Damian Pickett · No. 53
Monday 26 October 2026
Kimi Antonelli dominated the United States Grand Prix from pole, beating Charles Leclerc to extend his championship lead to 123 points. He could become Formula 1’s youngest world champion as soon as next month’s Mexico City Grand Prix.
Apple is expected to unveil 14 inch and 16 inch MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays on Wednesday, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, with press invited to a ‘Pro and tell’ event in Los Angeles.
Eric Bauza, the Emmy-winning voice behind Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in recent Looney Tunes projects, has died aged 46. His family confirmed the news in a statement.
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Pitch-crafting lessons from Pinterest, Netflix, Tinder and DoorDash feel apt the week Apple crafts its own pitch for Wednesday’s MacBook Pro and iPad mini launches.
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Meta is one of the biggest spenders in the AI buildout that an Apollo economist says has yet to pay off for most companies.
Grok has released the first seven minutes of Odyssey, its AI-generated film. The footage looks competent, TechCrunch says, but shows little sign of artistry, inspiration or human interest.
An Apollo economist says artificial intelligence has delivered zero financial payoff to most of corporate America despite massive investment and hype, with gains so far concentrated almost entirely within the tech industry itself.
TechCrunch asks whether AI’s rising demands will expose just how fragile the internet’s underlying infrastructure already is, calling it held together by, in one engineer’s words, glue and dreams.
The author of ‘Cyberselfish’ is reviving the book and renewing her critique of techno-libertarianism in Silicon Valley, dismissing its defenders as clinging to, in her words, a 12 year old view of the world.
Apple is expected to overhaul the iPad mini this week with its first OLED display, the biggest redesign since 2021 and its first chip refresh since 2024.
Apple Stores are reportedly rolling out a new anti-theft system, after Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported a growing problem of buyers swapping or stripping iPhones and other products before returning them.
Apple has blocked compromised certificates from India’s eMudhra after a researcher found weak private cryptographic keys tied to eight of its certificate authority certificates, and is preparing a further macOS fix.
iFixit’s teardown of the iPhone Duo points to possible causes behind reports of early screen cracks, part of a broader look at how repairable Apple calls its most repairable foldable phone yet.
DC’s ‘Clayface’ opened atop the box office with $24 million, while A24’s ‘You Can See Everything’ grew 25 percent in its second weekend and Laika’s ‘Wildwood’ opened in third.
Documentary ‘NAZA’, acquired by Neon mid rollout and directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, passed $1 million at the specialty box office this weekend, while Neon’s ‘La Bola Negra’ also expanded.
Jordan Peele’s Us was inspired by a Twilight Zone episode about doppelgangers, which was itself based on an eerie real-life encounter Rod Serling once had.
Chilean actress Mariana di Girólamo makes her English-language leap in Martin McDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine’, a performance The Hollywood Reporter says could carry her into awards season.
CelticsBlog says a Celtics defender neutralised an opposing Finals MVP early this season, a bright sign defensively through two games.
CelticsBlog breaks down the Celtics’ best offensive sets from their home opener win over the Knicks, a game Boston won behind a 36 point outburst from Jayson Tatum.
The Patriots dropped a Thursday night game to the Chicago Bears 30-24, falling to 4-3 on the season under head coach Mike Vrabel.
Boston.com says the Patriots’ 2026 rookie class has given the team a bigger early boost than expected this season.
Charles Leclerc says he has ‘unlocked something’ in his driving with Ferrari after taking another podium at the United States Grand Prix, and is confident of a win before the season ends.
Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar criticised Red Bull after a string of problems at the United States Grand Prix left them unable to capitalise on a competitive car.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli listed the mistakes he most wants to learn from this season, prompting a playful dig from title rival Max Verstappen.
The Tiny Computers app lets you tinker with ten classic machines, among them the Macintosh, Commodore 64, Amiga 500 and PowerBook G4, recreated to run on the iPhone Duo’s two screens.