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DIY VR: How to build your own headset, and why you probably won’t want to

Ars Technica Oct 19, 2026, 3:33 PM (2 hours ago)

A primer on the joys and pains of building your own head-mounted display.

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Taika Waititi’s ‘Star Wars’ Film ‘On Ice,’ but He’s Still With the Franchise

Another announced project gets put on the shelf, but maybe don’t count Waititi outta ‘Star Wars’ just yet.

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Uber dodges £340M cabbie lawsuit after drivers miss legal deadline

Black cab drivers accused ride-hailing giant of misleading London’s transport regulator, but judge says they left it too late to sue

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Disney found a way to buy Character.AI without buying its lawsuits

Character.AI faces claims its bots encouraged minors to self-harm and kill their parents.

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A Chinese rocket deorbited over Minnesota and left this in a farmer’s cornfield

All the evidence points to the debris being part of a Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket.

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Hugh Jackman’s R-rated Action Thriller Soars to No. 1 on Streaming

A24 and Hugh Jackman’s 2026 action-thriller The Death of Robin Hood is now streaming on HBO Max, and quickly soaring to #1 movie in the U.S.

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Elon Musk promises to give one SpaceX share to every child in the US

Elon Musk says he plans to give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in the US starting next year. With around 72 million children in the US as of July 2025, Musk would be giving away about $10.5 billion worth of shares, according to a report from CNBC.

The Verge 1 hour ago