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Thursday 24 September 2026

1363 headlines from 32 sources

Hacker News

  1. Show HN: Koi.rest – watch some fish and regain your balance
  2. The Board Game of the Alpha Nerds (2014)
  3. Security headers on 4,688 small-business websites: 49.7% met none of 7 criteria
  4. California is chasing wealth that has feet
  5. Opus 5.5 is good at explainer videos
  6. Sourcehut account takeover via build logs (XSS in ansi2html)
  7. August 27 TCRF DDoS Attack Postmortem
  8. Using LLMs to trace alchemical knowledge and decode 17th century letters
  9. Show HN: Radix – Visual UI for agentic programming
  10. Stable (YC W20) Is Hiring Product Engineers

The Verge

  1. Microsoft puts Brad Smith in charge of communications
  2. Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar gives Google’s AI a face
  3. Sadly, this $1,549 RTX 5070-equipped gaming PC is a very good deal
  4. Jensen Huang talks about AI and climate change like a supervillain
  5. Meta is going to let you build games with AI right on your phone
  6. Muse will apparently let you download its entire filesystem
  7. Muse sure looks a lot like OpenClaw
  8. It’s sinister that Meta’s Muse AI mascot is so cute
  9. Now Google Chrome shares tabs to new devices that save where you were
  10. These smart glasses have been recalled for overheating temples causing burns

Ars Technica

  1. F-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installs
  2. New York defies Trump admin, asks court to shut down Polymarket gambling
  3. We have a trailer for Musk documentary Elon called a "hit piece"
  4. Robots make combat airdrops, clear mines as Ukraine defeats Russian pincer
  5. New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
  6. Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1
  7. OpenAI agent “didn’t accept no for an answer” in Australian government breach
  8. Formula 1 looks at 3.0 L V8 turbos and smaller hybrids for 2030
  9. NASA chief concerned China may deny access to parts of South Pole
  10. Meta puts its AI assistant on a keychain

TechCrunch

  1. Nexterity wants to automate the hard, dangerous part of pipefitting
  2. Bring your co-founder, partner, or colleague and get 50% off a second TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass
  3. PrismML brings its tiny LLMs to Qualcomm-powered smart glasses
  4. Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers
  5. Oracle sends force majeure notice on its New Mexico Stargate data center
  6. Meta’s Muse Charm looks like a Tamagotchi, but it’s tapping into a much newer trend
  7. Databricks buys Row Zero and is scouting for more startups to acquire
  8. Google Photos ‘Clueless’-inspired virtual closet is now available on Android and iOS
  9. TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to know
  10. 20 minutes with the CEO of ElevenLabs, now reportedly valued at $22B

Wired

  1. Inside the Network of Anonymous Men Destroying Young Women’s Lives
  2. I Think I Found an AI Agent Worth the Risk
  3. Google’s Gemini Can Now Make Calls for You on Pixel Phones
  4. Bose Ultra Open Earbuds Are $100 Off Right Now
  5. An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later.
  6. SeaWorld Wants to Make You Horny
  7. The Ovary Is Surprisingly Active After Menopause. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why
  8. Why This Weekend’s Nor’easter Is Like a Hurricane
  9. Why No One Wants to Date Tech Bros
  10. The Best Early Prime Day Robot Vacuum Sales Are From Roborock (2026)

Engadget

  1. Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 vs. Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2: How these AI glasses compare
  2. Nintendo wins $4.5 million from lawsuit over pirated Switch games
  3. Nicolas Cage is anything but subtle in the Madden trailer
  4. Bungie shares more detail about Marathon's Symbiosis update and 2027 plans
  5. New York Times Cooking is coming to Meta's AI and display glasses
  6. We finally have a trailer for that four-hour Elon Musk documentary
  7. New York continues to fight prediction markets with a lawsuit against Polymarket
  8. Google is sending a teensy-tiny AI data center to space
  9. Turtle Beach Rematch review: The cutest Switch 2 controller of the bunch
  10. It took MapQuest until 2026 to add public transit directions

9to5Mac

  1. M6 Mac mini review, Apple fitness band rumors, Apple AI servers
  2. Apple Maps just added two new features in iOS 27
  3. macOS 27 Top Features: much more than just Siri AI [Video]
  4. Apple has three products launching soon that we’ve waited a long time for
  5. 9to5Mac Daily: September 24, 2026 – iPhone Handoff, iOS 27 updates
  6. Apple Watch Ultra 4 includes a new watch face bezel option
  7. watchOS 27.2 includes hidden overhaul for Apple Watch screenshots
  8. Apple TV announces all-new holiday film specials and free offerings
  9. Deals: 24GB M5 MacBook Air $150 off, Apple Watch Ultra $200 off, Mac mini, Beats cable $7.50, more
  10. iPhone 18 Pro one week later: Zero compromises

Guardian Australia

  1. Man shot and wounded during Trump assassination attempt dies in Pennsylvania
  2. ‘Outplayed’: Mitch Marsh rues Australia’s ODI capitulation to South Africa
  3. Israel’s Saied Abu Farchi sent off for gun gesture celebration in defeat by Austria
  4. Trump officials ask supreme court to allow third-country deportations
  5. Australia news live: Paterson says PM’s AI hack timing not a coincidence; gen Z going without for a house
  6. I was arrested protesting Netanyahu’s New York visit. Here’s why we took a stand | Darializa Avila Chevalier
  7. It pays to be generous: there’s nothing more embarrassing than being bank-transferred the price of a coffee | Johanna Cosgrove
  8. Netanyahu calls Israel’s war in Gaza ‘opposite of genocide’ in UN speech
  9. Ed Miliband meets Iran’s foreign minister as Tehran gives US ultimatum on strait of Hormuz
  10. Senate Republicans block Democratic effort to end US war with Iran

ABC News

  1. Delvene Delaney returns to Kakadu 40 years after Crocodile Dundee
  2. Premiership winner Ah Nee Nwe wants to be first Karen AFL player
  3. Brazil’s big-name squad meets mega hype from soccer fanatics
  4. 'We can see your feet': Man fined for lying next to fridge in car boot
  5. Pumpkin mosaic of David Attenborough breaks world record
  6. Why a proposed portable war memorial 'won't fly' for country town
  7. Site renowned for helping build Sydney Harbour Bridge in $1b energy showdown
  8. Infantino calls for 'culture of dialogue' amid resignation calls
  9. Former Gidarjil Development Corporation CEO convicted of sexual assault
  10. Live: ASX to fall as bond market turmoil deepens, oil jumps

BBC News

  1. Bellamy wants more from Wales after loss to Portugal
  2. Man Utd borrow another £90m as debt tops £1.1bn
  3. Uefa fears impact of Premier League spending on transfer market
  4. Yom Kippur shooting outside Canadian synagogue was 'hate-motivated', officials say
  5. Xi visit to Washington all pomp but little progress so far
  6. Netanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speech
  7. Anti-migrant activist charged after dinghy slashed in Channel
  8. Buttler injury halts England as Sri Lanka level series
  9. Italy ministers agree to ban burqa and niqab in school and cap foreigners in class
  10. Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbey

The Guardian

  1. Reader Q&A: who’s spending big on the midterms? Our reporters take your questions
  2. ‘Her mental health deteriorated’: family forced to wait years for autism diagnosis
  3. NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments
  4. João Félix strike for Portugal enough to sink Wales but Ronaldo fever falls flat
  5. Jos Buttler injury and Kusal Mendis century derail England as Sri Lanka level ODI series
  6. Met chief criticises court system after paedophile granted bail
  7. #NotAllLesbians - we can’t let the Massachusetts bar drama turn us all into a punchline
  8. Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?
  9. Democratic lawmakers accuse Trump administration of interference in Brazilian elections
  10. France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK

Al Jazeera

  1. Benjamin Netanyahu attacks Israel’s enemies and allies in UN speech
  2. DR Congo and Ivory Coast top Africa Cup of Nations qualifying opening wins
  3. Croatian court approves extradition in Nord Stream bombing case
  4. Trump and Xi hold critical talks at White House summit
  5. Susan Sarandon, Hannah Einbinder arrested at Netanyahu UN protest
  6. Dutch PM’s contrasting stance on ICC-wanted Putin, Netanyahu
  7. Portugal beat Wales 1-0 with Felix goal as Nations League defence begins
  8. Netanyahu blames ‘juvenile delinquents’ for violence in occupied West Bank
  9. US citizen injured after wrongly arrested by ICE in Illinois
  10. New York sues Polymarket over allegations of illegal gambling operations

NPR

  1. Long agenda, short meeting: Trump and Xi meet
  2. In one of their last votes before November, Senate GOP blocks effort to end Iran war
  3. RFK Jr.'s ethics filing reveals book deals worth millions of dollars
  4. Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year
  5. The economic squeeze is pushing up poverty rates for older adults
  6. Trump and Xi strike cordial tone at summit amid underlying tensions
  7. Trump rolls out red carpet for Xi as high-stakes summit begins
  8. Judge restores journalists' White House access. And, Tucker Carlson on his MAGA split
  9. Needy couples got cash and a spending plan. Results were good -- and bad
  10. Under Trump, NIH funding disruptions have evolved. Here's what the numbers show

Kottke

  1. What If We Just Stopped? “We’re in the Looney Tunes stage...
  2. Scans of City Textures
  3. Homer’s Catalogue of Ships from the Iliad. Where the...
  4. Practical Engineering: Are beavers actually good at...
  5. The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth. Brad Pitt...
  6. Trace is a daily puzzle game where you build a “recipe”...
  7. The lessons four Islamic polymaths — al-Biruni, Alhazen,...
  8. 50 Songs That Explain America. “The songs were chosen on...
  9. The 🔥🔥🔥 New Social App: NPR Podcasts Comments Section on Spotify
  10. How to rescue an orphaned baby elephant. “The baby...

The Marginalian

  1. How to Fall in Love Better: A Field Guide to Enlightened Enchantment
  2. Emerson on How to Trust Yourself
  3. A Stoic’s Key to Peace of Mind: Seneca on the Antidote to Anxiety
  4. The Three Elements of the Good Life
  5. How to Be a Poet: Elizabeth Alexander on the Yin-Yang of Connection and Contradiction
  6. Dostoyevsky, Just After His Death Sentence Was Repealed, on the Meaning of Life
  7. The Vampire Problem: The Paradoxical Psychology of Why It Is So Hard to Change
  8. How to Hold the Darkness: Notes on Living Through Uncertainty
  9. The Science of Waiting and the Art of Delay
  10. Steinbeck and the Difficult Art of the Friend Breakup

Pitchfork

  1. Madonna and Charli XCX Unite for New Song “Danceteria Afterhours”
  2. B0YG1RL Announce Self-Titled Album
  3. How the Founder of Lady Gaga’s Biggest Fan Site Ended Up in Prison
  4. Sugababes Announce First Album as Original Trio in 26 Years
  5. Morphine Unveil Lost Album Cocoon
  6. U2 Announce First Album in Nine Years
  7. Michael Kiwanuka Serves Up New Album Fudge
  8. Sebadoh Reissuing Harmacy for 30th Anniversary
  9. Macklemore Announces Free Palestine Tour
  10. Boys Noize Announces First Album in Five Years and World Tour

Stereogum

  1. Oceans Calling Cancels Tomorrow’s Sets
  2. Cameron Winter Debuts New Songs At Secret New Orleans Show
  3. U2 Announce New Album Carnaval de Luz Feat. Dolly Parton: Hear “Silencio”
  4. Blithe Field Announces New Album Soft Core Hard Wear: Hear “Milked Rainbow”
  5. Anthony Naples – “BBT” & “Seven”
  6. The War On Drugs Debut New Song “Now We’re Talkin'” In Birmingham
  7. Bonniesongs – “Scream”
  8. Something In The Way 2027 Has JAMC, Turnover, Wednesday, TUI, More
  9. Macklemore Announces Free Palestine Tour
  10. Julia Jacklin On Chaos, Control, And The Gem</

Longreads

  1. A Tale of Two Trap Houses: Being Cuckooed Ruined My Friend’s Life—But Did It Then Help Save Him?
  2. Heaven’s Melodic Strains
  3. Making Meaning, One Step at a Time: A Conversation with Earl Swift
  4. My Two Front Teeth
  5. He Was One of the World’s Most Wanted Men. So He Bought a West African Country.
  6. Impossibility is a Myth
  7. Annie Dillard and the Writing Life
  8. The Incredible Journey of a Migratory Shorebird
  9. Where Cities and Oceans Meet
  10. Still On Its Way to Cleveland

ScienceDaily

  1. ADHD and autism diagnoses have surged. A massive study may help explain why
  2. When what you see doesn’t make sense, your brain does something remarkable
  3. Distant time crystals can somehow fall into the same rhythm
  4. Scientists thought they knew how this 70-year-old leukemia drug worked
  5. Aging muscles may be losing strength for a reason scientists missed
  6. Scientists find two tiny new snails with shells that close like doors
  7. “We just need to go back” – Uranus’ moon Ariel may have hidden a 100-mile-deep ocean
  8. These massive stars could explain Webb’s strangest galaxies
  9. More REM sleep linked to lower risk of 83 diseases
  10. GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to nutritional deficiencies in nearly 1 in 6 children

Quanta

  1. Biology Might Not Be Quantum, but Its Math Is Quantumlike
  2. How Virus-like ‘Jumping Genes’ Became Our Partners in Evolution
  3. Mathematicians Build Long-Awaited Graph Sandwich
  4. Where Does the Quantum World End and Ours Begin?

NASA

  1. NASA Welcomes Côte d’Ivoire as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
  2. NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-14 Assignments for Space Station Mission
  3. Travel
  4. NASA Unveils Winning Designs for Mars Space Food Systems Challenge
  5. NASA’s Machines for Mars Make Beer Bubbly
  6. Practicing for Safe Landings on the Moon and Beyond
  7. US-India Satellite Captures Time-lapse Video of Volcanic Eruption
  8. NASA to Study Human Health, Performance During Crew-13 Mission
  9. APOD: 2026 September 24 – The Ghosts of Five Supernovas
  10. Cloudy Cloak Over the Northwest

Nature

  1. GLP-1 drugs fail to help some people lose weight — scientists are on a quest for answers
  2. Bumblebees don’t mind a little plastic in their honeypots
  3. AI system helps lab devices ‘talk’ with each other — streamlining research
  4. AlphaFold 'goes viral': database adds protein complexes of common viruses
  5. Youthful fans of YouTube sports videos stick to the sofa
  6. AI agent hacks government website for first time: why this breach matters
  7. Genome project opens the next chapter for studying bat evolution
  8. A widespread agricultural practice is an unexpected CO2 sink
  9. Vast cellular gene-expression atlas could transform how scientists understand brain ageing and disease
  10. Conifer trees can prosper half a world away from their usual home

Dezeen

  1. Estudio Zero shapes pink Mexican co-living complex after sound wave
  2. MSCHF twists Lexus electric cars into absurd shapes in New York
  3. Papermaking centre among projects from Swinburne University of Technology students
  4. Herzog & de Meuron reuses foundations for mass-timber Massachusetts school building
  5. Peter Zumthor unveils trio of "wonderfully expressive" buildings for Swiss museum
  6. Meta unveils lightweight VR glasses and camera-free AI glasses at Connect 2026
  7. Metacode tiles by VitrA Tiles
  8. "It's time Norway realises that we also need to change" says Line Ramstad
  9. The Mindcraft Project showcases works that "lie in-between craft and design"
  10. "Where is design headed?" Reece Davey asks Dezeen Awards 2026 master jury

Design Milk

  1. The Porsche 550 Spyder Gets a Smaller, Electric Second Act
  2. Wrensilva Gives Its Studio Record Console a Lighter Look in White Oak
  3. Tiffany’s Blue Box Café Brings Breakfast at Tiffany’s to California
  4. The Artful—and Thoughtful—Side of Vegetables
  5. Listening Rooms Are Having a Design Moment
  6. Chloe Fineman Designs Her Life Like a Film Set
  7. Patty Studios Looks to the South of France for Its Debut Rug Collection
  8. Urban Cowboy Brings Its Maximalist Americana to Governors Island
  9. Elliot March Lets the Landscape Lead the Way
  10. Americans Aren’t Afraid of Dark Paint—They Just Want It Warmer

BBC Sport

  1. US edge opening session of Presidents Cup
  2. NBA's first MVP Pettit dies aged 93
  3. 'Don't put pressure on us' over Israel games - Republic of Ireland's Ogbene
  4. ODI Cricket
  5. Barcelona's Deco denies interest in Man Utd's Gabriel
  6. Felix gives Portugal win over Wales in Nations League opener
  7. Chelsea lead race for Scott - Friday's gossip
  8. Mendis stars as Sri Lanka beat England to set up series decider
  9. How PSG's Ballon d'Or duo are pushing each other on
  10. Bowler Stevenson dies two months after Glasgow gold

ESPN

  1. Cubs clinch second straight playoff berth with win over Marlins
  2. Darnold aiming for Sunday return after briefly fearing for football future
  3. Alford to retire after final season with Nevada
  4. 'Ugh,' a lefty QB: Why the NFL has struggled with southpaw quarterbacks, and the one team leaning into it
  5. Meet Cam Achord: The Packers' secret special teams weapon
  6. Penguins' Kuzmenko taking leave after father killed by bear on fishing trip
  7. Salary caps, player unions, roster spots: What will the Protect College Sports Act do?
  8. Presti: Not expecting OKC downturn despite offseason departures
  9. Porter: 'Definitely' will play for Steelers in '26, exactly when TBD
  10. Fantilli gets $82.5M deal, becomes Blue Jackets' highest-paid player

CNBC

  1. 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumps sharply Thursday to 7.45%
  2. Tesla poised to scale production of heavy-duty Semi trucks with opening of Nevada factory
  3. Meta gets to consumer AI device market before OpenAI, but Zuckerberg's strategy remains unproven
  4. History shows financial calamities occur when rates rise rapidly like this: 'Something always breaks'
  5. Here's how to check your business credit score with Dun & Bradstreet
  6. Bond yields keep rising. How income investors can best take advantage of the moves
  7. KFC debuts Open House restaurant in Texas to test new customer experiences
  8. What must happen for Boeing stock to get unstuck. The company needs, at least, to do its part
  9. This stock’s defensive appeal faces a valuation test. Here's where else investors can look
  10. Senate narrowly votes down resolution calling for end to Iran war

IGN

  1. Ubisoft Almost Made a Zelda Game With Ganondorf as the Protagonist
  2. This Cozy Dressmaking Game is Taking Over Steam's Top Sellers List
  3. Warcraft 3 Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom Review
  4. Xbox Says Its Share of GTA 6 Preorders Matches Its Share of the Console Market, Following PS5 Dominance Claim
  5. Entire Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Game Available to Play for Free in Nintendo Switch Demo, But There’s a Catch
  6. How Silent Hill: Townfall Brings a New Perspective to the Iconic Horror Series
  7. Bungie Finally Details Radical Changes for Marathon
  8. Counter-Strike Co-Creator Says Gabe Newell Got So Obsessed With Mongolian Throat Singing at Valve HQ That Staff Started Closing Their Office Doors to Escape the Noise
  9. Metroid Prime Remastered for Switch Is on Sale for $27.99
  10. GTA 6 Fans Are Outraged by $400 Collector's Set and Are Comparing It to Red Dead Redemption 2's Version

Kotaku

  1. Nvidia CEO Doesn’t Care That Kids Are Forgetting Basic Math Because Of AI: ‘I Actually Don’t Know My Address’
  2. Moderator Of Switch Pirates Subreddit To Pay Nintendo $4.5 Million In Piracy Lawsuit
  3. Star Wars: Galactic Racer Looks To Continue The Best Trend In Star Wars Gaming In Years
  4. Ubisoft Was Reportedly Working On A Legend Of Zelda Spin-Off Starring Ganondorf
  5. Nobody Talk To Me Until I Finish Building My Perfect Mouse House With Picross Puzzles
  6. Chris Metzen Wasn’t On The BlizzCon Stage This Year, And Everyone Needs To Chill Out About It
  7. Marathon Is Becoming A Much Bigger Game As Bungie Teases A New Zone, Social Space, Deathmatch Mode, And More
  8. Candy Crush Developers Win Contract With Management After Calling For A Multi-Union Strike
  9. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Adding Highly Requested Option To Hide Silly Skins In Warzone
  10. I’m Not Sure I’ll Be Able To Cope With Clayface After Latest Trailer

PC Gamer

  1. Hooked on the brothers
  2. Call of Duty 'cosmetic toggle' will cleanse Warzone of its Party City aesthetic
  3. Cool demo alert: be a cyberpunk shopkeeper in Probably Stolen
  4. 8 strong Elder Scrolls opinions: With over 2,500 combined hours (and not all as stealth archers), we shout at each other about Skyrim, Morrowind, and Oblivion
  5. The best Valheim mods for no-nonsense crafting, portable building plans, and more RNG sightseeing
  6. Thief 2 Remastered should be Thief 2 Gold
  7. My first MMO character #5: Fraser Brown
  8. After mainlining 30 hours of 1440p Bloodborne, I know in my heart it belongs on PC
  9. Arc Raiders population stats micropost
  10. Achievement hunters: Can you identify the games these milestones are from?

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. LOVE alt delete is a Y2K horror visual novel where you use one AI chatbot to help you date another that, don't worry, doesn't use the nasty generative stuff
  2. I definitely suck at Iron Bramble's metroidvania grappling hook platforming, but its cyber-gothic megastructure world has me hungry for more
  3. The future of Marathon includes a fungus-filled Perimeter, a social hub, and a shift "beyond extraction"
  4. Once upon a time The Blood of Dawnwalker's timer mechanic was a lot tougher, and it's because of all those pre-release complaints that it was made easier
  5. Control: Resonant is only just out of the door, and Remedy have already put out a hotfix with some stun-buffing combat tweaks and more
  6. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader's final DLC is now coming in December, with an "unsanctioned psyker" companion who cries tears of blood
  7. Discord roll out revised age verification following delay due to pushback, pledging to be "safer for teens, same Discord for Adults"
  8. Steam Frame-ready VR rhythm game Beat Saber is adding hand-tracking and a punchy new mode in its "biggest update ever"
  9. Bethesda say new underlings Obsidian will retain their "distinct" creative identity, despite no longer being as free to work on their own creatively distinct series
  10. After eighteen years of jaggedy bowling, a new mod bestows GTA 4 with DLSS and FSR support

Eurogamer

  1. The Blood of Dawnwalker's divisive time mechanic was once much stricter, but it was loosened because of "fear" around the game
  2. "It genuinely breaks my heart"- Confusion and frustration reign as gaming communities react to Xbox's drastic restructuring this week
  3. Rockstar reveals a £350 box of naughty GTA 6 collectables you definitely wouldn't get through airport security
  4. Roman Sands Re:Build review - a fiendish immersive sim drenched in a vaporwave glitchcore palette
  5. "I assume someone is being greedy somewhere" - Tim Schafer discusses current game industry woes following Double Fine's split with Xbox
  6. Quake Champions ditches free-to-play and kills off its Microsoft Store version eight years after its original release
  7. Xbox's version of PlayStation's Platinum Trophy achievement seems to leak, and it's got a sound-effect that's 15 seconds long
  8. Player discovers game-changing pair of pants in World of Warcraft: Forever
  9. Don't expect regular Destiny 2 updates to return, despite the surprise "unvaulting" of game additions
  10. Discord launches controversial age-verification system "using the most privacy-preserving approach we could build" months after first delay