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Archives for October 2026

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Pokémon Unite is shutting down.

Service for both the mobile and Nintendo Switch versions of the free-to-play Pokémon-themed MOBA will end on March 23rd, 2027, just after the previously announced Aeos Crown 2027 Tokyo competitive tournament is scheduled to conclude. New memberships are no longer being accepted starting today.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Another senator wants Meta to reverse its business term revisions.

Adam Schiff joins Sen. Marsha Blackburn in expressing concern, urging Meta to “compensate creators and publishers for their work” after the company’s updated terms seemingly gave itself permission to train its AI on news sites. Those changes have since been tweaked and pushed back until November 20th, but Schiff says “a delay isn’t enough.”

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
X has another new head of product.

After Nikita Bier’s one-year stint in the role, Peter Sellis, formerly of Ustream, Snap, Discord and Microsoft, is leading the app formerly known as Twitter.

I’m joining the team at @X to lead Product. I am a huge believer in @SpaceX ‘s mission to extend human consciousness to the stars, so it’s time to make shitposting multiplanetary. X is the best way to find out what’s happening in the world right now and talk about it. The team has been working tirelessly to make X a better place and product for the people who love it, and many have noticed the recent momentum. My goal is to help accelerate that momentum for our community, new users, and businesses globally by continuing to make this product beautiful and useful. We are twenty years in, but it truly feels like X’s next chapter will be our greatest. I look forward to your ideas and feedback; I’m sure the replies will be measured and magnanimous.
Screenshot: Peter Sellis (X)
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Proton is reportedly going to “re-interview” employees and ask about their AI use.

An email to staff seen by 404 Media says the Proton Mail owner needs “people who can translate AI’s capabilities into better products, stronger execution, and new ways of working.” It reportedly calls the re-interviews “consequential,” adding that they “may lead to changes in roles, responsibilities, and continued employment.”

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Composer Austin Wintory shared his Mass Effect 5 “musical drafts.”

Wintory, the composer for Journey, some songs in Hades II, and many other games, shared tracks he had recorded with a full orchestra as part of “conversations” to potentially be part of the now-canceled next game in the Mass Effect franchise.

After hearing this music and seeing the game’s leaked trailer, I think I’ll always wonder what could have been.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
GitHub’s former CEO launched a competing platform for AI agents.

Thomas Dohmke has officially launched Entire after teasing the decentralized coding platform in July. Similar to GitHub, developers can use the platform to host and review code, but it’s designed specifically to work with AI agents, replacing pull requests with a “Trails” feature that offers “customizable evals that are scored by agents on every code push.”

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
GPT-6.1 Terra is very good at computer use, OpenAI says.

The new AI model, available today for Plus, Pro, Enterprise, and Edu users in ChatGPT Work and Codex, is “a fast, efficient model that combines detailed visual reasoning and precise computer use alongside clearer, more natural writing,” and it “excels at the communication and computer-based tasks that fill the workday,” OpenAI says.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Skydance is giving voluntary buyouts and bringing staff back into the office five days per week.

Variety published a memo from CEO David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz about the changes. The leaders have already indicated there will be layoffs. The Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger was completed earlier this month.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Sucker Punch is reportedly cutting staff.

The Ghost of Yōtei developer is laying off 24 people, Aftermath reports.

Update: Aftermath now says 24 staffers, not 26, were let go.