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  • Pattaya Announces International Film Festival 2026 Under Theme “The Cinematic Wave Coming Later This Month!

    Pattaya Announces International Film Festival 2026 Under Theme “The Cinematic Wave Coming Later This Month!

    Pattaya Announces International Film Festival 2026 Under Theme “The Cinematic Wave Coming Later This Month!

    The Pattaya News
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    PATTAYA, August 11th, 2026 – Damrongkiat Pinijkan, Deputy Mayor of Pattaya City, joined Pornchai Wong Sriudomporn, Secretary-General of the National Federation of Film Associations; filmmaker Nonzee Nimibutr and representatives from the Thai Film Directors Association; director Pongpat Wachirabanchong; screenwriter and television writer Dr. Sorarat Chiraborwornwisut; and actor Ken Phupoom Phongphanuphak at a press conference announcing […]
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  • ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users

    ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users

    For the 14th time, a Google product has hit 1 billion users. Google CEO Sundar Pichai posted on X that a billion people are using Gemini every month, and that Gemini is Google's fastest-growing product ever. A billion users is a huge milestone, but Google isn't the first AI app to hit it. OpenAI's ChatGPT […]


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  • As Xbox head Asha Sharma reportedly visits Bethesda HQ, workers put up red flags representing laid off staff and a giant inflatable rat outside

    As Xbox head Asha Sharma reportedly visits Bethesda HQ, workers put up red flags representing laid off staff and a giant inflatable rat outside

    It's probably a weird day to be working at Bethesda's Rockville headquarters. In a week's time, on August 18th, the Communications Workers of America have organised numerous rallies across the US and Canada in support of Xbox workers, 1600 of which may lose their jobs over the next year, on top of the 1600 who have already been laid off. Today, as shared by Game Developer's Chris Kerr, CWA union members have already initiated a protest outside Bethesda HQ in the form of a giant inflatable rat, and a huge number of planted red flags, each one representing a laid off worker, as Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reportedly.
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  • "I think that might be a misread": Thief designer on why making a triple-A immersive sim doesn't really work

    "I think that might be a misread": Thief designer on why making a triple-A immersive sim doesn't really work

    Broadly speaking, it's fine for something to exist as a niche. Whatever form of media a thing might be, to fulfil a niche is to meet the expectations of at least a handful of people with a particular taste that many others don't, and I think that's a delightful thing to do. In video games, immersive sims might not be the most niche genre in the world, but they've historically not done gangbusters sales wise, meaning that triple-A takes don't quite make their money back. If you ask Randy Smith Evergreen, a designer on Thief: The Dark Project, perhaps avoiding the world of triple-A is the way to go for immersive sims.
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  • An FCC filing points to new Sonos headphones coming soon

    An FCC filing points to new Sonos headphones coming soon

    It looks like we'll be getting a successor to the Sonos Ace headphones sometime this fall, which was hinted at by CEO Tom Conrad during a third quarter earnings call. As reported by What Hi-Fi?, an FCC filing by Sonos, Inc reveals details about upcoming wireless headphones with the model number S52A. In addition to […]


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  • Xbox Elite 3 prototype pad leaks with tiny built-in screen

    Xbox Elite 3 prototype pad leaks with tiny built-in screen

    Did a prototype Microsoft gamepad fall off the back of a truck? We can't say, but a Redditor has legit-looking photos of a prototype Xbox controller that's almost certainly the Xbox Elite Series 3. Incredibly, they claim they bought the pad for $200 on OfferUp. In May, a Brazilian regulator's leaked images revealed that Xbox […]


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