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Big Ant Studios has dominated cricket video games for over a decade, but Tru Blu Games announced Don Bradman Cricket Jr for PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch. The new title adopts a cartoon, arcade style reminiscent of NBA Jam, featuring chunky graphics and no official licenses except an unlockable Don Bradman avatar. Players can insert Bradman into a generic Australian side and access a bonus training mini‑game after completing a challenge. The game offers unlicensed tournaments, a [...]

Apple’s regulatory filing for the iPhone Duo disclosed a combined battery capacity of 4,883 mAh, split between a 2,962 mAh primary cell and a 1,921 mAh secondary cell. This places the Duo squarely between the iPhone 18 Pro’s 4,288 mAh battery and the iPhone 18 Pro Max’s 5,567 mAh unit, making it one of the largest capacities in the current lineup, surpassed only by the two newest Pro Max models. The Duo’s dual‑cell design also means a physically larger battery pack, though heavy use of its larger internal [...]

After nine silent seasons, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon finally speaks again in “The Revengening,” the third episode of The Simpsons’ 38th season, which aired on Fox Sunday night. Veteran voice actor Sunil Malhotra, known for roles on Grey’s Anatomy and The Legend of Korra, was cast to replace Hank Azaria, who quit the part in 2017 following criticism sparked by the documentary The Problem With Apu. The episode, kept under strict NDA, features Apu unveiling a Daft Punk‑inspired Halloween costume killer and delivering [...]

iPhone Duo pre‑orders have opened, while the iPhone 18 Pro has been on sale for a month and is back‑ordered through January. Apple’s 2027 roadmap promises a busy year: a spring launch of a base iPhone 18 model, likely a modest upgrade with more RAM, a new C2 modem, and the A20 chip at a starting price of $899, followed by the iPhone 18e sharing components with the flagship. In the fall, Apple will mark the iPhone’s 20th anniversary with a [...]

XPeng unveiled the G9L at the Paris Motor Show, marking the Chinese maker’s first flagship‑level electric SUV built for Europe in Graz, Austria. Unlike the two‑row Chinese version, the European model adds a third row, positioning it above the G9 in the brand’s lineup and below the larger GX, which is deemed too big for the market. The G9L accelerates to 100 km/h in under 4.9 seconds, offers a WLTP range of 593 km and can charge at a 5C [...]

SpaceX will release its third‑quarter results after market close on Tuesday, streaming a webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET. Bloomberg consensus expects revenue of $12.89 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $6.62 billion and adjusted EPS around $0.15, marking roughly 65 % growth from Q2 and the company’s first profitable quarter since its IPO. Analysts project $6.4 billion from AI services and $4.9 billion from Starlink, which is forecast to reach 14.3 million consumer subscribers. Capital spending is slated at $19.6 billion, leaving free cash flow near a [...]

President Donald Trump announced a diesel supply agreement with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on October 9, a move critics say was meant to distract from a concurrent waiver that lifted new sanctions on Moscow. The diesel deal coincided with broader negotiations, including a proposed U.S.–Russia partnership on data‑center infrastructure, revealed by Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev at a Moscow energy forum on October 16. Data centers, whose rapid expansion into suburban and rural areas has sparked local opposition over energy and water [...]

‘You Can See Everything’ opened to a $15 million weekend, the second‑largest debut for any documentary, despite playing in just 855 theaters. The three‑hour film, unveiled at Telluride, chronicles Elizabeth Holmes’s ascent and collapse at Theranos and was filmed with unprecedented access to Holmes and her family shortly before her imprisonment. Co‑directed by comedian Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, the documentary holds a 99 % approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic and has sold out roughly 2,000 screenings [...]