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Friday 9 October 2026

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Hacker News

  1. In "Musk," Alex Gibney Punctures Elon's Self-Mythology
  2. OpenAI mistranslated mathematics into code for its Navier-Stokes proof
  3. YouTuber Says Cops Visited Him After He Built a Flock-Style Camera to Track Cops
  4. No Man Is an Island
  5. You Might Want to Try Being Less Creative
  6. Microsoft-Decision-1, our model for fast decision-making
  7. Platforms' Violent Content Rules Are About to Meet The Pentagon's Firing Squad
  8. M7.6 Earthquake in Panama
  9. Ideas aren't getting harder to find, anyone who tells you otherwise is a coward
  10. Show HN: See *almost* any carriers phone settings

The Verge

  1. Decade-old RAM is making a comeback
  2. Anthropic’s AI gave Philadelphia police a fake tip about an unsolved homicide
  3. Ohio blogger found guilty of harassment for sending Shrek nude to senator
  4. ‘Pure insanity’: Mathematicians will need years to make sense of OpenAI’s latest drop
  5. Brendan Carr says he’ll let Pete Hegseth decide whether TV networks can air the public execution
  6. Nikon microscopic video competition winner disqualified for using generative AI
  7. Google teases Fitbit Edge launch next week
  8. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is down to $950 after Prime Day
  9. Amazon’s new Kindles appear to have a light leak problem
  10. Microsoft tries to spark new life into Windows

Ars Technica

  1. AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software
  2. Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund "unethical" vaccine trial
  3. PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023
  4. AI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winner
  5. Your artwork could be featured in the next Debian release
  6. Starlink spectrum deal boosts Musk plan to beat AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon
  7. Microsoft barred from sponsoring foreign workers for US residency
  8. Rocket Report: A rare Falcon 9 scrub; is it just about Vulcan's time to shine?
  9. Volkswagen's replacement for the ID.4 crossover is here
  10. SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink

TechCrunch

  1. Long live the mechanical keyboard
  2. The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch
  3. An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
  4. Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers
  5. LumenUs helps automate tedious paperwork in times of grief
  6. Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?
  7. Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot
  8. We can’t help treating AI like it’s human. But should we?
  9. Tesla renames ‘Full Self-Driving’ to ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’ in Europe
  10. Remember Orkut? Its founder wants to bring it back

Wired

  1. Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Becomes ‘Assisted Driving’ in Europe
  2. Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting
  3. NASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public
  4. The DOJ Is Weighing Perjury Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson
  5. I’m Still Convinced the iPod Was the Perfect Gadget
  6. The Best Mac Desktop to Buy (2026): Mac Mini, Mac Studio, or iMac?
  7. Dunking on Dating App Profiles Is Content Gold. People Are Getting Sick of It
  8. Best Battery-Powered Leaf Blowers (2026): Tested for Power, Battery Life, and Noise
  9. Even ‘Law & Order’ Is Terrified of AI
  10. A New Mexico Community Was a Place to Build a Life. Then a Hypersonic Missile Factory Showed Up

Engadget

  1. Google teases its new 'Fitbit Edge' wearable ahead of an October 12 reveal
  2. Flock Safety is reportedly planning major layoffs now that everyone hates it
  3. An Anthropic model submitted a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
  4. Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar review: A great home theater option all by itself
  5. Intel is reportedly launching new CPUs on old sockets that support DDR4 memory
  6. What it's like to spend a night in a Pebble Flow EV RV
  7. Webb telescope detects galaxy origin of the farthest fast radio burst we've seen to date
  8. What to expect at Apple's 'Welcome home' event next week
  9. Anthropic now offers a free vulnerability-finding service for open-source software
  10. Netflix releases trailer for its miniseries about Sam Bankman-Fried's scandal-ridden crypto exchange

9to5Mac

  1. iPhone Duo buyers to get a special surprise at U.S. Apple Stores, Gurman says
  2. Apple acqui-hires AI startup founded by former NotebookLM developers
  3. 9to5Mac Overtime 085: Here comes the HomePad
  4. 9to5Mac Daily: October 9, 2026 – Apple’s ‘Welcome home’ launch announced, more
  5. ‘HomePad’ is coming next week, with three features I’ve long wanted
  6. HomeKit Weekly: Onvis releases a Matter over Thread outdoor smart plug with energy monitoring
  7. Apple marks first Apple TV 4K ‘vintage’ with new model imminent
  8. Grok Bot just got its own email address, here’s how to claim yours
  9. Apple Mail added four convenient new features in iOS 27
  10. Apple ‘Welcome home’ event: Three new products are coming next week

Guardian Australia

  1. Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau
  2. Three men found guilty of murders of Australian surfer brothers and US friend in Mexico
  3. New York City’s Marble Hill residents furious after ICE shooting: ‘Why do this?’
  4. Sam Kerr on target but Matildas outclassed by youthful Germany in European friendly
  5. Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Israeli airport, UAE prosecutors say
  6. Federal judge rules against Trump DoJ’s policy of collecting state voter rolls
  7. Trump picks conservative commentator Katie Zacharia to be next press secretary
  8. Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for first time
  9. The week around the world in 20 pictures
  10. Anthony Vaccarello’s decade at Saint Laurent comes to an end – in pictures

ABC News

  1. Tasmanian EPA says it was not told extent of Firmus data centre generator plans
  2. Baby flying foxes starving in numbers volunteers have never seen
  3. Queensland battles dry spring except in far north
  4. Trump strikes deal with Putin for Russia to supply diesel to US
  5. NT council's China trade mission questioned amid cost-of-living crisis
  6. Melbourne hit by sixth consecutive night of arson attacks
  7. Retiring Riverland grape grower says industry support has come too late
  8. Shark attack survivor thanks 'legends' who saved him
  9. Veterans call on Prime Minister to release official war histories
  10. Bulldogs dominant in win over Bombers to start Pride Round

BBC News

  1. Screams, haunting scenes and deadly hide-and-seek, as Celebrity Traitors heats up
  2. Analysis: Trump's shock Russia deal highlights mounting pressure to curb fuel prices
  3. Three men found guilty of murdering two Australian surfer brothers and US friend
  4. Arteta's conscience clear over Man City charges
  5. Greek takeaways: What did we learn from Lionesses' win?
  6. Early release scheme prisoner jailed days after leaving
  7. NI secretary to ban the Drumcree parade
  8. Watch: Can the Fort Hood shooter's execution be livestreamed?
  9. Trump announces deal with Putin to release Russian diesel
  10. Commentator Katie Zacharia picked as new White House press secretary

The Guardian

  1. Chelsea manager Alonso insists Cole Palmer is committed to playing for England
  2. West Ham’s penalty pain costs them top spot in Championship after QPR draw
  3. Northern Ireland secretary Chris Bryant bans Drumcree parade
  4. Prosecutors oppose Luigi Mangione’s push for dismissal of state charges
  5. Pretty Little Liars’ Keegan Allen attacked by masked assailants in LA
  6. AI surveillance startup Flock to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash, sources say
  7. The Premier League is back: welcome to the new era of post-verdict unreality | Barney Ronay
  8. The Celebrity Traitors – live
  9. Lionesses take firm control of World Cup playoff tie against Greece
  10. ‘Abolish ICE’: Mamdani, AOC and other Democrats urge action after New York shooting

Al Jazeera

  1. Trump confirms Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be by firing squad
  2. US judge rules Trump administration’s use of voter data unlawful
  3. Africa Cup of Nations may stay as a biennial event, says CAF chief Motsepe
  4. Manchester United vs Tottenham: Premier League – teams, prediction, lineups
  5. UN envoy warns Yemen has returned to ‘full-scale war’, urges dialogue
  6. How will Spain’s housing crisis affect elections?
  7. Human rights veteran Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
  8. Rising fuel costs slashed Delta’s profit outlook despite strong demand
  9. Flydubai co-pilot plotted ‘suicide’ attack on Israel, UAE says
  10. Trump announces Russian diesel deal amid soaring US fuel prices

NPR

  1. Kalshi taps former FBI agent to fight against money laundering
  2. Fired OpenAI employees question the company's commitment to safety
  3. Trump says U.S. to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms
  4. Opinion: Can I keep the baseball I caught?
  5. The U.S. last held a public execution in the 1930s. The Pentagon wants to change that
  6. U.S. working to reverse an Egyptian man's third-country deportation to Africa
  7. Did Russia play by the rules in reporting lab worker's death?
  8. How the oil industry is preparing for Hurricane Isaias
  9. Trump says U.S. won't attack Iran before midterms. And, And, ICE agent shoots man in NYC
  10. Why American investors love European defense startups

Kottke

  1. Unseen Places: Rediscovering the Art of Observation by...
  2. Every US Electrical Outlet Explained
  3. Japanese book rave. A club in Tokyo spread carpets on the...
  4. Weball allows you to roll up websites into a Katamari...
  5. Is This Weird Quiz Game the Toughest F1 Video Game Ever?
  6. I just went down a rabbit hole of incense seals. So cool.
  7. Bill McKibben: I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We...
  8. In 1996, the Blondin family drove all around the US,...
  9. Chasing a Plane Across the Moon
  10. Abolish Frat Culture. “This is going to be uncomfortable...

The Marginalian

  1. The Secret Power of Ambivalence
  2. Sleeping Beauties: David Byrne on Why Transformative Ideas Fall Dormant and How They Awaken to Change the World
  3. Improvisation and the Quantum of Consciousness
  4. How to Remake Yourself When You Are Undone: Lincoln and the Gift of His Suicidal Depression
  5. Vincent van Gogh on Fear, Taking Risks, and How Inspired Mistakes Propel Us Forward
  6. Walt Whitman, Shortly After His Paralytic Stroke, on What Makes Life Worth Living
  7. Why Are We Not Better Than We Are
  8. But We Had Music: Nick Cave Reads an Animated Poem about How to Be More Alive
  9. A Constellation of Amazements: An Illustrated Love Letter to the Joy of Collecting Things
  10. How to Criticize with Kindness: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently

Pitchfork

  1. Willie Nelson, Yo La Tengo Endorse James Talarico
  2. Remi Wolf Announces 2027 North America Tour
  3. The Decemberists Premiere First Song in Two Years
  4. Alanis Morissette Made a Holiday Album
  5. 9 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Cameron Winter, Deafheaven, Dawn Richard, and More
  6. Watch Phoebe Bridgers and Boygenius Perform Live in New Short Film
  7. Watch Slayyyter Rock a Raccoon Pelt in “I Think He’s Got a Girl” Video
  8. Troye Sivan Shares His “Gayest Music Video” for “FF”
  9. Deafheaven Surprise Release New EP At Work in the Fields of the Bomb
  10. Grimes Shares First Song From AI-Inspired Album Psy Opera

Stereogum

  1. Katie Dey Announces New Album universal will: Hear “for you”
  2. Rocketship Announce New Album Hurt Feelings: Hear “New Threats”
  3. Virga – “Perception Management” & “Impassable Monolith II”
  4. Virga – “Perception Management” & “Impassable Monolith II”
  5. Carissa’s Wierd – “I Don’t Feel Like I Feel Right”
  6. The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
  7. Florence Road – “Wish Upon You”
  8. Mastodon Announce Vinyl Pressed With Mastodon Fossils
  9. The Decemberists Share New Song From Movie Adaptation Of Colin Meloy’s Wildwood
  10. “Silver Fox” Josh Homme Walks Ann Demeulemeester Runway, Readies His Own Clothing Line

Longreads

  1. Up a Creek
  2. The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
  3. Inside the Subreddit Where Men Share Their Dinners—And Their Most Intimate Feelings
  4. The People of Utah vs. Kevin O’Leary
  5. The True Cost of Rape in America
  6. The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Erika Hayasaki
  7. She Died at the San Diego Border. A Surveillance Ccamera Was in Plain Sight.
  8. How AI Replaced Me
  9. Orange Era
  10. ‘The Eels Were Climbing Out of the Water to Die ’: Why Did Every Fish in This Idyllic Lake Perish Overnight?

ScienceDaily

  1. Only one workout helped older adults lose fat and keep muscle
  2. Scientists find hidden materials that could improve batteries and solar fuels
  3. Bacteria turn a virus’ own weapon against it
  4. A 9-billion-year-old signal could help explain dark energy
  5. A quantum prediction from 1931 just came to life
  6. NASA astronauts splash down after 100 million miles in space
  7. October’s night sky is full of cosmic tricks and treats
  8. Nearly 30,000 people tested quit-smoking methods. One stood out
  9. Scientists tested 5 natural compounds on cancer cells. One stood out
  10. FDA-approved epilepsy drug may help reverse osteoarthritis damage

Quanta

  1. How Does Life Unfold? A Landscape Metaphor Comes Into Its Own.
  2. As AI Closed In on ‘Unique Games’ Proof, Researchers Raced to Beat the Machines
  3. Is AI the End of Math As We Know It?
  4. Sea Monkeys Show Scientists How To Rewrite a Rule of Turbulence

NASA

  1. NASA Seeks US Industry Plans for Commercial Space Stations
  2. NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies
  3. Cosmic House of Mirrors
  4. APOD: 2026 October 9 – Stickney Crater
  5. Floodwaters Overwhelm Thailand
  6. NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission
  7. NASA Announces Bold Science Initiatives for America’s Golden Age Summit
  8. NASA’s SSPICY Mission to Demonstrate In-Space Inspection Technologies
  9. Crew-12 Returns to Earth
  10. NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Sees Menagerie of Brown Dwarfs

Nature

  1. Breaking down nerve-cell scaffold relieves chronic pain in mice
  2. Watch this invisible tattoo appear under UV light
  3. Publisher Correction: Sleep chart of biological ageing clocks in middle and late life
  4. An experiment to glimpse the future Amazon — in pictures
  5. Briefing Chat: Top researchers are being mislead by sham academic societies
  6. Chimp and gorilla brains resist weight loss with age — unlike human brains
  7. The life of Darwin and the science of clouds: Books in brief
  8. Five movements from the edge of the singularity
  9. US proposes $100,000 charge for international students to do post-graduate work
  10. Woody ‘blankets’ deployed on Arctic permafrost to reduce carbon emissions

Dezeen

  1. Formant Studio reinterprets the classic tavern at contemporary Mexico City restaurant
  2. Community workshop and studio spaces among projects on display at Festival of the Future
  3. Formant Studio reinterprets the classic tavern at contemporary Mexico City restaurant
  4. Eight seats from Dezeen Showroom to sink into this autumn
  5. Home in Kyoto is a "subtle rearranging" of familiar spaces
  6. Why Saudi Arabia's wild giga-project The Line failed
  7. Victoria Beckham designs first homeware collection for Westwing
  8. Aesop explores scent and storytelling through fragrance installations around the world
  9. Ian Potter State Theatre refreshed "for the next generation"
  10. Laminex celebrates Australian heritage with nature-informed colour collection

Design Milk

  1. Freitag Turns Used Truck Tarps Into a New Kind of Luxury
  2. Friday Five with Veronica Mishaan: Inside the Making of a Bogotá Penthouse
  3. Garage Italia Gives the Fiat 500 an Electric Makeover
  4. A 5-Year-Old Kitchen Finds a New Home on Copenhagen’s Paper Island
  5. A West Vancouver Home Appears to Float Among the Trees
  6. Behind the Swoosh: 50 Years of Nike Design
  7. A Luxurious Spa by Liaigre Completes Hôtel Costes in Paris
  8. Eichholtz California Expands Its West Coast Footprint
  9. Thea Djordjadze Explores the Space Between Art and Architecture
  10. MLS Turns Its New Manhattan Headquarters Into an Office Stadium

BBC Sport

  1. 'Bored' White credits Hearn for Fury-Joshua being in UK
  2. NI World Cup hopes gone from 'improbable to impossible'
  3. Arsenal eye deal for teenager Mora - Saturday's gossip
  4. Glasgow overpower Connacht to maintain unbeaten start
  5. Leicester battle back to beat Gloucester
  6. Highlights: Albania 0-1 Wales
  7. Edwards joins Argentina as defence coach
  8. Super Bowl-winning player and coach Ditka dies aged 86
  9. Will anyone stop re-election of Infantino as Fifa president?
  10. Cacace's eyes on Ball despite Lomachenko interest

ESPN

  1. Fantasy basketball guide: Player rankings, schedule grid and draft tips
  2. Fantasy basketball cheat sheet: All the names you need to know for your draft
  3. Trump will not attend Georgia-Alabama game due to Hurricane Isaias
  4. Webb: 'Not ideal' to lose Broncos' play-calling duties
  5. Grand closing, grand opening: Guardians go back to Williams to start Game 5
  6. RB Barkley, WR Smith among 5 Eagles ruled out for London game vs. Jags
  7. Reports: Watchdog checking multiple Power 4 schools for possible overspending
  8. Retired Westbrook wants to carry torch for L.A. Olympics
  9. 2027 five-star fits: Notre Dame (again), UNC are on the board
  10. Haliburton hopes to finally fix Lillard relationship after stolen Dame Time celly

CNBC

  1. French yields are near levels not seen since 2002. Why that could give U.S. Treasurys a boost
  2. Trump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets
  3. Junk bonds are 'flashing yellow.' Watch these warning signs
  4. Memory stocks have hit a malaise. Jay Woods believes it's a buying opportunity
  5. What's behind the recovery rally in tech stocks — plus, Elon Musk's very good week
  6. Trump Media advisor Katie Zacharia offered White House press secretary role
  7. Tanker attacks in Strait of Hormuz surge to wartime high as Iran tries to choke off oil exports
  8. Two massive trades just happened in Micron and Nvidia. What they could mean for chips
  9. Trump created a committee to dig into the Fed's Lisa Cook. What is it and what comes next?
  10. Earnings season kicks into high gear as big banks report next week. Here's what's ahead

IGN

  1. Magic: The Gathering at NYCC Live Blog – Get Ready For Darkhold Destiny
  2. Gears of War: E-Day Estimated Sales Reach Just 230,000 in First Week, Analyst Says
  3. LucasFilm Games Producer Responds after Galactic Racer Character Biddy Blas Goes Viral
  4. Skate Developer Promises More Creative Tools Are Coming After ReSkate Modding Platform Goes Viral
  5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launch Rollout Adds DMZ Early Access
  6. October’s Humble Choice Has Dropped – Get Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and 7 More PC Games for $15
  7. Dungeons & Dragons Is Going to Outer Space With Star Wars: Tyro Squadron, First Look at Official Art
  8. Wardogs Dev Explains Why Blue Team Loses More, Confirms Plan to Address the Balance in Season 2
  9. Wardogs Dev Holding Back Certain Features Because of Xbox Series S, but Working to 'Very Low-End Hardware' Has Its Benefits
  10. Wardogs Dev Says PS6 and Xbox Project Helix Ports Should Be Relatively Straightforward

Kotaku

  1. We Might Be Cooked, As These Vibe-Coded Web Browser Ports Of Halo, The Simpsons: Hit And Run, And GTA: Vice City Seem To Work Perfectly
  2. Blogger Found Guilty Of Taunting State Senator With Shrek Dick Picks
  3. Will GTA 6 Ever Come To Switch 2? Nintendo Of America President Says Go Ask Rockstar
  4. Rockstar HR Questioned Over Discord ‘Mole’ And Sudden Timing Of GTA 6 Dev Firings In Latest Labor Tribunal Hearing
  5. Japanese Indie Gaming Publishers Are Doing Things Differently
  6. Gears Of War: E-Day Estimated To Have Sold Just 320,000 Copies Despite Rave Reviews
  7. Crimson Desert Exec Explains The Gulf Between The Mid Review Scores And The 7 Million Sales
  8. Charlie Cox Reveals He’s Already Recorded 40 Hours Of Lines For A Surprise Sega Game
  9. Inside The Failed Fight To Unionize One Of Gaming’s Most Idealized Studios
  10. Our Interview With Tim Schafer About Unionization At Psychonauts Studio Double Fine

PC Gamer

  1. Cyberpunk 2077 is being made into a movie, even though we've already got the perfect cyberpunk movie starring Keanu Reeves as a guy named Johnny
  2. Don't worry, Valve: I've got your next Deadlock character concepts sorted
  3. Leisure Suit Larry is about to take his final bow
  4. I might finally have gone too far with a GTA 5 mod that imports most of Doom 2
  5. Wardogs will bribe players with cash and XP to pick Blue team in Season 2
  6. 'I was nice to you three times in a row, so can I have one sex please?': Why Nivalis Nights intentionally avoided transactional romances
  7. Worldwide PC shipments have plummeted by over 20%, to the surprise of absolutely no one
  8. Valve is telling devs how well their games actually run on Steam Deck with real world data
  9. WoW: Forever dev says 'there's a real longing for that slower, more deliberate pace' in MMOs: 'A deliberate pushback on this go go go nature'
  10. Motion blur is the worst effect in games (confirmed)

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. "It's not in the top five reference points": Afterworld isn't just a Fallout grand strategy game, say Paradox, it owes a lot more to the Bronze Age
  2. Embrace your jobbing musician soul with a new Cyberpunk 2077 quest mod that comes with the option of playing all the wrong chords for Master of Puppets
  3. Wardogs season 2 deepens the sandbox shooter's capitalist hell by letting you bet cash on your own performance
  4. The Galaxies Showcase returns on October 15, with announcements from ZA/UM, Embark Studios, and Frontier Developments
  5. “We're not getting any younger, and the world seems to be ending": Amanita reveal Machinarium 2, sequel to 2009's prettiest robot adventure
  6. Draw maps of a vampiric lighthouse that defies logic in This Is Not For You, the latest horror game inspired by House of Leaves
  7. Forza Horizon 6's first major expansion will pull up in January, now Playground Games just need to offer any kind of hint whatsoever as to what it'll look like
  8. Timeloop metroidvania Echo Weaver is the brave game that locks almost nothing off and challenges you to break it
  9. You can now sign up to playtest the genre-bending Pony Island 2: Panda Circus, and while you're at it the original is free for a few days too
  10. All hail brand synergy, Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a live action adaptation from Paramount and the producer behind the horrendous Doom movie

Eurogamer

  1. After modders removed Skate's live service bits, devs draw the line with tools that "bypass our systems to unlock paid cosmetics"
  2. As Xbox and PlayStation sales reach new lows, analyst says the "US hardware market has not been in a more precarious position since the early 80s"
  3. Gears of War: E-Day reportedly courts over 1.7m Xbox Game Pass players and makes over $37m since launch
  4. Rockstar HR manager claims he had "little interest" in staff's union membership status as fired GTA dev union-busting trail heats up
  5. It's official: Forza Horizon 6 delayed to 2027 on PS5, and the game's first expansion has been announced
  6. The Galaxies Showcase returns next week: here's how to watch it and what to expect
  7. Gears of War E-Day review: a hole new world that grubs me up in all the right ways
  8. More Cox in video games as Daredevil and Clair Obscur star says he's in an unannounced Sega title
  9. Ace Combat 8 becomes fastest-selling game in the series, and very nearly the highest rated
  10. EA Sports FC 27 review