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Over the past two weeks, the shutdown fight has dominated Washington, leaving a stack of fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills waiting for their turn at the negotiating table. As LGBTQ+ people have watched nervously to see whether Democrats would hold the line against anti-trans and anti-queer riders, another “must-pass” measure has quietly advanced through Congress: the National Defense Authorization Act. …

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate’s price recently shot up a tremendous 50% in the US, up from $19.99 to $29.99 per month. That’s an extra $120 per year, and a lot of extra cash you need to find in order to keep what used to be the best deal in gaming around. Yeesh! If you want to beat the price hike, …

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service has been in the news a lot lately, and now, it’s back again for a more normal reason: There are more games on the way across October. This month is pretty notable in that there’s not just one, but three Xbox first-party games on the way, with a couple of them launching in just …

Longtime Xbox devotees have recently seen several former exclusive games go to PlayStation 5, while Microsoft has raised prices on Game Pass and Xbox consoles in the US. Now, one of Xbox’s original team members, Laura Fryer, is calling out her former employer and describing the price increases as a “betrayal” of the trust that gamers placed in them. “With …

In the music, TV and film industries, streaming has completely upended the business model. Instead of buying albums and films, most of us pay for a few subscriptions depending on what we want to watch, and maybe supplement that with the odd vinyl or special-edition Blu-ray. This has been pretty terrible for musicians, who earn approximately $0.004 per play on …

Microsoft has made its first Xbox Game Pass lineup announcement since its controversial decision to raise the price of the Ultimate subscription. Last week, Microsoft sparked a backlash with its decision to raise the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $19.99 a month to $29.99 a month (a 50% increase that amounts to an extra $120 a year). To …

Summary: Groundbreaking research has revealed that as men age, harmful genetic mutations in sperm not only accumulate but are also favored during sperm production, giving them a reproductive advantage. Using ultra-accurate DNA sequencing, scientists found that sperm from older men were significantly more likely to carry disease-causing mutations, including those linked to neurodevelopmental disorders and cancer. This phenomenon, known as …

Senate fails for the sixth time to pass a government funding bill  Politico Senate to vote on funding bills again as government shutdown enters second week  CNBC Federal government shutdown grinds into a second week, but quiet talks emerging  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pressure points: 5 ways the shutdown could end  The Hill Government Shutdown Live Updates: Senate Votes to Block Dueling Bills Again a Week …

Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Ninja Gaiden 4, Keeper, Ball x Pit, Supermarket Simulator, and More  Xbox Wire Microsoft Makes First Xbox Game Pass Lineup Announcement Since Raising the Price of Ultimate  IGN 3 Game Pass games we’re playing this weekend (Oct. 3-5)  Polygon Xbox Game Pass Games For October 2025 Wave 1 Announced  Insider Gaming These 12 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game …

Microsoft is pausing price hikes for its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription in some countries. As reported by The Verge, existing customers received an email clarifying that if they were on an auto-recurring plan, the price rise would not affect current subscriptions. The markets exempt from price rises include Germany, Ireland, South Korea, Poland, and India. The changes in price …