Financial Times:
A global chip stock sell-off deepens after Broadcom's CEO likened AI investing to a casino, with Samsung down as much as 8.8%, SK Hynix 9.2%, and Micron 4% — Declines for Samsung and SK Hynix drag Kospi sharply lower as investors fret over scale of AI investment

Rhea Rose Abraham / Reuters:
Character.AI files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US, agrees to sell some assets to Disney for $20M, and plans to keep operating as it completes the sale — Character.AI said on Monday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US and agreed to sell some of its assets to Walt Disney (DIS.N) for $20 million.

Reuters:
IDC: Nvidia's AI chip shipments in China fell 44% YoY to 678K in H1 2026, as its market share slid to 34% amid US export curbs and rising domestic competition — Nvidia's (NVDA.O) share of China's market for data-centre AI chips fell to 34% in the first half of 2026, as US export controls restricted supplies …

Sangmi Cha / Bloomberg:
China-based Transsion, which dominates the market for smartphones in Africa, raised $390M from a Hong Kong share sale after pricing the deal near the top end — Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co., which dominates the market for smartphones in Africa, raised HK$3.1 billion ($390 million) …

Anthropic:
Anthropic says new measures like preserved thinking in Fable 5.1 and Opus 5.5 have reduced data harvesting through distillation attacks by about 90% to 99% — In recent months, we've made substantial progress on reducing the effectiveness of distillation attacks on Claude using new methods, as we outline in this blog.

Nikkei Asia:
Sources: NTT Data is in advanced talks to build a data center for Anthropic in Osaka of up to 500 MW, among Japan's largest, potentially costing $6.3B — TOKYO/OSAKA — NTT Data Group is in the final stages of talks to build a data center in western Japan for U.S. AI company Anthropic, multiple sources have told Nikkei.

Cheeky Pint:
Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg and Alexandr Wang on the Muse app, Muse Wonder, the risks of committing $100B+ to AI, rebooting Meta's AI team, agentic commerce, more — As Meta scales its AI infrastructure past five gigawatts, Mark Zuckerberg (founder and CEO, Meta) and Alexandr Wang …

1. Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Monday, October 12, 2026 Lifehacker
2. NYT Strands Hints for October 13, 2026 The New York Times
3. Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Spangram and Answers for Monday, Oct. 12, #953 CNET
4. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Monday, October 12, 2026 Parade Magazine
5. Today’s NYT Strands answers, clues, and hints on October 7 (puzzle #948) PC Guide

Anton Bridge / Reuters:
Japanese manufacturer Omron says it will acquire US industrial PC firm OnLogic and its parent company, Interlogic, for $675M, to boost its “physical AI” efforts — Japanese manufacturer Omron (6645.T) will buy US industrial PC firm Onlogic and its parent company, Interlogic, for $675 million, the company said on Tuesday.

Chao Kong / South China Morning Post:
Leading Chinese mathematicians launch an alliance, including eight orgs and aiming for 1,000+ scientists, to focus on developing specialized AI models for math — Leading China's mathematicians joined forces in Beijing on Sunday to launch an alliance aimed at integrating artificial intelligence into mathematical research.

1. Apple ‘Welcome home’ event: Three new products are coming tomorrow 9to5Mac
2. Apple Is About to Close the Biggest Hole In Its Ecosystem With HomeView Bloomberg.com
3. What to expect from Apple's October 13 'Welcome home' releases AppleInsider
4. Welcome Home live blog: Follow the latest rumors before Apple’s big announcement Macworld
5. Apple returns to smart home ecosystem with upcoming 'Welcome Home' event Mashable

Claire Ruckin / Bloomberg:
Sources: JPMorgan and Goldman, leading a $5B loan sale with a yield of ~11% for AI startup Volta, took a rare move to limit exposure by underwriting just $1.3B — JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have taken a rare move to limit their exposure on a $5 billion loan sale …

Anthropic:
Anthropic researchers say small AI models may be months away from being able to self-replicate on IoT devices like smart ovens and off-brand Android TV boxes — Our experiments suggest that small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial IoT devices …

1. Adobe software dupe maker takes on Microsoft Office, releasing free versions of Word, Powerpoint, and Excel Mashable
2. The Rise of AI Software Clones: Why REA and ArtCraft Are Going Viral KDnuggets
3. Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all — targets 100% parity in one month despite piracy claims and safety warnings Tom's Hardware
4. There Are Free, Open-Source Versions of Microsoft Office Apps Thanks to AI PetaPixel
5. ArtCraft Releases Free Open-Source Adobe Alternatives – FilmCraft for Premiere Pro, EffectCraft for After Effects, Written in Rust With AI CineD

1. After a 10-year redemption arc, No Man’s Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad Ars Technica
2. App Store Indie Games Week kicks off today Apple
3. No Man's Sky: iOS No Man's Sky
4. No Man’s Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad The Verge
5. No Man's Sky Is Coming To iPhone And iPad As The App Store Celebrates Indie Games Week Engadget

Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
Sources: Epic has delayed the release of an upcoming game, instructing developers to implement an “AI first” production model with “no more hand-written code” — The company told the team behind the upcoming shooter that it will now be an ‘AI first’ production

1. Fans Accuse Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Of Breaking Deluxe Edition Promise After Revealing FF7 DLC: 'Paid $100 For This Sh*t, Guess I Learned My Lesson' Kotaku
2. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Receives Huge Permanent Price Drop On The Xbox Store Pure Xbox
3. Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Game Reveals Year 2 Roadmap; Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and Beyond Short Film Reveals Debut Date Anime News Network
4. Preview | Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds’ Year 2 Content Has a Lot to Offer Temple of Geek
5. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds World Championship results and everything coming in Year Two announced COSMOCOVER

Brock E.W. Turner / Axios:
Suki, an AI ambient scribe for healthcare providers, raised a $90M Series E led by Healthier Capital; a source says it projects $60M-$80M in revenue this year — Suki, a health care AI and scribe company, raised a $90 million Series E round to scale and add agentic workflows, CEO Punit Soni tells Axios Pro exclusively.

1. Award-winning microscopy image disqualified over AI use Nature
2. Top Science Photography Award Winner Stripped For AI Use PCMag
3. Nikon revokes first prize in Small World in Motion video competition over AI use CNN
4. Big Controversy Upends a Contest About Microscopic Videos The New York Times
5. Contest-Winning Microscope Video Thrown Out for Using Generative AI Gizmodo

1. GTA 6 Leak Reveals Collector’s Map Reportedly Coming With Every Physical Copy ComicBook.com
2. 'GTA 6' is sold out on Amazon despite being a digital-only game Mashable
3. GTA 6 has dropped to its lowest ever price on Amazon, including two special bundles GAMINGbible
4. GameStop says GTA 6 map comes with physical PS5 and Xbox pre-orders Notebookcheck
5. GameStop May Have Leaked GTA 6 Physical Collector's Maps Resell Calendar

1. iCloud+ keeps getting better, here’s what’s new for subscribers 9to5Mac
2. Apple Raises iCloud Mail Alias Limit to Nine, Custom-Domain Cap to 10 JournalArta
3. Apple quietly gives iCloud+ subscribers a major custom email upgrade The Apple Post

Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Bumble is in advanced talks to be taken private at a ~$1B valuation by Ithaca Holdings, founded recently by two Silicon Valley execs; BMBL jumps 49.61% — Founder Whitney Wolfe Herd expected to stay involved with company as part of deal — Bumble , the dating app founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd …

1. First Impressions: Dell XPS Googlebook and the Googlebook OS John Scalzi's Whatever
2. Android is the best and worst thing about Googlebooks The Verge
3. Googlebooks mark the end of the old Google Fast Company
4. Google’s new kind of laptop blends Android and Chromebook KTLA
5. Google's 10-year Googlebook update policy sounds amazing, but the reality completely ruins it Android Police

1. Here's How Much A PlayStation Cost In 1996 Vs. 2026 BGR
2. GTA 6 Blamed for PlayStation Pro 5 Shortages CNET
3. GameStop faces backlash after listing used PS5 Pros for $1,400 before launch of GTA 6 Yahoo Tech
4. From $399 to $599: How the PS5 Became Sony’s First Console to Get Pricier With Age eGamers.io
5. Here's How Much The PlayStation 5 Cost In 2020 Vs. 2026 Engadget

1. The Physical Revolution on Jailbroken PS5s Now Has People Emulating PS3 Discs Kotaku
2. Jailbroken PS5 Plays Real PS2 Discs at 6x Res [2026] https://tech-insider.org/
3. PS2 Discs Now Load on Jailbroken PS5 Consoles Through PS5SX2 Emulator TechPowerUp
4. PS5 hack delivers native PS2 disc support and 4K upscaling where Sony refused to — after PS2 breakthrough, homebrew dev confirms PS3 disc support is next for PS5 Tom's Hardware
5. Jailbroken PlayStation 5 Consoles Can Now Emulate PS2 Games Directly From Physical Discs eTeknix

@artificialanlys:
Muse Wonder Full (max) outperforms Fable 5.1 (max) on Artificial Analysis' Intelligence Index, matches Sonnet 5.5 (max), and is just shy of Opus 5.5 (max) — Meta has released Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, achieving Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 scores of 52 and 56 at max reasoning effort - each a material gain over Muse Spark 1.3 (max) at 48, with a release gap of only 6 weeks Muse Wonder is available for users on Meta's first-party ...

1. PS5 Jailbreak App ‘Overdrive’ Seemingly Makes Games and DLC Free Insider Gaming
2. AI is the prime suspect in the PS5 jailbreak surge Mashable
3. PS5 Jailbreak App "Overdrive" Allegedly Offers Free Games and DLC TechPowerUp
4. Developer uses Claude to enable Xbox Cloud Gaming on jailbroken PS5s — allows upscaling to 4K using the PS5 GPU Tom's Hardware
5. You can now play Gears of War: E-Day on a PS5 with this unofficial Xbox Cloud Gaming app (but only if you break Sony's rules) Windows Central

1. M5 Pro MacBook Pro vs Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra: Compared AppleInsider
2. Microsoft debuts Nvidia-powered Surface Laptop Ultra as it aims for AI market Yahoo Finance
3. Building Windows for hybrid intelligence Windows Blog
4. How Is Microsoft's Magnetic Connect Different From Apple's MagSafe For MacBooks? Engadget
5. Microsoft brings more AI to PCs as it challenges Apple Reuters

1. You Can Now Set Up Your iPhone Duo Pre-Order - Do It Before Friday MacRumors
2. Apple iPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone Duo: Don't Buy Apple's Foldable Until You Read This PCMag
3. How to set up your iPhone Duo pre-order to make checkout faster AppleInsider
4. "iPhone Duo is a waste of money" Carl Pei, Nothing CEO says PhoneArena
5. iPhone Duo: Apple To Debut Special Extra For In-Store Buyers Forbes

1. Google’s Fitbit Air is getting a shiny new Metal Mesh band and better automatic tracking 9to5Google
2. How we’re making Google Health and Fitbit Air smarter than ever blog.google
3. Google brings Health Guardian to the Fitbit Air and Edge, and expands automatic activity tracking Engadget
4. The Fitbit Air Is Getting an Upgrade CNET
5. Fitbit Air gets smarter at tracking your workouts, plus stylish new bands to show it off PhoneArena

1. Nvidia reportedly ends GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card production GamesIndustry.biz
2. NVIDIA Reportedly Ending the RTX 5090, Reserves GB202 Silicon for Workstation GPUs TechPowerUp
3. Nvidia reportedly halts GeForce RTX 5090 production in favor of AI data center and professional GPUs — impending supply drought expected to drive up prices, RTX 5080 24GB rumored as new gaming flagship Tom's Hardware
4. 'GPU pricing to climb significantly' warns PC maker, as rumor suggests it's the end of the road for Nvidia's RTX 5090 TechRadar
5. Nvidia Might Kill the RTX 5090 and Replace It With a 24GB RTX 5080 ExtremeTech

1. Apple Plans Two-Day Event to Showcase Trio of New Macs and iPad Mini MacRumors
2. Apple will reportedly debut its first touchscreen MacBook in three weeks The Verge
3. Apple Set to Debut Touch-Screen MacBook and New iPad Mini in Late October Bloomberg.com
4. Apple brings touch to the Mac The Rundown AI
5. Sunday Reboot: Touch MacBook Pro's nice, but I want macOS on iPad AppleInsider

1. AMD Ryzen AI Halo with Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 launches at $7,299 with 192GB memory VideoCardz.com
2. AMD Introduces Its Next Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform With Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 TechPowerUp
3. PELADN's Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 workstation costs $7,470 with 192GB RAM, and the company suggests buying four VideoCardz.com
4. AMD sees AI PCs evolving into ‘agentic computers’ for the enterprise CRN Asia
5. 'They are new to the laptop market': AMD issues a reality check to Nvidia’s RTX Spark and fires a warning shot at Arm Tom's Guide

1. Fitbit Edge is Google’s middle ground between Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch TechCrunch
2. Google Fitbit Edge: Our all-new smartest fitness tracker ever blog.google
3. Google Debuts $180 Fitbit Edge Tracker in Continued Health Push Bloomberg.com
4. Google unveils new Fitbit Edge tracker as tech giant expands health monitoring ambitions Fierce Healthcare
5. Fitbit Edge May Be the Sweet Spot for Smartwatch Noncommittals CNET

1. I Tested the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max’s Batteries and Was Awestruck by One Change CNET
2. iPhone 18 Pro Max review: Apple’s biggest, heaviest and longest-lasting superphone The Guardian
3. I Tested the iPhone 18 Pro Camera for a Week, and Its Best Feature Isn't What Apple Is Telling You PCMag
4. The iPhone 18 Pro is great, but it feels like Apple brought back the ‘S’ year XDA
5. I compared the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 17 — how much of an upgrade is the new model? TechRadar

1. Amazon Discounting 2026 MacBook Pro by as Much as $600 This Week MacRumors
2. Apple's 2TB MacBook Pro drops to $2,399, lowest price of the season AppleInsider
3. Deals: MacBook Pro massive $600 off, AirPods, Mac mini, Apple iPhone cases, more 9to5Mac
4. The Best October Prime Day Apple Deals on AirPods, MacBooks, and More The New York Times
5. It’s Your Last Chance to Save on Deeply Discounted Laptops Before Prime Day Ends WIRED

1. Valor Mortis Reviews Are Mixed Ahead Of Its Xbox Game Pass Day One Launch Pure Xbox
2. Valor Mortis Release: Supernatural Napoleon Soulslike Game From Lyrical Variety
3. Valor Mortis Review IGN
4. Valor Mortis Review: Napoleonic Novelty Game Informer
5. Valor Mortis : The Kotaku Review Kotaku

1. Retro-Style He-Man Beat-'Em-Up Finally Hits Up PS5 and PS4 in February Push Square
2. 'He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction' coming to consoles in February 2027 Entertainment Focus
3. He-Man Sets Official Return in 2027 With 'Dragon Pearl of Destruction' Polygon.com
4. He-Man's Gorgeous Beat 'Em Up Finally Gets A New Date, Pre-Orders Now Live Nintendo Life
5. He-Man Fans Have a New Reason to Return to Eternia as Pre-Orders Open AOL.com

1. New Apple TV 4K launching this week with five big upgrades 9to5Mac
2. The new Apple TV could have a built-in mic and a remote with a speaker The Verge
3. New Apple TV and HomePod Mini Expected: What Matters for AAPL Stock Yahoo Finance
4. The Apple TV 4K Is Overpriced and Outdated: Here Are 4 Ways to Save It PCMag
5. New HomePod mini and Apple TV will debut during HomeView launch AppleInsider

1. The OnePlus 16 is the company’s most interesting phone in years The Verge
2. OnePlus 16 arrives with SD 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, 200MP camera and 9,000 mAh battery - GSMArena.com news GSMArena.com
3. OnePlus Ace 7 to feature Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, per recent leaks Sportskeeda Tech
4. OnePlus 16 Specifications Unveiled Ahead of October Launch India News Network
5. OnePlus 16R spec leak suggests it could fix one of 15R's biggest flaws Android Authority

1. GitLab warns of max severity code execution vulnerability BleepingComputer
2. GitLab fixes critical vulnerability that exposed software environments to sabotage Cybersecurity Dive
3. GitLab Maximum-Severity Flaw Exposes Servers To Remote Code Execution LinkedIn
4. GitLab Patches Critical CVE-2026-97229 RCE Flaw Cyber Kendra
5. Critical GitLab Vulnerability Enables Arbitrary Code Execution Attacks on Servers CyberSecurityNews

1. CMF’s first wireless speakers look like musical milk cartons The Verge
2. CMF bring their playful minimalism into portable audio with Speaker S and Speaker M Wallpaper*
3. Today in Gear: Nothing’s First-of-a-Kind Speakers Are Both Affordable and Weird Gear Patrol
4. Nothing takes on JBL and Bose with two new Bluetooth speakers starting at just $59 Android Police
5. CMF’s First Speakers Are Built Around Color, Modularity and Portability Hypebeast

1. Gears of War: E-Day's Xbox debut tops Halo, can't surpass Forza Horizon 6 TrueAchievements
2. Are Gears Of War: E-Day’s Reportedly Poor Sales As Bad As They Look? Forbes
3. Gears of War: E-Day Review: A Grand Reemergence Game Informer
4. Gears of War: E-Day sells 230K copies - by Rhys Elliott The Alinea Insight newsletter
5. Nostalgic Battles and Rich Urban Ruins in a Worthy Prequel The New York Times

1. Former Plaud exec raises $26M for AI app that listens to you in the background TechCrunch
2. Ambi Is A Real-Time Proactive AI For Apple Devices, With Hardware To Come Forbes
3. Mistlabs raises $26M to launch Ambi AI app for ambient listening Crypto Briefing
4. Ambi raises $26 million to launch always-listening AI productivity apps Traders Union
5. Mistlabs Launches Ambi, a New Type of AI that Thinks Ahead and Aims to Enable AI-to-AI Communication PR Newswire

1. Exclusive: Apple Routed a Graphite Pipe Through the iPhone Duo’s Hinge. Here’s Why PCMag
2. The iPhone Duo’s cooling system hides a clever trick inside its hinge 9to5Mac
3. Where Apple focused engineering so the iPhone Duo could have desktop-like performance AppleInsider
4. Apple hid a cooling secret inside the iPhone Duo’s hinge, and it could keep your foldable from overheating Digital Trends

1. 'It's for the People in Stardew Valley That Go Into the Mines' — ConcernedApe Says Haunted Chocolatier Is 'More of an Action RPG' IGN
2. Stardew Valley creator's Haunted Chocolatier shows new signs of life Polygon.com
3. Haunted Chocolatier Will Focus More on Combat and Adventuring, Says Stardew Valley Creator TwistedVoxel
4. Stardew Valley creator's new game, Haunted Chocolatier, is "more of an action RPG" than farming sim Eurogamer.net
5. Haunted Chocolatier is a game for those "who go down into the mines in Stardew Valley" iXBT.games

1. Group behind GTA 6 leaks threatens to release alleged full build of game including story mode GamesIndustry.biz
2. New GTA 6 Cyberleek video has story clips, gameplay footage, and one very NSFW detail Mashable
3. ‘GTA 6’ Leaker Fully Reveals Lucia, The Game Build Size And Leak Roadmap Forbes
4. GTA VI leaks continue with a lengthy (and very nude) gameplay video The Verge
5. 'GTA 6' Leaker's Naked Lucia Gamble Just Backfired Massively Polygon.com

1. The latest game from the creator of Dragon Quest was made in ‘about 30 minutes’ with AI Video Games Chronicle
2. Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii releases game he says he made with AI in about 30 minutes GamesIndustry.biz
3. Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Thinks AI Is Amazing As He No Longer Needs To Code Or Draw To Make A Game Kotaku
4. 'Dragon Quest' Creator Yuji Horii Releases Free AI Mystery Game Built in 'About 30 Minutes' Inven Global
5. "It's Truly Astonishing" - Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Made An AI-Generated Game In 30 Minutes Nintendo Life

1. Unsolicited calendar invites are becoming a scammer's favorite way in Business Insider
2. ‘You have a meeting’: the calendar phishing scam growing exponentially The Guardian
3. Beware of This New Phishing Scam Lurking in Your Work Calendar. Attacks Are Up 33,000 Percent Inc.com
4. Google Calendar Phishing Scam 2026: Fake Meeting Invites 2-Spyware
5. Fake Google Calendar entries give phishing scams a new way to reach consumers ConsumerAffairs

1. DMZ for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 being released early, but Infinity Ward shoots down PvE hopes Eurogamer.net
2. DMZ Deep Dive, Part 2: How to Play – Forward Operating Base (FOB) Full Intel Guide Call of Duty® | Best-Selling Video Game Franchise
3. Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 4® Campaign Early Access Begins October 16th With DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation & Super Resolution NVIDIA
4. Call Of Duty: MW4 Early Access Also Includes DMZ, Here’s How To Get In GameSpot
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Team Says It’s “Too Early” to Commit to DMZ’s Long-Term Survival GamingBolt

1. Nintendo says they have "no plans" to abandon physical media GoNintendo
2. Nintendo's Latin America VP says there are no plans to ditch physical games GamesIndustry.biz
3. Sony Made a Grave Mistake Going All Digital, and Nintendo Won’t Be Copying It Anytime Soon Yahoo Tech
4. Nintendo Exec Officially Comments on Future Physical Game Support Polygon.com
5. Nintendo Says It Has No Plans To Ditch Physical Games Yet GameSpot

1. Sunday Preview – Open the Khazalite Holds Warhammer Community
2. Khazalite Holds battle traits – Hand out some Grudges Warhammer Community
3. GAMES WORKSHOP ANNOUNCES NEW 'WARHAMMER: AGE OF SIGMAR' ARMY SET ICv2
4. Warhammer Next Week: Dwarves Of The Khazalite Holds Bell of Lost Souls
5. Dwarfen throngs and pre-painted 40k battlefields stand out in the latest Warhammer preview Wargamer

1. These execs think voice AI hasn’t reached its ChatGPT moment yet TechCrunch
2. Voice AI’s Next Breakthrough Will Be Reliability, Not Human-Like Speech CEOWORLD magazine
3. Why Enterprises Are Moving From Chatbots To AI Voice Agents Dataconomy
4. AI Voice Reception in B2B: What It Changes B2B Marketing
5. Voice AI Sounds Friendly. Why Does It Still Fail Customers? CMSWire

1. Ready for Windows 11 version 26H2? Here’s how to upgrade, what to expect, and how to avoid common pitfalls Windows Central
2. Windows 11 26H2 reportedly uses shockingly low RAM with a Rufus installation trick Neowin
3. Microsoft: Windows 11 23H2 reaches end of support in 30 days BleepingComputer
4. This Windows 11 version loses security support tomorrow, here’s how to check yours MakeUseOf
5. Windows 11 24H2 hits end of updates Oct. 13: What you should do now Spiceworks

1. I Made Terrible Games With Google’s AI Playground WIRED
2. Google now lets you make games with AI The Verge
3. Introducing Playground: Create and play custom games blog.google
4. Unity’s new AI game-creation tool has a twist: You still have to put the work in Game File | Stephen Totilo
5. Unity Shares Surged After a New AI Gaming Deal With Google. How Investors Should View U Stock Now. Barchart.com

1. World of Warcraft Forever devs have learned "you don't listen to the loudest people in the room" PCGamesN
2. 'Our main focus for the game is to build off the foundational lore of Warcraft' — Blizzard says WoW: Forever fans shouldn't expect any new races from retail WoW as the game is 'existing in its own continuity' TechRadar
3. WoW: Forever Classes Keep It Simple, Add Depth [2026] https://tech-insider.org/
4. Post-Beta 'WoW: Forever': What Is the Development Direction? Inven Global
5. WoW: Forever, by casting off modern convenience, has horseshoed back around to being casual friendly again PC Gamer

1. Want more free time in your day? Ditch your smartphone — it’s not as hard as it sounds CNN
2. The Woman Who Wants You to Ditch Your Phone The New York Times
3. Let’s learn from the younger generation on ditching smartphones Washington Examiner
4. Is the Pressure of Constant Social Media Presence Ruining Your Mental Health? AOL.com

1. NVIDIA’s CUDA Moat Is Accelerating RTX Spark Laptop Sales, Higher 128GB Unified Memory Options Belonging To Surface Laptop Ultra Already Out Of Stock Wccftech
2. Planning to buy an RTX Spark laptop? Here's every model you can preorder now, plus prices and when each one ships Windows Central
3. Welcome to the Nvidia RTX Spark Era ⭐ Thurrott.com
4. RTX Spark Gaming Performance vs RTX 5090: 100 FPS Claim [2026] https://tech-insider.org/
5. Microsoft isn't the only company releasing a laptop with an Nvidia RTX Spark - MSI reveals new 16-inch, 128GB beast TechRadar

1. Xbox gets 40 new games next week, including five day-one Game Pass additions TrueAchievements
2. Coming to XBOX Game Pass: Battlefield 6, Valor Mortis, Forever Ago, and More XBOX Wire
3. Six Games Are Heading To Xbox Game Pass This Week (October 13-16) Pure Xbox
4. The Best-Selling Game Of 2025 Storms Onto Game Pass One Year Later Kotaku
5. Next Week on XBOX: New Games for October 12 to 16 XBOX Wire

1. Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90 MIT News
2. Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code The New York Times
3. Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA’s Apollo program, dies at 90 NBC News
4. Margaret Hamilton, pioneering computer scientist whose software code helped to send man to the moon The Telegraph
5. Margaret Hamilton Bluefield Daily Telegraph