Engadget
GTA 6 'demo' delivers malware directly to your PC
Despite what some scam sites may try to tell you, Rockstar has not made any of GTA 6 available to play in advance.
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The Verge
Meta addresses ‘pervert glasses’ reputation with a privacy fix and a new marketing campaign
Meta is updating its AI-powered smart glasses to close a loophole that allowed wearers to keep recording after covering the…
Engadget
James Pond's creator is not happy with the series' allegedly AI-generated legacy collection
The developers don't have "a scrap of respect" for the series, according to Chris Sorrell.
Engadget
OpenAI, Google and dozens of other companies publish open letter calling for collective action on cyber defense
Dozens of companies came together to publish an open letter titled "A call for collective action on cyber defense."
Samsung
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE: Delivering the Latest Flagship Experience, Focused on What Matters Most
Samsung Electronics today announced Galaxy S26 FE, the newest addition to the Galaxy S26 family and the first in the lineup to…
Engadget
Guns, cars and chihuahuas: Breaking down the GTA 6 extended look
Let's break down what Netflix viewers got to see ahead of the YouTube crowd in excruciating detail.
TechCrunch
Rivian’s CFO is leaving the company
Claire McDonough is stepping down on October 30 to pursue a new opportunity, the company said in a filing on Thursday.
TechCrunch
Bluesky adds an ‘algorithmic opt-out’ feature for those who don’t want to go viral
Sometimes people just want to post to their followers, Bluesky says.
TechCrunch
Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data
Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection models…
TechCrunch
YouTube now lets creators tag Amazon products and earn commissions from purchases
The update turns product recommendations into a more direct revenue stream for creators, and for Amazon, the move puts its…
TechCrunch
Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder who defected to OpenAI, is now at Google
Zoph, who co-founded Thinking Machines Lab alongside Mira Murati and also served as the startup's CTO, led a brief stint at…
The Verge
GTA VI looks just as great as we could hope for
Netflix and Rockstar Games finally debuted their "extended look" at Grand Theft Auto VI. It showed that the new game looks to…
Expert Intelligence: a new way for you to engage with trusted content
Expert Intelligence lets you add ebooks like those you’ve purchased from Google Play Books directly to a Gemini Notebook.
The Verge
Google’s AI note-taking app now allows you to interact with books
Google's AI note-taking app, Gemini Notebook, can now pull information from the books you've purchased. The new "Expert…
Engadget
Ubisoft apologizes for accidentally selling Heroes of Might and Magic 3 without the actual game files
The Steam release was supposed to get fans excited for an upcoming remake.
Engadget
YouTubers can now include affiliate links to Amazon in their content.
The retailer just finally joined YouTube Shopping's affiliate program.
Engadget
Meta is closing a loophole that allowed people to record with their smart glasses' light covered
It's the second update in less than two months to address privacy concerns.
The Verge
Google tells Android app developers to cool it on memory use, or else
Google will start policing memory-hungry Android apps as a direct response to the RAM crisis. Spotted by TechCrunch, the company…