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Intel says it’s selling every affordable laptop chip it can make
Intel’s not expecting the RAM shortage to end any time soon.
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Intel’s not expecting the RAM shortage to end any time soon.
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Google “used to be a traffic driver, now it’s not.”
Technology
If you own Pokémon Legends: Z-A, you’ll soon be able to get a Poké Ball Pattern Vivillon for the first time in a decade. This form of Vivillon has only ever been available via special event distributions, and the last one was in 2016. (The first, in 2014, was only in Paris.) The exact dates of the distribution are still TBA, but it’s on its way, so don’t miss it! [Media: https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/2115790977390547428]
Education & Youth
As reported by Business Insider, Instagram offered some YouTube creators $50,000 to post videos to its new “Features” video format, while others received offers up to $500,000. “We’ve been public about the fact that we are funding Features content directly with some creators right now to support them,” a Meta spokesperson tells Business Insider. [Link: Instagram is trying to woo YouTube creators with six-figure checks | https://www.businessinsider.com/instagram-offers-youtube-creators-six-figure-longform-video-deals-2026-10 | Business Insider]
Technology
The company launched Jules in December 2024, positioning it as a tool that can complete coding jobs “you don’t want to do.” But now, Jules is shutting down, and Google says it will bring its learnings from the tool into its AI coding platform, Antigravity: > We’re working on bringing our learnings from Jules into @antigravity so you get the best of both worlds: autonomous remote background task execution and an agent-first development environment. As we focus on this unified experience, Jules will be winding down.
Technology
Steve Jobs once said touchscreen laptops were a terrible idea. Now Apple is shipping one. The Verge’s Antonio Di Benedetto tells us all about the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR, how MacOS is changing for touch, why a laptop user might want a touchscreen, and whether MacBook and iPad are destined to become one. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://youtu.be/BDi_QYhuxIw]
Business & Economy
“Our newer businesses, ranging from Grocery to Pharmacy to Amazon Leo to Zoox are progressing encouragingly,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says as part of the company’s Q3 earnings report, which revealed total revenue of $201.9 billion. “There has never been a trillion dollar revenue business, and we may have two of them in the next 5-10 years.” [Link: Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Results | https://ir.aboutamazon.com/news-release/news-release-details/2026/Amazon-com-Announces-Third-Quarter-Results/default.aspx | Amazon]
World News
Stewart died on Wednesday.
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The R2 is officially Rivian’s top seller by volume, but a surging software business and the VW tech partnership are what really powered its $176M gross profit in Q3.
Business & Economy
Polymarket said it paused trading “out of an abundance of caution” after one of its third-party partners was “compromised.” Some users reported that their accounts were drained shortly before the stoppage. “We’ll make this right and are fully reimbursing all affected traders,” Polymarket said. [Link: Some Polymarket user funds stolen by hackers, exchange referring matter to U.K. authorities | https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/29/polymarket-reports-outage-on-international-exchange-halts-trading.html | CNBC]
Sports
The settlement resolves claims from 36 attorneys general.