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Apple updates the iPad Mini with a larger OLED display
An updated Mini tablet.
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An updated Mini tablet.
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Alongside laying off 1,000 employees, Netflix has fired the heads of its film and content divisions this month. We’ve already explained the company can’t fire its way out of a slump that’s now hitting its engagement metrics, but Bloomberg recounts just why co-CEO Ted Sarandos thinks otherwise, and how he got here in the first place. [Link: Inside the Firings and Leadership Changes at Netflix | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-10-25/inside-the-firings-and-leadership-changes-at-netflix | Bloomberg]
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It was supposed to be a “full-length movie,” but whatever — Elon Musk’s version of Homer’s epic poem has now arrived to take on Christopher Nolan. Just ignore the inconsistency of the character’s faces, historically inaccurate armor, non-functional shield wall, etc… [Media: https://twitter.com/imagine/status/2113712964419063911?s=20]
World News
Searching for the ‘silent majority’ of supporters for Flock’s surveillance technology in one West Virginia town.
Technology
Dazzle analyzes photos to answer questions and perform tasks. It launched last month, and is designed to be “more approachable.” than other AI tools. The former Yahoo CEO believes it might be a hit with women, who “tend to take more photos and are more visual.” [Link: Maybe We All Need an AI Wife | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/style/marissa-mayer-ai-assistants-women.html | The New York Times]
Technology
Developer Charlie Gerard has released a fun Chrome extension that makes digital plants grow over your tabs when you’re not actively looking at them, at a timescale of your choosing. Once a page is more than 5 percent overgrown, you can’t click, select, or drag anything until you clear the vines. [Image: The extension is called “Overgrown,” and lets you clear the vines by using your mouse as a rusty machete, chainsaw, or flamethrower. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Charlie-Gerard-Overgrown.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
Technology
The iPhone Duo is the most repairable foldable yet, but that’s not saying much.
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Nobody was riding a horse alongside a steam engine and firing a six-shooter, but odd to think that train robberies are still a serious problem in the 21st century. In this case, the thieves tried to make off with tens of thousands of dollars in collectible Hot Wheels. Because why rob a bank when eBay is safer? [Media: https://youtu.be/D32NQ4lpWyY]
Entertainment & Cinema
Walker’s 2006 album is unsettling, bizarre, and the perfect way to kill a party.
Technology
A weak spot in the hinge may be failing and cracking iPhone Duo screens.
Technology
Instagram was one of the apps touted as being “Made for iPhone Duo.” The Verge’s Nilay Patel has already pointed out that it’s a bit broken, and now Instagram’s head has replied to a user on Threads, saying that he agrees the app needs a rethink on the wider screen. [Media: https://www.threads.com/share/EHboun7HQ/]
Technology
Zen rips off all the best bits of Arc, but skips the AI and bloat.