• T-Mobile's most loyal customers are about to see their bills increase - here's why
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    If you're affected, you should be receiving a text message any moment now.
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  • I found the MagSafe accessory you didn't know you needed - especially for power users
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    Lexar's SSD is small, fast, and attaches to your iPhone with a snap - all without adding much bulk or weight.
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  • FBI Warns Chrome, Safari And Edge UsersDo Not Use These Websites
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    New scam alert issued by FBIAnadolu Agency via Getty ImagesFollowing hot on the heels of the FBIs warning for Americans to delete fraudulent texts as a malicious scam sweeps across America, here comes another alert as a very different kind of threat has emerged. The latest scam targets both smartphone and desktop users through websites crafted to steal your passwords, financial information and wallets.This time its utility websites in the bureaus crosshairs, as it increasingly sees a scam involving free online document converter tools. These are the simplest, most innocuous websites, but criminals are using converter tools to load malware onto victims computers, leading to incidents such as ransomware.The best way to thwart these fraudsters is to educate people so they dont fall victim to these fraudsters in the first place, the FBI says in an online warning via its Denver field office. If you or someone you know has been affected by this scheme, we encourage you to make a report and take actions to protect your assets. Every day, we are working to hold these scammers accountable and provide victims with the resources they need.Its not just websites, of course, there are a raft of dangerous conversion tools on smartphone app stores as well. But unlike the official Google and Apple stores, there are no defenses preventing criminals publishing malicious websites. Youre reliant on the security tools built into your browser and common sense. Unfortunately, many victims dont realize they have been infected by malware until its too late, and their computer is infected with ransomware or their identity has been stolen.The FBIs advice as ever is to take a breath, slow down and think. Be aware of your actions online and what risks you could be exposed to. In addition, PC users should ensure they have some form of updated antivirus software running on their machines. You will also benefit by enabling safe browsing if available on your browser.Chrome and Safari dominate the mobile browsing market, and with Edge do the same across desktops. Whether using those or other browsers on your phone or desktop, if you think you might have fallen foul off a such a scam, you can report it at IC3.gov, and more critically you should change your passwords and check your online accounts.This is just the latest warning for web and app users to avoid utility tools that are stupidly simply for an attacker to create and which will always find a ready audience. If you need to convert documents, use a tool from an established provider or the stock ones available with your OS or other platforms. You certainly should not send any files to the cloud for conversion, provide personal information or install software.
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  • iPhone 16e: Apples New iPhone Has A Bluetooth ProblemA Fix Is Coming
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    The latest iPhone, the most affordable model in the range, called the iPhone 16e, went on sale on Feb. 28. In the two weeks since then, some users have been experiencing issues. The good news is, help is on the way. Heres what to do.Apple iPhone 16eVCG via Getty ImagesThe problem concerns audio, specifically Bluetooth audio, according to complaints from users, as noted by Joe Rossignol at MacRumors.According to complaints from affected users across the Apple Support Community, Reddit, and X, audio being streamed from an iPhone 16e to a Bluetooth speaker periodically stutters or cuts out. It is unclear how widespread the problem is, Rossignol says.But wait, you ask, wasnt there just an iPhone update which specifically addressed streaming issues? Quite right, thats iOS 18.3.2, and it was released after the iPhone 16e, which therefore didnt have it on board.Thats an unrelated issue, however, and one user who has been affected by this said, Updated to iOS 18.3.2 (22D8082) and still no change, they commented.The nature of the issue seems to be that music playback over Bluetooth will stop and start up again quickly, and has happened with different Bluetooth headphones, for example Apple AirPods and Sony cans.As more people have commented, more aspects have emerged. One Redditor commented, I found that I had another app (for my Oura smart ring) which was causing the stuttering. It uses another Bluetooth connection other than my headphones. If I closed the Oura app, so it wasn't running in the background, the stuttering stopped. So it might be related to having multiple Bluetooth connections going at the same time?Thats not clear, and although there have been multiple complaints, again, theres no evidence yet that this is widespread. Some users have turned to switching off Bluetooth on other devices to solve the problem, though obviously thats a workaround which becomes decreasingly appealing.I will say that in three weeks of testing the iPhone 16e, I didnt experience this issue and have been unable to recreate it.What To DoUsers are saying that swapping the device for another iPhone 16e didnt solve the problem and nor did a factory reset.However, theres good news: one Reddit user said that updating to the next iPhone software, iOS 18.4 which is in beta at the moment, may be the solution. They said, For anyone still dealing with this issue, it seems to be resolved in the iOS 18.4 public beta for me at least. Since I updated 3 days ago, I havent had any problems with the Bluetooth.The public beta is available if you want to upgrade to it now, but betas by definition are not perfect so the best advice I can give is: sit tight and wait for iOS 18.4.The public release of iOS 18.4 will be in April. Ill report back if Apple comments on this issue or, of course, if an update lands to fix it.
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  • I Hitched a Ride in San Franciscos Newest Robotaxi
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    Zoox, an Amazon subsidiary, is preparing to deploy autonomous cabs as Tesla talks about its own debut.
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  • Why SNES hardware is running faster than expectedand why its a problem
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    gotta go precisely the right speed Why SNES hardware is running faster than expectedand why its a problem Cheap, unreliable ceramic APU resonators lead to "constant, pervasive, unavoidable" issues. Kyle Orland Mar 15, 2025 6:00 am | 2 Sir, do you know how fast your SNES was going? Credit: Getty Images Sir, do you know how fast your SNES was going? Credit: Getty Images Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreIdeally, you'd expect any Super NES consoleif properly maintainedto operate identically to any other Super NES unit ever made. Given the same base ROM file and the same set of precisely timed inputs, all those consoles should hopefully give the same gameplay output across individual hardware and across time.The TASBot community relies on this kind of solid-state predictability when creating tool-assisted speedruns that can be executed with robotic precision on actual console hardware. But on the SNES in particular, the team has largely struggled to get emulated speedruns to sync up with demonstrated results on real consoles.After significant research and testing on dozens of actual SNES units, the TASBot team now thinks that a cheap ceramic resonator used in the system's Audio Processing Unit (APU) is to blame for much of this inconsistency. While Nintendo's own documentation says the APU should run at a consistent rate of 24,576 Hz (and the associated Digital Signal Processor sample rate at a flat 32,000 Hz), in practice, that rate can vary just a bit based on heat, system age, and minor physical variations that develop in different console units over time.Casual players would only notice this problem in the form of an almost imperceptibly higher pitch for in-game music and sounds. But for TASbot, Allan "dwangoAC" Cecil says this unreliable clock has become a "constant, pervasive, unavoidable" problem for getting frame-accurate consistency in hardware-verified speedruns.Not to spec Cecil testing his own SNES APU in 2016. Credit: Allan Cecil Cecil testing his own SNES APU in 2016. Credit: Allan Cecil Cecil says he first began to suspect the APU's role in TASBot's SNES problems back in 2016 when he broke open his own console to test it with an external frequency counter. He found that his APU ran just a bit faster than Nintendo's specifications, an inconsistency that could cause the console to throw out unpredictable "lag frames" if and when the CPU and APU load cycles failed to line up in the expected manner. Those lag frames, in turn, are enough to "desynchronize" TASBot's input on actual hardware from the results you'd see on a more controlled emulator.Unlike the quartz crystals used in many electronics (including the SNES's more consistent and differently timed CPU), the cheaper ceramic resonators in the SNES APU are "known to degrade over time," as Cecil put it. Documentation for the resonators used in the APUalso seems to suggest that excess heat may impact the clock cycle speed, meaning the APU might speed up a bit as a specific console heats up. The APU resonator manual shows slight variations in operating thresholds based on heart and other factors. Credit: Ceralock ceramic resonator manual The APU resonator manual shows slight variations in operating thresholds based on heart and other factors. Credit: Ceralock ceramic resonator manual The TASBot team was not the first group to notice this kind of audio inconsistency in the SNES. In the early 2000s, some emulator developers found that certain late-era SNES games don't run correctly when the emulator's Digital Signal Processor (DSP) sample rate is set to the Nintendo-specified value of precisely 32,000 Hz (a number derived from the speed of the APU clock). Developers tested actual hardware at the time and found that the DSP was actually running at 32,040 Hz and that setting the emulated DSP to run at that specific rate suddenly fixed the misbehaving commercial games.That small but necessary emulator tweak implies that "the original developers who wrote those games were using hardware that... must have been running slightly faster at that point," Cecil told Ars. "Because if they had written directly to what the spec said, it may not have worked."Survey says...While research and testing confirmed the existence of these APU variations, Cecil wanted to determine just how big the problem was across actual consoles today. To do that, he ran an informal online survey last month, cryptically warning his social media followers that "SNES consoles seem to be getting faster as they age." He asked respondents to run a DSP clock measurement ROM on any working SNES hardware they had lying around and to rerun the test after the console had time to warm up.After receiving 143 responses and crunching the numbers, Cecil said he was surprised to find that temperature seemed to have a minimal impact on measured DSP speed; the measurement only rose an insignificant 8 Hz on average between "cold" and "hot" readings on the same console. Cecil even put his own console in a freezer to see if the DSP clock rate would change as it thawed out and found only a 22 Hz difference as it warmed back up to room temperature. A sample result from the DSP sample test program. Credit: Allan Cecil A sample result from the DSP sample test program. Credit: Allan Cecil Those heat effects paled in comparison to the natural clock variation across different consoles, though. The slowest and fastest DSPs in Cecil's sample showed a clock difference of 234 Hz, or about 0.7 percent of the 32,000 Hz specification.That difference is small enough that human players probably wouldn't notice it directly; TASBot team member Total estimated it might amount to "at most maybe a second or two [of difference] over hours of gameplay." Skilled speedrunners could notice small differences, though, if differing CPU and APU alignments cause "carefully memorized enemy pattern changes to something else" between runs, Cecil said.For a frame-perfect tool-assisted speedrun, though, the clock variations between consoles could cause innumerable headaches. As TASBot team member Undisbeliever explained in his detailed analysis: "On one console this might take 0.126 frames to process the music-tick, on a different console it might take 0.127 frames. It might not seem like much but it is enough to potentially delay the start of song loading by 1 frame (depending on timing, lag and game-code)." Cecil's survey found variation across consoles was much higher than the effects of heat on any single console. Credit: SNES SMP Speed test survey Cecil's survey found variation across consoles was much higher than the effects of heat on any single console. Credit: SNES SMP Speed test survey Cecil also said the survey-reported DSP clock speeds were also a bit higher than he expected, at an average rate of 32,078 Hz at room temperature. That's quite a bit higher than both the 32,000 Hz spec set by Nintendo and the 32,040 Hz rate that emulator developers settled on after sampling actual hardware in 2003.To some observers, this is evidence that SNES APUs originally produced in the '90s have been speeding up slightly as they age and could continue to get faster in the coming years and decades. But Cecil says the historical data they have is too circumstantial to make such a claim for certain."We're all a bunch of differently skilled geeks and nerds, and it's in our nature to argue over what the results mean, which is fine," Cecil said. "The only thing we can say with certainty is the statistical significance of the responses that show the current average DSP sample rate is 32,076 Hz, faster on average than the original specification. The rest of it is up to interpretation and a certain amount of educated guessing based on what we can glean."A first stepFor the TASBot team, knowing just how much real SNES hardware timing can differ from dry specifications (and emulators) is an important step to getting more consistent results on real hardware. But that knowledge hasn't completely solved their synchronization problems. Even when Cecil replaced the ceramic APU resonator in his Super NES with a more accurate quartz version (tuned precisely to match Nintendo's written specification), the team "did not see perfect behavior like we expected," he told Ars.Beyond clock speed inconsistencies, Cecil explained to Ars that TASBot team testing has found an additional "jitter pattern" present in the APU sampling that "injects some variance in how long it takes to perform various actions" between runs. That leads to non-deterministic performance even on the same hardware, Cecil said, which means that "TASBot is likely to desync" after just a few minutes of play on most SNES games. The order in which these components start when the SNES is reset can have a large impact on clock synchronization. Credit: Rasteri The order in which these components start when the SNES is reset can have a large impact on clock synchronization. Credit: Rasteri Extensive research from Rasteri suggests that these inconsistencies across same-console runs are likely caused by a "very non-deterministic reset circuit" that changes the specific startup order and timing for a console's individual components every time it's powered on. That leads to essentially "infinite possibilities" for the relative place where the CPU and APU clocks start in their "synchronization cycle" for each fresh run, making it impossible to predict specifically where and when lag frames will appear, Rasteri wrote.Cecil said these kind of "butterfly effect" timing issues make the Super NES "a surprisingly complicated console [that has] resisted our attempts to fully model it and coerce it into behaving consistently." But he's still hopeful that the team will "eventually find a way to restore an SNES to the behavior game developers expected based on the documentation they were provided without making invasive changes..."In the end, though, Cecil seems to have developed an almost grudging respect for how the SNES's odd architecture leads to such unpredictable operation in practice. "If you want to deliberately create a source of randomness and non-deterministic behavior, having two clock sources that spinloop independently against one another is a fantastic choice," he said.Kyle OrlandSenior Gaming EditorKyle OrlandSenior Gaming Editor Kyle Orland has been the Senior Gaming Editor at Ars Technica since 2012, writing primarily about the business, tech, and culture behind video games. He has journalism and computer science degrees from University of Maryland. He once wrote a whole book about Minesweeper. 2 Comments
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  • Terrific drama shows the battle for girls' education in Afghanistan
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    Roya Mahboob (Nikohl Boosheri), centre, with young Afghan peopleAngel StudiosRule BreakersDirected by Bill GuttentagUS: Out now UK: Released 25 MarchTime magazine named Roya Mahboob among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013. She was the first Afghan woman to be CEO of a technology firm, having founded the Afghan Citadel Software Company in 2010. She is also co-founder of the countrys all-female robotics team for girls aged 12 to 18, called the Afghan Dreamers.This is the focus of Rule Breakers, directed and co-written by Bill Guttentag. It tells the story
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  • Spruce up your space for spring by decluttering
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    2025-03-15T10:37:01Z Read in app The author (not pictured) found that decluttering helped ease symptoms of anxiety and OCD. Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? This post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.Happy Saturday! Feeling too busy to work out? One 37-year-old mom lost 100 pounds by using this three-step strategy. Sounds simple enough!On the agenda:Young people with colon cancer share the early signs that doctors misdiagnosed.A new luxury development in Manhattan is offering amenities for a steep price tag.We tested out the new hottest water bottle to see if it's worth the hype.Patricia Arquette has a message for anyone looking for "Severance" spoilers.But first: Ready, set, spring clean.If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download Business Insider's app here.This week's dispatch Getty Images It's time to sweep into springDo you feel it? I'm talking about the warmer weather, the sun shining just a little bit longer, and the winter blues going away. We're enjoying the first signs of spring, and it feels reaaaally good.With spring also comes a chance to renew your personal space. Not to give you too much homework, but it's time to spring clean.Thankfully, BI's Life team has been all over the decluttering trend and has spoken to many professionals and families who make this seemingly uphill task quite easy.If you want to get started this weekend, declutter expert Sonia Weiser has three tips:Start with your drawers and closets. You want to tackle anything that's actually used for storage first: bookshelves, medicine cabinets, and even your desk."Divide it by what you want to keep, what you want to donate or give to someone you know, and what you want to trash," Weiser says.If you find it hard to let go, ask an impartial friend to help you decide what to keep and what to toss.For more tips, read Weiser's advice on decluttering with ease.Colon cancer misdiagnosis Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI Colon cancer is on the rise, especially among young people. Early symptoms can be mild and resemble other digestive issues like IBS or celiac disease sometimes leading to misdiagnosis in the early stages.For doctors, diagnosing young patients is a tricky tightrope to walk. Colonoscopies cost around $2,000 on average, so doctors typically won't urge young people to get them unless they have serious symptoms or a family history of cancer.Here's what to know.$750,000 for a parking spot, anyone? Renderings of the two-tower development in West Village. DBOX New York City real estate is a beast, and $1 million doesn't always get you very far. One new luxury development is proof.In the West Village, 80 Clarkson's most expensive unit is priced at $63 million. Buyers can pay additional big bucks for all the perks, like a $1 million private wine cellar and don't forget to budget for a parking spot.The cost of luxury living.What's the buzz about Bink? Bink water bottles at Target. Amanda Krause/Business Insider Bink is the latest brand to enter the water bottle craze, taking over the spot previously held by Owala and Stanley cups. The silicone-covered glass bottles are all over Instagram and pilates studios.But beyond the aesthetics, are they worth the hype? BI's Amanda Krause tested one out and found them to be better than her Stanley but not by much.No 'Severance' spoilers here IFC Films, AppleTV+, Warner Bros. Pictures Sunset Boulevard_Corbis/Getty, BI Fans of the hit HBO show know Patricia Arquette as the guarded Harmony Cobel. But her acting career spans an array of TV and film projects, and she's a voice for equality in Hollywood.In the latest installment of BI's Role Play series, Arquette wants you to know that she doesn't care if you're on the edge of your seat watching the new season. She thinks you should stay right there.What we're watching this weekend Paul Abell/Netflix; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI "The Electric State": Chris Pratt and "Stranger Things" star Millie Bobby Brown team up for Netflix's new sci-fi adventure movie."Moana 2": The sequel to the beloved 2016 animated movie is now available on Disney+ after breaking Thanksgiving box office records."The Wheel of Time": Prime Video's popular fantasy series is back for season three.See the full list iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI What to shopBras you won't hate: What if we told you that you don't have to sacrifice comfort in exchange for supporting a large chest? We've rounded up the best bralettes for large busts that do both, including plus-size-inclusive options.Neutral basics with a twist: All the "it" girls have been sporting this brand around NYC, so we put it to the test. After trying out some of the most popular designs, we broke down all the ways they got it right in our Marcella review.Sleep Awareness Week: We're near the end of Sleep Week, but it's not too late to score some incredible deals from our favorite brands. Mattresses, pillows, sheets, and pajamas are on sale peep our roundup of the best Sleep Week deals.More of this week's top reads:I moved my young family to Europe. Our expenses are about the same, but our quality of life is so much better.A woman realized she could work out to live longer, not just look better. 3 simple things helped her make exercise a fun, daily habit.I spent a night at an all-inclusive resort on an island off the coast of Africa. My private villa cost $900 a night and was worth every penny.I traveled first class on Amtrak for the first time. The most luxurious perk wasn't even on the train.We're two of America's top real-estate agents. Here's where wealthy people are moving.3 high-protein, high-fiber recipes that boost gut health and aren't ultra-processed by a doctor who specializes in nutrition.A James Bond expert shares the one thing Amazon should focus on to get 007 right and the one thing it should avoid.I make my own sourdough bread to save money on groceries. Here are 5 things I wish I'd known before I started.From AI strollers to 'smart socks,' millennials are obsessed with high-tech baby gear.A retired Wall Street manager started exercising at 70, lost 35 pounds, and fixed his back pain. Here are his 3 tips for getting fit.My only parenting regret is using funny filters on most of my daughter's baby photos.How Meghan Trainor spends her 5 to 9 from couples therapy to nerding out about protein.The BI Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City (on paternity leave). Grace Lett, editor, in New York. Lisa Ryan, executive editor, in New York. Amanda Yen, associate editor, in New York. Elizabeth Casolo, fellow, in Chicago.
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  • I moved from NYC to Paris. The European dream wasn't as glamorous as I thought.
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    2025-03-15T10:16:01Z Read in app Living in Paris hasn't been as glamorous as I'd hoped. samael334/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? I moved from New York to Paris and expected to live the European dream, but the reality was a bummer.I make about a third of what I was paid in New York City but my cost of living hasn't changed much.Traveling to other countries isn't as easy as I'd thought, either.About a year ago, my fianc and I moved to Paris after living in New York City for 10 years.I expected some differences mostly pleasant. I imagined cheap, universal healthcare, a better work-life balance, and a lower cost of living.I figured adapting to a new place would be a bit rough initially, but the promise of living in Paris was appealing, and leaving my New York burnout seemed like a natural transition into my mid-30s.However, the reality was different from what I'd imagined.Healthcare in Paris isn't as cheap as I'd thoughtWhile France's healthcare system offers substantial benefits, it's not as simple as walking into a doctor's office and never seeing a large bill.Basic visits may cost less, like a dental cleaning for around $20, but specialized services have cost me more in Paris than in the US.For example, each visit to my gynecologist costs around $120, and a dermatologist visit costs around $100. When I lived in New York, my health insurance through work covered visits like this and I paid nothing out of pocket.Finding a job was harder than I'd expectedInitially, I was sending rsums daily without any feedback. That's typical in the US, too, but what I didn't realize was these jobs preferred people who were fluent in both English and French. This was not communicated in the job descriptions.I only realized this later once I'd improved my French and finally started to get job opportunities.I was surprised that the cost of living wasn't that much lowerI was aware that salaries in France are, on average, lower than in the US. Still, I expected this to be offset by a lower cost of living. That hasn't been the case.My job pays about a third of what I was making in the US. Yet, the cost of everyday items isn't significantly cheaper. My husband and I pay about $80 a week in groceries here compared to $100 to $120 in New York.The cost of going to a restaurant isn't that much cheaper, either. In New York, I'd typically pay between $25 to $30 for dinner. In Paris, it's about $20 for a similar restaurant.Other services are even more expensive. I spent about $300 in New York to color my hair, whereas it costs about $350 here.I also miss the deals I'd get on Amazon. Since ordering on Amazon in Paris is far more expensive than in the US, I've stopped using it. I now shop on Facebook Marketplace or go to the Paris equivalent of Target.Traveling isn't as easy as I'd hopedThe undeniable benefit of living in Europe is the ease of travel.However, because my cost of living is almost the same as in New York, I've had to budget more for travel than I expected.Also, I'd hoped that planning for a quick weekend getaway in Barcelona would be easier here, but I've found that it requires basically the same level of planning.I still have to book the flights, pack, and budget for it all, which is just as involved as it was in the US. The only difference is the time I spend on the flight.People in Paris are more insular than I expectedIn New York, I found it easy to make friends. I'd chat with folks at my local caf or bar. It only took a few meetings before we were scheduling dinner dates together. I haven't had as much success making friends in France.People are more ready to schedule a quick chat over coffee, but it's taken me more time to build a real connection with them. During the year I've spent in Paris, I've made a couple of friends, but the relationships still feel more like acquaintances compared to my friendships in New York.It's also harder to schedule hangouts on the weekends because the people I know are typically spending that time traveling to nearby countries.
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  • Grand Theft Auto's best celebrity cameos as speculation mounts on GTA 6 stars
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    With DJ Khaled and Danny Dyer rumoured to appear in GTA 6, we've rounded up a rogues gallery of celebrities that you can find in prior games how many have you met?Tech08:00, 15 Mar 2025Which stars will make their debut in GTA 6?(Image: Rockstar Games)Grand Theft Auto 6 is still expected to launch in 2025, with one rival dev fully expecting it to 'kick a**' when it comes to awards season.After Rockstar posted on social media about British icon Danny Dyer last weekend, fans have been speculating the actor could return in GTA 6, while other leaks have suggested DJ Khaled could be on the Vice City airwaves.Article continues belowWhile we don't know for certain, we figured it was a great chance to put together a list of all the famous faces you can find in GTA history, running from sitcom stars to well-known musicians.Which ones did you recognise?Mike Toreno is played by James WoodsIf undercover agent Mike Toreno's voice sounds familiar, it's because he's played by Hollywood star (and former Family Guy guest) James Woods.Hades himself pops up as a shady character in GTA San Andreas.Machete star Danny Trejo pops up in Vice CityDanny Trejo appears in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories as Umberto Robina, leader of the Cubans street gang.He's still alive at the end of Vice City, so here's hoping he may make an appearance in GTA 6 (although Rockstar has tended to leave most of its characters behind).Vice City's lead actor is the late Ray LiottaThe lead character of Vice City, Vercetti was the first protagonist with a voice actor and was portrayed by Goodfellas star Ray Liotta.A website entry from Kent Paul's website in 2002 suggests Vercetti could be alive in Vice City, but given Liotta's passing it seems unlikely he'll appear in GTA 6.Samuel L Jackson is the dastardly Officer Frank TenpennyArguably the most despised antagonist in GTA's history, Frank Tenpenny is CJ's nemesis in GTA San Andreas and is portrayed by the legendary Samuel L Jackson.Sadistic and manipulative, Tenpenny prides himself on being multiple steps ahead of his enemies and peers.Zero is played by Arrested Development's David CrossArrested Development's David Cross provides plenty of personality to Zero, a nerdy electronics expert in GTA San Andreas.Cross also appeared as a radio DJ in GTA Online.Gary Busey is larger than life in GTA, tooCassidy appears in GTA 3, Vice City, and both Liberty City and Vice City Stories, but is only played by Lethal Weapon star Gary Busey in the Vice City entries.He's a weapon seller who claims to have Vietnam flashbacks, but it's often pointed out he's never served in the military.Burt Reynolds plays Avery Carrington in Vice CitySmokey and The Bandit's Burt Reynolds appears in Vice City and Liberty City Stories as Avery Carrington although he appears on a billboard in San Andreas, too. A property magnate that'll do anything for money, he's killed in Liberty City Stories by Donald Love (more on him, soon).Fallout's TV show star Kyle MacLachlan appears in GTA 3Love is an unsettling character, even by GTA standards, and is played by Twin Peaks' Maclachlan. He's a cannibal and sociopath, appearing in multiple games and even eventually eating Avery Carrington.Interestingly, his fate has been left open-ended, suggesting he could still be alive in the GTA universe.Phil Collins is in Vice City StoriesPhil Collins appeared on the Vice City soundtrack, but has since made an appearance in Vice City Stories as himself.That made him the first celeb to appear as himself, followed in later years by Ricky Gervais, Frankie Boyule, Dr. Dre and many, many more.Reservoir Dogs' Madsen is in GTA 3Toni Cipriani is the protagonist of Liberty City Stories, but before that (or afterward, timeline-wise) he was played by Michael Madsen in GTA 3.Madsen has appeared in a whole bunch of fantastic movies and TV shows, but he's also found in Dishonored and Crime Boss: Rockay City.For more on GTA 6, check out why the Xbox may get a big boost from its launch, as well as everything we know about the game so far.Article continues belowFor the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.
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