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Noah Centineo to Play Young Rambo in an Upcoming Rambo Origin Movie by Lionsgate
Shashank Shakya
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It has come to light that Noah Centineo has been cast to play a younger version of the iconic character of John Rambo and here is everything you need to know about the upcoming project.
Despite the jump in hardware, it looks like EA FC 26 will remain locked at 30 FPS on the Nintendo Switch 2. Naturally, fans online aren't happy with the news.
AOL is shutting down its dial-up service, along with AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser. The service will retire on September 30th, 2025, after a 34-year long run. AOL's dial-up service brought the internet to many American households back in the 90s, but slowly faded as high-speed internet connections took over.
Despite spanning decades, the GTA franchise has a surprisingly tight list of recurring characters. And GTA 6 could break tradition by leaving out of one of the most iconic characters in that short list.
Lord of the Mysteries Anime Roadmap Revealed; 6 Seasons and a Final Movie Confirmed
Ajith Kumar
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The Lord of the Mysteries anime is one of the best donghua series to be released and the series is skyrocketing in popularity in recent times. Thanks to its massive popularity, the LOTM franchise is planned for six epic seasons and a final movie, you can learn more about the complete roadmap of Lord of Mysteries anime here.
Apple’s Next-Gen Siri Will Let You Control Your Favorite Apps with Just Your Voice
Anshuman Jain
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Apple's next-generation Siri will feature deeper integration with third-party apps, and you will be able to control them with your voice. The Cupertino giant has added a note to the App Intents system, mentioning that it's working on in-app actions via Siri. Apple is currently working with companies behind apps like Uber, AllTrails, Threads, Temu, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, along with a few games for its upcoming Siri.
The First Trailer for One Piece Live-Action Season 2 Is Here Along with a Surprise Announcement
Ajith Kumar
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We have been waiting to catch a glimpse of the Straw Hats' adventures in One Piece live-action season 2. As part of the One Piece Day event, Netflix has dropped the first trailer for the second season today alongside a surprising announcement, find out everything revealed regarding season 2 here.
Grow a Garden Kitchen Storm Update Release Date and Time (Countdown Timer)
Ishan Adhikary
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The Grow a Garden Kitchen Storm Update launches on August 9, 2025, at 7:00 AM PT, bringing new recipes, events, seeds, and pets to the game. The highlight is the Kitchen Storm event, where cooking speeds double, crops get a new Aromatic mutation, and the Rat Connoisseur NPC hands out rewards. Before the update, players can join the Albert Admin Abuse event for exclusive items and a special guest appearance.
The Batman Part 2 is easily one of the most anticipated movies from DC and according to new reports, Robin could appear in the upcoming movie. So, here is everything we know so far about it
HBO Max is Taking Stricter Actions to Crack Down on Password Sharing
Anshuman Jain
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HBO Max will start showing persistent prompts to crack down on password sharing, starting in September. This is an attempt to push users to pay $7.99 extra to add another member to their current plan, or sign up for a new plan instead. The service has been using softer measures till now with prompts that you could dismiss.
The Controversial Grok Imagine Video Generator is Now Free for Everyone
Anshuman Jain
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Elon Musk's xAI announced that it's making its Grok Imagine image and video generation tool available for free. Users can try out Grok Imagine through the Grok app on iOS and Android. Grok Imagine was previously available to SuperGrok and Premium Plus subscribers.
New Details for Genshin Impact’s UGC Mode Officially Revealed in China
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Genshin Impact has official confirmed that an UGC game mode is in the works. The UGC mode will give creative freedom to players, letting them create gameplay stages that can be shared publicly. There will be both single and multiplayer modes in the UGC game mode of Genshin Impact.
Apple Is Rolling out the Second Public Beta for iOS 26 and iPadOS 26
Anshuman Jain
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Apple is rolling out the second public beta update for iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. The update features similar changes seen in the latest developer beta 5, including new animations, Classic Mode Switching in Camera, and a new AirDrop icon. The update is available for early testers and can be downloaded from Settings > General > Software Update.
GTA 6 Price Still Remains a Secret, but Take-Two Says It Will “Deliver More Value than What We Charge”
Ishan Adhikary
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The GTA 6 price is still unconfirmed, but Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick says the aim is to give players more value than what they pay. He hinted that GTA 6 will launch the game at a premium price, possibly with multiple editions, before lowering it over time. Analysts warn that setting the price too high could risk alienating GTA Online’s large player base.
Paramount in Talks with Michael Bay to Reboot the Transformers Franchise
Shashank Shakya
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In a recent update, it has come to light that Michael Bay is in talks with Paramount to reboot the Transformers franchise and here is everything you should know about this update.
OpenAI's most advanced GPT-5 model is now available for free in Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Azure AI. This latest model features major advancements in code quality, reasoning, and multimodal conversations. Users can try it out in Copilot's Smart mode, while GitHub developers need a paid plan to access the latest AI model.
GPT-5 is finally official and OpenAI is rolling out its most advanced AI model to all ChatGPT users for free, starting today. Free users can access the GPT-5 model with limited usage; ChatGPT Plus users get GPT-5 with higher limits; and ChatGPT Pro, and Team users can access GPT-5 Pro. GPT-5 delivers strong performance across coding, math, visual perception, writing, health, and more. It also dramatically reduces hallucinations.
Fortnite Proximity Chat Is Finally Coming and Players Are Ready for Chaos
Rishabh Sabarwal
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Fortnite is soon adding Proximity Chat to its main Battle Royale mode and players are wondering what chaos would that ensue. Here's what the community thinks about it.
The Batman Part 2 Officially Confirmed to Begin Filming in Early 2026
Shashank Shakya
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The Batman Part 2 is one of the most anticipated movies and it has come to light that it is about to begin filming soon. So, if you have been looking out for it, here's everything you should know.
Fortnite Finally Confirms It’s Not Family Friendly Anymore and Drops the F-Bomb
Rishabh Sabarwal
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Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 teaser has already made Epic drop the F-bomb that takes its family friendly status away. Here's how it happened.
Gemini Gets a ‘Guided Learning’ Mode for Students; Here’s How to Use It
Arjun Sha
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Google has added a 'Guided Learning' mode in Gemini to promote deeper understanding of complex topics and concepts. It's available for free to all Gemini users. You can upload your course materials, and Gemini integrates images, diagrams, and videos to explain the concept. Google is also offering one year of free Gemini AI Pro subscription to 18+ students in the US, Japan, Indonesia, Korea and Brazil.
iOS 26 Developer Beta 5 introduces a new charging indicator on the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 case. The case will light up orange, likely when it is low on battery, even if it's not in use or opened. There is a new splash screen that shows what each LED color means on the AirPods case.
Tinder Is Lowkey Becoming Hinge with New Modes, Campus Dating & AI Matchmaking
Anshuman Jain
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Tinder will soon introduce a new feature called Modes, which will let you find matches based on your specific dating preferences. The app will undergo a major redesign, introduce its AI matchmaker globally, and launch a new feature that allows users to like specific parts of a Tinder profile. To attract more Gen Z audience, Tinder will also let users find matches within a specific college campus.
Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 5 Patch Notes: Stadium Contract, Recknoning Map, and More
Aryan Singh
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A new Call of Duty is on the horizon, with Season 5 set to hit Black Ops 6 and Warzone. To find out all the new content in the update, check out the full patch notes.
Instagram is introducing a new "Repost" option to reshare others' posts, and Reposted content will appear in a separate section in your profile. Next is Instagram Map, which will let you check where your friends are and find content based on places your friends and creators have interacted with. There is also a new Friends section in the reels tab where you will find content that your friends have liked or commented on.
Microsoft has brought OpenAI's smaller gpt‑oss-20b AI model to Windows 11 via Windows AI Foundry. Users can locally run OpenAI's AI model on Windows machines, but currently, it's only supported on Nvidia GPUs with 16GB of VRAM. If you want to try it on other hardware, you can check out LM Studio or Ollama.
One Less Subscription to Buy: Hulu Will Be Integrated into Disney+; Standalone Hulu App to Shut Down
Anmol Sachdeva
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Walt Disney Company plans to integrate the content of Hulu into Disney+ to offer a standalone streaming app to users.
After Netflix, Now Disney Announces It Won’t Share Paid Subscribers Count for Its Services
Anshuman Jain
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Disney CEO and CFO announced in their quarterly earnings report that they will stop sharing paid subscriber numbers. The change will first come to ESPN+, and other services will follow three months later. The reason for this change is that subscriber numbers are less meaningful now.
Elon Musk's xAI firm released the Grok Imagine AI tool that can generate images and videos from text prompts and images. Shockingly, it features a controversial "Spicy" mode, which allows users to create nude deepfakes of celebrities. In one instance, Grok Imagine generated a completely uncensored video of a Taylor Swift lookalike.
The Apple Support app is getting a new AI-powered chatbot, as reported by some users. Users can directly chat with the AI assistant to troubleshoot their Apple devices. There is no word as to when this will be rolled out for everyone.
Can’t Come Up With Bedtime Stories? Google’s Gemini is Here to Help
Anshuman Jain
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Google has announced a new Storybook tool in Gemini, which can create a 10-page storybook, featuring illustrations and audio narration. The storybook adds custom art for every page, along with soothing voice narration. This tool is available for everyone, and you can start using it in Gemini for free.
Google’s New Genie 3 AI Lets You Create Interactive Worlds You Can Explore
Arjun Sha
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Genie 3 is the latest world model by Google DeepMind that can generate dynamic worlds and users can navigate in real-time. It can simulate any environment, beyond gaming environments, at 720p and it lasts for minutes. Genie 3 maintains visual consistency over a long horizon, and its visual memory is extended to one minute.
Embracing its past roots, OpenAI has released two new open-weight AI models called gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b. The larger gpt-oss-120b model is comparable to o4-mini and the smaller gpt-oss-20b is closer to o3-mini in performance. Both AI models are released under the Apache 2.0 license and can be downloaded from Hugging Face, Ollama, LM Studio, and more.
Power Rangers Are Morphin into Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 to Squash Bugs
Rishabh Sabarwal
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The first look at Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 has finally arrived and it confirms the arrival of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers who will defend the Bug Invasion in Shock N' Awesome.
Call of Duty Drops Black Ops 7 Reveal Date and Teases Game Changing New Character
Ishan Adhikary
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Call of Duty Black Ops 7 is finally getting its big reveal at Gamescom ONL on August 19, 2025. Alongside the reveal date, Activision teased a new character who might be the face of the game, and she's not the usual male lead. The event will showcase both campaign and multiplayer, with a possible release date reveal too.
You Could Romance a Bear in Baldurs Gate 3 but More Than 98% Missed This Easy Achievement
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Baldur's Gate 3 is celebrating its 2 year anniversary by Larian Studios revealing hilarious player stats. Only 1.82% of all players have been able to get the most rare achievement in Baldur's Gate 3. Players only need to obtain 100 coins through performing music to obtain this elusive achievement.
Battlefield 6 to Have SBMM and Server Browser, but Not in the Way You Think
Aryan Singh
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Battlefield 6 will include skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) and a server browser — though both come with caveats that have players talking.
Larian Studios Just Revealed How Baldur’s Gate 3 Will Never Go Dry on Content
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Baldur's Gate 3 has had over 265 million mod downloads since the game officially released their tool kit back in April. The modding support has been a major reason for the game's continue success, enabling them to consistently hold their player base. Larian Studios have promised to update their tool kit to give modders more freedom and creativity.
‘Name, Shame, and Hard Block Them’: Cloudflare Blasts Perplexity Over AI Website Scraping
Anshuman Jain
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Cloudflare has caught Perplexity scraping websites that explicitly block AI crawlers. Perplexity's AI crawlers concealed their identity and even used undisclosed IP addresses. The AI startup was caught doing so across tens of thousands of domains, making millions of requests per day.
OpenAI’s VP and head of the ChatGPT app, Nick Turley, announced that ChatGPT is on track to reach 700 million weekly active users. OpenAI is also seeing huge revenue growth, surging from $10 billion in June to $13 billion in July in annual recurring revenue. Apart from that, OpenAI has introduced break reminders in ChatGPT to encourage shorter chat sessions.
Dan Heng Permansor Terrae Form Revealed in Honkai Star Rail 3.6 Drip Marketing
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Dan Heng Permansor Terrae has been revealed in the latest Honkai Star Rail drip marketing. He is a 5-star character of the Preservation path and has the Physical element type. The drip marketing confirms Dan Heng Permansor Terrae for the upcoming Honkai Star Rail 3.6 banners.
Character.AI Adds a Social Feed for AI-Generated Content to Its App
Anshuman Jain
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Character.AI has added a social feed to its mobile app. This allows users to share AI-generated content, and interact with others' avatars. Users can even create videos using text prompts and images with Character.AI's AvatarFX model to share on the feed.