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Discord improves Markdown previews, server organization, and media sharing
Posted on Thursday October 22, 2026
Discord's latest update brings some welcome quality-of-life improvements. Markdown files now display properly formatted previews, while a new "Move to..." option makes organizing servers and channels easier. Behind the scenes, a rewritten Rust engine promises better color accuracy and more reliable image and video sharing.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Sony discontinues its last standalone Blu-ray player, leaving the PS5 as the sole remaining option
Posted on Thursday October 22, 2026
Back in February, Sony halted sales of Blu-ray recorders worldwide – but the move didn't impact sales of standard Blu-ray players. Over the summer, the company dropped the bombshell that it would stop making physical PlayStation games starting in 2028. At that point, the writing was pretty much on the wall.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Apple says more than 50 apps will be updated for the iPhone Duo at launch
Posted on Thursday October 22, 2026
Unfolded, the iPhone Duo features a 7.6-inch Super Retina XDR display with nano-texture finish – in other words, it's essentially a pocketable mini tablet. That much real estate will make it ideal for media consumption, and it's no surprise that Apple has partnered with several of the top streaming services...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
PEGI is giving games with paid loot boxes a PEGI 16 rating, and EA FC 27 is the first big example
Posted on Thursday October 22, 2026
Earlier this year, the Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) system announced a new rating regime for video games built around selling randomized content to players. Now, the organization responsible for administering PEGI in the United Kingdom has confirmed that the changes are finally being implemented. Major game releases have already been...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Farm equipment giant in Kansas will put humanoid robots to work in 2027, promises they won't replace humans
Posted on Thursday October 22, 2026
AGCO, the farming giant behind Massey Ferguson and Fendt tractors, has partnered with Agility Robotics on a pilot program set to begin in 2027.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Tesla says some Model Y owners could join its Robotaxi fleet around Q2 2027
Posted on Thursday October 22, 2026
During Tesla's third-quarter earnings call on October 21, VP for Autonomous Driving Ashok Elluswamy announced the company's aim to let some Model Y owners add their vehicles to Robotaxi's autonomous fleet around the second quarter of 2027. The feature, which would enable users to earn money from ride-hailing, has long...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Woman spends three nights in jail and faces six years in prison over Cash App account she never opened
Posted on Thursday October 22, 2026
In April, Amanda Smith was shocked to discover officers at her upstate Pennsylvania home with a warrant for her arrest, writes 404 Media. The alleged crime took place in Arkansas – more than a thousand miles away in a state she'd never visited. Smith was taken to the local jail,...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
EA closes legendary RPG studio BioWare following its $55 billion buyout
Posted on Wednesday October 21, 2026
In a letter to staff on Wednesday, EA announced the closure of BioWare's Edmonton studio, its last, as part of broader cost-cutting layoffs. The storied RPG developer had begun early development on the next Mass Effect, informally known as Mass Effect 5, which has now been canceled.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Sony's latest PS5 firmware got cracked, just in time for GTA 6's November release
Posted on Wednesday October 21, 2026
Just a few weeks after the massive "Relapse" exploit incident, someone has apparently already broken Sony's latest PlayStation 5 firmware update. A developer based in South Korea claims to have defeated the security protections in PS5 firmware version 14.10, which Sony recently released to close the Relapse exploit.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
OpenAI says its AI agents disabled safety guardrails, and then lied about it
Posted on Wednesday October 21, 2026
In a blog post disclosing the incidents, OpenAI said that, in the first case, an agent powered by GPT Sol 6.1 disabled automatic alerts after a team member asked it to create evaluation tasks using employee feedback collected via Slack. The agent was instructed not to send any messages about...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »