Camila Grigera Naón / Fortune:
a16z rebrands a16z Crypto as a16z Frontier and expands the fund's scope to back startups developing AI, robotics, and other emerging technologies — In 2018, Andreessen Horowitz made a splash in the venture capital world by launching a spin-off dedicated to digital assets called a16z Crypto.

Financial Times:
Sources: OpenAI has cut its valuation target to $1.25T, down from the $1.4T valuation it pitched earlier this month, after facing resistance from some investors — AI lab floated $1.4tn price tag earlier this month, according to documents seen by the FT — OpenAI has cut its valuation target …

Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg:
Sources: SpaceX is in talks with at least one major cellular infrastructure firm to secure a minimum of 80K US cell sites, as it eyes a wireless carrier launch — SpaceX aims to secure a minimum of 80,000 cell sites across the US, and it's in talks with at least one major cellular infrastructure company …

1. Sony Continues Its March Towards An All-Digital Future As It Reportedly Kills Off Its Last 4K UHD Player Kotaku
2. Sony reportedly exits UHD Blu-ray player market FlatpanelsHD
3. Sony Japan marks last standalone 4K Blu-ray player as ‘Discontinued’ — PlayStation 5 now the only Blu-ray player left in Sony’s lineup Tom's Hardware
4. Not Just Game Discs: Sony’s Killing Its Blu-Ray Players, Too Gizmodo
5. Sony could be burying 4K Blu-ray for good as rumours swirl about its last dedicated player What Hi-Fi?

Anthropic:
Anthropic donates the Agent Skills open standard to the Agentic AI Foundation and says 70+ platforms have integrated it, after donating MCP to the AAIF in 2025 — Today, we're donating Agent Skills, the open standard that gives AI agents specialized knowledge and workflows, to the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF).

Kate Rooney / CNBC:
Sources: OpenAI nears an up to $30B round led by investors from the UAE and Coatue at a $1.25T pre-money valuation, as an “opportunistic” bridge ahead of an IPO — OpenAI is closing in on a funding round that could value the artificial intelligence giant at more than $1 trillion ahead …

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Canva launches Craft, its first image generation model, trained on human-designed templates, available to all users, with plans to support third-party chatbots — Design platform Canva released its first image generation model, called Canva Craft, developed by its research team to compete …

1. Gemini app expands Google Maps Personal Intelligence, replacing Deep Think 9to5Google
2. Gemini’s Personal Intelligence is coming to cars Ars Technica
3. Now You Can Chat With Gemini While Using Google Maps Through CarPlay Engadget
4. Google’s more personalized Gemini AI is heading to your car The Verge
5. Android Auto Gets Gemini Personal Intelligence: Here's How It Can Help PCMag UK

Camila Grigera Naón / Fortune:
Microsoft and Alphabet join 14 other companies objecting to a plan by OKXICE, a venture of OKX and ICE, to trade blockchain-based versions of their shares — A growing number of companies are pushing back against tokenized trading of their shares. Microsoft and Alphabet are the latest …

1. Valve Employee Accidentally Mentions Half-Life 3 Codename For The First Time Ever Kotaku
2. Half-Life 3's Rumored Codename Accidentally Mentioned by Valve Developer IGN
3. Valve Sparks New Half-Life 3 Hype with Official HLX Mention TechPowerUp
4. Valve employee reignites Half-Life 3 rumors by dropping 'HLX' codename Polygon.com
5. Why People Think Valve Just Accidentally Confirmed Half-Life 3 GameSpot

1. Canva releases its first image generation model TechCrunch
2. Canva’s first AI image model plans designs before generating them The Verge
3. Canva Debuts Craft Image Model Built by Its In-House Research Lab Unite.AI
4. Canva Unveils New AI Research Lab to Transform Design Creativity Small Business Trends
5. Canva reveals new AI image tool as it races to beat Google, OpenAI AFR

1. OpenAI makes its Jev competitor widely available as decision model competition heats up TechCrunch
2. Build more responsive apps with the Decisions API OpenAI
3. OpenAI Opens Decisions API at 2.4x the Price of Rival Jev FourWeekMBA
4. OpenAI launches Decisions API with up to 10x faster AI decisions TradingView
5. OpenAI Makes Decisions API Generally Available with GPT-6 Luna Unite.AI

1. Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’ TechCrunch
2. Microsoft says its AI tool is better than doctors at diagnosing conditions The Verge
3. Microsoft Says Its New AI Is More Than Twice as Good at Diagnosing Diseases as Doctors Gizmodo
4. Microsoft Diagnostic AI Outperforms Generalist Physicians in Science Study Unite.AI
5. Can AI help doctors avoid missed diagnoses? A new study suggests yes TAPinto

Alfred Ng / Politico:
Amazon issues refunds from a 2025 settlement, crediting “President Trump's Federal Trade Commission,” the first time an FTC refund has been tied to a president — Millions of Americans are expected to receive a settlement check from Amazon credited to “President Trump's Federal Trade Commission” …

Robert Hart / The Verge:
Microsoft says its GPT-5-powered Diagnostic Orchestrator uses agents that mimic panels of experts to diagnose conditions up to 4x more accurately than doctors — 'We're going to build something that is indistinguishable from human performance ... in the next couple of years,' Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman tells The Verge.

The Information:
Sources: Datadog offered to acquire Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup Upwind Security for nearly $4B; Upwind is finalizing a $300M round at a ~$3.8B valuation — Enterprise software firm Datadog recently offered to buy Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup Upwind Security for nearly $4 billion …

1. Delta can turn the iPhone Duo into your favorite folding handheld The Verge
2. Delta Emulator Gets Huge 2.0 Update And iPhone Duo Support Retro Dodo
3. Retro game emulator Delta looks great on the iPhone Duo 9to5Mac
4. Delta 2.0 is finally here, and your iPhone just got a bigger retro gaming library Digital Trends

Maria Diaz / ZDNET:
Amazon rebrands its Kindle Unlimited subscription as Kindle+ and expands access to audiobooks, including titles narrated by AI — Unlike narrated audiobooks from Audible and other providers, the audiobooks created with Virtual Voice in Kindle+ will instead be narrated by AI. — ZDNET's key takeaways

The Information:
Sources: SoftBank's SB Energy is considering going public as soon as December or waiting until 2027, as it closely watches Anthropic's IPO, expected in November — SB Energy, the SoftBank Group-controlled developer of a massive planned Ohio data center project for OpenAI …

Wall Street Journal:
US officials say Trump asked Elon Musk to lift Starshield restrictions; Ukraine officials said it was not fully fixed Thursday but was working at higher speeds — Military-grade system appeared to be working more normally on Thursday, soon after the call — WASHINGTON—President Trump …

1. Mass Effect 5 trailer leaks following BioWare shutdown The Verge
2. Video game developer BioWare shuts down, next 'Mass Effect' canceled amid broader layoffs at EA AP News
3. After $55 billion Saudi takeover, Bay Area company lays off 400 San Francisco Chronicle
4. Electronic Arts Laying Off 3% of Employees in Studios Restructuring: BioWare Shutting Down, Respawn and DICE to Team on ‘Star Wars: Battlefront 3’ Variety
5. Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer gives a taste of what we’re all missing Ars Technica

1. Apple Pulls Keynote, Pages and Numbers From App Store [Update: Back] MacRumors
2. Pages, Keynote, Numbers just added powerful new AI features 9to5Mac
3. Apple accidentally reveals Google Workspace AI competitor Macworld
4. Apple Brings ‘Intelligent Assistant’ to Pages, Keynote and Numbers Appleosophy
5. Apple adds a beta Intelligent Assistant to Pages, Keynote, and Numbers Apple World Today

1. Promising Sci-Fi RPG Exodus Changes Its Main Character's Face After Fan Criticism Push Square
2. After The BioWare Shutdown, Mass Effect Spiritual Successor Exodus Gets A New Look GameSpot
3. Authors of "Mass Effect heiress" Exodus reminded that they listen to criticism - showed a refined model of the male protagonist iXBT.games
4. Exodus Reveals New Main Character Customisation PlayDayOne
5. Exodus Gives A Look At The Updated Jun Character Model Insider Gaming

1. Nintendo Switch 2 Gets Its First Software-Only Jailbreak, With Help From OpenAI Codex TechPowerUp
2. Switch 2 security takes a hit as hackers unlock homebrew access Ars Technica
3. Nintendo Switch 2 Jailbreak Surfaces Online and Allows Mario Kart World Mods VICE
4. Nintendo Switch 2 Defenses Shattered By First Jailbreak Without A Modchip HotHardware
5. SmileBASIC 4 being delisted due to Switch 2 jailbreak entry point discovery GoNintendo

Natalie Breymeyer / Axios:
Chicago-based Formic, which provides robots-as-a-service automation to manufacturers, raised $50M, including a $40M Series B and $10M in asset-backed financing — Formic, a physical AI commercialization platform, raised $50 million in financing, CEO Saman Farid tells Axios exclusively.

Jay Peters / The Verge:
The Browser Company says it will shut down its Arc browser on December 22, launched in 2023, shifting attention to its AI-focused Dia browser, launched in 2025 — New feature development for the innovative web browser ended last year. Now The Browser Company is telling users to try Dia, Arc's replacement.

1. G-Shock's Affordable "CasiOak" Successor Is Here, and It Looks a Lot Like Another Bucket-List Sports Watch Gear Patrol
2. This New G-Shock Looks a Lot Like One of the Most Iconic Watches Ever Made GQ
3. Hands-On: We Put The Casio G-Shock 2500 Series "CasioNaut" Through Its Paces Hodinkee
4. The new G-Shocks finally just dropped. There's 9, which is your favourite? British GQ
5. Casio to Release Analog G-SHOCK Watches Inheriting the Functional Beauty of the Original Digital Model PR Newswire

1. This Is Why You Don’t Peel Off the iPhone Duo’s Matte Screen Layer Gizmodo
2. The iPhone Duo’s crease gets a lot more visible after 10,000 folds. The Verge
3. Inside the iPhone Duo's groundbreaking hinge's innovations AppleInsider
4. Samsung built the foldable market Apple is now claiming to revolutionize SamMobile
5. YouTuber Folded a $2,000 iPhone Duo 10,000 Times. The Screen Crease Will Break Your Heart. Yahoo Tech

1. Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited is now Kindle+, and the 2 big changes include AI audiobooks ZDNET
2. Amazon renames Kindle Unlimited to Kindle Plus and expands access to audiobooks The Verge
3. Amazon Rebrands Kindle Unlimited To Kindle+ Engadget
4. What is Kindle+? Meet the book subscription replacing Kindle Unlimited New York Post
5. Amazon is making a huge change to Kindle Unlimited Trusted Reviews

1. Four advantages MacBook Pro redesign will have over current model 9to5Mac
2. Apple to host 'Pro and tell' event on October 28 in LA Reuters
3. iPad Mini 8 Expected Next Week With These 10 New Features MacRumors
4. Apple Announces Oct. 28 Event for Touch-Screen MacBook Pro Bloomberg.com
5. Dear Apple Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for October 28 Barchart.com

1. ‘Dispatch’ Developer Sets Live Concert Event to Celebrate Hit Indie Game’s One-Year Anniversary, With 5 Million Players (EXCLUSIVE) Variety
2. Dispatch's Anniversary Update Brings Commentary Track, Storyboard Mode, And Mobile Port Game Informer
3. Superhero Workplace Comedy Hit 'Dispatch' Reveals Huge Update and New Platforms Polygon.com
4. Dispatch Celebrates Its One-Year Anniversary With New Game Modes, A Concert, And A Mobile Launch Announcement Kotaku
5. Dispatch Celebrates First Anniversary With Live Concert, Commentary Track, Mobile Version, and More Merch IGN

1. The Blood Of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 Adds Quality Of Life Improvements, Boosts Performance, and Adds Pettable Animals Game Informer
2. Dawnwalker PS5 Patch 1.1 Is Available to Download Now, 13GB Update with Over 1,100 Improvements Push Square
3. Meta Shift: Insider Gaming Details the Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 Balance Changes MMOEXP
4. The Blood of Dawnwalker Patches & Updates GameWatcher
5. The Blood of Dawnwalker Major Update 1.006 Brings New Features on October 22 via Version 1.1 MP1st

1. Free Play Days – Dying Light 2, Riders Republic, Monster Hunter Stories, Let’s Build a Zoo, and More XBOX Wire
2. Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 22-25) Pure Xbox
3. Xbox Free Play Days Adds Dyling Light 2, Tropico 6 & More This Weekend (Oct. 22-25) Windows Report
4. As part of the Free Play Days promotion, six games are now temporarily available to Xbox players. GameGPU
5. Xbox Officially Makes 6 Games 100% Free Until ~October 25, Includes 2 Monster Hunter Games OpenCritic

1. Leaker reveals larger iPhone Duo details, possible Telephoto camera 9to5Mac
2. iPhone Duo 2 prototypes are already circulating at Apple, report says Mashable
3. iPhone Duo's Next-Gen Prototypes Are Trying To Cram In Face ID Engadget
4. Apple is already working to fix the iPhone Duo's biggest flaw PhoneArena
5. Apple is Apparently Considering a Slightly Larger iPhone Duo MacRumors

1. ‘Gears Of War: E-Day’ Cost Xbox $500 Million, Report Says Forbes
2. The Case For Exclusivity When Gears Of War: E-Day Cost Over $500 Million To Make Kotaku
3. Gears of War: E-Day Production Budget Reported at Over $500 Million TechPowerUp
4. Gears of War: E-Day Reportedly Cost Over $500 Million Before Marketing, as Xbox Layoff Fears Loom Over the Canadian Studio Wccftech
5. Gears Of War: E-Day Cost Half A Billion To Make, Apparently GameSpot

1. Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition gets surprise Nintendo Switch 2 launch today Nintendo Everything
2. Surprise! 'Shadow Of The Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition' Has Shadow Dropped On Switch 2 Nintendo Life
3. Tomb Raider Game Shadow Dropped for Switch 2 OpenCritic
4. Tomb Raider Switch 2: $39.99, 7 Tombs, Co-Op [2026] shattered.io
5. Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition & Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy Collection Now Available on Switch 2 GoNintendo

1. Apple will label apps that are ‘Made for iPhone Duo’ The Verge
2. Developers bring incredible new app experiences to iPhone Duo Apple
3. Apple says developers are showing ‘incredible’ support for the iPhone Duo 9to5Mac
4. iPhone Duo isn't even out yet and it already has better foldable apps than your Android Android Authority
5. Apple Reveals More Than 50 Apps That Will Be Updated for iPhone Duo MacRumors

1. COROS DURA 2 SOLAR Review: Big Upgrade, Bigger Price BIKEPACKING.com
2. Coros Launches Dura 2 - A Solar-Powered Bike Computer With a 120-Hour Run Time Pinkbike
3. Coros Dura 2 Solar Review: The Infinite-Battery Garmin Alternative (And the Detail Everyone Will Miss) Outside Magazine
4. Coros announces sun-powered Dura 2 Solar bike computer, featuring voice control and integrated AI capabilities Cycling Weekly
5. New Coros Dura 2 Solar features ultra-modern design and huge battery life, but it's the smaller bevel I love BikeRadar

1. Marvel's Wolverine leads US September charts, achieves highest monthly dollar sales for a Sony-published title since Helldivers 2 GamesIndustry.biz
2. PlayStation Store: September 2026’s top downloads PlayStation.Blog
3. Wolverine was US’s best-selling game in September, with PS5 sales up 43% Video Games Chronicle
4. PS5 Outsells Switch 2 in the US in September 2026, Wolverine Top Selling Game VGChartz
5. Marvel’s Wolverine Proves You Shouldn’t Always Trust What You See On Social Media GameSpot

1. 1Password lets AI agents use your passwords without seeing them The Verge
2. 1Password Surpasses $500 Million in Revenue as AI Agents Drive Growth WSJ
3. 1Password will let Muse, Dots and Grok Bot sign in to sites for you without getting your credentials Engadget
4. 1Password surpasses $500M in ARR Axios
5. 1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your password TechCrunch

1. Insta360 Mic Review: A Midrange Mic Kit That's Anything But Boring Engadget
2. Insta360 launches a cheaper version of its wireless mics with color screens The Verge
3. Insta360 Mic: E-Ink 2.4GHz Wireless Microphone System with 32-bit float Internal Recording Newsshooter
4. The Insta360 Mic Swaps Internal Storage for microSD for an $80 Discount PetaPixel
5. Insta360 Mic: Affordable Wireless Audio in 2026 Fstoppers

1. Meet Mori, a Cute Robot Mushroom That Doesn’t Really Say (or Do) Anything WIRED
2. The Mori Is a Mushroom-Shaped AI Lamp Companion, and I’m Smitten CNET
3. OKA’s Mori is a new digital companion to brighten up solo living Wallpaper*
4. Meet Mori. The Verge
5. OKA Introduces Mori, "The Nature Companion," a New Kind of AI Home Robot Yahoo Finance

1. Breitling Adds Two New Manual-Wind Navitimers To The Core Collection Fratello Watches
2. Breitling Add B02 Cosmonaute and Hand-Wound B09 to Navitimer Core Range Oracle Time
3. Introducing: Breitling Navitimer B09 And B02 Cosmonaute 41mm Chronographs Hodinkee
4. Breitling, at Long Last, Adds Manually Wound Navitimers to the Core Collection Worn & Wound
5. The Most Underrated Space Watch Is Back With a Vintage Dial, This Time for Good Gear Patrol

1. Xbox Shocktober Sale 2026 goes live with over 1,200 terrifyingly good deals TrueAchievements
2. 10 Xbox Games on Sale: Street Fighter 6, Battlefield 6 Techloy
3. 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Shocktober Sale Pure Xbox
4. 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games We Could Find From The Xbox Store Sales Pure Xbox

1. Giant iPhone Duo Installations Spotted at Apple Fifth Avenue MacRumors
2. The iPhone Duo is Apple’s coolest phone in years. There’s just one problem CNN
3. Apple bets iPhone Duo can remake foldable market as sales begin Reuters
4. The iPhone Duo is a messy, expensive, good time The Verge
5. iPhone Duo review: The good, the bad and the buggy NBC News

1. From the Anime to the Game — Free Update Brings Edgerunners 2 Content and More to Cyberpunk 2077! XBOX Wire
2. Cyberpunk 2077's Edgerunners 2 Update (2.5) is out now! cyberpunk.net
3. Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 Leaks Early, Brings Console Mods and Dual-Wielding Pistols TechPowerUp
4. Cyberpunk 2077’s surprise Xbox Play Anywhere rollout arrives just as Update 2.5 drops new quests and console mods Windows Central
5. CDPR Somehow Found Another Reason to Update Cyberpunk 2077 Again for Free 80 Level

1. Hackers Are Serving Malware To iPhones Via Hundreds Of Infected Websites Forbes
2. Hackers are turning web browsing into an iPhone trap Axios
3. New iPhone spyware can steal passwords and photos Kurt the CyberGuy
4. Ukrainian man lost almost $70,000 due to smartphone vulnerability: details of the scheme and warnings dev.ua
5. Thousands of Popular Websites Weaponised to Drain Crypto Wallets from Apple iPhones Without Users Clicking a Single Link cristinaiglesias.com

1. Hugging Face’s New AI Biology Model Lets You Chat With DNA WIRED
2. Hugging Face says its new AI model can help scientists study DNA and develop new gene therapies Business Insider
3. Hugging Face Announces AI Model to ‘Chat’ With DNA CNET
4. Hugging Face unveils Carbon, an open-source AI model family for reading DNA Crypto Briefing
5. Hugging Face launches Carbon-X, an open AI model for natural-language DNA analysis ForkLog

1. Xbox reveals pricing for cloud gaming limits, starting at $3.99 for 10 hours GamesIndustry.biz
2. Cloud Playtime Now Available to Test with XBOX Insiders XBOX Wire
3. Xbox Is Previewing Paid Cloud Gaming For Players Without Game Pass Engadget
4. Microsoft rolls out hourly Xbox Cloud Gaming access with its new playtime pass Windows Central
5. Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you already bought Ars Technica

1. This Rare Pokémon TCG ETB Costs $130 on the Market, but Best Buy Has It for $49.99 IGN
2. The Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box is way under market price at Amazon — shop for $59.99 Mashable
3. Mew and Mewtwo 30th Celebration Figure Collection Preorders Drop on Amazon Joseph Writer Anderson
4. How to Score the Rare Pokémon Prismatic Evolutions ETB at MSRP ComicBook.com
5. Delta Reign Quick Facts TCGplayer

1. Apple Music's new logo was shaped by Fred Again and a bath of mineral oil Creative Boom
2. The new human-crafted Apple Music brand matters in an AI world Ars Technica
3. Apple Music’s new visual identity was made from sound waves in liquid Ad Age
4. Apple Music’s new visual identity ripples into view – with help from Fred Again.. Wallpaper*
5. Apple Music has a new logo The Verge

1. Apple must open iPhone to alternative app stores in Australia after Epic Games ruling 9to5Mac
2. Epic's 'Fortnite' to return on Apple's app store in Australia after antitrust ruling Reuters
3. Fortnite returns to iOS in Australia after court rules Apple violated competition law GamesIndustry.biz
4. Australia demands Apple make DMA-like changes to App Store by March 2027 AppleInsider
5. Apple Ordered to Open iPhone to Rival App Stores in Australia MacRumors

1. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Frontier Zero announced for PC, iOS, and Android Gematsu
2. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick up Girls in a Dungeon? Announces Frontier Zero Game for 2027 Crunchyroll
3. DanMachi: Frontier Zero announced for mobile with an original story by Fujino Omori Pocket Gamer
4. Game Developer enish Announces Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Frontier Zero Game for Release in 2027 Anime News Network
5. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Frontier Zero Announced for PC and Mobile Final Weapon

1. Hatsune Miku Connecting Puzzle TAMAGOTORI Deluxe coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 29 Gematsu
2. Hatsune Miku Connecting Puzzle TAMAGOTORI Deluxe Launches on October 29 for PS4, PS5, and PC Final Weapon

1. Touch-sensing digital pixel fibre enables interactive garment GUI Nature
2. Singapore boffins weave a GUI into fabric, and it's machine washable too The Register
3. NUS Innovation Turns Sleeves into Touchscreen Displays 조선일보

1. Google Chrome adds Gemini-powered scam detection, warns users of ClickFix attacks BleepingComputer
2. Google Chrome Will Notify You If You’re on a Scam Website CNET
3. Our latest defenses against evolving web scams blog.google
4. Google Chrome Adds ClickFix Warnings to Stop Users From Running Malicious Commands The Hacker News
5. Google Chrome’s new HTTPS warning rolls out today. The Verge

1. The second may soon be redefined The Economist
2. The Leap Second Has Been Canceled The New York Times
3. Timekeepers Say Goodbye to the Leap Second NewsForKids.net
4. Pour One Out for the Leap Second WIRED

1. PlayStation Store “Planet of the Deals” Sale Now Live With Over 3,500 Entries MP1st
2. PlayStation Store’s Planet of the Deals promotion is live now PlayStation.Blog
3. 40+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Planet of the Deals Sale Push Square
4. Planet offer on PlayStation Store - Discounts up to 75% virus.hr
5. Deal | PlayStation Planet of the Deals sale brings up to 75% off on games Notebookcheck

1. Star Wars: Battlefront 3 is 'in active development' from EA DICE and Respawn Empire
2. The Logic And Risks Of Destiny 2’s Bungie Making ‘Star Wars: Battlefront 3’ Forbes
3. Star Wars Battlefront 3 In Active Development Sources Say Bespin Bulletin
4. DICE and Respawn ‘are teaming up for Star Wars: Battlefront 3’ Video Games Chronicle
5. Star Wars Battlefront 3 Is Real, EA Officially Confirms Polygon.com

1. Nintendo offering those who purchase Zelda: Ocarina of Time digitally a free wallpaper for a limited time GoNintendo
2. Nintendo Pays Homage to Original 1998 Commercial for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in New Remake Trailer IGN
3. Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s digital release won’t demand too much storage space Nintendo Wire
4. Ocarina Of Time's US Pre-Order Bonus Has Really Upset Zelda Fans OpenCritic
5. All Zelda: Ocarina of Time Cut Beta Content Returning in the Switch 2 Remake Comic Book Resources

1. Does opting out of smart TV tracking work? Research finds “suspicious” traffic. Ars Technica
2. ‘It was so satisfying when I threw a rock through the screen’: the people sick of being spied on by their smart TV The Guardian
3. This Walmart-owned TV keeps tracking you, even after you opt out Techlicious
4. Your Smart TV Has One Big Problem: It's Tracking What You Watch Engadget
5. How to stop smart TV tracking on Roku, Samsung, LG, Vizio TechCity

1. Xbox CTO Issues Statement On How Project Helix OS Is Being 'Built On Windows' Pure Xbox
2. Microsoft reportedly projects $1,200 to $1,800 price for 2028 Project Helix Ars Technica
3. The next-gen Xbox won’t cost you $1,800. It can’t. Can it? The Verge
4. Windows and Xbox teams reportedly clashed over OS experience for gaming, as next-gen Xbox Helix console slips into 2028 Windows Central
5. Ex-Blizzard boss says an $1,800 Xbox "will never sell" and current-gen is "fine for 99%" of people Yahoo Tech

1. You Have a Couple More Days to Play WoW Forever as Blizzard Extends Beta to October 23 IGN
2. Claim Your World of Warcraft: Forever Character Names Blizzard News
3. WoW: Forever Is Getting A New Server Option By Popular Demand GameSpot
4. You Can Try World of Warcraft: Forever for Free, but There’s a Catch Polygon.com
5. WoW Forever News: Beta Delay, New Raids, and Major Player Concerns MMOEXP

1. Samsung launches Certified Re-Newed Galaxy phones on Amazon starting at $489 Android Authority
2. A Galaxy First: Samsung Certified Re-Newed Now Available on Amazon.com samsung.com
3. You could just get a refurbished Samsung phone on Amazon The Verge
4. Samsung releases ‘Re-Newed’ Galaxy phones on Amazon starting under $500 9to5Google
5. You Can Now Score an Official Refurbished Galaxy S24 or S25 Directly from Amazon Android Headlines

1. Review: Final Fantasy Resonance: Impressive 2D-HD Visuals, Excellent Performance on Every Platform Digital Foundry
2. FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE is a Delightful Return to the Series’ Classic Roots XBOX Wire
3. Final Fantasy Resonance Review: On Its Own Wavelength Game Informer
4. Final Fantasy dips back into the SNES golden era with Resonance The Verge
5. How Final Fantasy Resonance uses Visions to change how we see the series PlayStation.Blog

1. Trapped With Nothing to Do, Bored AI Agents Invented Games From Scratch ExtremeTech
2. MIT researchers stranded an AI agent on a desert island. What happened could change how robots are trained Fast Company
3. AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.” MIT Technology Review
4. Scientists Left AI Alone on a Deserted Island With Nothing to Do. It Invented Games and Started Behaving Like Children at Play ZME Science
5. Strand AI on a desert island, and it starts playing and inventing games Tech Xplore

1. Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Has Been Updated To Ver. 1.1.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes Nintendo Life
2. Wii Sports is back on the Switch 2, and it rules The Verge
3. Review: 'Nintendo Switch Sports Resort' is the best motion-controlled game on the Switch 2 WBUR
4. Nintendo Switch Sports Resort's $10 Preorder Discount Almost Certainly Ends Today at Amazon and Walmart IGN
5. Get warmed up for the new and returning sports in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort! – News – Nintendo Official Site Nintendo

1. Oppo Find X10 Pro Max Hands-On: Triple 200-Megapixel Cameras But Few Surprises Engadget
2. The world’s first triple 200-megapixel cameraphone is great The Verge
3. The Oppo Find X10 Pro Max Brings Near Parity Across All Three Cameras Forbes
4. The Hasselblad-Branded Oppo Find X10 Pro Max Is the World's First Phone With Three 200MP Rear Cameras PetaPixel
5. I’m Baffled by Oppo’s Find X10 Pro Max, but I Love It Anyway CNET

1. Inside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4: The New Game-Changing Tech Powering Every Mode Digital Foundry
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ Review So Far IGN
3. Warning To Dog Lovers: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4′ s Extraction Mode Has A Rough Intro Kotaku
4. How long is the Modern Warfare 4 campaign? Polygon.com
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launch Patch Notes Call of Duty® | Best-Selling Video Game Franchise

1. Tech Giant Confirms the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra Geeky Gadgets
2. Galaxy S27 Ultra: Samsung fans are still asking for the same upgrades we’ve wanted for years PhoneArena
3. Exclusive: Galaxy S27, S27+ and S27 Ultra Screen Protector Images Show Expected Sizes SammyGuru
4. Samsung Galaxy S27 Release Date: Earlier Launch, New Ultra Design Forbes
5. I've struggled to use Samsung displays for years, but the Galaxy S27 may finally fix that; here's why 9to5Google

1. After a few hours with Yakuza studio's soulful Stranger Than Heaven, I'm smitten, but I suspect it'll be a divisive game Eurogamer.net
2. Stranger Than Heaven hands-on report: brutal combat and the glitz of show business intermix PlayStation.Blog
3. Stranger Than Heaven Preview: One Man's Story Of Biculturalism, Music, Fitting In, And Fighting, Told Over 50 Years Game Informer
4. Stranger Than Heaven Builds Its Identity As Like A Dragon's More Relentless Spin-Off Engadget
5. Stranger Than Heaven’s Story Is Built On “Fictional Realism” GameSpot

1. The strangest new Photoshop competitor wasn't built the usual way MakeUseOf
2. People are vibe coding copyrighted apps with AI – will tech firms sue? New Scientist
3. Will an AI-cloned free tool spell the end of expensive software? ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
4. AI’s epic cash call is matched only by its ability to strangle revenue streams The Register
5. ‘Reverse-Engineer Anything’ Is the New Wild West of AI 404 Media

1. Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown DLC Features Revealed, Including Shipbuilding, Romance, and Housing IGN
2. [Notices] Charting the Unknown DLC Twitch Drops Event 펄어비스 공식 홈페이지
3. Crimson Desert’s Charting the Unknown Brings Romance and Marriage, Yet 9 Outfit Loadouts Still Took a Modder to Deliver Wccftech
4. Crimson Desert Reveals Just How Big Its PS5 DLC Really Is in New Trailer Push Square
5. Pearl Abyss Studios has released a detailed overview of the Charting the Unknown expansion for Crimson Desert Enhanced GameGPU

1. GTA 6 Trailer Features 'Dacity' Meme Coin—Here's What Traders Think It'll Do Yahoo Finance
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