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Apple has a new Home product in the works that’s been reported on widely, and which I’ve been calling ‘HomePad.’ But a leak in iOS 26 beta 4 reveals Apple may have a different product name planned for the forthcoming HomePod with a touch screen. New leak refers to ‘HomePod’ product with a screen; possibly the first ‘HomePod Touch’? Today …

Valve recently changed Steam’s rules and regulations to give banks, payment processors, and internet service providers some control over the definition of acceptable “adult content” on Steam, in line with their own respective policies. As Valve suggested to RPS in a statement, it was either that or risk a credit card firm or bank blocking Steam purchases at large. Alongside …

Something special’s lurking in the tall grass, Trainers! One of the treasures of ruin, Wo-Chien, is appearing in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet 5-star Tera Raid Battles—and it’s Shiny! This Ruinous Pokémon has Grass as its Tera Type and will appear at Tera Raid crystals from Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. PDT to Sunday, August 3, 2025, at …

Microsoft has unveiled a new Surface Laptop 5G as part of its computing collection for business customers. The company said that a 5G option was in the works for its business line back in January when it unveiled other to the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop for Business, and this requested feature is intended to make the laptop an option …

Samsung said the display it used for the Galaxy Z Fold 7 can be folded over twice as many times as the display used for the previous iterations of the model. The foldable OLED panel “remained fully functional” after certification company Bureau Veritas put it through a durability test, wherein it was folded 500,000 times over 13 days. That means …

AI coding tool wipes production database, fabricates 4,000 users, and lies to cover its tracks  Cybernews SF tech CEO apologizes after AI bot wipes company’s code base — and lied about it  KRON4 Replit’s CEO apologizes after its AI agent wiped a company’s code base in a test run and lied about it  Business Insider ‘I destroyed months of your work in seconds’ …

Pokémon GO Watch on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube828k Pokémon GO Fest 2025: Max Finale lands on August 23rd to 24th in the hugely popular mobile AR game, featuring multiple Max Pokémon and the first ever global appearance of Eternatus. There’s also a brand new promo code — GOFESTMAX — that you can pop into the web store …

Dark Pictures studio Supermassive has announced a round of layoffs and delayed its sci-fi horror game Directive 8020 into 2026. In a statement published on its social media channels, the studio said that it had begun the redundancy process for around 36 employees. “This decision was not taken lightly, and we know this will be an incredibly difficult time for …

Ahead of Eternatus’ debut in Pokémon Go, there’s a Timed Research set you can unlock via a promo code that rewards you with Gigantamax Rillaboom, Cinderace, or Inteleon. The limited-time “Gigantamax Journey” research is definitely worth completing — but which of the Galar starters should you pick? We explain how to redeem the code for the Pokémon Go Timed Research, …

Those of you subscribed to PS Plus Extra tier have something new to play today: Abiotic Factor is launching directly into Sony’s service, and is available to download and play right now. Described as a narrative-driven survival co-op experience, you’ll join forces with up to five other players as you plumb the depths of an underground research facility, which finds …