Damian Pickett · No. 55
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Apple’s MacBook Pro event, expected to introduce the first touchscreen Mac, is reported for later today.
Apple’s new M6-powered iMac and 14-inch MacBook Pro keep last year’s prices unchanged, a rare bit of restraint during a broader round of Apple price rises.
Entertainment overtook the automotive industry to become the world’s second-largest business sector, Interbrand found, powered by the growth of Netflix, YouTube and Spotify.
Jayson Tatum sank a buzzer-beating jumper in overtime as the Celtics edged the Nets 125-124, finishing 10 of 20 from the field and 18 of 22 from the free-throw line.
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Netflix is one of the names behind today’s front-page story about entertainment overtaking the auto industry, so it’s a good day to revisit how it was built.
Google DeepMind’s Genie 4 world model can maintain a consistent generated scene for up to two minutes, double its predecessor’s limit, with steerable real-time interaction and audio.
Rohit Patel is leaving Meta after eight years working on AI evaluation and reinforcement learning to start Ndoc, a venture aiming to challenge Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
Simon Willison is at GitHub Universe this week, where the conference badge is once again a full colour-screen computer, and he has been hacking around with it.
Frontier AI labs say their models have refuted the Exponential Time Hypothesis, a long-standing assumption in computer science; TechCrunch asked an MIT researcher to explain what that means.
Ford is rolling out two new chargers for its upcoming Fathom EV that can power a house or feed electricity back to the grid, so-called vehicle-to-everything capability.
After years favouring battery-electric vehicles over hybrids, GM is reversing course and preparing hybrid versions of its SUVs.
AI smart glasses are common enough now that Engadget has put together tips for spotting a pair on a stranger, useful now the technology is less obvious at a glance.
An old Kindle can still be read on, and with a little effort it can be turned into a useful always-on display instead of being thrown away.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple will unveil 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models today with touch-enabled OLED screens, thinner bezels, a Dynamic Island and new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.
iOS 27.2 is rolling out to everyone after six weeks of beta testing, bringing a batch of new iPhone features including expanded Siri AI language support.
Apple’s YouTube channel posted two new instalments of its ‘True Apple Watch Story’ series, including one where the watch’s alert helped save a woman’s life.
Apple is updating Creator Studio, its suite of creative apps, with new AI features and tools aimed at giving creators more studio-grade capability.
Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor told Variety in Tokyo that the Oscars will keep honouring human-driven filmmaking as AI spreads through the industry.
The final trailer for Dune: Part Three gives a first look at Paul Atreides and Chani’s children, who look set to play a crucial role in the story.
David Ayer’s survival thriller Heart of the Beast has quietly turned into a box office hit, proof that Brad Pitt can still draw a crowd.
Nathan Fielder’s documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ is a box office hit, though unlikely to match Michael Moore’s ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ as the highest-grossing documentary ever.
The Celtics will not need to sit Jayson Tatum, Paul George or Mitchell Robinson against the Nets, a rare run of good health for three players who have battled major injuries recently.
Payton Pritchard led the way as the Celtics continued their hot start to the season with a big win over the Bulls.
New England’s power rankings slipped after a Week 8 loss to the Bears, a result many pundits had pencilled in as soon as the schedule came out.
The Patriots travel to Miami to face the Dolphins on Sunday 1 November at 4:15pm ET.
Kimi Antonelli extended his championship lead with a win at the United States Grand Prix that Mercedes did not see coming after a poor Friday practice.
Despite finishing on the podium at the United States Grand Prix, Max Verstappen said Red Bull was ‘just a little average’ all weekend.
Lewis Hamilton explained how he narrowly missed a podium at the United States Grand Prix, having started fifth and overtaken Isack Hadjar before losing out again.
Over the Monster asks whether Kristian Campbell is part of the Red Sox’s roster problem or part of the solution, as Boston remains stuck finishing behind its rivals.
Red Sox prospect Payton Tolle has been doubling as a World Series correspondent this week, joking that he is ‘in one piece’ after the assignment.
Apple Music’s error page hides a fully working iPod click-wheel simulator, a small touch of craft tucked away where most people will never find it.