Google's July redesign of the Photos app removed the visual separators that used to mark where one day's photos ended and the next began, replacing them with a floating date label that scrolls with the feed. The change came bundled with a broader visual overhaul, including a new floating navigation bar, that most users otherwise praised. A workaround exists to restore the old date-grouped view for people who rely on it to keep their photo library organized.
CD Projekt Red announced at Gamescom's Opening Night Live that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered will arrive Sept. 29 as a free upgrade for existing owners on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and will also debut on Nintendo Switch 2 and Battle.net. Starting immediately, the studio is also making the game's two expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, free to owners. A new paid expansion, Songs of the Past, is planned for 2027, introducing a new region called Letten and serving as what may be Geralt of Rivia's final adventure.
Peripheral maker CRKD has partnered with RedOctane Games to release three Gibson-licensed guitar controllers timed to Stage Tour's December 10 launch on PC, PS5, Switch 2 and Xbox Series X/S. The lineup includes a Les Paul Oxblood Edition, an SG Midnight Blue Edition and an 8K Gibson Explorer 20th Anniversary Edition, all available for pre-order through CRKD or the official Stage Tour site.
CD Projekt Red announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live that a remastered version of The Witcher 3, bundled with both existing expansions, launches September 29 as a free upgrade for current owners. Switch owners will also get a complimentary upgrade path to the Switch 2 version. The remaster brings visual improvements plus reworked skill trees, combat, camera, targeting, movement and mount handling.
Commodore has partnered with CD Projekt Red to release the Commodore 77, a Cyberpunk 2077-styled version of its Commodore 64 Ultimate. The machine features a weathered, graffiti-marked case, a redesigned boot screen, an Arasaka-branded cartridge with an original lore-expanding demo built by C64 group Arise and chiptune artist LukHash, plus themed packaging and accessories. It's up for pre-order at $377 with no confirmed shipping date.
At the grand opening of Buc-ee's first Arkansas location in Benton, CEO Arch 'Beaver' Aplin III told a crowd that included Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders that he prefers building stores in 'conservative, business-friendly' states with strong workforces. He suggested that expansion works best when supported by state leadership from the top down, implying the chain may avoid areas where it feels unappreciated.
CD Projekt Red revealed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered, a free upgrade for current owners launching September 29 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2, with overhauled graphics, combat, traversal, and mod support. The studio also confirmed existing owners will get the Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions for free, and teased a new paid expansion called Songs of the Past due in 2027.
Researchers found threat actors uploading npm packages containing only a malicious HTML file disguised as a Cloudflare verification page. When mirrored by sites like UNPKG and npmmirror, these files become directly viewable in a browser under a trusted domain, redirecting victims to attacker-controlled sites. OX Security identified 24 such packages, following an earlier discovery in July involving a package called 'china_airlines'.
CD Projekt Red announced a remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, arriving September 29th with upgraded visuals, revamped combat, a reworked skill tree, and both expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, included. The upgrade will be free for existing owners on GOG, Steam, Epic Games Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, and the remaster will also bring the game to Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time.
CD Projekt Red will spend Gamescom week showcasing Songs of the Past, a new Witcher 3 expansion co-developed with Fools Theory that matches Blood and Wine in scope with roughly 30 hours of content. The studio also confirmed The Witcher 4, centered on Ciri instead of Geralt, is targeting a 2028 release, though executives hedged on the timeline.
Spotify suffered an outage that stopped many users from playing or downloading audiobooks across phones, desktops, and the web, with symptoms ranging from stalled loading to chapters skipping without playing. Spotify acknowledged the problem on its Community forum and has since marked the incident as fixed, though some users still report ongoing playback issues.
Communities are pushing back against Flock Safety's automated license-plate cameras through visible, often theatrical protests, including people dressing as Darth Vader and tying red balloons near devices. The growing trend, dubbed 'Flocklash,' reflects widespread unease about the expansion of tech-enabled mass surveillance in public spaces.