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Roku announced it will stream eight Sunday night NWSL matches for free via The Roku Sports Channel, beginning with Seattle Reign FC versus Houston Dash on August 30 and ending with San Diego Wave FC versus Boston Legacy FC on October 25. The company also plans to carry a Sunday night match every week during the 2027 season.
The FDA has cleared daraxonrasib, a new drug for pancreatic cancer, after a large clinical trial found patients on the treatment survived roughly twice as long as those receiving standard chemotherapy. The approval gives doctors a new option for a disease long known for poor treatment outcomes.
Netflix has released a trailer for an upcoming game show, 'Wonka's The Golden Ticket,' in which contestants navigate a hazardous chocolate factory guided by an AI-recreated voice resembling Gene Wilder's iconic Willy Wonka. The trailer's unsettling tone has drawn comparisons to horror rather than family entertainment, sparking online discussion.
ASUS revealed three new 24.5-inch gaming monitors under its Ace lineup: the 720Hz ROG Swift OLED PG259QWS Ace with a Tandem WOLED panel and Dolby Vision support, and two QD-OLED models, the 560Hz XG259QDPG Ace and 360Hz XG259QDNS Ace, both featuring a new anti-glare 'BlackShield' film. The PG259QWS Ace launches in early Q4 for $1,099, while pricing and availability for the QD-OLED models remain unannounced except for the previously shown XG259QWPG Ace at $699.
The World Humanoid Robot Games concluded in Beijing on August 26, drawing over 600 teams and more than 2,000 robots from China and 15 other countries. Highlights included the Tiangong Ultra robot completing a 100-meter dash in 8.86 seconds and Honor's Lightning robot finishing in 9.47 seconds, alongside newer challenges testing fine manipulation skills like using tweezers.
Microsoft is rolling out a new feature, starting with Xbox Insiders on August 31, that lets players convert eligible Xbox One and Xbox Series X discs into permanent digital entitlements simply by inserting the disc and launching the game. Once claimed, the game becomes playable without the disc and gains access to Xbox Play Anywhere and Cloud Gaming, though the physical disc still works as before. Each disc carries only one revocable license, meaning reselling or lending it can transfer the digital entitlement to whoever uses it next.
Microsoft confirmed a new feature launching for Xbox Insiders on August 31 that lets players claim a digital entitlement for eligible disc-based games by inserting the disc and launching the title. The digital copy unlocks benefits like Xbox Play Anywhere and Cloud Gaming, while the physical disc still functions normally and remains tied to that license.
Microsoft is rolling out a feature that lets Xbox owners register their physical game discs so they play as digital titles tied to their account. The program will reportedly cover thousands of games, giving players disc-free access without needing to keep swapping media.
Rockstar Games officially confirmed that recently circulated Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay clips are genuine, describing their unauthorized release as heartbreaking for its team. The company apologized for the long wait for information and said development is nearly complete, though it plans years of post-launch updates. Rockstar will show an extended official look at the game via Netflix on August 27, followed by a YouTube release.
Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma told the BBC that rising hardware costs, partly fuelled by AI spending, mean the company must prioritise affordability for its next-generation console, codenamed Project Helix. She also announced that owners of roughly 1,000 physical disc titles will soon be able to unlock digital entitlements for those games, with rights transferring to new owners if discs are resold.
IKEA and Microsoft revealed the complete YXSTABY collection at Gamescom, expanding on last week's teaser of an Xbox-themed D-pad cushion. The nine-item lineup includes a tilting thumbstick stool, a rollable TV stand with hidden storage, a controller-and-cable toolbox that doubles as a laptop stand, a wheeled side table, a stainless steel D-pad platter, and a two-tone controller display case. The collection launches in the US on September 30.
Google removed support for 32-bit apps from Android several years ago, breaking many older games. Developers behind an app called VPhoneOS have built a workaround using a virtual machine that runs Android 7 for free, letting users install and play old 32-bit titles like Wayward Souls and Bloons TD 5. Higher Android versions, 64-bit support, and ad removal are locked behind a paid VIP subscription.