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BBC

  1. Burnham defends Jackdaw decision as Badenoch urges PM to overturn ban on new oil and gas licences
  2. Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued
  3. Missiles hit Kyiv after Russia agrees to US call to resume Ukraine peace talks
  4. Rosenberg: US diplomatic push offers little hope for imminent Ukraine peace
  5. 'Targeted' attack on much-loved MP leaves Australian town heartbroken
  6. Aberfan disaster 'most tragic of days imaginable' says King on 60th anniversary
  7. Don't Stop Believin'! - high school musical Glee set for reboot
  8. Macron accuses foreign leaders of exploiting French riots
  9. Google staff resign in backlash over its AI contracts with military
  10. Jailed former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson being investigated over alleged rape inside Parliament
  11. Burnham proposes plan to cut standing charges from gas bills
  12. Pope does not need further treatment after lung cancer surgery
  13. Will it bring down your energy bills?
  14. How the project will work and the difference it will make
  15. Why Jackdaw decision ignites row over climate and costs
  16. The Aberfan disaster through the eyes of those who survived, 60 years on
  17. Chip muffin? Bacon and egg soda? How Just Eat's AI struggled to depict Britain's regional dishes
  18. How much gas could Jackdaw provide? And will it cut your energy bills?
  19. 'Mindset shift' needed within government on No10 North, says deputy
  20. Undercover filming shows lawyer advising how to avoid £45,000 illegal-worker fine
  21. Ali G is back. But is the character past its sell-by date?
  22. Huge crowds watch attempt to rescue shark stranded in South Korean canal
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  24. Holocaust school lessons to be improved after 'shocking' antisemitism review
  25. Glastonbury coach tickets oversold in admin error
  26. Teenage boy guilty of trying to murder girl, 15, in school
  27. Lawyer caught by BBC offering to make illegal-worker fine go away
  28. Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy
  29. Civil servant admits he 'made mistakes' juggling five government jobs
  30. MP harassed for 'being English' by man who took axe to pub
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  32. Man Utd humbled by four-goal Como to pile pressure on Carrick
  33. Fernandes rounds on Carrick after Man Utd humiliation
  34. Rice strikes to earn Arsenal draw at Bayern

Bitcoin

Engadget

  1. Claude Duet is Anthropic's answer to Meta Muse and OpenAI Dots
  2. Government websites in the EU and Canada taken offline over PHP vulnerability
  3. Meta ordered to cough up $25 billion in New Mexico privacy case
  4. Xbox is previewing paid cloud gaming for players without Game Pass
  5. EA is shutting down BioWare and cutting around 400 jobs
  6. There's a new Apple Music logo and it looks like ripples in water
  7. Sony's PlayStation Pulse headset arrives on November 19 for $100
  8. Supernatural's VR exercise app has relaunched on Meta VR headsets
  9. Oppo Find X10 Pro Max hands-on: Triple 200-megapixel cameras but few surprises
  10. Now you can chat with Gemini while using Google Maps through CarPlay
  11. A permanent Pokémon store will open in London, with more locations outside Asia to follow
  12. Stranger Than Heaven builds its identity as Like A Dragon's more relentless spin-off
  13. How to spot a white label gadget, and why that's important
  14. Here's how SpaceX plans to catch Starship's upper stage for the first time
  15. Apple iPhone Duo review: A first-class foldable
  16. Two dangerous internet security issues are putting site admins on edge
  17. OpenAI's agents disabled their own safety monitoring systems
  18. Subaru is dropping gas cars for EVs in Europe by the end of 2027
  19. SpaceX and Tesla are exploring a possible merger
  20. How much power can a 1kW wind turbine produce for your home?

Pinboard

The Next Web

  1. Meta to pay $25B in New Mexico case over misleading Facebook users
  2. Getty Images files for bankruptcy, pushes ahead with plan to go private
  3. AI lab Flapping Airplanes is now worth $6B, four times its January value
  4. Electronic Arts to cut 400 jobs and shut down Mass Effect studio BioWare
  5. Photon Bridge raises €10M to mass-produce lasers for AI data centres
  6. Harvey adds Australian startup Mary’s case-fact tools to its legal AI
  7. German court calls Google’s aerial imagery ‘spying’, Google will appeal
  8. eBay to cut 9% of its staff, its second round of layoffs this year
  9. PHP knew about one of the flaws in 2024 but could not agree a fix
  10. Intel restarts its stalled US factory push as AI chip demand grows

Smashing Magazine

  1. Embracing Playful Imperfection With The CSS `random()` Function
  2. Is Your Organization Messing Up AI Adoption?
  3. A Practical Guide To Naming Things
  4. Under Autumn’s Spell (October 2026 Wallpapers Edition)
  5. Stop Treating CSS Container Queries Like Traditional Media Queries
  6. Building A UX ROI Case That Survives The Boardroom
  7. The Death Of The Button: Why The Best Interface Is No Interface
  8. The Many Faces Of September (2026 Wallpapers Edition)
  9. Rethinking Data Visualisation: A UX Approach To Dashboards That Actually Drives Decisions
  10. Why Your Website Should Never Stop Changing
  11. Timing Charts: A Blueprint For SMIL Animations
  12. New EU Guidelines For AI Labelling
  13. Building Tactile UX: Honoring Intentional Design With Lottie
  14. How Baseline Can Help You Ship Less JavaScript
  15. Small Joys And Big Adventures (August 2026 Wallpapers Edition)
  16. The Bull And Bear Case For Digital Design In The Age Of AI
  17. Thinking Outside The Box: Digital Design In The AI Era
  18. Weaponizing And Defending The React Flight Protocol: Deserialization Sinks In RSCs
  19. When It Makes Sense To “Block” The Main Thread
  20. No, People Don’t Want More AI In Their Life
  21. From Kickoff To First Concept: How To Turn Brand Strategy Into Visual Direction
  22. Designing For Distressed Users: Why Mental Health Apps Shouldn’t Follow Every UI Fashion
  23. Meet Kirki: WordPress’s First Visual Builder With An Infinite Canvas
  24. Users Don’t Need More Tools: They Need Seamless Integrations
  25. Matching AI Modality To User Intent: Designing The Right Interface
  26. Why Accessibility Is An Operational Capability, Not A Feature
  27. Snapshots Of Summer (July 2026 Wallpapers Edition)
  28. Designing With Uncertainty: How AI Supercharges Probabilistic Thinking
  29. The Impact Of Humanoid Robots On Humanity
  30. The Benefits Of Cognitive Inclusion In UX Research
  31. How To Make Your Design System AI-Ready
  32. June Is For Exploring (2026 Wallpapers Edition)
  33. Algorithmic Theming Engines: Building Self-Correcting Color Systems With `contrast-color()`
  34. Your Prototype Is Not Being Honest With Your Users (And Here’s How To Fix It)
  35. Four Levels Of Customer Understanding
  36. Advanced Tree Counting: Mathematical Layouts With `sibling-index()` And `sibling-count()`
  37. Ten Data-Backed Truths Of User Experience ROI
  38. Practical Interface Patterns For AI Transparency (Part 2)
  39. The Architecture Of Local-First Web Development
  40. Rethinking The Experience Of System Tools

Wirecutter

Sweethome

Hacker News

  1. Today's PHP security release, and how we're strengthening security
  2. GitLab Critical Patch Release
  3. No More Icons in Every Menu by Default
  4. AWS rates PHP RCE as Important so Amazon Linux 2023 patch may take 20 days
  5. Compromised LiteLLM 1.107.0 on PyPI Installs a Credential Stealer and Backdoor
  6. Why Windows 11 still ships with Windows 95's memory manager hidden inside it
  7. Eight Bits of Trust: eMudhra's CA keys cracked in milliseconds
  8. Claude Duet
  9. DuckDB 2.0.0 LTS “Cinnamon Teal”
  10. Meta ordered to pay $25B penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case
  11. EA is shutting down BioWare
  12. Tiny possum and glider thought extinct for 6000 years found in remote West Papua
  13. Patch the Planet: global response coordination as agents uncover vulnerabilities
  14. Google's Rust Style Guide
  15. New plastic pollution discovered: 'Plasticorals' coral rubble fused with plastic
  16. Oregon lawmakers approve money to buy an iconic waterfall listed on Redfin
  17. OpenAI models are coming to Google Cloud
  18. PHP 8.2.35
  19. Using thousands of AI agents to uncover new leads in biological data
  20. Potential third critical PHP CVE
  21. A Place Among the Fiddlers
  22. Canary Tokens
  23. Drupal is now light-years ahead of its reputation
  24. The bridge to agent-scale Git infrastructure
  25. Your MCU likely escaped the eMudhra intermediate CA compromise
  26. 9 Mothers (YC P26) Is Hiring in Austin, TX
  27. Claude Duet
  28. Way to Play Super Mario 64: On Apple Vision Pro
  29. Google staff resign in backlash over its AI contracts with military
  30. Launch HN: Alter (YC S25) – Access control for multi-user agents

Ars Technica

  1. The new human-crafted Apple Music brand matters in an AI world
  2. RIP BioWare: EA shuts down storied RPG studio after over three decades
  3. OpenAI's latest AI models are coming to Google Cloud and Antigravity
  4. Report: Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, then blamed it on Trump
  5. Judge rejects Trump’s wild claim EPA can dismiss data center pollution lawsuits
  6. Does opting out of smart TV tracking work? Research finds “suspicious” traffic.
  7. SpaceX to attempt Starship catch on next flight, with eye on rapid cadence increase
  8. The $15 billion ad-powered AI startup your doctor may already be using
  9. Review: Carrie is a triumphant remix with one major flaw
  10. The past, present, and future share a show floor at Pinball Expo 2026
  11. PHP warns it plans to release 2 emergency patches imminently
  12. Merging SpaceX and Tesla would be a "good idea," Musk says
  13. Cops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning “unethical” vaccine trial on babies
  14. Microsoft reportedly projects $1,200 to $1,800 price for 2028 Project Helix
  15. JustWatch, which tackles streaming fragmentation, launches own streaming service
  16. Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash
  17. Gemini's Personal Intelligence is coming to cars
  18. OpenBSD 8.0 arrives with security record still intact
  19. The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs
  20. TP-Link tries to appease Trump admin with pledge to assemble routers in US

Digg

New Scientist

Slashdot

  1. More Than 1.5 Million Canadian Crime Stoppers Tips Leaked
  2. Microsoft Reportedly Projects $1,200 To $1,800 Price For Next-Gen Xbox
  3. Meta Ordered to Pay New Mexico $25 Billion for Deceiving Users About Privacy On Facebook
  4. EA Is Shutting Down BioWare
  5. OpenAI Models Are Now On All Three Major US Cloud Platforms
  6. Government Websites Go Dark After Severe PHP Vulnerabilities Disclosed
  7. PHP Warns It Plans To Release 2 Emergency Patches Imminently
  8. Tesla-SpaceX Merger Being Considered
  9. Russian Satellite's Close Shadowing of Radar Imaging Satellite Is a Big Deal
  10. Judge Orders Meta To Name Employees Who Approved Torrenting Anna's Archive, Libgen
  11. Ukraine Claims World's First Drone Evacuation of Wounded Soldier
  12. Sony Updates the Walkman As a $5,900 Gold-Plated MP3 Player
  13. AMD Is Bringing FSR 4.1 to Xbox Consoles and Handhelds
  14. Google Support Pages Start Defaulting to AI Chatbots
  15. DHS Lied About Why It Wanted To Search Activist's GrapheneOS Phone

BoingBoing

  1. Japan's Daiso is like a dollar store, except a thousand times better
  2. Good Trailcams collects the animal kingdom's most candid moments
  3. AI-written Disney guidebooks send tourists to rides that don't exist
  4. Tom the Dancing Bug: A Simpsonian look at Trump, Putin, and Musk!
  5. I hate prediction markets, but I keep peeking at this midterm tracker
  6. A book of Gothic horror stories designed as a nine-room boarding house
  7. Star Wars on a ten-dollar budget
  8. Vice City mod makes an entire GTA game bounce to your favorite song
  9. You talk faster than you type, and this app finally does something about it
  10. Anthropic lost $80.7 billion in six months and would now like your money
  11. His wife vanished. He said ICE took her. Detectives found something else
  12. Terry Ward allegedly wanted 45 uninterrupted minutes of football very, very badly
  13. Still haven't filed your 2025 taxes? This $30 software asks the questions for you
  14. Get Windows 11 Pro plus a useful bonus in this $15 bundle
  15. Flamingo kidnapper convicted in Vegas
  16. Alberta votes to stay in Canada
  17. I wore Timekettle's translating earbuds around Kyushu, where few people speak English
  18. First Minecraft hotel to open with London theme park in 2027
  19. Data visualization exposes just how bad income inequality has grown
  20. Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for $14.97, and that's the whole bill
  21. A tiny 19th-century ivory skeleton tries to lift a boulder
  22. In 1986, a magazine asked readers to find the most boring headline ever printed
  23. This 65-gram umbrella from Japan fits in my front pocket
  24. "Wreckage" of Amelia Earhart plane probably just trees
  25. Resident Evil fan film is just as spooky as the games
  26. Atomic Shrimp, the godfather of scambaiting, is back
  27. Husk IRL's AI therapist test is a warning
  28. The very best sunsets in gaming
  29. Top AIs tasked with getting a refund. How did they go about it?
  30. Tiny Brutalism is a relaxing sandbox game about enormous concrete forms

Core77

  1. A Transforming Mid-Century Chair, and Fun Knoll Facts
  2. Toyota Releases Video of Wheelchair-Alternative Mobility Concepts in Action
  3. Designing Play: How Ekoplay Turns Learning Into a Hands-On Experience
  4. Work Sharp's Diminutive, Flexible Knife Sharpener
  5. An Electric Motorcycle Concept with Modular, Scalable Power
  6. The Simple, Beautiful Interface on Braun's 1960s Portable Heater
  7. A Creative, Low-Tech Way to Cantilever a Movable Lamp
  8. Combining 3D Printing with Weaving
  9. CMF's Milk-Carton-Inspired Affordable Portable Speaker
  10. Maya Barkai's "Walking Men" Public Art Installations
  11. Core77 Weekly Roundup (10-13-26 to 10-16-26)
  12. The International Lineman's Rodeo: The Olympics for Lineworkers
  13. Tesla Unveils Bonkers Flying Car
  14. Industrial Design Student Work: A Handwashing Station for Kindergarteners
  15. The Wild-Looking Seating in Renault's E-Space Concept

CNET

Reddit

The Verge

  1. Meta to create a new class of shares to fund AI push
  2. New York’s first microdrama film festival searches for its audience
  3. Meta says it would’ve made over $22 billion if it didn’t have to pay a child safety settlement
  4. PHP: The three letters that shut down sites all over the internet today
  5. Flying Roadsters can’t lift Tesla’s flat Q3 revenues
  6. Bose acquires Skullcandy to help it reach a wider audience
  7. Airbnb bans making guests do dishes and take out the trash
  8. Anthropic takes on Muse with Claude Duet, its new AI agent
  9. Walmart is inviting AI agents to shop for you
  10. Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in penalties over the Cambridge Analytica scandal

Wired

  1. ‘It’s the President’s Fault’: The White House Blame Game Starts Early Ahead of the Midterms
  2. Trump Isn’t Even Good at TV Anymore
  3. Bose Is Buying Skullcandy. It’s Not as Weird as It Sounds
  4. Eufy Security Wall Light Cam S4 Deal: Save $80 on This Versatile Gadget
  5. Ruggable’s Washable Rugs Are Worth It and Now on Sale (2026)
  6. GM Wants Your Car to Do Your Chores
  7. The Best Art TV Deals: Samsung Frame, Hisense Canvas, and More (2026)
  8. This Startup Is All In on Recursive Self-Improvement. Its Latest Model Is Scary Good
  9. Jensen Huang’s Vision for Europe Runs on Plug-In Data Centers
  10. 7 Best Phones You Can’t Buy in the US (2026)
  11. ‘This Is Not a Drill’: Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Are Setting the Internet on Fire
  12. AI Guardrails Aren’t Stopping Criminal Hackers
  13. Our Favorite Darn Tough Merino Wool Socks Are on Sale at REI
  14. Telehealth Giant Hims Wants to Test Every Dude for Low Testosterone
  15. Roku Pro Series OLED TV Review (2026)
  16. A Design Flaw in Share Links Exposes Users’ Personal Conversations With Meta’s Muse
  17. Apple iPhone Duo Review: Is It Worth It?
  18. Best Gifts for Mom (2026): Digital Wall Calendars, Better Bags, Personalized Jewelry, and More
  19. Gaming Can’t Afford More Games the Size of ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’
  20. Bud Light Boycotters Are Still Waiting for Their ‘Woke-Free’ Beer

LifeHacker

  1. Lifehacker Deals Live Blog: The Best Tech Sales, All in One Place
  2. This Ultra-Wide Samsung Gaming Monitor Is $600 Off
  3. What's New on Netflix in November 2026
  4. The Best Apple Watch for Most People Is Over $100 Off
  5. Everything You Should See Along With ‘You Can See Everything’
  6. 10 Hacks Ever Siri AI User Should Know
  7. Why Your Smartwatch Size Really Does Matter
  8. Beware of These iPhone Duo Preorder Scams
  9. Take This Step Now to Avoid Being Locked Out of Your Spotify Family Account
  10. This Amazon Basics Power Bank Is 67% Off Right Now
  11. The Amazon Fire HD 10 Tablet Is 53% Off Right Now
  12. This Super Fast ASUS OLED Gaming Monitor Is $100 Off Right Now
  13. You Can Now Lock Your Private ChatGPT Conversations With a PIN
  14. Six Things to Do Between Sets at the Gym
  15. 'Vorssaint' Replaced at Least 10 Utility Apps on My Mac
  16. 10 Shows Like 'Below' You Should Watch Next
  17. How to Lock Your Phone Number Against eSIM Hijacking on Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T
  18. This 55-Inch LG OLED TV Is $400 Off Right Now
  19. These Subscription-Free Eufy Security Cameras Are 24% Off Right Now
  20. The Newly Released Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+ Is $200 Off Right Now, With a $200 Gift Card Included
  21. Lifehacker Is on TechPulse, and You Should Be Too
  22. I Tried Strava's New Strength Coach Feature, and I'm Optimistic
  23. These Sennheiser Wireless Headphones Are 32% Off Right Now
  24. How to Prepare Now so the End of Daylight Saving Time Is Less Jarring
  25. How I'm Using the Time Change to Kickstart My Morning Exercise Routine
  26. This Powerful Lenovo Laptop Is Down to $629 at Walmart
  27. 10 Hacks Every AllTrails User Should Know
  28. I Tried the 'Normatec Go' Compression Boots, and My Calves Have Never Felt Better
  29. Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture: What Is 'Loser Core'?
  30. This Dialogue-Enhancing Samsung Dolby Atmos Soundbar Is $400 Off Right Now
  31. This Joy-Con Replacement for the Nintendo Switch Is 56% Off Right Now
  32. I’m a Deals Writer, and These Are My Top 10 Tech Deals This Week
  33. The Adventure-Ready Samsung Galaxy Watch Is Over $175 Off Right Now
  34. Whatever Happened to Daylight Saving Time Going Away?
  35. This Anker Portable Power Station Is 40% Off Right Now
  36. The Difference Between Suunto's Race, Run, and Vertical Series Smartwatches
  37. This Apple Watch Series 10 Is $120 Off Right Now
  38. This LG Ultragear OLED Gaming Monitor Is $400 Off Right Now
  39. How to Enable Global Privacy Control in Every Browser (and Why You Should)
  40. One of the Best QLED TVs of 2026 Is Over $1,200 Off Right Now
  41. 10 Hacks Every Goodreads User Should Know
  42. I Tried a Smart Band That Measures Body Temperature During Workouts, and I'm on the Fence About It
  43. Google Just Removed This Major Perk From Its AI Plus Subscription
  44. Apple’s New M6 Mac Mini Is $119 Off Right Now
  45. My Favorite Earbuds for Sleep Are $60 Off Right Now
  46. 10 Shows Like 'Crystal Lake' You Should Watch Next
  47. You Can Now Join a WhatsApp Call Without an Account
  48. This Top-Rated 65-Inch LG OLED TV Is $200 Off Right Now
  49. This Exceptionally Fast Asus OLED Gaming Monitor Is $210 Off Right Now
  50. The Best Sales on Headphones and Earbuds Right Now
  51. How to Preorder the 'HomeView' and Apple's Other New Smart Devices
  52. The Best OLED TV for Most People Is $400 Off Right Now
  53. Four New Features Coming to Your iPhone in iOS 27.2 (and One That Will Be Missing)
  54. 10 Shows Like 'East of Eden' You Should Watch Next
  55. Your PC Has Over 1,400 (Known) Security Flaws—Here's How to Fix Them
  56. Samsung's Dolby Atmos Soundbar (With a Wireless Subwoofer) Is $110 Off Right Now
  57. I Tried Google's New Gemini 4 Argon Model, and Here's How It Measures up to GPT-6
  58. 10 Hacks Every YouTube TV User Should Know
  59. The AirPods Max 2 Are $120 Off Right Now
  60. Four Ways the Fitbit Edge Is Better Than the Charge 6, and Two Ways It Isn’t
  61. This Ultra-Slim Robot Vacuum and Mop Is $700 Off Right Now
  62. This Massive Ultra-Thin QLED TV Is 43% Off Right Now
  63. Should You Buy Apple's New HomeView, or Is an iPad Enough?
  64. This Ecovacs Robot Lawn Mower Is 37% Off Right Now
  65. How to Preorder the New Fitbit Edge (and Why You Might Want To)
  66. Garmin Just Launched a Luxury Smartwatch With a Price to Match
  67. Which Should You Believe After a Race, Your Official Distance or Your Watch?
  68. One of the Best Entry-Level Ultrawide Gaming Monitors Is $500 Off Right Now
  69. Apple's First Home Hub Looks Like a Tiny iMac G4
  70. This Pocket-Sized DJI Vlogging Camera Bundle Is 21% Off Right Now
  71. This Highly Rated 75-Inch TCL Mini-LED TV Is 50% Off Right Now
  72. This High-Capacity Anker Power Station Is 46% Off Right Now
  73. 10 Hacks Every Proton Pass User Should Know
  74. Why the Treadmill Can Feel So Much Easier Than Running Outside (but It Actually Isn't)
  75. I Love My Hisense CanvasTV, and It's up to 50% Off Right Now
  76. Use This Hack to Get the Pixel's AI Dictation on Any Android Phone
  77. Five Garmin Data Screens That Helped Me Improve My 'Running Economy'
  78. How to Try WhatsApp's New Scheduled Messages Feature Early
  79. I Tried 'PhotoCraft,' the AI Clone of Photoshop, and It's Almost Exactly Like the Real Thing
  80. The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture: Why Are Kids Throwing Fruit in Toilets?
  81. This Rugged and Portable JBL Bluetooth Speaker Is 27% Off Right Now
  82. Google Finally Made Another Fitbit With a Screen
  83. This Insta360 Phone Gimbal Bundle Is 32% Off Right Now
  84. There's Now a Better Way to Turn Off AI 'Insights' in the Google Health App
  85. I Tried the At-Home Flu Vaccine, and It Was Great
  86. I Tested Google’s New AI Image Detector, and It’s Difficult (but Not Impossible) to Trick
  87. 10 Shows Like 'Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story' You Should Watch Next
  88. You Can Use Your iPhone As an ID in These 16 States
  89. Roku's Pro Series OLED TV Is $400 Off Right Now
  90. This Anker Portable Projector (With Google TV) Is $100 Off Right Now
  91. This DeWalt Drill and Driver Combo Is Still 38% Off After Prime Day
  92. This DeWalt 192-Piece Tool Set Is Still 32% Off After October Prime Day
  93. The Best Deals on Power Banks Still Available After October Prime Day
  94. My Favorite JBL Headphones Are Still 60% Off After October Prime Day
  95. The Best Bluetooth Speakers Still on Sale for Under $50 After October Prime Day
  96. This 32-Inch Roku LED TV is Still Under $100 After October Prime Day
  97. This Samsung Galaxy Tablet Is $70 Off After October Prime Day
  98. Your Mac Should Be Doing More of the Work. Here's How MacPaw Helps
  99. We Now Know When Apple Will Host Its Next Big Tech Event
  100. These Are the Best Deals You Can Still Get on Smartwatches After October Prime Day

The Onion

The Register

TechMeme

  1. Mark Zuckerberg says Muse has drawn 10M+ users since its launch and 25%+ of users are making purchases through the app, with an average purchase size of $200+ (Business Insider)
  2. Meta expects its 2026 capex to be $135B-$145B, vs. $130B-$145B previously, and forecasts Q4 revenue of $73B-$76B, vs. $73.6B est.; META jumps 3%+ after hours (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)
  3. Anthropic unveils Claude Duet, a proactive agent app on iOS, Android, and the web that works in the background, in research preview for US Pro and Max users (Claude)
  4. Filing: Meta says Mark Zuckerberg is considering leaving California if it passes a one-time 5% tax on billionaires; voters will decide on the measure next month (Pierre Paulden/Bloomberg)
  5. Meta says it will create a new class of nonvoting stock to raise the capital it needs for developing AI models, with an effective date in January 2027 (Meghan Bobrowsky/Wall Street Journal)
  6. Meta reports Q3 revenue up 26% YoY to $64.6B, operating income down 37% to $12.99B on a $9.89B AG settlement charge, and family DAP up 3% to 3.64B for September (Meta)
  7. OpenAI, PerturbAI, and Scripps say thousands of GPT-Rosalind agents analyzed data on millions of mouse brain cells in 32 minutes, a job that takes humans months (OpenAI)
  8. Microsoft reveals pricing for Xbox Cloud Gaming without Game Pass, for Xbox Insiders now and others next month: 10 hours for $3.99, 25 for $7.99, 50 for $11.99 (Tom Warren/The Verge)
  9. Flapping Airplanes, which is working on methods to train AI models using less data and compute and make the chips more efficient, raised $1B at a $6B valuation (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
  10. A New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $25B in penalties after a jury found Meta misled residents about its data practices in the Cambridge Analytica scandal (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
  11. Source and leaked memo: EA plans to cut ~400 jobs, or ~3% of its total staff, and shut down BioWare; EA went private in August following a $55B leveraged buyout (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)
  12. The PHP Foundation says its patches for the RCE vulnerabilities are limited to PHP 8.2 and newer, leaving legacy deployments dependent on third-party vendors (Wired)
  13. Recursive releases Flint, an open-weight, 40B-parameter coding model developed with its Eureka Machine AI system, which automated most of the development (Will Knight/Wired)
  14. Watchtower, which uses AI and simulation software to help the US Armed Forces make logistical decisions, emerges from stealth with a $35M seed (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media)
  15. The PHP Foundation details how it found and fixed the two flaws, and says it had to release patches a day early after the two CVE IDs began circulating online (The PHP Foundation)