From Royals to Robots: AI, Global Politics and Gaming Take the Spotlight

News

UK Royal & Public Family

• King heckled over Prince Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein – Sky News
• Could one of these royal houses be Prince Andrew’s new home? – BBC

UK Politics & Government

• Nigel Farage ‘unhappy’ with MP over ‘clumsy’ comments — but says they are not ‘racist’ – Sky News
• Farage has questions to answer over MP’s ‘racist’ remarks, PM says – BBC
• Chancellor signals more headroom is needed in Budget – BBC
• Chancellor hints at tax and spend shift to cushion Budget – BBC
• Lammy confirms independent investigation into wrongful release of migrant sex offender – Sky News

Crime & Legal Issues

• Alleged McCann stalker ‘still questions who she is’ – BBC
• Nurse ‘feared being labelled a bigot’ in transgender case, employment tribunal hears – Sky News
• Ten go on trial over claims Brigitte Macron is a man – Sky News
• Trial begins for 10 accused of sexist cyber‑bullying of Brigitte Macron – BBC

International Politics & Leaders

• Cameroon’s 92‑year‑old president wins controversial eighth term – BBC
• Trump does not rule out seeking third term – but says he will not use VP loophole – BBC

International Conflict & Hostilities

• Key Sudan city falls to paramilitary group following 18‑month siege – Sky News

Health & Public Safety

• Mpox cases in Europe prompt UK officials to issue vaccine reminder – BBC
• Ukraine will work on ceasefire plan within next 10 days, Zelenskyy says – Sky News

Security & Smuggling

• Lithuania to shoot down smuggling balloons, PM warns – BBC

Indigenous Peoples

• Who are the world’s uncontacted peoples and why are they under unprecedented threat? – Sky News

AI

Enterprise & Business AI

• Anthropic rolls out Claude AI for finance, integrates with Excel to rival Microsoft Copilot – VentureBeat – AI
• Google Cloud takes aim at CoreWeave and AWS with managed Slurm for enterprise‑scale AI training – VentureBeat – AI
• OpenAI launches company knowledge in ChatGPT, letting you access your firm’s data from Google Drive, Slack, GitHub – VentureBeat – AI
• Amazon and the media: Robotics event shows disconnect on AI and jobs – GeekWire – AI
• YC‑Backed Crustdata Raises $6M to Power AI Agents With Live Data – Just AI News

AI Development Platforms & Studios

• Mistral launches its own AI Studio for quick development with its European open source, proprietary models – VentureBeat – AI
• Google’s “Watch & Learn” framework cracks the data bottleneck for training computer‑use agents – VentureBeat – AI
• Inside Ring‑1T: Ant engineers solve reinforcement learning bottlenecks at trillion scale – VentureBeat – AI

AI Browsers & Security

• I tried OpenAI’s new Atlas browser but I still don’t know what it’s for – Technology Review – AI
• The Download: what to make of OpenAI’s Atlas browser, and how to make climate progress – Technology Review – AI
• When your AI browser becomes your enemy: The Comet security disaster – VentureBeat – AI

AI Safety & Ethics

• Strengthening ChatGPT’s responses in sensitive conversations – OpenAI Blog
• Addendum to GPT‑5 System Card: Sensitive conversations – OpenAI Blog
• Thinking Machines challenges OpenAI’s AI scaling strategy: “First superintelligence will be a superhuman learner” – VentureBeat – AI

AI Ethics & Public Policy

• Stand Up for Research, Innovation, and Education – Technology Review – AI
• An AI app to measure pain is here – Technology Review – AI
• From human clicks to machine intent: Preparing the web for agentic AI – VentureBeat – AI

Carbon & Climate Tech

• The Download: carbon removal’s future, and measuring pain using an app – Technology Review – AI
• What’s next for carbon removal? – Technology Review – AI

Technology

Movies & Entertainment

• ‘Zootopia 2’ Cast a Bunch of Disney Animation Alums in Fun Cameos – Gizmodo
• 5 great free horror movies to stream on Tubi, Samsung TV Plus, Pluto TV and more this week (October 27) – TechRadar
• Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Is Getting Theaters to Make Major Upgrades – Gizmodo

AI & Emerging Technologies

• ‘There isn’t really another choice:’ Signal chief explains why the encrypted messenger relies on AWS – The Verge
• OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week – Wired
• Google’s AI health coach will soon be available to some Fitbit Premium users – Engadget
• Fitbit’s overhauled app and AI health coach arrive today – The Verge

Consumer Tech Deals

• Adorama has up to $400 off our favorite Canon cameras today – TechRadar
• Best early Black Friday power station deals 2025: A dozen sales out early – ZDNet
• Beats’ Powerbeats Pro 2 are nearly matching their best price to date – The Verge
• I’ve already started searching early Black Friday deals for my next air fryer – and I think I’ve found it – TechRadar
• Get the Google Pixel Watch 3 for its cheapest price ever – Mashable

Health & Wellness

• Skip the Supplements for These 11 Vitamin D‑Rich Foods – CNET

Security & Privacy

• ‘There isn’t really another choice:’ Signal chief explains why the encrypted messenger relies on AWS – The Verge
• Apple says U.S. passport digital IDs are coming to Wallet ‘soon’ – TechCrunch
• Do you log into X with a security key? Re-enroll it by Nov. 10 – or else – ZDNet

Automotive & Finance

• Federal investigators are looking into Tesla’s Mad Max mode, which reportedly defies speed limits – Engadget
• Tesla rehashing old threats to get shareholders to approve Musk’s $1 trillion pay day – The Verge

Hardware & Software

• I’d choose this Windows gaming PC over other pro laptops for work – here’s why – ZDNet
• I just found an obscure Linux distro that’s outstanding on old hardware – ZDNet

Workplace Tech

• Microsoft Teams will tell your boss when you’re out of the office – Mashable

Gaming

GPU Repair & Watercooling

• ‘I would stay as far away from the Founders Edition 5090 as I possibly can,’ says one experienced repair tech, as a key internal connector can’t be sourced for replacement – PC Gamer

Battlefield 6 Battle Royale Announcements

• The Battlefield 6 battle royale mode is coming out tomorrow, and it finally has a proper name – Eurogamer
• Battlefield’s battle royale mode is a free‑to‑play experience called REDSEC – Rock Paper Shotgun

Game Updates & Features

• Jump Space’s first big update adds daft yet lovable deflect‑o‑parrying – Rock Paper Shotgun
• Can ghost‑hunting phenomenon Phasmophobia work as a board game? We’re about to find out – Eurogamer
• Dear diary, this Baldur’s Gate 3 mod lets you write in‑game journals documenting your characters’ adventures – Rock Paper Shotgun
• I shouldn’t feel this at home in the nightmare office world of Pager – Rock Paper Shotgun

Wishlist & Sales Concerns

• Almost two weeks from release, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 isn’t in Steam’s top 150 wishlisted games. Is it time for Activison to worry? – Eurogamer

Game Reviews & Critiques

• The Outer Worlds 2’s toothless satire of capitalism should be a disappointment to everyone, except Microsoft – PC Gamer

Deals & Discounts

• Deals for Today: Pokémon Team Rocket Tin Below Market Value – IGN
• Borderlands 4 Just Got Its Biggest Discount Yet in the Build Up to the Black Friday Sales – IGN
• Best Black Friday PC gaming deals 2025: The best early deals we’ve been able to find – PC Gamer
• Black Friday gaming keyboard, mouse, and controller deals 2025: The very best offers on all things clicky – PC Gamer

New Game Announcements

• The Day I Will Die: New Horror Game Announced for PC – IGN

Next‑Gen Console & Cross‑Platform Speculation

• Next‑Gen Xbox Will Reportedly Play PlayStation Games Like God of War and Spider‑Man Because It’s a Console / PC Hybrid That Runs Steam – IGN

PlayStation Features

• No, the PS5’s Power Saver mode probably isn’t setting PlayStation up for a mystery handheld… but it’s still pretty impressive – Eurogamer