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3 months after launch, Riot announces League of Legends Classic will be killed in January: ‘most have gone back to other parts of League’
New Champions will continue to roll out for now.
Artificial Intelligence
Datalab Releases OmniParseBench: An Open OCR Benchmark With 16,288 Pass/Fail Tests to Audit OCR Parsers
Datalab released OmniParseBench, an open OCR benchmark with 16,288 yes/no tests on 2,937 pages in 92 languages. Every score is a pass rate you can slice by tag, script or language.
General Tech
‘VisionQuest’ Sets Up an Ambitious Journey in Two-Episode Premiere
In its first two episodes, the Disney+ series juggles too many elements, but its core is a compelling meditation on family and humanity.
Hardware
A concrete thermal battery could be key to cooling data centers at scale — 150Kw prototype that can withstand up to 500 degrees centigrade is running
Lehigh researchers developed a concrete thermal battery storing 150 kWh, with applications spanning data center cooling, industrial heating, and electricity generation.
Artificial Intelligence
State lawsuits accuse OpenAI of ignoring its own safety warnings for profit: ‘All these harms were foreseeable and avoidable’
Several US states have sued the company, alleging that ChatGPT is harming the public.
Artificial Intelligence
YouTube Rolls Out New Labeling System for AI-Generated Music
YouTube’s new AI labels will help users identify music made with generative AI tools.
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI agrees not to use alleged Apple trade secrets amid ongoing lawsuit
Bloomberg reports that during a hearing today, OpenAI voluntarily agreed not to use Apple’s alleged trade secrets while the legal battle between the two companies plays out. Here are the details. more…
Hardware
Mozilla is betting Europe’s digital sovereignty push can help fund Firefox
Mozilla has just launched a brand-new offering for its European customers.
Mobile
Apple Maps launches Detailed City Experience in Austin, Texas
Apple is rolling out its stunning Detailed City Experience in Apple Maps for users in Austin, TX. This marks a robust overhaul of Apple Maps in Austin, similar to what we’ve seen in other markets like San Francisco, Chicago, and London. more…
Software
10 HomeView Features You Might Have Missed
Apple plans to launch the HomeView on November 13, so we have a month to go until we can learn more about it. Right now, we’re limited to the information Apple has shared and what members of the media learned during limited hands-on time.
Artificial Intelligence
Apple’s website hints the full-size HomePod could get Siri AI
Yesterday was a busy day for Apple’s smart home efforts. The company unveiled the HomeView smart display, the new Apple TV 4K, the HomePod mini 2, and the Apple Home Collection. All three of Apple’s new devices support Siri AI, but what about the older full-size HomePod?
Mobile
I trust plain text more than any app, because it still opens after every app is gone
You can take away the fancy formatting, syncing capabilities, and almost everything else; plain text is still the best way to write down information.
Software
This Google Pixel feature leaves users with less storage space than expected
Googles AI features means 128GB of storage doesn’t cut it any more
Gaming
NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 15 (game #956)
Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here’s all you need to know to solve today’s game, including the spangram.
Gaming
NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, October 15 (game #1222)
Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here’s all you need to know to solve today’s game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.
Gaming
Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 15 (game #1725)
Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.
Startups
Intero Biosystems wants drugmakers to test on mini human intestines, not animals
Intero Biosystems is selling lab-grown human intestines to drugmakers as regulators push for alternatives to animal testing, while the startup looks to scale production and expand its organoid technology.
Cybersecurity
Palo Alto Networks warns of PAN-OS RCE flaw exploited in attacks
Palo Alto Networks has released security updates for a high-severity PAN-OS RCE zero-day, tracked as CVE-2026-0322, that has been exploited in attacks targeting firewalls.
Mobile
Android Strengthens Scam Defenses for Calls and Texts
Changes for tools including Google Messages, screen sharing and call forwarding are all aimed at countering mobile fraud.
Artificial Intelligence
McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client
Consulting firm McKinsey & Company is going to ask some entry-level candidates to have a 10-minute conversation with an AI simulation of a client as part of the interview process, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Artificial Intelligence
Fish Audio Releases Drama 3, a 35B Open-Weight MoE Text-to-Speech Model
Fish Audio released Drama 3, a 35B mixture-of-experts text-to-speech model with about 3B active parameters. It takes plain-language direction, covers 83 languages and ships open weights under a revenue-capped community license.
Hardware
iBuyPower enters AI PC market with gorgeous $3,999 AMD ‘Gorgon Halo’ PC with a leather strap and 128GB RAM — shame that you can’t cluster it yet
iBuyPower’s upcoming AI mini PC combines AMD’s 16-core processor, 128GB memory, integrated graphics, and support for up to 8TB of storage.
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