Classic Baldur's Gate Gets Smarter Mod Tool
A web-based mod management tool for the classic Baldur's Gate games has reached version 2.0, offering features to prevent compatibility disasters when modifying decades-old titles.
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Pearl Abyss Admits Crimson Desert Controls Are Broken, Vows Patch
Crimson Desert sold 2 million copies in 24 hours but faces a growing credibility crisis over clunky, confusing controls that overshadow its technical ambition.
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App designer's departure to Apple sparks fierce legal battle over funds and code
A messy split between the co-founders of Halide, a popular iPhone camera app, has spilled into court. One partner is accusing the other of misusing company funds and stealing source code for Apple.
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Brisbane Trades Sprawl for Suburban Density Hubs
New planning research reveals Brisbane is abandoning its sprawling suburban pattern in favour of self-contained density hubs clustered around shopping centres and transport nodes.
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The Race to Driverless Trucking: More Than Technology at Stake
Autonomous trucking companies are moving beyond testing into commercial operations, yet the real challenge lies in proving the business model can work at scale.
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Four Keys to Building AI Agents Your Business Can Actually Trust
2026 promises to be the year AI agents move from pilot projects to core business operations, but most enterprises are discovering that making them trustworthy requires more than better technology.
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The intelligence war beneath the bombs: how agencies track a conflict in real time
Three weeks into the Iran-Israel conflict, intelligence agencies are employing extraordinary coordination between human spies and technical surveillance to track a rapidly evolving war across the Middle East.
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Pentagon Claims Anthropic Could Sabotage AI in War. The Firm Strongly Disagrees
The US Department of Defense alleges that Anthropic could disable or alter its Claude AI during warfighting operations. Anthropic denies the claim and argues the government is retaliating for refusing to remove ethical safeguards.
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Jury Finds Musk Liable for Misleading Twitter Investors in $44bn Deal
A California jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading Twitter shareholders through tweets about fake accounts ahead of his 2022 acquisition, potentially owing billions in damages.
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Open source security goes behind closed doors in Rust advisory dispute
A prominent cryptographer has been banned from Rust security channels after clashing with maintainers over the publication of bug reports, raising questions about transparency and due process in open source security governance.
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Olyslagers claims silver in quest for three-peat at World Indoor Championships
Nicola Olyslagers finished third outright in a three-way tie for silver at the World Indoor Championships in ToruĊ, clearing 1.99m but unable to match Ukrainian Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh's winning height of 2.01m.
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Graphics updates make cross-platform app performance smoother
New driver updates for Windows Subsystem for Linux and WINE bring better GPU support for running applications across different operating systems, while a fresh OpenGL extension tackles decades-old memory addressing problems.
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Smaller gaming mouse makers show big brands how software should work
Major gaming mouse manufacturers burden users with bloated software featuring unwanted features, while smaller brands demonstrate that lean, functional alternatives outperform in-your-face ecosystems.
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Chainguard expands security to cover AI-driven software risks
Chainguard is racing to secure AI-era software development by hardening CI/CD workflows, commercial software, and AI agent tools as attackers deploy automated bots to exploit vulnerable pipelines.
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Smiggle investigation widens as misconduct claims go global
Solomon Lew's investigation into former Smiggle boss John Cheston has crossed international borders, bringing fresh allegations of misconduct including drinking and gambling at work.
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Lebanon's Eid Overshadowed by War and Displacement Crisis
The Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr finds Lebanon gripped by conflict, with more than a million displaced and critical humanitarian needs mounting across shelters and makeshift camps.
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OpenAI Abandons Sprawl Strategy, Consolidates Desktop Apps into Single Superapp
OpenAI is folding its ChatGPT app, Codex coding platform, and Atlas browser into a single desktop superapp, citing internal inefficiencies and mounting competitive pressure.
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AC/DC's Stevie Young hospitalised in Buenos Aires ahead of tour shows
AC/DC's rhythm guitarist Stevie Young was hospitalised in Buenos Aires after feeling unwell, just days before the band's sold-out stadium dates in Argentina.
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Google races to catch up in AI desktop wars with Gemini Mac app
Google is testing a native Gemini app for macOS with screen-reading capabilities, aiming to close the gap with competitors who already offer dedicated desktop applications.
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Cyclone Narelle set to hammer Cape York as emergency services brace for impact
Tropical Cyclone Narelle is forecast to make landfall on Cape York Peninsula on Friday as a dangerous Category 5 system, bringing wind gusts of up to 285 km/h and heavy rainfall to a region already reeling from recent flooding.
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