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Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
An excellent Japanese GBA puzzle game is now available through Nintendo Switch Online.

The latest additions to the NSO Game Boy Advance collection include Monster Rancher Advance, Metal Slug Advance, and Kururin Paradise which is a sequel to Kuru Kuru Kururin that has players guiding a spinning rotor through complex mazes. The game was only released in Japan but it now available to a larger audience.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
JPMorgan Chase is keeping AI agents out.

During an earnings call on Tuesday, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon made it clear how he feels about AI agents: “We’re not going to allow just any… outside agent to come in inside the company, because it’s just too risky for clients and for JPMorgan.”

A JPMorgan Chase spokesperson later confirmed to CNBC that the company blocks outside AI agents from performing tasks for customers.

The Tesla Roadster could have stayed vaporware

It took nearly a decade for Tesla’s next-gen sports car to arrive, but it’s finally here. The timing couldn’t be worse.

Andrew J. Hawkins
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
My first look at the world’s most expensive Apple TV and the pretty-in-pink HomePod Mini 2 — now with Siri AI, sort of.

Minor updates to the Mini, along with a price bump and a delay for Siri AI, are disappointing — but I love the new pink color and that I can properly pair the smart speaker with my Mac. I’m excited that Apple added far-field mics to the Apple TV 4K (4th gen) and, of course, thrilled that remote now has Find My. But that price … ouch.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Sleep soundly with Samsung’s latest updates.

The Samsung Health app has made Sleep Coaching reports more detailed, and now only requires three days of data within the past two weeks to initiate the feature, instead of seven days within a month. Additional Health app updates include expanded Running Coach programs, and new nutrition managmenet features for meal-logging and diet score assessments.

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
You break it, you buy it (again).

Apple is charging $279 for all HomeView repairs, just $20 less than the smart home hub costs new. It’s $39 with AppleCare, but otherwise an official repair won’t make much sense. It’s another pricing problem for HomeView, which ships without either a mount or power adapter if you want it wall-mounted.

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Banned journalists get to keep their press passes while they sue the White House.

District Judge Timothy Kelly extended his 14-day restraining order to last the duration of the lawsuit filed by CNN, MS Now, and Politico against Donald Trump’s White House after their press access was revoked. Kelly said the publications are “likely to succeed not only on their due process claim, but also on their two First Amendment claims.”

Memorandum Opinion

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Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
There might be a reason Threads feels different lately.

Even if Russian or other bots continue to post on social media unabated, the head of Threads, Connor Hayes, mentioned that “We recently made a change that could increase the posts you see from those you follow. For creators, this should mean you see on average more reach to your followers.”

He didn’t specify when the algorithm change took effect, but I have an idea.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Steam just got a big patch.

There’s a huge changelog, including the screensaver feature with a bouncing Steam logo and support for an experimental video codec called Pyrowave that “allows high bandwidth, low latency video streaming” for Remote Play. Lots to dig into.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
A gaming trade group says Anbernic’s handhelds are the “functional equivalent of superfakes.”

The Entertainment Software Association says in a “notorious markets” filing to the US Trade Representative that Anbernic’s emulator handhelds normalize “hardware-based piracy by delivering illicit catalogues through a polished consumer product,” as reported by TorrentFreak. The ESA is nominating Anbernic and other online marketplaces for the USTR’s “2026 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy.”

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Elevation Lab stops selling its AirTag “silencer.”

The tool, which Six Colors recently slammed as “appalling,” pierces the AirTag’s speaker, preventing it from emitting sound. While Elevation Lab says it designed the tool to prevent thieves from detecting the presence of an AirTag, it also disables an anti-stalking feature that audibly alerts people when an unknown tracker is following them.

Elevation Lab says it has stopped selling the tool and will use its “patent on it to prevent anyone else from making one in the future,” according to MacRumors.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Meta says its GitHub was hacked, exposing 1,500 people’s personal data.

SecurityWeek reports that Meta says “99% of the data the hackers took was business data, in the form of software code related to some of its products. The remaining 1% was personal data,” some of which was “synthetic or anonymized.” Most of that personal data reportedly belonged to Meta employees in the US.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Here’s our first look at the Apple HomeView smart display in action.

I dove deep into smart home menus and swiped through endless faces to bring you a closer look at the features of Apple’s newest gadget for your home.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Deezer’s giving users a switch to filter out AI music.

The new on/off toggle, arriving by the end of the year, lets you exclude “AI-generated tracks, albums, and the related artists” from search results. Deezer also launched an AI music detection tool earlier this year, after a surge in AI song uploads on its platform.

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Nvidia will give gamers full control over DLSS 5 — in old games.

“For gamers, DLSS 5 is a simple on-or-off toggle,” Nvidia told us in September, claiming DLSS 5 would “preserve artistic intent” behind games instead of just aging characters’ faces. But modders will have access to the same tools as developers, Nvidia now says — on October 23rd, it’s adding DLSS 5 to its RTX Remix tool for modding older DX8 and DX9 games. Used properly, it doesn’t look bad?

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Emma Roth
Emma Roth
More than 400 researchers call for stronger AI testing safeguards.

In an open letter, hundreds of researchers from around the globe raise concerns about the wave of rogue AI hacks on third-party companies. They urge AI companies to “adopt high-assurance containment systems,” as well as call for the development of an international body that keeps track of containment failures.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Qualcomm awarded $2 in damages from Arm — yes, two dollars — by a jury.

Following a recent trial, the jury found that Arm breached a Qualcomm license agreement and “negligently” interfered with Qualcomm’s relationship with Meta, as reported by Reuters. You can read the jury verdict here, and here are Qualcomm and Arm’s responses.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
US government indicts journalist Tim Burke once again.

One year after a judge dismissed wiretapping charges against Burke, a federal grand jury has indicted him based on similar claims, as reported earlier by The Desk. Burke was arrested in 2024 in connection with an alleged hack on Fox News, which leaked parts of an unaired interview between Tucker Carlson and Ye (formerly Kanye West).

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Druski will reportedly be the first creator to host SNL.

Druski, a comedian and actor, will host on November 7th, according to Puck and Variety. He has more than 6 million subscribers on YouTube, 13.6 million followers on Instagram, and 15.6 million followers on TikTok.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly wanted control over what safety reviewers can publish.

A report from Reuters suggests that OpenAI and Anthropic considered tighter restrictions for third-party evaluators over concerns that they could leak trade secrets.

When reached for comment, OpenAI told Reuters that “its standard practice is to redact confidential information” and that evaluators can disclose if it made significant redactions. Anthropic reportedly said that it has “made clear” to existing partners that they can control their own review and publishing process.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
The US government launched a “Super Intelligence” website.

Following Trump’s attempt to rename AI, which Silicon Valley is falling in line with, si.gov is the “official home of America’s work to lead the world in Super Intelligence.” It has a lot of Fancy Web Design animations that are honestly really distracting.

Also, ai.gov now redirects to the new site.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Google brings its AI coding platform to its Gemini app on Mac.

Alongside its big Argon 4 launch, Google has announced that it’s embedding Antigravity’s agentic coding interface directly into the Gemini app. Antigravity is only available in the Gemini app with an AI Ultra subscription.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Here’s the first trailer for Netflix’s Narnia movie.

Greta Gerwig’s take on The Magician’s Nephew looks promising, though it might have a bit too much CG for my taste. The film debuts February 12th in theaters and will stream starting April 2nd.

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I don’t miss the camera on the Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses

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It’s harder to be a perv in these audio-only glasses, but removing the ick does make them less ‘useful.’

Victoria Song
Cameron Faulkner
Cameron Faulkner
An excellent Apple TV remote app for Android.

In light of the news that a new Apple TV 4K is coming soon, I wanted to share praise for Conduit, an Android app that closely mirrors the built-in remote app for iPhones and iPads. It’s free and ad-free, but paying $1 unlocks a bunch of features, including letting it control multiple Apple TVs, touchpad controls, volume control with my phone’s volume rocker, playback controls from the pull-down menu, and other customization options.

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Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Google Play adds AI features to help you find new games.

A new “Game finder” feature is rolling out to English language users in the US today that explains why a Play Store game is being recommended to you, based on reviews and your gameplay habits. App recommendations are also coming to Gemini Live, and the Ask Play chatbot can now generate side-by-side app comparisons within search results.

An example of the Google Play Game finder recommendations.
Nothing says “personalized by AI” quite like a nonsensical and suspiciously generative-looking image banner.
Image: Google