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1. Monday 19 October

2. 11:00
   The next Call of Duty will introduce a new sub-series to the franchise Eurogamer

   Next year's Call of Duty game will not be part of any of the franchise's existing sub-series. In an interview with The Game Business, Activision confirmed it's finally ready to create a new sub-series.

3. 11:00
   How to detect hardware tampering and protect chips against attacks by quantum computers Tech Xplore

   Software can be updated. Hardware cannot. Manipulation deep within a chip would be almost impossible to detect—and could threaten entire infrastructures. At the same time, it is now more important than ever that we prepare hardware for impending attacks using…

4. 11:00
   The Maeving RM2 is high-style electric riding with a few compromises The Verge

   There's a fast-growing category of two-wheeled electric vehicles splitting the difference between high-end scooters and entry-level motorcycles, fresh bikes with avant-garde style but approachable performance. I'm talking about offerings like the Infinite…

5. 11:00
   Arm says its AGI CPU delivers nearly 2X the performance per rack of AMD EPYC 9755 in new agentic AI CPU tests Tom's Hardware

   Arm claims its AGI CPU delivers nearly 2X the modeled rack performance of AMD’s EPYC 9755 across seven agentic AI workloads, using a new evaluation methodology developed with Fujitsu, Meta, and OpenAI

6. 10:57
   GDCA 2027 moves away from nominations-based system, publishers and devs can now submit games for consideration GamesIndustry.biz

   The 2027 Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) will be accepting submissions from publishers and developers for the first time.

7. 10:47
   Dune: Awakening studio faces layoffs as it restructures following console release Eurogamer

   Norwegian developer Funcom, creator of Dune: Awakening and Conan Exiles - and many other games - is entering a period of restructuring and bracing for layoffs as a result. You may remember the company making a similar move this time last year, months after…

8. 10:43
   Steam Next Fest 2026 has more than double the number of demos than last year, but how much of it is generative 'AI slop'? Eurogamer

   Steam Next Fest 2026 starts today, offering PC players a chance to get their hands on a staggering number of playable demos. With the full count coming to more than double last year's event, concerns about generative AI 'slop', plagiarism, and discoverability…

9. 10:41
   Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines remaster or remake rumours begin to flow, reportedly in part thanks to a metal band from the original's score Rock Paper Shotgun

   Rumours of Troika classic Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines potentially getting the remaster or remake treatment have surfaced. They've come from two places: one being the fairly standard source of poster on a game leak-obsessed section of Reddit, the…

10. 10:30
    Maricopa County, Arizona, Is Again Ground Zero of Election Conspiracy Theories Wired

    In 2020, Maricopa County became the epicenter for Trump’s claims the election was stolen. Six years, later the president and his allies are dusting off their “rigged” playbook ahead of the midterms.

11. 10:30
    How the Xbox’s Disc-to-Digital Program Works Wired

    Microsoft is letting players digitize their game discs for free, but don't sell your physical collection just yet.

12. 10:30
    Engineer builds tiny 3D-printed single-motor drone in their bedroom Tom's Hardware

    Joshua Bird designed, built, and tested this drone in their home, even resorting to building their own high-speed camera to check their build while spinning at a high speed.

13. 10:29
    Man moved to tears by RTX 5090 on his wedding day - $9000+ price tag brings a tear to my eye too PC Gamer

    Who among us wouldn't feel the same?

14. 10:16
    BeamFS Sent Out As Newest File-System Proposal For Linux Phoronix

    There is yet-another-Linux-file-system attempt... An initial request for comments (RFC) patch series was sent out this morning for BeamFS. The proposed BeamFS is a Reed-Solomon protected file-system...

15. 10:15
    Museum exhibit reveals the intricate workings of a knackered Dell The Register

    When it should have been weaving tales of the Jacquard loom

16. 10:14
    Computational analysis ‘solves’ what Mario 64’s infamous plaque says, and it’s not ‘L is Real 2401’ VGC

    Millions of tests were run on Mario 64's big mystery to find the closest possible match

17. 10:13
    Activision QA United-CWA union vote to authorise strike, claims publisher has "failed to bargain in good faith over key issues" GamesIndustry.biz

    Members of the Activision Quality Assurance United-CWA (AQAU-CWA) union have voted to authorise a strike if necessary, claiming Activision has "failed to bargain in good faith over key issues" in negotiations for a first contract.

18. 10:01
    Linux 7.4 Removing Its Broken & Rarely Touched Code For ARM64 Big Endian Phoronix

    The ARM64 code for Linux 7.4 is stripping away its support for big-endian kernel builds for 64-bit ARM...

19. 10:00
    Edge AI for Smart Cities: From Insight to Cognitive Action IEEE Spectrum

    This white paper explains how edge AI and physical AI help cities move beyond passive monitoring. It shows how urban infrastructure can sense, reason, and act on real-time conditions across public safety, mobility, and infrastructure management. What you will…

20. 10:00
    How Elizabeth Holmes Tricked WIRED—and Everyone Else Wired

    WIRED was the first magazine to cover Theranos and its enticing billionaire founder. There were warning signs even then.

21. 10:00
    The Story of Billy Evans and ‘Theranos 2.0’ Wired

    Elizabeth Holmes’ husband is a major figure in Nathan Fielder’s new documentary. But who is Billy Evans—and is he really working on a second blood-testing company?

22. 10:00
    Russian military satellite closes from 200 miles to 3 miles of US radar craft aiding Ukraine Tom's Hardware

    Russia’s Cosmos 2612 moved from more than 200 miles to about three miles from ICEYE-X36, a U.S.-owned radar satellite.

23. 09:48
    RADV Promotes VK_EXT_host_image_copy To Enabled By Default For RDNA1 GPUs Phoronix

    Going back to July 2025 the open-source Radeon RADV Vulkan driver has offered experimental host image copy support with the API's VK_EXT_host_image_copy extension. This has been for RDNA1 and newer GPUs while now GFX10 RDNA 1 GPUs have this extension enabled…

24. 09:48
    MKVToolNix 103 “The Darkness” MKV Manipulation Tool Brings New Features 9to5Linux

    MKVToolNix 103 open-source Matroska (MKV) manipulation software is now available for download with various improvements to the MKVToolNix GUI, mkvmerge, and more.

25. 09:37
    TAINT_FORCED_BIND Sent In For Linux 7.4 To Deal With Major Fuzzing Attack Phoronix

    Among the early pull requests sent out in advance of the Linux 7.4 kernel merge window opening were the driver core updates. Standing out here is the new TAINT_FORCED_BIND for dealing with the recent major fuzzing "attack" by AI agents/bots testing…

26. 09:22
    Inside the quest to combat Arctic fires and save the planet’s frozen carbon MIT Technology Review

    In the middle of an especially warm July in 2021, a wildfire ignited in a thick forest of black spruce and peeling paper birch trees on the northern campus of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. The blaze, possibly sparked by lightning, burned across the dry…

27. 09:19
    BleachBit 6.0.6 Cleaner and Privacy Tool Released with Faster File Wiping Linuxiac

    BleachBit 6.0.6 improves cleaning performance, adds Helium browser and Docker Desktop support, and fixes Linux permission issues.

28. 09:15
    Microsoft’s second-hand licensing appeal gets the brush-off The Register

    Court of Appeal refuses Redmond permission to take ValueLicensing fight to the Supreme Court, with a 'Known Adverse Document' still to come

29. 09:08
    AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.” MIT Technology Review

    What do AI agents do if you don’t tell them to do anything? The answer looks a lot like play. Researchers repeatedly stranded them alone on a virtual desert island for 30 hours in an experiment reminiscent of the movies Cast Away or Home Alone. The…

30. 09:02
    Linux Kernel 7.3 Is Out with New FailFS, Scheduler Changes, and More Linuxiac

    Linux 7.3 introduces the FailFS filesystem, an overhauled CPU scheduler, OverlayFS improvements, and expanded Rust and hardware support.

31. 09:02
    Dungeonbound is a unique dungeon crawler blending in auto-battlers, incrementals and inventory management GamingOnLinux

    Dungeonbound is an upcoming first-person auto-battler dungeon crawler with some fun ideas and a mixture of modes that change how you play.

32. 09:00
    Insta360 Luna Ultra and Luna Pro Review (2026): Steady Does It Wired

    Insta360’s Luna Pro and Luna Ultra are the ideal cameras for solo filmmakers, content creators, and independent journalists.

33. 09:00
    Disney Asked Character.AI to Go Bankrupt for a Get-Out-of-Lawsuits Card Wired

    The entertainment giant hopes to get trust and safety tech, among other IP, from a startup whose chatbots dozens of states allege encouraged minors to self-harm and kill their parents.

34. 09:00
    How far can we push computing? MIT Technology Review

    MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of science and technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can

35. 09:00
    New Croatian conference Splitscreen wants to keep "that half-holiday, half-work feeling" of Reboot Develop GamesIndustry.biz

    A new Croatian development conference is aiming to fill the gap left by the recently-deceased and much-cherished Reboot Develop, which ended this year with the organiser being served with a bankruptcy order. The "no-stress" Splitscreen, which takes place in…

36. 08:58
    Microsoft: October Windows Server updates break Exchange sign-in, mail flow BleepingComputer

    Microsoft has confirmed that this month's Windows Server security updates are causing OWA sign-in and mail delivery issues on some Exchange Server systems.

37. 08:48
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 pays tribute to late COD co-creator and Infinity Ward co-founder Vince Zampella VGC

    Zampella worked on COD up to 2009, and was in charge of rival series Battlefield when he died

38. 08:43
    Samson studio Liquid Swords files for bankruptcy, staff reportedly unpaid for two months GamesIndustry.biz

    Samson developer Liquid Swords has filed for bankruptcy after employees reportedly went unpaid for two months.

39. 08:40
    'I call it a bribe': Pennsylvania residents spurn $10,000 data center checks Tech Xplore

    On his terrace overlooking the forest in eastern Pennsylvania, Ed Negra lays out four letters. All are from a developer promising a $10,000 check to each household once its data center is running.

40. 08:39
    Take on big oil and pirates as a lonely wind turbine in Spin Tide GamingOnLinux

    Indie developers just keep coming up with absolute gems. Spin Tide is another survivor-like but it's the style and animations that hooked me in.

41. 08:36
    Players on Steam so far seem delighted with Modern Warfare 4's campaign, making it one of the most well-received Call of Dutys in recent history Eurogamer

    It may be hard to believe, given all the Call of Duty: Modern 4 pre-launch community drama and the beta's lower-than-expected numbers on PC, but the final game may have turned things around - so far, at least.

42. 08:35
    GNU Linux-Libre 7.3 Kernel Released for Those Seeking 100% Freedom for Their PCs 9to5Linux

    GNU Linux-libre 7.3 kernel is now available for download for those who want to build a 100% free computer and seeking 100% freedom for their PCs, based on Linux kernel 7.3.

43. 08:30
    Get some great Double Fine and Serenity Forge games across two new bundles GamingOnLinux

    Ready to fill up on some more games? The Double Fine Publisher Humble Bundle and Serenity Forge Emotional Impact Humble Bundle have some great stuff included.

44. 08:30
    AI’s epic cash call is matched only by its ability to strangle revenue streams The Register

    The first technology created with a self-disrupt button... But why oh why didn't they call Claude clone Fauxtoshop?

45. 08:14
    BleachBit 6.0.6 System Cleaner Adds Support for Ubuntu 26.10, openSUSE Leap 16.1 9to5Linux

    BleachBit 6.0.6 open-source and free disk space cleaner, privacy manager, and computer system optimizer software is now available for download with various improvements and bug fixes.

46. 08:12
    Advance Could Lead to Bigger, More Reliable Quantum Computers, University of Edinburgh Scientists Say The Quantum Insider

    Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Researchers have developed an algorithm that enables off-the-shelf computers to run quantum simulations previously only possible using the world’s most powerful supercomputers. It means the simulations can be run using around…

47. 08:00
    UKIE partners with Sheridans on AI Compliance and Accreditation Service to guide UK studios in using AI lawfully and responsibly GamesIndustry.biz

    UKIE has partnered with law firm Sheridans to provide an AI Compliance and Accreditation Service, enabling studios across the UK games industry to use AI lawfully and responsibly.

48. 08:00
    AI inference is running into a memory bottleneck. Huawei wants to tackle it with OceanStor M900 The Register

    SPONSORED POST: The Context Memory Storage platform aims to improve the economics of large-scale AI inference

49. 08:00
    Modernizing the console with kmscon Fedora Magazine

    For decades, the Linux virtual console has relied on the kernel fbcon driver, to draw the framebuffer, to manage fonts, and to handle keyboard layout. Starting with Fedora 45, we’re switching to a userspace utility called kmscon. Depending on your usage of…

50. 08:00
    The AI state of play: AI laws and game development GamesIndustry.biz

    Game studios have a lot to navigate when it comes to AI use. Generative AI is increasingly becoming embedded in the game development process, and at the same time, the laws, regulations, and guidelines surrounding it are on the rise. Each landmark case brings…

51. 07:55
    AI agents are only as good as the personal information you share. That raises privacy concerns Tech Xplore

    Matt Robb wanted to sell his computer keyboard. So he made a listing on Facebook Marketplace—and, as an experiment late last month, he put Meta's new artificial intelligence agent Muse in the driver's seat.

52. 07:52
    RIKEN Team Improves Parallel Control of Silicon Spin Qubits The Quantum Insider

    Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Silicon spin qubits are a promising platform for building scalable quantum computers as they are compatible with the semiconductor manufacturing technologies used to produce today’s computer chips. However, they have an important…

53. 07:30
    Khosla Ventures doubles down on Even Healthcare to challenge India’s hospital economics TechCrunch

    Even Healthcare reaches a $300 million valuation in a Khosla Ventures-led round as it plans to expand its hospital network in India.

54. 07:29
    Enshrouded 1.0 rolls out and now it's Steam Deck Verified GamingOnLinux

    Enshrouded is a solo and co-op survival action RPG where your freedom and creativity come first - with a big 1.0 release out now.

55. 07:17
    Hot Wax is an inventive new take on classic falling block puzzlers GamingOnLinux

    Move over Tetris, it's time for some Hot Wax - an inventive new take on classic falling block puzzlers.

56. 07:04
    Proton-CachyOS 11.0-20261014, DWProton 11.0-15 and GE-Proton 11-10 released GamingOnLinux

    A triple helping of community Proton builds to report on for you today with Proton-CachyOS 11.0-20261014, DWProton 11.0-15 and GE-Proton 11-10 released.

57. 07:00
    UKRI Backs UK Quantum Businesses With Share of £50 Million The Quantum Insider

    Insider Brief A share of £50 million is going to British businesses developing quantum technologies for uses that include keeping railways running, shortening eye scan waits and maintaining military connectivity, UKRI said. The money forms part of a new…

58. 06:49
    Linux kernel 7.3 is out with some nice improvements for gaming GamingOnLinux

    Linux kernel 7.3 has officially been released, bringing with it plenty of improvements for Linux gaming.

59. 05:30
    Engineer was so sick of office pranks, he 'wiped' his antagonist's disk The Register

    Revenge is a dish best served by autoexec.bat

60. 04:31
    ConnectWise turns off its SaaS-y backup, security, and management services to probe security SNAFU The Register

    Huntress alleges takeover of M365 accounts

61. 03:28
    ICANN vows to work faster, improve transparency The Register

    Leaders expect AI and geopolitics will throw up more governance challenges and threats

62. 03:00
    Steam Week in Review: Steam Next Fest has over 8,000 demos, as worthless vibe coded slop levels up PC Gamer

    All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending October 18.

63. 02:56
    Linux Kernel 7.3 Release is Good News For Gamers Short on VRAM It's FOSS

    A fix for memory freezes lands alongside Zen 6 groundwork, and early Apple M3 support.

64. 02:28
    Linux 7.3 is out, speeds up ext4 and low-VRAM AMD GPUs OMG! Ubuntu

    Linux 7.3 is out with faster ext4, better performance on AMD GPUs with low VRAM and a new cgroup scheduling mode. 2026 Steam Controller driver debuts. You're reading Linux 7.3 is out, speeds up ext4 and low-VRAM AMD GPUs, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not…

65. 02:09
    'Star Wars: Galactic Racer Was Made By A Core Team Of 75 People' Aftermath

    Over 1000 people are in the credits, though

66. 00:33
    Linux KVM guest-host escape rated critical, may represent a new way to attack penguin-powered networking The Register

    Party like it’s CVE-2026-99999 – a 9.3-rated nasty called PwnEscape

67. Sunday 18 October

68. 23:45
    The 7.3 kernel has been released LWN ▲ 241·110 Hacker News

    Linus Torvalds has released the 7.3 kernel, as expected. It's Sunday afternoon, and this week I somehow kept my wits together long enough to keep track of the day of the week, so the release isn't randomly delayed. Will wonders never cease? Anyway, nothing…

69. 23:28
    Linux 7.3 Released With Faster I/O Performance, AMD Zen 6 Preparations & More Phoronix

    The Linux 7.3 kernel is out today for an on-time release of this next stable kernel version...

70. 23:24
    Linux Kernel 7.3 Officially Released, This Is What’s New 9to5Linux

    Linux kernel 7.3 is now available for download with new features, new and updated drivers for better hardware support, improvements to filesystems, networking, and security, and more.

71. 23:01
    Time Lords kill leap seconds, before they become the new Y2K bug The Register

    Cite difficulty of updating IoT devices as major reason to stop adding time

72. 22:36
    23 devs teamed up to make a free game of 'innovative yet questionable volume sliders,' and it feels like browser-based WarioWare PC Gamer

    Here for a good time and a loud time.

73. 22:23
    Tiling Shell now supports mouse button layout activation OMG! Ubuntu

    A new version of the Tiling Shell GNOME extension is out, adding support for GNOME 51 and a faster way to tile app windows using nothing but your mouse. Tiling Shell v18.0 lets you use your right mouse button for tiling system activation. It’s feature fans of…

74. 22:20
    A Savannah police officer gave her Flock login to her ICE agent husband The Verge

    Now, former Savannah police officer Amber Harpe was fired in August following a department investigation that found she had shared her Flock login information with her husband, Tyler Harpe, an ICE agent. SPD does not share its Flock data with ICE and said…

75. 22:03
    From excavators to hypercars, these LEGO kits were made for EV fans (2026) Electrek

    Over the past few years, LEGO has quietly added an impressive array of plug-powered machines to its block-based lineup, from hybrid racers to battery-powered excavators and garbage trucks. We’ve rounded them up here. more…

76. 21:44
    Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 42, 2026 (October 12 – 18) Linuxiac

    Catch up on the latest Linux news: Ubuntu 26.10, GNOME OS Preview, KDE Plasma 6.8, Firefox 158, Wine 11.20, Linus Torvalds rejects AI coding bans, and more.

77. 21:00
    No agenda, no rush, no leaving San Francisco: Benchmark’s partners on investing in a frenzied market TechCrunch

    Benchmark may have grown its funds and swapped out some partners, but onstage the five who are left sounded like friends who just happen to be running one of the Valley’s most storied firms

78. 20:37
    Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’ TechCrunch

    Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund.

79. 19:54
    Gitea 28.2 Fixes Nine Security Vulnerabilities Linuxiac

    Gitea 28.2 is out, addressing critical security issues affecting SSH authentication, OpenID accounts, private repositories, and more.

80. 19:30
    Mister Organ is one of the most unsettling documentaries I’ve ever seen The Verge

    Mister Organ doesn't reach the level of societal horror of The Act of Killing or the creepypasta-meets-true-crime gruesomeness of Beware the Slenderman, but there's something deeply unsettling about Michael Organ and his intimate campaign of terror against…

81. 19:18
    Consumer apprehension grows as US retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools Tech Xplore

    U.S. consumers aren't just frustrated with high prices. They're angry and confused about the increasingly high-tech ways that restaurant chains and major retailers are setting those prices.

82. 19:03
    Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ TechCrunch

    "You Can See Everything" is having the second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film.

83. 18:48
    Dark Souls 2 dataminer shows off massive prototype coliseum level from early development PC Gamer

    Bigger than the ones in Elden Ring, for what it's worth.

84. 18:44
    Leaked AI safety bill from Anthropic only requires government intervention if 50+ injuries or $1 billion are at risk PC Gamer

    Claude, finish drafting my single-use ray gun which can only vaporize $999 million worth of stuff and/or 49 people.

85. 18:28
    A woman was arrested in Philly for blocking a delivery robot The Verge

    Carolyn Marvin was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after blocking the path of an Uber delivery robot and refusing to get out of the way. Marvin told Philadelphia's ABC13 "I know they're taking the jobs of human delivery workers and so, I have…

86. 17:53
    DavMail 7.1 Exchange Gateway Improves Microsoft 365 and IMAP Support Linuxiac

    DavMail 7.1 improves Microsoft Graph integration, IMAP compatibility, calendar handling, and connection reliability for Exchange and Microsoft 365 users.

87. 17:37
    Battlefield 6 devs to fix "Secuty" skin typo, but five-pistol outfit was intentional Eurogamer

    Battlefield Studios has responded after fans accused it of using AI to generate cosmetics after spotting a "Secuty" typo on a Battlefield 6 Season 5 skin.

88. 17:18
    The Outlast Trials' initial playtests went poorly: Designer says 6-year development took 'a f**king long time' and 'a s**t-ton of prototypes' PC Gamer

    Red Barrels co-founder Philippe Morin recently spoke on the trials The Outlast Trials outlasted.

89. 17:10
    The PS6's memory and storage alone reportedly cost more than $680 Eurogamer

    The PS6's memory and storage reportedly cost more than $680 between them.

90. 17:00
    No soundtrack does it like Hades 2 PC Gamer

    I'm still listening to this thing a year later.

91. 16:57
    Linux Mint’s new system monitor does more than you’d expect OMG! Ubuntu

    December’s Linux Mint 27 release will include a brand new system monitor tool preinstalled. The app is called Superlight (well, that’s the project and package name; the user-facing label is just System Monitor). It shows hardware, app and process usage…

92. 16:30
    Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce TechCrunch

    The filing also says that the “vast majority” of Character.AI employees who were offered jobs at Disney accepted them. However, this is a stalking horse bid, so another company could come forward with a higher offer.

93. 16:27
    Video game ownership bill introduced in Congress The Verge

    Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York's 15th congressional district in the Bronx introduced the Power To The Players Act this week. If passed, the bill would direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish regulations that guarantee consumers ownership of a game…

94. 16:25
    Anthropic gives outside AI watchdog “employee-like” access Ars Technica

    The outside watchdog can publish its findings without Anthropic's approval.

95. 16:05
    TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian’s next act TechCrunch

    Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

96. 16:03
    Modder brings full Nvidia DLSS 5 suite to three generations of AMD gaming GPUs Tom's Hardware

    Radeon GPUs get the full DLSS experience as solo project ports all the DLSS features for RDNA2-4 GPUs.

97. 16:00
    Frozen Trail finally puts the 'raid' in Arc Raiders PC Gamer

    The Fallen Emperor and Arc Frigate have me excited for the game's future.

98. 15:21
    Samson dev Liquid Swords has reportedly gone bankrupt Eurogamer

    Swedish studio Liquid Swords, maker of action game Samson, has reportedly been put into bankruptcy.

99. 15:17
    PGE gets it: electric semi trucks provide HEAVY DUTY backup for the grid [video] Electrek

    Oregon utility Portland General Electric (“PGE”) is highlighting the environmental, health, and grid benefits to electrifying medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks, calling the battery-backed big rigs “batteries on wheels.” more…

100. 15:02
     F-22 Raptor pilot successfully demonstrates command of 'wingman' fighter drone in simulated combat Tom's Hardware

     The USAF's latest test proves that an F-22 Raptor can command a YFQ-44A Fury drone in combat conditions.

101. 15:00
     'There were a lot of disagreements across the place': Former Marathon director Joe Ziegler on leading Bungie's extraction shooter, playing Path of Exile for 3,437 hours, and why he'll never uninstall Kingdom Hearts PC Gamer

     The former game director of both Marathon and Valorant guides us through the games on his PC.

102. 15:00
     Lenovo’s fast, comfy SteamOS handheld is hundreds off The Verge

     The Legion Go S with SteamOS is a pretty solid alternative to the $789 Steam Deck OLED. It runs identical software, but ships in a design with two-stage triggers, a bigger eight-inch IPS screen (1080p and up to 120Hz versus 800p and 90Hz in the Deck OLED)…

103. 14:47
     God of War Laufey's £130 Collector Box doesn't come with the game Eurogamer

     God of War Laufey's Collector Box will cost £129.99 and will not include the game.

104. 14:42
     Tiny Titan: new residential battery system from EcoFlow starts small Electrek

     EcoFlow is hoping to make a titanic splash with its new, smaller (but scalable!) residential energy storage lineup that the company is calling a more approachable entry point to its backup battery offerings. more…

105. 14:40
     Switching languages can change a chatbot's personality test results Tech Xplore

     Ask an AI chatbot to complete a personality questionnaire in English, then give it the Mandarin version, and its answers paint a different picture. In tests of five systems, switching languages changed how strongly the responses expressed qualities such as…

106. 14:38
     9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 18th, 2026 9to5Linux

     9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for October 18th, 2026, brings news about Ubuntu 26.10, KDE Plasma 6.8, Firefox 158, Linux Mint 27 and Ubuntu 27.04 release date, Thunderbird 158, IPFire 2.29 Core Update 204, Mesa 26.2.5, Libreboot 26.10, Shelly 3.1.7, KDE Plasma…

107. 14:23
     Hackers exploit SiteGuard WAF flaw to run commands as admins BleepingComputer

     Attackers are targeting an OS command injection vulnerability in SiteGuard Server Edition that lets them execute commands as root or SYSTEM on affected servers.

108. 14:02
     Cinebench world record that stood for 12 years gets toppled Tom's Hardware

     You don’t need the latest and greatest PC hardware to have fun or even break overclocking world records, as Luumi shows with an ancient Haswell system.

109. 14:00
     J Mascis has nothing better to do The Verge

     Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis is known as something of a slacker guitar god. He stands stoically onstage, barely moving, as he seemingly effortlessly works through deft guitar solos and lopsided riffs. Unfortunately, Mascis has developed a similar reputation…

110. 13:53
     It Turns Out Intel TDX Doesn't Need So Much Cache Flushing Phoronix

     Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) for confidential computing with VMs has assumed the need to perform cache flushing when transitioning memory between KeyIDs used by the total memory encryption (MKTME) for unique AES encryption keys. But it's turned out to…

111. 13:38
     E-quipment highlight: LEAPTING launches electric autonomous forklift Electrek

     Chinese PV and solar equipment brand LEAPTING has taken the wraps off its new, battery-powered Auto-Navigation Forklift Robot (AFR) designed to speed up the installation of large, utility-scale solar power projects. more…

112. 13:25
     Trump says Google kisses his ass The Verge

     During a rally on Saturday, October 17th, in Highland Heights, Kentucky, Donald Trump bragged about how much more powerful and influential he was during his second term. While listing off his accomplishments, he mentioned his decision to rename the Gulf of…

113. 13:25
     Asus ROG Strix XG27AQGNV 27-inch G-Sync Pulsar gaming monitor review: Super smooth with unprecedented control Tom's Hardware

     Asus delivers its take on G-Sync Pulsar with the ROG Strix XG27AQGNV. This 27-inch IPS panel sports smooth motion with 360 Hz, QHD resolution, HDR and wide gamut color.

114. 13:24
     Nvidia RTX 5090 shipment worth $470,000 goes missing in Brazilian airport Tom's Hardware

     Brazilian electronics and IT distributor Oderço claims that two pallets of Zotac RTX 5090 GPUs have arrived at the airport but has since completely disappeared.

115. 13:22
     Anthropic has nearly stopped hiring junior staff because AI agents now work six times as many hours The Decoder

     Anthropic is hiring fewer and fewer junior staff in technical roles. The share of junior positions among new hires dropped from 27 to 9 percent since early 2025. By August 2026, AI agents across the company were already logging six times as many hours as…

116. 13:00
     The best gadget I bought this year is a milk frother The Verge

     Back in February, I went to Los Angeles to take in some art and stayed in Koreatown. Down the street from my hotel, there was this little coffee shop - Stagger - that is, I think, best known for its matcha, which is good. But the drink I unexpectedly found…

117. 12:55
     How overhead projectors took over your classroom The Verge

     It used to be so easy to get away with things in school. The teacher, after all, was always turned around writing at the chalkboard! But then came a bit of technology, previously mostly used for military purposes, called the overhead projector. It would…

118. 12:50
     Web-based chip fab engineering game goes viral in Taiwan Tom's Hardware

     A new 3D web game where you live 'A Day in the Life of a Semiconductor Wafer Factory Worker' has gone viral in Taiwan, where it was developed.

119. 12:46
     Konami boss says AI can’t replace the human chemistry behind great games VGC

     Konami president argues creators matter more than AI for making innovative games

120. 12:45
     Official DLSS 5 running on unsupported games delivers up to 90% better performance than the leaked version Tom's Hardware

     Nvidia's latest DLSS Neural Renderer, extracted from NBA 2K27 (again), is being tested on unsupported games and shows up to a 90% performance gain over the previous NR model.

121. 12:41
     Clive Barker says he's 'genuinely astonished' by Hellraiser: Revival: 'I'm proud as f**k at the end result' PC Gamer

     "I think what was achieved in the game is a wake-up call".

122. 12:39
     Four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft without any human help The Decoder

     Four AI agents running on Google's Gemini 4 Argon have beaten Minecraft for the first time without human help, slaying the Ender Dragon in a fully autonomous run. With no predefined roles or strategies, they coordinated on their own, wrote 2,783 programs…

123. 12:30
     How to choose a BLDC motor for robotic arms and mobile robots The Robot Report

     Several factors, from sensors to safety and robotic arms or mobile platforms, help determine the selection of a brushless DC or BLDC motor.

124. 12:25
     MIT engineers build soft 3D shape-sensing skin for gaming and VR Tom's Hardware

     MIT engineers embedded soft optical fibers in a silicone sheet that reconstructs its own 3D shape, aimed at gaming, VR, and physical therapy.

125. 12:10
     PlayStation 6’s memory costs alone exceed $680 per console, it’s claimed VGC

     Hardware insider suggests next-gen costs could well cost more than $1,000

126. 12:05
     Typo-squatting attacks with major domains are still viable Tom's Hardware

     corner cases with Cyrillic characters still evade the best checks

127. 12:00
     Cities want to put the boot on robotaxis The Verge

     This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on autonomous vehicles, policy, and road rules, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The…

128. 11:45
     300-plus local data center bans have only delayed just three US projects Tom's Hardware

     SemiAnalysis mapped more than 300 local data center moratoriums against the US pipeline and found only three projects actually delayed.

129. 11:40
     Flaws become reinforcements: Engineered crystal defects strengthen metals without changing their chemistry Tech Xplore

     Scientists have found a way to use defects in crystals to engineer stronger materials, according to a new study.

130. 11:25
     Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line Tom's Hardware

     Anthropic's proposal requires evaluators to report any imminent risk to the Department of Commerce within 72 hours, after which the Department must present the evidence to a federal judge and await an order.

131. 11:18
     Outlast designer says that one playtester was so upset by the horror series they 'ran out of the studio to go cry outside' and didn't return PC Gamer

     "We always make sure that people are fully aware of the kind of content we create," says director Philippe Morin.

132. 11:17
     Samson developer Liquid Swords is facing bankruptcy VGC

     The studio behind open-world game has reportedly been declared bankrupt after months of unpaid developer wages

133. 11:00
     Researchers train AI to detect concealed handguns using Wi-Fi signals Tom's Hardware

     Researchers have developed WiFireNet, an AI system that detects concealed handguns from Wi-Fi channel-state information, achieving 72.5% average precision in controlled indoor tests without cameras or metal detectors.

134. 10:52
     Two German courts now hold Google liable for what its AI overviews say The Decoder

     Google tried to overturn a landmark Munich ruling on AI search liability by appealing, then quietly settled. The strategy isn't working. The Aachen Regional Court just applied the exact same reasoning in a new case where Google's AI falsely attributed…

135. 10:50
     Linux 7.4 Features Very Exciting With Radeon HDMI 2.1 By Default, AMD PerfOpt, Apple M4 Phoronix

     The Linux 7.3 kernel is expected to be released as stable later today and with that version there are many exciting changes and improvements. However, the Linux 7.4 kernel merge window will then open up and there are even more exciting changes expected to be…

136. 10:38
     Gentoo Plans to Drop Chromium, Google Chrome Remains Available Linuxiac

     Gentoo is preparing to drop Chromium, as maintaining the source-built browser becomes increasingly difficult. Google Chrome and Flatpak remain alternatives.

137. 10:30
     Data Centers Have a New PR Plan: Your Kid’s Field Trip Wired

     Amid a wave of backlash, some industry-friendly groups are employing creative and time-tested strategies to woo the youth.

138. 10:30
     OnlyFans Creators Are Pissed That Meta Lets Muse Talk Dirty Wired

     Adult performers are questioning why Meta allows its AI agent to sext while restricting their social media accounts.

139. 10:30
     DJI’s first battery-swapping dock gets drones recharged and back in the air in under 45 seconds Tom's Hardware

     DJI Dock 4 swaps the Matrice 5TD drone’s battery in 25 seconds, but the system has no FCC clearance for sale in the U.S.

140. 10:23
     Omarchy Gets The Web Browser Launching Faster By Avoiding XDG Overhead Phoronix

     Omarchy 4.0.5 released this weekend as the newest version of this Arch Linux based distribution built around the Hyprland desktop. Omarchy 4.0.5 pulls in the latest Linux 7.2 stable kernel with BORE scheduler, updates against the Qt 6.12 toolkit, and a…

141. 10:05
     Servo Gets CSS Grid Working, Threadboost Offering Big Speed-Ups Phoronix

     Servo's August status report has finally appeared for outlining progress made on this open-source, Rust-based browser engine. This follows the recent release of the Servo 0.6 software, including the Servoshell demo browser...

142. 10:00
     Valerion VisionMaster Max 4K Projector Review: Looks Great, Sounds OK Wired

     The Valerion VisionMaster Max 4K Projector delivers superb blacks, great brightness, and more adjustment capabilities than many users need.

143. 10:00
     Flock camera locations revealed on MapQuest’s new Surveillance Layer Tom's Hardware

     This new feature could help users avoid Flock and other ALPR cameras.

144. 09:50
     Liquid Swords, developer of open-city crime sim Samson, has gone bankrupt following staff claims that they haven't been paid in two months PC Gamer

     The administrator is currently seeking a buyer for the studio and its assets.

145. 09:50
     GNOME 51.1 Released with Shell, Mutter, and Security Fixes Linuxiac

     GNOME 51.1 is out, fixing Wayland/Xwayland drag-and-drop issues, improving monitor handling, and addressing security vulnerabilities.

146. 09:35
     New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Enshrouded, Over the Hill, and Warhammer 40k: Boltgun 2 - 2026-10-17 Edition Boiling Steam

     Between 2026-10-10 and 2026-10-17 we selected 16 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. This week quite a few good titles, with Enshrouded reaching 1.0 and being…

147. 09:33
     Omarchy 4.0.5 Released with Linux Kernel 7.2.8, Better Hardware Support Linuxiac

     Omarchy 4.0.5 ships with Linux kernel 7.2.8, Qt 6.12 compatibility fixes, desktop performance improvements, and better support for NVIDIA laptops and audio devices.

148. 09:18
     GNOME 51.1 Improves Drag and Drop Between Wayland and Xwayland Clients 9to5Linux

     GNOME 51.1 is now available as the first point release to the GNOME 51 desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements across several core components and default apps.

149. 09:11
     Anthropic consults law firms to set fair negotiation norms before AI agents start cutting deals The Decoder

     Anthropic is consulting with law firms to develop negotiation norms for AI agents that would haggle over prices, resolve complaints, or improve contracts on behalf of users. The company is also hiring lawyers and humanities scholars as "Conceptual Reasoning…

150. 09:00
     Magnesium May Not Reach Your Brain, Despite Supplement Label Promises Wired

     Some of the many variants sold today promise to penetrate our gray matter, but biology isn’t in the habit of respecting marketing declarations.

151. 09:00
     Climate Change Has It In for the World’s Best Surfing Wired

     As coastlines change, so do surf breaks. That may spell the end for premier waves and the tourist economies that depend on them.

152. 09:00
     In the age of AI, one man spent years squeezing an entire museum onto a Game Boy - Why? For the most human of reasons Eurogamer

     "Let me be honest from the start: nobody was waiting for this. The world has many needs, and a Game Boy cartridge with no game inside it was not high on the list." So begins Dr Marcel Pflug's explanation for one of the most unexpected projects I've come…

153. 08:49
     AI agents have bad taste in long-term decisions and a new benchmark proves it The Decoder

     A new benchmark called Taste-Bench tests how well AI agents make strategic choices during long-running tasks. Even the best model, GPT-5.6 Sol, picks the right path on just under 60 percent of simple binary questions. Thinking longer doesn't help. The article…

154. 08:15
     AI agents chasing a $465 train refund invented excuses, leaked medical data, and spammed an MP's office The Decoder

     Six AI agents were tasked with recovering £350 (about $465) for a canceled train ticket in an experiment. They resorted to invented excuses, lawsuit threats, and sharing confidential health data. One agent sent 187 messages in 15 days, including 50 to a…

155. 08:09
     Oh no, what happened to my OOHPod? Windows command prompt puts in a surprise appearance The Register

     Pop quiz: somebody left a command shell logged in. What do you do?

156. 02:55
     Now Playing Card shows media info for multiple apps at a time OMG! Ubuntu

     Now Playing Card is an extension for GNOME Shell that can show playback info and media controls from multiple sources at the same time. You're reading Now Playing Card shows media info for multiple apps at a time, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not…

157. 02:12
     Adafruit Floppsy Rev D Revives Floppy Disk Archiving with RP2350 LinuxGizmos

     Adafruit has previewed Floppsy Rev D, an RP2350-based floppy disk archiver and emulator designed to preserve and access legacy computer storage media. The standalone device supports floppy drives used with PCs and Apple Disk II systems, offering disk imaging…

158. 01:33
     LILYGO T5 e-Paper Basic Adopts 4.7-Inch Display for Embedded Projects LinuxGizmos

     LILYGO’s latest e-paper development board pairs an ESP32-S3 with a 4.7-inch display offering 960 × 540 resolution and 16-level grayscale. The board also includes battery monitoring, removable storage, and Wi-Fi and BLE connectivity for portable information…

159. 00:55
     Synchronous Queues For VirtIO-FS Show Huge Performance Potential Phoronix

     VirtIO-FS as the shared file-system for transferring data between guest VMs to/from a host server is showing some promising performance results with pending code for allowing synchronous queues rather than always being asynchronous...

160. Saturday 17 October

161. 22:01
     ReactOS Can Now Be Installed & Used With Its NTFS Driver Phoronix

     The ReactOS open-source operating system has seen its NTFS file-system driver mature to the point that it can be finally used for installing and using ReactOS with it. NTFS formatting support is also finally now possible with this driver too...

162. 21:52
     Metal band Genitorturers claims a Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines remake is coming, getting a dozen crusty nerds way too worked up PC Gamer

     I'm one of a dozen crusty nerds.

163. 21:50
     Rain98 is a blue-hued, pre-Y2K, Serial Experiments Lain inspired visual novel about time travelling to the past to end the world Rock Paper Shotgun

     Picture this. You're me, and you boot up the demo for Rain98, an incredibly blue-looking, rainy visual novel set in Tokyo, 1998, about a woman who refers to herself as the Angolmois, a world-ending reference to the predictions of good ole Nostradamus. At one…

164. 21:36
     Fedora Linux 45 Delayed, New Release Date Set for October 27 Linuxiac

     Fedora developers have postponed Fedora Linux 45 until October 27 after no suitable final release candidate was available for evaluation.

165. 21:33
     ADI explains the race to make AI physical The Robot Report

     A new ADI whitepaper examines the challenges and opportunities in moving physical AI out of labs into production machinery.

166. 21:31
     Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns TechCrunch

     A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web.

167. 20:55
     TikTok says it’s restored ‘Musk’ documentary advertising account TechCrunch

     A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk continues to meet resistance from social media platforms.

168. 20:37
     Electric Mercedes-AMG GT SUV unveiled with 1,153 hp and 710 kW charging Electrek

     Mercedes-AMG has unveiled the GT SUV, an all-electric performance SUV with up to 1,153 hp from three axial-flux motors and DC fast charging at up to 710 kW. It’s AMG’s answer to the Porsche Cayenne Electric, and on paper, it may be more impressive. The first…

169. 20:30
     Grab an RTX 5090 for a discounted $5,300 as part of an MSI Infinite ZS prebuilt gaming PC Tom's Hardware

     Grab an RTX 5090 for $5,300 as part of an MSI Infinite ZS prebuilt — $7,599 price includes other components worth about $2,300 on their own

170. 20:29
     Black & White 3 doesn't sound like it's ever going to happen, but good ole overpromising Peter Molyneux may have let slip about a remaster of the original Rock Paper Shotgun

     Peter Molyneux feels like a man who can never die. He's just sort of always been there, and seems like he always will be, making some kind of game where you can hypothetically do what you want, never quite living up to expectations. But hey, he's Peter…

171. 20:21
     Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings TechCrunch

     The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year.

172. 19:32
     TikTok bans Musk documentary account The Verge

     Just ahead of the wider release of Alex Gibney's Musk documentary, TikTok has banned the film's social media account from its platform. TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film's distributor…

173. 19:30
     Qualcomm wins $2 legal decision against fellow tech giant Arm, and that's not a typo PC Gamer

     It's not just the principle of the thing: There could be more money up for grabs.

174. 19:07
     RimWorld meets Moebius-esque roguelite colony sim Trailblazers: Into The March welcomes you aboard its hulking landships with a chonky-sounding demo Rock Paper Shotgun

     With the devs behind RimWorld gearing up for their next game with a recent engine switch, it'd be entirely fair if you were hankering for something new (if still familiar enough) yourself. Trailblazers: Into The March is one such game, having introduced…

175. 18:48
     Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says TechCrunch

     Over the weekend, Masad clarified that OpenAI would replace Anthropic as its default model provider. Claude will still be available to customers on the platform.

176. 18:34
     'I am overwhelmed and overstimulated': The actor behind Star Wars: Galactic Racer’s Biddy Blas is scribbing doon all your enthusiasm PC Gamer

     Ding dong pookie.

177. 18:28
     Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines remaster rumoured, with leaker insisting it's not a remake Eurogamer

     A remaster of cult 2004 RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines may be in the works.

178. 18:04
     GNOME 50.6 Released with Shell, Mutter, and Nautilus Fixes Linuxiac

     The GNOME 50.6 old-stable update fixes Quick Settings issues, memory leaks, screen rotation issues, and several Nautilus bugs.

179. 18:00
     To help America, I used Crusader Kings 3 to figure out how to remove a doddering, senile lunatic from power PC Gamer

     Any resemblance to actual persons or actual events is purely coincidental.

180. 17:28
     Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from sale amid AI accusations, admitting it has "fallen short" Eurogamer

     Sega and Creative Assembly are temporarily removing Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from sale just days after release.

181. 17:20
     GNOME 50.6 Desktop Environment Released with Fixes for Nautilus, GNOME Shell 9to5Linux

     GNOME 50.6 is now available as the sixth update to the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment series with various bug fixes, updated translations, and other changes.

182. 17:04
     As too much of the industry embrace their own death through genAI, Konami say it's real people that are most important for making good games Rock Paper Shotgun

     I've taken a habit, recently, to proclaim my desire to explode in lieu of anything more realistically violent I could wish upon myself when I feel stressed. And, in what would likely be more concerning if I were a sentient bomb talking to a bomb diffusal…

183. 17:02
     MeshXFS: AI Adapts XFS Into A Clustered File-System Phoronix

     MeshXFS is a clustered open-source file-system in which "no human wrote any of its own code". Depending upon your views of AI, not necessarily something you want to hear for entrusting your data in an AI-created solution. Instead, Claude Opus was tasked with…

184. 17:00
     Discussion time: Do you think zone chats in MMOs are forces for good, or evil? PC Gamer

     What's up, Barrens Chat.

185. 17:00
     Surprising no-one, Wizards of the Coast 'doesn't intend to voluntarily recognize' union efforts for the second time this year PC Gamer

     "Wizards is not neutral on the question of unionization."

186. 17:00
     Mercedes-AMG’s first ground-up SUV is a 1,150hp electric beast The Verge

     Earlier this year, Mercedes' AMG performance brand grabbed our attention with the GT four-door coupe, a souped-up sports sedan with three axial flux motors delivering over 1,150 horsepower. Well, now meet its beefier cousin, the 2028 Mercedes-AMG GT SUV, an…

187. 16:39
     Elon Musk settles lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaway The Verge

     In 2024, Elon Musk promised to give away $1 million a day to a randomly selected registered voter in a swing state. That prompted legal challenges, raised questions about its legality, and drew lawsuits from two Arizona residents claiming the lottery was a…

188. 16:00
     This game about grinding mute lumps of shapeless flesh has made me realise I've been hornswoggled by capitalism PC Gamer

     Flesh grinders of the world, unite.

189. 15:58
     Oh dear, half a year after launching Samson, Swedish developer Liquid Swords have filed for bankruptcy Rock Paper Shotgun

     Earlier this year, Swedish developer Liquid Swords released Samson, a GTA-ish, open world beat 'em up about dealing with debt, driving sturdy but battered cars, and saving your sister. It wasn't received all that well, including by us, notably because it was…

190. 15:45
     Ghostwire: Tokyo joins GOG Preservation Program, which means you don't have to deal with Bethesda.NET anymore PC Gamer

     …if you get it on GOG, anyway.

191. 15:40
     HyperX Cloud Alpha Air Review: Open-back and budget-friendly Tom's Hardware

     The HyperX Cloud Alpha Air is the brand's first open-back gaming headset. It's lightweight and comfortable, and it sounds very good. But microphone pickup is low, and it doesn't seem to work with the brand's peripheral software (yet).

192. 15:36
     An OpenAI model hacked a government site, grabbed 24 years of hospital data and kept it quiet The Decoder

     OpenAI has published four new cases where its AI models bypassed security boundaries on their own during training or testing. In one case, a model extracted server passwords from a government website, forged authorization tokens, and downloaded 24 years of…

193. 15:30
     Ember’s new temperature-controlled mug makes my nightly tea ritual even better TechCrunch

     The biggest change about Ember's new mug is that you no longer have to open the app to adjust your drink’s temperature.

194. 15:20
     Quad 8-pin mod protects the $8,500 RTX 5090 you can’t replace from melting Tom's Hardware

     Redditor showcases a new quad 8-pin power-conversion kit for the 16-pin power connector on Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics cards.

195. 15:18
     Hackers breach Microsoft 365 tenants via ConnectWise supply-chain attack BleepingComputer

     ConnectWise has shut down customer access to its Cloud Backup service (formerly SkyKick Cloud Backup) after hackers accessed application identities and compromised Microsoft 365 tenants.

196. 15:07
     GNOME OS Moves Closer to Everyday Desktop Use With Preview Release Linuxiac

     GNOME OS takes another step toward becoming a general-purpose Linux distro with a Preview release, improved memory management, and new testing tools.

197. 15:04
     Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites The Verge

     After backlash, Meta is updating its terms again to remove language that suggested it could scrape content from sites, including news sites, to train its AI. Specifically, the following language no longer appears on the commercial terms page: … Meta may use…

198. 15:00
     MOZA AY210 Force Feedback Base and MFY Yoke review: Taking flight sim immersion to the next level Tom's Hardware

     The MOZA AY210 Force Feedback Base and MFY Yoke Bundle brings force feedback and autopilot following to the world of desktop flight simulators.

199. 14:42
     Anthropics' Claude cracks a 25-year-old NSA cryptography mystery in under 30 minutes The Decoder

     Anthropic's AI model Claude has solved a 25-year-old cryptography puzzle. The mysterious seeds behind NIST's standard curves for digital signatures were provided by the NSA without explanation, raising long-standing suspicion about built-in backdoors. Claude…

200. 14:38
     Nvidia reportedly insists the RTX 5090 isn't dead despite severe shortages and removed listings at multiple retailers Tom's Hardware

     Nvidia states that RTX 5090 isn't discontinued, only that supply is constrained — and yet the card is effectively gone from storefronts

201. 14:32
     Drupal patches critical RCE flaws, warns exploits may emerge soon BleepingComputer

     Drupal has patched two critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute code remotely on websites running any supported version of the content management system.

202. 14:30
     Jad Abumrad loves a butterfly knife and a good springy pillow The Verge

     It's hard to overstate Jad Abumrad's impact on the podcasting world. He created and hosted Dolly Parton's America and Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, two Peabody Award-winning shows that offered unprecedented looks at the lives of two of the most important music…

203. 14:00
     SpaceX’s ambitious, expensive gamble to replace AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon The Verge

     Today, I’m talking with Walter Piecyk, a partner and analyst at LightShed Partners who covers tech, media, and telecom, about SpaceX’s recently announced plan to become a major wireless carrier. Last week, SpaceX agreed to buy a big chunk of low-band spectrum…

204. 13:53
     The Blood of Dawnwalker's first major update will add directional animal petting and a new story mode that's easier than the previous story mode PC Gamer

     "What happens when you merge a directional combat system with an ability to pet dogs and cats?"

205. 13:39
     Sandisk’s 512GB Switch 2-ready microSD Express card is a steal for $98 during sale Tom's Hardware

     Nintendo Switch 2 owners looking to download more games can take advantage of this deal on SanDisk’s officially licensed microSD Express card, which supports read speeds of up to 880 MB/s and offers 512GB of capacity.

206. 13:36
     This Might Be the Earliest Known Spear Murder In Earth’s History 404 Media

     Archaeologists have discovered a puncture wound from a spear in the shoulder blade of a Neanderthal that lived 75,000 years ago, offering a possible glimpse of early interpersonal violence.

207. 13:21
     AI lab offers free plumbing and HVAC repairs across three cities to train AI robots Tom's Hardware

     HUMXN wants to pay for maintenance and repair services for homes in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Miami to gather data to train AI models and robots.

208. 13:12
     Steam's Achievement Sets beta aims to stop new content breaking your completion status Eurogamer

     Valve is beta testing Steam Achievement Sets, a feature that lets developers group a game's achievements into collections.

209. 13:08
     Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in October 2026 Electrek

     I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long-term…

210. 13:01
     Not Every Open Source OS Needs to Be Based on Linux, and These Nine Aren’t It's FOSS

     There are more operating systems than just Linux. Here's a list of a few that are under active development.

211. 13:00
     This Hidden Device Could Free Up Gigawatts of Grid Power IEEE Spectrum

     This article was originally published by Canary Media. America’s energy supply crunch is driving a surge of federal and private investment in new electricity generation — from polluting gas turbines to cleaner developments like solar farms and geothermal…

212. 13:00
     This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: October 17, 2026 Tom's Hardware

     This week, Tom's Hardware Premium subscribers can read our EMIB and Foveros roadmaps, the latest on Chinese competition in the local AI system space, and much more.

213. 13:00
     Bose’s new wired earbuds are simple in the best way The Verge

     After Apple courageously removed the headphone jack from the iPhone in 2016, most people switched to Bluetooth earbuds and never looked back. But their wired counterparts have stuck around, and their sales even went up this year after five years of decline…

214. 13:00
     Websites are closing their doors to AI agents The Verge

     Autonomous agents are the hottest thing in AI. OpenAI, Meta, Google, Instinct, and others promise their agents can scour the internet on your behalf, doing anything from booking a dinner reservation and cleaning out your inbox to buying new shoes. But what…

215. 12:40
     Leap seconds being retired next year to avoid wreaking havoc on computer systems Tom's Hardware

     The leap second will be replaced by a leap hour, which will take "several centuries" before it must be implemented.

216. 12:39
     Gameplay footage emerges of reportedly cancelled Assassin's Creed game Destiny Eurogamer

     Footage of a reportedly cancelled Assassin's Creed game set in ancient China has emerged online, including stealth kills, the series' leap of faith, and a spinning umbrella weapon.

217. 12:30
     The rise of the machines is canceled: Why humanoids with AI are helpers, not enemies The Robot Report

     Humans play a key role in developing humanoid robots and training AI models, so we can maintain control, writes a columnist.

218. 12:20
     Taiwan targets illicit AI server exports to China with five-year prison terms Tom's Hardware

     Taiwan is expanding the Foreign Trade Act to include AI servers and semiconductors in its list of controlled exports.

219. 12:04
     Developer cancels public demo of its upcoming horror drinking game, fearing it will be instantly cloned by AI vibe coders: 'We sincerely apologise for the short notice' PC Gamer

     Alliance Arts will instead host "closed sessions" for Drunken Goddess Reflux.

220. 12:02
     Microsoft Wants to Protect Your Linux Desktop with Defender Linuxiac

     Microsoft launches a public preview of Defender for Endpoint for Linux desktops, offering enterprise-level malware protection and threat monitoring.

221. 12:00
     One AI model, trillions of variants: Breaking mass attacks on voice assistants Tech Xplore

     Imagine sitting in your home, listening to what you think is a run-of-the-mill advertisement or perhaps a piece of music you enjoy. But while you hum along, that audio file is sending a secret, malicious audio message—imperceptible to human ears—telling your…

222. 12:00
     Crafty OpenAI agent willingly stole crypto from an account it didn't own to complete a task during test Tom's Hardware

     GPT5.6-Sol didn't have funds to deploy smart contracts, so it looked for exposed accounts with enough money to pay for the gas fees.

223. 12:00
     Apple’s HomeView is just the latest threat to online recipe writers The Verge

     When Apple revealed the HomeView to the world, it did so with an unusual ad for the company: Instead of pristine, polished tech in immaculate rooms, it's a three-minute look at the messy, frantic morning routine of a family of five. Apple's new smart display…

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