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Tuesday 29 September 2026

1340 headlines from 32 sources

Hacker News

  1. UnoDOS
  2. U.S. postal inspectors shut down website selling counterfeit postage labels
  3. Memory Companies Have Destroyed the Consumer Market
  4. Galaxy Game – Interim Computer Museum
  5. AI needs $6T in annual revenue to justify data centre boom
  6. Show HN: TurboGPT: train 22KiB transformer in 13s
  7. Nicholas Polson has authored 258 academic papers in 2026 (so far)
  8. Show HN: Real-time Solar System with 526k asteroids and all tracked satellites
  9. Electrification efficiency: The world will need less energy after the transition
  10. The End of a Fair Price: Dynamic Pricing and the Normalization of Gouging

The Verge

  1. Trump orders US government to call AI ‘Super Intelligence’
  2. BMW’s revamped i3 boasts up to 468 miles of range
  3. Suspected ShinyHunters leader arrested in the Netherlands
  4. Elon Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia is updating again
  5. AI researchers put out videos saying superintelligence is ‘exactly as dangerous as it sounds’
  6. Razer’s low-latency wireless gaming keyboard is almost half off
  7. OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitor
  8. Protesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDay
  9. Xbox’s Mythic Achievements are here and they’re just like PlayStation Platinum trophies
  10. Apple’s new CEO could change when it launches phones and laptops

Ars Technica

  1. AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia
  2. Trump ads paid for by US government allegedly violate anti-propaganda laws
  3. NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers
  4. Here's what actually happened in OpenAI's Australian gov't server hack
  5. Apple worked with Trump admin to remove ICE-tracking apps, lawmaker says
  6. This study looks at how and with whom connected cars share your data
  7. Fruit flies remember their larval diet, which influences their longevity
  8. OpenAI says planned GPT-6.1 is too insecure to release
  9. Anthropic’s IPO pitch includes a warning about human extinction
  10. Interview: Firefox's chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome

TechCrunch

  1. The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch
  2. Your car and its mobile app are probably handing over all kinds of data to tech companies
  3. a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation to $4B
  4. Tesla secures $30B in new credit lines as it looks to scale Cybercab, Optimus
  5. OpenAI’s latest features take direct aim at the app store model
  6. OpenAI repotedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation
  7. More Ways to Disrupt: New 2026 Side Events from KOTRA, WayFounder, Enterprise Ireland, SafetyWing + Descope
  8. Apple Pay set to launch in India with Axis Bank today, sources say
  9. Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents
  10. OpenAI takes on Microsoft with the launch of what feels a whole lot like ChatGPT’s own office suite

Wired

  1. OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack
  2. Away’s New Series 3 Luggage Plays It Safe—That’s the Point
  3. Anthropic Says It Discovered a Crispr-Like System. Now What?
  4. OpenAI’s Dots Are Always-On AI Agents—and Its Answer to Meta’s Muse
  5. I Found National Coffee Day Deals Worth Making Coffee at Home For (2026)
  6. How to Beat Surveillance Pricing Before It Bleeds You Dry
  7. 7 Best Smartwatch Models: Apple, Google, Garmin (2026)
  8. OpenAI Delays Release of Latest Model Over Safety Concerns
  9. Timnit Gebru Believes There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI
  10. A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization

Engadget

  1. How to prepare your Samsung Galaxy for the One UI 9 update
  2. How do translation earbuds actually work?
  3. Codenames Party is the latest addition to Netflix Games
  4. Apple's iOS 27.0.1 update arrives with fixes for Face ID and touchscreen issues
  5. Apple updates Final Cut Camera to support the iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture
  6. Mozilla deploys a new-look Firefox across desktop and mobile
  7. Google partners with known nerd Henry Cavill on a video game to showcase Googlebooks
  8. Xbox just unveiled Mythic Achievements, which are basically PlayStation platinum trophies
  9. There's now an official US government AI chatbot
  10. Gemini and Find Hub can help you locate your important documents — here's how

9to5Mac

  1. Apple TV renews French drama ‘Carême’ for season two
  2. 9to5Mac Daily: September 29, 2026 – iOS 27.0.1, iPhone Duo features
  3. iFixit teardown of the new AirPods 5 reveals first real repairability improvement
  4. Apple faces renewed scrutiny over removal of ICEBlock from the App Store
  5. Apple announces when you can start the iPhone Duo pre-order process
  6. Early fall Prime Day deals now live: MacBook, AirTag 2, MagSafe gear, TVs, smart speakers, more
  7. iOS 27.2: Three new features coming soon to your iPhone
  8. AirPods Pro 3 and more just got new firmware update in beta
  9. Apple releases guide to help families ‘build healthy digital habits’
  10. Pages, Keynote, Numbers, and Pixelmator Pro just got new features

Guardian Australia

  1. ‘Godzilla’ of weight-loss drugs could provide other important health benefits
  2. Blue Lights review – TV’s most thrilling cop show turns up the heat
  3. Gordon and Kane fire England to Nations League victory against 10-man Czechia
  4. Australia news live: Home Affairs orders ‘rapid’ stocktake of government cyber-systems after OpenAI hack
  5. Sham City: verdict on financial breaches is damning and punishment must be severe | Jonathan Wilson
  6. US supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countries
  7. Six Flags permanently shuts down X2 rollercoaster after claims of brain injuries
  8. Utah death-row prisoner released after new DNA analysis of 1985 killing
  9. ‘Cute but unbearable’ freeloading bear discovered in another LA crawlspace
  10. Former American Idol contestant found guilty of killing wife during affair

ABC News

  1. Dennis Haskins, from Saved by the Bell, dies at 75
  2. Queensland government department loses $800k in cyber attack
  3. City of Melbourne to stop campaigning to change the date of Australia Day
  4. Bombshell phone taps and $2m payment revealed at NSW corruption hearings
  5. Live: ASX to fall slightly as Australian dollar weakens after RBA rate hike
  6. Biles undecided about competing at 2028 LA Olympics
  7. Mother and daughter's artistic connections celebrated on outback catwalk
  8. Removing beached whale carcasses no easy task
  9. Car parking a key concern in battleground Victorian seat
  10. Aussie breaks 24-year-old world record at national short course swimming titles

BBC News

  1. New coach, new players, but same old failings hamper Scotland
  2. Time for Tuchel to offer Alexander-Arnold some trust
  3. The intricate web Man City spun to con the Premier League
  4. Who continues to show how important they are? - England player ratings
  5. Could changing the pension triple lock pay for Burnham's big social care plan?
  6. How did the RAF Fairford incident go from 'suspected bomb plot' to police bail?
  7. Chris Mason: Burnham delivers deeply political speech with a personal core
  8. Soho House venue under investigation for food safety
  9. Three teenagers die after car enters River Wear
  10. 'Quantity of petrol' but no explosives found in three vehicles near RAF Fairford

The Guardian

  1. Alexander-Arnold proves his worth to England with trademark assist against Czechia | Jacob Steinberg
  2. Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas charged with assaulting an officer
  3. Nations League roundup: Lamine Yamal sinks Croatia in Spain’s World Cup homecoming
  4. OpenAI announces ‘dots’ agent after scrapping launch of new AI model over safety concerns
  5. Trump agrees to end court fight against $5m verdict in E Jean Carroll case
  6. Switzerland’s Rodríguez and Elvedi punish Scotland after Hendry’s early red card
  7. Cherise Saywell wins national short story award for ‘tender’ tale of a child facing violence – read an extract here
  8. Manchester City CEO Soriano says guilty verdicts are ‘a Premier League conspiracy theory’
  9. Give BrewDog second chance, says new owner as it invests £50m
  10. The Guardian view on Andy Burnham: grounds to hope for a better Britain | Editorial

Al Jazeera

  1. US consumer confidence hits its lowest level since 2014 ahead of midterms
  2. US Supreme Court allows Trump to continue third-country deportations
  3. Yamal stars as Spain thrash Croatia
  4. ‘Netanyahu targets Qatar to deflect from Gaza war crimes’
  5. French students clash with police as protests over education cuts spread
  6. What is white phosphorus, and why is Israel using it in Lebanon?
  7. Spain protests: Evicted 87-year-old woman to return to Madrid home
  8. What we know about RAF Fairford ‘bomb plot’
  9. US sanctions 10 entities for allegedly supporting Iran’s military
  10. US ban on $1bn of Canadian goods takes effect in Trump’s latest retaliation

NPR

  1. U.S. Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in third-country deportations
  2. Lindsay Clancy's lawyer now questions whether she killed her 3 children
  3. Potential Taiwan tension sparked 'last minute' change in Trump-Xi National Archives visit
  4. Making gene-edited babies is illegal. This startup says it may be time to reconsider
  5. This year's MacArthur Fellows include researchers who fuse science and justice
  6. Meet the 20 scholars and artists who've just won MacArthur Fellowships
  7. Trump weakens fuel efficiency standards. And, Cornell fraternity rape case reopened
  8. 4 ways to avoid getting ripped off, according to a pricing expert
  9. As the U.S. signals a smaller Middle East footprint, Turkey is ready to step in
  10. Morning news brief

Kottke

  1. Kim Tschang-Yeul, Water Drops
  2. The death of web development education. “The income from...
  3. Brett Simmons on how using the stock Mac UI isn’t the...
  4. What’s On Your To-Do List?
  5. The Bizarre, Murky History of Soviet-Born Tetris....
  6. On commodified, automated intelligence. “If any of these...
  7. The MN Stolen Neighbors Quilt
  8. In the wake of her divorce, Curtis Sittenfeld revisits...
  9. OpenAI isn’t going to release its newest model because...
  10. This American Life has a whole episode with Nikole...

The Marginalian

  1. C.S. Lewis on How to Structure the Days of a Creative Life and Train the Receptive Imagination
  2. Inner Space, Outer Space, and How to Be an Astronaut in the Cosmos of Connection: Eric Berne on the Key to True Intimacy
  3. Orcas and the Price of Consciousness: Lessons in Love and Loss from Earth’s Most Successful and Creative Predator
  4. Bertrand Russell on the Secret of Happiness
  5. The Weasel and the Meaning of It All: Annie Dillard on How to Live
  6. Do Not Spare Yourself: An Antidote to Feeling Like You Are Waiting to Start Living
  7. Hermann Hesse on Discovering the Soul Beneath the Self and the Key to Finding Peace
  8. How to Handle a Narcissistic and Abusive Parent: Kafka’s Remarkable Letter to Father
  9. How to Speak Forest
  10. Nietzsche on How to Find Yourself and the True Value of Education

Pitchfork

  1. Caroline Polachek, Angèle, and SebastiAn’s New Song Navigates a “Love Triangle”
  2. Brakence Returns With New Album Marrow
  3. Megan Thee Stallion Revives Tina Snow on New Single
  4. Hear Another Father John Misty Single
  5. Kim Deal Has a Live Album on the Way
  6. Ryley Walker Signs to AD 93 and Unveils First Song in Five Years
  7. Lily Konigsberg, Krill, Jane Remover, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
  8. Klein Surprise Releases New Album My Own Fairytale
  9. Watch Taylor Swift Haunt Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell in “Patient Zero” Video
  10. Stevie Wonder Unvaults Four Songs in the Key of Life Tracks

Stereogum

  1. Megan Thee Stallion – “Tina Tuesday Freestyle”
  2. PISS – “blocking a scene you can’t remember”
  3. Angèle – “Love Triangle” (Feat. Caroline Polachek & SebastiAn)
  4. SOAK Announces New Album decembers: Hear The Title Track
  5. Power Snatch – “Spit” (mark william lewis Cover)
  6. Death From Above 1979 Announce New Album Private Lives: Hear The Title Track
  7. Rick Wakeman Performs For 150 Rescued Moon Bears In Vietnam
  8. Billy Joel Announces Turnstiles 50th Anniversary Edition With 54 Previously Unreleased Tracks
  9. Watch TV On The Radio Bring Back Their Spider-Man Hit “Wolf Like Me” On Kimmel
  10. Lime Garden – “Moving Target”

Longreads

  1. You Should’ve Said Something
  2. Dusklands
  3. Lost and Found: A Reading List on Labyrinths, Mazes, and Wayfinding
  4. Oh, How Lucky We Are
  5. A Graveyard Shift with Britain’s Gen Z Undertakers
  6. The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
  7. A Tale of Two Trap Houses: Being Cuckooed Ruined My Friend’s Life—But Did It Then Help Save Him?
  8. Heaven’s Melodic Strains
  9. Making Meaning, One Step at a Time: A Conversation with Earl Swift
  10. My Two Front Teeth

ScienceDaily

  1. The ice blasting from Saturn's moon Enceladus is stranger than scientists realized
  2. Earth’s day isn’t exactly 24 hours. The reason may lie deep inside the planet
  3. NASA’s Crew-13 could go from Florida to the ISS in under 9 hours
  4. This suitcase-sized spacecraft could hear the universe before stars existed
  5. Scientists expected these Galápagos sea turtles to wander. They stayed put
  6. Hidden stem cells may be fueling spinal stenosis
  7. Scientists find new virus behind mysterious tick illness
  8. Diabetes study finds keeping blood sugar too steady may come at a price
  9. Scientists just discovered what coffee really does to your gut and brain
  10. Blood tests reveal why astronauts get constipated in space

Quanta

  1. Mathematicians Harness Randomness To Crack a 55-Year-Old Conjecture
  2. Gravity Seems Holographic. What Does That Mean for Reality?
  3. Biology Might Not Be Quantum, but Its Math Is Quantumlike

NASA

  1. NASA Opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar Communications
  2. NASA Awards Orbital Safety Analysis Support Services Contract
  3. NASA Features Exploration, Science at International Space Conference
  4. NASA Adds Blue Origin New Glenn 9×4 to Launch Services Contract
  5. NASA Sets Crew-13 Launch, Docking Coverage
  6. Crew-13 Rocket and Spacecraft at Launch Pad
  7. NASA Opens Applications for Second Season of ORBIT Student Challenge
  8. NSTGRO 2026
  9. Under the Microscope: NASA-Made Material for Moon Manufacturing
  10. APOD: 2026 September 29 – Sh2-188: The Shrimp Nebula

Nature

  1. Author Correction: Proteasome-guided haem signalling axis contributes to T cell exhaustion
  2. Lab-grown brain organoids: time for international oversight
  3. AI-powered medical devices must be tested in real-world settings
  4. Strange and beautiful creatures spotted on the Challenger expedition
  5. China wants to build world-leading science journals — can it be done?
  6. A new chapter in targeting kinase enzymes in cancer
  7. How to put people first in cyberspace
  8. The cost of lost labour on a warming planet
  9. AI can widen science — but only if institutions stop rewarding the already measurable
  10. PhD training should encourage ethical dissent

Dezeen

  1. Table lamp made from volcanic stone among projects from Tecnológico de Monterrey
  2. Five USA-based job vacancies detailed on Dezeen Jobs
  3. TPG Architecture creates an "office as stadium" for Major League Soccer headquarters
  4. Can data centres ever be examples of good design?
  5. Knekt floor lamp by Hegren
  6. Stanton Williams designs boarding houses to "support the culture" of Winchester College
  7. Populous reveals design for 70,000-seat Vietnamese national stadium
  8. Formafantasma named creative directors of 800-year-old apothecary and perfumery
  9. Capri Comfort chair by Piergiorgio Cazzaniga for Andreu World
  10. Renovated warehouse becomes permanent home of African Futures Institute in Ghana

Design Milk

  1. Church Edit’s LA Headquarters Rethinks the Editing Studio
  2. A Paul Rudolph Original Is Rebuilt for Modern Coastal Living
  3. Cincinnati’s Fidelity Hotel Gives a Beaux-Arts Landmark New Life
  4. Hannah Buechler Finds Inspiration in Music, Fashion + Experimentation
  5. MSCHF Twists and Stretches Lexus Cars Into Surreal Sculptures
  6. The Porsche 550 Spyder Gets a Smaller, Electric Second Act
  7. Elizabeth Herrmann Clads a Cornwall Home in Gendai Yakisugi
  8. Wrensilva Gives Its Studio Record Console a Lighter Look in White Oak
  9. Tiffany’s Blue Box Café Brings Breakfast at Tiffany’s to California
  10. The Artful—and Thoughtful—Side of Vegetables

BBC Sport

  1. Wigan's O'Neill wins Man of Steel award
  2. Who 'battled impressively' for Scots? And how did you rate players?
  3. Real Madrid considering Van Dijk - Wednesday's gossip
  4. Premier League confirm Man City guilty of all charges - 5 Live reaction
  5. What have Man City been found guilty of doing?
  6. Fury & Joshua in London for news conference as doubts ease
  7. Saracens face fines over 'wine consultant' Venter's media no-shows
  8. Forest Green confirm Savage offered Peterborough job
  9. Man City CEO refuses to answer questions on guilty verdict
  10. Ulster without trio of backs for Glasgow contest

ESPN

  1. Follow live: Fever, Aces battle in Game 2
  2. Riley's clutch homer in 8th lifts Braves to G1 win over Phillies
  3. Divine intervention? Pope Leo blesses White Sox ahead of playoffs
  4. Sources: NBA reviewing finalists' bids for Vegas team in $12-13B range
  5. Man City's guilt the talk of the town around English soccer
  6. Rest-of-season rankings: Brock Purdy, Kenyon Sadiq rise, Drake Maye slides
  7. NBA champion Knicks still undecided if they will visit White House
  8. How 49ers' George Kittle completed his 243-day recovery from torn Achilles
  9. CFP buzz: What we're hearing about a 24-team expansion ahead of meetings this week
  10. College Football Playoff: Who's on the right side and wrong side of the bubble?

CNBC

  1. Stock futures inch higher as traders weather latest rise in Treasury yields: Live updates
  2. Most traders are looking at Micron into earnings. But don't count out Nike
  3. Trump tries to rename AI 'super intelligence' as polls show him sinking on key issue
  4. Goldman Sachs CEO succession planning faces one big problem
  5. IPO postponements are accelerating in third quarter, even beyond Oura
  6. Two Indian nationals charged with smuggling counterfeit Ozempic from China: DOJ
  7. Supreme Court lets Trump resume third-country deportations
  8. Ford CEO says it's 'too late' for Europe to fend off Chinese automakers, but not U.S.
  9. Get paid even more on your cash holdings with this strategy
  10. Prediction market traders think the U.S. added more jobs in September than economists estimate

IGN

  1. Coinbase Joins Pokémon TCG Hype With Its Own Digital Pack-Opening Service
  2. Pokémon VGC Pro Begs Players to Wash Themselves After Opponent’s 'Putrid' Stench Makes Them Vomit
  3. Halo's Former Franchise Creative Director Sees 3 Possible Paths for Activision's Halo
  4. GTA 6: All the Major New Details Revealed Today, Including Animal Species, Side Activities, and Fast Travel
  5. Rockstar Confirms GTA 6 Simulates Tropical Storms and Hurricanes
  6. Why Control Resonant Developer Remedy Avoided Using Yellow Paint to Guide Players
  7. The Witcher 3 Fans Relieved to Find Low-Polygon Pigeons Have Survived the Remaster Process
  8. GTA 6 Reveal Crashes Game Informer App Amid Confusion Over Free Coverage
  9. Warhammer YouTuber Pulls the Plug After 10 Years Amid Games Workshop Takedowns, Death Threats, and Doxxing Over 3D Printing Designs
  10. The Witcher 3 Remastered Has Already Broken Steam Concurrent Player Record

Kotaku

  1. Dune: Awakening On PS5 Is Making Me Break My Rule Against Playing Survival Games
  2. Capcom Says Porting Monster Hunter Wilds To Switch 2 Was A ‘Painstaking And At Times Seemingly Endless Process’
  3. The Witcher 3 Remastered Players Are Turning Bloom Off To Make It Look Better On PC
  4. The Witcher 3 Remastered Just Broke A Steam Record As People Rush Back To Play A New And Improved Version Of One Of The Best RPGs Ever
  5. Dressmaker, As Told By Steam Reviews: ‘I Am A Straight, White Man And This Is My Game Of The Year So Far’
  6. 15 Things The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Is Changing From The Original On N64
  7. Forgotten PvPvE Mecha Game Ending Service After Just Two Years, But An Offline Mode Could Save It
  8. Grand Theft Auto 6 Will Include Over 170 Species Of Animals As Well As Hurricanes: ‘Wind Will Blow Ripples Over The Water Surface’
  9. An Ace Combat 8: Wings Of Theve PC Pre-Order Bonus Snafu Has Fans Pissed Off Enough To Tank Its Steam Reviews
  10. Fans Think Navi’s Original 1998 Voice Actress Is Back For Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake…But Only In Japanese

PC Gamer

  1. Garry Newman adds necks to his neckless characters because the lack of necks 'comes up consistently in our many many many negative reviews'
  2. Deadlock's gigantic new update gives its city a spooky new coat of paint and debuts 6 new heroes, including the one and only Rat King
  3. Diablo 5 director promises Diablo 2-style combat where 'the right build' matters more than Diablo 4's action-heavy approach
  4. Ace Combat 8 Steam reviewers are steaming mad about its pre-order bonus not being a standalone app
  5. The weird experience of liking a game before it's 'fixed'
  6. Wardogs boss talks balance, XP, and why 'the endgame is sh*t' right now
  7. The algorithm comes for Steam's Discounts and Events
  8. Why so many Steam games have weirdly similar (and forgettable) names
  9. UK government wants people to be rude to AI: 'You don't need to say thank you'
  10. Toem 2 review: A sweet sequel that's a tad too easy to be memorable

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. With Deadlock's latest updating promising six new heroes, over 10,000 new voice lines and too much more to mention, it's clear Valve are still pretty committed to it
  2. Sometimes the thing you need is a wonderfully ethereal physics platformer jam game where you are a little round guy with very stretchy arms called Big Stretch
  3. Valve is changing Steam's homepage discounts and events section to go the way of the algorithm to get you to look at, and buy, obviously, more games
  4. "You will not be using belts": Satisfactory's first expansion isn't the same game set underground - there's a whole new set of resource-moving toys to master
  5. After trading space babies and running people over with a truck, Strange Scaffold want you to organise a haunted library in Something is Wrong with the Library
  6. Set up your own ramen bar and explore a voxel cyberpunk city in the slice-of-lifey Nivalis Nights, out now
  7. The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past sounds like it's mirroring Blood and Wine in being "a lot dreamier" than a "bread-and-butter Witcher story"
  8. I perished in the flesh pipes of Darktide's Depths of the Damned update, and you will too
  9. The Tower of Zeldaga is a free retro mash-up of Zelda and Druaga in which you rescue Ganondorf from some evil blonde queen
  10. "A quite beautiful compromise": The LEGO Skylines devs did consider brick by brick building, but decided it was too much fuss for players

Eurogamer

  1. The Witcher 3 surges to its highest Steam concurrent player-count ever, following Remastered edition's release
  2. You can now watch one of this year's best orchestral game-music performances, celebrating Hades 1 and 2, online for free
  3. Don't worry if you're struggling in human form in The Blood of Dawnwalker - "it should be harder" playing that way
  4. Controversy erupts around Ace Combat 8 on PC as bundled Belkan War re-release remains problematically attached to the new game, whereas it's standalone on console
  5. Mexican lawmakers join the fight for digital games ownership with a new consumer rights initiative
  6. What's the intended difficulty for Gears of War: E-Day? "I can tell you right now, it's Hardcore" says The Coalition creative director
  7. The Elder Scrolls Online is partly why Skyrim never got a Fallout: New Vegas-style spin-off, says Bethesda veteran
  8. Wardogs early access review
  9. All versions of The Witcher 3 "that exist in the world" will be upgraded with the free Remastered edition today
  10. Sony is introducing an anti-scalping lottery system for PS5 Pros in Japan as supply shortages persist