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Sunday 27 September 2026

884 headlines from 32 sources

Hacker News

  1. EV Sales Are Booming in Europe with Gasoline at $10 a Gallon
  2. Lunar Terminator Paradox
  3. My Recent Woodworking Projects
  4. Allegations of US interference in Quebec election
  5. When did Google get so weird?
  6. Alan Kay's answer to "Did the ENIAC have a BIOS"?
  7. Imp is a full port of DSPy to the BEAM
  8. What I did at Recurse Center
  9. Show HN: Lofi Cities – Pixel-art city nights with browser-generated lofi
  10. Oral history of John Chowning, inventor of FM synthesis [video]

The Verge

  1. Out of the Park Baseball lets me enjoy baseball even when the Mets suck
  2. Engram is a sampler that turns broken AI hallucinations into music
  3. OpenAI agents tried to ‘bruteforce’ a UN website
  4. Why OLPC’s $100 laptop never stood a chance
  5. The smart home graveyard is getting crowded
  6. Googlebooks might be the real deal
  7. Apple hit with $5.7 billion in damages over haptic patents
  8. Decap is the man behind the drums behind your favorite song
  9. Kids turned the comment section of an NPR podcast into a group chat
  10. OpenAI pauses training of its ‘most capable models’

Ars Technica

  1. How the Smithsonian became the latest front in Trump’s culture war
  2. Tesla’s big electric truck faces an even bigger infrastructure challenge
  3. Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say.
  4. Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features
  5. Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements
  6. Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what?
  7. Review: The iPhone 18 Pro is Apple's coolest smartphone (but only literally)
  8. AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.
  9. Paramount/WBD merger conditions give the public "virtually nothing," judge is told
  10. Is solar's growth finally slowing in the US?

TechCrunch

  1. Anthropic’s CEO is about to have dinner with President Trump
  2. Can Muse overcome Meta’s trust issues?
  3. Anthropic’s Dario Amodei gets the SNL treatment
  4. TechCrunch Mobility: AV companies pick their lanes
  5. Sennheiser Momentum 5 review: Great sound, incredible battery life, and few compromises
  6. PNOE’s new face mask wants to make lab-grade breath testing a self-serve affair
  7. Google tests buying from Walmart-owned Flipkart through Gemini and AI Mode in India
  8. Insurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs
  9. TikTok agrees to pay at least $100M in Alabama settlement
  10. Meta says it will run ads for ‘Musk’ documentary after all

Wired

  1. Best Party Speakers (2026): JBL, Sony, Marshall, and More
  2. What’s the Best Pet DNA Test? We Tested the Most Popular Ones
  3. You Don’t Need to Pay for Distraction-Blocking Software
  4. The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet
  5. Nicotine Is Mounting a Comeback in the Wellness Movement
  6. Some Pancreatic Cells Are Just One Genetic Tweak Away From Treating Diabetes
  7. Old-School Credit Card Scams Are Far From Dead
  8. 12 Best White Elephant Gifts, Plus a Prank Box to Put Them In (2026)
  9. Best Mesh Wi-Fi Systems (2026): I Tested Them All
  10. Meta’s Muse Is Adults-Only. Why Does It Look Like a Kids’ Toy?

Engadget

  1. When is it worth using a bike computer over a smartphone?
  2. How to turn your old MacBook into a home NAS server
  3. Here's what happens to your old computer parts you donate to Goodwill
  4. Bill Gates says it's 'completely irresponsible' for AI to not have safeguards
  5. Should you ditch your tablet for a foldable phone?
  6. BYD says its new solid-state EV battery tech is nearly ready for the open road
  7. The pros and cons of using a foldable phone
  8. Why the iPhone Duo could be beneficial for Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8
  9. How to use Android's Desktop mode to turn your phone into a tiny PC
  10. How to use Spotify's Running Mode on iOS and Android

9to5Mac

  1. This is my top feature request for the upcoming A20 Pro iPad mini
  2. Report: Apple working on new Vision Pro, with different form factors on the table
  3. Apple hit with $5.7 billion verdict over Taptic Engine patent infringement
  4. Best iPhone 18 Pro cases now available for purchase [Update #2]
  5. These are the best MacBook deals right now: September 2026 Buyer’s Guide
  6. Indie App Spotlight: ‘QuillCue’ levels up your Siri AI experience with stored prompts
  7. Apple Watch Series 12 one week later: There’s so much more than meets the eye
  8. These are my favorite iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max cases so far [Video]
  9. Apple @ Work: The enterprise needs to kill the SSO tax, and it’s an opportunity for Apple
  10. Weekend Apple deals: Beats 360, AirPods Pro 3, Mac Studio, MacBook Air, more

Guardian Australia

  1. Snedeker says Trump ‘gets all the credit’ after US complete huge Presidents Cup comeback
  2. Dog dies trying to protect northern California couple from bear attack
  3. Nations League: Greece stun Klopp’s Germany, Netherlands sink Serbia but Gakpo hurt
  4. Australia news live: Chalmers and Gallagher to present final budget outcome; RBA interest rate hike looms
  5. Ireland’s comfortable win over Israel cannot dispel controversy
  6. Denmark dominate Wales in Nations League to leave Bellamy ‘really hurting’
  7. USA’s McNulty transcends chaos of Montreal road race to claim ‘miracle’ world title
  8. Blanche defends Trump’s White House media ban: ‘It’s a privilege … not a right’
  9. Chelsea turn up heat on Arsenal as Alyssa Thompson strike settles WSL derby
  10. Shannon felt a ‘sense of doom’ as she sought justice for sexual assault. A new NSW program hopes to alleviate that

ABC News

  1. Australian middle order collapses again as South Africa claims ODI
  2. Birrell claims long awaited WTA title, but loses top Aussie ranking
  3. Flood victims wait four years for repairs to homes
  4. Men accused of planning terrorist attack near RAF base used to strike Iran
  5. Young Arrernte boxer sets sights on Olympics after AIS opportunity
  6. Live: Treasurer to unveil $6 billion improvement to federal budget
  7. Live: Wall Street closes higher, ASX lacks direction ahead of rates decision
  8. Police launch homicide probe after death west of Brisbane
  9. Police launch murder probe after death west of Brisbane
  10. Two dead, one critical following crash in Victoria's north-west

BBC News

  1. ODI Cricket
  2. Inside Yemen's front-line city as Houthis battle for control
  3. Republic of Ireland defeat Israel in Debrecen
  4. McNulty first US world road race winner in 33 years
  5. Chelsea restore resilience - are they title contenders again?
  6. No handshakes between Republic of Ireland and Israel
  7. Heroic York rearguard stuns Wigan in Grand Final
  8. England win series as Banton delivers on potential
  9. What we know about RAF base counter-terror investigation
  10. Switzerland rejects stricter interpretation of its neutrality

The Guardian

  1. NFL roundup: Commanders stun Seahawks as late fumble hands Steelers victory over Bengals
  2. Republican senator criticizes White House for taxpayer-funded Trump ads
  3. Serbia’s populist president Aleksandar Vučić resigns to run for prime minister
  4. Eva Longoria: Searching for France review – this lovely travel show radiates charm
  5. Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service
  6. ‘Don’t squander it’: Can Labour hang on to the Burnham bounce?
  7. Thomas Tuchel says it would be ‘madness’ to rest England players despite longer window
  8. UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians
  9. Israel v Republic of Ireland, Norway v Portugal, Germany v Greece: Nations League – live
  10. The pain of letting go of a loved one’s belongings | Letters

Al Jazeera

  1. Ireland defeats Israel in controversial UEFA Nations League match
  2. Alleged rape on campus sparks violent protest at Indian university
  3. Floods inundate roads in southeastern Algeria
  4. Ramos fires holders Portugal to 2-1 Nations League win in Norway
  5. Deadly strike hits market in Yemen’s Taiz
  6. Israeli strikes continue in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire
  7. Five arrested near UK RAF base over suspected explosives ‘terror’ plot
  8. Ethiopian army reportedly recaptures strategic town as fighting spreads
  9. Three killed, four injured in shooting at Detroit, Michigan, strip club
  10. ‘Atrocious’ crime: Cuban official decries possibility of US military action

NPR

  1. Scientists discover two new species of sea spiders along Canadian coastline
  2. South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings that killed 38 people in a week
  3. Trump wants to remove a question about race in the census. We look back at the history
  4. As Congress debates college sports, athletes-turned-senators have a seat at the table
  5. Ohio governor's race: Ramaswamy and Acton clash in rare Democratic pickup opportunity
  6. Playing 'La Bamba' for an hour? Must be a Mexican fandango!
  7. Photos: These shepherds climb down a mountain to go to night school
  8. From professor to patient: One man's journey on the frontier of lung cancer treatment
  9. Multiple arrests on suspicion of explosives offenses near U.K. base used by U.S. forces
  10. These Democrats are running for Congress on Christian faith. Will it pay off?

Kottke

  1. What do you you do when the book you’re reading is too...
  2. Well. I’m not sure what to think about this. The teaser...
  3. What if America Went Completely Dark? “We came up with...
  4. Now We Can Sing is the first single from Max Richter’s...
  5. This is a fun daily game: Catfishing. You guess the...
  6. Terry Riley’s In C is a composition where any number of...
  7. “The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination...
  8. “The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) has introduced a...
  9. Lego’s biggest set ever is coming out soon: the...
  10. What If We Just Stopped? “We’re in the Looney Tunes stage...

The Marginalian

  1. The Weasel and the Meaning of It All: Annie Dillard on How to Live
  2. Do Not Spare Yourself: An Antidote to Feeling Like You Are Waiting to Start Living
  3. Hermann Hesse on Discovering the Soul Beneath the Self and the Key to Finding Peace
  4. How to Handle a Narcissistic and Abusive Parent: Kafka’s Remarkable Letter to Father
  5. How to Speak Forest
  6. Nietzsche on How to Find Yourself and the True Value of Education
  7. How to Fall in Love Better: A Field Guide to Enlightened Enchantment
  8. Emerson on How to Trust Yourself
  9. A Stoic’s Key to Peace of Mind: Seneca on the Antidote to Anxiety
  10. The Three Elements of the Good Life

Pitchfork

  1. Sabrina Carpenter to Play Ginger Rogers in Fred Astaire Biopic
  2. Here’s What Went Down at Olivia Rodrigo’s Unraveled Tour Opener
  3. Woman Who Accused Jay-Z of Rape Withdraws Allegations
  4. All Things Go and Global Citizen 2026 Festivals Canceled
  5. All Things Go and Global Citizen 2026 Festivals Canceled
  6. Todd Rundgren: Taylor Swift Ruined Music
  7. 11 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Tinashe, Gilla Band, and More
  8. Brakence Returns with New Song “Ready or Not”
  9. Taylor Swift Releases Four New Songs
  10. Listen to Phoebe Bridgers’ New Song for A24 Film Primetime

Stereogum

  1. Feist Inducted Into Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame, Gets Covered By Jeff Tweedy, Finneas, & Charlotte Cornfield
  2. Rachel Chinouriri Performs And Oasis Are Revealed As Russian Psyop On SNL UK
  3. KATSEYE Perform On SNL Season Premiere, Appear In Dream Academy Parody
  4. Chuck Varga, GWAR’s Sexecutioner, Dead At 68
  5. Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja Arrested Again For Protesting Palestine Action Ban
  6. Quavo Announces QRÖMELIFE Tracklist With Tyler, The Creator, Justin Timberlake, Future, & More
  7. Danz CM Announces New Album The Interdimensional Extraterrestrial Time Travelers Society: Hear Two Tracks
  8. Peter Gabriel – “Face The Wall”
  9. Sabrina Carpenter Cast As Ginger Rogers In Fred Astaire Biopic
  10. Pearl Jam Reveal New Drummer At Ohana Festival

Longreads

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

ScienceDaily

  1. Glucosamine, a popular joint supplement, linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression
  2. Atrial fibrillation patients saw 69% lower risk with common blood thinners
  3. One CRISPR treatment cut “bad” cholesterol in half for a full year
  4. New soil test could reveal how soil microbes help feed plants
  5. 1.7-billion-year-old fossils reveal a crucial clue to the rise of complex life
  6. Why rheumatoid arthritis pain may persist even when inflammation is under control
  7. These medieval graves looked like family burials. DNA told a different story
  8. Scientists say house cats could help unlock better cancer treatments for humans
  9. A major risk of breast cancer screening may have been overestimated for decades
  10. That fresh cleaning smell could be filling your home with nanoparticles

Quanta

  1. Gravity Seems Holographic. What Does That Mean for Reality?
  2. Biology Might Not Be Quantum, but Its Math Is Quantumlike
  3. How Virus-like ‘Jumping Genes’ Became Our Partners in Evolution

NASA

  1. APOD: 2026 September 27 – Andromeda Before and After Photoshop
  2. APOD: 2026 September 26 – Mirrored Meteor and Milky Way
  3. NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner Development
  4. NASA Welcomes San Marino Signing the Artemis Accords
  5. NASA Tests Dual Mode Propulsion CubeSat Ahead of Launch
  6. 2026-2027 DWU: Middle School Design Challenge
  7. 2026-2027 DWU: High School Engineering Challenge
  8. Hubble Spots Chaotic Secret in Galaxy
  9. TB 26-07 Aluminum Alloy 2219 Material Guidance
  10. APOD: 2026 September 25 – Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri

Nature

  1. Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers
  2. AI bots are flooding researchers with requests for money and time
  3. Nepal’s floods expose issues with climate-disaster funding — firmer policies are needed fast
  4. Chemists struggle to ditch hazardous solvents — even after decades of ‘green’ efforts
  5. OpenAI's research chief talks of ‘cultural reset’ after wild few weeks
  6. Why science wouldn’t exist without alchemy, curiosity and great writing: Books in brief
  7. Anthropic’s AI biolab finds ‘CRISPR-like’ DNA in viruses. What’s next?
  8. Briefing Chat: Why scientists made papyrus scrolls, then burnt them
  9. GLP-1 drugs fail to help some people lose weight — scientists are on a quest for answers
  10. Daily briefing: Will AI really be the death of us all?

Dezeen

  1. SODA transforms hostel into "design-conscious" pod hotel
  2. Eight buildings with dramatic charred-timber facades
  3. Harvard University transforms waste wool into cladding for retrofits
  4. Rockwell Group eschews 90-degree angles for Skywalker Grill at Lucas Museum
  5. Ergonomic lounge chair among projects from Tomas Bata University in Zlín
  6. Hayhurst and Co carves triple-height void through 1970s Hampstead townhouse
  7. Six designs that freshen up the humble toothbrush
  8. This week we revealed the Dezeen Awards shortlists
  9. Fabrizio Corneli creates dramatic installation for glasses brand Lindberg
  10. Nine dynamic surfaces that give interiors eye-catching backgrounds

Design Milk

  1. Cincinnati’s Fidelity Hotel Gives a Beaux-Arts Landmark New Life
  2. Hannah Buechler Finds Inspiration in Music, Fashion + Experimentation
  3. MSCHF Twists and Stretches Lexus Cars Into Surreal Sculptures
  4. The Porsche 550 Spyder Gets a Smaller, Electric Second Act
  5. Elizabeth Herrmann Clads a Cornwall Home in Gendai Yakisugi
  6. Wrensilva Gives Its Studio Record Console a Lighter Look in White Oak
  7. Tiffany’s Blue Box Café Brings Breakfast at Tiffany’s to California
  8. The Artful—and Thoughtful—Side of Vegetables
  9. Listening Rooms Are Having a Design Moment
  10. Chloe Fineman Designs Her Life Like a Film Set

BBC Sport

  1. US complete thrilling comeback to retain Presidents Cup
  2. Seventeen titles in five years - why Spain are a dominant force
  3. Thompson goal enough to give Chelsea feisty derby win over Arsenal
  4. Barcelona monitor Chelsea's Estevao - Monday's gossip
  5. NI qualifying for World Cup 'surreal' - O'Hanlon
  6. Bellamy 'hurting' as Denmark outclass Wales
  7. Fernandes, Gakpo & Dorgu join international break's injury list
  8. Man Utd bag their first win of the season against West Ham
  9. Fitzpatrick wins in France for fourth title of season
  10. Banton stars as England win Sri Lanka ODI series

ESPN

  1. Week 3 winners and losers: Gibbs, Smith-Njigba stay hot; St. Brown, Taylor go quiet
  2. U.S. rallies to win 11th straight Presidents Cup
  3. The only MLB playoff preview you need: World Series odds, likely MVPs and how far all 12 teams will go
  4. Trevor Lawrence's 1-yard line kneel hurt fantasy managers
  5. Jefferson hurt early, later ruled out by Vikings due to ankle injury
  6. Harbaugh: Winston is QB1 even if Giants add another QB
  7. S. Carolina star Stewart suspended after punching Bama player
  8. Follow live: Derrick Henry makes history in Rio de Janeiro as Ravens hold lead
  9. What changed in September -- and what it means going forward
  10. Buzz: Top scorers through Sunday's early games

CNBC

  1. Stock futures slip after winning week on Wall Street: Live updates
  2. Taxpayer-funded Trump ads draw bipartisan scrutiny ahead of midterms
  3. Anthropic CEO Amodei set to meet with Trump after missing state dinner
  4. Trump to have dinner with Anthropic CEO Amodei at the White House, Axios reports
  5. China weighs allowing ByteDance, Alibaba to buy new Nvidia chips, The Information reports
  6. Here are the 4 big things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead
  7. Meta's Muse agent is attacking one of the economy's most profitable weak spots
  8. Airlines waive change fees ahead of nor'easter as flight disruptions trickle in
  9. Iran's foreign minister keeps indirect talks with the U.S. open; Iranian navy claims capture of underwater drone
  10. At NFL games this season, drone defense tech aims to bring down disruptions

IGN

  1. The Best Deals Today: Super Mario RPG, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, Corsair K70 Keyboard, and More
  2. The Best Deals Today: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, Metroid Prime 4, Nintendo Switch 2, and More
  3. The Last of Us Gets Animated Background on PS5 as Naughty Dog Teases Announcements for TLOU Day 2026
  4. Minecraft Confirms Ice Caves as Next Game Drop, Adds Frozen Zombies, Ice Balls, and More
  5. World's First Official Minecraft Hotel Revealed for 2027, First Ever Minecraft Rollercoaster Named
  6. Minecraft Is Getting Its First New Dimension in Over 14 Years
  7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Extended Clip Reveals Closer Look at Ganondorf
  8. Minecraft LIVE September 2026 Live Report — All the News as It Happens
  9. Delta Force Celebrates Its Second Anniversary with New Season Reorientation
  10. Marvel's Wolverine Dev Adds Option to Turn Off Controversial Scent Trails and More in New Update

Kotaku

  1. Choreographer Shows Acrobatics Behind Resident Evil Film’s Weirdest Monster
  2. Famed Rock Producer Blames Video Games For Giving Us Taylor Swift
  3. Fans React To The Sift, Minecraft’s First New Dimension In Over A Decade
  4. King Of Dragon Pass Creator Wants You To Get The Crew Together
  5. Abby And Lev’s Voice Actors Join John Goodman In HBO’s Third Season Of The Last Of Us
  6. UK’s Largest Tabletop Convention Bans AI With Few Exceptions
  7. Comedic Filmmaker John Wilson Discovers Foundational Metaphor In The History Of Concrete
  8. Everything We Saw At Minecraft Live, Including The First New Dimension In 15 Years
  9. Wild Arms Spiritual Successor Armed Fantasia Seemingly Discontinued By Publisher
  10. Family Aghast At Resellers Using 12-Year-Old’s Death To Flip Pokémon Cards: ‘This Does Not Honor Avery’s Generous Heart’

PC Gamer

  1. After 12 years, Dark Souls 2 is finally playable in co-op without interruptions
  2. Gears of War story director laid off mere days after E-Day went gold
  3. I'm loving WoW: Forever, but I can't help but miss the music of my other beloved MMO
  4. Shadow the Hedgehog is supposed to be dead
  5. Latest Xbox layoffs reportedly devastated Age of Empires developer and canceled its next game
  6. William Pugh, co-designer of The Stanley Parable, has over 1,600 hours in Dota 2: 'It's not a game made of love. It's a game fuelled by hate and a desire to conquer'
  7. Lords of the End Times' greatest fantasy is letting us rewrite the most hated lore in Warhammer's history
  8. This ambitious Half-Life 2 mod asks: what if Iron Lung had a submarine and an airship?
  9. The spiritual successor to classic JRPG Wild Arms has seemingly been cancelled, four years after its Kickstarter raised nearly $3 million
  10. Minecraft is getting its first new dimension in 15 years, and it is riotously pink

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. The Sunday Papers
  2. TALON TOWERS is a Fumito Ueda-coded parkour platformer about hopping around massive structures while avoiding falling to your foggy doom
  3. Suplex and shatter glass enemies after being in prison for committing a cardinal crime in the psychological horror beat 'em up Brokensides
  4. Video Game Menu: The Game is all about everyone's favourite gaming pastime: pressing random buttons in the menus and seeing what they change
  5. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty's Chimera tank boss fight was apparently so complex it took two years of "reiterating over and over" to get it right
  6. "Do 665 runs if you want!": Control Resonant is getting a new game++ mode next month, and don't worry you happy snappers, a photo mode is on the way too
  7. What are we all playing this weekend?
  8. Microsoft's failure to find a home for Ninja Theory voids the one, very tenuous upside to Senua's SGF reveal
  9. Hytale's Chapter 1 update is all about them goblins, adding its first proper boss and "handcrafted" dungeon in October
  10. I got whomped by an Ork horde in Total War: Warhammer 40,000, definitely on purpose, to teach you a lesson about positioning

Eurogamer

  1. Five Nights at Freddy's is coming to Fortnite for Fortnitemares
  2. Xbox is reportedly paying a "fraction" of the $400 million Kojima quoted Sony for Physint
  3. Minecraft is getting its first new dimension in 14 years, and it's called The Sift
  4. Final Fantasy 7 director says Revelation's Platinum trophy will be "easier to get"
  5. Minecraft still gains around 300,000 new players a day, Xbox boss reveals
  6. Microsoft CEO says Xbox's "streamlining" is "great to see" despite cuts and layoffs
  7. Castlevania celebrates turning 40 by giving away the original game for free
  8. MobyGames video game database now lets developers claim their game credits
  9. US court orders Redditor to pay Nintendo £3.4m over Switch piracy
  10. What we've been playing - "I curl up on my sofa and breed my army of battle cats"