Damian Pickett · No. 32
Monday 5 October 2026
Since becoming Apple’s chief executive last month, John Ternus has made product design a core priority, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports, taking a hands-on role with the design studio.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple’s new OLED MacBook Pro models will be significantly lighter than today’s, thanks to a reengineered interior.
New England beat the previously unbeaten Buffalo Bills 29-26 in Sunday’s close finish, pulling the Patriots back to a .500 record.
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Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple plans to unveil a new smart home hub, a HomePod mini and an Apple TV 4K at an event on 13 October.
Apple has posted a job listing for an ‘iCup Supply Specialist’, responsible for keeping staff supplied with freshly brewed coffee in their break rooms.
Apple’s iPhone Duo design puts every major navigation element within reach of your thumb, reviving a one-handed approach to smartphone interfaces.
Marvel’s 2019 release has returned to theatres and reclaimed the top spot on the all-time global box office chart from Avatar, ahead of this year’s Doomsday.
Pedro Pascal stars in Tony Gilroy’s ‘Behemoth!’, his first feature as director since ‘The Bourne Legacy’, which world-premiered at Alice Tully Hall.
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s pricey satire ‘Digger’, starring Tom Cruise, opened to just $8 million, a big financial loss for Warner Bros.
J. Todd Anderson, the storyboard artist behind ‘The Nice Guys’ and ‘Raising Arizona’ and a longtime Coen brothers collaborator, has died at 67 after a battle with cancer.
John Wilson’s Sundance documentary ‘The History of Concrete’ has passed $1 million at the box office, the year’s highest-grossing platform release among documentaries.
For the first time in nearly a decade, the Celtics held part of preseason camp away from home, training in Charleston, South Carolina, at The Citadel.
Patriots receiver Efton Chism made what teammates called the ‘snag of the year’, a touchdown catch that proved decisive in New England’s win over Buffalo.
New England’s leading receiver, Mack Hollins, was unable to finish Sunday’s win over the Bills with a calf injury, though the Patriots held on to win.
Max Verstappen claimed his first Formula 1 win of the season at the chaotic Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, after rain and technical trouble delayed the start.
A late engine failure ended George Russell’s podium chance and dealt a blow to his title hopes, with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff calling himself ‘massively annoyed’.
Dutch studio Studio Marco Vermeulen has completed Museum Vonk in Eindhoven, a wedge-shaped history museum with hempcrete facades coloured by pigmented lime plaster.
