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CD Projekt RED and Studio Trigger have released a follow-up to their 'Cyberpunk 2077' anime, moving away from the single-protagonist structure of the original to tell a story centered on multiple characters. The new season is set in the same Night City world previously anchored by lead character David Martinez.
Director Francis Lawrence is set to adapt Pierce Brown's sci-fi novel 'Red Rising' for film. He will take on the project after completing work on the next 'Hunger Games' movie.
CD Projekt Red has indicated that an upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 movie will not directly adapt the game's plot, but instead add new stories set within its world. The studio wants film and other media tie-ins to broaden the universe rather than lock in a single canonical version of events.
A HEPCA survey led by marine biologist Mahmoud Hanafy found coral bleaching across Egypt's Red Sea following summer heat waves in 2023 and 2024. Less than 10 percent of surveyed colonies were affected in northern reef areas, but bleaching struck roughly half the corals further south.
A reassessment of 892 reef-building coral species against IUCN Red List criteria found that of the 774 with sufficient data, 340 species (44%) now qualify as threatened, including 33 Critically Endangered, 251 Endangered and 56 Vulnerable. The analysis, an update of a 2008 assessment, used proxies such as global coral cover trends and projected severe bleaching frequency under a moderate-emissions climate scenario, since population data for most coral species are lacking.
Laplace Intelligence, a one-year-old Ann Arbor startup founded by Howie Sun and Henry Liu out of the University of Michigan, is developing automated systems that stress-test robotics and physical AI before deployment. The company grew out of academic research on challenging autonomous driving AI in simulation, including a 2023 paper the pair published in Nature. Laplace is presenting at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield competition on October 13.
According to a GamesBeat report citing four industry sources, Rockstar is targeting a PC release of Grand Theft Auto VI as early as Q1 2027, just months after the November 19 console launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. Rockstar has not confirmed the report or responded to requests for comment.
Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix sprint and then claimed pole position for Sunday's race, ahead of Ferraris driven by Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. He led the race from start to finish despite radio communication issues, managing his tires well enough to retain the lead through his pit stop.
SanDisk has released the NAS 800, an M.2 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD built for NAS appliances, available in 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB and 7.68TB capacities priced from $387.99 to $2,749.99. The drive uses an SMI SM2508 controller with DRAM and SanDisk's TLC 3D NAND, and is based on the same hardware as the Optimus GX Pro 8100 (formerly WD Black SN8100), with sequential reads up to 14,900 MB/s.
Google Maps includes a feature allowing users to drop a pin on any spot on the map, even if it isn't a registered address or business. The pin can be used for navigation, sharing a meeting spot, or remembering a specific location like a parked bike or scenic viewpoint.
Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action film based on Cyberpunk 2077, with CD Projekt Red producing alongside Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. No director, cast or release date has been revealed, and it's unclear whether the film will follow the game's story of mercenary V and rocker Johnny Silverhand or use the setting for new characters.
Deadline reports Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action movie based on CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, with the game studio producing alongside veteran action producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. No plot details or casting have been revealed, and it's unclear whether this project is connected to a 2023 production deal involving Anonymous Content.