Cyberpunk 2 is now in preproduction, CD Projekt says
Cyberpunk 2 is now in preproduction, CD Projekt says
CD Projekt says the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 is now in the preproduction stage.
The sequel, which until recently was known as Project Orion, is being headed by CD Projekt Red’s new North American arm, which has studios in Boston and Vancouver.
According to a statement accompanying its Q1 2025 financial report, the publisher stated that the sequel, which it now refers to as simply Cyberpunk 2, has entered the next stage of the development process.
“Several weeks ago the CD Projekt Red team responsible for the next big game set in the Cyberpunk universe completed the project’s conceptual phase,” the statement reads. “As a result, Cyberpunk 2 – previously known under the codename Project Orion – has progressed to preproduction.”
CD Projekt also announced that Cyberpunk 2077‘s expansion Phantom Liberty has now sold more than 10 million copies, ahead of the release of Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition on Switch 2 (which also contains Phantom Liberty).
“This result fills us with great satisfaction, especially given that a new addition is about to join our Cyberpunk portfolio [when] on 5 June the game’s Ultimate Edition will be coming to the new Nintendo Switch 2 console,” CD Projekt co-CEO Michał Nowakowski said.
“Positive reactions from gamers and media representatives who have had the opportunity to play the game at a series of global Nintendo events fill us with optimism. It’s worth noting that for the first time ever one of our games will become a launch title for a brand new platform.”
Last week Mike Pondsmith, who created the Cyberpunk IP, said the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel features a new city that feels like “Chicago gone wrong”.
Pondsmith revealed that he’s not as involved with the second game as he was with 2077, but said he’s keeping track of its progress. The game designer went on to claim that the sequel will feature Night City, as well as a second, unspecified location.
“I’m not as involved directly, but I see the scripts,” Pondsmith said. “Last week I was wandering around talking to different departments and seeing what they had like, ‘this is the new Cyberware, what do you think?’
“I spent a lot of time talking to one of the environment guys, and he was explaining how the new place… because there’s another city that we visit, and I’m not telling you anymore than that, but there’s another city that we visit. Night City is still there.
“I remember looking at it and going, ‘I understand the feel that you’re going for, and this really does work, it doesn’t feel like Blade Runner, it feels more like Chicago gone wrong’. And I said, ‘yeah, I can see this working’.”
Also in its financial results, CD Projekt confirmed that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has now sold over 60 million copies since its release 10 years ago.
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Nvidia is due to post earnings after the bell. What analysts are saying ahead of the report
Nvidia is due to post earnings after the bell. What analysts are saying ahead of the report
The bullish thesis on Nvidia remains in place ahead of earnings, but analysts have questions about the company’s path forward. The tech giant is due to post fiscal first quarter results after the bell. Analysts polled by LSEG expect the chipmaker to report adjusted earnings of 93 cents per share on $43.28 billion in revenue for the quarter that ended in April. Those figures signal year-over-year earnings and revenue growth of 52% and 62%, respectively. Analysts will look for clues on how China restrictions are impacting sales — and whether the AI demand that’s powered markets in recent years remains strong. Nvidia has said it would take a $5.5 billion charge in the quarter tied to these restrictions. CEO Jensen Huang also noted that the policies have slashed the company’s China market share from 95% to 50%. Still, shares have jumped more than 24% over the past month, as announcements from key hyperscalers have revived the excitement around AI. Alphabet’s Google last week announced several new AI-powered tools at its I/O developer conference and Microsoft launched its Claude 4 AI model . And while the stock remains below its January record, analysts polled by LSEG think Nvidia has room to run. The consensus price target suggests roughly 21% upside ahead. Of the 64 analysts covering Nvidia, 56 have a strong buy or buy rating on shares, per LSEG. Take a look at what some major analysts have to say ahead of earnings: Morgan Stanley: remains overweight and $160 price target Analyst Joseph Moore advised clients continue buying the stock for the long haul ahead of the report. His $160 price target suggests 18% potential upside. “Sell side does not appear to have universally modeled the impact of H20 ban, so there is some downside potential vs. stale consensus. But if mgmt is convincing that supply of racks and non rack Blackwell is improving, and that there is 2h acceleration, it should not matter,” Moore wrote in a Tuesday note. Deutsche Bank: maintains hold rating and $125 price target Analyst Ross Seymore likes Nvidia but thinks its overvalued high after its recent run-up over the past month. He still expects the company to deliver a revenue beat, driven by growth in Blackwell and Hopper GPUs with potential for upside if China-driven demand was larger-than-expected before the H20 ban. “Overall, while geopolitical concerns appear to have lessened and we continue to see NVDA as the undisputed leader in AI processing/ enablement, we believe much of this goodness is fairly reflected in NVDA’s share price,” Seymore wrote in a May 21 note. Bank of America: maintains buy rating and $160 price target Analyst Vivek Arya warned of a “risk of messy Q2 guide” and said that, depending on Nvidia’s original timing of its China shipments, the disconnect between consensus estimates on lost sales and investors’ expectations could be magnified. “Despite these near-term headwinds we maintain Buy on NVDA, a top sector pick given its unique leverage to the global AI deployment cycle, and possibility for China sales recovery on new redesigned/compliant products later in the year,” Arya said in his recent note to clients. Wolfe Research: keeps outperform rating and $150 price target Analyst Chris Caso’s price target signals upside of 10% from Tuesday’s close. “What’s important is that we strongly believe the rack issues are temporary (and improving), while the demand trends are secular and durable,” Caso said. “Since the stock has recovered heading into the report, and we’re not expecting upside, we don’t consider this quarter’s guidance to be a catalyst. We also can’t rule out a speed bump due to slower rack production. But there’s also little question that there’s more than adequate demand for Blackwell, as evidenced by customers’ capex commentary, and the need for inference capacity to drive reasoning models … NVDA remains one of our favorite ideas. Oppenheimer: keeps outperform rating, $175 price target Analyst Rick Schafer’s price target suggests roughly 29.2% potential upside for Nvidia, one of the more bullish forecasts on the Street. “We see upside F1Q (Apr) results and a roughly in-line F2Q (Jul) outlook, despite the loss of H20 sales to China following US govt restrictions. China is now < 5% of sales. Production of flagship GB200 rack-scale systems appears to have moved past their initial “growing pains,” he wrote in a note. “NVDA remains best positioned in AI, in our view, benefiting from full-stack AI hardware/software and unique rack-level approach.” Piper Sandler: maintains overweight and $150 price target Analyst Harsh Kumar said he’s “looking for tea leaves for a strong back half of the year” rather than putting up high expectations for Nvidia’s latest quarter. This upcoming print is likely the last of negative news for Nvidia this year, he said. “All in all, we think that NVDA is poised to be flat to down into the print this week. We think that April quarter is poised for a miss in revenues largely from macro uncertainty and from the H20 ban … We note that for the most part the factors resulting in a miss are outside the company’s control. Despite this, we see a strong back half of the year given HPC capex coming on strong coupled with macro forces improving driven by sovereign investments following the announcements of several large deals over recent weeks. We advise investors to weather the uncertainty and stay long the stock,” he said in a Tuesday note to clients.
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Man Utd booed off after 1-0 defeat by ASEAN All-Stars in Malaysia
Man Utd booed off after 1-0 defeat by ASEAN All-Stars in Malaysia
A second-half goal from Myanmar winger Maung Maung Lwin was enough to give a South East Asia XI victory in front of an official attendance of 72,550 at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, triggering boos from a substantial portion at the final whistle from fans who had paid up to £260 to watch United on their first visit to Malaysia since 2009.
“I always feel guilty for the performance of the team since the first game I was here,” said Amorim.
“The boos maybe is something we need because every game we lost in the Premier League the fans were always there. I felt when we finished every time the supporters were with us. Let’s see for next season.”
The United boss would not offer any update on the Cunha situation, stating firmly: “You have to wait for that for the next season.
“It is for you guys (the media) to talk about. I won’t confirm anything. I have no news.
“We will see, but there will be some changes.”
United finished 15th in the Premier League, on 42 points – accepted to be the club’s worst campaign since the 1973-74 relegation season.
They also lost the Europa League final to Tottenham 1-0 in Bilbao to miss out on a place in next season’s Champions League.
It is thought the trip will generate about $10m (£7.8m) for the club, but comes at the end of a season where United have played 60 games in all competitions.
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Summer Game Fest 2025 partners confirmed, including the return of Nintendo
Summer Game Fest 2025 partners confirmed, including the return of Nintendo
The first round of partners for this year’s Summer Game Fest has been confirmed.
As posted on the event’s official X account, more than 60 partners will be participating in this year’s Summer Game Fest when it takes place in Los Angeles next month.
PlayStation and Xbox are among the participants as usual, but this time Nintendo has returned to join the list of partners.
Nintendo wasn’t listed as a partner for either the 2024 or 2023 events, instead choosing to host its own Nintendo Direct presentation later in the month.
Its confirmation as a partner in this year’s show is not necessarily confirmation that a Nintendo Direct will take place during the Summer Game Fest ******* – it may simply mean that, for example, a trailer for a Nintendo game may appear during the main Summer Game Fest presentation on June 6.
We’re proud to welcome a record-setting 60+ partners for #SummerGameFest 2025, a global celebration of video games in Los Angeles this June.
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This year’s Summer Game Fest Live Kickoff show will last two hours and will take place on Friday, June 6 at 5pm ET / 10pm BST at its usual venue of the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, California, promising “spectacular new video game announcements, surprises, and reveals”.
The showcase will be followed by the annual Play Days invite-only media event, which will run from June 7-9 in Downtown Los Angeles, produced by Iam8bit.
New for 2025’s SGF is a business-to-business event curated by former GamesIndustry.biz boss, and regular VGC contributor, Christopher Dring.
Featuring producer Geoff Keighley, organizers say this event will delve into “some of the key changes, challenges and opportunities facing the global video game industry, as well as celebrate the cultural impact and importance of video games as the most powerful form of entertainment in the world”.
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Comeback kid Del Toro claims stage but Aussie aces quit
Comeback kid Del Toro claims stage but Aussie aces quit
Twenty-four hours after it seemed the maglia rosa was slipping from his grasp Isaac del Toro has reasserted his grip in style winning the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia with a bold late breakaway.
The young ********’s first stage victory meant the day ended in triumph for UAE Emirates-XRG after an early blow when *********** teammate Jay Vine was forced to retire.
On a disappointing stage for Aussies Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) also abandoned the race while Michael Storer (Tudor), who had been tipped to climb the GC rankings, and maybe even win the 155km stage from San Michele all’Adige to Bormio, faded to lose more than four minutes on the leader, coming in 29th.
He now appears out of contention, being 10th overall, seven minutes 46 seconds adrift of Del Toro.
For much of the race, which featured climbs Passo del Tonale and Passo del Mortirolo, amid 3,800 metres of elevation, there was a breakaway which initially included Australians Chris Harper (Jayco AlUla) and Daniel Howson (Q36.5 Pro).
That was gradually thinned down until there was just Romain Bardet (Picnic-PostNL), who was seeking a Giro stage win before his retirement this summer to go with victories in the Tour de France and Vuelta d’Espana
Behind them was a bunch of GC contenders from which Storer had been dropped.
Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), the 2019 Giro winner, had taken more than 90 seconds out of Del Toro’s lead to move within 31 seconds of pink on Tuesday, and tried to repeat the trick on the Mortirolo but the 21-year-old, in his first Giro, caught him as they approached the short final climb of Le Motte before the descent to the finish.
Del Toro and Carapaz then burst away to catch Bardet before Del Toro left the pair behind 1700m from the finish.
Bardet, crossed the line three seconds after Del Toro, with Carapaz third. Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) finished fourth, 15 seconds down on Del Toro, to drop behind Carapaz in the general classification.
“The finish was very technical, and I had studied every detail. Whoever came through that final corner first was going to win,” said Bardet. “Carapaz lost Del Toro’s wheel — he was taking those corners like a madman. The road had started to get wet — it was truly impressive. He opened a five-metre gap and that was it.”
Del Toro now leads overall by 41 seconds from Carapaz, who has a 10-second advantage over Yates. ********* Derek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech) is the only other rider within three minutes, fourth at 1:57.
“I imagined that I could win a stage with the maglia rosa. The Giro has been very good so far,” Del Toro said after his win.
“The fight for the podium is incredible. Today I realised that I will never give up. I will always try to win. I have nothing to lose. It wasn’t any easier today than yesterday.”
Vine, who crashed badly in the opening week, was 97th at the start, more than two hours behind. He appears to have quit on the category 2 Tonale climb, around 90 km from the stage finish. Plapp, who won stage eight, was similarly placed.
After a string of mountain stages, Thursday’s will be a largely flat 144 km ride from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno, which will attract the interest of *********** sprinter Kaden Groves.
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Pokémon Go unveils new details around upcoming June Community Day
Pokémon Go unveils new details around upcoming June Community Day
Pokémon Go has unveiled new details about its upcoming June community day
This includes the featured Pokémon Jangmo-o
As well as special Research and encounters to look forward to
It’s been a big couple of weeks for Pokémon Go. Be that the reveal of the upcoming Road Trip, the upcoming June content drop and Delightful Days Battle League as well! But it seems they’re still not done, as we can now reveal info about the upcoming June 21st 2025 Community Day!
First, and foremost, the featured Pokémon for the June Community Day will be none other than Jangmo-o, who’ll be making more frequent appearances with the occasional Shiny version popping up too. If you’ve got Jangmo-o’s evolution Hakamo-o, and managed to evolve them into Kommo-o between the start of the event and June 28th, it’ll evolve already, knowing the charged attack Clanging Scales.
Naturally, there’ll also be Community Day Special Research and Special Background Timed Research available for avid trainers. You’ll be able to nab the special research for $1.99 (or your local equivalent) and complete tasks revolving around the increased appearances of Jangmo-o.
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Even for those of you not jumping into the Special Research, there’s still the opportunity to participate in Field Research instead! Catching instances of Jangmo-o will reward you with Stardust, Great ****** and further encounters with the featured Pokémon, some of which may boast the new Delightful Days-themed special background.
Last but not least, be sure to check out your Community Day Map to find other trainers (or make use of the new RSVP planner, perhaps?) and dig into the Pokéstop Showcases, check out the web store and more as this Community Day promises to be jam-packed with content!
Planning on jumping into Pokémon Go? Don’t fret, and don’t spend more than you need to. Why not check out our list of Pokémon Go codes to get yourself prepped ahead of this summer’s fun-filled community day that’s kicking off on June 21st?
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What to know about a cholera outbreak in Susan that has killed over 170 people
What to know about a cholera outbreak in Susan that has killed over 170 people
CAIRO (AP) — A fast-spreading cholera outbreak has hit Sudan, killing 172 people, with more than 2,500 others becoming ill in the past week.
Centered around Khartoum, the disease has spread as many Sudanese who had fled the country’s war return to their homes in the capital and its twin city of Omdurman. There, they often can only find unclean water — a dangerous conduit for cholera — since much of the health and sanitation infrastructure has collapsed amid the fightiing.
It is the latest calamity for the African nation, where a 2-year-old civil war has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Here is what to know about the new outbreak:
What’s the latest development?
The latest outbreak has killed 172 people, with more than 2,500 others becoming ill over the past week, according to the Health Ministry.
UNICEF said Wednesday that the number of reported cases surged ninefold from 90 a day to 815 a day since from May 15-25. Since the beginning of the year, more than 7,700 people have been diagnosed with cholera, including more than 1,000 children under the age of 4, it said.
Most cases have been reported in Khartoum and Omdurman, but cholera was also detected in five surrounding provinces, the ministry said.
Joyce Bakker, the Sudan coordinator for Doctors Without Borders, said the group’s treatment centers in Omdurman are overwhelmed with patients.
The “scenes are disturbing,” Bakker said. “Many patients are arriving too late to be saved … We don’t know the true scale of the outbreak, and our teams can only see a fraction of the full picture.”
What’s driving the outbreak?
Khartoum and Omdurman were a battleground throughout the civil war, nearly emptying them of residents. The region of the capital was recaptured by the military in late March from its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF.
Since then, some 34,000 people have returned. But the city has been wrecked by months of fighting. Many found their homes damaged. Clean water is difficult to find, in part because attacks on power plants have disrupted electricity and worsened water shortages, UNICEF said. Sanitation systems are damaged.
“People have been drinking polluted water and transferring water into unhygienic containers,” said Dr. Rania Elsayegh, with Sudan’s Doctors for Human Rights.
Health workers fear the outbreak could spread quickly, since many people are packed into displacement centers making it difficult to isolate those infected. The health system has also broken down. More than 80% of hospitals are out of service and those that are operating have shortages of water, electricity and medication, said Dr. Sayed Mohamed Abdullah, of Sudan’s Doctors Union.
What is cholera?
The World Health Organization describes cholera as a “disease of poverty” because it spreads where there is poor sanitation and a lack of clean water.
It is a diarrheal disease caused when people eat food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It is easily treatable with rehydration solutions and antibiotics. Most of those infected have only mild symptoms but, in severe cases, the disease can kill within hours if left untreated.
The WHO’s global stockpile of oral cholera vaccines has dropped below its minimum threshold of 5 million doses, making it increasingly difficult to stop outbreaks. At the same time, cholera epidemics have been on the rise around the world since 2021, because of poverty, conflict and extreme climate events like floods and cyclones, the U.N. says.
Why is this happening in Sudan?
The civil war has devastated Sudan since it erupted in April 2023, when simmering tensions between the military and the RSF exploded into open warfare across the country.
At least 24,000 people have been reported killed, though the number is likely far higher. More than 14 million have been displaced and forced from their homes, including over 4 million who streamed into neighboring countries.
Famine was announced in at least five locations with the epicenter in the wrecked Darfur region.
The fighting has been marked by atrocities including mass ***** and ethnically motivated killings that the U.N. and international rights groups say amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Devastating seasonal floods have compounded Sudan’s misery. Each year, dozens of people have been killed and critical infrastructure washed away.
Were there previous cholera outbreaks?
Cholera is not uncommon in Sudan. In 2017, cholera left at least 700 dead and sickened about 22,000 in less than two months.
But the war’s destruction has fueled repeated outbreaks.
Cholera spread across 11 of the country’s 18 provinces in September and October, sickening more than 20,000 people and killing at least 626, according to health authorities.
Over the course of two weeks in February and March, another outbreak infected more than 2,600 people, and 90 people died, mostly in the White Nile province, according to Doctors Without Borders.
Other diseases have also spread. In the past week, an outbreak of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness, sickened about 12,900 people and killed at least 20, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. At the same time, at least 12 people died of meningitis, a highly contagious, serious airborne viral disease, it said.
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RPG Mirren: Star Legends is a new fantasy epic from Crunchyroll
RPG Mirren: Star Legends is a new fantasy epic from Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll has released Mirren: Star Legends on iOS and Android
This epic fantasy RPG spans millennia with over 40 characters
Summon Novas and Asters to help bring peace to a dystopian fantasy world
While Crunchyroll’s Game Vault has proven to be, I would say, one of the best offerings for gaming subscriptions on mobile, the streaming service hasn’t slacked in other areas. Specifically, they’ve also helped facilitate the worldwide release of Mirren: Star Legends, out now on iOS and Android, with exclusive benefits for Crunchyroll subscribers!
But, before we get to that, what exactly is Mirren: Star Legends? Well, in this fantasy RPG, you’ll enter the world of Mirren, where angels, humans, elves, demons, orcs and dragons have eternally clashed and coexisted. As the new Lord Oracle, it’s up to you to put an end to chaos once and for all by summoning Novas and Asters to protect this dystopian fantasy world.
As for what the Crunchyroll log-in nets you, it serves as the de facto login for Mirren: Star Legends. And those who are logging in via Crunchyroll can benefit from daily log-in rewards, sign-up rewards, mega-fan rewards and a premium battle pass depending on the level of their subscription.
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Gameplay-wise, Mirren: Star Legends offers a truly dazzling array of features. It’s the 43 different characters, an epic fantasy storyline spanning millennia, or indeed the core turn-based strategy gameplay that’ll put fans of the genre to the test.
Aside from that, this fan-favourite title in China has proven to be a major hit abroad. And were it not for Crunchyroll, fans here might have never gotten their hands on it. So it seems that the streaming giant has once again nailed its niche for cult hits being released worldwide.
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Justice Department investigates California for trans athletes
Justice Department investigates California for trans athletes
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi attends a press conference, as she unveils actions against the state of Maine, which is locked in a dispute with the Trump administration over transgender policy, at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2025.
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The Justice Department on Wednesday said that it was investigating whether a California law allowing trans athletes on female sports teams at state schools violates federal civil rights law.
The department disclosed the investigation to California’s attorney general and other officials a day after President Donald Trump threatened to revoke large-scale federal funding from the state if it ignored his executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports.
“The investigation is to determine whether California, its senior legal, educational, and athletic organizations, and the school district are engaging in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of sex,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said in a statement.
At issue in the probe is the question of whether California’s School Success and Opportunity Act, the state law also known as AB 1266, conflicts with Title IX, the federal law that ban sex discrimination in schools or educational programs that receive funding from the U.S. government.
“Title IX exists to protect women and girls in education. It is perverse to allow males to compete against girls, invade their private spaces, and take their trophies,” said Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights, in a statement.
“This Division will aggressively defend women’s hard-fought rights to equal educational opportunities.”
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Dust Storm Turns *********** Skies OrangeA dust storm this week turned the skies in South Australia a hazy orange, reducing visibility and prompting health warnings.
There’s the Avondale sign there. Avondale, I should say. I can only just see it. God, bloody terrible. Righto. I better get in there and get out of it. This is just out the front. Can’t see a thing out these driveways down there. Just dust everywhere back there. Up there is a shearing shed. Can’t see a thing.
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Google Photos just got a new AI editor – and it brings the Pixel’s best tricks to your Android or iOS phone
Google Photos just got a new AI editor – and it brings the Pixel’s best tricks to your Android or iOS phone
Google Photos is celebrating its 10th birthday
New editing tools are coming to Android and iOS
Users will also be able to share photos via QR code
Google Photos has now been with us for 10 years, and Google is marking the occasion by redesigning the app’s photo editor, and adding some of the AI-powered trickery that was previously exclusive to the best Pixel phones.
The editor revamp collects together some key features while adding new ones: choose to edit a photo and you’ll see a number of suggested enhancements pop up. Tap on someone or something in an image, and even more suggestions appear, such as the option to move the selection somewhere else in the picture, or blur the background behind it.
Tools that have previously been exclusive to the Google Pixel 9 series are now going to be available for everyone. They include Auto Frame for getting suggested crops for a shot, and Reimagine, which works like a mini AI image generator to let you introduce new elements or edit existing ones with text prompts.
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Other examples provided by Google include getting suggestions as to how to enhance a particular area of a photo, and changing the look of the sky using the Reimagine tool – so you can turn a cloudy day into a sunny one, if you want to. The redesigned editor reaches Android next month, with iOS following “later this year”.
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You can view your photos and videos based on where they were taken (Image credit: Future)
Away from the redesigned editor, the Google Photos apps are also making it easier to share photos with other people. You’ll now be able to do this using a QR code – so you can just pass the code on to other people or post it publicly for anyone to use.
Google has also used the occasion to share some tips and tricks for using its photos app. These aren’t new but you might not have been aware of them: like the way you can tap Places on the Collections tab to see your photos spread out across locations, and focus on pictures and videos from particular spots.
Another feature highlighted by Google is the way you can use natural language in searches, whether it’s “me in a blue shirt” or “at the beach” – and Google’s AI will find what you’re looking for. Just tap the Search button down in the lower right corner, then put your query in at the top.
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According to Google, since its launch 10 years ago, more than 9 trillion photos and videos have been stored on the service, and more than 1.5 billion people are using it monthly – making 210 edits each month between them. Personally though, I think it’s still a shame Google took away unlimited storage for Pixel owners.
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Elden Ring Nightreign Review (PC) – FromSoftware with Friends | The Outerhaven
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Joby Aviation shares pop after closing $250 million Toyota investment
Joby Aviation shares pop after closing $250 million Toyota investment
Attendees view a Joby Aviation electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft during an event at Edwards Air Force Base in Edwards, California, US, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Air taxi start-up Joby Aviation Inc. today announced it has delivered its first eVTOL to the US Air Force.
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Joby Aviation shares jumped 20% Wednesday after the maker of electric air taxis said it received $250 million from Toyota.
The payment is part of a previously announced deal from the carmaker to invest $500 million in the company to support certification and commercial production of its electric air taxis. Toyota announced the deal in October.
“We’re already seeing the benefit of working with Toyota in streamlining manufacturing processes and optimizing design,” said CEO and founder JoeBen Bevirt in a release late Tuesday. “This is an important next step in our alliance with Toyota to scale the promise of electric flight.”
Joby also added that the deal reinforces the “mutual commitment to deepening integration and delivering next generation travel to global market.”
Joby makes electric vertical takeoff and landing aircrafts (eVTOL) which take off and land like helicopters. Developers say the technology can be used to reduce traffic congestion and emissions.
United Airlines has partnered with competitor Archer Aviation to launch an airport air taxi service.
Toyota invested $394 million in Joby in 2020.
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I Wish Neil Druckmann Would Shut Up About ‘The Last of Us’ to Stop Ruining Its Best Part
I Wish Neil Druckmann Would Shut Up About ‘The Last of Us’ to Stop Ruining Its Best Part
Sometimes the best thing a creator can do is step away from the microphone. Neil Druckmann apparently didn’t get that memo when he decided to obliterate years of fascinating fan debate with a single podcast appearance.
The Last of Us built its reputation on moral ambiguity and uncomfortable questions without easy answers. That delicate balance just got steamrolled by its own creator’s need to over-explain.
What made Joel’s hospital massacre so compelling wasn’t knowing whether he was right or wrong—it was living in that gray area where both interpretations felt valid.
When clarity becomes the enemy of great storytelling
The latest episode of the Sacred Symbols podcast became ground zero for this storytelling disaster. Druckmann sat down with host Colin Moriarty and casually dropped a revelation that fundamentally changes how we view Joel’s actions at the hospital.
For over a decade, fans debated whether the Fireflies could actually create a cure from Ellie’s immunity. That uncertainty made Joel’s decision beautifully complex—was he a selfish father dooming humanity, or a protective guardian saving a daughter from pointless sacrifice?
During the podcast interview, Druckmann provided this definitive answer—and I’ve been left with a burning desire to un-hear it ever since:
Could the Fireflies make a cure? Our intent was yes, they could.
That single statement retroactively transforms Joel from a morally ambiguous protagonist into a selfish monster. Suddenly, his desperate attempt to save Ellie becomes an act of pure selfishness that dooms humanity’s last hope.
Now, is our science a little shaky that now people are questioning it? Yeah, it was a little shaky and now people are questioning it. I can’t say anything. All I can say is our intent is that they would have made a cure. That makes the most interesting philosophical question for what Joel does.
The beauty of The Last of Us always lived in its refusal to provide easy answers. Joel’s choice felt simultaneously understandable and horrifying because we couldn’t know if the Fireflies would succeed. And it is that “if” right there that forced players to grapple with impossible moral calculations.
The death of ambiguity in modern storytelling
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This revelation exposes a troubling trend among creators who can’t resist explaining their work to death. Druckmann’s clarification doesn’t enhance the story—it diminishes it by removing the very element that made it special.
The original game’s ending worked precisely because it left crucial questions unanswered. Would the surgery have worked? Did Ellie deserve a choice? Was Joel’s love worth humanity’s potential salvation? These debates raged for years because the game respected players enough to let them wrestle with complexity.
I think sometimes people are a little too quick to jump the gun because they know the whole story. So they will see [a] certain thing—or they expect a beat to be there—and then it’s not there and they just assume it’s never going to show up.
This quote reveals Druckmann’s fundamental misunderstanding of why fans engage with ambiguous storytelling. We don’t debate these questions because we’re confused—we debate them because they’re genuinely difficult moral problems without clear solutions.
By confirming the Fireflies’ capability, Neil Druckmann has reduced one of gaming’s most sophisticated moral dilemmas into a simple case of selfish father versus greater good. Joel’s actions now carry the weight of definitive wrongness rather than tragic complexity.
The franchise’s greatest achievement was making players complicit in Joel’s choice while questioning its morality. That delicate balance required uncertainty about the cure’s viability. Without a doubt, Joel becomes just another villain who chose personal attachment over collective survival.
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One missing after glacier collapse buries Swiss village
One missing after glacier collapse buries Swiss village
A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps has broken off, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury part of a mountain village evacuated earlier this month due to the risk of a rockslide, authorities said.
One person is currently missing, said Matthias Ebener, a spokesperson for the local authorities in the canton of Valais.
Drone footage broadcast by Swiss national broadcaster SRF showed a vast plain of mud and soil completely covering part of the village of Blatten on Wednesday afternoon, the river running through it and the wooded sides of the surrounding valley.
“An unbelievable amount of material thundered down into the valley,” said Ebener.
The rubble of shattered wooden buildings could be seen on the flanks of the huge mass of earth in the drone footage.
Buildings and infrastructure in Blatten, whose roughly 300 inhabitants were evacuated on May 19 after geologists had identified the risk of an imminent avalanche of rock and ice from above, were hit hard by the rockslide, Ebener said.
SRF said houses were destroyed in the village nestled in the Loetschental valley in southern Switzerland.
Swiss authorities have been monitoring the slopes above Blatten since ordering residents to leave their homes.
A video shared widely on social media showed the dramatic moment when the glacier partially collapsed, creating a huge cloud that covered part of the mountain as rock and debris came rumbling down into the outskirts of the village.
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Monster Hunter Wilds May 28 Update Has Done “Tweaks to multiplayer scaling”
Monster Hunter Wilds May 28 Update Has Done “Tweaks to multiplayer scaling”
Monster Hunter Wilds is bringing a lot of goodies with the May 28, 2025 update, to make the game more fun, especially with friends. Not just that, there will also be a Street Fighter collaboration, which was unseen for. Not that it was unasked for, but it is surely appreciated by the fans globally.
The director’s letter from Yuya Tokuda announced all the new additions. However, the letter is too long and contains too much information, which might become overwhelming. We’ll tell you all about it in a short version without all the formalities in the original.
Players have a lot of reasons to be excited for the new Monster Hunter Wilds update
Multiplayer adjustment aren’t the only good thing about the update. | Image Credit: Capcom
Monster Hunter Wilds is all about great boss battles and hunting foes that are beyond our regular world. To make it more challenging, Capcom has made a lot of challenges that players should take note of. For instance, monsters are more resilient, have increased health, and resistance to wounding.
Each of these monsters have had various behind-the-scenes adjustments to make them more resilient, such as increased health, resistance to wounding, and tweaks to multiplayer scaling.
It was also stated that Monster Hunter Wilds will be observing additions of more monsters with Title Update 2. The following update will include new Arch-tempered monsters and tempered monsters, which will be more challenging than the current ones. Overall, there will be a lot on the plate for MoHun fans this summer.
Not only that, the multiplayer scaling for bosses will be tweaked. There are improvements to quests as well; for instance, higher-difficulty quests will appear more frequently as player HR increases. This is what Yuya Takuda stated about the additional changes:
Higher-difficulty quests will now appear more frequently as your HR increases. Also, both the spawn rate of quests with multiple monsters and the appearance rate of tempered monsters with higher strength ratings have been increased.
Other interesting additions to the game include the Street Fighter 6 collaboration, which adds some famous characters from the franchise with a MoHun twist.
What about other fun things that will be coming to Monster Hunter Wilds with the current update?
In the director’s letter, Yuya Tukuda expressed his heartfelt gratitude to all the players who’ve supported Monster Hunter Wilds. To give the same love back to fans, they’ve added a lot of things that fans will appreciate. For instance, they are bringing Akuma from Street Fighter 6 into the game. There are cosmetic update that adds Chun-Li and Cammy, but their abilities are unusable.
No, Akuma won’t be a playable character, but his abilities will be there. All of Akuma’s features will be added through the Akuma full armor set and the Akuma layered armor. If players have it equipped, they’ll be able to use assisted combo, Drive Impact, and Gou Hadoken from Street Fighter 6. Pretty fun way to incorporate the Street Fighter franchise in the MoHun.
Apart from collaboration, minor changes in quality of life should be put forward. Capcom hinted there are a few changes to Gunlance Artian, but didn’t specify how and what’s been increased. But it isn’t unicorns and ponies for all weapons, as some have been nerfed. Which weapons? Well, Capcom wants you to find it out yourself.
As for quality of life changes, Hunters will be able to rest at the Grand Hub and Suja. Resting there will restore all Pop-up Camps, which is a fine addition. Improvements for multiplayer quests for private and squad lobbies are also on the way. Lastly, a minor tweak, the visibility of meal effects is improved with the new update.
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Is Michael Burry Right Betting Against the Market Again?
Is Michael Burry Right Betting Against the Market Again?
Most new investors are familiar with one story, which was made famous by the book “The Big Short” and eventually became a blockbuster movie. One of the main characters in this story is investor Michael Burry, a contrarian investor who bet the whole ranch on one single view that the entire market was going to ****** like never before.
While he was a couple of years early, he was eventually proved right, not to mention he made a killing through it.
About two years ago, in 2023, Michael Burry sent a social media post on the X platform (formerly Twitter) with one clear message: “Sell.” While few people can point to what he might have seen back then to make him turn bearish, like in the great financial crisis once again, it seems that history is starting to repeat today, with the same multi-year mark since the call was made.
While some warning signs threaten the index today, whether it be from consumer and business data, housing, or mounting debt in the United States, investors would be better served by examining what Burry has in his portfolio today.
For better or for worse, those who remain bullish on the technology sector may see their party slow down in the coming months, especially in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:).
What Michael Burry Has Done This Quarter
While this famous investor had been making new headlines due to his bullish portfolio, things have turned around aggressively in recent months. Burry has now opened a put option position for NVIDIA stock, which is reported to be worth just over $90 million, and there’s a major caveat to this position.
Options are not like outright buying or shorting a stock, as these instruments carry a leverage and expiration factor, meaning this $90 million bet could be worth north of a couple hundred million in reality.
Then there’s the timing aspect. Burry risks losing 100% of his investment if NVIDIA doesn’t decline by a certain amount and by a specific date.
While NVIDIA stock has proven resilient in its recent price performance, its current valuation remains a concern for some market participants. Furthermore, President Trump’s current trade tariff volatility has directly impacted this semiconductor business.
Future earnings growth may not be strong enough to justify NVIDIA’s valuation today, creating a downside gap that Michael Burry might be betting on.
Moving past NVIDIA, there is another bearish bet in the Burry portfolio that has also surprised many investors in the market.
Alibaba (NYSE:) Group was once Burry’s most prominent position. While that stock proved to be a profitable idea, he has decided to sell all of it and also open a put option position worth as much as $26 million.
Again, this is not a short stock position but a leveraged options bet with a timing aspect.
While Alibaba might still be a great company with strong growth prospects, Burry can’t justify investing in NVIDIA due to tariffs.
It is also a long bearish position and is just as exposed to the bearish sentiment in today’s market.
Extending his view on ******** retail stocks took a lot more than just Alibaba down with it.
Consumer Slowdowns, Tariffs Justify More Bearish Bets
Another multi-million put option position has been reported for shares of JD.com Inc. as well as PDD Holdings Inc. This supplement to Alibaba’s position is directly tied to increased costs faced by consumers and businesses who import goods from China directly.
The Burry thesis is already being proven right, as during the last week of May 2025, PDD stock reported its latest quarterly earnings.
The results weren’t what the markets expected, as revenues and earnings missed expectations and contracted compared to the same quarter reported last year.
As a result, the stock was down by just under 15% in a single day, likely foreshadowing similar behavior from Alibaba and JD stock when those two companies report their earnings results this quarter.
The linkage in these E-commerce businesses can also be made back to NVIDIA in this macro bearish view.
With these high-tech businesses experiencing less demand and increased uncertainty in the coming months due to ongoing tariff negotiations, it would be reasonable to expect fewer expansion initiatives. Consequently, this lack of expansion can result in lower demand for chips and semiconductors.
Whether Michael Burry is right this time or not is up for debate.
However, investors can definitely judge his view more quickly than ever, considering the market is right in the middle of one of the most critical earnings seasons of the year. One where guidance and bottom-line earnings matter the most is a sign of how much these recent tariffs have affected businesses as a whole.
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Nvidia (NVDA) earnings report Q1 2026
Nvidia (NVDA) earnings report Q1 2026
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Corp., speaks during a news conference in Taipei on May 21, 2025.
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Nvidia reports fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the bell.
Here’s what Wall Street is expecting, per LSEG:
Earnings per share: 93 cents, adjusted
Revenue: $43.31 billion
Wall Street is expecting the AI chip giant to guide for 99 cents in adjusted earnings per share on $45.9 billion of sales in the July quarter.
Nvidia continues to see massive growth from its sales of graphics processors, with demand for the company’s AI chips showing no signs of cooling.
But there’s one big question on many investors’ minds during this earnings call: China.
On April 9, the Trump administration sent Nvidia a letter that said it would require an export license for the company’s H20 chip, a version of its Hopper AI chips specially designed for the ******** market to comply with previous U.S. restrictions.
Nvidia said it would take a $5.5 billion writedown on inventory. Nvidia analysts will be closely looking to see what impact the restrictions have on the company’s revenue.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also took to the road in recent weeks to sell the company’s AI infrastructure to foreign countries, including Saudi Arabia. He’ll likely want to address the topic on Wednesday, too, and give some insight into how the company sees the current export control regime.
Aside from Nvidia’s geopolitical issues, the big story will be if Blackwell, the company’s current generation of AI GPUs, has enough supply and continues to see endless demand.
But ultimately, what investors will want to see is the company confidently saying that demand for its Blackwell products — like the GB200 racks that are currently shipping — remains strong.
“The key here is the optimism around GB200 improving, and strong demand, and if the company can make the case for that, the stock should react well, in our view even if numbers don’t change much,” wrote Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore in a note on Tuesday.
Wall Street is expecting 66% growth in the April quarter. But that’s still a sharp deceleration from a year ago, when the company’s revenue more than tripled.
Powering Nvidia’s massive growth is sales to a handful of giant cloud providers, often called hyperscalers. These cloud companies are buying as many of Nvidia’s Blackwell chips as they can to power and install into data centers.
Earlier this month, hyperscalers such as Microsoft and Meta said they planned to continue aggressively spending on AI.
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These biotech stocks will benefit as generative AI speeds up drug discovery, Jefferies says
These biotech stocks will benefit as generative AI speeds up drug discovery, Jefferies says
Investors are underappreciating the impact generative artificial intelligence will have on biotech stocks, according to Jefferies. Biotech stocks have had a challenging couple of years, falling into a correction after an initial surge at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, as they navigated a higher interest rate environment. More recently, tariffs and staffing reductions at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have also hit the sector. The SPDR S & P Biotech ETF (XBI) is down more than 11% in 2025, while the S & P 500 has eked out a slight gain. XBI YTD mountain XBI Nevertheless, the sector is set to get a boost from the adoption of generative AI in drug discovery, which Michael Yee, senior biotech analyst at Jefferies, said will save companies years and billions of dollars in getting new drugs to market. “We know that biotech is a billion dollars to find a drug, up to 10 years to get a drug to market, and 90% of drugs fail,” Yee told CNBC’s David Faber on “Squawk on the Street” on Wednesday. “So, we think that based on analysis and some of the technologies these companies are doing, you can cut the drug time by years, and cut the probabilities significantly in half to get drugs to market, and that can save billions of dollars and increase the odds of success and return on investment for companies and investors.” “It is very early stage, and we’re out there saying, five years from now, we think we’ll see tremendous progress in drugs that are in the clinic from test tubes today that were basically done using generative AI,” Yee continued. “We can cut a 10 year process, we’d be down to seven of eight years.” To be sure, there are some near-term regulatory challenges the sector is facing, but Yee said he expects that any downside from negative headlines is already priced into the stocks. “We’re actually optimistic for the rest of the year,” he said. Here are some stocks poised to benefit: Amgen , one of the world’s largest biotech companies, is one firm integrating generative AI to analyze human datasets for its research. The buy-rated stock is up 7% this year, according to the CNBC analyst consensus tool. Software company Schrodinger is set to benefit from increased research and development spending, using machine learning in drug discovery programs. The stock is up 11% this year. Illumina , which develops systems for genetic variation analysis, and Danaher, a life sciences and diagnostics company, are two other companies to benefit. The stocks are down 38% and 17% this year, respectively.
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Man charged over alleged fake plane parts scam which grounded hundreds of flights
Man charged over alleged fake plane parts scam which grounded hundreds of flights
The director of a company is facing fraud charges after allegedly supplying counterfeit plane parts to airlines globally.
Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, who ran ***-based AOG Technics, is accused of defrauding customers, according to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). AOG Technics’ clients included airlines, maintenance firms, and parts suppliers.
In 2023, planes were grounded in the *** and worldwide after safety alerts were issued by the ***’s Civil Aviation Authority, the United States’ Federal Aviation Administration, and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to airlines that may have purchased or installed parts from AOG Technics.
From 2019 to 2023, the company allegedly falsified documentation that related to the origin, status or condition of aircraft parts.
Nick Ephgrave, director of the SFO, said: “Today’s charges are the outcome of a focused and fast-paced investigation.” (Alamy/PA)
Zamora Yrala will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 2 charged with fraudulent trading.
Nick Ephgrave, director of the SFO, said: “Planes were grounded, and significant disruption was caused, today’s charges are the outcome of a focused and fast-paced investigation.
“I’m proud that we’ve acted swiftly, together with our European partners, to bring this important case to charge in just 19 months.”
A *** Civil Aviation Authority spokesperson, said: “We welcome the progress made by the Serious Fraud Office in its investigation into AOG Technics.
“In August 2023, we acted swiftly to alert *** aviation organisations to the potential supply of unapproved parts and worked closely with international regulators to safeguard aviation safety. We continue to support the SFO and remain committed to upholding the highest safety standards.”
The Independent exclusively revealed in 2023 that parts sold by AOG were found on a Tui aircraft. The part was later removed and the firm struck from Tui’s approved supplier list.
Other affected airlines included Ryanair, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, TAP and Virgin Australia Airlines.
AOG was founded in 2015 and due to the worldwide scandal, first reported by Bloomberg, hundreds of planes were grounded.
The case of the London-based company that allegedly supplied jet-engine parts using forged paperwork forced regulators and airlines to assess the scale of the issue. It is thought to have involved thousands of airline parts.
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F1 25 Review – Whats in the box? [Wccftech]
F1 25 Review – Whats in the box? [Wccftech]
Take to the most accurate tracks yet, in the shoes of Brad Pitt from the upcoming F1 film, in F1 25. Will you be the best, or ****** away? Let’s find out.
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Elon Musk’s xAI partners with messaging app Telegram for Grok
Elon Musk’s xAI partners with messaging app Telegram for Grok
Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe.
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Elon Musk’s startup xAI is paying the Dubai-based messaging platform Telegram $300 million to roll out its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced in a post on Wednesday.
Durov said he and Musk struck a year-long partnership that “strengthens Telegram’s financial position.”
In addition to the $300 million payment from xAI, Telegram will also earn 50% of the revenue from xAI subscriptions that are sold on the platform, according to Durov.
“This summer, Telegram users will gain access to the best AI technology on the market,” Durov wrote.
xAI and Telegram did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
Telegram passed 1 billion monthly users in 2025, and the company is set to raise at least $1.5 billion in a bond issue on Wednesday, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The messaging platform is popular in countries like Russia and Ukraine, where it is used by government officials and the military.
Durov is facing an investigation in France, where he is a citizen, for allegedly allowing criminal activity including drug trafficking, fraud and child ************ on Telegram. Following his arrest in August, Durov has been barred from leaving France without authorization.
Telegram said in a previous statement posted on Musk’s social media platform X that it abides by EU laws, and that Durov has “nothing to hide.”
The Russian-born billionaire left Russia in 2014, according to Telegram’s website, and is also a citizen of the United Arab Emirates.
In March, Musk announced xAI merged with X in a deal that values the AI company at $80 billion and the social media company at $33 billion. The company’s Grok chatbot was under fire earlier this month after it began responding to user queries with unrelated comments about the controversial topic of “white genocide” in South Africa.
xAI said the responses were triggered by an “unauthorized modification” that “violated xAI’s internal policies and core values,” according to a post from the company on X.
“We have conducted a thorough investigation and are implementing measures to enhance Grok’s transparency and reliability,” xAI said in the post.
Experts said the Grok responses, and other AI chatbot errors, show how susceptible the systems are to tampering.
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The Next Fortnite Live Event Has Players Attacking The Death Star
The Next Fortnite Live Event Has Players Attacking The Death Star
The Star Wars-themed Galactic Battle season of Fortnite will end in classic Star Wars fashion: with an attack on the Death Star. The battle royale’s next live event, titled Death Star Sabotage, kicks off on Saturday, June 7, at 2 PM ET // 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET, and it will have players participate in an organized assault against the planet-killing space station, which has its sights aimed at the island.
Developer Epic Games doesn’t detail what the event will entail in a blog post, but players can ****** up for the event two hours before it begins, flying around in X-wings or TIE Fighters as a countdown ticks down. The event will support parties of up to four players.
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In the lead-up to the event, Epic Games is providing players with several new goodies and toys to use in battle. Following an update scheduled for May 29, players can enter rift gates in Battle Royale or Zero Build modes to take control of a Star Destroyer’s Turbolaser. Players will fire the destructive weapon from orbit, destroying any structures and damaging opponents that its lasers hit.
Players can redeem an “Assault on the Death Star” loading screen and Captain Phasma’s “Quicksilver Baton Spear” as a pickaxe as login rewards between June 3 at 9 AM ET and June 10 at 9 AM ET. Fortnite fans can also nab rewards through Twitch; starting May 29, viewers of any streams by creators with the “Galactic Battle” Twitch extension can earn a bundle of five sprays, each representing a different Star Wars faction, to use in-game.
Additionally, simply linking your Epic and Twitch accounts will yield you a Darth Jar Jar emoticon. Participants of the Twitch event will also get a loading screen if a community goal is met, and according to Epic, those players “might get a jump on what’s coming in Death Star Sabotage.”
Despite its relatively short length, this Star Wars mini-season of Fortnite has been quite eventful, introducing a controversial Darth Vader AI character and welcoming mobile players back to the game after its return to the iOS App Store. It’s unknown what the next season of Fortnite will look like, but rumors suggest the battle royale is shifting from a galaxy far, far away to superhero-themed antics.
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European Congress on Evangelism Opens in Berlin with a Call for Bold Gospel Proclamation
European Congress on Evangelism Opens in Berlin with a Call for Bold Gospel Proclamation
BERLIN, Germany — The atmosphere inside the JW Marriott auditorium was electric as the opening day of the European Congress on Evangelism commenced. Set against the impressive backdrop of a 25-meter-wide stage, award-winning concert pianist Huntley Brown filled the space with a blend of classic hymns and contemporary worship songs, culminating in the powerful refrain of “Goodness of God.” A single, illuminated cross dominated the stage, establishing an ambience of reverence and expectancy.
With over 1,000 pastors and Christian leaders from 55 countries and territories—from the *** to Ukraine, Spain to Sweden—this congress marks a significant moment for the Church in Europe, taking place nearly 60 years after Billy Graham’s inaugural World Congress on Evangelism in 1966.
The opening session featured a moving flag ceremony, with stewards parading the flags of the 57 recognized countries of Europe, which were then placed along the upper mezzanine of the auditorium.
PHOTO: The European Congress on Evangelism (Courtesy: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
is Excellency Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, formally opened the congress, honoring the Graham family’s enduring impact on global evangelism. Ahmed highlighted the transformative power of the Gospel, not only for individuals but for entire societies, and called for a renewed commitment to compassion, dignity, and spiritual renewal. Noting the decline in Western missions, he encouraged reflection and a return to foundational Christian values, emphasizing the need for genuine global partnerships and continued relevance through love in action.
Worship was led by Charity Gayle, whose scripture-rich songs kept the focus on Jesus and the power of His blood. The sense of urgency and anointing was tangible as speakers reminded attendees of the unchanging and powerful message of the Gospel—especially in a world increasingly hostile to Christian values.
The crowd listened intently as Franklin Graham, continuing his father’s legacy, challenged attendees to stand firm on biblical truth. “Don’t be ashamed of the Gospel. Declare it! Proclaim it! Shout it! There is Holy Spirit-filled power when we preach it,” Graham urged. He called for an “army of evangelists—unafraid, unashamed, unapologetic, uncompromising—standing on the Word of God.”
PHOTO: Franklin Graham at the European Congress on Evangelism (Courtesy: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
Key themes from Graham’s keynote address included:
The Urgency of the Gospel: The message of repentance, the cross, and resurrection is needed now more than ever with caution against diluting these core truths in response to cultural pressures.
The State of the World and the Church: As society shifts and biblical truth is challenged, the Church is called to remain steadfast and uncompromising.
Bold Proclamation: The Gospel inherently confronts sin and calls for change. Paul’s example of being “unashamed” was highlighted as a model for believers today.
The Call to Evangelize: The Great Commission remains unchanged. Every Christian is called to make disciples, whatever the cost.
The Cost of Discipleship: Following Jesus requires sacrifice—sometimes even family, comfort, or life itself—but the eternal reward is worth it.
Prayer and Faithfulness: Prayer was emphasized as the foundation for effective evangelism, with testimonies of long-term faithfulness bearing fruit in unexpected ways.
Final Encouragement: Attendees were urged to continue preaching the full Gospel with boldness, to resist societal pressures, and to look forward to Christ’s return.
As the congress continues over the next two days, the sense of unity and purpose among Europe’s Christian leaders is unmistakable. With a renewed commitment to the Gospel and to one another, this gathering promises to be a pivotal moment for evangelism across the continent.
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