'They Now Wait for This Storm to Pass' — PS5 Owners Are Cancelling PlayStation Plus Subscriptions to Protest Sony Killing Discs, but Analysts Say It Won't Make Any Difference
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: Jul 8, 2026 8:31pm UTC
PS5 owners are cancelling their PlayStation Plus subscriptions in protest at Sony's controversial decision to stop releasing games on physical discs — but the gesture will not force the console maker to change its mind, analysts say.
Race discrimination case over child’s swim puts ‘Dutch paradox’ in focus
When Henri Duiker went to check whether his 12-year-old son and his friend were enjoying their first “disco” swim evening alone, he was baffled. Instead of being in the water, Henri’s son was standing alone by the desk at the Watergeus pool, in Zoetermeer in the Netherlands.
World Cup 2026: Meet the duo visiting all 16 venues in a London cab
Two men. Three countries. 10,000 miles. 39 days. 16 stadiums. One World Cup.
Englishman Ollie Jenks and Canadian friend Seth Scott are attempting to complete the enormous task of driving to all 16 venues used at this summer's World Cup, but with an unusual and very British twist.
Trump declares ceasefire with Iran over during angry broadside at Nato summit
Donald Trump has declared that the ceasefire with Iran is over as he arrived at the Nato summit in Ankara, launching an angry broadside in which he complained about the military alliance and repeated his demand for Greenland.
Here's the Black Flag Resynced release time for your region
Black Flag Resynced, the much-anticipated remake of the classic pirate-themed Assassin's Creed installment, is set to release shortly, letting us revisit Edward Kenway, kill a million British soldiers, and sink a navy's worth of ships. It's all in the name of plunder, though.
The breakout success of Fox's World Cup marketing: influencers
The breakout success of Fox's World Cup marketing: influencers
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Cat Mail Co. is a cosy game where you run a post office for cats, and I wish it let me snoop into their private lives
What's in the box?
I love to hold a stranger's post. Letters are good. Though, those padded protective envelopes are better – what's inside that needs that extra level of protection?. But a box, especially one whose contents move a little inside when you tilt it. Oh, that mystery is the most marvelous. It could be anything in there. Stolen jewellery, returned love letters, coffee maker pods. Anything.
Council Post: Build Or Buy? The AI Era Just Rewrote The Rules For Software Testing
Mudit Singh is the Co-Founder and Head of Growth at TestMu AI, an AI-native unified enterprise test execution cloud platform.
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There is a strange contradiction in every engineering metric I have looked at this year.
David Beckham and U2 Team With Street Child United Charity for Short Film to Air During Final World Cup Games (EXCLUSIVE)
Despite having retired from soccer years ago, David Beckham has noticeably been one of the most visible faces of this World Cup, fronting numerous commercials.
That’s not set to change anytime soon, but his next corporate appearance during the tournament is a little different to promoting Lay’s, Home Depot or McDonald’s.
This $110 1440p gaming monitor is the absolute cheapest I'd buy with my own cash right now
It seems gaming monitors are one of the only bits of PC hardware still available at reasonable prices, with the memory crisis taking so many components down with it. The silver lining here is that 1440p gaming monitors are finally starting to approach 1080 prices.