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Friday 2 October 2026

1246 headlines from 32 sources

Hacker News

  1. Open-sourcing AstaBrief, the fast report-generation model in Asta
  2. The Harness Is the Company
  3. Zig v0.17.0
  4. Everyone's Packing Up
  5. Show HN: Made an open-source Lego AI generator
  6. GrapheneOS has fixed the Android 17 QPR1 kernel performance regression
  7. Muse Gadgets
  8. "The only intuitive interface is the nipple" (2012)
  9. Apple Pass Designer
  10. Scientists untangle the biology of an 'undruggable' cancer gene

The Verge

  1. Meta open sources code to let you make Muse AI gadgets
  2. Netflix is pivoting away from prestige
  3. Apple will limit Mac disk access as AI agents ‘substantially’ increase risk
  4. Sling TV drops its one-day cable passes
  5. OpenAI’s Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your dinner
  6. Breaking up (with Elon Musk) is hard to do
  7. Rivian’s sales pop as the company’s big R2 bet starts to pay off
  8. Beehiiv creators are buzzing about a new price increase
  9. Nacon’s new PS5 controller can mix audio from your phone and console
  10. Dots get up in Muse’s business

Ars Technica

  1. Someone got Doom in an SQL database
  2. Amazon’s $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlash
  3. Patient-zero drill put health facilities to the test—40% of them failed
  4. Lyft settles landmark driver misclassification lawsuit for $272.5M
  5. The 2008 economic crisis changed the US's relationship with energy
  6. US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China
  7. Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
  8. US military ends long-running program to spot nuclear missile launches
  9. How I kept cool with NYC's free battery program for window AC units
  10. Cybertruck sales in free fall as Tesla reports mediocre sales for Q3

TechCrunch

  1. Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI around music
  2. Affected by layoffs? Don’t miss this $75 deal for your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Expo+ Pass
  3. Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents
  4. It’s not AI anymore, it’s ‘super intelligence’ (according to the White House)
  5. Circuit Breaker Labs hopes to make AI safer for your kids (and you)
  6. Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery to become Skydance
  7. Pope Leo XIV is not a fan of AI-generated art
  8. Laytr’s new app lets you save anything you find online, not just articles to read
  9. TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Blackstone’s Jas Khaira on building the next generation of AI giants
  10. Slovenia’s .si domain sees a surge in registrations after Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ order

Wired

  1. ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
  2. This Shoe Company’s Instagram Ad With a Frat Is Pissing People Off
  3. The NHL Is Releasing Its Own ‘Hot’ Fanfic. Romance Lovers Hate It
  4. These AI Experts Want to Do High-Stakes Research Out in the Open
  5. Trump’s Crazy AI Rebrand Was a Loyalty Test for Tech Execs—and It Worked
  6. Amazon Says It's No Longer Using NDAs for Data Centers
  7. Best Smart Cat Trackers of 2026: Fi Mini vs. Tractive
  8. Your Driverless Cab Is Spying on You
  9. Election Deniers Think the GOP’s Terrible Midterm Polling Is a ‘Psyop’
  10. A Flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data

Engadget

  1. Lyft agrees to pay $272.5 million to settle worker classification lawsuit
  2. Meta wants people to build their own Muse gadgets, too
  3. Batomon Showdown is the hottest new auto battler on the block
  4. Samsung and Google are raising prices on their budget phones
  5. Apple sounds the alarm on AI agents and 'Full Disk Access'
  6. iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 18 Pro Max: Comparing their displays and batteries
  7. Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra vs Apple iPad Pro: Here's how they stack up
  8. YouTube takes aim at clipper accounts, will prioritize original Shorts
  9. Soon-to-be merged Paramount and Warner Bros. will be known as Skydance going forward
  10. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have officially teamed up to end coverage gaps

9to5Mac

  1. Apple TV releases ‘The Sisters Grimm’ season 2 in full
  2. Apple confirms iPhone 18 Pro Max AT&T cellular issues, affected devices require hardware replacement
  3. ‘HomePad’ coming: Will Apple hold an October special event?
  4. 9to5Mac Overtime 084: iPhone 18 Pro – a fantastic pro camera experience
  5. iOS 27’s Siri gets one thing very right that other AI assistants get wrong
  6. iPhone Duo video reveals size compared to iPhone 18 Pro Max
  7. Apple says it’s tightening macOS privacy controls amid the rise of AI agents
  8. HomeKit Weekly: Home Widget 1.10 is the fastest way to check every HomeKit camera at once
  9. Twelve South launches tiny new ‘Airfly Drive’ wireless CarPlay adapter [Updated]
  10. Apple’s new ‘homeOS’ will launch this month, here’s what’s coming

Guardian Australia

  1. ‘That’s 100% him’: new video shows police arrest of Luigi Mangione
  2. Five Great Reads: ICE 2.0, millennial motherhood, and skinny-dipping with Christine Baranski
  3. Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son
  4. Nations League: Italy earn draw against 10-man France, Northern Ireland stun Ukraine
  5. Disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar removed from Michigan sex offender registry
  6. Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne
  7. UCLA law school accused by justice department of illegally using race in admissions
  8. Ann Widdecombe murder suspect charged with planning terror act against Nigel Farage
  9. Christa Pike remains unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution in Tennessee
  10. King Charles III to acknowledge ‘darkest days’ of Britain’s colonial rule during Caribbean tour

ABC News

  1. Complaint over senior NT public servant who ran private NDIS provider
  2. Could exposure to sharks reduce fear and boost conservation efforts?
  3. Violent protests in France over conditions in high schools
  4. Massive whale sanctuary rejected again, but Brazil vows to never stop trying
  5. Diseases of the past like measles and diphtheria are making a comeback
  6. Golf club spends $30k on water changes, only for policy to change
  7. Clay burrows hoping to save little dragon from 'incredibly lethal' heat
  8. Roosters met with Rabbi Eli Schlanger days before Bondi attack
  9. Soldiers' surprise backyard makeover leaves 90yo 'stunned'
  10. Fishers warn snapper, kingfish prices could soar under proposed catch limits

BBC News

  1. Which clubs did Man City's 'inflated' money flow to in transfer market?
  2. Bath gain revenge on Exeter to win 11-try thriller
  3. Met Police urge students to move 7 October protest
  4. Tories pledge to build 50,000 new prison places
  5. King's Caribbean tour will not shy away from 'darkest days of our past'
  6. Men charged over alleged plot to target Manchester Jewish community
  7. G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel after Trump export ban threat
  8. Man jailed for piloting small boat carrying 26 others
  9. US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say
  10. Man City whistleblower to lose witness protection

The Guardian

  1. Bath go top with Finn Russell to the fore in thrilling derby victory against Exeter
  2. War review – Sienna Miller and Dominic West’s hellish divorce drama is massive, massive fun
  3. Hawaii’s centuries-old sea arch collapses into Pacific after series of rough storms
  4. Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall review – Paul Thomas Anderson’s sumptuous recording is an immediate classic
  5. Arsenal shelve plans for major expansion of Emirates Stadium
  6. Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community
  7. Time to ditch the iron? I spent six months testing the best clothes steamers – here are my favourites
  8. How best to punish City? Restitution over retribution, then hand club to the fans | Jonathan Liew
  9. The Celebrity Traitors: episode two – live
  10. 49ers owner Jed York suspended, fined $500K after prostitution sting arrest

Al Jazeera

  1. Why Carney’s economic overhaul is clashing with Canada’s unions
  2. Croatia vs England: UEFA Nations League – Kane, Modric, teams, form
  3. Police bodycam shows Luigi Mangione arrest at Pennsylvania McDonald’s
  4. Israel could’ve ended Gaza war, freed captives sooner: Israel ex-negotiator
  5. France held 1-1 by Italy in Zidane home debut after Olise stunner
  6. Bosnia’s elections explained
  7. Israeli general: Gaza captives could have been freed a year earlier
  8. Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution: Lawyers
  9. FlyDubai pilot hailed as ‘national hero’ as he describes attack
  10. Latin America sees China as more positive global influence than US: Poll

NPR

  1. As Trump's proposed arch looms over D.C., protesters pin their hopes on the midterms
  2. Germany's political center fights for relevance after far-right and far-left gains
  3. Pro-Trump Influencer Benny Johnson is being sued for defamation by ICE protesters
  4. October 1 ushered in a new era in U.S. foreign aid. What's the plan? Will it work?
  5. Cloaked in anonymity, Israeli soldiers describe mass civilian killings in 'NAZA'
  6. The U.S. added only 29,000 jobs in September as job market lacks spark
  7. Cornell rape case gets special prosecutor. And, Renee Good's family sues the government
  8. Why is diesel more expensive than regular gas?
  9. San Francisco's car crime has plunged. How much credit does Flock deserve?
  10. Failed 'torturous' execution attempt on Christa Pike reignites death penalty debate

Kottke

  1. Back in 2005, a group of restorers established a hidden...
  2. OrySnack: The Bar Where Bartenders Work From Home. Small...
  3. The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century
  4. Don’t Cook That: a collection of real recipes that you...
  5. So Many Amazing Control Rooms
  6. The Bayeux Tapestry of Fascism. “What’s this middle bit?”...
  7. “Influencers are the private equity of culture: draining...
  8. Prince Was One of the First Players of The Oregon Trail
  9. A “Kelvin wave” powered by El Niño will soon raise sea...
  10. The Student Journalists Who Never Let the Cornell Assault...

The Marginalian

  1. The Common Language of Science: Einstein’s Clarion Call to Divided Humanity in a Rare 1941 Recording
  2. How to Say “YES” to Your Life
  3. Richard Dawkins on the Luckiness of Death
  4. James Baldwin’s Advice on Writing
  5. What Happens When We Die
  6. David Bowie Answers the Famous Proust Questionnaire
  7. C.S. Lewis on How to Structure the Days of a Creative Life and Train the Receptive Imagination
  8. Inner Space, Outer Space, and How to Be an Astronaut in the Cosmos of Connection: Eric Berne on the Key to True Intimacy
  9. Orcas and the Price of Consciousness: Lessons in Love and Loss from Earth’s Most Successful and Creative Predator
  10. Bertrand Russell on the Secret of Happiness

Pitchfork

  1. Fontaines D.C. Plot 2027 North American Tour
  2. Watch Metallica Spawn a Monster for Their Sphere Residency Opener
  3. 10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Greg Freeman, Quavo, and More
  4. Drake and Don Toliver’s “Choosin’ Texas” Remix Is Officially Here
  5. Talking Heads Set Fear of Music Super Deluxe Edition
  6. How to Live Stream Austin City Limits Festival 2026
  7. Yung Miami Announces Debut Solo Album Watch Dis
  8. Alexander Skarsgård Moves Like Jagger in New Rolling Stones Video
  9. Lil Nas X Returns with New Song “World’s Greatest”
  10. Carly Rae Jepsen to Tour Day and Night in 2027

Stereogum

  1. French Oi Crew Squelette Release Extremely Cool New EP Soir d’Orage
  2. Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Linus Announce Jules de Corte Tribute Album, Share Three Songs
  3. Shane Parish Surprise Releases New Album Dental Work To Pay For His Dental Work
  4. Members Of Guerilla Toss, SML, & PC Worship Team Up As Silk Fence: Stream Their Self-Titled Debut
  5. Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky – “Sky Burial” & “Drive It In”
  6. The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
  7. Gripper Announce Debut Album Another Night Of Fun On Me: Hear Two Tracks
  8. Alex Lahey Shares Previously Unreleased Songs On Garage Sale [Vol. 1] EP
  9. Stray Kids Are Also Boycotting The Grammys
  10. Ryan Hemsworth – “Never Learned” (Feat. Tegan And Sara)

Longreads

  1. Behind His Great Novels, an Unbearable Family Secret
  2. What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
  3. The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
  4. The Work
  5. Journalist Evan Gershkovich: My 491 Days as Putin’s Political Prisoner
  6. I Lost Myself When I Lost Hong Kong
  7. A Place Among the Fiddlers
  8. Hockey Dads and Hockey Sons
  9. A Record of Breath
  10. The Babies Left Behind in America

ScienceDaily

  1. This giant stick insect fooled scientists for decades
  2. New “plant armor” more than triples strawberry yields
  3. This new qubit could be 100 times less error-prone in superfluid quantum computer breakthrough
  4. This light-powered AI can spot deepfakes with nearly 98% accuracy
  5. This diet may slow brain aging by 2.5 years
  6. 1 in 13 adults under 30 already had hidden artery plaque
  7. Could quitting ultra-processed food boost your mental health?
  8. Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 may have a reversible weakness
  9. Caltech physicists finally measure a quantum energy ladder predicted 40 years ago
  10. This common mistake can add nearly 7 points to your blood pressure reading

Quanta

  1. Sea Monkeys Show Scientists How To Rewrite a Rule of Turbulence
  2. What Does the Fourth Dimension Actually Look Like?
  3. Surprisingly Complex Waves Reveal the Brain’s Inner Workings
  4. Mathematicians Harness Randomness To Crack a 55-Year-Old Conjecture
  5. Gravity Seems Holographic. What Does That Mean for Reality?

NASA

  1. NASA Astronaut Christina Koch to Join NFL Fans in Philadelphia
  2. Heading Home: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Concludes Station Science Mission
  3. NASA’s DAVINCI Probe Can Stand the Heat
  4. La NASA abre solicitudes para próxima promoción de directores de vuelo
  5. NASA Campaign Explores Clouds Spawned by Wildfires
  6. NASA Model Wing Lights Up During First Pressure Sensitive Paint Tests
  7. NASA Opens Applications for Next Class of Flight Directors
  8. APOD: 2026 October 2 – The Complete Sharpless Catalog: 313 Nebulas
  9. Rains Swamp the Gandak River
  10. 10 Things: Movie Night

Nature

  1. Location, location, location: how to edit genes only in the cells you want
  2. ‘Learning about physics changed my life’: author Hernan Diaz on his new novel Ply
  3. Can you name the women who have won a science Nobel prize?
  4. Nature has rights — it is time the world recognized them
  5. Prozac use for childhood depression skewed by single flawed medical trial
  6. How to respond to hate speech without fuelling it further
  7. Can we have class outside? Seven tips to breeze through outdoor lectures
  8. Von Neumann’s party
  9. Stunning fossil shows dinosaurs' distinctive path to flight
  10. A black hole’s jets have a halo effect

Dezeen

  1. Shinsegae Group displays 336 Paul Cox artworks at Frieze Seoul 2026
  2. Desai Chia shapes New York house to "cast shadows that mimic nature"
  3. Rafael Prieto creates furniture from fragments of New York buildings
  4. Nothing wants to revolutionise the takeaway paper cup
  5. Broken-pitch roof tops wooden House in Yakami by Enter-Archi
  6. Vollebak creates Rock Jacket from thousands of slate tiles
  7. We're scared of Meta's adorable AI device
  8. Zonify Wall and Zonify Table by Studio Stockholm for Zilenzio
  9. Benthem Crouwel revamps "one of the Netherlands' most iconic waterworks"
  10. Snøhetta "captures the magic of the mountains" with lookout in Lech

Design Milk

  1. Paola Lenti’s São Paulo Flagship Turns Architecture Into a Living Frame
  2. A Williamsburg Duplex Draws From Brooklyn’s Industrial Past
  3. Laila Gohar Turns Whisky Tasting Into a Visual Experience
  4. 6 Design-Forward Essentials for the Minimalist Bedroom
  5. Bitreel’s AI Knowledge Agents Are Reshaping the Design Process
  6. A Warsaw Law Office Finds Common Ground Between Japan and New York
  7. A Bahrain Bay Apartment Finds Its Rhythm in Art and Curves
  8. The Dexter Hotel Makes a Case for Made-in-Michigan Design
  9. Wangari Mathenge Reassembles Memory in ‘Re-membering’
  10. Church Edit’s LA Headquarters Rethinks the Editing Studio

BBC Sport

  1. Pretorius breaks Gayle's T20 record score
  2. Who has 'no ceiling' as Northern Ireland shine in Nations League?
  3. Chiesa eyes Liverpool exit - Saturday's gossip
  4. McHaffie the hero as Edinburgh sink Stormers
  5. Trump whitewashes Selby to set up Wu semi-final
  6. Cardiff seal bonus-point victory against Zebre
  7. MacIntyre makes strong move at Alfred Dunhill Links
  8. What can Peterborough fans expect from 'relentless' Savage?
  9. Carse charged but remains available for England
  10. Why Aston Villa are playing Sevilla for a trophy you haven't heard of

ESPN

  1. Inactives watch: Daniels, DeVonta to sit, McConkey questionable
  2. 📸 Heat announce 'A Night in Vice City' ahead of GTA VI release
  3. Niners WR Evans (rib) questionable, but aims to play: 'It's my job'
  4. Amid trade request, Red Wings move Larkin to IR before home opener
  5. Italy spoil Zidane's France homecoming, cancel out Olise's stunner
  6. Tony Reno, who guided Yale to 5 Ivy League football titles, dies at 52
  7. Yankees in wait-and-see mode on Judge availability for ALDS
  8. CB Porter trending toward Cowboys debut days after trade
  9. Winless Texans get top WR Collins back after 2-game absence
  10. Source: Skubal to start Dodgers' NLDS opener; Braves' plans in flux

CNBC

  1. Cerebras stock hits post-IPO low, tumbling 20% for the week on Nvidia pressure and lockup expiration
  2. Anthropic to invest $100 million to train AI engineer talent
  3. DOJ says it will not reopen criminal probe into former Fed Chair Powell
  4. Here's how high the 10-year Treasury yield needs to rise before income investors should worry, according to UBS
  5. States, cities sue U.S. agencies over weaker vehicle fuel economy rules
  6. FAA says Boeing 737 Max software glitch not a flight-safety issue
  7. Stocks remain under the thrall of higher yields and higher oil. Here's what's ahead
  8. Friday's rally in the S&P 500 might not be enough, but Linde is out of this world
  9. Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Broadcom, Nike, ON Semiconductor & more
  10. Nvidia just hit a record high. Here’s why the stock still looks cheap to me

IGN

  1. Disney Says Conversations About Buying Epic Games Are Not Happening 'Right Now'
  2. Vibe-Coded Mashup Mods Have Taken Over X This Week
  3. Video Game Release Dates: The Biggest Games Coming Soon
  4. Ex-Rockstar Boss Dan Houser Doesn't Play a Lot of Open-World Games – and Doesn't Plan to Play GTA 6
  5. Pokémon TCG’s Final 2026 Set Is Already Causing Even More Preorder Chaos
  6. GTA 6 Age Rating Confirms New Details on Sex, Drug Use, Decapitation, and More
  7. 4 Things to Focus on Outside Combat in Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
  8. MTG’s Hobbit Cards Are the Closest Thing to Owning Rare Tolkien Memorabilia, and Perfect for Collectors
  9. Brand New GTA 6 Screenshots Focus on Lucia and Jason's Relationship
  10. Pokémon TCG Reportedly Launching First-Ever Valentine’s Day Set in 2027

Kotaku

  1. In Praise Of World Of Warcraft’s God-Awful Polygonal Prairie Dog
  2. Netflix Says Cloud Gaming Makes More Sense For It In A ‘Post-Console World’
  3. Grab The Sci-Fi Classic That Inspired BioShock For Free This Weekend
  4. Amazon’s Very Good 4K UHD Blu-Ray Sale Is Back, But This Time Filled With Horror And Spooky Movies
  5. Gears Of War: E-Day Is Too Beautiful-Looking Not To Have A Photo Mode
  6. Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Set To Jump Into VR In 2027 For An Alternate-Universe Retelling Of The Anime
  7. Final Fantasy Resonance’s Combat Was An ‘Experiment’ To Combine FF5’s Job System with FF6’s Unique Characters
  8. Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser Says He Still Hasn’t Watched The Big GTA 6 Netflix Reveal
  9. Artist Falsely Accused Of Using GenAI Gives The Perfect Response, ‘Don’t Forget What Makes Us Human!’
  10. Kingdom Come: Deliverance Boss Hopes GTA 6 Is Big Hit So Studios And Publishers Feel More Confident Charging More

PC Gamer

  1. GTA 6 marketing stunt reveals none of our UK editors have heard of the Miami Heat
  2. Let's catch you up on all the latest news from Steam's 20 most-wishlisted games
  3. Valve's patch note supremacy
  4. For once, I'm happy to see expensive corporate lawyers forcing a fan project offline
  5. AI guys beefing with the pope: A brief recap
  6. I've been skeptical about Bandai Namco's upcoming Gundam game—but then I saw this model kit's chainsaw macuahuitl
  7. After 30 years they finally let Ace Combat's director fly in a real jet, and I'm taking credit
  8. Destiny 2 might be back, but the Bungie Store is going away
  9. 7 musical clips of this incredibly charming magical school life sim with its goofy classmates and delightful soundtrack
  10. Dear former NFL head coach Mike Tomlin: Your 12-year Minecraft city is beautiful

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. Desktop and handheld prices going out of control means PC bargain hunts lead to my old enemy: gaming laptops
  2. "Support modders, not AI": Total War: Warhammer 3 mod "deliberately corrupted" by its own creator in protest of AI-infused unauthorised reuploads
  3. RAM shortages are only getting worse and will last until at least 2028, Micron boss declares from atop a mountain of money
  4. AI-generated Fallout: New York browser game full of utterly cursed faces slapped with Bethesda cease and desist, its slop prompter claims
  5. PUBG extraction shooter Black Budget canned less than a year from reveal, after Krafton decide it won't "deliver an experience players could enjoy over the long term"
  6. If game developers steal one thing from No Law, I hope it's the open-world game's ridiculously detailed and realistic corner shops
  7. Reigns and Card Shark developers Nerial are closing down, laying staff off while the founders go "back to our roots"
  8. RetroSpace offers a huge sci-fi playground for inquisitive space janitors, but I'm not that System Shocked by the tools at your disposal
  9. Control Resonant's New Game++ update also squashes some of my least favourite bugs, including the one where magic doors change my trousers
  10. I'm not sure the "AI" in my chair's lumbar support actually counts as AI, but it has been smart enough to help my posture

Eurogamer

  1. GTA 6's 18+ age rating reveals Lucia and Jason can partake in drug use "directly from their inventory" and "at any time"
  2. "This is your Dreamcast moment": Former PlayStation boss thinks Xbox needs to "pick a lane" with exclusive games to fix itself
  3. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 boss hopes GTA 6 pushes game prices up because it's "long overdue and also necessary for this business to survive"
  4. Grand Theft Auto 6 may be the first GTA to have full-on "sex scenes", Hot Coffee not included
  5. Halo's new steward Activision reportedly considering rebooting the series, with a team in Sledgehammer Games leading the charge
  6. Star Wars: Galactic Racer review
  7. CD Projekt Red addresses divisive lighting changes in a new Witcher 3 Remastered PC patch
  8. Gears of War: E-Day is missing iconic features like chainsaw duels and meat shields, but The Coalition says we shouldn't worry - they're "not gone from the franchise"
  9. PS5 gets "AI-guided upscaling" a bit like PS5 Pro's, and it's available now in Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yotei
  10. Aion 2's imminent worldwide release could be huge as early access founders' packs outsell major games, and player numbers soar