News

UK current affairs

• Boy thrown from Tate Modern can now run, jump and swim – BBC News [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx4598el5eo?atmedium=RSS&atcampaign=rss]
• Epping migrant sex offender will be deported ‘this week’, says Justice Secretary Lammy – BBC News [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyng49vv10o?atmedium=RSS&atcampaign=rss]
• Start-ups warn Reeves over budget tax bombshell – Sky News [https://news.sky.com/story/start-ups-warn-reeves-over-budget-tax-bombshell-13458237]
• Justice secretary highlights Sky News reporting – as he says migrant release mistake ‘totally unacceptable’ – Sky News [https://news.sky.com/story/justice-secretary-highlights-sky-news-reporting-as-he-says-migrant-release-mistake-totally-unacceptable-13458157]

Sudan conflict

• Key city in Sudan on brink of falling to paramilitary group – Sky News [https://news.sky.com/story/key-city-in-sudan-on-brink-of-falling-to-paramilitary-group-13458383]
• Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan – BBC News [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78z025dze4o?atmedium=RSS&atcampaign=rss]

International aid: Gaza

• Israel allows Red Cross and Egyptian teams into Gaza as search for bodies of hostages widens – Sky News [https://news.sky.com/story/israel-allows-red-cross-and-egyptian-teams-into-gaza-as-search-for-bodies-of-hostages-widens-13458151]

US‑China trade

• US and China agree framework of trade deal ahead of Trump‑Xi meeting – BBC News [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1lqj5lz4geo?atmedium=RSS&atcampaign=rss]

Sports

• Xu wins singles and doubles titles at Wrexham Open – BBC News [https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/cpwvqrnrvxno?atmedium=RSS&atcampaign=rss]

AI

• From human clicks to machine intent: Preparing the web for agentic AI – VentureBeat – AI https://venturebeat.com/ai/from-human-clicks-to-machine-intent-preparing-the-web-for-agentic-ai
• Amazon and the media: Robotics event shows disconnect on AI and jobs – GeekWire – AI https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-meets-the-media-robotics-event-shows-disconnect-on-ai-and-jobs/
• Mistral launches its own AI Studio for quick development with its European open source, proprietary models – VentureBeat – AI https://venturebeat.com/ai/mistral-launches-its-own-ai-studio-for-quick-development-with-its-european

• When your AI browser becomes your enemy: The Comet security disaster – VentureBeat – AI https://venturebeat.com/ai/when-your-ai-browser-becomes-your-enemy-the-comet-security-disaster

• Stand Up for Research, Innovation, and Education – Technology Review – AI https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/24/1126584/stand-up-for-research-innovation-and-education-2/
• An AI app to measure pain is here – Technology Review – AI https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/24/1126451/an-ai-app-to-measure-pain-is-here/
• The Download: carbon removal’s future, and measuring pain using an app – Technology Review – AI https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/24/1126569/the-download-carbon-removals-future-and-measuring-pain-using-an-app/
• What’s next for carbon removal? – Technology Review – AI https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/24/1126478/whats-next-for-carbon-removal/

• Thinking Machines challenges OpenAI’s AI scaling strategy: ‘First superintelligence will be a superhuman learner’ – VentureBeat – AI https://venturebeat.com/ai/thinking-machines-challenges-openais-ai-scaling-strategy-first

Technology

Tech & Corporate

• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gets a major pay rise – but will its increasing AI focus be enough to continue to pay the bills? Gizmodo
• Trump’s TikTok Deal Will Supposedly Close on Thursday Gizmodo
• Like All of Us, the WGA Dislikes Another Warner Bros. Merger Gizmodo
• TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 begins in less than 24 hours — catch our last ticket deals TechCrunch

Gaming & Entertainment

• Hideo Kojima’s ‘P.T.’ Demo is Helping Japanese Kids Learn English Gizmodo
• Unlock Borderlands 4 Power: Try These Active SHiFT Codes ASAP CNET
• Wildwood first look teases LAIKA studios stunning new film Mashable

Security & Surveillance

• CBP will photograph non-citizens entering and exiting the US for its facial recognition database Engadget

Audio Hardware

• The 4 best all-new headphones I listened to at the Paris Audio Show 2025 TechRadar

Gaming

Corporate Strategy & AI

• Our biggest competition isn’t another console, it’s everything from TikTok to movies – Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/our-biggest-competition-isnt-another-console-its-everything-from-tiktok-to-movies-says-xbox-president
• PUBG and InZoi publisher Krafton declares itself an “AI‑first company” – Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/pubg-and-inzoi-publisher-krafton-declares-itself-an-ai-first-company-placing-ai-at-the-centre-of-problem-solving

Music & Live Performance

• Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka announces first‑ever U.S. tour and “immersive live performance experience” – Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/silent-hill-composer-akira-yamaoka-announces-first-ever-us-tour-and-immersive-live-performance-experience

Legal & IP

• Roblox’s Steal A Brainrot creator sues copycat Fortnite Creative game – Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/robloxs-steal-a-brainrot-creator-sues-copycat-fortnite-creative-game-stealing-brainrots

Historical & Retro Gaming

• Before Paradox became king of grand strategy, it made a Baldur’s Gate‑inspired RPG doomed by ‘bugs, many and diverse, some more interesting than the gameplay’ – PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/games/before-paradox-became-king-of-grand-strategy-it-made-a-baldurs-gate-inspired-rpg-doomed-by-bugs-many-and-diverse-some-more-interesting-than-the-gameplay/
• ‘They Complained, Then Left With the Best Exclusivity Deal of All Time’ – The Story of PS2’s Blockbuster GTA Deal – IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/how-sony-secured-gta-as-a-ps2-exclusive
• 25 years ago Red Alert 2 serenaded us with the greatest opening movie of all time. We need that nonsense back – Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/25-years-ago-red-alert-2-serenaded-us-with-the-greatest-opening-movie-of-all-time-we-need-that-nonsense-back

MMO Analysis

• Break open a dead MMO and find what goofs and horrors await in Gorgon’s Garden – Rock Paper Shotgun https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/break-open-a-dead-mmo-and-find-what-goofs-and-horrors-await-in-gorgons-garden

Digest & Misc

• Eurogamer Weekly Digest, 26th October – Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/eurogamer-weekly-digest-26th-october-highlights-you-might-have-missed-this-week-in-features-reviews-and-news