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Thursday 5 November 2026

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Hacker News

  1. Starfall – Affordable, routine access to microgravity
  2. You'll need nerves of steel to work with AI agents
  3. Introducing Images 2.6
  4. Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux
  5. Successful People (2013)
  6. Less Popular Than Coal
  7. Ask HN: What your experience with the monthly "who wants to be hired" thread?
  8. Hacking the Xbox 360 Hypervisor Part 3: Bad Update Improvements
  9. Everything is an AI scam now
  10. Death Comes for XSLT

The Verge

  1. X says its updated web app is way faster
  2. Qualcomm is betting big on data centers as smartphone sales sink
  3. 17 better ways Elon Musk could have wasted $446 million
  4. How I learned to love an obnoxious phone grip
  5. Bose’s QuietComfort Headphones are more than half off
  6. Gemini for Home now plugs into AT&T’s smart security system
  7. Google’s Pixel 11 phones are up to 27 percent off
  8. Xbox previews two new ways to control cloud games
  9. Nothing teases a screen-free AI device ahead of launch next month
  10. Apple will check shared iCloud links for ‘harmful content’

Ars Technica

  1. Nintendo's biggest ROM chip supplier is bowing out of the business
  2. Hackers exploited iOS and Android flaws to infect phones
  3. Uranium cubes reveal why the German nuclear project failed
  4. VMware releases vSphere Express for virtualization on up to 128 cores
  5. AMD's record quarter: Data center business doubles, while gaming craters
  6. Big Tech claims voters’ AI backlash is “anti-Trump” not “anti-tech”
  7. After Texas' blue wave, what happens to Elon Musk and SpaceX?
  8. Ted Cruz aims to stack FCC with Republicans before Democrats take Senate control
  9. People say they want small smartphones—the Enough Phone will put that to the test
  10. Binance says hackers who stole billions in crypto spent months planning heist

TechCrunch

  1. Apple is reportedly cutting budgets for its internal AI usage
  2. After the midterms, a bigger clash over data centers could be coming
  3. AI PACs spent millions trying to shape Congress — here’s how they fared
  4. Nothing CEO says company’s mysterious AI-first device is dropping next month
  5. Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says
  6. Snapchat surpasses 30M paid subscribers
  7. OpenAI is already trying to shape the 2028 election
  8. Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor
  9. Hackers stole DreamHost customer files and inboxes during months-long attack
  10. Open source AI is booming. Hugging Face explains who profits.

Wired

  1. The Blue Wave Has Tech Bros Scrambling for Data Centers in Space
  2. ‘We Have No Shared Reality’: Two Political Influencers on the Future of Politics Online
  3. The Biggest Pro-AI Super Pac Network Didn't Really Impact the Midterms
  4. ‘Blade Runner 2099’ Shows the ‘Silver Linings’ of a Replicant Takeover
  5. Google Is Forcing AI Overviews in Classrooms. Schools Are Searching for a Way Out
  6. Knives Are Out in the White House
  7. Hugging Face’s CEO Says His P(Doom) Is ‘Close to Zero’
  8. Google Pixel 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro XL Sale: Save Up to $350
  9. The Lawyer Holding Big Tech Accountable by ‘Beating the Tar Out of Them’ in Court
  10. Small Phones Have Vanished. Enough Phone Wants to Bring Them Back

Engadget

  1. Snap has more than 30 million paid subscribers across Snapchat+ and other plans
  2. Pangram expands its AI detection tools to video and images
  3. Xbox is testing two new controller options for Cloud Gaming
  4. Nintendo's main Switch cartridge supplier is leaving the ROM business
  5. God of War Laufey is delayed until May 20
  6. Redditor uses AI to get Switch games running natively on Apple TV
  7. Bluetooth is going to get a lot faster in 2027
  8. Elon Musk spent nearly $500 million on the midterms and lost big-time
  9. Americans overwhelmingly voted against data centers in the midterms
  10. Apple Music's upcoming feature will let you record yourself doing karaoke

9to5Mac

  1. Livestream: Watch Labrinth create a song from scratch tonight using Apple’s new MacBook Pro
  2. Apple now lets developers offer discounts when users move to cancel subscriptions
  3. Report: Apple and Samsung outperform rivals as smartphone chip shipments tumble 21%
  4. 9to5Mac Daily: November 4, 2026 – iOS 27.3 beta 1 now available
  5. Apple TV reportedly getting Justin Timberlake docuseries, announces new Toni Collette show
  6. Apple Photos keeps getting better, here’s what’s new in iOS 27
  7. Apple disables Siri AI waitlist in iOS 27, with one exception
  8. Report: Apple reduces employees’ AI token allowances as Ternus moves to cut costs
  9. Next year’s iPhone Pro redesign gets new update from leaker
  10. Meet the 20 first-place apps from RevenueCat’s Shipaton 2026

Guardian Australia

  1. Australian F1 world champion Alan Jones dies aged 80
  2. James Ashby denies attempting to orchestrate One Nation preference deal with Labor ahead of Victorian election
  3. Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy awards Melania Trump national honour for role in brokering Oleshky truce
  4. Cornered and dangerous, the lame-duck leader of the free world now poses a greater risk to Australia than ever | Paul Daley
  5. ‘Playing out of his mind’: Novak Djokovic hails Rinky Hijikata after Australian’s stunning win in Paris
  6. Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: accused double murderer gives evidence in high-profile case
  7. Chris Bowen on how he’ll reach consensus at the UN climate summit Cop31 – Australian Politics podcast
  8. Hubert Aiwanger, prominent German politician, found dead in Berlin hotel
  9. Pete Hegseth may take fall for Republicans’ midterm losses, despite Trump support
  10. US midterm elections 2026 live: Democratic lead grows in Mississippi Senate race as Republican blame game begins

ABC News

  1. Research could reverse peanut allergy diagnosis for some infants
  2. Canadian police find remains of mother and daughter killed by grizzly bears
  3. Our critics review the six books vying for the $95,000 Booker Prize
  4. 'Combined failure' behind $116m for Queensland police building
  5. Thriving koala population near major NSW city could be chlamydia-free
  6. 'They look right through us': Explaining the term 'glass child'
  7. 3M to pay more than $US7b to settle groundwater contamination lawsuit
  8. Breaking: Australian racing icon and F1 world champion Alan Jones dies
  9. Live: Beau Lamarre-Condon gives evidence in double murder trial
  10. Woman shot in head during Canberra burglary, police call for witnesses

BBC News

  1. Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war
  2. UK commits to 'time-bound' talks on slavery apology
  3. Pope Leo hosts Bob Dylan at official residence in Rome
  4. The Papers: 'Crushing midterm rebuke' and 'Trumped'
  5. Australia's oldest department store David Jones collapses after 188 years
  6. Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau
  7. The NHS is relying more on charities - and that might be creating problems for patients
  8. Five reasons why Republicans lost so badly
  9. Interest rates expected to rise for first time in over three years
  10. Mother and daughter die after suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada

The Guardian

  1. Colorado rejects conservative effort to require police to cooperate with immigration officers
  2. Milburn review to call for jobs ’revolution’ for young people with disabilities
  3. Champions League: Como clobber Lens 9-1 after Real Madrid roar back to deny AEK Athens
  4. Championship roundup: West Ham stage dramatic comeback on Scott Parker’s opening night
  5. Get ready habibis, Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘shawarma law’ is coming to the US | Arwa Mahdawi
  6. UK government considers smart glasses ban over secret filming concerns
  7. Serbia detains police officers over alleged use of force against protesters
  8. Muriqi caps Fenerbahce comeback to make Liverpool pay for defensive lapses
  9. Mother and daughter both killed in grizzly bear attack, Canadian authorities confirm
  10. How Abdul El-Sayed defeated Maga in Michigan – video

Al Jazeera

  1. El Salvador’s Bukele touts military intervention in Haiti
  2. Election deniers lose races for governor in key US swing states
  3. Israel’s Herzog accepts vote results, opens talks on forming a government
  4. Africa’s richest man launches mega oil tank farm in Namibia
  5. Ohio’s voters tell Republicans: don’t take us for granted
  6. Democrats won Congress. But can they deliver on their promises?
  7. Historic firsts redraw US political map in 2026 midterm elections
  8. Iran war live: Trump says war caused election wipeout but he ‘had to do it’
  9. Who gets to vote in the US?
  10. Ethiopia expels 6 Sudan diplomats, orders closure of consulate, reports say

NPR

  1. Where voters stand on state ballot measures, from abortion to LGBTQ rights to guns
  2. Elon Musk will face scrutiny from Democrats after midterms
  3. Democratic leaders reflect on midterm results and what's next for the party
  4. It was a big night for doctors to win seats in Congress, riding the blue wave
  5. Navajo voters hop tractors, make extraordinary efforts to vote after widespread flooding
  6. Herbert Blomstedt, conductor of great orchestras for seven decades, dies at 99
  7. Chuck Schumer heralds Democrats' 'generational remake' of Senate
  8. Mike Johnson will step aside as top House Republican next Congress
  9. Back in the majority, Democrats have plans for a long list of Trump investigations
  10. Kansas just elected a Democrat. His message to Washington? Be decent

Kottke

  1. See You Thursday
  2. How Human Civilization Began
  3. Do you think you could write down the names of 3000...
  4. “Our attention is all we have. And we already gave away a...
  5. What’s causing this unusually long cloud on Mars?
  6. The soundtrack for Wipeout XL (aka Wipeout 2097) was...
  7. 10 Years of Kottke.org Membership
  8. Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech’s Data...
  9. Simon Willison: The October Inflection Point for Vibe...
  10. Arkivism is a search and visual discovery engine for...

The Marginalian

  1. The Souls of Animals
  2. No One You Love Is Ever Dead: Hemingway on Loss and the Meaning of Life
  3. The Founding Father of Neuroscience on Solitude, the Search for Truth, and the Ideal Environment for Breakthroughs
  4. I Feel, Therefore I Am: Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio the Consciousness of the Body
  5. Polyvagal Theory and the Neurobiology of Connection: The Science of Rupture, Repair, and Reciprocity
  6. The Art of Advancing with Age: Bertrand Russell on What Makes a Fulfilling Life
  7. Love in the Time of Dinosaurs
  8. Trial, Triumph, and the Art of the Possible: The Moving Story Behind Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” a Lifetime of Sorrow in the Making
  9. The Art of Being Alone: May Sarton’s Stunning 1938 Ode to Solitude
  10. Meteor of Joy: The Young People’s Chorus of New York City Sings Bird Divinations

Pitchfork

  1. Watch This Is Lorelei Play The Singer in My Band Songs on KCRW
  2. Bob Dylan, Wearing Hoodie, Meets Pope
  3. Four Tet Produced a Tech-House Remix for the Durutti Column
  4. Christine and the Queens Returns with Two New Songs
  5. Saya Gray Drops Qwerty III EP
  6. Kurt Vile Shreds Through “99 BPM” on Fallon
  7. Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul Line Up New Album and Tour
  8. Nettspend, Gracie Abrams, Factory Floor, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
  9. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Are Back at It (Scoring David Fincher Movies)
  10. Yaeji Plots a Dance Dance Revolution in New Single “DDR”

Stereogum

  1. Sam And Louise Sullivan – “Trying Your Luck” (The Strokes Cover)
  2. GIFT – “Every Step”
  3. Christine And The Queens – “Rendez-vous Avec Toi”
  4. Love Remain – “Shadow Swim”
  5. Kiwi Jr. – “Something Wicked”
  6. Quivers – “Bottle The Nervous”
  7. Crate – “Crushed To Nothing”
  8. Hannah Jadagu – “Curse”
  9. Blue Bendy – “Vocal Fry Academia”
  10. Font – “Cling”

Longreads

  1. In Praise of the Dilettante
  2. What It Takes to Unfence the West
  3. The Year Math Changed Forever
  4. Have I Befriended a Murderer?
  5. Searching for Jobs, Gen Z Feels Like It’s Staring Into ‘the Void’
  6. A Night Living in Penn Station
  7. No iPad Till After Dinner, Mom
  8. Is There Anything BPC-157 Can’t Cure?
  9. Keeping Up Appearances
  10. The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

ScienceDaily

  1. A surprising discovery could help aging muscles repair themselves
  2. Scientists may have finally explained why our brains and bodies are cross-wired
  3. Permanent daylight saving time has a dark side, scientists warn
  4. A tiny squeeze dramatically changes the magnetism of exotic materials
  5. MIT scientists break a 20-year rule and unlock never-before-seen crystal structures
  6. NASA is racing against time to save the Hubble Space Telescope
  7. SLAC scientists find conclusive proof of a mysterious third type of magnetism
  8. AI helps Stanford scientists discover a “natural Ozempic” with a surprising advantage
  9. Gene editing could replace a lifetime of medication, but there's a catch
  10. Scientists trick cancer cells into making the drugs that kill them

Quanta

  1. New Research Tests Whether AI Models Know Their Own Thoughts
  2. Is There Anything Left in the Dream of Cold Fusion?
  3. Is There More to Cold Fusion Than Failure and Fraud?
  4. A New Map of ‘Empty’ Space Challenges a Tranquil Picture of the Galaxy
  5. How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole?

NASA

  1. NASA Announces X-70 Experimental Aircraft to Advance Flight Research
  2. NASA Shares Plans to Accelerate Artemis, Return to Moon
  3. NASA Announces Ka-Band Satellite Relay Awards for Space Communications
  4. NASA Navigation Experiment Shows Promise for Planetary Landings
  5. NASA Space Grant Students Fuel Agency’s Inspiration Tour
  6. Hubble Reveals Cosmic Mystery
  7. NASA, NOAA Track 2026 Antarctic Ozone Hole
  8. APOD: 2026 November 4 – The Not-So-Hidden Galaxy, IC 342
  9. Before the Dawn in America’s Heartland
  10. Astronaut and Earth

Nature

  1. The deep Earth origin of the Great Unconformity
  2. A conserved flowering-time module underlies double-season cropping
  3. An open structure-guided RNA foundation model for generalizable prediction
  4. Imaging exoplanets below the telescope stability limit
  5. Aggression experience and observation drive shared behavioural and neural changes
  6. Microbiome-wide PheWAS links gut microbial SNVs to health and exposures
  7. A spatiotemporal cancer cell trajectory underlies glioblastoma heterogeneity
  8. Transcriptomic convergence and the female protective effect in autism
  9. Synergy in viral–bacterial co-infection expedites algal bloom demise
  10. Twist-angle-dependent quantum phase diagrams in moiré bilayer MoTe2

Dezeen

  1. Final chance to buy Dezeen Awards 2026 party tickets
  2. Ontario house by Brian O'Brian takes cues from farm buildings
  3. Lapalma presents a cross-section of its catalogue on Dezeen Showroom
  4. Inaugural Walker Design Triennial features flesh-like speakers and post-apocalyptic scenes
  5. OEB Architects channels 1980s interiors for London extension
  6. SOM unveils design for luxury waterfront development on Australian pier
  7. Alter design exhibition returns to Tokyo with AI-powered tea ceremony and washi paper furniture
  8. SCAD alumni transform 18th-century staircase into colourful installation during Design Miami Paris
  9. "Direct and unrefined" materials create tactile interior at Jeju restaurant by &Daughters
  10. Tatiana Bilbao creates rammed-earth installation at Art Omi

Design Milk

  1. 2027 Colors of the Year: The Shades Defining Design
  2. Two Movements, One Striking Watch From Louis Erard × Vianney Halter
  3. A Modern Seattle Floating Home Takes Coastal Living to New Heights
  4. SURROUND Presents: Why Good Product Design Requires More Than a Good Idea
  5. Christina Bowlby Finds Inspiration Close to Home for Bentley Mills
  6. Target Soho Redesign Brings NYC Streetscapes Indoors
  7. Mestiz Installs Monumental Día de Muertos Altar in NYC
  8. Dear Guest Cafe Brings Art Deco Whimsy to Silver Lake
  9. Toledo Museum of Art Brings Bobby Anspach Home
  10. Oyster Estate Brings a New Design Perspective to Greenport

BBC Sport

  1. Why Iraola's Liverpool are still a work in progress
  2. Como score nine to make Champions League history
  3. No end in sight for Russell as he eyes famous All Blacks win
  4. Emphatic Porto thrash Napoli in second-half romp
  5. Arsenal survive late Slavia scare for hard-fought win
  6. Liverpool crumble at Kuyt's Fenerbahce
  7. Valverde stunner earns Real Madrid late win at AEK Athens
  8. Manchester United beat Roma in epic second-half comeback
  9. Raphinha scores twice as Barcelona beat Aston Villa
  10. Bayern continue unbeaten CL start with win at Atletico

ESPN

  1. 'What's my favorite word?': Valkyries' title brings estimated 400,000 fans to parade
  2. Jerry Jones' stance on coach pay is a sign he remains Cowboys' biggest problem
  3. 'Don't let this league steal your joy': 'Kirko Chainz' message to Raiders
  4. Sources: BC Partners pulls out of financing deal in major blow to LIV Golf 2.0
  5. Pujols to interview for Astros' managerial opening, sources say
  6. Sources: Miami star WR Toney to have surgery for high ankle sprain
  7. Sources: Ravens finalizing trade with Cardinals for QB Brissett
  8. UCL talking points: First upsetting United, now NINE goals!? Are Como the real deal?
  9. Ravens look to stabilize crumbling season with QB Jacoby Brissett
  10. Packers' Jacobs addresses latest allegations, not worried about missing more games

CNBC

  1. Trump committee hearing on Fed Governor Lisa Cook rescheduled to Dec. 14
  2. Thursday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session
  3. NextDC shares surge 43% after Goodman, Digital Realty stake purchases
  4. Snap shares fall over 10% on third-quarter revenue miss
  5. Inside India newsletter: India weighs a tax cut to win over foreign investors. Will it work?
  6. Stock futures are little changed after big rally following Democrats' decisive midterm wins
  7. Democrats flip dozens of GOP seats. Republicans haven't flipped a single one
  8. Qualcomm stock drops 7% on weak earnings forecast as memory shortage weighs on smartphone sales
  9. A 'demand decade' ahead for energy? BP, Baker Hughes CEOs weigh the investment outlook
  10. Jim Cramer warns investors may be reading too much into Wall Street's post-election rally

IGN

  1. World of Warcraft: Forever Review So Far - Beta Impressions
  2. GTA 6 Rakes in Over $750 Million in Preorders 2 Weeks Ahead of Release Date
  3. Mob Entertainment Lays Off 'Almost Entire' Escape From Playtime Team
  4. World of Warcraft Forever Launch Live Blog
  5. Maya Hawke Gets ‘Key’ Role in Live-Action Magic: The Gathering Movie
  6. PUBG: Battlegrounds Gets K-Pop Girl Group Collab
  7. Final Fantasy Producer Cites Star Wars as a Key Inspiration for Characters and Mechanics in Franchise
  8. Final Fantasy VII Revelation Producer Yoshinori Kitase Hints That Square Enix Is Interested in Movie Adaptations and New Games
  9. Final Fantasy’s Yoshinori Kitase Teases What’s Next for Square Enix, Says Company Will Prioritize New Games Over Remakes
  10. IGN's Top-Reviewed Nintendo Switch 2 Games

Kotaku

  1. Sony Promises Some Players Up To $400 To Trade In Their Used PS5s
  2. Mass Effect Fans Get Enough Signatures To Plead To The Canadian Government For BioWare’s Life
  3. Final Fantasy 10 Blitzball Was Inspired By Star Wars Podracing
  4. 5 Tips To Make Sure You Have A Fun Time With Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
  5. GTA 6 Has Already Sold Nearly 8 Million Copies, One Data Firm Claims
  6. Xbox Accused Of ‘Sabotaging’ Arkane: ‘We Want To Finish Blade And Release It To The Players’
  7. The Best And Worst Parts Of The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
  8. Stardew Valley’s 1.7 Update Finally Has A Release Window, And It’s Set To Be The Game’s ‘Largest Update Ever’
  9. PlayStation’s Massive Black Friday 2026 Sale Is Live Now And Filled With Big Deals On PS5 Games
  10. Lore-Obsessed Fans Think The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel Is Connected To Skyrim

PC Gamer

  1. Critical Role's upcoming series with Hololive gave Matt Mercer 'a deeper understanding and appreciation' for vtubers
  2. The Elder Scrolls 6 is reportedly more than two years away, and some fans are not coping well
  3. No GTA 6 November: Here's what you can play on PC instead
  4. Data centers were some of the biggest losers in last night's US midterm elections
  5. French game union accuses Microsoft of 'sabotaging' Blade and then using the fallout to justify closing Arkane
  6. Former Halo composer Marty O'Donnell loses election, then gets absolutely bodied by his opponent: 'The fight is finished'
  7. I am back modding GTA 5 and being chased by a billion furious, armed cougars
  8. New Blood CEO would rather shut down the boomer shooter studio than sell out: 'In 20 years, we're done. I'm gonna say goodbye, shut it down'
  9. Nexus Mods takes the Valve approach to AI-generated content: No outright bans but mandatory disclosures
  10. 'How can prices fall when there's nothing left?' TeamGroup CEO reckons supply-demand memory equilibrium may not happen until late 2028 at the earliest

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. "Arkane is profitable," say Marvel's Blade developers in fiery new statement, "just not profitable enough for Microsoft"
  2. Oblivion and Skyrim’s gap was bridged by forward-looking books about a murderous floating island, so why is The Elder Scrolls 6 stuck reanimating a world that’s stood still since 2011
  3. Rimworld-inspired colony sim Stardeus gets a huge update representing a year's worth of expansion and revision, with new tools for evil AI overlords
  4. Fate of the Galaxy is a huge, fully-featured Star Wars space combat sim that, thanks to being a total conversion mod for Freespace Open, even runs on my rubbish laptop
  5. "Keep talking about it": Raw Power Games call for Wishlist aid as they, and their historical strategy sandbox Chronicles: Medieval, lose funding
  6. The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel already has a Nexus Mods page, so now all we have to do is wait
  7. Smash hit cyberpunk storekeeper Probably Stolen was originally a different, non-cyberpunk game that seemed destined to sink without trace
  8. "An outright ban will not eliminate AI from the modding process," Nexus Mods say as they rule out barring generated creations from their site
  9. Ubisoft are reportedly tapped as one potential company that could acquire Arkane, though the Dishonored studio's own management may be in the running too
  10. "Steam's review queue is clogged up by AI slop": Salacious Fire Emblem-ish Food Devils gets a delay because its devs think Valve is inundated with genAI games

Eurogamer

  1. Arkane union says closing the studio "would probably be more expensive" for Xbox than simply finishing Marvel's Blade
  2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Navi actor reprises her role after 28 years, but it was a total accident due to Nintendo's blind auditions
  3. God of War Laufey delayed three months to May 2027, as Sony Santa Monica escapes a packed February
  4. The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel fans ponder split timelines, alternative histories, and more as story speculation runs wild following latest teaser
  5. Eight years ago the idea of The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel had me captivated, but can Bethesda recapture the magic?
  6. One of Nintendo's Switch and Switch 2 cartridge manufacturers is exiting the business, which could make physical games more expensive
  7. Halo and Destiny composer Marty O'Donnell loses his race for a seat in the US House of Representatives
  8. Nexus Mods introduces new AI disclosure rules, but won't ban AI mods outright
  9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (2026) review
  10. Dragon's Dogma 2 gets a timed collaboration with beloved anime and manga series Delicious in Dungeon, and it's out right now on PC, PlayStation and Xbox