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Saturday 31 October 2026

982 headlines from 32 sources

Hacker News

  1. Anthropic takes steps to block Claude from reverse-engineering video games
  2. Distributed Proofreaders
  3. With 86% of the words, you might understand only 38% of an anime's lines
  4. Common Desktop Environment available now as open-source
  5. Surviving "The Graduate"
  6. HackerTube: YouTube built from videos recommended by HN
  7. Anthropic blocks users for anything touching training larger models
  8. Show HN: NES Contra (1987) port (ASM –> C and then C –> WebAssembly)
  9. TCP Use-After-Free: CVE-2026-98432 / CVSS 9.8
  10. The Duty of a Scholar

The Verge

  1. Get in the spirit with these horrors from YouTube
  2. Keyboards of The Verge
  3. Binance CEO says 90 percent of stolen assets have been ‘replenished’
  4. Happy Pikmin Day Eve
  5. I built an AI Tamagotchi before Meta could
  6. Windows 11 tries new shortcuts for Xbox gaming mode and search
  7. Vic Mensa can’t live without the Voice Memos app
  8. Best Buy is bundling a $100 gift card with touchscreen MacBook Pro preorders
  9. Touchscreens everywhere!
  10. Here’s why you can’t shake those unhinged political texts

Ars Technica

  1. Seabirds racing home over the ocean can get jet-lagged
  2. The FDA wants to pull its approval of a drug. It’s not so easy.
  3. Think you can save the Hubble Space Telescope? NASA wants to know.
  4. Flesh-eating screwworms are feasting on pets; 4 dogs and cat attacked this week
  5. Oh captain, our captain: Ars staff remembers Patrick Stewart
  6. Supersonic airliner in doubt as company shifts to powering AI data centers
  7. Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours
  8. Dartmouth's provost warned us about AI cheating—but his own AI use cost him his job
  9. Over 25% of people lie to get antibiotics—and their lies aren't even good
  10. Basically no one is using AI agents for their DoorDash orders

TechCrunch

  1. Apple CEO says the company doesn’t ‘want to ship AI for AI’s sake’
  2. 4 days left: How TechCrunch Founder Summit helps you make more useful connections to scale
  3. Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward
  4. OpenAI reportedly lowers funding target for new round
  5. From restaurant guides to payments, here’s how TikTok is building a super app
  6. I took two iPhones on vacation. The Duo won me over.
  7. Pile-ins, payouts, and pacing pressure: the investors behind the VCs open up
  8. Nvidia weighs playing the cosigner for Nscale’s AI data center in West Virginia
  9. Salesforce’s M&A spree continues with a reported $375M deal for defense tech startup Rune
  10. Ollie, a privacy-focused AI assistant, is shutting down

Wired

  1. Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims
  2. Govee Christmas Lights 2 Deal: Save $25 on These Smart String Lights
  3. There’s a Completely New Type of Whisky. It’s French and Made in Concrete Eggs
  4. Backup by Biolite Review: A Cool Idea
  5. Meta’s Muse Could Upend All Kinds of Businesses. It Hasn’t Yet
  6. An AI Agent Injected Drugs Into a Live Mouse’s Brain
  7. Bose QC Headphones (2nd Gen) Sale: Lowest Price Ahead of Black Friday
  8. Keurig Alta Brewer Review: Brand-New Tech, Classically Good Coffee
  9. Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out
  10. Best Sunrise Alarm Clock (2026): Hatch, Lumie

Engadget

  1. 4 important features you should know if you use Microsoft Teams
  2. The reason most electrical plug prongs have holes in them
  3. 5 Netflix tips we all wish we knew sooner
  4. Why your Apple AirPods won't connect to your iPhone and how can you fix it
  5. Xbox manager says AI is already being used in game development
  6. The best Roku Streaming Stick depends on your picture quality needs
  7. Why your AirPods keep disconnecting without warning: These settings can fix it
  8. How to use Claude Duet when it rolls out to you
  9. 4 drawbacks you should know before buying a PlayStation 5
  10. Bolt Graphics powers on its first Zeus GPU

9to5Mac

  1. Here’s how the new MacBook Pro and macOS 27 are optimized for touch
  2. Indie App Spotlight: ‘Pumpkin Lights’ adds a fun jack-o-lantern to your Mac’s menu bar
  3. PSA: Today’s the last day to purchase discounted cushion kits for Beats 360
  4. MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR looks awesome, but I’m not rushing to upgrade
  5. Apple Maps begins blurring NASA, Space Force, and Air Force bases
  6. Apple @ Work: Next to a growing token bill, Macs might start looking like a bargain
  7. 9to5Mac Overtime 088: Finally, a touchscreen MacBook
  8. Download all 20 Apple HomeView wallpapers in light and dark mode here
  9. WhatsApp announces four new features to make group chats easier to manage
  10. 9to5Mac Daily: October 30, 2026 – New HomePod features, more

Guardian Australia

  1. Mexican Grand Prix qualifying: Formula One 2026 – live
  2. Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter
  3. Canelo Álvarez v Christian Mbilli: WBC super-middleweight championship – live buildup
  4. Everybody’s macrodosing on microdramas
  5. Oleshky evacuees reunite with families after truce allows crossing back into Ukraine
  6. Disquiet grows in Albanese’s back yard as Grayndler artists unite against ‘insane’ AI proposal
  7. Is One Nation losing steam in Victoria? New poll points to possible shift as election nears
  8. Buoyed by shifting political winds, ‘Deport!’ is the new ‘Go back where you come from’ echoed by racists | Ghassan Hage
  9. Before I Forget review – actors shine in moving story of dementia, language and legacy
  10. ‘A whitewashing of minds’: the mania and myth of Geoffrey Bardon and the painting men of Papunya

ABC News

  1. Time to make lopsided international women's rugby league a fair fight
  2. Indigenous rangers, scientists work to save culturally significant lizard
  3. Liberal MP pushes for party to rule out changes to superannuation
  4. Sideshow operators offer cash discounts for rides amid soaring costs
  5. Australia and Indonesia are neighbours, but can they become good friends?
  6. Bomb squad called to country town after reports of shot fired
  7. De Minaur stuns new number one Zverev in Vienna
  8. Eating disorder experts warn against online wellness trends
  9. Housing industry body complains over TasBuild appointment
  10. 'Police are coming for you': Minister's message to drive-by shooters

BBC News

  1. Hamilton takes first pole for Ferrari at Mexico City Grand Prix
  2. Why did this Korean content creator throw a divorce ceremony?
  3. Are De Zerbi's Spurs finding elusive consistency?
  4. Clashes erupt between police and protesters in Paris
  5. 'We came back from hell', say Ukrainians after years in Russia-occupied frontline city
  6. Maresca's big test is to address mounting Man City issues
  7. Usyk eyes 'final chapter' at cruiserweight against Benavidez
  8. Healey risks breaking minimum wage promise for younger workers
  9. Emotional reunions with loved ones for Oleshky evacuees
  10. 'It's been killing me!' Celebrity Traitors winners relieved the secret is out

The Guardian

  1. Tusk defends overhaul of Poland’s constitutional court despite protests
  2. Zion Suzuki horror own goal haunts Aston Villa to hand Fulham a point
  3. Yaga review – this erotic witchy thriller starring Hudson Williams is a total head-messer
  4. Naderi breaks Aberdeen’s resistance as Rangers reach Premier Sports Cup final
  5. Man in Belfast charged with possessing explosives and firearms
  6. European football: Kane misses penalty as Dortmund share spoils in Der Klassiker
  7. Mitchell injury blow adds to England’s woes as Northampton sink Gloucester
  8. Spurs see off Crystal Palace after Mateta’s early red to pile pressure on Sage
  9. Strictly Come Dancing Halloween special – live
  10. Police clash with masked rioters after largely peaceful protests across France

Al Jazeera

  1. Trump loses legal battle over Epstein-linked Wall Street Journal case
  2. Palestine Action supporters arrested outside US embassy in London
  3. Legal filing questions Trump’s claims of non-citizen voting in California
  4. Fiery confrontations between protestors and police in Albania
  5. Health authorities probe two suspected Ebola cases in northeast Nigeria
  6. District of Columbia and Virginia sue to block Trump’s triumphal arch plans
  7. Israel’s allegations of Qatari election interference rejected
  8. What is ranked-choice voting and how does it work in US elections?
  9. Turkiye’s Erdogan urges Russia and Ukraine to stop Black Sea attacks
  10. How vulnerable are cryptocurrency platforms?

NPR

  1. Virginia and D.C. sue to block construction of Trump arch
  2. Mixed economic forecast weighs heavy ahead of midterms
  3. France seethes again as youth-led protests sweep Europe
  4. Anti-corruption and party discipline: takeaways from from this week's key political meeting in Beijing
  5. A simple explainer of the massive $6.3 billion crypto heist at Binance
  6. Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots amid criminal probe over Senate candidate
  7. Perspective: Forget the ballroom, we're headed to Cheesecake Factory!
  8. Drone photo award winners: Far-out landscapes. Ship recycling. Rugs, rugs rugs!
  9. Do you have seasonal affective disorder? How to tell — and what to do about it
  10. Can I trust the polls? And other questions from listeners about the 2026 midterms

Kottke

  1. Great Art Explained: Henri Matisse’s The Red Studio....
  2. The top 10 paintings of Judith beheading Holofernes. “I...
  3. Three-Body Orbits
  4. James Bridle on making chairs with LLMs. “What we have...
  5. In a late-stage trial, personalized mRNA vaccines for...
  6. Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Na, Site Search!
  7. Listen to a Long-Lost Daft Punk Mix From 1997
  8. Rest In Peace, Patrick Stewart (1940-2026)
  9. An Italian farmer planted some decades-old seeds he found...
  10. Star Wars: The Radio Drama

The Marginalian

  1. Meteor of Joy: The Young People’s Chorus of New York City Sings Bird Divinations
  2. Albert Camus on the Three Antidotes to the Absurdity of Life
  3. Music and the Body: Richard Powers on the Power of Song
  4. Halloween’s Lost Heroes: Michael Pollan on Radical Gardening and the Insurgent Botanical Origin of the Broomstick in Flying-Witch Legends
  5. Truth, Fact, and the Patterning of Reality: Virginia Woolf on How We Come to Know the World
  6. When Your Parents Are Dying: Some of the Simplest, Most Difficult and Redemptive Life-Advice You’ll Ever Receive
  7. What Is Your Refugium?
  8. The Most Important Thing to Remember About Your Mother
  9. What It Takes to Be Free
  10. Sylvia Plath on Living with the Darkness and Making Art from the Barely Bearable Lightness of Being

Pitchfork

  1. Listen to the First Atlas Sound Song in 15 Years
  2. You Can Now Share Your Pitchfork Reviews
  3. Florence and the Machine Announce Everybody Scream Tour Live Album
  4. Lily Allen Dressed as an Empty Ticketmaster Map for Halloween
  5. 8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Diiv, Queens of the Stone Age, and More
  6. Phoebe Bridgers and Billie Eilish Are in My Chemical Romance’s New Short Film
  7. Phoebe Bridgers Announces Madison Square Garden EP
  8. Nick Valensi Is Busy Playing With Everyone But the Strokes
  9. Junior Boys Return With New Album The Gore
  10. Maryland Is Getting Its Own (Mini) Sphere

Stereogum

  1. Snooper – “Orange Exposure”
  2. My Chemical Romance Bring Out Bert McCracken, Confirm Plans For New Album
  3. James Hetfield Says Turnstile Turned Down Metallica Tour
  4. Atlas Sound – “Octoberland”
  5. The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
  6. Where Has All The Folk-Rock Gone?
  7. bloodsports – “Ten Thousand Feet”
  8. Doechii – “Lock Jaw”
  9. Paul Smith – “Lay Your Head Down”
  10. Belly Gang Kushington Is The New Old Atlanta

Longreads

  1. Is There Anything BPC-157 Can’t Cure?
  2. Keeping Up Appearances
  3. The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
  4. A Texas Cop Signed on to Help ICE Deport His Neighbors. It Tore the Town Apart.
  5. Traveling Route 66 in the Age of Data Centers
  6. Road Trip at the Borderland
  7. The Proponents of “Dark Nutrition” Think Everything You Know About Food Is Wrong
  8. How Jim Morrison Surmounted Tragedy and Skied Down Everest
  9. The Ledger and the Blade
  10. Go Fast, Turn Left: The Anderson Speedway & Indiana’s Data Centers

ScienceDaily

  1. Scientists finally discover how a common gut bacterium can trigger colon cancer
  2. A mysterious 4,000-year-old wall is rewriting North Africa’s history
  3. Scientists discover metals that defy the deep freeze at -424°F
  4. 75,000-year-old Neanderthal may have been killed by a spear aimed at the heart
  5. Scientists discover a bacterial defense so strange they thought it was broken
  6. A surprising vitamin A discovery is changing what scientists know about vision
  7. Scientists smash oxygen nuclei to recreate matter from the Big Bang
  8. A simple blood test could reveal Alzheimer’s risk 10 years before symptoms
  9. Type 2 diabetes breakthrough as 54% achieve remission in just 6 months
  10. Physicists created a tiny universe and watched time emerge without a clock

Quanta

  1. Is There More to Cold Fusion Than Failure and Fraud?
  2. A New Map of ‘Empty’ Space Challenges a Tranquil Picture of the Galaxy
  3. How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole?
  4. How Spiders Spin ‘Silk Dope’ Into Nature’s Toughest Material
  5. How Voting Is Like a Klein Bottle

NASA

  1. APOD: 2026 October 31 – Night on a Spooky Planet
  2. NASA Releases MAX POWER Key Events for Media, Participants
  3. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Eerie Cat’s Head
  4. NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope
  5. November’s Night Sky Notes: Light-Day Away
  6. APOD: 2026 October 30 – Haunting the Cepheus Flare
  7. Vega Island Frozen in Fright
  8. Map Showing Potential Origins of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001
  9. Slice of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001
  10. Halloween Aboard the International Space Station

Nature

  1. Somewhere over the transcontinental burrito tunnel
  2. Record-breaking retraction: scholarly publisher pulls 1,400 conference papers on one day
  3. I built the UK government’s metascience unit — here’s what countries need to know
  4. Are dinosaur fossils hogging top journals? Analysis sparks debate over ‘charismatic’ finds
  5. Patrick Stewart dies: how Captain Picard inspired today’s science leaders
  6. Briefing Chat: Could your pet live longer? Longevity research comes to animals
  7. Author Correction: Rh3+ stabilized in KRh@MFI catalyses regioselective hydroformylation
  8. Even stupendous black holes can’t explain dark matter
  9. How the US mid-term elections could shake up science
  10. Daily briefing: The three red flags of suspicious journals

Dezeen

  1. Em-Estudio lines Mexico City bar with walls of books
  2. O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects creates "quiet yet present" garden studio in London
  3. Dezeen's top five houses of October 2026
  4. This week Foster + Partners unveiled the replacement for San Siro stadium
  5. Dubai Design Week's 12th edition celebrates bold Middle Eastern design
  6. Ten products that upgrade office interiors
  7. Atelier Zébulon Perron draws on metabolist influence for Montreal bistro
  8. Olaver unveils multi-purpose Laneway Studio with "lantern-like" glass-block facade
  9. "Lady in Blue is as fitting a monument to our era as any I can imagine"
  10. Apple takes "monumental step forward" with first touchscreen MacBook

Design Milk

  1. Jeremiah Brent Brings Architectural Influences to Loloi Rugs
  2. A 1910 Seattle Beach House Gets a Colorful Makeover
  3. Friday Five with Bram Vanderbeke: Finding Inspiration in Ancient Ruins and Architecture
  4. A Room-by-Room Layered Lighting Guide for Fall
  5. 11 Standout Projects from Dutch Design Week 2026
  6. A Modernist Home in British Columbia Embraces Its Coastal Setting
  7. How Viking Brings Scandinavian Design to Life at Sea
  8. Mimi Kakushi Brings Japanese Glamour to Miami Beach
  9. Lulu and Georgia Opens Its First Los Angeles Showroom
  10. A Boomerang-Shaped Home Cantilevers Over the Wyoming Landscape

BBC Sport

  1. McInnes demands more after delivering Rangers' trophy chance
  2. Chelsea beat 10-man Man Utd to pile more pressure on Carrick
  3. Brighton pick up first away league victory over Man City
  4. Coventry out of bottom three after win over struggling Sunderland
  5. Enciso's stunning goal earns Ipswich draw at Hull
  6. Spurs revival continues with victory over 10-man Crystal Palace
  7. Evanilson scores again as Bournemouth beat Leeds
  8. Thiago on target as Brentford beat Forest
  9. Suzuki mistake gifts Fulham point at Villa
  10. Man Utd enquire about Toney - Sunday's gossip

ESPN

  1. Castellanos gives Texas Tech 'juice' in bounce back win over Arizona
  2. Arizona WR Mosley carted off, taken to hospital with knee injury
  3. NFL to review additional allegations against Packers RB Jacobs
  4. Canelo Alvarez-Christian Mbilli live updates, results and analysis
  5. Coach: Kucherov 'committed' to Lightning despite trade request
  6. LSU lands 5-star center Xavier Young, now has 2027's top class
  7. Jeanie Buss accuses siblings of 'cloak and dagger' tactics in Lakers' family saga
  8. Pats rule out WR Brown, RB Henderson vs. Dolphins
  9. Keselowski gets OK to pursue NASCAR ride, to sell stake in RFK Racing
  10. LSU lands 5-star center Xavier Young, now has 2027's top class

CNBC

  1. OPEC+ agrees in principle to keep oil output targets steady in December, sources say
  2. Trump defamation suit against Murdoch, WSJ over Epstein letter dismissed with prejudice
  3. OpenAI pares fundraising goal, now seeking up to $20 billion in latest round
  4. G20 foreign ministers end Atlanta meeting without consensus on key issues
  5. SpaceX loses bid to toss NAACP lawsuit over Memphis data center air pollution
  6. OpenAI slashes funding target by $10 billion amid tech rout, FT reports
  7. Binance says 90% of $6.3 billion hack losses are now covered, plans to resume withdrawals Sunday
  8. Stocks started the week with promise but ended in despair. Our take on the big reversal
  9. Binance, crypto and hacks: What to know about keeping coin safe as cyber criminals advance
  10. Automatic 401(k) rollovers reduce cash-outs, research finds — but few accounts reach new employer plans

IGN

  1. Anthropic Blocks AI Game Clones in Claude Opus Update
  2. Persona 1 Remake Footage Seemingly Leaks Online
  3. The Best Deals Today: Apple Watch Ultra 4, Ocarina of Time Remake, Pikmin 4, and More
  4. Joe Manganiello Says He 'Will Never Give Up Hope' on His D&D Dragonlance TV Series
  5. Nintendo Reveals Surprise Pikmin Day Direct
  6. By Skipping Last-Gen Systems, Stranger Than Heaven is Allowing RGG Studio to Fully Leverage the Power of Current-Gen Consoles at Long Last
  7. Final Fantasy XIV Evercold Delayed, New Release Date Announced at FFXIV Fan Fest
  8. Stranger Than Heaven Features Optional “Cheats” to Make its Combat Easier
  9. Monster Hunter Outlanders Review So Far
  10. Chronicles: Medieval Developer 'At Real Risk of Closing' Before Release as Funding 'No Longer in Place'

Kotaku

  1. EA Offices Tagged With ‘Save Mass Effect’ Graffiti
  2. Cult PC-98 Zombie Gore Fest Re-Animated On Steam With First Official English Port
  3. Going Back To Kingdom Hearts’ Tarzan Level Is About To Make Me Crash Out
  4. 15 Excellent Horror Games You Can Get On Steam For Less Than $10 Each
  5. Shigeru Miyamoto Declares November 1st Pikmin Day In Surprise Nintendo Direct
  6. The Outlast Trials Is An Exercise In Bad Taste And Good Politics
  7. Doom Director Says ‘We’re Doing Great’ After Half Of id Software Was Laid Off
  8. Final Fantasy 14 Evercold Gets A Month Long Delay But An Awesome New Trailer
  9. If Walmart Canceled Your Zelda Switch 2 Pre-Order, The Store’s Giving You 48 Hours To Get A New One
  10. Sam Altman Thinks It’s Good If You Can’t Afford RAM For Your PC

PC Gamer

  1. FromSoftware temporarily shuts down Dark Souls 2 and 3 multiplayer over 'server issue'
  2. Fanfiction Library of Alexandria AO3 down for up to a month following hack
  3. Elder Scrolls Skyblivion mod faces lawsuit from former volunteer, project lead urges 'Please don't turn this into any kind of witch hunt'
  4. Celeste and TowerFall have delisted from Xbox's digital storefronts to support BDS boycott
  5. Final Fantasy 14: Evercold delayed to February, preorders start next week
  6. Yacht Club confirms Mina the Hollower was the shot in the arm it needed stay alive—'for now'
  7. The top 10 scariest RPGs I've ever played⁠—and one I'm too afraid to try
  8. The votes are in, and PC Gamer readers have picked the scariest game on PC
  9. 'Are we going too far with this?': One of the worst scenes in Outlast had its devs debating whether to add it to the game or not
  10. I spoke to one of the world's only gaming political scientists and he taught me how to avoid getting murdered in Arc Raiders

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. Horror-steeped card game Forbidden Solitaire shows how a strong theme can elevate even decade-old mechanics
  2. What are we all playing this weekend?
  3. Warframe's fantasy-pilled sister Soulframe finally goes open to all this November, though Digital Extremes are "nervous" about certain changes
  4. Wooshy wuxia actioner Phantom Blade Zero is sharp enough on the Steam Machine, if blunted on the Steam Deck
  5. EA execs choosing Star Wars Battlefront 3 over Mass Effect 5 was the main factor in BioWare's demise, according to report
  6. Splendid Junji Ito-inspired RPG World of Horror is now 20% more horrible, thanks to a free PC update with extra gods, locations, and wounds
  7. All the RPS Supporter rewards for October 2026: Hangout game angst, muddy RPGs, and one utterly useless butler
  8. Rockstar developer union could end up over 1,600 workers strong and encompass nearly all UK staff below senior management, IWGB claim
  9. Helldivers 2 boss can "absolutely see" making a game parody of generative AI, but it would need to be "quirky" rather than "doom-laden"
  10. There are no more Assassin's Creed remakes in development, because Ubisoft are focused on Hexe, Invictus and "projects you haven't heard about yet"

Eurogamer

  1. PUBG live-action series in the works at Netflix, with Donald Glover set to direct and star
  2. Activision to remove Itaewon crowd crush footage from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and apologises to victims' families
  3. The Mortuary Assistant dev on laying his cancelled Paranormal Activity game to rest, resurrecting it as a Halloween freebie, and a potential return to his biggest game
  4. Final Fantasy 14 reveals Evercold’s second new job and February release date, with pre-orders opening next week
  5. Silent Hill: Townfall adds new Hard difficulty in latest update
  6. A former volunteer is threatening legal action against fan-made game project Skyblivion
  7. Silver Pines is a great survival horror throwback with an unexpected Metroidvania twist, but it makes me glad the genre's moved on
  8. What we've been playing - "I've been intrigued by horrible images of live-action sequences for weeks"
  9. GOTY hopeful Mina the Hollower bought the studio financial stability "for now," while the Shovel Knight devs work on a new 3D game
  10. Blizzard hints at console ports for World of Warcraft: Forever - "Play it wherever you want and, at some point, on whatever you want"