Damian Pickett · No. 24
Sunday 27 September 2026
The sequel to 2023’s Godzilla Minus One had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival, with critics at Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and IndieWire all calling it as strong as the original.
Google is testing a way to buy select products from Flipkart directly inside Gemini and AI Mode in India, with a wider rollout planned for October.
George Russell held off Max Verstappen by 0.196 seconds to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, taking Mercedes past Ferrari as Formula 1’s most successful engine builder with a 252nd win.
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Karri Saarinen on choosing taste over metrics and strategy over OKRs, the craft instinct behind every good product and today’s Godzilla and Star Wars stories alike.
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A study of relentless craft and taste under pressure, the same qualities behind today’s product and sporting standouts.
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A deep dive into the unglamorous software giant quietly running US healthcare, sharp business craft for a fellow builder.
Developer Simon Willison built his WeAreDevelopers closing keynote around New Zealand’s record-breaking kākāpō census, turning an AI demo into an unlikely bird-conservation story.
A TechCrunch reporter built and trained a talking AI clone of herself to discuss venture fraud, and came away with mixed feelings about the growing business of personal AI avatars.
Meta’s smart glasses dominated its Connect conference as the company pushes to keep people tied to Facebook and Instagram through an expanding line of wearables.
Massachusetts startup PNOE is launching a sleeker, self-serve version of its breath-analysing mask on 1 October, letting gym-goers measure their metabolism without a lab technician.
The WiCi One turns any laptop or handheld into a gaming rig over Wi-Fi rather than a cable, with preorders starting at $1,999.
Minecraft’s new dimension, The Sift, arrives first in Minecraft Dungeons 2 later this month before reaching the base game in 2027.
One of gaming’s biggest horror franchises has relocated its atmosphere to Scotland for a new instalment, and the BBC asks whether it lives up to the original.
A week in with the Apple Watch Series 12, 9to5Mac finds its new Siri Recap feature and improved heart rate monitor go deeper than the launch pitch suggested.
Apple publishes detailed dimensional drawings for dozens of its devices to help accessory makers, offering an unusually close look at how its products are actually designed.
Apple updated TestFlight to support landscape orientation, alongside macOS 27’s resizable iPhone Mirroring window, as it lays groundwork for the folding iPhone Duo.
Lucasfilm has confirmed Jon Watts, director of the Tom Holland Spider-Man trilogy, will direct its next Star Wars film, continuing the Skywalker saga eight years after its last screen entry.
Robert Eggers’ horror film Werwulf, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe, released a new trailer alongside an online scavenger hunt tied to the phases of the moon.
James Gray’s Paper Tiger had its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival, standing out as the kind of American indie drama that is harder than ever to get made.
Mike Leigh’s Tender Loving Care led the winners at the 74th San Sebastian film festival, with Amanda Kernell taking best director for Brace Your Heart.
ESPN’s preseason NBA Rank list placed Jayson Tatum ninth behind Nikola Jokic and seven others, and CelticsBlog argues the ranking undersells him.
New England’s defence ranks top five in pass-rush win rate through two weeks, but Boston.com notes the offence sits bottom five in pressures allowed, a mixed early picture.
Drake Maye has thrown four interceptions to one touchdown through two games, and Pats Pulpit looks at how the Patriots quarterback can turn his rough start around.
A Patriots Hall of Fame linebacker recalls facing Mike Vrabel as a player, saying you would rather have had him as a teammate than an opponent.
George Russell ended a barren run without an F1 win by beating Max Verstappen by just 0.196 seconds in an Azerbaijan Grand Prix disrupted by two late safety cars.
Isack Hadjar completed his comeback from six weeks on the sidelines with third place in Baku, calling it his first podium finish that felt fully earned.
Boston swept a doubleheader against the Cubs to close out the regular season at Fenway, with a big hit from Abreu and clutch pitching from Bello and Paez.
Alex Bregman returned to Fenway with the Cubs and said he still loves playing there, praising the Boston fans despite leaving in free agency.
After an 89-win third-place finish last year, Over the Monster asks what would count as a successful season for Boston heading into the postseason.
Reelizer, Roger Erik Tinch’s archive of classic movie posters, went offline for several years and has now returned looking better than ever, John Gruber writes.
