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Publisher Future laid off its entire staff at Android Central, with at least four employees including managing editor Derrek Lee confirming the cuts publicly. A Future spokesperson told The Verge the site will keep publishing, relying on freelance contributors, though no details were given on future staffing plans.
Developer CursedIfElse's SharpEmu emulator now runs 10 tested PS5 games in a playable state, with six hitting 60fps, including Astro Bot and the Demon's Souls remaster. Separately, KytyPS5, a new offshoot of the PS4 emulator Kyty, launched its first public build last week and already lists 134 titles with controllable gameplay, though many still have game-breaking bugs. A third project, AnyPS5, takes a different approach by relinking original PS5 executable code to run natively on PC rather than fully emulating the console.
Following Airbnb's fall rollout of AI-powered search, CEO Brian Chesky said in an interview that chatbot-only interfaces are poorly suited to browsing and shopping because they offer limited options and require many back-and-forth turns. He said the current search feature isn't the final design and that Airbnb will keep exploring interfaces, including ones that support multiple people planning travel together, over the next three to six months.
A Figma representative confirmed that the company's remote MCP server only works with clients on an approved allowlist, and the Pi client is not currently included. Figma pointed to its public MCP catalog listing supported clients and directed developers to a form to request that Pi be added in the future.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said on his new podcast that Apple's redesigned MacBook Pro, featuring a touchscreen and OLED display, is likely to launch as early as October, possibly slipping to November. He noted Apple is already testing the device internally using a macOS 27.2 beta already distributed to developers.
The ESPARGOS project, known for a WiFi direction-finding antenna array built on ESP32 microcontrollers, discovered an undocumented feature letting firmware bypass fixed WiFi/Bluetooth hardware to capture raw IQ baseband samples. This turns several ESP32 models into software-defined radios covering 2.2–2.7 GHz (plus 4.8–6.0 GHz on the ESP32-C5), with sample rates up to 80 MS/s. The newer ESP32-S31 can stream continuously at 16 MS/s over Gigabit Ethernet, and a browser-based tool called ESP-WebSDR lets users flash the firmware and view a live spectrum waterfall.
Gavin Newsom vetoed SB-1130, a bill that would have made it a misdemeanor to secretly record people with smart glasses in places like changing rooms and doctors' offices. The bill also would have required recording indicators on wearables and banned tools designed to hide them. Newsom said the bill's definition of 'wearable recording device' was too broad and could unintentionally cover common smartwatches.
Hacker News posted its recurring monthly 'Ask HN' thread for job-seeking developers and tech professionals to list their location, remote preferences, skills, and contact details. The post restricts participation to individuals personally seeking work, explicitly excluding recruiters, agencies, and job boards. It also points readers to two third-party tools, nthesis.ai and wantstobehired.com, that aggregate past postings for searching.
Hacker News has posted its monthly 'Ask HN: Who is hiring?' thread for October 2026, inviting companies to list open roles directly rather than through recruiters or job boards. Posting rules require location details, remote-work status, and a brief company description for lesser-known firms, with posters expected to actively respond to applicants.
io9 has republished 'The Raspberry Manifesto of Professor Warana,' a short story by Adam-Troy Castro, in partnership with Lightspeed Magazine. The surreal narrative follows an artist who finds fulfillment after transforming into an orange.
Nvidia has pushed out a special software security update for GeForce GPUs from the 700, 900 and 10 series, including Titan and MX notebook variants, that no longer receive regular Game Ready Driver support. The company says the update fixes multiple issues with potential security impacts, though it has not detailed the specific vulnerabilities.
A report on the Make America Healthy Again Summit, hosted under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., describes it as sponsored by corporate interests and featuring attendees including people convicted of or awaiting trial for serious crimes. The piece frames the event as emblematic of Kennedy's broader approach to leading U.S. health policy despite his history of promoting vaccine skepticism and other fringe health claims.