Hacker News

1. I'm sorry, you're not going to die from an AI-engineered supervirus
2. Blizzard Workers Win Historic Union Contract
3. South Park creators rename show 'South America'
4. Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence'
5. Factoring RSA 260
6. Apple Watch Ultra 4
7. Apple Unveils iPhone Duo
8. iPhone Duo
9. Show HN: Self-hosted company OS, Claude Code and Codex agents in departments
10. Apple Watch Ultra 4

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The Verge

1. There aren’t AirPods with cameras yet and I hope it stays that way
2. The black iPhone Pro returns
3. The incomplete history of Duo devices
4. Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg reportedly placed on leave
5. It’s the year of smartphone price hikes
6. Suno releases its first AI music model made with record industry help
7. OpenAI’s sly mathematical breakthrough sends a chill through academia
8. Read the Apple document explaining how new listening features still protect your privacy
9. How the new Apple Watches compare to the last-gen models
10. Verge staffers react to the iPhone Duo: What we love and don’t love

Ars Technica

1. 4 groups caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit
2. Europe may finally have found a space entrepreneur who is meeting the moment
3. Six Chinese AI firms accused of aggressively copying US frontier models
4. Apple's long-rumored foldable becomes reality with the $2,000 iPhone Duo
5. When it comes to Beatles references, scientists can't let it be
6. Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs
7. Apple debuts $129 AirPods 5 with better noise cancellation and transparency mode
8. Apple starts preorders for Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 with new Health Sensing System
9. The quick guide to fall vaccines and when you should get them
10. Apple's iPhone 18 Pro adds variable camera aperture and a more powerful chip

TechCrunch

1. AI research startup Listen Labs scrubbed a $1.5B funding round for Salesforce talks
2. Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence
3. OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors
4. Massachusetts hits data centers with new clean power rules
5. Apple’s new CEO is reviving a Steve Jobs strategy from 25 years ago
6. Apple Watch’s new AI features are normalizing the idea that technology is always listening
7. Everything Apple announced at its fall iPhone event, from the foldable iPhone Duo to an always-listening Apple Watch
8. There are new shiny iPhones, so Apple is making you pay more for older models
9. The hinge for Apple’s new foldable phone was built with AI
10. Apple Watch’s new feature listens to your chats and recaps them

Wired

1. The AI Researcher Who Just Quit Anthropic Says It’s ‘Crunch Time for Humanity’
2. San Francisco Orders Meta to Stop ‘Allowing’ AI Child Abuse Ads
3. A Year After Charlie Kirk's Death, Turning Point Plans to Spend Big on the Midterms
4. Everything Apple Announced: iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch, AirPods 5
5. Apple Doesn’t Want You to Worry About the New Apple Watch’s Listening Features
6. UK Lawmakers Are Freaking Out Over AI’s Summer of Chaos
7. I Let an AI Agent Hack All My Gadgets—and I’d Do It Again
8. Apple Debuts the iPhone Duo, Its First Folding iPhone
9. Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4: Price, Specs, Release Date
10. You Can Now Destroy Flock Cameras for Cash in GTA V

Engadget

1. Apple Wallet is not the same as Apple Pay: Here's how they differ
2. Muse, the band, lost its social media handles to Muse, Meta's new AI agent
3. Engadget Podcast: Diving into the iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and Apple's new hardware
4. Playdate Season 3 kicks off on October 8
5. iPhone Duo hands-on: Apple's most exciting device in a decade
6. Motorola teases new compact foldable Razr
7. Google AI Mode can hold your hand through fantasy football season
8. Blizzard employees have ratified their first union contracts
9. iPhone Duo vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8: here's how they stack up
10. Apple increases older iPhone prices by $100

9to5Mac

1. Hands-on with the foldable iPhone Duo [Gallery]
2. Apple launches iPhone Duo developer resources ahead of October release
3. Apple updates Design Resources with iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro product bezels
4. Hands-on with Siri Modular, watchOS 27’s new Apple Watch face
5. Apple shares more details about Apple Intelligence usage limits and terms
6. iPhone 18 Pro Max vs iPhone 18 Pro: Two exclusive features
7. Download the new iPhone 18 Pro wallpapers here
8. iPhone Duo: Here are all the little details you might have missed
9. Apple confirms Siri AI launches in English this month, will add five languages in October
10. AirPods 5 vs AirPods 4: here’s what’s new

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Guardian Australia

1. Trump claims he will give $5,000 to every American if Republicans win the midterms as he defends Iran war and tariffs– live
2. Deadly Philippines ferry fire leaves scores of people missing
3. Instagram boss says users will be ‘overwhelmed’ with brand content in algorithm-free world
4. SMH columnist Peter FitzSimons tells Alan Jones trial alleged victim was ‘revolted’ by abuse
5. August was joint-hottest month ever recorded globally
6. Jacqui Lambie says Pauline Hanson a ‘bloody coward’ after One Nation cartoon calling Andrew Hastie a traitor
7. Coco Gauff draws on Tiafoe and ‘delusional’ self-belief in US Open escape
8. Baby orangutans found in forest in India spark trafficking investigation
9. Rubio says US will work with allies to stop drug-trafficking as three killed in latest boat strike
10. Missouri’s Trump-backed voting maps approved by federal panel challenged in supreme court

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ABC News

1. SA premier warns Labor and Coalition against 'race to bottom' on immigration
2. Journalist Peter FitzSimons takes witness stand at Alan Jones trial
3. Premier says Olympic rowing concerns 'last hurrah' of 'naysayers'
4. Pilot repeatedly warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash
5. Melbourne's NFL game is a battle of opposing jet lag strategies
6. Have you made one of these six travel mistakes?
7. Australia's most expensive homes decline in value
8. Breaking: Man linked to youth detention facility accused of abusing 29 victims
9. F1 debuts a new track with a corner so grand it is called Monumental
10. At least five dead, 87 missing as Philippine ferry catches fire

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BBC News

1. England's mayors to be given power to introduce tourist tax
2. August was joint hottest month on record, says European climate agency
3. UK needs new laws for AI in healthcare, says watchdog
4. Chaplain settles LGBT sermon unfair dismissal case
5. Tax banks to give some households energy bill cut, unions tell Burnham
6. Migraines and acne among five more conditions pharmacists can treat
7. 'Farage faces Met inquiry' and 'Ready for departure?'
8. Iran war will not end until after November US elections, says Trump
9. Star subs rescue Chelsea as Alonso 'takes blame'
10. Should you sync your workouts to your period?

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The Guardian

1. Ukraine war briefing: Arctic attack extends Kyiv’s strike reach into Russian gas heartland
2. Democrat John Fetterman makes surprise appearance at Republican convention
3. Teachers say holidays in term can be worth more than time in school
4. UK chancellor urged to remove £100k childcare ‘cliff edge’ prompting parents to cut work hours
5. Tommy Robinson: Where’s the Money Gone? review – endless shocking allegations
6. Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US
7. Scottish roundup: Miovski hits last-gasp Rangers winner and Celtic keep 100% record
8. Britain’s Forgotten Girls review – police saying they have ‘bigger fish to fry’ than groomers will horrify you
9. Former child refugee selected as Labour candidate in byelection for Starmer’s old seat
10. The Fire Within You review – overheated family Christmas boils up too many stereotypes

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Al Jazeera

1. Pro-Israel Democrat John Fetterman makes video appearance at GOP convention
2. Trump gave aide Natalie Harp a $45,000 holiday cash gift, disclosure shows
3. Spain’s spy agency warned of mass crossings into Ceuta before border crisis
4. US states sue Trump over weakening of endangered species protections
5. Republicans divided over Trump’s economy as RNC begins
6. Trump administration proposes excluding certain immigrants from US census
7. Iran war live: Iran media say ‘enemy’ projectiles hit Sirik areas
8. US announces $45m in security funding, additional naval vessels for Ecuador
9. Trump says the US-Iran war will end right after midterms
10. Iran war looms over Trump at Republican midterm convention in Dallas

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NPR

1. Fetterman, already at odds with his party, makes surprise video for GOP convention
2. Conductor Julian Wachner receives suspended sentence for possession of child sex abuse material
3. Fold the phone: Apple's new CEO unveils a foldable iPhone
4. Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns
5. Andrew Tate is denied bail and will remain in jail during his extradition fight
6. Greetings from Paris, where the 2024 Olympics balloon rises again
7. A new Anthropic model seeks to test how AI could impact the U.S. economy
8. Whatever happened to the measles outbreak that shocked a country this year?
9. Trump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting maps
10. U.S. military destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers. And, the Smithsonian head resigns

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Kottke

1. “We found ~18,000 posts from autonomous AI agents...
2. The Chicago Public Library informs patrons of how much...
3. Over the past 12 years, Super Bowl-winning coach Mike...
4. From the Internet Archive: Vanishing Culture: A Report...
5. Vintage Eastern European Matchbox Labels (1950-1980s)
6. A catalogue of 645 acts of hate from the week after 9/11...
7. Bayeux Go! A playable video game of the Bayeux...
8. Spaceships : A version of Asteroids where “you are not...
9. The 101 Plays Itself . The five lanes of highway 101 in...
10. Teaser trailer for You Can See Everything from Nathan...

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The Marginalian

1. How to Change Your Life
2. The Paradoxes and Possibilities of Transformation: Adam Phillips on Our Ambivalent Desire for Change
3. Kahlil Gibran on the Courage to Weather the Uncertainties of Love
4. How to Break Free from the Tyranny of Certainty: The Japanese Concept of “Ma”
5. How Not to Waste Your Wildness
6. Polyvagal Theory and the Neurobiology of Connection: The Science of Rupture, Repair, and Reciprocity
7. I Long to Read More in the Book of You: Moomins Creator Tove Jansson’s Tender and Passionate Letters to the Love of Her Life
8. The True Purpose of Tarot
9. How to Apologize: Reflections on Forgiveness, Self-Forgiveness, and the Vulnerabilities of Being Human
10. Erich Fromm’s 6 Rules of Listening: The Great Humanistic Philosopher and Psychologist on the Art of Unselfish Understanding

Pitchfork

1. Soul Glo Announce New Album Na I’m Gon Grab Allat
2. Bootsy Collins’ New Memoir is Called Funked Around, Found Out
3. Neurosis Line Up U.S. Tour
4. Rosalía, Gracie Abrams, Turnstile Set for New Season of Saturday Night Live
5. Conor Oberst Made a Short Film Featuring Phoebe Bridgers
6. Liars Return With First Album and Song in Five Years
7. Nirvana to Receive Video Vanguard Award at 2026 VMAs
8. Max Richter Announces New Album While the Flood Rages
9. Beirut Plots First North American Tour in Eight Years
10. SML’s Josh Johnson Readies New Album Animative

Stereogum

1. Shudder To Think – “Something To Do” (Depeche Mode Cover)
2. Cash Cobain – “Betcha Can’t” (Feat. BabyChiefDoIt)
3. Lucy Dacus Covers Japanese Breakfast, Shares Previously Unreleased “No Thank You, I Love You, Goodbye”
4. Che – “KickAss (Pull Up Pls)” (Feat. Nettspend)
5. Hustle Culture – “New Government Pyramid Scheme”
6. Jozef Van Wissem & Jim Jarmusch Announce New Double Album Bocca di Lupo/Mouth Of The Wolf: Hear “Never Like You Said” (Feat. Courtney Barnett)
7. Fine Food Market Announces Debut Album Alas Time Has Passed: Hear “Losing At Life”
8. Patrick Higgins & Nicolas Jaar Announce Debut Album As AEAEA: Hear “Sunrise On Lethe”
9. Gift Horse Become A Trio With Ryley Walker, Announce New Album A Career In Architecture
10. Sylvie Announce New Album New Season: Hear “Rina” (Feat. Alex Amen)

Longreads

1. The Extraordinary Untold Story of Freddie Mercury: Mary Austin on Her Best Friend–and Love of Her Life
2. Welcome to the Age of AI Crime and Punishment
3. Ballroom Blitz
4. Hurricane Helene Washed His Wife Away From Their Mobile Home. Now New Residents Live on the Same Land.
5. This Bottle of Dijon Mustard from Costco is Crazy Hot. A Months-Long Investigation Rrevealed the Surprising Reason Why.
6. The Thief Who Wanted to Save the World
7. On Tour with the Eclipse Chasers
8. The “Conformation Show” and the Pursuit of the Ideal Dog
9. Going Home with Wendell Berry
10. The Anatomy of a Journalism Scandal

ScienceDaily

1. Scientists find a bone-building switch that could fight osteoporosis
2. Ozempic and Wegovy linked to nearly 40% fewer asthma attacks
3. Have we found alien life? Hundreds of scientists weigh in
4. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is bursting with methanol
5. Devil’s Arrows: Ancient builders hauled 55,000-pound stones 11 miles for Britain’s tallest stone row
6. “Parachute science” is failing the tropics, home to more than 80% of insect species
7. Chinese scientists find a hidden atomic structure that unlocks methane
8. Geologists reveal the Americas collided millions of years earlier than thought
9. Dark energy debunked? Cosmic acceleration may be an illusion
10. Astronomers detect ancient hydrogen signal that could help map the Universe

Quanta

1. What Is Math’s Mysterious Langlands Program Really About?
2. AI Has Solved One of Math’s $1 Million Millennium Prize Problems
3. Live from ICM 2026: What Is Math For in the Age of AI?
4. In an Age of AI, a Physicist Seeks What Endures

NASA

1. NASA Adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to Launch Services Contract
2. NASA’s Chandra Unveils Mysterious X-Ray Objects
3. How 2 US, European Satellites Are Studying Hurricanes During El Niño
4. Artemis II Crew at NASA Marshall
5. NASA Names Two Artemis II Astronauts to Emeritus Program
6. Curiosity Blog, Sols 4995-5001: 5,000 (Martian) Days on Mars
7. Anak Krakatau Rumbles Again
8. From the Corps to the Cosmos, featuring Jaden Caradine
9. NASA Calls for Proposals to Accelerate Lunar Surface Technologies
10. Superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Nature

1. Popular open-science platform to stop hosting data and code amid funding concerns
2. A good drug is useless if it misses its target
3. Drug-delivering particles aim to breach the blood–brain barrier
4. Nasal vaccines could stop pandemics before they begin
5. Special delivery: bacterial couriers are smuggling drugs into cancers
6. Medicines do no good if people don’t take them
7. Drug delivery gets subcellular
8. Dose once, treat forever: drugs are being engineered to last much longer
9. The Einstein test: what happens when AI tries to rediscover relativity?
10. Why we need an International Panel on Inequality

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Dezeen

1. Tactile wallcoverings have become a "defining force" in luxury interiors says Selected Wallpapers
2. Apple releases its first folding smartphone "the size of a passport"
3. Casalgrande Padana lists five of its tile designs on Dezeen Showroom
4. Four upcoming NFL stadiums that show the future of the league
5. TNK500 Aurea task chair by Alegre Design for Actiu
6. Studio KO transforms "basilica-like" tram depot into Tashkent art centre
7. Richard and Su Roger's seminal house in London "gifted to the nation"
8. Five galleries injecting renewed energy into the London design scene
9. First Sway carpet by Modulyss
10. Béton Brut and Isokon reimagine Marcel Breuer furniture in masur birch

Design Milk

1. Hollis+Morris Looks Beneath the Ice With Beaufort Lighting
2. Sana Skin Studio Finds Calm in the Heart of Wynwood
3. ‘Chairman’ Celebrates the Joyful Furniture Design of Yinka Ilori
4. Evey Reorients the Familiar Montreal Triplex From the Inside Out
5. Clap Studio Turns an Iconic Spanish Nightclub Into a Study in Pure Sound
6. Trina Turk Digs Into the Archives for Her Latest FLOR Rugs
7. Studio Rosenthal Opens Up a Gramercy Park Apartment to the Light
8. Rick Tegelaar’s Designs Begin With Making, Not Sketching

BBC Sport

1. Prince William launches sport mental health toolkit
2. Odegaard is an 'artist for this whole side' - Onuoha
3. Hewett and Reid into last eight of US Open singles
4. Selby defeats Zhang to progress at English Open
5. How Mac Allister 'let his feet do the talking' - Warnock
6. Sporting come from behind to beat Galatasaray in opening round
7. Torres hat-trick fires Paris Saint-Germain to dominant win against Bratislava
8. Odegaard strike earns Arsenal narrow victory at Napoli
9. Newcastle still open to Hall sale - Thursday's gossip
10. Marin's free-kick brilliance earns AEK victory over LASK

ESPN

1. After rocky start to US Open, Zverev reaches 4th major semi of 2026
2. Ohtani sidelined again due to right arm; Dodgers say IL stint 'on the table'
3. Sources: Raiders' Bowers has knee procedure, out 'a game or two'
4. Why top Premier League clubs sign wingers who don't score goals
5. Man United's Champions League return: What does success look like?
6. Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool prepare bid for Crystal Palace's Wharton
7. UCL talking points: Mourinho's blueprint to win the Champions League
8. Gauff, with nod to Tiafoe, saves 2 match points in reaching US Open semis
9. LSU, SEC rift cools as Tigers say issue 'moot' after complying
10. Follow live: Drew Lock enters the game for injured Sam Darnold

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CNBC

1. UBS CEO flags investor complacency as geopolitical and economic risks mount
2. Samsung works to draw iPhone users to its foldables even as Apple enters the market
3. Ant International partners with Visa, Mastercard on developing AI payments
4. Inside India newsletter: India’s green push aims to boost energy security but exposes China dependency
5. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman makes surprise video appearance at GOP midterm convention
6. Thursday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session
7. Bank of America CEO says the consumer remains resilient despite rising gas prices
8. NFL teams still 'undervalued,' says Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan
9. Stock futures are little changed as traders brace for wholesale inflation report: Live updates
10. Amazon adds cybersecurity veteran Kevin Mandia to board 2 years after he left Google

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IGN

1. Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid Spiritual Successor Physint Will Now Be Published by Xbox Instead of Sony
2. Valorant Cheater Using Evil Tung Tung Tung Sahur Skin Banned After Viral Video Sparks Backlash Against Riot's Anti-Cheat
3. Nintendo Direct September 2026 No-Shows: From The Duskbloods to Mario
4. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy's Surprise Switch 2 Port Has Some Fans Hoping for a Sequel
5. Onimusha: Way of the Sword Is Getting an Official Prequel Webtoon With New Chapters Every Saturday
6. How Many Guest Characters Is Too Many? Tokyo Revengers X City of the Wolves Collaboration Sparks Fighting Game Debate
7. Ace Combat 8 Dev Says Tasha Was the Game's 'Most Expensive' Character to Design
8. Metroid Ravenous: Here’s What Comes in Each Edition
9. Sunset Overdrive Was the Highlight of the Otherwise-Rough Xbox One Era and Remains Criminally Underrated
10. Spyro: A Realm Beyond Gets New Look for Franchise's 28th Anniversary

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Kotaku

1. Person Fed Up With Xbox Named ‘FVCKAsha&Phil’ Just Leaked An Alleged Prototype Of The Canceled SNES RPG That Became Banjo-Kazooie
2. Kojima Shares His Love For Backrooms As He Hints At Future Collaboration With Kane Parsons: ‘I’m Honestly A Little Jealous!’
3. The Sinking City 2 Is A Flawed But Fantastic Survival Horror Game Inspired By Modern Resident Evil
4. Silent Hill f Just Collaborated With Japan’s Biggest Indie Game Of 2025
5. Yikes, Some Switch 2 Ports In That New Direct Looked Rough
6. Metroid Ravenous Looks Like Nintendo Is Finally Letting Samus Off The Leash
7. Ikea Just Released An Official Skyrim Mod Starring Matt Berry As A Shelf
8. Who The Hell Is This New Guy In Danganronpa 2×2?
9. Kirby’s Truman Show Moment Is Perfect
10. There’s Still No Sign Of A New 3D Mario On Switch 2, Bucking 30-Year Trend

PC Gamer

1. The next game by the creators of Steins;Gate is an entirely vibe-coded FPS slopfest
2. Attendees will be able to check out a demo of The Witcher 3 DLC Songs of the Past behind closed doors at PAX Australia
3. How to mine the petrified Gammeltroll in Valheim
4. Steam now requires Australian users to have a credit card to purchase R18+ games, and no, a simple bank debit card won't work
5. Ikea made a Skyrim mod starring Matt Berry as a sentient shelf named Kallax Storageborn
6. How to make money fast in Wardogs
7. 'We are no longer using that one red pipe asset we weren't supposed to use': The Blood of Dawnwalker hotfix clears up one of the game's more charming mistakes
8. Call of Duty introduces a gun skin that you can only see on an Xbox console
9. ASUS ROG gaming laptops show a computer is more than its components
10. How to throw a LAN party in 2026

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Rock Paper Shotgun

1. Wanderburg, a bullet heaven where you drive around a Frankensteinian hybrid of a castle and a tank, is out in early access today
2. Pile cards on top of each other and watch the magic happen in the textured and chunky roguelike deckbuilder Stack Order
3. Lovely anime Sherlock series The Apothecary Diaries is getting a PC game spin-off, with Maomao chasing down another court conspiracy
4. Blood of Dawnwalker's troubled power fantasy has me yearning for a more desperate, systemic vampire survival sim
5. No Man's Sky's 10th anniversary update will let you rule space stations, built floating orbital bases and go on holiday to the sun
6. Cult classic shoot-em-up Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil has a remake out now
7. Unionised Blizzard workers vote through contract giving them a say on genAI adoption and protection against layoffs
8. Blood of Dawnwalker devs Rebel Wolves are already looking for someone to help write a sequel, so here's where I'd like to see its vampy tale go next
9. Rally Point: Strong simulation and team building can't carry Menace forever
10. Zombiepunk action RPG Stupid Never Dies is a vibrant feast for the eyes, ears, hands and teeth, even if it is a smidge overwhelming

Eurogamer

1. After 43 years, Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii is making a surprise sequel to his NES murder mystery game
2. Valheim 1.0's Steam player count soars to a huge 5-year high, but it's not enough to beat the viral survival game's early access peak
3. Almost 1,900 Blizzard workers vote through a "historic" union contract securing protections against layoffs and gen-AI
4. Kirby and the World Beyond coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in Spring 2027
5. Overcooked team returns with a first proper look at its adorably spooky co-op adventure Stage Fright, and it's out next year
6. Metroid Ravenous announced, launches January 2027 exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2
7. Onyx: The Dark Grip is a new Bloober Team horror game coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch 2
8. Monster Hunter Wilds is headed to the Switch 2 on later this year, comes with local co-operative play
9. After selling over 20 million copies on Steam, Meccha Chameleon comes to Nintendo Switch 2 later today
10. Everything announced in September 2026's Nintendo Direct