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Tuesday 20 October 2026

1307 headlines from 32 sources

Hacker News

  1. On AI writing
  2. Academics have a duty to defend open knowledge systems like Wikipedia
  3. SimCity, but with Permits
  4. Claude designed protein binders against scorpion neurotoxins
  5. Advanced coding in low-resource programming languages
  6. What Shall I Teach My Son?
  7. Google open-sources TorchTPU, a native PyTorch back end for TPUs
  8. Voxtral 3
  9. Making a VGA Driver in SystemVerilog
  10. Sixteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, Deep Sea Life Shows Few Signs of Recovery

The Verge

  1. Trump is giving Nick Shirley $10,000 and launching a $25 million fraud bounty program
  2. Google’s more personalized Gemini AI is heading to your car
  3. Tesla and SpaceX are discussing a possible merger, Musk says
  4. SpaceX will try catching Starship and its booster for first time, Musk says
  5. Netflix is telling investors not to worry, even though you’re watching less and less
  6. Snap is paying Robert Downey Jr. to do the Iron Man thing
  7. SpaceX says big AI growth fueled revenue jump
  8. Oura adds two new cardiovascular health tracking features to its smart rings
  9. TikTok has started censoring searches for popular peptides
  10. Logitech’s refurbished G Pro X2 Superstrike is 35 percent off

Ars Technica

  1. Merging SpaceX and Tesla would be a "good idea," Musk says
  2. Cops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning “unethical” vaccine trial on babies
  3. Microsoft reportedly projects $1,200 to $1,800 price for 2028 Project Helix
  4. JustWatch, which tackles streaming fragmentation, launches own streaming service
  5. Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash
  6. Gemini's Personal Intelligence is coming to cars
  7. OpenBSD 8.0 arrives with security record still intact
  8. The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs
  9. TP-Link tries to appease Trump admin with pledge to assemble routers in US
  10. Does anyone actually want to win the medium-lift race in the United States?

TechCrunch

  1. SpaceX and Tesla boards form special committees to review merger
  2. Hugging Face CEO warns that Netflix’s OpenAI hack documentary isn’t accurate
  3. Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy
  4. SpaceX’s AI business is beating expectations
  5. OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio⁠ to beef up its biotech business
  6. Google is bringing a more personal version of its Gemini AI assistant to your car
  7. GM to close Detroit battery assembly plant, but not for reasons you might think
  8. Google has joined Amazon in attacking Nvidia’s stronghold with AI app developers
  9. ChatGPT now lets you lock your chats
  10. Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei

Wired

  1. A New Rocco Smart Fridge Just Dropped. So Did the Prices (2026)
  2. French Government Calls Emergency Meetings With Platforms Over Protests
  3. An AI Agent Joined a Listserv of Top Internet Researchers. The Reply-All Chaos Is Still Unfolding
  4. Sony Party Speaker Deal: Save $100 Off the ULT Tower 7
  5. The Physics Behind Tesla’s Flying Roadster
  6. Organic Mattress Sale: 20 Percent Off Essentia Beds
  7. How ‘Final Fantasy VII Revelation’ Strikes the Balance Between Old and New
  8. Sexual Assault Is a Free Speech Issue
  9. They Fled Trump’s America. Now They Regret it
  10. This New Food Delivery App Could Be the Antidote to Menu Markups

Engadget

  1. Fitbit Edge vs. Fitbit Inspire 3: How these Google fitness trackers compare
  2. The next Xbox might cost $1,800, report says
  3. What to expect at Apple's 'Pro and Tell' event on October 28
  4. The latest PlayStation firmware may have already been cracked ahead of GTA 6
  5. ChatGPT now lets you lock sensitive chats behind a PIN
  6. Judge tosses sexual abuse lawsuit from Sam Altman's sister
  7. Meta suspends Muse chats sharing feature after it left private details exposed
  8. Google brings Gemini Personal Intelligence to Android Auto
  9. Employees warned TikTok about child exploitation, court documents show
  10. How long can you expect your original Steam Deck to last?

9to5Mac

  1. Sensor Tower: Meta’s Muse app tops 10 million US downloads in 40 days
  2. Apple’s ‘Designers of Tomorrow’ highlights creative projects from emerging designers
  3. John Ternus talks his involvement with design teams at Apple
  4. iOS 27 adds scam-prevention feature to iPhone, here’s how to enable it
  5. 9to5Mac Daily: October 20, 2026 – Apple announces ‘Pro and tell’ experience
  6. Apple keeps acquiring companies with one clear goal in mind
  7. iOS 27.2 adds new features in six iPhone apps, here’s what’s coming
  8. Deals: Apple TV 4K, AirPods Pro 3, MacBook Air, MagSafe chargers, Duo cases, more
  9. Perplexity’s Computer can now run entirely on your Mac, even offline
  10. Apple explains why HomeView couldn’t launch until now

Guardian Australia

  1. You Can See Everything mania lifts viewership for The Dropout by 186%
  2. Doué and Vitinha burn bright as brittle Barcelona come unstuck against PSG
  3. Mac Allister double sparks Liverpool’s thrilling comeback win over Villarreal
  4. Kyle Kennedy, granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy, dies aged 42
  5. Helen Haines live updates: Sister of slain UK MP Jo Cox urges Australians to find ‘common ground’; alleged Haines attacker to face court
  6. United Airlines CEO faces rightwing backlash after calling for US wealth tax
  7. DoJ’s suspected non-citizens list includes ‘high percentage’ of those born in US, LA officials say
  8. US has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy
  9. RFK Jr’s ‘deities of vaccine research’ raided by police in Guinea-Bissau
  10. Americans, this is your chance to slap down the tech broligarchs

ABC News

  1. Councillor who told woman it was a 'pity' she wasn't bashed won't resign
  2. Breaking: Police not ruling out further serious charges over Helen Haines attack
  3. Only a handful of wigmakers exist in Australia — meet one of them
  4. Family fears there will be deaths as NDIS changes hit close to home
  5. AFL sets date and time of AFL Origin between WA and SA
  6. Woman charged with hate crime after allegedly attempting to snatch hijab
  7. Weekend of West Bank violence embodies Israel's defensiveness over scrutiny
  8. Counselling available for Wangaratta residents reeling from Haines attack
  9. Live: ASX set to rise as SpaceX AI revenue surges
  10. Ellis scores monster 47 points, most in WNBL game for over two decades

BBC News

  1. The night 'ruthless' Ngumoha came of age for Liverpool
  2. Elon Musk says Tesla-SpaceX merger being considered
  3. No Haaland, no problem - can Foden be Man City's alternative goalscorer?
  4. Tory MP questions government advisor's position after wife's Palestine Action post
  5. 60 years on: The Aberfan disaster through the eyes of those who survived
  6. Carrick wants more clean sheets to turn season around
  7. Second Labour MP suspended over Covid loan repayments
  8. Audit regulator looking into Manchester City accounting
  9. Trump and Zelensky appear at loggerheads despite Oslo optimism
  10. Zelensky says US intelligence sharing 'works now' after talks with Trump envoy in Oslo

The Guardian

  1. Stacey Dooley: Down the K Hole review – the weird tale of how you can order ketamine quicker than pizza
  2. Michael Bloomberg spends $80m on Democrats as Trump moves $400m to Republican candidates
  3. Foden hat-trick helps Manchester City cut through noise and crush AEK Athens
  4. SpaceX’s revenue jumps in second-ever earnings report amid Starlink turmoil
  5. Schools in England must recognise antisemitism as distinct category of harm, report says
  6. ‘I’m in a bad place’: Mark Allen says his snooker career may be over after defeat
  7. Senior Reform official cast doubt over legality of huge donations
  8. Jackdaw North Sea gasfield to get go-ahead in blow to climate campaigners
  9. The Guardian view on Covid-19 and care homes: the inquiry’s scathing verdict must be heeded | Editorial
  10. The Guardian view on Alberta’s referendum: Canada holds together – against Donald Trump | Editorial

Al Jazeera

  1. ‘I don’t care how it’s done’: Trump pressures Ukraine to cut peace deal
  2. Trump commits more than $400m ahead of high-stakes midterm elections
  3. PSG score late to sink Barcelona 4-2 in Champions League blockbuster
  4. US food importer sues Trump over 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods
  5. Why do the US midterms matter for Trump and Congress?
  6. PSG and Barcelona fans divided over politics in football amid Paris riots
  7. Trump: Ilhan Omar could be deported, slams Somalia as a ‘s—house’
  8. Why the war on Iran could backfire on US regime-change goals
  9. UK police re-arrest two men on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence
  10. France riots leave thousands of businesses damaged

NPR

  1. Nigeria confirms an Ebola case in Abuja as a woman arriving from Uganda tests positive
  2. Vanessa Kerry is the new WHO envoy for health resilience. What's on her to-do list?
  3. DOJ charges 28 with voting crimes. And, TikTok ignored staff's child safety concerns
  4. What if an AI bubble bursts — and that accelerates AI job losses?
  5. Can the new federal voucher program help public schools? Democrats are torn
  6. Why are some food prices up and others down? Here are the stories of 5 items
  7. TikTok staff raised child safety alarms. Court records show executives failed to act
  8. Morning news brief
  9. Rays will face Brewers in World Series to produce a first-time champion
  10. Alberta voters reject a move toward independence in referendum backing Canadian unity

Kottke

  1. I remember this 90s TV commercial for 93.7 The Edge, a...
  2. Why Do Some Places Just Feel Right?
  3. New book from James Gleick about the history of the...
  4. “Astronomers for the first time have identified a green...
  5. The Best Monopoly Strategy, Tested on 300 Million Games
  6. Protestors Criticized For Looting Businesses Without...
  7. Using an LLM’s “superhuman ability to parse through...
  8. How Japanese Dried Bonito Is Made
  9. Brewster Kahle argues against news sites blocking the...
  10. NPR’s Planet Money recently did a show on tariff refunds...

The Marginalian

  1. How to Grow Old without Letting Life Become a Parody of Itself
  2. The Constitution of the Inner Country: Leonard Cohen on Language and the Poetry of Presence
  3. How to Stop Waiting and Start Living: A Jolt from Henry James
  4. Love After Life: Nobel-Winning Physicist Richard Feynman’s Extraordinary Letter to His Departed Wife
  5. When Relationships Change: Anne Morrow Lindbergh on Embracing the Intermittency and Mutability of Love
  6. How to Unself in Order to Be Who You Really Are
  7. Nineteen Truths and One Beguiling Lie about Life from 20 Years of The Marginalian
  8. Celebrating 20 Years of The Marginalian and the Search for Meaning: Free Livestream This Friday
  9. Bloom: A Touching Animated Short Film about Depression and What It Takes to Recover the Light of Being
  10. The Map to the Route of Your Life

Pitchfork

  1. Bicep Reveal First Album in Five Years, Drop Three New Songs
  2. Lil Baby Recruits Future, Young Thug for New Album Fresh
  3. Romain Gavras Is Bummed About Those AI Versions of “Storm”
  4. Did Drake Steal “Janice STFU”?
  5. They Are Gutting a Body of Water’s Doug Dulgarian Diagnosed With Cancer
  6. Lambrini Girls Announce 2027 North American Tour
  7. Rosalía to Perform at Latin Grammys 2026
  8. Levon Helm’s Daughter Countersues Levon Helm Studios
  9. Muna Safe After Tour Bus Fire
  10. Brooklyn Street Named After Late Baby’s All Right Co-Founder Billy Jones

Stereogum

  1. Ibex Clone Announce New Album Gravity: Hear The Title Track
  2. Spotify Rolls Out AI Persona Badges, Removes 75 Million “Spammy Tracks”
  3. Romain Gavras Addresses Slop Copies Of GENER8ION & Yung Lean “Storm” Video
  4. Bicep Announce New Album SLUG: Hear Three Tracks
  5. Album Of The Week: Josh Johnson Animative
  6. Doves’ Jez Williams Announces Debut Solo Album Life Of Me And You: Hear “Hollow Man”
  7. Wendy Eisenberg & more eaze Announce Debut Whait Album sympathy at home: Hear “Falling Down”
  8. Ellie Goulding Apologizes For Promoting Diamonds From Mine On Indigenous Land
  9. They Are Gutting A Body Of Water’s Doug Dulgarian Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, Cancels Tour
  10. Public Acid Release Deranged New EP Pay No More

Longreads

  1. The Man Who Taught Us How to Pay Attention
  2. Death by a Thousand Dams
  3. The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Jasper Craven
  4. Feeding the Revolution
  5. The Doxing of Jane Doe
  6. Tishomingo Burn Ban
  7. The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
  8. What Happens When Your Abuser Kills Himself?
  9. Supplemental Journey
  10. Deskilling the Body

ScienceDaily

  1. Scientists finally uncover why statins can cause muscle pain
  2. Hurricane warning maps are improving, but a dangerous problem remains
  3. Astronomers uncover new secrets of the Universe’s first five minutes
  4. Scientists discover a bizarre Jurassic “squid” unlike anything ever seen
  5. Scientists discover a way to kill dangerous gut bacteria without killing the good
  6. Your aging brain may be trading memory for something more valuable
  7. Scientists find a way to fight Alzheimer’s brain damage without removing toxic tau
  8. NASA reveals 16 stunning galaxies hiding cosmic chaos
  9. Scientists discover a surprising link between vitamin C and cancer survival
  10. Scientists reach the ultimate quantum limit on a surface

Quanta

  1. AI Proved the Quasi-Riemann Hypothesis. What Happens Now?
  2. He Wants AI Benchmarking To Be a Science, Not a Dark Art
  3. How Do Fungi Keep the Planet Healthy?
  4. Triplet of ‘Ghostly’ Galaxies Hints at What Dark Matter Is — and Isn’t

NASA

  1. NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland
  2. NASA’s SR-1 Freedom Advances with Progress on Nuclear Power Module
  3. NASA Experimental Mars Helicopter Blade Designs Target Longer Flights
  4. NASA Provides Progress Update on Moon Base Rovers
  5. Webb Captures Stellar Jets
  6. NASA Welcomes Uzbekistan as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
  7. APOD: 2026 October 20 – An Anticrepuscular Rainbow Fan
  8. The Human Fingerprint on Earth’s Water Cycle
  9. Curiosity Blog, Sols 5036-5042: Watching the Clouds Go By
  10. NASA Improves Shock, Vibration Analysis

Nature

  1. Can a human survive in a whale’s belly? The science behind the thriller Whalefall
  2. Vast new fossil record challenges story of Earth’s ‘big five’ mass extinctions
  3. It’s time to teach peer review as a core research skill
  4. Nature’s job-satisfaction survey highlights the changing geography of science
  5. Is it ‘moon-stroke’, or a chill?
  6. Butterfly wing patterns make motion hard to read
  7. China picks first researchers for 15-year mega grants
  8. Will this sleep-disorder drug be the next big blockbuster?
  9. Nepal’s disaster is an urgent wake-up call
  10. Nobel-prizewinning breakthroughs can emerge from neglected organisms

Dezeen

  1. STG Design unveils upcoming “unconventional, sinuous” Houston skyscraper
  2. Forbo Flooring spotlights creative possibilities of custom flooring
  3. Rippling water informs wildlife pavilion by Desai Chia Architecture
  4. Terracotta tiles enclose skinny Roof House by Trung Nguyen Architects
  5. David Chipperfield Architects builds concrete gallery around singular artwork in Germany
  6. Design Academy Eindhoven students protest overcrowded facilities
  7. Box 9 used "brick on every surface" in Soho restaurant Kid
  8. Golf clubhouse by Graham Baba nods to farm structures in rural Washington
  9. OMA dresses faceted French courthouse in coloured glass
  10. NM3 designs "truly classic bar for Milan"

Design Milk

  1. 10 Artful Rug Collections That Bring Pattern, Texture, and Craft to the Floor
  2. Davis Furniture Debuts Faba by Mario Ferrarini
  3. Boldizar Senteski Explores the Beauty of Decay in the Erosion Collection
  4. Hommeboys Interiors Brings Warmth to a Los Altos Hills Home
  5. From Spotlight to Soft-light: New Lighting by Coil + Drift
  6. A 1908 Japanese Prison Finds New Life as a Luxury Hotel
  7. Kohler Introduces Fleurette Artist Editions Collection with Aerin Lauder
  8. Alfonso Verduzco Translates Mexican Architecture Into ALMA Acoustic Panels
  9. 262 Fifth Avenue Pairs Sculptural Architecture With Serene Interiors
  10. Amazon Rethinks the Kindle From the Inside Out

BBC Sport

  1. GB men take fourth and must wait for LA28 Olympic spot
  2. Sutcliffe makes first Scotland start against Australia
  3. Arsenal criticism from very small minority - Arteta
  4. Man Utd revisit deal for Hall - Wednesday gossip
  5. McTominay scores twice as Napoli beat Bodo/Glimt
  6. Turkish FA bans 147 officials for breaching betting rules
  7. Saracens owner backs CEO and rejects chaos claims
  8. Wales great Faletau still has drive for fourth World Cup
  9. Stembridge named England coach for 2027 Netball World Cup
  10. Allen exits NI Open with Brown loss on return

ESPN

  1. Pistons rally to complete comeback over Celtics
  2. Silver: 'No rules issue' with LeBron's helicopter commute
  3. George's 38 not enough as Pistons rally to defeat Celtics
  4. Florida Bar suspends employee over comments to Miami football player
  5. Big 12 commish mulls new event if CFP ends conference title games
  6. Quinn says he addressed fourth-down throwaway with QB Daniels
  7. Barcelona-PSG Champions League thriller proves it: These are the best two clubs in the world
  8. Nearly $1 million in trading cards stolen from FedEx truck in California
  9. Super Bowl LXI odds: 49ers are the favorites; Rams' fall continues
  10. Which hot starts are a mirage? These are the defensemen to trade

CNBC

  1. United Airlines slashes 2026 profit outlook on fuel prices, but travelers keep booking despite higher fares
  2. We're booking big profits in an AI stock and trimming a credit-exposed bank
  3. Boeing wins FAA approval for 737 Max 10 after years of delays
  4. Earn up to $4,300 in travel with the latest Capital One Venture X Business card offer
  5. Mike Bloomberg spent $80M to boost Democrats in midterms: NYT
  6. The healthcare sector is getting a safe haven boost. This one stock is headed for a long-term breakout
  7. Traders are betting Netflix's stock drama may be coming to an end
  8. Stocks try for back-to-back gains — plus, Qnity gets iPhone business from Apple
  9. Housing is flashing warning signs just as the Fed weighs more interest rate hikes
  10. If Elon Musk gifts SpaceX stock through Trump Accounts, it will come with a catch

IGN

  1. It Looks Like GTA 6's Beer Brands Are About to Become Real
  2. Police Confirm Nearly $1 Million Worth of Trading Cards Stolen in PSA FedEx Truck Heist
  3. Fight Night, EA's Beloved but Long-Dormant Boxing Sim Franchise, Is Coming Back
  4. Umamusume Fans Distraught After Los Angeles Concerts Canceled Due to Visa Issues
  5. Fortnite's Nikki Skin Sparks Debate Among Horror Fans, With Some Calling for a Boycott
  6. Shrek 2 Remastered Reveal Trailer Parodies GTA 6, Sets November Release Date
  7. Arctic Eggs, Mouthwashing, and No, I'm Not a Human Are Coming to Xbox | IDXBOX
  8. ID@Xbox Showcase October 2026: Everything Announced
  9. Fan Uses AI to Fix Oblivion Remastered PC Performance
  10. The Clash Royale Board Game Reaches Its Crowdfunding Goal in Less Than an Hour

Kotaku

  1. Mix ‘Coffin Flop’ With QWOP And You’ve Got A Game That’s At The Top Of My Steam Next Fest List
  2. CoD Dev Who Crunched On Black Ops 1 + 2 Reacts To Remasters Blowing Up: ‘Hard To Watch The Suits Rake In Giant Financial Windfalls From Our Old Code’
  3. The First Kingdom Hearts Featured Final Fantasy In A Way I Wish The Series Would Again
  4. This Love And Deepspace / Blade Runner 2049 Event Is Either An Unfortunate Coincidence Or An Elaborate Troll
  5. A Big Overhaul Of Xbox Game Pass Is In The Works
  6. Xbox Reportedly Plans To Release New Gaming Handheld In 2027 Despite Ongoing Turf Battles With Windows
  7. The Magic: The Gathering Machine Go BRRR As It Makes $600 Million In Three Months
  8. Project Helix Xbox Consoles Could Reportedly Cost Between $1,200 And $1,800 Without Subsidies
  9. Steam Next Fest Has Become A Massive Disaster And A Grim Look At The Future
  10. Magic: The Gathering’s Star Trek Set Is Gargantuan—Check Out Brand New Card Arts

PC Gamer

  1. EA Sports FC 27 gets a PEGI 16 rating in Europe because of loot boxes
  2. 'If you can’t show your game to the world without fearing it’ll be cloned, something’s broken' says Moonlighter studio on its canceled demo
  3. My favorite indie roguelike action RPG is tempting me to come back with a transformative new update inspired by Diablo seasons
  4. The studio behind Life is Strange, Jusant, and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is desperately struggling to stay afloat
  5. After talking to Capcom, I'm a lot more optimistic about Onimusha 3 getting a remaster
  6. Founder of bankrupt Samson studio mulls how to use AI for his next attempt: 'Cutting corners in game development has a habit of coming back to bite you in the ass'
  7. Helldivers 2 studio warns mods may break as it switches to new anti-cheat, and the negative reviews are dropping on Steam like Hellbombs
  8. I played 20 cozy game demos in Steam Next Fest and these 5 made it onto my wishlist
  9. Overwatch's director discusses why King's Row is so iconic, but admits that 'every single map in the game gets a vote'
  10. Asus ProArt P16 (H7607) RTX Spark laptop review

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. Reel out garbage from a flooded planet and make number go up as satisfyingly as you can in the incremental fishing game Selkie's Salvage&Co.
  2. I have seen the future of sports games and it is called just volleyball
  3. Dig through an infested planet with your giant drill-city and try not to die while you do it in the roguelite city-builder CitaDrill
  4. I know you probably don't have mushroom in your backlog, but fungus looter shooter Mycopunk is now out in 1.0 and looks like the opposite of a shiitake time
  5. Steady yourself, Mortal Shell 2's Rotten Autumn update comes packed with 15 new dungeons, a photo mode, an alternative soundtrack, and a neat pumpkin helmet
  6. The demo for city-flattening fighting game Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered is a roaring good time, no nostalgia required
  7. "It doesn’t have to always be triple-A": Galactic Racer and Zero Company’s success has Lucasfilms wanting more smaller-scale Star Wars games
  8. Games with loot boxes and other "paid random items" re-rated PEGI 16 as new rules come into force, hopefully cutting down on kids gambling somewhat
  9. The latest game event to fall afoul of US visa rules is a live concert for horse girl racer Umamusume: Pretty Derby
  10. Abiotic Factor's second year of updates confirmed to include official mod support and a DLC taking science to the tropics

Eurogamer

  1. Ex-Call of Duty designer "who survived the crunch" in order to launch Black Ops 1 & 2 calls out executives "raking it in" from sales of remasters
  2. Helldivers 2 swaps over to Easy anti-cheat, with developers admitting Gameguard "wasn't as effective as it could have been"
  3. Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review
  4. Final Fantasy Resonance review
  5. People who've finished Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on the new YOLO, single-life difficulty share experiences and tips for doing so
  6. European age-ratings body PEGI begins raising age-limit of loot box games, like EA Sports FC, to 16
  7. Cyberpunk 2077 getting a substantial update to coincide with Edgerunners' Netflix Season 2 release
  8. GTA 6 is so detailed no single Rockstar employee knows it all - which is how we got shrinking horse testicles in Red Dead Redemption 2
  9. Bungie plans to share first details about surprise 'unvaulting' of Destiny 2 content soon
  10. Umamusume: Pretty Derby Los Angeles concert cancelled last minute due to US visa issues, despite exploring "every possible option"