Entertainment
David Ellison announced the official name and brand for the merged entity. The ~$110–111 billion deal closes October 6, 2026.
Gaming
IGN praises the customizable vehicles and explorable world, but says repeat visits to the same planets grow tedious.
World & Business
The Financial Times reports July and August payrolls were revised down by 60,000 as traders cut bets on Fed rate rises.
YouTubeEntertainment
Percy Jackson, Ice Age, Soul, and Elio to appear on Netflix.
World & Business
French President Emmanuel Macron announced G7 coordination to release up to 100 million barrels of emergency diesel and crude over four months, aiming to ease fuel price pressures amid Middle East tensions and supply disruptions. The move follows US pressure and includes commitments against export restrictions.
Gaming
Split-screen co-op and online rooms for up to 128 players; the developer says that player limit is untested.
AI
Pope Leo XIV addressed artists at a meeting on "The Art of Possibility," emphasizing the distinction between human art and machine-generated output. He noted algorithms lack the "spark of humanity" and called for renewing the Church's alliance with artists.
Sports
Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia Phillies in winner-take-all NL Wild Card Game on October 1, 2026, with key home runs from Michael Harris II, Ozzie Albies, and Matt Olson. Chris Sale closed out the game striking out Bryce Harper. Braves advance to face Los Angeles Dodgers in NLDS.
Entertainment
Pouring a little out for what once was, while yearning for February 2028.
Entertainment
Netflix announced the renewal with a “sophomore year” tease.
Technology
ggml-org says the endpoint scores supplied options and returns probabilities in a single forward pass instead of generating text.
Sports
The longtime NFL analyst and former Cowboys QB has mutually separated from CBS Sports following a no-contest plea to an OWI charge in Wisconsin. Jim Nantz and JJ Watt will continue as the network's top broadcast team.
Gaming
Activision says the new anti-cheat feature withholds opponent location data when players should not have it, with planned coverage across every MW4 launch map, plus DMZ and Combat Outpost, and new live season maps for multiplayer, DMZ, and Warzone starting in Season 1.
YouTubeWorld & Business
US 10-year Treasury yield reached 24-year high of ~5.34%, French 10-year yields hit highest since 2002 near 5%, and UK 30-year gilts exceeded 6% for first time since 1998. French-German spread widened to over 140 basis points.
AI
A shared excerpt puts the average accountant’s score at roughly 37%, above the best AI models 18 months earlier.
AI
A commenter says rewriting training data to optimize for surprise where it matters gives backpropagation a cleaner signal.
Sports
The WNBA says A’ja Wilson had 36 points and 10 rebounds, while Chelsea Gray added 23 points.
Entertainment
The *Avengers: Endgame* re-release added significant grosses, reaching approximately $2.09B–$2.885B worldwide, closing in on or surpassing *Avatar*'s record of ~$2.9B. It topped charts in multiple markets, with strong performance reported internationally including Brazil.
Entertainment
Variety says the series is eyeing a 2028 premiere and Vin Diesel will executive produce.
Technology
Tavus unveiled Griffin, a full-duplex video-to-video AI claimed to pass a real-time Turing test with 48% of 54 blind study participants believing they spoke to a real human on a 1-minute call (vs. <3% for prior systems).
