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YouTube’s redesign brings one annoying change, but I found a workaround

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:30:50 +0000

YouTube is going all in on Custom Feeds , with a big home screen redesign that’s equal parts confusing and infuriating. In the process of creating prompt-based, short-lived suggestion feeds, we’ve lost our dear friend, the Subscriptions tab. Instead, we now see the “Subs” section at the top of the Home page. As someone who uses YouTube as their preferred binge-watching platform, relying on a curated list of only the…

USAF successfully tests dropping SpaceX Starfall cargo drop pods from space — 2,200-pound capsule drops military supplies in the Pacific to test StarCraft-like supply drops

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:30:00 +0000

The Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), the research and development arm of the US Air Force, has successfully tested Rocket Cargo capabilities, which would allow military units to resupply via cargo pods dropped from space. According to the AFRL’s X post, the cargo pods, which were onboard a SpaceX Starfall capsule, launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as part of the Bandwagon-5 “rideshare” mission…

Google wants video AI to understand what people need as they work

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:25:21 +0000

A Google-led research team built StreamVibe, a video agent designed to watch people cook or assemble furniture and speak up only when help is needed. A benchmark shows that none of the tested models reliably pick the right moment in longer videos, as errors compound and response quality drops sharply. The article Google wants video AI to understand what people need as they work appeared first on The Decoder .

The Pixel 11 Pro’s 5x zoom portrait mode is mind-blowing, and you have to try it

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:00:26 +0000

Telephoto cameras on our phones are played out, right? After all, there’s one on the back of most big-name flagship phones, and we’ve been spoiled with 3x, 5x, and even 10x optical zooms for a while. You can even buy teleconverter kits for some phones to extend the zoom range even further. Equally, portrait modes are just as common and a feature we probably all take for granted. The Google Pixel 11 Pro has done…

6 Perfect 'Peanuts' Comics from the 1960s that Prove Charles Schulz is a Genius

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:00:17 +0000

By the 1960s, Schulz hit his sweet spot with well-defined characters and a freshness to the material which would sometimes flag in the decades to come. Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of hilarious, heartwarming, and inspired Peanuts comics from the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s, but taken as a whole, nothing tops 1960s Peanuts .

College student unofficially breaks world record for fastest jet-powered drone with 491 mph aircraft built in his dorm — Reaper aims to grab the $800,000 Boom Prize

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000

A new 'Reaper' jet-powered drone project just unofficially broke the previous drone speed world record of 465 mph by hitting 491 mph. Tomas Salvo is an aerospace engineering student at Georgia Tech, and his project was assembled in his dorm room. The drone is comprised of a custom-molded carbon fiber shell, laser-cut internal structure, and a 250N jet engine with a titanium 3D-printed nozzle, costing $13,000 to…

INIU Outdoor Rugged 20000 power bank — Heavy-duty power for phones, drones, and laptops

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:45:28 +0000

Credit: INIU Outdoor Though charging is hard to come by during multi-day hikes or long weekend camping trips, the electronics you carry can still add up quickly. Your phone handles maps and photos, a smartwatch tracks your mileage, and your e-reader gets you through a quiet evening in the tent. Add an action or DSLR camera, a drone, or a laptop, and most power banks will run dry before you head home. And the ones…

Should you repair your phone or replace it? We did the math

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:30:16 +0000

The new Apple iPhone Duo has done much more than give fire to the conversation around foldable phones. It has also stirred up the conversation around repair costs — with its display replacement costing as much as a new iPhone 18 Pro — and how far we can reasonably take them, with ever-increasing smartphone prices. There is a threshold up until which repairing your phone makes sense, but beyond a point, it’s wiser to…

Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Outsourcing planning to AI can lead people to surrender their own critical thinking, which can have potentially deadly results in places like the backcountry.

Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition launches 12th November and a demo is out tomorrow

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:04:13 +0000

Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition will launch on 12th November, bundled with a new mode called Dandori Academy.

Here are the easiest ways to share your live location on Android

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:00:57 +0000

There are a variety of reasons you might want to share your live location with a contact on your Android phone . Maybe you’re meeting up in a crowded area with few visual landmarks. Maybe someone wants to track your journey home to see that you arrive safely. Or you might be on your way to visit someone, and you want them to see your progress as it happens. Whatever the reason, there are a few ways to share your…

Welcome to the New Era of Video Game Adaptations

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:00:17 +0000

Buckle up, because that trend is about to kick into full gear. This week, we got a flood of news stories confirming that Hollywood is in a full-on gold rush. The film rights to video games are currently getting snapped up at an alarming rate. While that’s not exactly new for an industry that has a long history of eyeing game movies that never pass the scripting phase, we’re actually seeing significant developments…

Yoshida’s Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold Delay Throws It Into the Busiest Month of Early 2027, Launching the Same Day as Fable

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Square Enix has delayed Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold from its original January 2027 release window to February 23, 2027, and that new date puts the MMORPG's sixth expansion right in the middle of what's shaping up to be one of the most crowded months for game releases in recent memory. Just look at the stiff competition: February 2027 opens with Metro 2039 on February 4, then Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis arrives…

OpenAI's upcoming chat-and-work merger in ChatGPT signals the end of all-you-can-prompt pricing

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:51:06 +0000

OpenAI combines the Chat and Work modes into a single interface. Starting in December, Plus, Pro, and Business plans will share a common, token-based quota for ChatGPT and Codex. More complex models consume more of this quota, while simple instant chats do not count toward it. In practice, this is likely to result in a decline in ChatGPT’s quality for heavy users on lower-cost plans. The article OpenAI's upcoming…

20 Years Later, The Departed's Best Line Is Still One Of The Greatest Quotes In Gangster Movie History

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:09:17 +0000

In crime cinema, a lethal line of dialogue can carry just as much weight as a loaded gun. Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas hooks audiences with Henry Hill's seductive declaration, “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster,” framing a life of crime as the ultimate aspiration. Miller's Crossing features Tom Reagan's wonderfully blunt take on underworld survival, while Casino , Scarface , and The…

Forget Jason Statham, the Best Action Movie of the Last 30 Years Is Back on Netflix

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:04:19 +0000

Harrison Ford spent decades making wildly implausible heroes feel like ordinary guys having a terrible day. An archaeologist outrunning a giant boulder? Sure. A space smuggler taking on an evil empire? Absolutely. In Air Force One , he pulls off something that now feels considerably more farfetched: an American president you’d trust with your life.

24 Years Later, the Funniest Lord of the Rings Movie Quote Is Still a Legendary Fantasy Line

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:17 +0000

Somewhere in Middle-earth, is there a Chili’s that serves orcs? Does an Uruk-hai host greet hungry customers, tell them it’ll be a 20-minute wait, and hand them a menu? Does the kitchen run out of manflesh halfway through the dinner rush? Is halfling served as an appetizer? What precisely is in the Triple Dipper? These are unreasonable questions to ask of an otherwise perfect fantasy epic. Unfortunately, The Lord of…

Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator Early Access Preview – Shall We Begin?!

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Spartacus: Blood and Sand is, simply put, a masterpiece. It's one of my favourite series, with Blood & Sand being one of the best seasons of TV ever put on screen. Gods of the Arena was a great prequel produced while Andy Whitfield was undergoing cancer treatment. Vengeance and War of the Damned may have dipped at times, but I still thoroughly enjoyed them. Since then, anything gladiatorial has caught my eye. I've…

Nace AI Open-Sources Drex Max v1: A 27B Decision Model That Runs Locally on Apple Silicon

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:10:07 +0000

Nace AI has released Drex Max v1 as open weights . Drex Max is its most capable decision model, and it now runs on your own hardware. The release ships bf16 weights, a Q8_0 GGUF , an affine Q4 checkpoint and forks of llama.cpp and Ollama . For developers, Drex Max open weights mean routing, classification and policy checks can stay on a local machine. TL;DR Size: Dense 27B parameters, 262,144-token window (16,384 by…

DeepSeek Open-Sources dsh-superagent, a Router-Worker Coding Agent

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 07:47:17 +0000

The DeepSeek Harness team just released dsh-superagent , an MIT-licensed research prototype. DeepSeek dsh-superagent is a proactive coding agent for one GitHub repository. It is packaged as a bundle for DeepSeek Harness . It listens to GitHub and, optionally, Feishu. It turns allowed requests into parallel work items, each in its own agent session. The release shipped alongside a design post, Exploring Super-agent…

9 Years Later, Jon Bernthal’s Action Series Is a Masterpiece From Start to Finish

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 05:30:17 +0000

Ever since superhero movies and television became popular, fans have debated which actors are the perfect fit for their characters. The debate has escalated over the years, especially when multiple actors have played iconic characters like Superman and Spider-Man . Nine years ago, one of the best actor-to-character pairings came when Jon Bernthal took on Frank Castle in The Punisher . In the process, Bernthal…

Ridley Scott's Near-Perfect Sci-Fi Masterpiece is Waiting to Be Rediscovered on Streaming

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 04:26:17 +0000

The ‘70s and ‘80s was a major turning point for science fiction . Star Wars revitalized the genre in 1977 and turned it into one of Hollywood’s main box office draws, inspiring a wave of films that reshaped the entire industry. Two years later, Ridley Scott threw down the gauntlet with Alien , taking a big step away from the optimism that had once permeated sci-fi pulp storytelling and instead infusing it with…

Forza co-creator Dan Greenawalt is reportedly leaving Microsoft

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 04:05:48 +0000

Jody's first computer was a Commodore 64, so he remembers having to use a code wheel to play Pool of Radiance. A former music journalist who interviewed everyone from Giorgio Moroder to Trent Reznor, Jody also co-hosted Australia's first radio show about videogames, Zed Games. He's written for

All 8 Dungeon Crawler Carl Books Ranked (by Their Goodreads Score)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 04:00:17 +0000

Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl takes one of fantasy's oldest setups and throws it into a blender with reality television, apocalyptic horror, and video game logic, creating a series that has evolved into one of the biggest breakout hits in modern speculative fiction. The premise is fairly simple, starting with a fight for survival inside an alien-dominated game show that escalates into a sprawling saga of…

Patrick Stewart's Perfect 'Simpsons' Episode Reveals the Beloved Actor's Secret Weapon

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:00:17 +0000

Yesterday, news broke that Sir Patrick Stewart died at age 86. With his background performing Shakespeare and his incredible sense of dignity and gravitas, Stewart is being celebrated primarily for his work as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation , as well as being the perfect man to portray Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films. But while he was beloved for the dramatic weight he brought…

Shiba Inu Rooms Anime Adaptation Announced for Summer 2027

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 02:45:00 +0000

The official X account for Esu Omori's Shiba Inu Rooms supernatural comedy manga revealed today that a TV anime adaptation is in production for a planned Summer 2027 broadcast. An announcement trailer featuring the voices of Niina Nakabayashi as Kori Momose, a hardworking high schooler who moves into a haunted apartment, and Mutsumi Tamura as Mu, an earthbound spirit of a Shiba Inu, was released, along with a teaser…

Data centers are now a midterm issue, even in Brooklyn

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 02:22:10 +0000

At a Brooklyn midterm party five days before Election Day, every conversation, from a council member’s fireside chat to a debate about the Democratic Party, kept circling back to AI and data centers.

After almost a decade of work, Alien: Isolation mod tools hit 1.0 with support for 'full custom maps, missions, modes, characters, weapons, animations, sounds, models, textures, and more'

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:30:27 +0000

10 Video Games With the Best Twist Endings Nobody Saw Coming

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:00:17 +0000

The best twist endings in video games change what you thought you were playing. A great one makes you want to start over to spot the clues, and a perfect one hides those clues in plain sight: in dialogue, in chapter titles, perhaps even the controller you’re holding. These ten games span three decades and nearly every genre, from horror to puzzle-platformers to a Game Boy adventure about a dream. But they all have…

Rumour: Alleged Persona 1 Remake Gameplay Leaks Online

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:00:00 +0000

But is it real? Atlus apparently can’t keep a secret. Alleged footage of a Persona 1 Remake has emerged online, although in this age of AI generated content it’s incredibly difficult to ascertain whether this is legit or not. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

5 expensive hobbies where owning a 3D printer actually saves you money

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:30:00 +0000

While a personal 3D printer is certainly an investment, if you regularly engage with an expensive hobby, it might actually save you some cash.

Amazon made the AUX input on older Alexa devices less useful

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Amazon has made a quiet change to older Echo speakers that will leave owners rethinking how they use their devices and manage their home audio setups.

Rumour: Days Gone Dev to Announce and Launch New PS5 Game in 2027

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Third-person game with co-op, it's reported. Bend Studio, the first-party team best known for Days Gone , plans to reveal and potentially even release its next game in 2027. That's according to a new MP1st report , which shares more details on the project. The outlet claims an announcement will take place next year and it's "much further along in development" than you might think, so much so that Bend Studio is also…

How big and powerful is SpaceX's Starship rocket?

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 23:45:00 +0000

SpaceX's Starship has a big role to play in NASA's plans to land astronauts on the Moon. Here's how big this rocket is and how its two stages work together.

Input Lag Is So Bad in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Nintendo Switch 2 That Players Suffer From a 'Competitive Disadvantage'

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 23:32:09 +0000

If you’re playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Nintendo Switch 2, beware: you’re at a disadvantage in competitive Multiplayer due to crushing input lag that is much worse than the other platforms. Digital Foundry’s analysis of the performance of the Switch 2 version of Modern Warfare 4 — the first Call of Duty released on a Nintendo console since 2013’s Ghosts — found that the input lag on Switch 2 can be two…

Why your Apple AirPods' battery drains so fast and how to make it last longer

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0000

It's annoying when your Apple AirPods run out of juice, but the culprit might not be what you think. Here's what's going on and what you can do about it.

Save Mass Effect Graffiti Reportedly Spray-Painted Outside EA Building

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 23:08:02 +0000

An EA office building in Madrid was vandalized with the words "Save Mass Effect" just days after the company announced it had shuttered series developer BioWare. It's the latest update to an ongoing story that started when the beloved sci-fi RPG series was put on an indefinite hold earlier this month. With the studio's Mass Effect: Universe project canceled and the franchise without a future, fans have now seemingly…

Star Wars Actor Hayden Christensen Says a Man Who Burgled His House Recognized Him Then Gave His Stuff Back Mid-Robbery

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 23:00:27 +0000

Anakin Skywalker actor Hayden Christensen has revealed the strangest fan encounter he’s ever had. Speaking on stage at L.A. Comic Con, as reported by The Nerd Wire , the Star Wars veteran said that years ago, a burglar recognized him during a robbery at his home, apologized, then gave his stuff back. Christensen was upstairs when he heard the door open, and when he found the burglar, he was holding his belongings…

The Slate vs Ford Fathom debate might be settled by this one key tech feature

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Slate and Ford are both building affordable electric pickups, and that means compromises. But the two automakers are taking very different paths to get there.

4 important features you should know if you use Microsoft Teams

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 22:45:00 +0000

A wealth of not-so-well-known features on Microsoft Teams make the experience easier and more stress-free than you may have previously thought.

The reason most electrical plug prongs have holes in them

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

If you've ever looked at the end of a plug, you've probably wondered why some have holes, and some don't - and no, it's not actually a big conspiracy theory.

5 Netflix tips we all wish we knew sooner

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000

If there are aspects of Netflix streaming that aren't to your liking, there are several changes you can make to optimize your viewing experience.

Anthropic Blocks AI Game Clones in Claude Opus Update

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:46:36 +0000

Anthropic has issued an update for Claude that puts a stop to the AI-generated game clones that have filled platforms like Steam. The term 'AI slop' is something we've heard a lot in the past few years, but it became especially prevalent in the gaming community after Valve launched Steam Next Fest earlier this month. PC users quickly launched complaints that their feeds had been filled with low-effort clones not…

Apple CEO says the company doesn’t ‘want to ship AI for AI’s sake’

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:41:00 +0000

Apple's new CEO defended the company's current position in the AI landscape.

FromSoftware temporarily shuts down Dark Souls 2 and 3 multiplayer over 'server issue'

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:40:23 +0000

As reported by Eurogamer , FromSoftware has shut down multiplayer (invasions, co-op, messages) in Dark Souls 2 and 3 for an indeterminate amount of time due to an undisclosed "server issue." The company shared the news in an October 30 post on X, "The Everything App." The closure affects all platforms for each respective game, and the company said that it would provide an updated timeline for server restoration once…

4 days left: How TechCrunch Founder Summit helps you make more useful connections to scale

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:36:07 +0000

On November 4 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, get ready for a full day packed with meaningful networking opportunities, actionable insights, and connections that could change the trajectory of your idea and startup. Register before all prices go up at the door.

Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:17:03 +0000

An NAACP lawsuit accuses the SpaceX-owned AI company of violating the Clean Air Act.

Get in the spirit with these horrors from YouTube

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:06:58 +0000

Rather than recommend a single horror film or an unsettling album for our final installment of spooky season recs, I present you with a small selection of creepy, disturbing, and just plain weird videos from YouTube. There's a little something for everyone here. Whether you're a fan of surreal art house shorts, cosmic horror, or classic viral clips, you're bound to find something below that will get you in the…

Why your Apple AirPods won't connect to your iPhone and how can you fix it

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

When your AirPods refuse to show up on your iPhone, the cause is usually simpler than you'd think. Here's where to look first and what to try next.

Everything Coming to Apple TV in November

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Apple TV is continuing its commitment to original programming this month with a slate of star-studded new shows and movies. November will kick off with the return of Owen Wilson's feel-good golf series and end with a new Chris Pratt movie. You can check out what's premiering on the service in November below, or jump ahead to the full release schedule by day for more details. New on Apple TV in November Stick Season…