Hacker News

1. Photopea creator weighs in on Photosuite project
2. High Diesel Prices Bankrupted 16 Trucking Companies in Just 30 Days
3. AI Tutoring with Khanmigo in a Two-Year School Experiment
4. Samon: Designing a Zen Garden Raking Puzzle
5. Ephemeral Testing
6. Worth Building
7. Example.com Just Launched the Biggest Redesign in Decades
8. ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists' signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons
9. Global Solar Atlas: summary of solar power potential globally
10. Learning Jazz Pianist Style with Cross-Attention Conditioning

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The Verge

1. Gemini Call for Me might tell your mom you’re running late
2. Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports
3. The Matic is the first robovac to get an FCC ban waiver, not that it needs it
4. This startup is issuing AI-generated acne prescriptions
5. All the drama around AI’s takeover of mathematics
6. Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outage
7. Hyundai CEO says only a ‘level playing field’ can minimize damage from China
8. OpenAI is adding text watermarking in ChatGPT and Codex
9. OpenAI PR tells journalist to ‘move on’ while asking Sam Altman about a ChatGPT user’s suicide
10. Sam Altman says ‘some bad things’ will happen but AI is totally worth it

Ars Technica

1. MCP for agent-to-agent comms may be the riskiest protocol you've never heard of
2. Cable lobby to sue Trump FCC over repeal of national TV ownership cap
3. Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage
4. Command-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27
5. Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel
6. Russian drones strike Ukraine’s data centers by exploiting air defense gaps
7. F1 in Bahrain... in Malaysia: The race needed a software update to start
8. Mass quarantine issued in Russia after unexplained death of plague researcher
9. AI glasses face their first major government crackdown
10. Explaining Hall-effect, TMR, and other new types of "mechanical" switches

TechCrunch

1. Lucid Motors’ EV output falls to lowest level in almost two years
2. OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU
3. Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources say
4. After Factory’s public spat with Khosla, Menlo proudly invests
5. Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model to rival Chinese models at lower compute cost
6. Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account
7. TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout
8. At 19, Ghost founder raises $11 million to build a $3,499 computer for your personal AI
9. Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era
10. 5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day

Wired

1. Elon Musk’s Exes Are the Most Damning Part of a Massive New Documentary
2. Astronomers Confirm Discovery of the Youngest Known Exoplanet Ever
3. The Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals 2026: WIRED-Tested Picks to Shop Now
4. Best Power Banks (2026): My Picks After Testing Over 100
5. Withings BodyScan 2 Review: Worth Its Weight
6. Omega Has New Bond Watches Even If There Isn’t a New James Bond
7. A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not!
8. Staples Print and Marketing Services Review: Fast Holiday Gifts
9. 15 Best Office Chairs of 2026—We Tested 70 to Pick Them
10. The Best Gifts Under $25 for Everyone on Your List (2026)

Engadget

1. Common mistakes you should avoid when using foldable phones
2. Can a MacBook handle heavy games? Here's what you should know
3. Mini PC vs. laptop: Which is better for your home office?
4. How to add and customize your CarPlay widgets
5. Are extended warranties on TVs and laptops ever really worth it?
6. Instagram is toying with a read-only mode for Plus subscribers
7. Wikimedia links OpenAI agents to an outage and unauthorized activity
8. Arc Raiders and The Finals are both getting TV and film adaptations
9. OpenAI will add a digital watermark to text and code generated in the EU
10. What is the purpose of a battery symbol next to a USB Port?

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9to5Mac

1. Apple reportedly planning second wave of product announcements later this month
2. Apple accuses OpenAI of improperly adding new arguments to trade secrets case
3. Apple invites developers to submit iPhone Duo-ready apps to the App Store
4. Apple may soon track when Google promotes Chrome inside Safari
5. This tool frees up Apple Intelligence storage on macOS, but think twice before using it
6. 9to5Mac Daily: October 5, 2026 – macOS privacy changes, more
7. HeyPolo gives parents real-time visibility into how their teen is driving, all inside one app
8. macOS 27.2 reveals new clues about Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro
9. This is Apple Music’s new logo, probably
10. OpenAI details new text watermarking system for ChatGPT, Codex, and the API

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Guardian Australia

1. Alan Jones corresponded with 13-year-old who asked for financial help, court hears
2. Olivia Dean review – a powerful, affirming night with a pop star at the height of her powers
3. Judith Lucy announces breast cancer diagnosis: ‘I’m in shock, but I’m OK’
4. Beau Lamarre-Condon trial shown CCTV of accused’s movements across Sydney after alleged double murder
5. Trump says Super Pac will pay for taxpayer-funded ads that sparked outcry
6. Trump approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says
7. Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv claims half of Russia’s oil refining capacity destroyed
8. OpenAI to reiterate apology to Australia over Medicare hack as inquiry told artists risk becoming ‘roadkill’
9. Mary Fowler ruled out of Matildas friendlies due to ‘personal circumstances’
10. Oil from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds on

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ABC News

1. Former Melbourne girls' school teacher charged with sexual assault
2. Women's stars call on Cricket Australia to fix scheduling
3. Comedian Judith Lucy announces cancer diagnosis
4. Coalition promises deep cuts in migration fight with One Nation, Labor
5. Woman cleared of murdering adult children convicted of fraud offence
6. Influencers, firms cut ties with former Bachelor Sam Wood after DV charges
7. Former ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury is Lifeline Canberra's CEO
8. Coalition wants Victoria to 'lead the world' in youth mental health care
9. Teenager pleads not guilty to murdering father on Boxing Day
10. Tomato soup tin explodes in man's face, slicing open his nose

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BBC News

1. Samoa leader apologises for Nazi salute after video from 2007 emerges
2. Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for ads after bipartisan pushback
3. Temperatures set to fall as rain and cloud sweep across UK
4. Yemeni military says it has 'secured' Red Sea waterway
5. Australian soldier dies and five injured in training exercise
6. The Papers: Badenoch's 'Britannia Dome' and 'King tells Andrew 'I won't fund court fight''
7. A simple guide to the US midterms
8. Dread presenting at work? Read these tips before your next meeting
9. MPs call for investigation after Lutnick-Epstein whistleblower dies
10. Europe is pouring billions into space. Can Glasgow's satellite industry keep up?

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The Guardian

1. ‘A God-almighty punch-up’: rare footage shows Battle of Hastings (the 1966 one)
2. The Iran war is unpopular, but will it cost Trump the midterms? Our reporters answer your questions
3. Nations League roundup: Olise leads late charge as France bowl over Belgium
4. Damilola: The Untold Story review – John Boyega’s trauma after losing his childhood friend is haunting
5. Mamardashvili saves penalty as Georgia hold Northern Ireland in Nations League
6. Pierre review – David Harewood’s twisty noir is an instant crime classic
7. Students vandalize Cornell building over handling of gang-rape allegations
8. Saudi-backed forces recapture key areas around strait from Houthis in Yemen
9. Green party of England and Wales facing international ostracism over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
10. Educating Rita review – Willy Russell’s classic still has plenty to teach us

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Al Jazeera

1. Secessionist party wins Quebec election in Canada
2. UN rights council condemns attacks on civilians in Sudan, calls for truce
3. Trump says taxpayers will no longer fund TV ads that praise him
4. Turkiye, Pakistan to deploy forces to Saudi as Yemen fighting grows
5. Former ‘American Idol’ singer Caleb Flynn gets life for wife’s murder
6. Syrian Airlines unveils laser-sharp look for the future
7. Moroccan journalists recount years of surveillance amid new Amnesty claim
8. Police clash with Kosovo protesters over bid to curb Hague war crimes court
9. Trump officials pursue record number of cases to strip US citizenship
10. New York state declares measles disaster amid resurgence of disease in US

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NPR

1. The iconic Arthur Read made his TV debut 30 years ago
2. Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84
3. Drones buzz overhead, troops hunker underground in Ukraine's hellish Kill Zone
4. FBI arrests a woman accused of spying on Taiwan leader's family for China
5. Imran Khan supporters march in Pakistan to demand his release after talks failed
6. SCOTUS hears major climate change case. And, Brazil's presidential race goes to runoff
7. FlyDubai attacker intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, ongoing investigation finds
8. Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity
9. Former Prince Andrew files legal action to quash warrants that led to residence searches
10. Spain's prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis

Kottke

1. Random TV Time: watch old TV pulled from the Internet...
2. Designer Giorgia Lupi: In Defense of the Detour. “I fear...
3. Stalin Boys is a short documentary about a Joseph...
4. Nappy is a site offering free stock photos of Black and...
5. O Superman, Laurie Anderson
6. Mapping Tariffs explores “the potential impacts of...
7. After working hard taking away the civil rights of people...
8. The 2026 Comedy Wildlife Awards Finalists
9. Is American Culture Simply Bad Now? I’ve been hanging...
10. Back in 2005, a group of restorers established a hidden...

The Marginalian

1. Dostoyevsky on What Makes a Good Person
2. Against Brute Force: D.H. Lawrence on the Superpower of Vulnerability
3. The Dandelion and the Meaning of Life: G.K. Chesterton on How to Live in Wonder
4. How Do You Know That You Love Somebody? Philosopher Martha Nussbaum’s Incompleteness Theorem of the Heart’s Truth, from Plato to Proust
5. Ocean of Stars: A Painted Poem About How to Bear the Astonishment of Life
6. The Common Language of Science: Einstein’s Clarion Call to Divided Humanity in a Rare 1941 Recording
7. How to Say “YES” to Your Life
8. Richard Dawkins on the Luckiness of Death
9. James Baldwin’s Advice on Writing
10. What Happens When We Die

Pitchfork

1. Slayyyter Reveals Wor$t Man in America
2. Carly Rae Jepsen Unveils Day and Night B-Sides
3. L7 Reunite With Former Bassist on New Song “Loma Linda”
4. Flo Announce Therapy at the Club North America and Europe Tour
5. Phoebe Bridgers, Massive Attack, Caroline Polachek to Headline Primavera 2027
6. Turnstile and Taylor Swift Both Dropped By SNL Last Night
7. Fontaines D.C. Plot 2027 North American Tour
8. Watch Metallica Spawn a Monster for Their Sphere Residency Opener
9. 10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Greg Freeman, Quavo, and More
10. Drake and Don Toliver’s “Choosin’ Texas” Remix Is Officially Here

Stereogum

1. Phil Collins Weighs In On “Nasty” Donald Trump, Has An Idea For A Song About America Called “Fat People With Guns”
2. Olivia Rodrigo Slams Cornell And “Every Institution Who Protects Rapists”
3. Hayley Williams Responds To DHS Criticism Over “Fuck ICE” Comments
4. Slayyyter Announces New Album Wor$t Man In America
5. Brian May Says Queen Won’t Tour Again, Wary Of Avatar Show Because Of AI
6. Chrissie Hynde Actually Likes Something: Taylor Swift’s “Cleveland!”
7. Computerwife – “You Didn’t Know”
8. Teens In Trouble – “I Do”
9. L7 – “Loma Linda”
10. Giant Drag’s Annie Hardy Posts Then Deletes Her Own Obituary Graphic As A “Prank”

Longreads

1. Toadstools and Toxins
2. Behind His Great Novels, an Unbearable Family Secret
3. What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
4. The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
5. The Work
6. Journalist Evan Gershkovich: My 491 Days as Putin’s Political Prisoner
7. I Lost Myself When I Lost Hong Kong
8. A Place Among the Fiddlers
9. Hockey Dads and Hockey Sons
10. A Record of Breath

ScienceDaily

1. Scientists reveal what seven days of fasting does to the human body
2. Vagus Nerve Stimulation Could Help New Skills Stick
3. Don't miss: Watch Saturn shine and Halley’s Comet debris streak across the sky
4. A new kind of magnetism could unlock faster, more efficient computers
5. Scientists just found a way to fight lung cancer and muscle wasting at the same time
6. Scientists discover a human brain gene that can jump through DNA
7. Cancer-fighting t cells burn out. Scientists may have found a fix
8. This mysterious hole on the Moon may open into a giant cave
9. The “glue” holding your cells together has a surprising second job
10. Easing constipation: A 20-minute walk can get your gut moving almost immediately

Quanta

1. Is AI the End of Math As We Know It?
2. Sea Monkeys Show Scientists How To Rewrite a Rule of Turbulence
3. What Does the Fourth Dimension Actually Look Like?
4. Surprisingly Complex Waves Reveal the Brain’s Inner Workings

NASA

1. Curiosity Blog, Sols 5029-5035: Back in the Lab
2. A Journey to the Depths of Ancient Mars?
3. NASA to Stream SpaceX Crew-12 Return, Splashdown Live
4. NASA Astronaut Christina Koch at Eagles vs. Rams
5. NASA Testing Aims at Supercooled Large Droplet Aviation Safety
6. Suspected Second-generation Planet Solves NASA Hubble Cold Case
7. Contacting NASA’s Langley Research Center
8. APOD: 2026 October 5 – M104: The Sombrero Galaxy’s Tidal Streams
9. Moon-Like Madagascar
10. Curiosity Blog, Sols 5022-5028: Cashing in at Cache Creek

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Nature

1. Medicine Nobel awarded for brain ‘switch’ that controls neurons with light: live updates
2. ‘What took them so long?’ This year’s medicine Nobel winner is overdue
3. How big tech is building a military–industrial complex in the age of AI
4. AI biohazard hype must not divert attention from the real risks we face now
5. The top cancer success stories of the past 50 years, by the numbers
6. Location, location, location: how to edit genes only in the cells you want
7. ‘Learning about physics changed my life’: author Hernan Diaz on his new novel Ply
8. Can you name the women who have won a science Nobel prize?
9. Nature has rights — it is time the world recognized them
10. Daily briefing: Can you name every female Nobel laureate?

Dezeen

1. Estúdio Módulo releases designs for Itaú Cultural headquarters in São Paulo
2. Knekt floor lamp by Hegren among seven new products on Dezeen Showroom
3. Knocker device remotely "knocks on wood" to explore long-held superstition
4. Nature is "inseparable from daily life" at House K in Vietnam
5. Neom Stadium reportedly "shelved indefinitely"
6. MVRDV designs modular concrete street furniture to be occupied in "unexpected ways"
7. Plant Life exhibition imagines a future where "plants return as the dominant source"
8. Spacon fills Edition Denmark in Seoul with vintage Danish furniture and found objects
9. Ceramiche Keope unveils trio of stone-effect surfaces for "varied and cohesive" interiors
10. Museum Vonk is "a testing ground for affordable bio-based construction"

Design Milk

1. Thea Djordjadze Explores the Space Between Art and Architecture
2. MLS Turns Its New Manhattan Headquarters Into an Office Stadium
3. A Modern Japanese Steakhouse Drenched in Denim Hues
4. Preciosa’s Signature Designs Offer Designers Untapped Creative Freedom
5. Suzie de Rohan Willner on Anni Albers, the Glass House, William Mitchell + More
6. Paola Lenti’s São Paulo Flagship Turns Architecture Into a Living Frame
7. A Williamsburg Duplex Draws From Brooklyn’s Industrial Past
8. Laila Gohar Turns Whisky Tasting Into a Visual Experience
9. 6 Design-Forward Essentials for the Minimalist Bedroom
10. Bitreel’s AI Knowledge Agents Are Reshaping the Design Process

BBC Sport

1. NI make huge strides despite Georgia frustration
2. Highlights: Northern Ireland frustrated by Georgia
3. Gauff condemns racist abuse after China Open win
4. Humble Gilmour happy with new role as 50th cap beckons
5. Juventus & Atletico Madrid eye Madueke - Tuesday's gossip
6. Littler suffers defeat in World Youth Championships
7. Bottas cycling from Malaysia to Singapore Grand Prix
8. Saracens management letting players down - Care
9. Ex-England player Carroll names attacker as TV dance coach
10. NHL legend Ovechkin will retire at end of season

ESPN

1. QB Moore returns to practice for Ducks, status TBD for clash with Bruins
2. Rays go up 2-0 in ALDS after Yankees drown in errors
3. Bijan Robinson, Falcons make NFC South statement in rout of Saints
4. White Sox beat Guardians to move within one win of ALCS
5. Sources: Eagles RB Bigsby headed to IR with Barkley week-to-week
6. Follow live: Rays strike first in Game 2 vs. Yankees
7. White Sox beat Guardians to move within one win of ALCS
8. Sources: Chiefs WR Thornton (ankle) expected back in 12-16 weeks
9. 🏈 CFB Power Rankings: Miami moves up, Missouri, Pitt make list
10. Nebraska's latest recruit? An alien in HBO's 'Lanterns'

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CNBC

1. Little room for ‘giving and taking’: India’s finance minister confirms trade impasse with the U.S.
2. Pentagon says Trump approves Army firing squad execution of Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan
3. Trump offers U.S. help to Russia after plague death; WHO assesses the situation as low risk
4. CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Starbucks enters Xinjiang in calculated geopolitical risk
5. AI researcher warns 'we are racing to build and grow our own adversary' in NYC hearing
6. Russian gold floods Hong Kong as Western sanctions redraw bullion trade
7. Trump says he'll pay for TV ads that praised him and which government funded
8. Stocks are hitting records despite surging yields. Cramer explains why
9. Stock futures are little changed after Nasdaq hits new record: Live updates
10. Nokia CEO says data centers would be built '2x faster' without supply constraints

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IGN

1. Hideo Kojima Says You'll See Him Cameo in a 'Big' Live-Action Movie — But Which One Is It?
2. Ubisoft Boss Says Watch Dogs Is 'Important' to Company's Future, But Don't Expect Any New Entries Anytime Soon
3. Infinity Ward Details Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's Extraction Mode, DMZ
4. RuneScape Dev Pulls Trailer After 6-Fingered Knight Leads to Generative AI Allegations
5. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Hot Springs Scenes Reveal New Bathing Suit Skins for the Party
6. Physint Update: Hideo Kojima Shares New Info on His Upcoming Metal Gear Spiritual Successor
7. Kingdom Come: Deliverance Dev Calls Out RPGs 'for Teenagers' That Just Focus on 'Power Fantasy'
8. Gears of War: E-Day Runs Smoothly on Xbox Series S By Using SSD as RAM
9. Legendary Japanese Solid Snake Actor Wants 'New Metal Gear Game', But 'Won't Do One Without Kojima'
10. God Packs are Officially Coming to Magic: The Gathering

Kotaku

1. Viral AI-Generated Comedian Steals Jokes And Is Rewarded With Millions Of Views
2. Supermassive Lays Off 70 People Less Than Six Months After Releasing Its New Sci-Fi Horror Game
3. While You Wait For The Ocarina Of Time Remake, Consider…Soccerina Of Time
4. Gears Of War: E-Day’s New Ballsack Enemy Keeps Kicking My Ass
5. Magic: The Gathering Is Adding God Packs And Shrinking Collector Boosters
6. Overwatch’s Latest China Exclusive Has Fans Ready To Crash Out: ‘I Still Don’t Know How People Defend Blizzard For This’
7. Halloween: The Game Adding Michael’s Worst Mask As $10 DLC
8. Someone At Marvel Thinks We’re All Stupid
9. Hideo Kojima Has ‘Mixed’ Feelings On DLSS 5 Because AI Can’t Understand Creators’ Intentions: ‘I Don’t Much Like That Idea’
10. RuneScape Developer Jagex Takes Down Trailer To ‘Investigate Urgently’ After Generative AI Accusations

PC Gamer

1. Despite the tragic death of its lead writer, one of the scariest games I have ever played will finally come out later this month
2. Steam sale deep cut alert: this ARPG originally developed for Nokia N-Gage is brilliant on Deck
3. Industry layoff watch: Supermassive, Ninja Theory, The Coalition, and a warning from Warhorse
4. Despite calling Grand Theft Auto 'a videogame franchise built around criminal activity,' Miami-Dade sheriff isn't mad about the NBA's 'Vice City' transformation
5. I am cavorting with a gazelle's grace in Grand Theft Auto 5
6. The final showdown: Motion blur vs chromatic aberration
7. Developer gets a little too silly, recommends deadly psychoactive ingredient in its bad boy-themed cocktail
8. RuneScape dev apologises after RuneFest debut of an AI-generated six-fingered character: 'That's pretty hard to explain away'
9. Arc Raiders is looking for 'more ways to integrate real human performances' starting with Celeste's visual overhaul for Frozen Trail
10. Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft is already a slam dunk, but it's how it captures the spirit of the MMO that makes it stand out

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Rock Paper Shotgun

1. Noematica is a lucid dreamer's "n-dimensional" take on The Sims that proudly boasts it will never ever gouge you for DLC
2. Claims that genAI speeds up PC ports of classic games are either "false" or missing the point, says Banjo Kazooie: Recompiled developer
3. "Even if I knew how it would end, I would do it again": Hellblade developers Ninja Theory appear to have kicked off the redundancy process
4. GTA 6 writer says the series has never had "much focus on national politics" beyond GTA 4's war on terror, and the latest entry won't get "too specific"
5. "Coders will never forgive me for this level": Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 has a rotatable "fleshmetal" puzzle map that drove its own development team crazy
6. This week in PC games: Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Hellraiser: Revival, and a throwback tycoon game about turning utopias into carparks
7. RuneScape 4 is a new Unreal Engine MMO which reportedly grew out of a planned Dragonwilds expansion, though it's still a long way off
8. "We opted out of some things really early on": How the small team making No Law plan to make it look as big as Cyberpunk 2077
9. The Sunday Papers
10. The Other One: Jordan Magnuson's Game Poem jam is a fascinating collection of chimeras

Eurogamer

1. GTA 6 devs tried "not to jump on the bandwagon" of passing trends and instead created their "own slanted, overblown versions"
2. Halo Studios says "it is absolutely our intent" to release new Halo book, despite layoffs and a rumored lore reboot from Activision
3. Arc Raiders and The Finals are getting film and TV adaptations in collaboration with the Backrooms production company
4. The upcoming D&D interpretation of World of Warcraft sounds great, but don't expect it to work like the MMO does
5. "It has to be more over the top, more insane, more in your face" - Rockstar explains why GTA 6 doesn't satirise real-world events
6. Ninja Theory developers announce they are facing redundancy, as the studio starts laying off staff following widespread Xbox cuts
7. Sword Sage: Awakening feels like a breezier kind of Soulslike, and it's not just the adorable tea-serving panda that's got me intrigued
8. Dead by Daylight studio is hiring for a triple-A Sci-Fi first-person shooter with "a high realism bar"
9. Millions return to The Witcher 3 as the Remastered game records another Steam personal best and sales skyrocket
10. Ace Combat 8 is far and away the series' biggest launch on Steam