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HBO’s Harry Potter series sets Hogwarts debut

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HBO’s Harry Potter TV adaptation has locked in when fans will first return to Hogwarts, with a new teaser confirming a Christmas 2026 premiere.

J.K. Simmons reflects on DC’s scrapped Batgirl movie, its $90M tax write-off, and what the lost film means for fans, filmmakers, and the new DC regime.

Ravenloft: The Horrors Within brings the Undead patron Warlock back for D&D’s 5.5e rules, sharpening its horror vibes and tightening its mechanics.

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced replaces the old modern-day sections with a redesigned Animus Hub packed with keys, events, and cosmetic rewards.

Nintendo and DeNA are closing Mario Kart Tour’s servers on Sept. 30, 2026, ending the mobile racer after seven years and disabling payments.

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Most believe that if they were buried in an avalanche, they could simply move their arms to loosen the snow and then dig themselves out, or at least carve out a space around their mouth to breathe. However, being buried in an avalanche is a unique and surprisingly deadly experience.

As Trump launched his sweeping AI Action Plan, new disclosures reveal he snapped up major tech stocks the same day, raising ethics and conflict questions.

Marvel’s latest Deadpool arc mutates Wade’s healing factor into spawning a feral “Badpool” from severed body parts, twisting a core power in unsettling new ways.

Netflix is developing a TV series based on Lucy Clarke’s psychological thriller The Surf House, bringing sun-drenched surf culture and dark secrets to streaming.

Warner Bros is developing Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me as a potential Hunger Games-style YA franchise, tapping BookTok heat and dystopian nostalgia.

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Will AI make us extinct? It’s a common scenario, and I was able to get two independent chatbots to discuss it. I built the bots as a customizable WordPress plugin (run locally, but hey, it’s portable too!) with options to easily swap out providers and models, plus an “auto-converse” mode that triggered the bots to…

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ATM jackpotting is a sophisticated cyber-physical crime where threat actors exploit vulnerabilities in an ATM’s hardware and software to make it dispense all its cash on command. What was once a niche threat has now become a nationwide crisis, with federal authorities warning that losses are accelerating at an alarming rate.