Hacker News

1. Why harnesses matter for energy (and token) efficiency
2. I never authorized an integration that scans my secrets
3. Flux 3 Image Klein: open weights, 5.6B parameters
4. The Fatal Flaw of 911
5. How the Claude Code team does code review
6. The NIST Elliptic Curves Seeds Bounty Has Been Claimed
7. You could have invented transformers from memory
8. Claude reveals ECDSA curve origins
9. Show HN: Stoke Money – Personal finance app built around a cash flow forecast
10. C++26: The New Debugging Header

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The Verge

1. Apple’s updated App Store rules go after ‘nudify’ AI apps
2. We can finally hear some of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon A Time in Shaolin album
3. Tesla driver says he was asleep and using FSD when he crashed into highway patrol cars
4. Why Apple is finally making its own smart home devices
5. The new Apple TV 4K just got its first (very small) discount
6. Apple’s HomeView has an app problem
7. Analogue is re-releasing its SNES and Genesis consoles with some nice upgrades
8. A fake WhatsApp clone is showing up before the real version on the Play Store
9. A week with RTX Spark: everything we’ve learned using Nvidia’s new laptops
10. The incredible flying Tesla Roadster is just for show

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Ars Technica

1. “thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops
2. US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"
3. Bug turns one of the biggest fears about Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses into reality
4. RFK Jr. proposes FDA look the other way on unproven peptides, report says
5. Meta may use sweeping new commercial TOS to avoid millions in AI licensing fees
6. Polymarket saw $600 million in election trades after the elections were over
7. Tesla turns to 50-year-old stunt technology as it tries to Roadster again
8. Super Scam Me documentary shows what it takes to catch a romance scammer
9. The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft's promises
10. Rocket Report: FAA eyes more Starbase traffic; India's Skyroot snares US customer

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TechCrunch

1. Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says
2. Porsche’s electric Macan Turbo is an automotive existential crisis
3. India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity
4. A Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet
5. Waymo’s robotaxis are headed to Canada
6. Elorian’s first AI model wants to reason with images, not just about them
7. In ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes meets her equal in comedian Nathan Fielder
8. Tressfecta wants to make hair braiding a less arduous task for hairstylists
9. Jev is Vercel’s fastest-adopted AI model ever
10. Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy

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Wired

1. The Leap Second Is No More
2. Katie Zacharia Was Linked to an AI Rare-Earths Startup. It’s Even Weirder Than It Sounds
3. Chicago-Area Cops Helped HSI Spy on Minnesota Anti-ICE Activists
4. Here’s Exactly How Tesla Made Its New 230-Mph Car ‘Fly’
5. Razer Barracuda V2 Pro Review: A Gaming Headset for the Office
6. Thank Gen Z for the ‘Girls’ Revival
7. Elon Musk Is Almost Single-Handedly Funding the Republican Midterms Push
8. Maybe Chatbots Shouldn’t Get to Say ‘I’ or ‘Me’
9. Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra Review: The First Real AI PC
10. AWOL Vision Aetherion Max RGB Laser UST Projector Review: A Top Buy

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Engadget

1. A 'flying' Tesla Roadster sounds impossible, until you see what Lockheed Martin built decades ago
2. Analogue returns to the 16-bit era with the Mega Sg+ and Super Nt+
3. If memory shortages last, tech companies should offer cheap battery replacements
4. MapQuest will now show you where Flock cameras are in your neighborhood
5. Technics EAH-A1000 review: Superior sound and excellent ANC in a premium package
6. An OpenAI research agent 'stole' test Ethereum to finish a coding task
7. Steam Achievement Sets will stop DLCs from ruining your 100 percent record
8. ChatGPT can now look at your Chrome tabs to do tasks for you
9. Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo goes on pre-order today at 8AM ET
10. Gmail's Live AI search feature arrives for Google AI subscribers

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9to5Mac

1. Apple poaches longtime Meta executive to lead global litigation
2. Apple’s new App Store rules crack down on AI nudification and ‘bait-and-switch’ apps
3. 9to5Mac Daily: October 16, 2026 – iPhone Duo pre-orders, more
4. Apple calls iPhone Duo pre-order demand ‘extraordinary’ as shipping dates slip
5. Report: Apple gains ground on rivals, but iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo face challenges
6. 9to5Mac Overtime 086: Apple’s smart home reboot
7. Report: Apple’s antitrust negotiations with the DOJ spark concerns of a weak settlement
8. iPhone Duo vs iPhone 18 Pro: Here’s every key difference
9. HomeView will include these Apple apps at launch
10. HomeKit Weekly: Get your Halloween and Christmas automations set up now

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Guardian Australia

1. Five Great Reads: cocaine nation, a 28-year walk home, and Americans give their verdict on Trump
2. New York man charged with rape and lethal fentanyl dosing of college student
3. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs moved to new prison after reports of a luxury lifestyle behind bars
4. I travel 200,000 miles a year. These are the five carry-on suitcases I actually trust
5. Premier League news: go bananas: Maresca loving fans’ show of defiance; James injury blow for Blues
6. Look Back review – Kore-eda’s ode to friendship, manga and artistic success
7. Brazil’s Lula says he now backs lowering age of criminal responsibility to 16
8. Game, set and tache: Carlos Alcarez joins growing trend for a stylish top lip
9. India’s Cockroach Janta party leader detained amid crackdown on protests
10. Girls is back: Lena Dunham revives cult series a decade on – The Latest

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ABC News

1. Darwin accountant trades tax for cane toad taxidermy
2. Hunt continues for man with shotgun who sparked lockdown in Sydney's inner west
3. Restored cottage gives insight into life on Snowy Scheme
4. Man pleads guilty to threatening Central Coast MP
5. Kindergarten owner and staff jailed for poisoning 200 children in China
6. End of an area as 'Wenty' dogs holds final race after 94 years
7. Tattoo artist brings queer joy to AFLW pride jumper
8. Clown doctors bring a smile to the sick, but not every joker can do it
9. Farmers frustrated as locust control costs add up
10. Canberra businesses battling 'multi-agency maze' to stay open, report finds

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BBC News

1. Ranking the Premier League's all-time greatest super subs
2. Analysis: Zacharia was thrown into a whirlwind - and failed at a critical time for Trump
3. Gloucester and holders Bordeaux draw thriller
4. Chris Mason: Burnham and Swinney tussle over where power lies in Scotland
5. Police assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser's wife
6. 'Well-known' man asks court to stop publication of sexual offence allegation
7. Police feared Andrew would delay search by saying King owned his home, documents show
8. Rahm sacrifices £75m to secure exit from LIV Golf
9. Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline
10. Sean 'Diddy' Combs moved to low-security facility in Pennsylvania

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The Guardian

1. Katie Zacharia’s five days as press secretary expose flaws in Trump’s TV-driven hiring
2. Healey backs pro-growth case for Heathrow third runway after Burnham ducks issue
3. Battling Gloucester hold champions Bordeaux to kick off Champions Cup in style
4. Bystander who killed Oregon shooter identified as father of girls at elementary school
5. Family of US man who died on Six Flags ride question if death was preventable
6. Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls to lowest on record as pivotal vote looms
7. Masterplan review – Stanley Tucci is wasted in Amazon’s smooth-brained heist caper
8. ‘It’s really not a drama’: Carrick sticks to the script after Martínez storm
9. The Celebrity Traitors – live
10. ‘Well-known individual’ tries to secure permanent injunction against Guardian and ITN

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Al Jazeera

1. Italy probes Israel’s Katz over abuse, sexual assault of flotilla activists
2. Families demand justice after Pakistan school collapse
3. Yemen’s government says Houthis fired two missiles at Aden airport
4. Meta employees say Lula’s accounts restricted in Brazil election: Report
5. How Israeli spyware used ‘zero click’ hack on Al Jazeera staff
6. Students in Europe are rising up to call for better education
7. Food affordability fears plague Gaza as Israel halts commercial goods
8. Oregon community mourns victims of school shooting
9. AOC transfers $1m to Michigan candidate El-Sayed in progressive push
10. Trump told new press secretary to ‘reconsider’ role

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NPR

1. Trump casts doubt on press secretary's future
2. Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia – OB-GYNS set new rules for menopause treatment
3. Amid talk of public execution, public opinion on death penalty is split
4. Israeli settlers beat Palestinians and a U.S. photojournalist in West Bank attacks
5. Crowds throng New Delhi and wave Indian flags amid escalating protests
6. Sally Rooney's books will no longer be sold in UK after Palestinian Action support
7. Teen kills 4 at Oregon school. And, DOJ sues California over alleged noncitizens
8. What this bankruptcy says about AI startups
9. How much money has Musk given to Republican groups since July? The quiz knows
10. Why some Gen Z voters who backed Trump now regret their decision

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Kottke

1. Charles Harley on Subway Takes: “I don’t think Black...
2. Illustrator and writer Luis Mendo’s second book is out....
3. Chromatic Inkscapes
4. Margaret Atwood in 2023: Go Ahead and Ban My Book. “It’s...
5. Roooobot. Huuuuuman.
6. The trailer for Blade Runner 2099, a new limited series...
7. Going 94 MPH on a Skateboard (New World Record)
8. I played (not) solitaire for more hands than I would care...
9. Good headline: Nine Inch Snails.
10. Beautiful Seamless Ride

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The Marginalian

1. The Day Dostoyevsky Discovered the Meaning of Life in a Dream
2. The Other Significant Others: Living and Loving Outside the Confines of Conventional Friendship and Compulsory Coupledom
3. Bruce Springsteen on Surviving Depression and His Strategy for Living Through the Visitations of the Darkness
4. How to Hold Your Helplessness: Nobel Laureate Bertrand Russell’s Salve for the Anxiety of Overwhelm
5. How Not to Waste Your Life
6. An Introvert’s Field Guide to Friendship: Thoreau on the Challenges and Rewards of Candid Connection
7. NostradamusGPT: The Psychology of Prophecy and How to Break Free from the Prison of Predictive Technologies
8. Probability Theory Pioneer Mark Kac on the Unpredictability of Creativity and the Two Types of Geniuses
9. Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing on Breaking Free from the Prisons We Choose to Live Inside
10. Hermann Hesse on How to Read a Book and How to Read Yourself

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Pitchfork

1. A$AP Rocky Recruits Jeremih and Reggie for “Shroom Clouds”
2. 11 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Fontaines D.C., the Avalanches, and More
3. Lana Del Rey Joins Zach Bryan on New Song “Lies”
4. Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan Compete on David Byrne’s Gameshow in “Expectations” Video
5. Wednesday’s Karly Hartzman Plots Solo Tour
6. Nino Paid and Warhol.SS Arrested on Felony Murder and Armed Robbery Charges
7. Justice Composed the Score for Grand Theft Auto VI
8. Skrillex and Ring Noord Remix Danny L Harle and PinkPantheress’ “Starlight”
9. Blondie Announce First Album in Nine Years
10. Geordie Greep Responds to Accuser’s Sexual Misconduct Allegations

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Stereogum

1. Worldpeace DMT’s Stick Around For Tea Is Not Your Father’s Laptop Twee
2. The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
3. Saya Gray, quickly, quickly, Aminé, & More Share New Songs For The Movie Version Of Colin Meloy’s Wildwood
4. HEALTH Share Two New Songs From The Street Fighter Soundtrack
5. Stream LA Power-Pop Band Exploding Flowers’ New Album Alphabet Window
6. Tierra Whack Shares Seven New Songs On Deluxe Whack’s Museum
7. LDB Fest 2027 Lineup Has Haywire, Integrity, Harm’s Way, More
8. SOB x RBE Announce New Album From The Land: Hear “Someone”
9. Chase & Status Cover Turnstile In BBC Live Lounge
10. Fontaines D.C. Confront Eternity At Roundhouse To Ring In Dopamine Chamber

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Longreads

1. Tishomingo Burn Ban
2. The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
3. What Happens When Your Abuser Kills Himself?
4. Supplemental Journey
5. Deskilling the Body
6. How Tree Rings Challenged the Myth of American Wilderness
7. Beyond the Glass
8. We’re Reporters, Not Teachers. We Were Able to Start Private Schools Anyway.
9. The Kids Who Identify as Animals
10. In Trump’s America, the Death Penalty Has Been Resurrected

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ScienceDaily

1. USC scientists discover how to create a never-ending supply of cancer-fighting cells
2. The uranium cubes that exposed Nazi Germany’s nuclear failure
3. Yale scientists discover how stress changes the brain to make memories stronger
4. Astronomers discover a strange universal rule behind black hole eruptions
5. Scientists discover a plastic-eating “Pac-Man” enzyme with a surprising secret
6. NASA captures strange waves high above Hurricane Simon
7. A protein that fuels cancer could also be the key to fighting it
8. A quantum highway just one atom high could transform superconductors
9. “Crawzilla” was huge. Then scientists found an even bigger crayfish
10. Antarctica’s sea ice has undergone a stunning reversal

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Quanta

1. He Wants AI Benchmarking To Be a Science, Not a Dark Art
2. How Do Fungi Keep the Planet Healthy?
3. Triplet of ‘Ghostly’ Galaxies Hints at What Dark Matter Is — and Isn’t
4. Is ‘Attention’ the Essence of Intelligence?
5. How Does Life Unfold? A Landscape Metaphor Comes Into Its Own.

NASA

1. NASA Names Stephen Cash Marshall Space Flight Center Director
2. Artemis II Heat Shield After Splashdown
3. I Am Artemis: Allison Mjoen
4. NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge
5. APOD: 2026 October 16 – Chasing the International Space Station
6. Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast
7. NASA to Help Unlock Mysteries of Mars’ Moons in Upcoming Mission
8. NASA Satellites Observe Historic 2026 El Niño
9. Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply
10. NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland

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Nature

1. Memory stays strong in old age when this brain enzyme is active
2. History’s long-secret codes are being cracked by amateurs using AI
3. IceCube just won a Nobel prize. Protect astroparticle physics projects with the same potential
4. Briefing Chat: An invisible tattoo that appears under UV light – and then disappears
5. Unprecedented atlas explores mitochondria across the tree of life
6. The pianist who never played
7. PhD students who write dissertation with AI less likely to stay in academia
8. Daily briefing: Bleached corals revived by healthy neighbour’s touch
9. Give me the good news: four science stories to brighten your day
10. Is AI eroding PhD students’ critical thinking and analysis skills?

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Dezeen

1. Baird Architects releases first furniture collection as "natural extension" of studio
2. Spaces by Manah signposts Chennai community centre with barrel-vaulted roof
3. Factory in Bangladesh that "redefines manufacturing architecture" wins RIBA International Prize
4. Is this year's Stirling Prize winner a worthy victor?
5. Objects with Narratives presents collectible design that looks "found rather than fabricated"
6. Tesla launches flying Roadster concept car
7. "Welcoming and inclusive" London housing wins RIBA Stirling Prize 2026
8. Frank Lloyd Wright's only planetarium restored in Florida
9. Apple consolidates smart-home capabilities in HomeView dashboard
10. Schemata Architects restores guesthouse nestled in ancient Irish rainforest

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Design Milk

1. From Spotlight to Soft-light: New Lighting by Coil + Drift
2. A 1908 Japanese Prison Finds New Life as a Luxury Hotel
3. Kohler Introduces Fleurette Artist Editions Collection with Aerin Lauder
4. Alfonso Verduzco Translates Mexican Architecture Into ALMA Acoustic Panels
5. 262 Fifth Avenue Pairs Sculptural Architecture With Serene Interiors
6. Amazon Rethinks the Kindle From the Inside Out
7. Falconry Takes Flight Inside Dubai’s N53 Cigar Lounge
8. A New Book Preserves the Lost Interiors of Ebony and Jet’s Chicago Headquarters
9. Spinnaker x seconde/seconde/ Brings Back the 50 Phantoms
10. A Brooklyn Brownstone Trades Restraint for Color and Character

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BBC Sport

1. Was game of the season contender a statement from Coleraine?
2. Four-try Dragons beat Perpignan - but without bonus
3. Jaminet stars as Toulon beat Edinburgh in Challenge Cup
4. Bellingham agrees new Real deal - Saturday's gossip
5. Dubois and Wardley at career-heaviest for rematch
6. Feel-good Koumas story something for Liverpool to smile about
7. 'Our roots are Man Utd' - but FC United ethos 'more important than ever'
8. Stewart adds to GB gold tally at Worlds
9. Police investigating antisemitic Nazi chants from Hajduk Split fans
10. Celtic-Hearts showdown tops weekend's Premiership bill

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ESPN

1. ESPN secures 'handshake agreement' to broadcast 24-team CFP, sources say
2. Titans CEO apologizes to fans, believes Saleh, GM can turn it around
3. Your guide to the WNBA Finals: Predictions, how each team could win, more
4. Reese or Williams at No. 1? Ranking the top 15 players in the WNBA Finals
5. Dream's Reese won't 'shy away' from big stage of WNBA Finals
6. 'A bit of an obsession': Inside Jaguars die-hards' pub takeover in London
7. Packers RB Jacobs eligible to return next week amid ongoing probe
8. Broncos' Cooper removed from exempt list, could still face league discipline
9. Eagles' beat-up backfield loses Barkley, Shipley; Smith likely to return
10. Zambia players to miss several NWSL games due to Ebola travel restrictions

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CNBC

1. Why did CoreWeave stock get crushed this week? Look to this corner of the debt market for clues
2. Brent oil touches $110 as Iran escalates Hormuz attacks, Ukraine vows to hit Russian refineries
3. Major earnings reports are due next week, but strong results may not be enough to quell market fears
4. Wall Street's fear gauge is ripping. Traders see it going even higher
5. Looking for a non-AI trade? This bank stock is poised for a breakout next week
6. What happens after bankruptcy? A debt attorney explains what comes next
7. Apple’s $1,999 iPhone Duo puts the company's status-symbol power to the test
8. We're downgrading this retail stock after a big comeback. Plus, AI names slide again
9. Trump says White House didn't order Starlink restrictions in Ukraine
10. Yields continue to rattle investors. These sectors are most at risk if rates stay elevated

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IGN

1. Super Smash Bros. Player Mew2King Banned From Tournament After Bug Bites Spark Health Concerns
2. ‘There Should be a Game Award for Hot Dads’ — Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Devs Are Fully Aware and Loving the ‘Horny’ Fanart for Their Game
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 – Captain Price's Fate Explained
4. Ghost of Yotei Sales Lag Behind Tsushima but Are Still Strong on PS5, Analyst Estimates Show
5. MTG Darkhold Destiny Arcanum Bundle: What's Inside and Is It Worth The Price Tag?
6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 - Campaign Review
7. ‘It Was an Unofficial Goal of the Team to Be Banned, Unrated, or Restricted’ – How Hellraiser: Revival Expands Cenobite Lore While Staying True to Clive Barker
8. Modern Warfare 4 on Switch 2 Is Not The Disaster You’d Imagine
9. Apparent Leaked Footage Shows Canceled Assassin's Creed Game Set in Qin Dynasty China
10. 'We F***ed Up' — Wardogs Boss Admits Season 2 Hasn't Gone Particularly Well

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Kotaku

1. Fans Are Comparing Grand Theft Auto 6′s Latest Trailer To Its First And Complaining That It’s A Blurry ‘Downgrade’
2. Kingdom Hearts’ Opening Is Still Incredible
3. Early Reviews Of You Can See Everything Are Stressing Me Out
4. Who The Hell Was That In The Street Fighter Movie Because It Wasn’t Cammy
5. How Should Video Game Ownership Work In An All-Digital Future?
6. Castlevania‘s Most Iconic Song Should Chain Whip Me To Death, Not Put Me In A Thousand Year Sleep
7. Ready Or Not: The Kotaku Review
8. Anime Gambling Horror Game Ditches Free Steam Demo So It Doesn’t Get Ripped Off By AI
9. New RPG From Final Fantasy, Persona Vets Borrows From The Past To Ask How We Can Save The Future
10. The Street Fighter Movie: The Kotaku Review

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PC Gamer

1. The Cyberpunk 2077 movie won't be 'a film adaptation of the game,' CD Projekt chief says
2. I haven't wanted to 100% a game in a long time, but…
3. 'We f**ked up': 1 day into Wardogs Season 2, the Blue team bribery bonus is being dropped
4. My career as a weed farmer was derailed by my unslakeable lust for golf
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 review-in-progress: A campaign you shouldn't skip
6. Asus not only replaced an RTX 4080 Super with an RTX 5080 but also swapped it *again* just to give this lucky Redditor one that matches their all-white build
7. Linux kernel drops AI-contribution disclosure rule, as Linus Torvalds says banning the tech would be 'utterly stupid'
8. Windows Settings might become more useful and get quicker updates if this new hidden app is anything to go by
9. Modern Warfare 4 release times and early access explained
10. 'Little Tim is so obsessed with Gabe': Former Valve writer baffled by Epic CEO Tim Sweeney's attempts to compete with Steam via vibe coding

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Rock Paper Shotgun

1. Nonolith traps you in a living maze and challenges you to find hidden terrain magic using good old copy-paste
2. We have reached a new threshold in genAI gloom, with a game dev cancelling a demo for fear of copycats ripping them off before release
3. "We were wrong": Wardogs devs end Season 2's team-specific cash and XP bonus experiment after a single, tumultuous day
4. The Blood of Dawnwalker's update 1.1 adds a "forgiving" difficulty setting, but I think I'll find it hard to forgive its introduction of "directional animal petting"
5. The creator of last year's cult hit RPG The Necromancer's Tale is back with The Lich Wars, a storybook RPG that follows 30 years of undead botheration
6. Cyberpunk 2077 movie "won't be a one-to-one translation of the game's story", CD Projekt Red boss confirms, and boy do I think that's the right move
7. Penguin Colony review - the least expected Soulslike you'll play, and a cracking parody of Lovecraftian empires
8. The pleasures of Double Fine's Thank You Bus Driver are not in the destination, nor the journey, but in slapping my disobedient passengers
9. Ubisoft were working on a second Assassin's Creed game set in Qin Dynasty China, if this allegedly leaked footage is to be believed
10. Valve roll out Steam Achievement Sets in beta, splitting up games’ perpetually growing trophy masses into DLC and season buckets

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Eurogamer

1. Analogue is reviving its Mega SG and Super Nt consoles, and they'll play all your old Sega and Nintendo cartridges with some modern enhancements
2. 11 games and announcements that got us excited in the latest Galaxies Showcase
3. Fortnite is coming to Linux so we may soon be able to play it and other games like Apex Legends on Steam Deck and Steam Machine
4. Wardogs devs rush to fix XP exploit allowing players to quickly unlock tanks and stomp competition on Season 2's first day
5. CD Projekt Red says its mysterious Hadar game is its "biggest project to date", but even after "several good years" it's seemingly a long way off
6. Control Resonant becomes the fastest-selling game in Remedy's history, outpacing Alan Wake 2 and the original Control
7. Jagex cancels RuneScape Reignited less than two weeks after it was announced, due to "a ton" of player feedback
8. Controversial Battlefield 6 XP changes have been reversed, with Battlefield Studios saying they were "unintended"
9. GTA 6 squeaks into eligibility for The Game Awards 2026 by the smallest of margins - but can it break Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's record number of wins?
10. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave gets its first wave of DLC today, and an expansion pass to include it

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