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Microsoft’s Project Zenith targets AI dev PCs with 64GB RAM

Microsoft’s Project Zenith turns Windows into a clutter-free, ready-to-code environment for AI developers on monster rigs packing 64GB unified memory and beyond.

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Disney+ develops a live-action Kane Chronicles series with Rick Riordan and Angela Robinson, expanding the Percy Jackson universe into Egyptian mythology.

Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson’s Blightfall launches the Riftwake trilogy, revisits the Skyward universe, and finally answers an 8-year-old Cytoverse mystery.

OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra claims the “most intelligent” crown with powerful agentic computer-use skills, critical cyber capabilities and new safety guardrails.

DJI’s Romo 2 robovac line debuts with stronger suction, spider-like legs for steps, and a new local data mode aimed at fixing the first model’s privacy woes.

Indie thriller Come With Me reunites Sons of Anarchy stars Theo Rossi and Ron Perlman and arrives with a rare Rotten Tomatoes score and charged themes.

HTC’s Vive Eagle AI smart glasses leave Asia exclusivity behind, launching across the US, UK, Europe and Australia with privacy‑focused smart features.

A major Xbox network outage on September 2 left players unable to sign in across console, PC, mobile, and cloud, reigniting worries about always-online gaming.

Viz is bundling all 24 Pokémon films into a $399.99 Amazon-exclusive Blu-ray housed in a giant Poké Ball, giving Ash’s movie era a deluxe sendoff.

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The infamous fan-made Fortnite Battle Bucket, a DIY gaming toilet from TikTok, has resurfaced as a $500 Facebook Marketplace listing, the internet is losing it.

LEGO’s 2026 Advent Calendars just launched, but Walmart is already slashing prices on Marvel, Star Wars, Disney Princess, City, and Friends sets months before Christmas.

Marvel’s VisionQuest series will screen early at the London Film Festival before its October 14 Disney+ debut, giving fans a big-screen first look at the WandaVision spinoff.