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- New York continues to fight prediction markets with a lawsuit against Polymarket The state of New York continues to take action against prediction markets, arguing that they are running illegal gambling businesses.
- Google is sending a teensy-tiny AI data center to space The company will be sending a teensy-tiny AI data center into space to see how it reacts to the harsh conditions, as reported by The New York Times.
- Meta's new AI fidget is a... Tamagotchi? Meta became the latest to dip its toes into the fraught world of hardware AI widgets this week after it unveiled a Tamagotchi-sized handheld AI companion called the Muse Charm.
- France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK The plans were raised by Andy Burnham when he met the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, on the sidelines of the UN general assembly earlier this week.
- Meta’s Muse Charm looks like a Tamagotchi, but it’s tapping into a much newer trend What the Charm is, however, is on-trend. Then there was the Labubu craze Pop Mart’s revenue to $1.8 billion in 2024, a 7x jump from 2019.
- Australia news LIVE: Albanese addresses UN General Assembly; Netanyahu hits out at Israel’s critics; Trump, Xi Jinping meet at White House Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN General Assembly in New York and the reaction.
- The US media boycott hit Trump right where it hurts. Now it’s Hanson’s turn It seems astonishing that anything so unified could grow from America’s famously polarised soil.
- Turtle Beach Rematch review: The cutest Switch 2 controller of the bunch The Turtle Beach Rematch Wireless Controller for Switch 2 features built-in motion control capabilities, never-drift TMR thumbsticks, a button for GameChat.
- Launch of UK’s ‘largest AI supercomputer’ delayed by power supply problems The site in Loughton, Essex, was described as the country’s largest AI supercomputer when it was announced in 2025.
- Former England player Andy Carroll reveals he was sexually assaulted in 2021 Attacker found guilty of sexual offences after player testified. The former England forward Andy Carroll has revealed in his autobiography he was sexually assaulted by a man in 2021.
- Databricks buys Row Zero and is scouting for more startups to acquire Databricks announced on Thursday that it has acquired an early-stage spreadsheet startup called Row Zero.
- Trump welcomes Xi to White House for talks on AI, trade US President Donald Trump has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House for a state summit.
- It took MapQuest until 2026 to add public transit directions The 30-year-old map service is quickly getting with the times. At the outset, MapQuest supports transit directions for almost 2,000 cities across 70 countries.
- Russell vows to ‘keep fighting’ in F1 title race despite Antonelli’s advantage George Russell has said he will keep fighting for the Formula One world championship until it is mathematically gone but while he made an encouraging start to his efforts.
- Raphinha: ‘In my head I was leaving Barça but a few small words can change you’ Two years ago the Brazilian thought his time at Barcelona was ending but, two La Liga titles later, he is now captain and the most potent No 9 in Europe.
- Local tattoo shop bracing for long night as Dockers fans chase inaugural premiership ink Five Star Tattoo is in the heart of the Fremantle cappuccino strip, and say they are equal parts concerned about the fanfare that could ensue following a Freo win against.
- Pints and meat: The Wharfie Time effect on Freo’s pubs and WA butchers Gage Roads head of hospitality Miles Hull said the Freo pub is expecting to sell about 1200 serves of chips on Grand Final day.
- Google Photos ‘Clueless’-inspired virtual closet is now available on Android and iOS Android users gained access first, starting in June, and now the virtual closet is available to all Android and iOS users in the supported markets.
- Google Photos' new Redact tool will make it easy to hide sensitive information The new Markup tools are rolling out to all Google Photos users on Android worldwide. The company has announced that the app's Wardrobe feature is rolling out to more people.
- The Pixel Watch 5's blood pressure and insulin resistance trends are rolling out this week The first trend reports for the health data will be available in early October.
- Decades-old file security flaws found in Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows Security researchers affiliated with Austria's Graz University of Technology have found flaws in the implementation of file notification systems on Android, Linux, macOS.
- Copper's latest high-end induction stove brings the heat better than ever The new Charlie range now supports both 120 and 240-volt outlets, so it’s easier to install too.
- TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to know TechCrunch Founder Summit is a full-day gathering in Boston on November 4 where founders across all stages connect with top VCs and experienced entrepreneurs to gain tactical insights on building.
- UK Football Police Unit accused of ‘bringing Hillsborough’ into alcohol debate UKFPU cites post-Hillsborough Taylor Report in backing ban. The disaster was not caused by alcohol.
- NASA’s Machines for Mars Make Beer Bubbly In 2021, Maine Beer Company’s carbon dioxide supplier ran short on carbon dioxide. By 2015, the Craft Brewery Recovery System was in production.
- ElevenLabs’ CEO on margins, IPO timing, and customers they’re talking to a bot ElevenLabs builds the voice layer of AI, the models that turn text into speech that sounds human.
- iPhone 18 Pro benchmark boosted by giving it a cold drink As Birchler notes in his post about the iPhone 18 Pro’s benchmark performance, that improved vapor chamber size is in part responsible for its increased performance - sure.
- CVE flood pushes Ubuntu onto weekly kernel release cycle The Ubuntu maker is overhauling how it ships kernel Stable Release Updates, replacing its current four-week regular and two-week security cycles with overlapping two-week cycles that will push a kernel.
- US mortgage rates top 7% for first time in 20 months US mortgage rates surpassed 7% for the first time since January 2025, according to federal lender Freddie Mac.
- Practicing for Safe Landings on the Moon and Beyond In this Aug. 27, 2026, image, an Alta-X drone flies an advanced guidance and navigation system known as the Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution experiment near NASA’s.
- Vistry is the laggard in a housebuilding sector full of cracks | Nils Pratley Group shrinks ambitions from 20,000 to just 12,000 homes a year in an attempt to balance the books.
- Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1 Google is taking its first step toward making Project Suncatcher a reality. Google’s AI test will launch as part of the upcoming Transporter-18 rideshare aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
- White House reinstates access for US media following judge's order Reporters from Politico, MS Now and CNN remained barred from the White House on Thursday. US President Donald Trump announced the ban on September 18.
- Asylum seekers trigger UK protests, arrests as 781 arrive in one day One high-profile protest organiser, Danny Tommo, was arrested after he sought to stop one of the inflatable boats by slashing it with a knife.
- AI must stay 'under human control', Xi tells Trump All the pomp and ceremony has been rolled out for the Chinese president's three-day visit, with Trump hosting a formal welcome on the White House South Lawn, a military flyover.
- Meet the next wave of VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 For founders, Startup Battlefield 200 is one of the biggest moments of their careers.
- Shaun Edwards inspired by mum’s memory as he beds in with Red Roses At the start of the week Marlie Packer said that Edwards stood in front of the squad and told them one of the reasons he wanted to coach the Red.
- OpenAI agent “didn’t accept no for an answer” in Australian government breach Last week, OpenAI rolled out a new protocol for the public disclosure of misalignment incidents found in its model testing.
- Google tests letting Gemini call businesses for you The feature will at first roll out to Pixel 11 owners who pay for a Gemini subscription in the U.S. It will also need the use of the beta version.
- Pixel 11's Call For Me feature begins preliminary rollout Select Gemini subscribers with a Pixel 11 can soon try out phone calls via AI chatbot.