Horror Picks for August Include a Gory X-Files Cut and a Creepy Indie Game
The author reviewed three horror-adjacent titles this month, including a director’s cut of a familiar sci-fi film and a promising indie game demo. Her selections were described as a mix of returning franchises and a new discovery from a Steam queue.
» readPayPal Sale Talks Signal Shift From Rejection to Negotiation
The Wall Street Journal reported on 14 August that PayPal is now in talks to sell itself, a change from its earlier stance of rejecting offers. The report was written by Cara Lombardo, Gina Heeb, and Lauren Thomas.
» readVictrola Soundstage Offers Compact Vinyl Sound Without Sacrificing Bass
The Victrola Soundstage was reviewed as a space-saving soundbase for vinyl listeners who want richer audio than a suitcase turntable provides. Its performance was assessed across multiple albums and connection methods.
» readNetwork Firm Pitches Digital Twin Technology to Eliminate Outage Risks
The author reported that network outages often stem from upgrades meant to improve performance or security, and that even carefully planned changes can fail due to complex dependencies across switches, firewalls, and clouds.
» readAI Loan Approvals Backed by India’s Central Bank Chief
The head of India’s central bank said artificial intelligence can approve loans that human reviewers might have rejected, describing the technology as a capability to be responsibly harnessed rather than merely a risk to be contained.
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