Tootfinder

Asus opens pre-orders for the standalone Xbox Ally X20 at $1,300 , with shipments from October 15; a $2,500 bundle includes the X20 and ROG Xreal R1 glasses (Sean Hollister/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/games/984139/the-oled-xbox-ally-x20-official…

The OLED Xbox Ally X20 officially starts at $1,300
You can pre-order a standalone Xbox Ally X20 handheld with OLED screen at Best Buy or Asus’s online store for $1,300, shipping October 15th.

Fed Confronts the Prospect of Another Rate Increase Ahead of Midterms
Financial markets are placing nearly 70 percent odds on the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in late October
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/business/fed-in…

Fed Faces Prospect of Another Interest Rate Increase Just Before Midterm Elections
Financial markets are placing nearly 70 percent odds on the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in late October.

US #NSF (National Science Foundation) has released its Graduate Research Fellowship Program solicitation for this year (#GRFP)
Application due October 19 - October 23, 2026 depending on area.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Surviving the October Gauntlet: How 4 Games Will Define Dallas' Division Hopes https://insidethestar.com/surviving-the-october-gauntlet-how-4-games-will-define-dallas-division-hopes

Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings agrees to acquire Bitbank, a top 10 Japanese crypto exchange by trading activity, for ~$289M, set to close in October (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/06/

Japanese giant SBI Holdings to buy Bitbank for $289 million
SBI said the acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval, is set to close in October.

Coffeeneuring is coming up
#coffeeneuring

Dutch state-owned gas transmission company Gasunie confirms that the Netherlands will not be able to meet its gas storage filling targets of 74% (EU commitment) or 80% (government goal) by October.
"But for a normal winter, it's sufficient".
Germany is also way behind, btw.

Last day to get #a11yTOConf tix before the price goes up.
https://bsky.app/profile/a11yto.bsky.social/post/3muwv4jdmts2o

#a11yTO (@a11yto.bsky.social)
We are super excited about the lineup of talks for this year, get ready to join us for #A11yTOConf on October 22nd and 23rd, 2026. In-person and virtual tickets available on tickets.a11yto.com/e/36 https://tickets.a11yto.com/e/36

The term for this is: Oligopolistic gatekeeping.
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1001047/big-tech-is-too-cowardly-to-run-ads-for-the-musk-documentary

NYT pop culture writer Kyle Buchanan announces he has left the NYT and will launch a video podcast about Hollywood, The Kyle Buchanan Show, in mid-October (Marc Malkin/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/new-york-times…

Are you in the UK and positive about #degrowth?
Would you like to see a stronger, effective degrowth movement here?
Then join us in Sheffield on Saturday, 17 October, to consider how best to achieve that.
https://

Degrowth Gathering – Building the UK movement
Saturday, 17 October,  9:30-5.00 Degrowth is both a transformative movement and a critical framework, aiming to ensure social justice and well-being for all, with human activities being in alignmen…

Western Gull. Moonstone Beach, Cambria, California, USA. October, 2025. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #moonstonebeach #seagull #bird

Well I discovered this week that I have SEVEN DAYS of leave available still this year. As I work for them three days a week that's two weeks plus. Looking at a week in October and another late November-early December, taking people up on their offers of spare rooms and returning the visits folk made to us when Mum was ill. Plus I'll get the dining room painted and sort out our new family business website. Not restful but not shoe-horned in either

- ¿Y qué era un abrigo, abuelo?
- Una prenda que nos poníamos en invierno porque hacía frío
- ¿Qué era el frío? ¿Y el invierno?
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/return-of-heat-dome-heatwave-europe-late-se…

So, the UK energy "price cap" is going up again in October. Up by 4%.
I'm currently on a fixed price tariff with OVO, but it turns out they're actually *awful* at sourcing renewable energy, and this when I pay the extra for their "Greener" tariff! Ref: https://

from my link log —
Earth rotation records spur October vote to avert negative leap second.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/320185/20260711/earth-rotation-records-spur-october-vote-avert-negative-leap-second.h…

Earth Rotation Records Spur October Vote to Avert Negative Leap Second
Negative leap second risk is driving an October 2026 CGPM vote to replace the 54-year-old leap second with a leap hour. Earth set rotation speed records in 2024 and 2025, and timekeepers estimate a...

Klint Kubiak’s Viral Speech Reveals What Could Carry the Raiders Through October https://raiderramble.com/2026/09/21/klint-kubiaks-viral-speech-reveals-what-could-carry-the-raiders-through-october/

Reminder to all public transit professionals, advocates, and enthusiasts that the triennial APTA EXPO is free and open to the public! This is its first return to Chicago since the 80s and the entire industry will be there.
See you on the showfloor the week of October 4th 🚌
https://aptaexpo.com

The question Ronald Reagan asked on 28 October 1980, at the end of his televised debate against Jimmy Carter:
“Are you better off now than you were before this presidency?”
Unless you’re very, very rich, the answer is obviously:
“No, I’m worse off.”
https://www.

This is the question Democrats should ask voters in order to win this November
They should ask the question Reagan asked at the end of his debate against Jimmy Carter: ‘Are you better off now than you were before this presidency?’

topology: Internet AS graph (2004)
An integrated snapshot of the structure of the Internet at the level of Autonomous Systems (ASs), reconstructed from multiple sources, including the RouteViews and RIPE BGP trace collectors, route servers, looking glasses, and the Internet Routing Registry databases. This snapshot was created around October 2004.
This network has 34761 nodes and 171403 edges.
Tags: Technological, Communication, Unweighted, Multigraph, Timestamps

Labels and bands are like 'album coming later this year!' and I'm like, it is ALMOST OCTOBER, my dudes. You need to just ANNOUNCE THE DAMN DATE already, we're running out of year. ffs

I just registered for #WPA11yDay, a free, virtual 24-hour conference on WordPress accessibility taking place October 7-8, and you should too! Get your free ticket at https://wpaccessibility.day/2026/.

WordPress Accessibility Day 2026 - WordPress Accessibility Day 2026
WordPress Accessibility Day is a free 24-hour global event dedicated to addressing website accessibility in WordPress. October 7-8, 2026.

We're approaching three years since October 7 and three years of genocide in Gaza.
Israeli killings of Palestinians had totally detached from attacks on Israelis by mid-2024.
Even if one treated all hostage deaths as happening in 2025, the ratio was 144-to-1.

Ich plane Ende September die AnaEE Science Conference zu besuchen, eine europäische Fachkonferenz für Ökosystemforschung, experimentelle Ökologie und Klimafolgenforschung. Sie bringt Forscher und politische Entscheidungsträger zusammen, um Strategien für eine widerstandsfähige Zukunft von Ökosystemen zu entwickeln.
Falls ihr auch dort seid oder Eure Forschung dazu Bezug hat, freue ich mich über einen Tröt!

Forbes and Shook Research suspend their joint rankings and events as they review a $6M payment from founder RJ Shook to former top editor Randall Lane (Benjamin Mullin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/bu…

Forbes and Shook Research Suspend Rankings Amid Investigation of $6 Million Payment
The magazine, which is reviewing a payment from the founder of Shook Research to its former top editor, also canceled a summit in Las Vegas scheduled for October.

Docs: Meta plans to launch its version of OpenClaw, codenamed Hatch, in late August or early September and its latest AI model, Watermelon, in October (Jyoti Mann/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-plans-launch-hatch-a…

Meta Plans to Launch ‘Hatch’ AI Agent Platform in Coming Weeks
Meta Platforms plans to launch its consumer version of the OpenClaw AI agent, dubbed Hatch internally, as soon as the next several weeks and is targeting October for its latest AI model, called Watermelon, according to internal documents reviewed by The Information. Hatch is part of Meta Chief ...

#Upcoming Recorded with only a stereo microphone in the center of the room, “NK012” by B/B/S/ is the first meeting of Aidan Baker (Nadja), Andrea Belfi, and Erik Skodvin (Svarte Greiner, Deaf Center). 2026 LP repress available via #UmorRex, October 2nd.

Processing error could disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in Texas
A massive backlog of voter registration applications in Texas could affect the outcome of local and state elections,
including a contentious election involving a U.S. Senate seat.
Public officials in the Republican-controlled state have not yet acknowledged what the error actually is.
It’s also possible that the error could have affected elections from before the primary elections in March 202…

Processing error could disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in Texas
The deadline to register to vote in Texas is October 5.

This Israeli election could be the country’s last – this week I saw that for myself
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/18/israel-election-last-october-palestinians?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

This Israeli election could be the country’s last – this week I saw that for myself
Spend time on the ground and you see how high the stakes are for next month’s contest – for Israelis and Palestinians alike, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

This Israeli election could be the country’s last – this week I saw that for myself
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/18/israel-election-last-october-palestinians?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

This Israeli election could be the country’s last – this week I saw that for myself
Spend time on the ground and you see how high the stakes are for next month’s contest – for Israelis and Palestinians alike, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Help shape the future of Identity and Access Management (IAM) 🔐
Registration is now open for Cycle 13 of the Trust and Identity Incubator Mentorship (TIM) programme, a paid opportunity for students and early-career professionals to spend 6 months working on real IAM challenges, guided by leading experts and supported by our community.
📅 Registration closes 30 October 2026
🔗 Find out more:

Digital Humanities and Global Inequalities, 8-9 October 2026
https://ift.tt/JIBYLGo
Call for Paper (CAA 2027 Annual Conference): From the Street to the Bedroom: Designing the Modern…
via Input 4 RELCFP

I guess NS rail is sending me slop emails?
I got a warning about work on tracks on
Saturday 3 October
Saturday 4 October
Sunday 5 October
Shouls I trust the content of the email

Save the date for the No Kings: Vote Early Santa Barbara event
on 10/17 at Alameda Park
from 12 - 2 pm.
Rally at Alameda begins PROMPTLY at noon.
Followed by a march down Anacapa St to De La Guerra Plaza and a Party to the Polls at the ballot drop box at SB City Hall.
Celebrate our Right to Vote!
-- @indivisiblesb

Hacker group RansomHouse claims responsibility for cyberattack on Nichirei
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/22/companies/nichirei-cyberattack-ransomhouse/

Hacker group RansomHouse claims responsibility for cyberattack on Nichirei
RansomHouse has previously claimed responsibility for attacks on several Japanese businesses, including a ransomware attack in October on office-supplies retailer Askul.

🌇 🦅 🙏
I'ma escape my shitty parents to somewhere in-or-around Chicago in October. I'm a zoomer "artist", currently-closeted trans woman, who's only firm resume credential for getting hired is working at a retirement place cafe for roughly 1.75 years.
I'm doing a lot for the first time to make this happen. Abstract online research about a place I've never physically been's starting to give me psychosis. I'm making this public for the first tim…

I'm watching Crime Beat 7x03 "Not Without Her Daughter" #CrimeBeat

Not Without Her Daughter
In October 2006, pregnant mother and schoolteacher Manjit Panghali left a yoga class in Surrey, BC, and was never seen again. Her family said her…

Detained For 300-Plus Days, Journalist Shot By ICE Could Lose Arm https://thedissenter.org/detained-for-300-plus-days-journalist-shot-by-ice-could-lose-arm/

(Italian) Event, Wednesday October 21: Auditory Vision for Museums - La tecnologia che trasforma immagini in suono https://www.eventbrite.it/e/auditory-vision-for-museums-tickets-1999482439802 Sostituzione sensoriale visivo-uditiva

October.
This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in.
The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June,
December, August, and February.
-- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"

Trump eyes an October campaign rally -- in Alabama (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/trump-eyes-an-october-campaign-rally-in-alabama-01092853
http://www.memeorandum.com/260924/p146#a260924p146

Google is taking its first step toward making 👉Project Suncatcher a reality.
Announced last year, Suncatcher is Google’s “moonshot” effort to design 💥orbital AI data centers,
which AI boosters like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have pitched as an alternative to divisive terrestrial data centers.
Google’s first experimental satellite will launch on October 1
with the aim of validating Google’s vision for a constellation of AI satellites.
The satellite, dubbed MVP, is …

Browns fans boo Deshaun Watson during home preseason game vs. Bills https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7531745/2026/08/22/browns-fans-deshaun-watson-booed-bills/

WWE Main Event moves from YouTube to Rumble starting October 14, with weekly shows streaming at 8pm ET Wednesdays (Tony Maglio/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wwe-main-event-moves-youtube-…

‘WWE Main Event’ Moves From YouTube to Rumble, a Conservative Streaming Platform Backed by JD Vance
Rumble is also home to Dan Bongino (also an investor), Steven Crowder and Andrew Tate.

Google plans to launch experimental satellite MVP on a SpaceX rocket on October 1, as part of Project Suncatcher; MVP has four TPUs and will operate for a year (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09…

Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space
Next Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space.

foursquare: Foursquare NYC restaurants (2012)
Two bipartite networks of users and restaurant locations in New York City on Foursquare, from 24 October 2011 to 20 February 2012. In one network, an edge denotes a check-in event of a user at a restaurant. In the other, an edge exists if a user left a tip/comment on a restaurant. Metadata include comments.
This network has 6410 nodes and 10377 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted, Metadata

Emirati October 7 warning reportedly never reached Israeli security leaders | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-909744

A Thousand Meters Above The Valley (2021)
(After this harsh summer, the grasses will probably start looking like this much sooner this year — back then it was late October...)
#ThrowbackThursday #LandscapePhotography

https://no-sloptober.com/

At the end of the month and early October, I’ll be present at three major Open Source conferences:
- X Developer Conference (XDC 2026) in Toronto
- Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC 2026) in Prague
- (Embedded) Open Source Summit Europe (E-OSS-E/ELC-E 2026) in Prague
Over the 3 conferences, I’ll speak about how we should modernise the Linux display panel support for three different audiences: Graphics Developers, Linux Maintainers and finally Linux Developers from the indus…

#footpathFriday #RockyMountainNationalPark
Ute Trail, Never Summer Range. October 2015

On Thursday 1st October, patients, NHS workers and activists across England are taking action to say NO to Palantir in our NHS.
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/international-crisis/no-palantir-in-our-nhs/people-vs-palan…

Sources: DeepSeek's annualized revenue run rate hits $1B, up from less than $500M a few months ago, as it aims to finalize a ~$7.5B fundraise by late October (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/de

DeepSeek’s Annualized Revenue Hits $1 Billion as Startup Finalizes $7.5 Billion Fundraising
DeepSeek’s annualized revenue run rate has hit $1 billion, more than double from less than $500 million a few months ago, buoyed by a recent price hike as well as continued popularity of its models, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. The latest revenue figure, shared by ...

‘I am the code’:
Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues
In the weeks leading up to his resignation last year,
the first architect on the White House ballroom clashed with Donald Trump over design features that the architect believed violated building safety codes,
according to two people with knowledge of the discussions and corroborating documents reviewed by The Washington Post.

James McCrery II withdrew from the project last October
…

‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues
James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.

Patriots to Honor Adam Vinatieri During Halftime Ceremony on Sunday, October 11 Against Raiders https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-to-honor-adam-vinatieri-during-halftime-ceremony-on-sunday-october-11-against-raiders

_As the world is going to shit,_ your Hunt For Red October quote of the day:
`When I was twelve, I helped my daddy build a bomb shelter in our basement because some fool parked a dozen warheads 90 miles off the coast of Florida. This thing could park a couple of hundred warheads off Washington and New York and noone would know anything about it until it was all over.`
#THFROQOTD

Jurassic Park, Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Event Horizon, The Dish, In The Mouth Of Madness, The Hunt For Red October - how many actors have a CV as varied as #SamNeill?
And how many were as consistently brilliant across so many genres and roles, big or small?
I really am gonna miss him.

Looking forward to speaking at @… again this October! #HappyMonday

Google unveils Googlebook hardware, with flagship devices built by Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, offering deep Android and AI integration, starting at $899 (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2026/09/21/googlebook-launch/

Google fully details Googlebooks: $899+, October launch, & more
Following the May preview, Google today fully announced Googlebooks ahead of the consumer launch in October. Googlebook OS hands-on: It’s...

Can't wait to watch season 3 of 'Helluva Boss' in October, ngl.
The trailer already confirms that I will take a lot of hits in the feels :')
I'm all here for it, though! ❤️‍🔥
#HelluvaBoss #Hellaverse

In October 2016, I was asked to help build Neuralink. I said no. https://bioniclab.substack.com/p/in-october-2016-i-was-asked-to-help "Why BCIs Fail series: looking beyond the season finale", by TK Kozai;

🇺🇸 In October 2016, I Was Asked to Help Build Neuralink. I Said No.
Why BCIs Fail Series: Looking Beyond the Season Finale

Trump will hit several deep-red states in October campaign blitz (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/25/trump-midterms-travel-iowa-florida-red-states-01093710
http://www.memeorandum.com/260925/p100#a260925p100

In case you've missed this, we are bringing together the #degrowth clans in the UK to build the movement.
Sheffield, 17 October.
Details and booking details.
Free!
https://degrow…

Degrowth Gathering – Building the UK movement
Saturday, 17 October,  9:30-5.00 Degrowth is both a transformative movement and a critical framework, aiming to ensure social justice and well-being for all, with human activities being in alignmen…

Meta unveils the Ray-Ban Meta Audio, its first pair of glasses without cameras, offering up to 12 hours of battery life, starting at $349 and shipping October 3 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Maga wants more babies. But they don’t seem too worried about miscarriages in ICE detention
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/19/maga-pro-life-miscarriages-pregnancy-ice-detention?CMP=Share_An…

Maga wants more babies. But they don’t seem too worried about miscarriages in ICE detention
Officials lack data on miscarriages after October 2025. Detained women aren’t getting the prenatal healthcare they need

Maga wants more babies. But they don’t seem too worried about miscarriages in ICE detention
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/19/maga-pro-life-miscarriages-pregnancy-ice-detention?CMP=Share_An…

Maga wants more babies. But they don’t seem too worried about miscarriages in ICE detention
Officials lack data on miscarriages after October 2025. Detained women aren’t getting the prenatal healthcare they need

🌍 🛰️ Are you working on Earth Observation research? We want to hear from you.
Building on the Helsinki Declaration, GÉANT and partner networks are running a short survey to understand the researchers' needs in the context of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and other research initiatives on EO around the globe.
🔗 Complete the survey by mid-October 2026:

3 big questions as GOP nears moment of truth (Alex Isenstadt/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/25/gop-october-midterms-key-moment
http://www.memeorandum.com/260925/p6#a260925p6

Just in case you've missed this, we are bringing together the #degrowth clans in the UK to build the movement.
Sheffield, 17 October.
Details of event and how to book.
Free!
https://

Degrowth Gathering – Building the UK movement
Saturday, 17 October,  9:30-5.00 Degrowth is both a transformative movement and a critical framework, aiming to ensure social justice and well-being for all, with human activities being in alignmen…

#SilentSunday
#RockyMountainNationalPark
Sunrise, from Trail Ridge Road.

Squirrel with an afternoon snack. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. October, 2025. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4. #laarboretum #squirrel #animal

In honour of the world going to shit, I will now post a _The Hunt For Red October_ quote of the day, starting with
`This business will get out of control, and we will be lucky to live through it.`
#THFROQOTD

Netanyahu was warned of 7 October Hamas attacks, book claims
The Israeli PM says allegation that UAE president alerted him more than a week before major offensive is ‘absolute lie’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep

Netanyahu was warned of 7 October Hamas attacks, book claims
Israeli PM says allegation that UAE president alerted him more than a week before major offensive is ‘absolute lie’

The young Raiders’ defense gave Justin Herbert and his fans a reality check https://raiderramble.com/2026/09/21/the-young-raiders-defense-gave-justin-herbert-and-his-fans-a-reality-check/

A judge orders Paramount and California AG Rob Bonta to schedule two days of settlement talks at the end of October for the Paramount-WBD antitrust case (Winston Cho/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Paramount Settlement Talks With California Moving Forward
The two sides will sit down to discuss a deal resolving the case at the end of October.

Nearly full now:
Degrowth UK Gathering.
Sheffield, Saturday, 17 October, to consider how to build the #degrowth movement here.
https://degrowthuk.org/2026/08/03/degr

Degrowth Gathering – Building the UK movement
Saturday, 17 October,  9:30-5.00 Degrowth is both a transformative movement and a critical framework, aiming to ensure social justice and well-being for all, with human activities being in alignmen…

India's UPI, which has been free for merchants, will impose a 0.4% merchant fee on certain payments above ₹2,000, or $21, from October 15 in a major shift (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/indi

India ends free ride for larger transactions on its ubiquitous digital payments network | TechCrunch
India will impose a 0.4% merchant fee on certain payments made through UPI starting October 15.

On October 31, 1803 the frigate USS Philadelphia hit a reef and ran aground chasing Barbary pirates near Tripoli, Libya.
All 307 members of its crew were captured and held hostage by the Barbary states.
Rather than pay tribute to the pirates, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson sent U.S. frigates to intervene and free the hostages.
The first of two wars against the Barbary pirates, the scourge of shipping for decades, hastened the building of the U.S. Navy
and began a lon…

The Slow Death of the Global Commons
Hormuz is a sign of worse things to come.

Politico plans to launch Decoded, a daily tech policy briefing and its second subscription offering, on October 5, to be paywalled in Q1 2027 and cost ~$1K/year (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/politico-launche…

After 15 Years of Pro, Politico Finally Launches a Second Subscription
Priced at roughly $1,000 a year, Decoded is a fraction of the cost but has a similar strategy.

Trump Administration Accomplishments: October 2025 - Present, Part Two (Stu Cvrk/American Greatness)
https://amgreatness.com/2026/08/21/trump-administration-accomplishments-october-2025-present-part-two/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260821/p48#a260821p48

Apple unveils new EU business terms from October 1, resolving disputes with the EU, including a new Core Technology Commission and App Store commission tiers (Apple)
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-announces-changes-for-apps-in-the-…

Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union
Apple today announced changes to its business terms for apps in the European Union, following close collaboration with the European Commission.

Since China offered a truce in the trade war last October following its threat to deprive the United States of rare-earth magnets,
the Trump administration has been happy to stop escalating.
After all, imports from China have been falling, down by 40% in the year to June, compared with the same period in 2024.
Best to declare victory and call it a day.
But the US hasn’t won this battle
– and there’s strong evidence to show it’s afraid to really try.
Last …

Is the US actually too chicken to take on China for trade?
A weak yuan guarantees Beijing massive trade surplus even as the White House tries tamp down on Chinese imports

Universal says it remains committed to releasing Alex Gibney's Musk documentary internationally, after a report said it was reconsidering; US debut is October 9 (Peter Kafka/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/musk-docum

Universal says it will release 'Musk' documentary in theaters
Comcast's Universal is going ahead with plans to show a new Elon Musk documentary in theaters outside the US, the company says.

Event: October Sheffield.
"This one-day event will bring together those with an interest in working on degrowth in the UK. Together we will consider the potential for establishing the foundations of a degrowth movement in the UK, and planning for a UK presence at the International Degrowth Conference in 2027."
Degrowth Gathering – Building the UK movement – degrowthUK

Degrowth Gathering – Building the UK movement
Saturday, 17 October,  9:30-5.00 Degrowth is both a transformative movement and a critical framework, aiming to ensure social justice and well-being for all, with human activities being in alignmen…

NPR acquires Hard Fork co-hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton's video-first show Machine Gods, debuting as a podcast from October and as a radio program in 2027 (NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/16/g-s1-143481/casey-newton-an…

Degrowth Gathering – Building the UK movement
Saturday, 17 October,  9:30-5.00 Degrowth is both a transformative movement and a critical framework, aiming to ensure social justice and well-being for all, with human activities being in alignment with ecological limits. However, degrowth in the UK currently exists as an informal network rather than a cohesive movement. This one-day event will bring together those with an interest in working on degrowth in the UK.

Degrowth Gathering – Building the UK movement
Saturday, 17 October,  9:30-5.00 Degrowth is both a transformative movement and a critical framework, aiming to ensure social justice and well-being for all, with human activities being in alignmen…

OpenAI discloses six new AI safety incidents since October, including models concealing mistakes, and announces a new framework for reporting model misalignment (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/16/openai-testing-safety-incidents-disclosure

OpenAI discloses six new AI safety incidents
The AI lab is now rolling out a new process to internally report safety issues.

Sources: Apple is prepping an iPad overhaul, including an iPad mini with an OLED screen by October and refreshed versions of entry-level iPad and Airs in 2027 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

The JustWatch Group, known for its streaming guide, plans to launch an AVOD and TVOD service in October in 12 countries, including the US and Canada (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/09/justwatch-streaming-launches-avod-tvod-1237103975/

Streaming Guide JustWatch Launching Its Own AVOD-TVOD Service
The JustWatch Group, which is known for its streaming guide, is launching its own ad-supported and transactional service.

IBM stock fell 25% on Tuesday, sinking further than its previous worst day of October 19, 1987, after reporting preliminary Q2 results below estimates (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/14/ibm-warns-second-quarter-earnings-fell-short-of-exp…

IBM stock craters 23% after issuing second-quarter earnings warning
CEO blamed the shortfall on weakness in the software and infrastructure business because clients shifted money toward hardware purchases.

Paramount, California AG Rob Bonta, and the WGA schedule a two-day meeting for settlement discussions about the WBD deal, starting October 14 (Winston Cho/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

It’s a Date: Paramount, California AG and Writers Guild Agree on Meeting for Settlement Talks
The Oct. 14 talks will be the first time the two sides formally sit down to discuss a resolution to the case.

Sources: Australian data center provider Firmus is seeking to raise up to $5B in an IPO at the end of October, in one of the largest-ever IPOs in Australia (Julia Fioretti/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

The Space Development Agency(SDA) is a United States Space Force
direct-reporting unit
tasked with deploying disruptive space technology.
One of the technologies being worked on is space-based missile tracking using large global satellite constellations made up of
industry-procured low-cost satellites.
The SDA has been managed by the United States Space Force since October 2022.
By February 2024 the SDA had 38 satellites on orbit.
SDA intends to have…

Space Development Agency - Wikipedia

VodafoneThree is launching Vodafone TV in the UK in October, a bundled TV service that will include Netflix and HBO Max at launch alongside linear channels (Stewart Clarke/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/09/vodafonethree-unveils-vodafone…

VodafoneThree Launching Vodafone TV In The UK, Bundling Netflix, HBO Max & Live Channels
VodafoneThree will launch Vodafone TV in October, a bundled TV offering that will offer Netflix, HBO Max and linear channels in one place.

Riyadh-based BNPL company Tabby raised a $233M Series F led by Blue Pool Capital at a $6.5B valuation, up from $4.5B in October 2025 after a share sale (Federico Maccioni/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/

WBD says it will launch HBO Max in Japan as hubs within Prime Video and Hulu Japan on October 1; HBO Max content was previously available via a deal with U-Next (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/08/hbo-max-launch-japan-amazon-hulu-1237063387/

HBO Max To Launch In Japan As Hub Within Prime Video & Hulu
The move will see it launch on October 1, giving subscribers access to House of the Dragon and The Pitt and the upcoming Harry Potter series.

Sources: Anthropic investors expect it to float at a $2T valuation after an October IPO and to hit $100B to $120B in annualized revenue by the end of 2026 (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/840ac156-af1c-4a82-b260-ae791072fcfa

Source: Anthropic has selected the Nasdaq for its potential IPO (Katie Roof/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-selects-nasdaq-for-ipo-amid-ai-risk-concerns-2026-9

Anthropic selects Nasdaq for IPO amid AI risk concerns
Anthropic is eyeing a $2 trillion IPO in October amid AI safety concerns.

GSA says OpenAI is replacing its $1-per-year pilot for US agencies with a usage-based deal providing a 50% discount from October 1, with access to GPT-6 Astra (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20