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• BetaNews2026-10-15✓ Read

  Publishers seek $19.5M default judgment against WeLib

  Thirteen publishers asked a New York judge for $19.5 million from shadow library WeLib, plus orders to disable its three domains after it ignored the suit.

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• BetaNews2026-10-15✓ Read

  Ubuntu 26.10 arrives with GNOME 51 and Rust coreutils

  Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray lands October 15 with GNOME 51, all-Rust coreutils, Sequoia PGP, a certified-hardware check in Settings and the Linux 7.3 kernel.

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• BetaNews2026-10-15✓ Read

  Exploited Cisco email gateway bug grants root access

  Cisco says attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-76519, a 9.8 Secure Email Gateway flaw that grants root via a crafted attachment. Check File Reputation and patch now.

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• BetaNews2026-10-15✓ Read

  Microsoft October 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 1,413 flaws

  Microsoft’s October 2026 Patch Tuesday patched 1,413 flaws, with an exploited Windows Shell bug that bypasses Mark of the Web and two disclosed zero-days.

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• BetaNews2026-10-15✓ Read

  Character.AI enters Chapter 11 with Disney’s $20M bid

  Character.AI filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware as Disney placed a $20 million stalking horse bid for an IP license. The chatbot stays online during the sale.

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• BetaNews2026-10-15✓ Read

  Meta’s Muse Wonder frontier model opens to developers

  Muse Wonder is live on the Meta Model API and Muse Code at $4 input and $20 output per million tokens. Muse Wonder Full requires a higher-tier Muse Code plan.

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• Stuff2026-10-15✓ Read

  Best electric bikes: e-bikes reviewed and rated

  Why tire your thighs with sweaty pedalling? The best electric bikes offer freewheeling fun with battery assistance.

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• Fight to Repair2026-10-15✓ Read

  A Power Bank You Can Actually Repair? Meet ZERO

  The French startup CTRL ENERGY has designed ZERO, a portable, modular power bank that lets owners easily repair and keep their devices running instead of tossing them. Here’s how.

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• Stuff2026-10-15✓ Read

  A track drive showed me how McLaren made a hybrid engine exciting enough for a supercar

  ‘Hybrid’ isn’t a dirty word anymore. Adding an electric motor to the Artura meant more driver excitement, not less

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• Stuff2026-10-15✓ Read

  Ninja CRISPi 4-in-1 vs Salter Crisp & Go: Which portable air fryer is best?

  These compact glass air fryers with digital controls are perfect when countertop space is limited, as well for the campervan and caravan crew

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• NYT > Technology2026-10-15✓ Read

  Exhausted Parents Are Turning to A.I. Apps Despite the Risks

  Even as alarm grows over the risks, families are embracing bots and agents to tackle the spiraling administrative tasks of modern child rearing.

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• NYT > Technology2026-10-15✓ Read

  Tesla Debuts 2026 Roadster, an EV Sports Car at Least $200,000

  Elon Musk’s company and other automakers, like Jaguar and Bentley, are trying to sell very expensive electric cars to people who usually prefer gasoline-fueled luxury and performance.

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• The Markup2026-10-15✓ Read

  Patients: All my best tips on how to opt out of data sharing

  Even when patients are told they can opt out, medical providers often don’t give patients instructions on how. For patients who are interested in opting out, here are my best tips on how to start.

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• The Markup2026-10-15✓ Read

  MyChart and a major hospital said I could opt out of sharing my health data. But they didn’t make it easy

  My journey included a notary, a hospital that won’t honor its own policies and employees that gave me wrong information.

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• NYT > Technology2026-10-15✓ Read

  OpenAI Engineer, Who Is Charged With Planting Bug, Advised Saudis

  The employee, now fired, had said he advised government agencies in Saudi Arabia. He was also listed as a partner at a venture firm with a Saudi prince.

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• NYT > Technology2026-10-14✓ Read

  Anthropic Says Revenue Jumped 45% to $16.8 Billion in Third Quarter

  The company held an investor meeting on Wednesday as it plans a blockbuster initial public offering as soon as next month.

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• Stuff2026-10-14✓ Read

  Siri AI on the old HomePod mini? Apple clarifies following conflicting reports

  If you want Siri AI on your older smart speaker then the news isn't great. Better bust open your wallet.

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• Stuff2026-10-14✓ Read

  How the Apple HomeView might finally bring some video streaming apps to CarPlay

  Apple announced the HomeView smart display at its Welcome Home event on October 13, but hasn’t made itself particularly clear about support for video apps. First of all, the screen is square so it’s not optimised for video in the first place. Secondly there’s no App Store to download third-party apps. As I pointed out

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• Technology and the Internet2026-10-14Audio✓ Read

  California’s Prop 45 aims to speed construction projects. Opponents say data centers will benefit

  Supporters of the initiative on the November ballot say it will speed up environmental review for "essential" projects, but opponents believes potentially polluting ones will be covered too — including data centers.

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• Stuff2026-10-14✓ Read

  Xbox Nano Controller sounds perfect for on-the-go Game Pass action, and great for people with smaller hands

  Xbox is expanding its gamepad options with a travel-friendly Nano controller that won't weigh you down.

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