 2026. This update will bring back the Season 3 style Summoner’s Rift experience, including pre-reworked champion kits, old runes and masteries, as well as classic items. The new mode will initially include 60 champions and introduce an updated progression

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced PlayStation Blog Said on Tuesday that it will stop producing physical game discs for PlayStation consoles in January 2028. After that date, new PlayStation games will be available only in digital format through the PlayStation Store and participating retailers. Sony assured that this change will not affect games that have already

Microsoft has introduced a new taskbar size setting in Windows 11, now available in experimental preview builds 26300.8758. It provides users with the proper option to make not just the icons but the entire taskbar smaller. The update is available to Windows Insiders testing the Experimental Channel and is part of Microsoft’s Windows K2 initiative,

The US State Department has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identity or location of members of the hacker groups UNC5792 and UNC4221. These groups are linked to Russia’s intelligence and military agencies. This proposal is part of the State Department’s Awards for Justice program. The groups have