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8 new features coming to your Galaxy phones with One UI 8.5

8 new features coming to your Galaxy phones with One UI 8.5

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Android 16-based One UI 8 is just starting to roll out to Galaxy phones worldwide, and Samsung hasn’t officially announced anything about One UI 8.5 yet. However, we and a few other folks got our hands on a leaked firmware build that reveals several upcoming features for your Galaxy phones. While we’ve already written …

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Verified Steam game steals streamer’s cancer treatment donations

Verified Steam game steals streamer’s cancer treatment donations

A gamer seeking financial support for cancer treatment lost $32,000 after downloading from Steam a verified game named BlockBlasters that drained his cryptocurrency wallet. BlockBlasters is a 2D platformer that was available on Steam for almost two months, between July 30 and September 21. The game was safe until August 30, when a cryptodrainer component was added. Published by developer Genesis Interactive …

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ProbablyMonsters worker fired for Charlie Kirk comments

ProbablyMonsters worker fired for Charlie Kirk comments

Storm Lancers developer ProbablyMonsters has seemingly fired its global marketing manager, Light Humphreys, for publishing a series of posts commenting on the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.  In a sequence of remarks published on Meta-owned social media platform Threads, Humphreys appeared to criticize Kirk and joke about his killing. Screenshots of those posts were then circulated on X (formerly …

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Perplexity can now manage your email inbox with an AI agent

Perplexity can now manage your email inbox with an AI agent

Perplexity has announced a new feature dubbed “Email Assistant” that lets you bring an AI agent into your inbox and let it manage your emails, schedule meetings, and even draft replies to threads that need responding to. The AI agent works in Outlook and Gmail, but it’s part of Perplexity’s expensive Max subscription, which costs $200 a month. “Turn your …

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“Fake game” removed from Steam after allegedly stealing over $150k from players

“Fake game” removed from Steam after allegedly stealing over 0k from players

An apparently fake game has been removed from Valve’s Steam platform after allegedly stealing more than $150,000 from players. The game, BlockBlasters, was a free-to-play retro platformer published by Genesis Interactive. It launched on July 30 and appeared safe at first, but security researchers say a malicious cryptodrainer component was added on August 30. The game remained available on Steam …

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Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 Fans Think It Looks “Unfinished” On Switch 2

Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 Fans Think It Looks “Unfinished” On Switch 2

Nintendo drew a lot of flak in 2020 for bundling two iconic Mario games (and Sunshine) into a limited release, but nobody expected the console giant to repackage Super Mario Galaxy, along with its sequel, into another bundle just five years later. This time, for the low, low price of $70. Or $40, if you just want Super Mario Galaxy …

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New PS Plus September Game Already Has a Shutdown Date

New PS Plus September Game Already Has a Shutdown Date

A PS Plus Extra September 2025 game is already scheduled to have its servers shut down, per a notice on its publisher’s website. It’s not unusual for annual/sports multiplayer games to have a limited shelf life, so those jumping into WWE 2K25 (PS5, PS4) — whether through PS Plus or a full purchase — should take note that they have …

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