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Saturday 24 October 2026

930 headlines from 32 sources

Hacker News

  1. Argus – a free, open-source agentic security operations platform – MIT
  2. We should be more ambitious with the software we build
  3. Small Programs and Languages
  4. The Importance of Limitations for Creativity and Learning
  5. Steal My Bitcoin
  6. No Signs of AI Payoff Outside the Tech Sector
  7. Listen and read USA nuclear forces Emergency Action Messages, heard on 11175 kHz
  8. The Goose Programming Language
  9. SpeedCrunch 1.1
  10. John Carmack on the Goose Language: multiple data stacks and relative references

The Verge

  1. Blue Planet III is keeping the rough edges in the age of AI
  2. Pennsylvania will require labels on AI-generated ads
  3. Fielded is obsessed with scammers and unhinged Japanese cyberpunk
  4. LG’s brilliant C6 OLED TV is already $400 off ahead of Black Friday
  5. What to expect from Apple’s ‘Pro and tell’ event
  6. I hope Apple’s touchscreen MacBook takes some lessons from this Lenovo laptop
  7. Lee Chang Dong ponders the ethics of the camera
  8. It’s time to find a new browser
  9. Laika has spent 20 years building up to Wildwood
  10. Xbox’s first chief operating officer is out after just a few months

Ars Technica

  1. A 1,000-mile cloud on Mars may reveal physics never seen in nature
  2. Ice sheet expansion may have started 2,000 years ago, but we canceled that
  3. NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue
  4. Hegseth warns prediction market bets warp military judgment, endanger troops
  5. Updated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertising
  6. Inside the Pentagon, the pressure is on to find a home for a new spaceport
  7. Spotify ramps up policy enforcement on family plans
  8. Crows can evaluate visual info twice as fast as mammals
  9. Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs
  10. RFK Jr.’s vaccine injury clinic could damage NIH hospital, board warns

TechCrunch

  1. Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine
  2. Will AI expose the rickety infrastructure of the internet?
  3. The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
  4. Instacart reportedly discussed selling itself with DoorDash and Uber
  5. Block’s new voice model sounds eerily human
  6. PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet
  7. Forced to pick, Grok’s AI model chooses Republicans. OpenAI’s picks Democrats.
  8. These clever apps show off the iPhone Duo’s potential
  9. The Boox Palma 2 Pro finally got me to stop reading on my phone
  10. Here are the top AI agents that can live in your text messages

Wired

  1. The PHP Meltdown Shows How AI Makes Bugs More Exploitable
  2. New mRNA Vaccine Reduces Risk of Melanoma Recurrence by Over 40 Percent
  3. Best Pet Camera of 2026: Furbo, Petcube, and Enabot
  4. 9 Unique Apps to Try on the iPhone Duo
  5. My Favorite Sofa Is Discounted for Joybird’s Semiannual Sale
  6. 12 Absolutely Banging Proper Watches Under $400
  7. Best Laptops (2026): My Top Recommendations After Testing Hundreds
  8. The Qubitunes Soundstage Toy Is a Great Gift for Kids
  9. Ray-Ban Meta Audio Review: The Best Smart Glasses
  10. Garmin Vivoactive 5 and Forerunner 165 Are up to 30 Percent Off (2026)

Engadget

  1. What are the different types of digital wallets?
  2. The pros and cons of using an eSIM over a physical SIM card
  3. Google is quietly linking your phone number to other Android accounts
  4. Why the wires in your ethernet cables are twisted
  5. Steam rolls out Personal Calendar feature that constantly updates recommended games
  6. Xbox Game Pass could let you pick which features you pay for
  7. Capcom confirms data breach that affected 11.7 million users
  8. There's a chance your PlayStation 5 is plugged into the wrong HDMI port
  9. The UK is investing $134 million into an AI Biosecurity Lab
  10. Your smart TV's Wi-Fi is probably faster than its Ethernet, but speed isn't everything

9to5Mac

  1. Hands-on: Belkin’s new semi solid state batteries make for a much lighter carry
  2. Indie App Spotlight: ‘Flipcorder’ lets you shoot retro footage on your iPhone Duo
  3. iPhone Duo one day later: Here’s why its quirks don’t make it any less incredible
  4. Cybersecurity Awareness Week: How to remove your personal data from the internet, and why Apple’s tools alone aren’t enough
  5. Apple @ Work: The browser is the biggest gap in your AI governance strategy
  6. Apple weekend deals: Apple TV 4K, MacBook Pro $900 off, Pencil (USB-C), AirPods Pro 3, more
  7. Apple exploring fix for Safari’s cramped layout on the iPhone Duo’s outer display
  8. Apple’s official DIY repair guides for the iPhone Duo now available
  9. Formula 1 gets Dolby Atmos support on Apple TV in the U.S. starting today
  10. 9to5Mac Daily: October 23, 2026 – MacBook Pro rumors, iPhone Duo apps

Guardian Australia

  1. Man detained at Georgia immigration detention center dies as hunger strike continues
  2. United States Grand Prix: Formula One qualifying – live
  3. Barack Obama to rally for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan before key US Senate race – US politics live
  4. Alonso urges Cole Palmer ‘to learn’ from red card in Chelsea’s defeat to Spurs
  5. Six Flags to reopen Goliath rollercoaster – but now with seatbelts after recent rider death
  6. What to see when you can’t see You Can See Everything
  7. When Aboriginal people appeared in a 1950 film they were asked to invent dialogue. Now a spotlight is shining on the tale they told
  8. ‘The worst thing we could do is pick one over the other’: an Australian economist on why US-China competition is ‘a gift’
  9. What the changing face of Melbourne’s eastern suburbs could mean for Victoria’s state election
  10. Anthony LaPaglia: ‘There is not a role I didn’t get that I ever gave more than four hours of grievance to – even Tony Soprano’

ABC News

  1. Navigator steers home latest patrol ship in centuries-old ceremony
  2. 1,000 native trees planted to turn school playground into tiny forest
  3. Australia has an Asian history, too, you just have to look for it
  4. Valkyries shut down Borlase's Dream to square WNBA Finals
  5. Regional students band together for unique performance
  6. Authors paid hundreds to publish their books, but allege 'crap' service and AI art
  7. Four injured in drive-by shooting south of Brisbane
  8. Skink havens offer hope for Australia's struggling reptiles
  9. Qld premier rules out working with One Nation 'juggernaut'
  10. Picture proves Best has been waiting for Aussie debut since year 6

BBC News

  1. Antonelli takes US pole on weekend he can win title
  2. Watch Match of the Day on iPlayer
  3. The Papers: 'Cops didn't share letter' and Burnham 'open' to EU free movement
  4. Watch: Match of the Day
  5. Obama hits campaign trail for Democrats as midterm elections approach
  6. Smith retains title with split-decision win over Puello
  7. Man Utd not an unmanageable club - Carrick
  8. The candid meeting that 'changed' Spurs - are they finally on way back?
  9. Almost 1,000 arrested as clashes follow another day of mass protests across France
  10. Watch: Fireworks and tear gas as protesters and riot police clash in Paris

The Guardian

  1. Storm Boelo: Travel disrupted and events cancelled as UK hit by wind and rain
  2. New York archdiocese finalizing $800m settlement with clergy sex abuse survivors
  3. Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth
  4. Why Stanley Matthews’ Ballon d’Or triumph echoes down the years for Harry Kane | Jonathan Wilson
  5. Manhunt under way to find prisoner who absconded from medical facility
  6. Hundreds of thousands march across France in protests over schools and policing
  7. Strictly Come Dancing week five – live
  8. Scottish Premiership: Kelsy fires Rangers to emphatic win; Dundee United pip Aberdeen
  9. Tigers turn on the style in second half as Steward caps mauling of Northampton
  10. Clinical Arsenal earn precious win against Everton thanks to Konsa and Gabriel

Al Jazeera

  1. Gunmen kill at least 10 people in eastern Nigeria, police say
  2. How have Democrats’ policies shifted since the last major US election?
  3. Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro draw thousands to election-eve rallies
  4. Brazil’s candidates hold final rallies before knife-edge run off
  5. Iran blames US for deal failure, urges new try amid fear of new attacks
  6. Houthis launch attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Aden
  7. Train slams into crane that collapsed onto railway line in Brazil
  8. Severe hunger stalks people in Gaza as bakeries close down
  9. Violent clashes as Albanian government cracks down on protests
  10. Could Israel’s military crackdown influence Tuesday’s election?

NPR

  1. Archdiocese of New York agrees to $800 million settlement over sexual abuse claims
  2. Trade tariffs cause whiplash at Port Milwaukee
  3. How data centers became a bipartisan political issue in Wisconsin
  4. Ukraine says Starlink is back to normal after disruptions
  5. Perspective: The next James Bond
  6. Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 40
  7. U.S. birth rate drops to record low, but older women are having more babies
  8. Is your Medicare Advantage plan ending next year? Here's what to know
  9. This decade has been missing its big-impact midterm
  10. Drinking water supplies dwindle in Yemeni city besieged by Houthi rebels

Kottke

  1. The One Question I Can’t Stand at Restaurants. “The idea...
  2. “US households are paying 62% more for drinking water...
  3. Open Thread #Potato
  4. “an interesting linguistics find! so I’m reading this...
  5. The Flipbook of the Rings
  6. An archive of Omni magazine (1978-1995), courtesy of the...
  7. Railpass simulates a train ride in your browser window...
  8. This Is What It’s Like to Spend Your Life in Prison....
  9. The Winners of the 2026 International Pano Awards
  10. “Scientists have made a breakthrough toward the...

The Marginalian

  1. Dostoyevsky, Just After His Death Sentence Was Repealed, on the Meaning of Life
  2. How to Be Transformed When Things Fall Apart
  3. The Wildest Bet Is the Winning Bet
  4. Ursula K. Le Guin on the Meaning of Life
  5. Nathaniel Hawthorne on How to Look and Really See
  6. Introducing the Museum of Delight
  7. How to Hold Your Heart with Golden Hands
  8. Corrective for a Broken Heart
  9. How to Be Un-Dead: Notes on Waking Up from the Trance of Near-Living
  10. How to Grow Old without Letting Life Become a Parody of Itself

Pitchfork

  1. Slayyyter Cancels Remaining UK and European Tour Dates
  2. Noel Gallagher Talks Vegans, Macca, Underwear on Chicken Shop Date
  3. Chappell Roan Duets With Caroline Polachek, PinkPantheress, and Lola Young
  4. Haywire Set Jam-Packed 2027 Tour
  5. 10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Alchemical Sisters, Fine, Shabazz Palaces, and More
  6. Ryan Gosling’s Band Dead Man’s Bones Tease Return
  7. Raye Wins 2026 Mercury Prize
  8. Charli XCX Will Appear in a Martin Scorsese Film
  9. Westside Gunn Announces New Album Heelmatic
  10. The Strokes and Phoebe Bridgers to Play SNL

Stereogum

  1. Ali G Ropes Noel Gallagher Into New Movie Promo
  2. Slayyyter Addresses People Trying To “Recancel” Her, Cancels Rest Of Tour
  3. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Take Legal Action Against My Chemical Romance Over Staged Shootout
  4. Bruiser Wolf & Conductor Williams – “Ain’t Got Time”
  5. The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
  6. Mark William Lewis – “Adrenaline”
  7. Bottom Of The Hill Isn’t Closing After All
  8. Chappell Roan Brought Out PinkPantheress, Caroline Polachek, & Lola Young At Super Graphic Spectacular Night 2
  9. yeule – “Hystérique”
  10. Haute & Freddy – “Film Noir” & “In Your Eyes” (Peter Gabriel Cover)

Longreads

  1. The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
  2. The Dominican Baseball Factory
  3. Apocalypse Now and Then
  4. Charnel Heart
  5. Quest for the Slappy Man-Hug
  6. Ghosts of the Grove
  7. Have You Been to the Sixth-Worst McDonald’s in America?
  8. He Was a Suspect in the Yogurt Shop Murders for Thirty Years. He Can’t Forget.
  9. The Man Who Taught Us How to Pay Attention
  10. Death by a Thousand Dams

ScienceDaily

  1. Could lowering high blood pressure be as simple as stimulating your ear?
  2. A hidden bias in human language challenges 70 years of science
  3. NASA’s asteroid Bennu samples reveal a 4.5-billion-year-old secret
  4. Scientists propose a way to detect dangerous “mirror life” before it exists
  5. Astronomers uncover a mysterious magnetic web above the Sun
  6. These tiny snakes roll four times faster than they slither
  7. Your blood could reveal inflammatory bowel disease 10 years before diagnosis
  8. Scientists discover a hidden switch that burns fat and blocks new fat cells
  9. This 150-million-year-old bird had dinosaur teeth and a strange secret
  10. Glioblastoma breakthrough reveals how brain cancer cells become more aggressive

Quanta

  1. Malaria Parasite Caught in the Act of Breaking and Entering
  2. See Inside Cells Like Never Before in These Vivid Microscopic Images
  3. AI Proved the Quasi-Riemann Hypothesis. What Happens Now?

NASA

  1. APOD: 2026 October 24 – Rosetta’s Selfie
  2. NASA, Partners Accelerate Lander Development for 2028 Moon Missions
  3. NASA’s Artemis III Mission to Test Future Moon Lander Operations
  4. NASA’s Swift Mission Ends, Leaves Behind Scientific Bonanza
  5. RS-25 Engine Tests at NASA Stennis
  6. NASA, Virginia Launch Power Partnership for Energy Security
  7. APOD: 2026 October 23 – Andromeda in Southern Spring
  8. El Niño Then and Now
  9. NASA Invites Media to 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium
  10. Spiral’s Edge

Nature

  1. I’m expected to work excessive hours in the lab. Should I speak up about my disability?
  2. Rebody
  3. Sleep declines in rural communities after electricity arrives
  4. Elizabeth Holmes film enthralls — but her legacy haunts science
  5. Elusive snow leopards and evasive particles: Books in brief
  6. First human infected with rare livestock pathogen: what we know about Shamonda virus
  7. Moderna mRNA vaccine almost halves the risk of skin cancer returning
  8. Briefing Chat: How physicists successfully trapped the electron's antimatter equivalent
  9. Author Correction: DYNLL1 binds to MRE11 to limit DNA end resection in BRCA1-deficient cells
  10. Daily briefing: The tell-tale features of a Denisovan

Dezeen

  1. Ste Marie imbues Monos Vancouver office with "residential quality"
  2. Cloud House by Peter Morris brings "fairytale flamboyance" to London
  3. Seven projects by RIBA award-winning Nakshabid Architects
  4. This week we launched the new Dezeen website
  5. Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture designs "fluid" skyscraper Lilli for Miami waterfront
  6. Loader Monteith expands red-brick bungalow within "remarkably compact footprint" in Manchester
  7. Foster + Partners designs pair of skyscrapers connected by garden bridges in Armenia
  8. "Getting people into space is one thing. Creating somewhere they actually want to live is quite another"
  9. Has Tesla really made a flying car?
  10. Galerie Patrick Seguin shows demountable Jean Prouvé house with Japanese tea room interior at Design Miami.Paris

Design Milk

  1. Napa Valley Meets Paris in This Charlotte Bistro by FictionWorks
  2. Barbie and Pinterest Bring DreamHouse Style Into Your Own Home
  3. Gubi Revives Carlo Nason’s Cult-Favorite Lotus Table Lamp
  4. Friday Five with Grace Zhang: How Light, Finance, and Chanel Inspire Her Art
  5. Apparatus Explores Persian Mythology in Act V: Afsaneh
  6. Swizz Beatz Brings His Creative World Home With CB2
  7. How a Humble Clay Pot Redesigns the Ritual of Eating
  8. Softville Brings Art, Design, and Dessert to NYC’s Lower East Side
  9. Cadillac Celebrates 125 Years With a Limited-Edition Escalade-V
  10. Amoh Resort Brings Ancient Greek Craftsmanship to the Coast of Rhodes

BBC Sport

  1. Should Palmer have been sent off earlier than he was?
  2. How 'special talent' Jackson inspired Villa to victory over Man City
  3. Volkanovski stops Evloev for record ninth title win
  4. Symonds scores screamer as Brighton beat West Ham
  5. Liverpool among clubs keen on Vuskovic - Sunday's gossip
  6. Ospreys thump Dragons on return to St Helen's
  7. Strikers finding form as Rangers bounce back
  8. Huddersfield on top, but difficult days for Derby - Sam Parkin's EFL takeaways
  9. Leinster fight back to beat Munster in URC derby
  10. Brilliant Bannsiders return to summit with big win

ESPN

  1. Doeren out at NC State after 3-4 start in 14th season
  2. Alexander Volkanovski, Petr Yan solidify their greatness at UFC 333
  3. Eagles missing top two WRs as Smith, Wicks ruled out vs. Cowboys
  4. Make way for Arsenal, the people's Premier League champions
  5. Hoover, Hoosiers find end zone in OT for first win at Michigan since '67
  6. Cincinnati upsets No. 8 Texas Tech behind French's 4 TD passes
  7. Toney, Mensah dominate as Canes open No. 1 reign with rout
  8. UFC's Makhachev unable to defend title; interim title bout booked
  9. Packers activate RB Jacobs for 2026 debut after time on exempt list
  10. Tottenham's rare win at Chelsea signals progress under De Zerbi

CNBC

  1. Trump set to announce plan by Audi to build a U.S. factory in Georgia, source says
  2. Obama, in Ohio, assails 'cruelty' and indecency from Trump and his allies in the midterm campaign
  3. Trump casts his midterm election ballot early in Florida
  4. Democrats, voting-rights groups challenge Trump's bid to block Alaska Senate certification
  5. Violence flares in Paris after massive, largely peaceful protests across France
  6. Six Flags says it will install seat belts on Georgia roller coaster after rider's death
  7. AI funding fears rattle Wall Street. Here's how we're adjusting our portfolio
  8. Fewer people are flying as airfare soars. Here's why airlines aren't worried
  9. American embassies tighten security as Iran threat warnings intensify ahead of U.S. midterm elections
  10. Retail investors are not more sophisticated than 30 years ago, says former hedge fund manager

IGN

  1. The Best Deals Today: Persona 3 Reload, Pikmin 4, The Adventures of Elliot, and More
  2. Dead by Daylight to Remove Chucky Content Just Months After Losing Michael Myers
  3. Barnes & Noble Has the First 500-Piece Dungeon Crawler Carl Jigsaw Puzzle for Sale
  4. Mass Effect Fans Call for EA Boycott as Petition to Save BioWare's Canceled Game Garners More than 75,000 Signatures
  5. Steam Next Fest: Most-Played Demos So Far Include Fart Together, Emberville, ArcheAge Chronicles
  6. FemShep Voice Actor Jennifer Hale Speaks Out After Mass Effect 5 Trailer Leaks Online
  7. Magic: The Gathering The Hobbit Gift Bundle Deal Hits Amazon, but You Should Wait for Black Friday
  8. Mass Effect 5 Details Revealed Following Cancellation, Including 'Hitman-Style Freedom' in Missions
  9. IGN Is Partnering with Best Buy for 3 Weeks of Giveaways Leading Up to GTA VI’s Release
  10. BioWare May Be Gone, But Its Spirit Lives On in These Games

Kotaku

  1. Xbox Reportedly Bungled $500 Million Netflix Exclusivity Deal To Develop Movies, Shows Based On Games
  2. Legend Of Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma Knighted By French Ministry Of Culture
  3. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Director Says There’s Probably No Such Thing As ‘Perfected’ Matchmaking
  4. Xbox’s Chief Operating Officer Out Three Months After Role’s Creation
  5. Claude’s Reverse Engineering Capabilities Used To Recompile Games May Have Been Quietly Nerfed
  6. Belmont’s Curse Taught Me An Important Lesson About Parrying, Namely I Should Do It More
  7. The Normandy SR-2 Is Now A Haunted House, But It Will Always Be My Home
  8. Developer Of ‘Ecosocialist’ Game Future? No Thanks! Offers Refunds After Using AI Despite Calling It ‘Technofascist’
  9. Street Fighter 6 Players Reeling After Capcom Takes Down Popular Community Resource Site
  10. Table Tennis Beast Lucía Has Returned To Torment Players Again In Switch Sports Resort

PC Gamer

  1. Top Xbox exec promoted in brand 'reset' leaves after 3 months in role
  2. Penguin Colony review: A daringly weird horror game whose atmosphere and surprises overcome its rough edges
  3. BioWare's incredible legacy will continue as long as there are RPGs
  4. Now it's over, WoW: Forever's beta has left me with just one fear—its endgame
  5. New Blood CEO confirms it: the worst way to sell immersive sims like Gloomwood and Fallen Aces is to call them immersive sims
  6. The mouse P.I. for hire from Mouse: P.I. For Hire joins the meat boy from Super Meat Boy 3D in gaming's latest indie crossover
  7. Japan Actors Union pushes for heavy restrictions on AI copying dead actors
  8. Are we in the cozy gaming gold rush era? 'Cozy' has grown over 250% on Steam and 200% in my inbox since 2024
  9. The best feature in the original Alan Wake is an absence: the man has no reticle
  10. 'I drank from the chalice of blood': indie dev scrubs his game of AI-generated voice lines, having previously described the technology as 'anti-human and anti-art'

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. Abelina is a strange, platforming romp through a natural afterlife from a former League of Legends animator and the composer of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil
  2. "System Shock and Deus Ex, they were RPGs. People called them RPGs": Gloomwood's publisher isn't too keen on using the term immersive sim despite it being one
  3. HELENA : Cloud District is a megastructure photography game laser targeted at my interests, and it's out next week
  4. Paralives' first major update slips to next year, but when it comes you can expect some pretty meaty improvements for all of its main features
  5. I've got egg on my face because Steam's Personal Calendar feature has apparently been a test this whole time and is only now actually a fully fledged component
  6. Mass Effect 3 ending discourse ignored the RPG's scale, ambition, and exuberance, including that of its oddly great co-op
  7. What are we all playing this weekend?
  8. Factorio's final major update has rolled off the assembly line, adding "the things we wanted to do for 2.0 but didn't have time for"
  9. Future? No Thanks! dev removes AI-generated voices from game and offers refunds to players who feel "betrayed"
  10. BioWare staff "should be given the first opportunity and the federal support" to buy the studio and keep it running, says Canadian political party leader

Eurogamer

  1. Stalker 2's next update has already leaked
  2. FBI investigating theft of more than 6000 PSA-graded trading cards, including almost 3000 Pokémon cards
  3. Mass Effect Universe "looked incredible" says creator who claims he advised BioWare
  4. Prime Video's Fallout reality competition Fallout Shelter: The Experiment premieres in January
  5. Xbox's first chief operating officer Helen Chiang leaves Microsoft just three months into the job
  6. What we've been playing - "Shoving Moon Flesh into an alien grandma's mouth"
  7. Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto says even if gen-AI "were to eventually handle everything, there will always be a role left" for human designers
  8. With Minecraft and Diablo shows already on the way, Netflix reportedly offered Xbox $500m for a bigger film and TV deal
  9. As devastating Xbox "reset" continues, Dishonored studio Arkane Lyon reportedly only has until November to find a new buyer before it's closed
  10. Mass Effect crossover items have seemingly been removed from Battlefield 6 following EA's sudden closure of BioWare