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Wednesday 30 September 2026

1367 headlines from 32 sources

Hacker News

  1. Why the Bronze Age Collapsed
  2. Automating Wi-Fi setup testing on the ESP32
  3. The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites
  4. Gemini 4 Argon (High): Intelligence, Performance and Price Analysis
  5. Gitea 28.0
  6. Functional Ultrasound Imaging (fUSI) from scratch
  7. Gemini 4 Argon
  8. CS240 AI Cheating Retrospective
  9. Dear Software Makers
  10. Halfspace experimental IDE for solid modeling with distance fields

The Verge

  1. Neon sticks it to A24 by announcing a Creative Commons SCP Foundation movie
  2. Google announces Gemini 4 and says it’s so capable that only ‘trusted cyber defenders’ can have it right now
  3. The AI Tamagotchis are coming
  4. Reddit says it has to cut back access to ‘Old Reddit’ because of AI bots
  5. Amazon’s delivery driver smart glasses will reportedly take photos ‘almost constantly’
  6. Here’s what AI leaders are saying about Trump’s new safety plan
  7. This blog could help you poop better
  8. Asus won’t say how it escaped the US router ban
  9. ‘Xbox is not for sale’ says Microsoft’s gaming chief
  10. The Halide camera app now offers full control of the iPhone 18 Pro’s aperture

Ars Technica

  1. Dinosaur-killing impact crater might have been teeming with life
  2. Fifth unvaccinated person dies of measles; CDC still not counting all deaths
  3. Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant.
  4. A local network of implants uses your body as the wiring
  5. Attackers have been exploiting critical Zimbra flaw to steal emails
  6. Google announces Gemini 4 Argon AI model, but you can't use it yet
  7. Reddit is putting more limits on Old.Reddit.com
  8. RFK Jr. thinks AI will free us from the "tyranny" of medical facts, expertise
  9. The Disney protests were a wake-up call about the risks of streaming mergers
  10. Trump plan to combat AI risks hinges on Big Tech pals policing themselves

TechCrunch

  1. Valor, Atreides, and Sequoia back AI startup Flow Engineering at $750M valuation
  2. Factory CEO just accused his VC board advisor of spying for Cognition
  3. Is Neko Health’s body scan worth it? Spotify billionaire’s startup has come to America
  4. Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach
  5. DoorDash’s drone strategy started on the ground
  6. BMW built the same car for gas and electric. The EV is $4,400 cheaper.
  7. OpenAI’s Jev clone could help the frontier lab stop its swarming agents
  8. AI voice startup ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22B
  9. Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots
  10. The ugly economics of consumer AI

Wired

  1. The White House Is Starting to Panic Over the Midterms
  2. Trump’s AI Safety ‘Accord’ Is a Fancy Pinky-Swear
  3. The Battle to Be Your Personal AI Agent Is Here
  4. Furry Airline Pilots Are Just Minding Their Own Business
  5. There Are Plenty of Reasons to Be Concerned About Bioweapons Development—Even Without AI
  6. A Biotech Founder Makes the Moral Case for Gene-Editing Human Embryos
  7. The Best Gifts for Book Lovers (2026): E-Readers, Handy Accessories, Book Sets
  8. The Best Gaming Routers (2026): Tested By a Family of Gamers
  9. Black Twitter Is Thriving—on Threads
  10. How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bank

Engadget

  1. Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey will advise the government on the future of warfare
  2. Fujifilm's Instax Pal 2 can plug directly into your smartphone to transfer images
  3. Breville's new $600 coffee machine makes pour-overs from scratch
  4. Reddit imposes new restrictions on Old Reddit
  5. An Analogue Pocket restock is coming October 2
  6. Tinder now offers group hangouts as an alternative to one-on-one dates
  7. Xbox's disc-to-digital feature is now available for everyone
  8. Freckle's smartphone aims to get kids back outside on their own
  9. Affordable alternatives to DJI's Osmo Pocket 4
  10. Nintendo's Mario Kart Tour mobile game is officially dead

9to5Mac

  1. Apple TV is currently down for some users, as other Apple services also face issues
  2. Elder fraud is rising – here’s how to protect your family
  3. Apple Music expands to four new countries
  4. Our top iPhone 18 Pro accessories to upgrade your setup [Update #2]
  5. Report: Meta’s Muse crosses 5 million downloads amid massive advertising push
  6. 9to5Mac Daily: September 30, 2026 – How John Ternus wants to reshape Apple
  7. iOS 27.2 adds new Messages feature that’s already a favorite
  8. Apple Invites for iPhone updated with three new features
  9. Early launch deals live on Apple’s latest: Series 12, Ultra 4, Beats 360, Mac mini, more
  10. M6 Mac release schedule: Here’s when to expect new Macs

Guardian Australia

  1. Australia news live: ATO finds one-quarter of big firms pay zero tax; NDIS alternative Thriving Kids program begins
  2. Ohio woman sues hospital for allegedly amputating wrong leg during surgery
  3. Australia deny South Africa series sweep as Carey returns to form in rain-affected third ODI
  4. Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare
  5. Winter review – Richard Armitage’s new cop drama is as ferociously watchable as it is daft
  6. In-laws charged with murder of New York Times games engineer in California
  7. Kristi Noem, former Trump homeland security chief, files for divorce
  8. Quips, slights and a surprise twist: Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury come face to face
  9. Israeli forces overwhelmed by violent settlers in ‘terrorist attack’ on Palestinian family
  10. Rival clubs feel relegating Manchester City to Championship would not be enough

ABC News

  1. Fake doctor AI scam targets Mandarin-speaking community
  2. Hong Kong police arrest journalist over alleged 'seditious' acts
  3. Wallaby who overcame cystic fibrosis to play rugby diagnosed with MND
  4. Parents struggling without birthing services at key hospital
  5. What to know about the terrifying flydubai flight bound for Israel
  6. Family of girl who died of suspected overdose in state care demands answers
  7. Indian smashes fastest-ever ODI double century in huge run chase
  8. Live: ASX to fall, price of oil surges
  9. Heritage listing for 'first of its kind' outback solar experiment
  10. 'The living conditions are so bad': Ex-detainee's warning for Hiep Tran

BBC News

  1. Conservatives pledge 'tough love' benefit rules for under-25s
  2. Flydubai passenger describes putting attacker in chokehold after cockpit stabbing
  3. Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
  4. Infantino should have no place in future of football - Pinto
  5. Respect and laughs as Fury and Joshua face off
  6. 'Shaken and emotional' travellers arrive at Israeli airport
  7. Punish Man City this season, say other club chiefs
  8. Dame Esther Rantzen: A presenter who campaigned for change
  9. 'I pulled the controls': Passenger tells Israeli PM how he helped stop attacker
  10. No rift with Ronaldo, says Portugal coach Jesus

The Guardian

  1. Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’
  2. Hampton’s heroics preserve WCL point for Chelsea on Bompastor’s OL Lyonnes return
  3. Building of the Pep supremacy is an era that will be defined by sham-ball
  4. Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 1,000 Massachusetts children over decades, report finds
  5. Leah Williamson blunder gifts Paris FC a point as Arsenal’s struggles continue
  6. From Childline to changing TV for ever: Esther Rantzen’s revolutionary life
  7. Esther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86
  8. Garvaghy Road march talks ‘tantalisingly close’ to resolution, says minister
  9. No 10 gathering evidence on public support for rejoining the EU
  10. Andy Burnham admits to ‘concern’ if Manchester City lose their owners after guilty verdicts

Al Jazeera

  1. Hong Kong journalist arrested on sedition charge
  2. Russian drone crashes into Kyiv playground without exploding
  3. It’s the ‘closest thing to an HIV vaccine’, but who gets access?
  4. Trump administration files complaint against judges over media comments
  5. Flydubai passengers arrive in Tel Aviv after pilot stabbing
  6. Gas pipeline explodes in Syria, knocks three power plants offline
  7. Israeli attacks across Gaza kill at least eight
  8. US judge rules Wisconsin mosque leader Salah Sarsour can be deported
  9. Netanyahu praises stabbed Indian pilot for saving lives on Flydubai flight
  10. US regulator launches probe into AI companies

NPR

  1. Leaning into culture war flashpoints, Hegseth says he has transformed U.S. military
  2. Greetings from Syria, where time seems to melt as a glassmaker braves scorching temps
  3. Police questioning can shape a sexual assault case. Their approach is often wrong
  4. Trump officials changed forms for overseas voters amid a GOP push to restrict voting
  5. How Ukrainians are coping with new, more deadly Russian attacks
  6. How Trump keeps undercutting his anti-communist message
  7. After failed execution, health workers say Tennessee's method flouts medical ethics
  8. A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverts to Saudi Arabia after making distress call
  9. FBI hunting the hackers who stole its employees' sensitive data
  10. U.S. forces exit Iraq amid Iran war. And, SCOTUS revives Trump deportation policy

Kottke

  1. Eternal Family is a media service that shows “a...
  2. Blackbird Spyplane’s Jonah Weiner on his past career as a...
  3. “There are more self-storage facilities in the U.S. than...
  4. The “Insane” Cinematography of Pride and Prejudice
  5. The Tell, a very long read about Thomas Goldstein...
  6. “Sky burial is a funeral practice in which a corpse is...
  7. Craig Mod made a cool mini-site cataloging all of the...
  8. On The Joy Of Ownership
  9. Manchester City guilty over Premier League charges after...
  10. Treat your to-read pile like a river, not a bucket....

The Marginalian

  1. What Happens When We Die
  2. David Bowie Answers the Famous Proust Questionnaire
  3. C.S. Lewis on How to Structure the Days of a Creative Life and Train the Receptive Imagination
  4. Inner Space, Outer Space, and How to Be an Astronaut in the Cosmos of Connection: Eric Berne on the Key to True Intimacy
  5. Orcas and the Price of Consciousness: Lessons in Love and Loss from Earth’s Most Successful and Creative Predator
  6. Bertrand Russell on the Secret of Happiness
  7. The Weasel and the Meaning of It All: Annie Dillard on How to Live
  8. Do Not Spare Yourself: An Antidote to Feeling Like You Are Waiting to Start Living
  9. Hermann Hesse on Discovering the Soul Beneath the Self and the Key to Finding Peace
  10. How to Handle a Narcissistic and Abusive Parent: Kafka’s Remarkable Letter to Father

Pitchfork

  1. Tara Clerkin Trio Set 2027 North American Tour
  2. Fontaines D.C. Share Video for New Song “Tongue”
  3. Mogwai Recruit Iggy Pop for New Song “Underground”
  4. David Sylvian Sets New Album The Distance Between the Killer and the Killing
  5. The Flaming Lips’ At War With the Mystics Reissue to Feature Dozens of Rarities
  6. Peaches Reworks “Fuck the Pain Away” for a Hellraiser Video Game
  7. Mei Semones Announces Sophomore Album and North American Tour
  8. Kali Malone Unveils U.S. Tour Dates and New Song
  9. Caroline Polachek, Angèle, and SebastiAn’s New Song Navigates a “Love Triangle”
  10. Brakence Returns With New Album Marrow

Stereogum

  1. mercury – “Roar Of The Heliac Goat”
  2. Cosmic Joke Announce New Album Suburban Decay: Hear “No Threat”
  3. Peaches Remixes “Fuck The Pain Away” For New Hellraiser Game
  4. LCD Soundsystem Announce 100th NYC Residency Show, Al Doyle Announces Debut Solo Album Hollywood Saviour
  5. Adéla’s American Dreampop
  6. Jess Williamson Adopted A Highway
  7. David Sylvian Announces New Album The Distance Between The Killer And The Killing
  8. The Flaming Lips Announce At War With The Mystics 20th Anniversary Edition With Previously Unreleased Tracks
  9. Kalia Vandever & Dave Harrington Announce New Album Evergreen: Hear “The Chase”
  10. 22, A Million Turns 10

Longreads

  1. Hockey Dads and Hockey Sons
  2. A Record of Breath
  3. The Babies Left Behind in America
  4. You Should’ve Said Something
  5. Dusklands
  6. Lost and Found: A Reading List on Labyrinths, Mazes, and Wayfinding
  7. Oh, How Lucky We Are
  8. A Graveyard Shift with Britain’s Gen Z Undertakers
  9. The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
  10. A Tale of Two Trap Houses: Being Cuckooed Ruined My Friend’s Life—But Did It Then Help Save Him?

ScienceDaily

  1. Cannabis users were twice as likely to commit violence, review finds
  2. A record-breaking X-ray flash may reveal the birth of a magnetar
  3. Ocean heatwaves are hiding months of extra warming
  4. Mulberry may reshape gut bacteria and influence metabolism
  5. NASA's Perseverance Mars rover finds groundwater, lakes, and hot fluids in one place
  6. Black hole jets may decide the fate of entire galaxies
  7. Pompeii’s 2,000-year-old eruption just gave scientists a better clock for Earth’s past
  8. Watch Live: NASA’s Crew-13 could make the fastest U.S. trip to the ISS ever
  9. Bats may have first evolved in Europe 65 million years ago
  10. NASA’s Curiosity rover just hit 5,000 days on Mars and sent back this stunning view

Quanta

  1. Surprisingly Complex Waves Reveal the Brain’s Inner Workings
  2. Mathematicians Harness Randomness To Crack a 55-Year-Old Conjecture
  3. Gravity Seems Holographic. What Does That Mean for Reality?
  4. Biology Might Not Be Quantum, but Its Math Is Quantumlike

NASA

  1. Help Overlap Zoo Reveal Cosmic Dust
  2. NASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base
  3. NASA Awards Contract to Develop 5G Communications for Moon
  4. NASA, International Partners Advance Work on Space Crops
  5. Star Trails
  6. APOD: 2026 September 30 – Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries
  7. Powerful Storms Continue to Prowl the Pacific
  8. NASA Opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar Communications
  9. NASA Awards Orbital Safety Analysis Support Services Contract
  10. NASA Features Exploration, Science at International Space Conference

Nature

  1. Pipework problems when cancer spreads to an area bordering the brain
  2. Secret watermark labels proteins as ‘made by AI’
  3. Type 2 immune history trains lung macrophages for viral disease tolerance
  4. X-ray liquidography decodes complex motions in azobenzene isomerization
  5. Sugar-rich foods exacerbate antibiotic-induced microbiome disruption
  6. Population-scale immune multiome atlas reveals regulatory disease mechanisms
  7. Global mangrove distribution on the open coast is controlled by waves
  8. Function-preserving watermarking of AI-generated proteins
  9. Scalable decision-making for games of imperfect information
  10. Butterfly wing patterns in flight create powerful illusory motion cues

Dezeen

  1. Prim Estudio orients low-slung house for viewing Argentinian countryside
  2. Urban settlement for extreme ecosystem among projects from Tulane University
  3. Synthetic memories feature in MoMA information design exhibition
  4. Camelot seating system by Antonio Citterio for Flexform
  5. Rare Collectiv surrounds Norwegian sauna with timber ribs that "evoke the hull of a ship"
  6. Dezeen's top five houses of September 2026
  7. Vauxhall unveils "sharper, cleaner" griffin logo
  8. RIBA paid £150,000 to former president Alan Jones to settle legal dispute
  9. Recyclable Wildflower installation among timber prototypes at BuildFest 2026
  10. Snøhetta designs Hong Kong clubhouse with undulating playground and rope-climbing tower

Design Milk

  1. The Dexter Hotel Makes a Case for Made-in-Michigan Design
  2. Wangari Mathenge Reassembles Memory in ‘Re-membering’
  3. Church Edit’s LA Headquarters Rethinks the Editing Studio
  4. A Paul Rudolph Original Is Rebuilt for Modern Coastal Living
  5. Cincinnati’s Fidelity Hotel Gives a Beaux-Arts Landmark New Life
  6. Hannah Buechler Finds Inspiration in Music, Fashion + Experimentation
  7. MSCHF Twists and Stretches Lexus Cars Into Surreal Sculptures
  8. The Porsche 550 Spyder Gets a Smaller, Electric Second Act
  9. Elizabeth Herrmann Clads a Cornwall Home in Gendai Yakisugi
  10. Wrensilva Gives Its Studio Record Console a Lighter Look in White Oak

BBC Sport

  1. Watch - Feast of Football
  2. Somerset pair Overton & Luff take top PCA awards
  3. Late drama as Chelsea draw away at Lyon
  4. The five titles that got away as Evans seeks WRC glory
  5. Liverpool contenders for Schade - Thursday's gossip
  6. Impossible for England to find another Kane - Tuchel
  7. Arsenal let two-goal lead slip to draw with Paris FC
  8. Navarro opens up on health struggles that caused 'deep anger' on court
  9. Haaland 'no different' following Man City verdict
  10. 'Business as usual' for Man City Women despite Premier League guilty verdicts

ESPN

  1. McVay: NFL told Rams DPI was wrong call on pivotal play vs. Broncos
  2. Bohm homer in 10th prolongs Phils' season after Harper gaffe, HR
  3. NFL awards: Allen MVP favorite, Purdy closing in fast
  4. Red Sox's Anthony ruled out of ALWCS with hand, wrist injuries
  5. Espada tries to defuse tension after Astros' reaction to crowd size, boos
  6. Steelers rule CB Porter out for 4th game in row; CB Ramsey questionable
  7. Texas AD says Longhorns' vulgar celebrations 'embarrassing'
  8. Ajay Mitchell, Ayo Dosunmu and other top sleepers to target
  9. Jordan's game-worn Game 3 1998 Finals jersey sold for record $12,260,000
  10. Titans QB Ward on fans' threats to his family: 'People are weird'

CNBC

  1. Trump 'thinking about' diesel export ban, but says it could have 'negative impact' on gasoline
  2. Stock futures are flat as traders eye elevated Treasury yields and brace for jobs report due this week: Live updates
  3. Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon, its most advanced AI model
  4. Fed's Kashkari says inflation is 'still too high' even after softer-than-expected PCE data
  5. David Ellison names Ynon Kreiz co-CEO of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery
  6. Meta stock enjoys best month since 2022 on AI momentum
  7. Micron beats on earnings and issues strong guidance as data center revenue jumps 11-fold
  8. Grindr expands beyond dating with $250 million telehealth acquisition of PurposeMed
  9. Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich to help Pentagon with warfare initiative, Hegseth says
  10. Gen Z’s 'little treat’ economy is thriving. These financial products help you enjoy responsibly

IGN

  1. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered Review Update
  2. A Ton of Legend of Zelda T-Shirts Are Getting Price Cuts for Amazon Prime Members
  3. Rockstar Suggests Disney World and SeaWorld Probably Won't Be in GTA 6
  4. Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown Expansion Delayed Two Weeks
  5. GTA 5 Modder Taunts Rockstar With Unofficial Nintendo Switch Port, Gets Cease and Desist from Take-Two
  6. New Uncharted Game Featuring Nathan Drake Reportedly in the Works at Naughty Dog
  7. Ordering DoorDash Is Too Hard, So an AI Agent Will Soon Be Able to Order Pizza for You
  8. MTG Corn Maze Secret Lair Superdrop Brings Jim Henson's Labyrinth, KPop Demon Hunters, and Marvel Zombies to Magic
  9. Vincent D’Onofrio Defends Laufey Star Deborah Ann Woll From Gooners Upset That the Game's Armor Sets Don't Show More Skin
  10. The CyberPowerPC RTX 5070 Gaming PC Drops to $1399, Includes a Free Copy of Control: Resonant

Kotaku

  1. Naughty Dog Reportedly Working On A New Uncharted Game
  2. Over 85 Percent Of Japanese Game Developers Are Using AI
  3. Control Resonant Has The Coolest Bit Of Video Game Audio In 2026
  4. Halo Studios Denies There Was Creator Blacklist As The Halo Fallout Gets Messy
  5. Vincent D’Onofrio Shuts Down God Of War Laufey Gooner Complaints: ‘Buddy Got Bodied By Kingpin’
  6. Try These Two Things To Fix Witcher 3 Remastered Performance On PC
  7. Witcher 3 Fans Are Divided Over Whether The Remaster Graphics Are Peak Or Lifeless
  8. Blizzard Seems To Be Surveying Players About Adding Demon Hunter, Witch, Tinker, Bard, And More Classes To WoW: Forever
  9. Xbox’s Experiments With Cloud Gaming Seem To Be Collapsing
  10. PlayStation’s Free PS Plus Games For October Aren’t Really Scary At All

PC Gamer

  1. World of Warcraft: Forever survey pitches new classes to players, including Bard, Witch, and more
  2. Valve says Deadlock is still too unfinished to release publicly, but has hero cosmetics and new game modes in the works
  3. Agony! Two life sims I really want to play launched back to back
  4. The Americans have officially renamed artificial intelligence to 'Super Intelligence,' which should fix everything
  5. To celebrate September 30, the day the cop inside of Leon Kennedy died, here's my most traumatic encounters in Resident Evil
  6. I have saved GTA 5 from death and also added tornadoes
  7. Thanks Logitech, your new AI-fueled game clipping software makes me look trash at Counter-Strike, but I'mma keep it installed
  8. Asus TUF Gaming A16 gaming laptop review
  9. MSI Katana 15 HX B14W gaming laptop review
  10. Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 gaming laptop review

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. First-person RPG Queen's Domain pitches you against an island of gorgeous freaks with naught but a flying sword and infinite throwing daggers
  2. "NO GAME NO LIFE": Grasshopper Manufacture have leapt from the jaws of NetEase and gone indie again
  3. The importance of being earnest: How Marvel Tōkon's Deadpool trades ridicule for fighting game reverence
  4. Crimson Desert's first expansion, Charting the Unknown, delayed so Pearl Abyss get more time to polish and stabilise the red pudding
  5. Come play the flute and reshape the very earth in Songs of Glimmerwick, a magic school RPG from the creators of Eastshade
  6. Crusader Kings 3's By God Alone expansion offers plenty of holy hijinks, even if your polyamorous Pope doesn't get divorced three times in one day
  7. "Ultimately, we asked 'why are we doing this?'": the creators of Arc Raiders wildly underestimated how hard it is to make a live service game
  8. All the RPS Supporter rewards for September 2026: Model ships, maze cities, and the tyranny of content
  9. "I always see it kind of like a triangle": The surprising challenge of making the perfectly-sized cave in Satisfactory expansion Core Values
  10. "Getting sidetracked doesn’t feel too unnatural": Baldur's Gate 3 Act Two Expansion modder on how they seamlessly fit a "detour" to fight an army into the RPG's plot

Eurogamer

  1. Former Halo lead suggests three ways Activision could revive the legendary series, and urges the company to hire laid off Bungie staff
  2. "Xbox is not for sale": CEO Asha Sharma says "we will do whatever it takes" to turn the console maker's fortunes around
  3. GTA 6 completely "re-engineered" Rockstar's weather systems to "achieve a sense of scale we haven't felt before," adding hurricanes, rainbows and heavy rain
  4. It's not even out yet, but Valve's Deadlock just became one of the most played games on Steam
  5. Tinker, Bard, Illusionist - Blizzard seemingly surveying World of Warcraft: Forever players about never-before-seen classes to add to the game
  6. "My god this new lighting is lifeless" - The Witcher 3 Remastered Edition divides players for a few key reasons
  7. Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons developers hope to set aside the Baldur's Gate 3 comparisons and build their own kind of open world
  8. As handholding mechanics come under fire elsewhere, Control Resonant devs confirm they made a "conscious decision" not to use yellow paint
  9. Monster Hunter Wilds on Switch 2 runs at a stable 30FPS, but it took Capcom a "painstaking, seemingly endless process" to get there
  10. Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown DLC delayed by two weeks "to deliver a more polished and stable gameplay experience"