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Thursday 22 October 2026

393 headlines from 32 sources still surfacing

Hacker News

  1. The era of speedball capitalism has dawned
  2. When Do We Become the Person We Ought to Be?
  3. mitmproxy adds --emudhra option
  4. Show HN: I built a Markdown and raw HTML blog platform scoring 99 on PageSpeed
  5. Κ = 0.003 for integer multiplication crossed
  6. There isn't an easy exploit for this PHP vulnerability
  7. Railway Security Disclosure
  8. PHP web runtimes (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619)
  9. AWS rates PHP RCE as Important so Amazon Linux 2023 patch may take 20 days
  10. CleanFrame: A quieter home screen for Samsung The Frame

The Verge

  1. YouTube says it isn’t testing hiding the dislike button
  2. Tesla says customers can add their own vehicles to the robotaxi fleet next year — will it happen?
  3. Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains
  4. Meta to create a new class of shares to fund AI push
  5. New York’s first microdrama film festival searches for its audience
  6. Meta says it would’ve made over $22 billion if it didn’t have to pay a child safety settlement
  7. PHP: The three letters that shut down sites all over the internet today
  8. Flying Roadsters can’t lift Tesla’s flat Q3 revenues
  9. Bose acquires Skullcandy to help it reach a wider audience
  10. Airbnb bans making guests do dishes and take out the trash

Ars Technica

  1. FCC chair warns media not to run the "fake polls" Trump keeps complaining about
  2. Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you already bought
  3. Enterprises keep buying software upgrades that IT thinks will make things worse
  4. Tesla profits drop 43% in Q3
  5. The new human-crafted Apple Music brand matters in an AI world
  6. RIP BioWare: EA shuts down storied RPG studio after over three decades
  7. OpenAI's latest AI models are coming to Google Cloud and Antigravity
  8. Report: Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, then blamed it on Trump
  9. Judge rejects Trump’s wild claim EPA can dismiss data center pollution lawsuits
  10. Does opting out of smart TV tracking work? Research finds “suspicious” traffic.

TechCrunch

  1. Tesla says it will start selling Cybercabs by end of year
  2. Blackstone’s Jas Khaira says fears over AI-buildout debt are overblown
  3. Meta wants to pay for its broad AI buildout with a newly created class of stock
  4. Airbnb limits chores for guests, sparking backlash from hosts
  5. TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to know
  6. Meta says Muse has over 10M users, with shopping a top activity
  7. Year-old AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation
  8. Tesla stars Optimus robot production in California as profit falls 43%
  9. Recursive launches Flint, a laptop coding model it says was largely built by AI
  10. Automattic begins layoffs following board upheaval and executive departures

Wired

  1. Mark Zuckerberg Agrees to Stay in California Despite Billionaires’ Tax Ballot Measure
  2. Airbnb Hosts Are Furious They Can No Longer Make Guests Do Their Chores
  3. ‘It’s the President’s Fault’: The White House Blame Game Starts Early Ahead of the Midterms
  4. Trump Isn’t Even Good at TV Anymore
  5. Bose Is Buying Skullcandy. It’s Not as Weird as It Sounds
  6. Eufy Security Wall Light Cam S4 Deal: Save $80 on This Versatile Gadget
  7. Ruggable’s Washable Rugs Are Worth It and Now on Sale (2026)
  8. GM Wants Your Car to Do Your Chores
  9. The Best Art TV Deals: Samsung Frame, Hisense Canvas, and More (2026)
  10. This Startup Is All In on Recursive Self-Improvement. Its Latest Model Is Scary Good

Engadget

  1. Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is 'entering a new phase' with Muse
  2. Bose buys audio rival Skullcandy
  3. Airbnb bans hosts from making you do the dishes
  4. Claude Duet is Anthropic's answer to Meta Muse and OpenAI Dots
  5. Government websites in the EU and Canada taken offline over PHP vulnerability
  6. Meta ordered to cough up $25 billion in New Mexico privacy case
  7. Xbox is previewing paid cloud gaming for players without Game Pass
  8. EA is shutting down BioWare and cutting around 400 jobs
  9. There's a new Apple Music logo and it looks like ripples in water
  10. Sony's PlayStation Pulse headset arrives on November 19 for $100

9to5Mac

  1. Giant iPhone Duo installations spotted at Apple Fifth Avenue ahead of Friday launch
  2. 9to5Mac Daily: October 21, 2026 – New iPhone Duo features, more
  3. Apple and DOJ notify court of impasse over document cutoff in antitrust lawsuit
  4. iOS 27.2 reveals Apple’s Messages app could soon get highly requested change
  5. Anthropic takes on ChatGPT Dots and Meta Muse with Claude Duet
  6. iPadOS 27.2 adds convenient new feature from the Mac
  7. Photographer Tyler Stalman reviews iPhone Duo’s new cameras
  8. Slow Horses showrunner explains finale shock ending, season 7 trailer debuts
  9. iOS Decoded: iOS 27.2 RC – hands-on w/ HomePod Sound Glow, TV profiles, Apple TV Home Theater assets, more [Video]
  10. Here’s where Apple says iPhone Duo will (and won’t) be available for walk-ins

Guardian Australia

  1. Ilhan Omar says US agents seized 17 items in raid designed to ‘freak’ her out
  2. ‘Almost looks fake’: two Sydney beaches closed after whale carcass washes up
  3. Sam Wood makes bid for bail to supreme court over domestic violence charges
  4. Flaw in PHP computer language leads to shutdown of websites around world
  5. Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks
  6. I spent a week watching Helen Haines in action in Canberra. It was the most inspiring week of my life | Tim Berenyi
  7. Officials confirm flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite found in US wildlife
  8. Macron accuses Trump and other foreign leaders of ‘stupid comments’ about France unrest
  9. Labor, Coalition and crossbench MPs afraid at home and work after alleged attack on Helen Haines
  10. Former Australia sprint champion Jake Doran charged with alleged child abuse

ABC News

  1. High school students explore AI, humanity in exhibition
  2. Dumped Victorian Liberal candidate demands party brings him back
  3. Prosecutors admit murder-accused illegally deported
  4. Breaking: ABC reporter saves man from floodwaters
  5. US orders diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes
  6. Former Australian sprint champion charged with child sex offence
  7. Australians facing spike in data breaches after 'critical' flaw uncovered
  8. Potential PNG signing helping to heal Cooper Bai's family rift
  9. Sperm whale stranded near Devonport in Tasmania's north-west
  10. NAB staff speak out after mass job cuts revealed

BBC News

  1. Criminals who skip sentencing will face solitary confinement or lose social visits
  2. The Papers: 'Drill, Andy Drill!' and a Budget for 'bloody-minded entrepreneurs'
  3. The real reasons US politicians are getting older
  4. The 'trillion pound' oil fund the government believes Britain could have built
  5. The grads ditching the UK for a fresh start abroad
  6. Goal, assist... goal-kick - Kane underlines Ballon d'Or credentials
  7. 'Betrayed by my body': The taboo health issue women are talking about on social media
  8. Only one female scientist named in GCSEs, research finds
  9. The four locations in the running to be UK City of Culture 2029
  10. Diabetes and ADHD drugs to be tested on Alzheimer's patients in new study

The Guardian

  1. Aneurin Bevan’s personal security file was ‘remarkably tame’ – National Archives
  2. Royal Navy lacks resources to counter Russian threat in high north, MPs warn
  3. Nancy Pelosi’s office latest recipient of letter containing white powder
  4. The Experiment review – easily the most disturbing thing on TV
  5. Ellie & Natasia review – please give us more of this irresistibly weird comedy
  6. ‘Angry’ Carrick on the brink as Fernandes hits out at Manchester United tactics
  7. Paris Saint-Germain sparkle on the pitch while the city of light burns around them | Barney Ronay
  8. Tesla to report earnings after Elon Musk floats SpaceX merger plan
  9. Ilford Boy review – Barbra Streisand teaches teen to smile about the way we are
  10. Como demolish dismal Manchester United to pile more pressure on Carrick

Al Jazeera

  1. Qatar, France call for opening of Hormuz and Gaza ceasefire implementation
  2. Colombian president purges National Museum of works promoting ‘communism’
  3. Brother of George W Bush endorses Democratic Senate candidate in Texas
  4. One killed, eight injured in attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd airport
  5. World leaders warn of security flaws found in PHP programming language
  6. Iran war live: IRGC vows invasion as defence doctrine turns ‘offensive’
  7. US accuses Canada of election interference ahead of midterms
  8. What happened during Witkoff and Kushner’s latest meeting with Putin
  9. Pope Leo needs no further treatment after cancer surgery, doctors say
  10. Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say

NPR

  1. Citing 'challenges,' AIPAC halts endorsements and direct contributions to candidates
  2. The Justice Department begins notifying counties where it wants to monitor elections
  3. Poll: Voters want Congress to be a check on Trump, trust Democrats more on issues
  4. Meet the people moving north to escape increasingly hot summers
  5. Top 2 Democrats on Intel say they're preparing for Trump to claim foreign meddling
  6. How Trump's attacks on voting system integrity might affect upcoming elections
  7. Why local officials are feeling 'on edge' as election day approaches
  8. Supreme Court upholds pause on Trump's anti-trans prison policy
  9. New human data hints at psychedelics' potential to combat inflammation
  10. Sentenced to death at 17, at 68, quilt artist receives solo museum exhibition

Kottke

  1. Meet Prometheus, a Gift Link Search Engine
  2. “A SpudCell can grow, copy its DNA, divide in two, and...
  3. Bastardica is “a foundry for bastard web fonts. Mix,...
  4. How did life on Earth arise? Three of the biggest...
  5. NYC’s Fastest Bike Messenger (1985)
  6. The Library Is Closed. Feel Free to Come In. “In...
  7. Tiny People in a Big World is like a birdwatching guide,...
  8. Link Loop is basically a 2D version of Portal. Looks fun!
  9. Ambient Earth
  10. “Japan launched a $578 million mission Monday on a...

The Marginalian

  1. Corrective for a Broken Heart
  2. How to Be Un-Dead: Notes on Waking Up from the Trance of Near-Living
  3. How to Grow Old without Letting Life Become a Parody of Itself
  4. The Constitution of the Inner Country: Leonard Cohen on Language and the Poetry of Presence
  5. How to Stop Waiting and Start Living: A Jolt from Henry James
  6. Love After Life: Nobel-Winning Physicist Richard Feynman’s Extraordinary Letter to His Departed Wife
  7. When Relationships Change: Anne Morrow Lindbergh on Embracing the Intermittency and Mutability of Love
  8. How to Unself in Order to Be Who You Really Are
  9. Nineteen Truths and One Beguiling Lie about Life from 20 Years of The Marginalian
  10. Celebrating 20 Years of The Marginalian and the Search for Meaning: Free Livestream This Friday

Pitchfork

  1. Talking Heads Announce New Book
  2. 11 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Alchemical Sisters, Fine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and More
  3. Watch Fontaines D.C. Perform on Jools Holland
  4. Ben Folds Five Announce First Tour Since 2013
  5. Yung Miami Launches Debut Solo Album With New Songs “F U” and “2008”
  6. Chvrches Announce First Album in Six Years and 2027 Tour
  7. Snoh Aalegra Unveils New Album With Song Featuring Nile Rodgers and Raphael Saadiq
  8. Angine de Poitrine Set 2027 International Tour
  9. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Launch New Album Burned
  10. Bassvictim Readying Second Album of the Year

Stereogum

  1. Dowsers – “Dogwood” & “Three Forks Of Cheat”
  2. Kid Cudi Is Writing, Producing, And Starring In His Own Jean-Michel Basquiat Biopic
  3. Maz Announces New EP Loveandpain: Hear The Title Track
  4. Ben Folds Five Announce Reunion Tour
  5. Fenne Lily – “Stranger Things”
  6. David Murray, Year One
  7. Doechii – “Catwoman”
  8. Chvrches Announce New Album All The King’s Men
  9. My Wonderful Boyfriend – “Chip City”
  10. If It Rains Release Crushing New EP All We’ve Got

Longreads

  1. Quest for the Slappy Man-Hug
  2. Ghosts of the Grove
  3. Have You Been to the Sixth-Worst McDonald’s in America?
  4. He Was a Suspect in the Yogurt Shop Murders for Thirty Years. He Can’t Forget.
  5. The Man Who Taught Us How to Pay Attention
  6. Death by a Thousand Dams
  7. The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Jasper Craven
  8. Feeding the Revolution
  9. The Doxing of Jane Doe
  10. Tishomingo Burn Ban

ScienceDaily

  1. Massive study of 460,000 people challenges ultra-processed food cancer fears
  2. Too much RNA can starve cells of energy, scientists discover
  3. A train was delayed by a solar storm. But something didn't add up.
  4. Astronauts’ hearts just passed a surprising test for Mars
  5. Rejuvenation breakthrough: Scientists reverse 60 years of aging in human cells
  6. Just 4 minutes a day can dramatically improve strength after 65
  7. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover just shattered the all-time off-world driving record
  8. A massive asteroid slammed into the North Sea and unleashed a 330-foot tsunami
  9. Scientists discover ghostly, eyeless creature hidden in Chinese cave
  10. Scientists find 10 different diets linked to slower aging

Quanta

  1. See Inside Cells Like Never Before in These Vivid Microscopic Images
  2. AI Proved the Quasi-Riemann Hypothesis. What Happens Now?
  3. He Wants AI Benchmarking To Be a Science, Not a Dark Art
  4. How Do Fungi Keep the Planet Healthy?

NASA

  1. Faster to Science: A Letter to the Science Community
  2. NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions
  3. NASA JPL Looks to Next 90 Years of Innovation, Exploration
  4. NASA to Conduct NCAA Flyover, Engage Fans at University of Alabama
  5. Tracks Along the Longest Drive on Another World
  6. Science on the Space Station with NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins
  7. NASA’s CASALS Instrument Bridges Gaps in 3D Maps of Earth’s Surface
  8. APOD: 2026 October 21 – New Ghosts Revealed in Cassiopeia
  9. Extratropical Cyclone Whips Past Iceland
  10. NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland

Nature

  1. Can plants defend coasts against storms?
  2. Fabric user interface can be worn on your sleeve — and machine-washed
  3. Worms live longer in cool conditions thanks to a muscle-derived molecule
  4. Large-scale single crystals printed layer by layer
  5. Cave stalagmites document global patterns in monsoon rainfall over the past 450,000 years
  6. How tech billionaires are disrupting biomedical science
  7. How a new wave of science philanthropists can have the greatest impact
  8. A single antimatter particle in a cage opens door to ‘revolutionary’ physics
  9. Robert Williamson obituary: geneticist who mapped genes for muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis
  10. Multimodal precision diagnostics in clinical xenotransplantation

Dezeen

  1. Johnston Marklee unveils designs for Bass Museum expansion
  2. Dezeen launches "richer and more versatile" new website
  3. Dosorozco uses stone and blackened timber for textured home in Mexican forest
  4. Takero Shimazaki upgrades makeshift theatre into permanent "church-like" London venue
  5. Apple showcases upcycled found furniture and banana palm-paper lantern at Designers of Tomorrow show
  6. Glen-Gery clads Princeton University health centre in bricks made with reclaimed materials
  7. STG Design unveils upcoming “unconventional, sinuous” Houston skyscraper
  8. Forbo Flooring spotlights creative possibilities of custom flooring
  9. Rippling water informs wildlife pavilion by Desai Chia Architecture
  10. Terracotta tiles enclose skinny Roof House by Trung Nguyen Architects

Design Milk

  1. Amoh Resort Brings Ancient Greek Craftsmanship to the Coast of Rhodes
  2. Roger Dubuis Gives Its Knights of the Round Table Watch a Samurai Spin
  3. Infiniti Carries Kyoto’s Bamboo Forests Into the Design of the 2027 QX80
  4. Benjamin Moore’s 2027 Color of the Year Finds Staying Power in Green
  5. 6 Tile Trends Shaping Design From Cersaie 2026
  6. 10 Artful Rug Collections That Bring Pattern, Texture, and Craft to the Floor
  7. Davis Furniture Debuts Faba by Mario Ferrarini
  8. Boldizar Senteski Explores the Beauty of Decay in the Erosion Collection
  9. Hommeboys Interiors Brings Warmth to a Los Altos Hills Home
  10. From Spotlight to Soft-light: New Lighting by Coil + Drift

BBC Sport

  1. Is it 'phenomenal' Kane's year to lift the Ballon d'Or?
  2. 'Simply not good enough - Warnock on Man Utd's Como display
  3. Real Madrid dominate Leipzig for third straight win
  4. Isco the difference as Betis continue winning start against Feyenoord
  5. Villa maintain perfect Champions League start with Viking victory
  6. McTominay scores twice as Napoli beat Bodo/Glimt
  7. PSG come out on top in six-goal thriller against Barcelona
  8. Foden nets hat-trick as Man City beat AEK Athens
  9. Mac Allister scores twice as Liverpool fight back to beat Villarreal
  10. 'What a goal, what a moment' - Rice snatches late equaliser against Bayern

ESPN

  1. Hall of Fame hoops coach Huggins has progressive cognitive condition
  2. Saleh defends ex-Titan Elliott, says gun incident was not 'criminal act'
  3. Goodell: NFL welcomes investigation into Eagles QB Hurts' medical care
  4. Panthers' Tkachuk embraces boos, scores in acrimonious return to Ottawa
  5. Ohtani won't require surgery; Dodgers 'fully expect him to pitch next year'
  6. 🏠 Inside the home of LeBron and Savannah James
  7. Chiefs mourn Bailey after former NFL player found dead at age 37
  8. RB Jacobs speaks: Sorry for putting Packers in this situation
  9. Champions League talking points: What to make of the Man United mess
  10. WNBA Finals Game 3 live updates, analysis and highlights

CNBC

  1. Southeast Asia is hungry for AI — and the money isn't just in subscriptions
  2. James Talarico fires back at Elon Musk in Texas Senate race feud
  3. Critical web security flaws spark global alarm as Google, OpenAI and Amazon respond
  4. Meta put out an ambitious roadmap to Muse monetization after strong quarter and guide
  5. Bank of Korea holds rates after President Lee calls for boosting housing supply
  6. Sovereign wealth funds' China and Hong Kong investments surge 190% after a bruising slump
  7. Inside India newsletter: Asia’s hottest data center market aims to quell concerns over water and power use
  8. Zuckerberg commits to staying in California for 8 years as part of creation of new class of Meta shares: Live updates
  9. Tesla beats on earnings and sales even as auto revenue declines
  10. New Mexico AG lawsuit accuses Epstein's attorney and accountant of facilitating sex trafficking

IGN

  1. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Narrows Release Window Following Player Feedback
  2. GTA 6's Fast Food Restaurant, Burger Shot, Is Coming to Real Life in the Miami Heat's Arena
  3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ Review So Far
  4. BioWare Was the Greatest RPG Developer Ever
  5. Former BioWare Executive Producer Mark Darrah Says EA Might Be 'More Likely' to Sell IPs Like Mass Effect and Dragon Age After Studio’s Closure
  6. Star Wars: The Old Republic Fans Pay Their Respects to BioWare
  7. EA Halts Development on Mobile Multiplayer Sims Game in Favor of Rumored Sims 4 Sequel
  8. Mass Effect 5 Was Supposed to Redeem the Series After Andromeda, and Now We'll Never Get That
  9. You Can Save $11 Off GTA 6 Preorders, Today Only
  10. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on PS5 Drops to New All-Time Low Price at Amazon With a Coupon

Kotaku

  1. GTA 6‘s First TV Ad Cuts The Spicy Shower Scenes
  2. BioWare’s Closure Reportedly Won’t Affect The Mass Effect TV Show
  3. SonicFox Reminds Everyone They’re Based, Backing Out Of A Gaming Convention Over An AI-Generated Promo
  4. The Future Of The Sims Just Got Even Messier
  5. Subnautica 2 Is Getting Scarier With ‘Early Access 2.0,’ But Its Early Access Period Has No End In Sight
  6. Xbox Employees Who Survive Upcoming Layoffs Will Be Rewarded With More Mandatory Time In The Office If They Live Within 50 Miles
  7. Stick Run Creator Manuel Otto Dies At Age 30 After Twitch Livestream Incident
  8. The Final Fantasy 14 Typing Minigame Isn’t Even Out Yet And It’s Already Pissing Players Off
  9. The Return Of One Of The Most Cursed Shows In All Of Broadcast Television Has People Losing Their Minds
  10. It Didn’t Have To End This Way

PC Gamer

  1. The next Mass Effect would have had 'a level of autonomy and choice that no other game has been able to match', according to BioWare veteran
  2. Can you identify the horror game by its horrors?
  3. Holy crap, they're making Serious Sam: The Third Encounter
  4. Machinarium AI tribute cops a flogging from studio: 'This looks disgusting and has nothing to do with us or our craft'
  5. CD Projekt boss pays tribute to BioWare for helping bring The Witcher to life 20 years ago: 'BioWare has been a massive part of CDPR history'
  6. Modern Warfare 4 players declare 'broken' on DMZ perk that lets you self-revive after full death
  7. It gives me great nerdly joy that the Next Fest demo on Steam's 100 most-played games list is a shopkeeping sim
  8. Everyone gets a free ticket to World of Warcraft: Forever today as Blizzard stress tests the servers ahead of launch day
  9. With BioWare dead, EA lays out its 'next chapter,' and it's pretty much as predicted: Guns and football are fine, and everything else is under the microscope
  10. RIP BioWare: EA has shut down the legendary RPG developer

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. Cyberpunk 2077's Edgerunners 2 update adds two new quests, handgun dual wielding and the ability to pimp your mantis blades
  2. A puzzle game where you must avoid the doing the most awkward of things: facing someone while riding an elevator
  3. I keep embarrassing myself in front of the nature gods in handpainted 2D roguelike Talaka, whose colourful, combative demo is out now
  4. "I want room to make a wrong turn": Following Samson dev's bankruptcy, its founder is considering how AI might factor into new studio plans
  5. Dawn of War 4 clearly loves the Warhammer 40K strategy games that came before, but it misses that they loved to reinvent themselves
  6. "AI is a technofascist, anti-human and anti-art project", says creator of lefty tech satire Future? No Thanks!, before explaining why he used it anyway
  7. Further Xbox layoff rounds reportedly planned for this month, November, and January, while a Game Pass overhaul is in the works
  8. MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ review - superlative playing power with familiar Windows handheld caveats
  9. Subnautica 2's next major update adds "the scariest region we've ever done", together with frog mechs and a very welcome tweak for dashing
  10. Reel out garbage from a flooded planet and make number go up as satisfyingly as you can in the incremental fishing game Selkie's Salvage&Co.

Eurogamer

  1. EA cancels unannounced The Sims project, trims the Skate team and reportedly plans to lay off 400 workers: "We're the number one publisher in Western HD gaming"
  2. BioWare is closing down and Mass Effect 5 is cancelled, months after Saudi Arabia's $55bn EA buyout
  3. First-person Soulslike Valor Mortis is already making a profit after seven days, despite launching against some stiff competition
  4. CD Projekt Red details new Cyberpunk 2077 update - adding dual-wielding, cross-platform mods, Edgerunners story quests, and more
  5. Beyond Good & Evil 2 reportedly still in development 18 years after being announced, now a "solo-first" adventure
  6. World of Warcraft: Forever's beta has been extended, as community members mourn the loss of their hunter pets
  7. Xbox follows in PlayStation's footsteps, introducing AMD FSR 4.1, targeting better graphics and performance on Series X/S
  8. After a few hours with Yakuza studio's soulful Stranger Than Heaven, I'm smitten, but I suspect it'll be a divisive game
  9. COD: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ players are spawning in the middle of a road and being flattened before they can do anything
  10. Warhammer 40K fans have some very specific questions about the Blood Ravens' origins, so I put them to Dawn of War 4's director