Apple has released the first iOS 26.3 developer beta for iPhone. One change we already expect is a joint collaboration between Apple and Google that should make switching between iOS and Android easi… [+550 chars]

Apple has released the first iOS 26.3 developer beta for iPhone. One change we already expect is a joint collaboration...

9to5Mac

Apple releases first iOS 26.3 beta for iPhone - 9to5Mac

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After poor alpha test feedback, the game is now set to come out early next year.
After poor alpha test feedback, the game is now set to come out early next year… [+1943 chars]

Bungie’s new Marathon extraction shooter is going to launch in March 2026 with a target price of $39.99.

The Verge

Bungie’s delayed shooter Marathon launches in March - The Verge

Google is testing a new “Tailor your feed” Labs experiment that lets you tell Discover exactly what you want to see.”
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Google is testing a new "Tailor your feed" Labs experiment that lets you tell Discover exactly “what you want to see."

9to5google.com

Google letting you customize Discover using prompts with ‘Tailor your feed’ Lab - 9to5Google

Google says the reports lacked “helpful next steps.”…

Ars Technica

Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data - Ars Technica

A Google Chrome extension with a "Featured" badge and six million users has been observed silently gathering every prompt entered by users into artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots like Open… [+6182 chars]

Urban VPN extensions collect AI prompts, responses, and browsing data from millions through hidden code.

Internet

Featured Chrome Browser Extension Caught Intercepting Millions of Users' AI Chats - The Hacker News

'Tis the season to be jolly, even if you happen to be ankle-deep in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Yup, Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl 2 is getting into the seasonal spirit of giving with a completely … [+2029 chars]

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl 2 is getting a free update promising "hours" of new quests very soon.

Eurogamer.net

Stalker 2 is adding "hours" of new quests in a major free update coming very, very soon - Eurogamer

The first foldable iPhone will feature a series of design and hardware firsts for Apple, according to details shared by the Weibo leaker known as Digital Chat Station.
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The first foldable iPhone will feature a series of design and hardware firsts for Apple, according to details shared by the Weibo leaker known as...

MacRumors

Leak Reveals Foldable iPhone Details - MacRumors

Ubisoft today announced that it has acquired March of Giants, formerly developed by Amazons Montreal Games studio. The team will join Ubisoft to continue development of the free-to-play title, and is… [+1994 chars]

The Montreal-based team behind March of Giants joins Ubisoft to continue development on the free-to-play 4v4 MOBA game where players take on the role of giant combatants.

Ubisoft.com

Ubisoft Acquires March of Giants From Amazon - Ubisoft

It's that time of year again where we not only celebrate the best games of the year, but also look at the worst games of the year and the latter is exactly what Metacritic has been highlighting over … [+2750 chars]

Pure Xbox

Metacritic Reveals The 10 Worst-Rated Video Games Of 2025 - Pure Xbox

More games than ever are being released on PC, but we've narrowed down that sizable number to the 10 best we played this year.

GameSpot

The Best PC Games Of 2025 - GameSpot

Keychain cameras are rarely good. However, in the case of Walmart’s current offering, it might be worse than it’s supposed to be. [FoxTailWhipz] bought the Vivitar-branded device and set about invest… [+1446 chars]

Keychain cameras are rarely good. However, in the case of Walmart’s current offering, it might be worse than it’s supposed to be. [FoxTailWhipz] bought the Vivitar-branded device and se…

Hackaday

Tearing Down Walmart’s $12 Keychain Camera - Hackaday

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Substack.com

The Game Awards reveals that blew up on Steam - Substack

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's free DLC released at the conclusion of the 2025 The Game Awards on Dec. 11, and players have been reckoning with its high difficulty curve since. The free "Thank you Upd… [+1615 chars]

Whether it's rust or because the bosses are just artificially hard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 players are reeling at the free DLC's difficulty.

Polygon

Clair Obscur's new Endless Tower bosses are providing quite the challenge for returning players - Polygon

Last week, I started telling the story of the Lorwyn block's design. We left off with the team finalizing the nine creature types for Lorwyn. We'll pick up the story from there.
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Mark discusses the mechanics of the Lorwyn block, their reception, and prepares the audience for Lorwyn Eclipsed.

Wizards.com

Playing to Lorwyn, Part 2 - Magic: The Gathering

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A glut of extensions from programmers who dont understand their AI-written code has delayed reviews.
A glut of extensions from programmers who dont understand t… [+3371 chars]

The Gnome Shell Extensions store has banned AI-generated extensions after receiving an influx of messy vibe-coded submissions.

GNOME bans AI-generated extensions - The Verge

Divinity: Original Sin 2 now has current gen versions available for Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Larian's previous RPG, before Baldur's Gate 3, was already available on Switch, PS4, and Xbox … [+1217 chars]

Divinity: Original Sin 2 now has current gen versions available for Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

Days after Larian's big The Game Awards announcement, 2017's Divinity: Original Sin 2 receives current gen upgrade for Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S - Eurogamer

Apple released the AirPods Max on December 15, 2020, meaning the over-ear headphones launched five years ago today. While the AirPods Max were updated with a USB-C port and new color options last yea… [+1958 chars]

Apple released the AirPods Max on December 15, 2020, meaning the over-ear headphones launched five years ago today. While the AirPods Max were...

AirPods Max 2 Likely to Offer These 10 New Features - MacRumors

Waze appears to be testing out support for showing traffic lights along your route in navigation, a feature already available in Google Maps.
As spotted by GeekTime, Waze is showing traffic lights w… [+981 chars]

Waze is finally testing support for showing traffic lights along your route, but it's only in the very early stages.

Waze is testing support for showing traffic lights along your route - 9to5Google

FBI reveals 630 million stolen passwords.
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Updated December 15 with hands-on details of password manager application tools that can help check for compromised credentials following reports of … [+8051 chars]

The FBI has confirmed that 630 million stolen passwords were found on devices belonging to a single hacker. Here's how to check if yours is one of them.

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