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Press review · Saturday, 17 October 2026 · as of 10:47 UTC
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yankodesign.com
8 Best Gifts for Men Who Have Everything in 2026 - Yanko Design
Buying for the man who already owns the good version of everything is its own kind of design challenge. He has the watch, the pen, the television, the card holder. What he doesn't have is the version nobody else thought to make, the object that solves a problem he didn't know he had or simply
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bbc.com
King pays Andrew's £1.5m repair bill on Royal Lodge
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was charged £1.5m in repair and restoration costs after surrendering the lease on the 30-room mansion.
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warhammer-community.com
’Eavy Metal takes on blue with Warhammer Tone Pro paints
See more miniatures painted with the new paint range and learn their recipes.
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nbcnews.com
Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA’s Apollo program, dies at 90
Hamilton received many awards and accolades, including being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 2016.
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playstationlifestyle.net
PlayStation 5 Getting Major UI Update Nobody Expected - PlayStation LifeStyle
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced a surprise PS5 UI update that we frankly didn't see coming. Here's what we know so far.
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mp1st.com
Dragon's Dogma 2 Update 4.000 Adds Hard Mode Alongside Dark Arisen DLC
Dragon's Dogma 2 update 4.000 is out, a day before the Dark Arisen DLC is available, and it also adds new features for the base game.
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allenai.org
Now in Nature: Retrofitting language models to operate over bytes | Ai2
The technique behind Bolmo, Ai2’s fully open byte-level language models, is now published in Nature, with new checkpoints showing the approach generalizes beyond Olmo to other model families.
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9to5mac.com
Sketchy rumor again says OLED iPad mini will lack one key feature - 9to5Mac
Apple is widely expected to introduce a new OLED iPad mini as soon as later this month. A sketchy new...
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mashable.com
Microsoft launches Surface Laptop Ultra
Hear that, Apple? Microsoft says its laptop is very powerful. What are you going to do about it?
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theverge.com
A week with Googlebooks: four notes from our testing so far
So far the software vibes are a bit off.
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ign.com
Crunchyroll Is Getting its Own Dedicated Anime Hub on the PS5 Home Screen
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll, which Sony-owned Funimation bought for nearly $1.2 billion in 2021, is getting its own dedicated hub on the PlayStation 5 home screen in Spring 2027. Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Hideaki Nishino made the announcement at today's Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum.
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news.xbox.com
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for October 12 to 16
Next Week on XBOX: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Planet Zoo 2, Valor Mortis, Warhammer 40K: Boltgun II, and more coming soon!
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polygon.com
The Witcher 3 Remastered's New Patch Adds Highly Requested Graphics Fix
Bloom begone
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Pokemon TCG's Delta Reign Expansion Is Finally Up For Preorder On Amazon and Target — And One Box Is Already Under Market Price
Pokémon TCG Delta Reign preorders are now live at Amazon and Target, including Booster Bundles below market price, Elite Trainer Boxes, and 36-pack Display Boxes.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV – Space Marines Faction Trailer | Warhammer 40,000 - Warhammer Community
The Space Marines are the Emperor's Angels of Death, genetically enhanced warriors forged through centuries of warfare. On Kronus, two legendary Chapters answer the call to war, united in purpose, yet divided in doctrine.
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bostonglobe.com
COVID is back, but it’s not what it used to be - The Boston Globe
Emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and deaths remain at record lows.
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asia.nikkei.com
Exclusive: Apple cuts iPhone 18 Pro orders due to soft demand
Suppliers blame premium handsets' price hike for weaker consumer uptake
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'It Was Critical' — Street Fighter 6 Producer Reveals How He Saved Capcom’s Iconic Fighting Game Franchise From ‘Dying’
Street Fighter 6 producer Shuhei Matsumoto revealed how dire things were for Capcom’s flagship fighting game franchise during the Street Fighter V era and explained how he and director Takayuki Nakayama worked together to save the series from death.
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gematsu.com
DAVE THE DIVER DLC ‘Subnautica 2 Content Pack’ announced
MINTROCKET has announced DAVE THE DIVER’s final downloadable content pack—a Subnautica 2-themed expansion in partnership with Unknown Worlds Entertainment. It will launch free of charge…
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finance.yahoo.com
Apple iPhone 18 Pro wait times raise demand concerns at UBS
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL, XETRA:APC) faces growing iPhone 18 Pro demand concerns as delivery waits shorten, with UBS retaining a ‘neutral’ rating and $296 price target. UBS Evidence Lab data covering more than 30 geographies showed average iPhone 18 Pro wait times shortened by about six days...
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huaweicentral.com
Huawei Mate 90 series wallpapers are now up for download
Huawei Mate 90 series has launched with five models and a bunch of new wallpapers, which are now available for download. These images come in QHD+ (Quad High Definition Plus) resolution, offering a stunning vibe to the home screen. Mate 90 series debuted last week as a new performance flagship line. Like every Huawei phone, […]
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nintendolife.com
Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Switch Port Rumours Resurface Following Pokémon HOME's Latest Update
Two GBA games are now compatible with the service
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creativebloq.com
Someone just rebuilt Adobe Creative Cloud with AI – then gave it away for free
But is that really a good thing?
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Saudi Arabia says three nationals killed in Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport.
The missile attacks come amid an escalation in fighting between the Iran-backed group and Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen's government.
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sciencealert.com
Secret of Orange Cats Finally Revealed After 60-Year Search
If you've ever lived with an orange cat, you already know they're built different.
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polygon.com
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Continues a 55-Year-Old Gaming Tradition
Modern and old-school game design come together in a great solo campaign
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Researchers uncover new DarkSword spyware variant affecting unpatched iPhones - 9to5Mac
iVerify released a report today detailing P7 DarkSword, a new variant of the malware associated with the DarkSword iPhone exploit chain uncovered earlier this year.
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cnbc.com
Tokenization could unleash tens of billions of dollars in trapped capital, Nasdaq CEO says
Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said tokenization could free up tens of billions of dollars in trapped capital.
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The tech industry wants you to run AI models at home, but it’s not for everyone
Big Tech is leaning into pushing users to run AI models.
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wbur.org
Margaret Hamilton, pioneering MIT scientist who led a software team for NASA's Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program, has died. Her work helped make humanity’s first journeys to the moon possible.
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bitdefender.com
The phone was compromised before the user turned it on: the rise of Midnight Mimosa
Bitdefender has identified a malware campaign (dubbed Midnight Mimosa) running on low-cost, multi-brand Android devices built on MediaTek platforms.
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eurogamer.net
"What's the point of this if you're not feeling something?" Star Wars: Galactic Racer devs share the secret to bottling the incredible game feel of Burnout
The Star Wars: Galactic Racer developers at Fuse Games talk board games, emotions, and looking up "verisimilitude".
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macrumors.com
Apple's October 13 Launch: What's Coming
Apple is planning to introduce new products on Tuesday, October 13, Apple marketing chief Greg Joswiak announced today. It won't be a traditional Apple event, but Apple has invited some members of the media to New York City to get some hands-on time with whatever's introduced. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Those of us not invited to the New York Experience are likely to be introduced to the new devices via press releases that'll come out on launch day.
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mmafighting.com
Sean Strickland blames UFC for ruining legacies: ‘They don’t pay you enough to walk away’
Sean Strickland hates how the UFC treats its stars.
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cbssports.com
Fantasy football Week 5 PPR Cheat Sheet: Dave Richard weighs tough calls on Justin Herbert and Ollie Gordon
Justin Herbert faces a tough Broncos matchup and offensive line concerns, making him a risky Week 5 start. Get PPR confidence scores and lineup advice
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ksl.com
Amazon launches first Android tablets, raising prices and incorporating Alexa
Amazon on Thursday unveiled a slate of higher-end tablets that for the first time feature its Alexa+ voice assistant and run on Google's Android operating system.
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cnet.com
Apple Announces Next 'Welcome Home' Special Event on Oct. 13 - CNET
The company is expected to release a new HomePod and Apple TV next week.
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sports.yahoo.com
Jerry Jones calls Cowboys' TNF loss to Buccaneers 'extraordinarily disappointing'
Jerry Jones said the Cowboys' loss to the Buccaneers on "Thursday Night Football" was "extraordinarily disappointing."
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cnbc.com
South Africa lawyer Navanethm 'Navi' Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to prosecute war crimes and genocide
Navanethem "Navi" Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her work promoting peace and international law.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 reveals pricey spawn options for DMZ, which offer rich players an enormous advantage over poor players spawning on foot
You can pay to spawn into COD: Modern Warfare 4's extraction shooter mode in jeeps, helicopters, and more. It's a huge advantage - if you can afford it.
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wired.com
The New ChatGPT Is More Show Than Tell
OpenAI is updating ChatGPT for all users with an “Intelligent UI” that’s more visual—generating interactive elements as part of the chatbot’s outputs.
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iPhone 13 Pro vs. iPhone 18 Pro Buyer's Guide: Is It Worth Upgrading?
Apple released the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max in September 2026, five years after the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. The 2021 models introduced ProMotion displays, macro photography, a 3x Telephoto camera, and substantially longer battery life than their predecessors. They remain capable phones and support iOS 27, but owners now have five generations of upgrades to consider.
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AMD will bring FSR 4 to handhelds by the end of 2026
But will existing handhelds get the tech?
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mentalfloss.com
The Best Employer in Every State, Mapped
There are some great companies across the country, but what about in your particular state? It may be surprising that top employers vary from state to state, bu
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This 'Mind-Reading' AI Is a Wiz at Figuring Out What You See - CNET
The trick is, you have to be in an MRI machine — and it only works with pictures.
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Microsoft 365 Family subscribers will finally be able to share AI benefits
OneDrive storage limits are changing, though
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cnbc.com
Huawei doubles down on smartphones as EV sales slow
Chinese tech company Huawei wants to rebuild its consumer business after U.S. sanctions halved segment revenue.
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futurism.com
New AI Can Figure Out What You're Thinking About From a Brain Scan
Researchers have created an AI model can recreate an image you're picturing in your head by analyzing your brain scans.
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nintendolife.com
Witcher 3 Remastered Switch 2 Update To Improve "Image Clarity And Sharpness"
Good news, Witchers
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gizmodo.com
Latest 'Grand Theft Auto VI' Leak Features 25 Minutes of Gameplay and Jason's Concealed Weapon
Spicy!