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Wedding bells may be ringing for Celine Song, who has been tapped to write a sequel to Sony’s My Best Friend’s Wedding, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The project is in early development, and at this stage, Song is attached to write, but not direct, and would not necessarily be her next project. The film would follow the 1997 classic …

Moments ago, a Galaxy S26 Ultra firmware leak confirmed that Samsung is working on the next big software update for the upcoming flagship: One UI 8.5. We also received a tip that the company is developing a new Samsung Internet version for the S26 and the next version of One UI. This upcoming Samsung Internet version for the Galaxy S26 …

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET As they say, fashion is cyclical. It turns out that phones are, too, because flip phones are so back.  Gone are the days of clunky phones that don’t fit in tiny pockets. Samsung has just released its brand new Z Flip 7, an AI-full upgrade to one of its most unique smartphone models.  Also: T-Mobile will give you the …

Bend It Like Beckham will be getting a sequel 20 years after its original release. Director Gurinder Chadha told Deadline that the iconic movie will return in 2027, the same year as the film’s 25th anniversary and the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil. “I’m excited to revisit the original characters and revive the enduring story and build on the …

A Pill That Makes Your Blood Deadly to Mosquitoes? It’s Real – And It Works  SciTechDaily A genetic tweak could prevent mosquitoes from transmitting malaria : Goats and Soda  NPR Driving a protective allele of the mosquito FREP1 gene to combat malaria  Nature New findings support ivermectin for malaria control  CIDRAP Mass Administration of Ivermectin Slows Malaria Transmission in Kenya  Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News …

Crash Bandicoot‘s original lead programmer Andrew Gavin has taken to Linkedin to write about his opinion of the mostly excellent Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. He said that Vicarious Visions remake nailed the original trilogy’s ambience and coupled that with luscious visuals. However, Gavin says that the team completely botched one thing and that was the jumping aspect. He said that …

Not in his 135,000 sq.ft office but video game billionaire Gabe Newell works seven days a week remotely, from the master suite of his $250 million superyacht, Tranquility, reviewing Steam updates between scuba dives and streaming from the Mediterranean  Luxurylaunches Gabe Newell says he ditched Microsoft and made Valve and Half-Life to prove “a better approach to game design” at a …

Noah Sheidlower spent two days following Lydia and Bill Hinds, a married couple of nearly 30 years, who say they’re just scraping by in central Connecticut. He reviewed their financial records for this story. He also interviewed more than 90 workers in their 80s and 90s, and 30 researchers and nonprofit leaders focused on older Americans at work. This story …

What if you could lose weight with a drug that won’t make you lose your lunch at the same time? New research shows it might be possible. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Kentucky, and other institutions say they’ve found a potentially novel way to suppress people’s appetite and treat obesity—without causing the nausea or vomiting commonly …

U.S. citizen who works for Commerce Dept. ensnared in Chinese exit ban  The Washington Post China Exit Ban on Wells Fargo Executive Stokes Foreign Business Anxiety  The New York Times Exclusive | U.S.-Based Wells Fargo Banker Blocked From Leaving China  The Wall Street Journal Wells Fargo suspends China travel after employee exit ban, source says  Reuters China imposes “exit ban” on Wells Fargo executive, …