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🚨 *The Rings of Power* season 3 premieres November 11, 2026, with an eight-episode run on Prime Video. A five-year time jump brings Sauron’s open war, the forging of the One Ring and the early rise of the Nazgûl—with four episodes available at launch. en.softonic.com/articles/the…
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🚨 Take-Two says Rockstar is already looking beyond *GTA 6*. The game launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 19, 2026, and CEO Strauss Zelnick says pre-orders are running well ahead of expectations. What comes next remains a mystery. en.softonic.com/articles/gta…
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🚨 Product photos can look warm, cool or washed out across a growing catalog—and that inconsistency can mean more returns and less trust. Photoshop’s Camera Raw and Match Color tools can help bring images closer together, while shared sRGB settings and... en.softonic.com/articles/how…
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🚨 Disney+, Netflix, Paramount+, Max and Prime Video are adding TikTok-style feeds of short, swipeable previews to their mobile apps. The goal: help viewers find something to watch. But it’s still unclear whether the clips lead to more full-length... en.softonic.com/articles/dis…
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🚨 OpenAI is turning ChatGPT into a storefront. Businesses can claim and update profiles with prices and availability, while analytics show how often they’re mentioned and which topics draw interest. Users can also ask participating businesses’ AI... en.softonic.com/articles/nei…
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🚨 AMD says its Zen 6 EPYC Venice processors deliver up to 27% higher IPC than Zen 5 in some server workloads. Core counts also climb sharply: up to 96 Zen 6 cores or 256 Zen 6c cores per CPU, with clocks reaching 5.3 GHz. en.softonic.com/articles/amd…
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🚨 Skyways says its hybrid VTOL Skyreach drone can fly 2,092 km without stopping and stay airborne for more than 18 hours with a light payload. Built with eight electric lift motors and a heavy-fuel engine, it can carry cargo without landing—and has... en.softonic.com/articles/hel…
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🚨 The finale of *VisionQuest* may have just confirmed Scarlet Witch is alive. Its post-credits scene shows Doctor Doom taking Wanda Maximoff away—and Marvel’s *Avengers: Doomsday* countdown has since turned its logo scarlet, her signature color. en.softonic.com/articles/the…
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🚨 *Carry-On* is streaming on Netflix now, bringing blackmail, a nerve agent and Christmas Eve airport chaos to the holiday action lineup. Want more than the usual *Die Hard* debate? *Violent Night* and *Kiss Kiss Bang Bang* are also worth adding to... en.softonic.com/articles/car…
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🚨 Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA are reportedly in the mix to headline Coachella 2027, with Daddy Yankee also rumored for a possible fourth headliner spot. Goldenvoice hasn’t confirmed any acts, so for now, the lineup talk remains speculation. en.softonic.com/articles/coa…
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🚨 The *Pokémon Legends: Z-A* soundtrack is now on Nintendo Music, nearly a year after the game’s release. It includes 114 tracks—4 hours and 17 minutes of music—with “At the Foot of the Prism Tower,” “Battle Zone” and “Hotel Z” among the standouts. en.softonic.com/articles/pok…
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🚨 GTA 6 is locked to 30fps on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X|S, Rockstar says. The studio appears to be spending its performance budget on denser streets, heavier simulation and visual detail. Xbox One players can access it via Cloud Gaming—but only at... en.softonic.com/articles/gta…
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🚨 GTA 6 will be playable on Xbox One at launch—but only through Xbox Cloud Gaming. The stream runs at Xbox Series S settings, so image quality and latency depend on your internet connection. No native Xbox One version is coming. en.softonic.com/articles/gta…
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🚨 Sega says about 2.2 million newsletter email addresses were exposed in a breach at third-party vendor ARARA. The company says its core systems, SEGA Account details and payment card data weren’t affected. A further 92,300 distribution records may... en.softonic.com/articles/seg…
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🚨 Rockstar’s UK union recognition vote will run from November 12 to 26, with *GTA 6* launching on November 19—right in the middle. Workers are voting on bargaining rights covering pay, overtime, bonuses, job security and more. The result is expected... en.softonic.com/articles/roc…
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🚨 Anthropic has launched Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2, with upgrades to coding, reasoning and image analysis. Fable input pricing falls from $10 to $8 per million tokens, while responses are up to 30% faster than Fable 5.1—and cheaper than GPT-6 Astra. en.softonic.com/articles/ant…
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🚨 *The Institute* Season 2 is streaming now on MGM+—and it’s moving well beyond Stephen King’s novel. After the children escape, the story expands into a conspiracy involving adult precogs, predictions of catastrophe and a tech billionaire betting that... en.softonic.com/articles/the…
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🚨 GTA 6 pre-loads begin November 10, nine days before launch—and the game may need up to 212 GB on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. That’s nearly a third of usable PS5 storage and close to 60% on Xbox Series S. Make room early. en.softonic.com/articles/gta…
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Excel stops being scary when it starts doing the boring math for you. 📊 Drop 📈 if blank spreadsheets still stress you out. #excel #microsoftexcel #productivity #beginners #softonic
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🚨 Mouse Work has appeared on Nintendo’s Japanese eShop, listing a December 7, 2026 release for Switch 2 at 2,200 yen (about $14). The job-themed game promises a 10-hour campaign, more than 50 stages, and Joy-Con mouse controls. en.softonic.com/articles/mou…
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