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King Charles warns of AI dangers; USMNT squad leaves out Pulisic

Thursday, 17 September 2026

The UK’s King Charles warned AI leaders of “existential dangers.” In gaming, Twitch’s CEO said GTA 6 multiplayer would launch in 2027. Separately, a repeat offender was fined for searching for gold in a protected river.

In football, teenager Sullivan was included in the USMNT’s first post-World Cup squad, while Pulisic was left out. Bournemouth, Palace and Celtic were in Europa League action. Samba, son of Chris, scored the opener on his debut to put Manchester City ahead against Norwich.

Rai shared the BMW PGA Championship lead, with McIlroy three shots back. England were restricting Sri Lanka in the second T20 at Cardiff, while Somerset’s title hopes suffered a setback as Stokes starred with the ball for Durham. Hamilton responded to reports that he had asked for changes at Ferrari. A Hyrox athlete apologised for continuing a race after soiling herself.

In US sports, defensive coordinator Belichick resigned as a UNC investigation found disregard for conduct. The Knicks paused ticket sales after a pricing error led to much higher costs. Patriots running back Henderson declared himself ready after missing Week 1, while the Jets’ general manager said the door remained open for Hellebuyck despite his trade demand.

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Twitch CEO says GTA 6 multiplayer will launch in 2027
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Twitch CEO says GTA 6 multiplayer will launch in 2027

Rockstar has described GTA 6 as a "single-player experience," but everyone expects the game to eventually include a multiplayer element given the enormous success of the existing GTA Online. But when could GTA 6's online multiplayer release? According to Twitch CEO Dan Clancy, fans can expect it sometime in 2027. He said this in an interview with Bloomberg ( via IGN ), saying Twitch spent "a lot of time talking with Rockstar about their plans." He said Twitch stands to benefit from GTA 6's release, too, because content creators will flock to it and stream footage on Twitch. But Clancy theorized an "even bigger" bump to Twitch numbers could come in 2027 "when they launch multiplayer." GTA 6 launches in November. To be sure, Rockstar has not announced anything at all related to multiplayer support for GTA 6. Given that Clancy said his teams had been engaged with Rockstar, his comments come

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