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Fri, Oct 30, 3:16 AM ET
Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Picard and X-Men's Professor X, dies at 86
Stewart's family said he died at his Los Angeles home after a brief journey with Alzheimer's, ending a career that spanned Star Trek, X-Men and the Royal Shakes
The Verge · +14 outlets
YouTube Q3 ad revenue rises 9% to $11.2B; Premium and Music subscribers pass 150M
Alphabet's video unit posted its slowest ad growth in recent quarters while TV screen viewing now generates about a third of YouTube's ad revenue, and YouTube b
The Hollywood Reporter · +3 outlets
Reddit will require users to log in to browse, and is splitting its home feed in two
Reddit is moving toward a primarily logged-in experience and adding For You and Following feeds, changes that could cut off the logged-out traffic that fuels it
The Verge · +14 outlets
Reddit CEO says Google's AI Mode 'does not drive traffic' to the platform
Huffman's comments on Reddit's Q3 2026 earnings echo complaints from publishers that AI-generated search summaries are eroding referral traffic, even as Google
The Verge · +9 outlets
Instagram offers YouTubers up to $500,000 to post in its new horizontal format
Meta's platform is courting YouTube talent for its newly announced long-form horizontal video push, though it has no general plan yet to pay long-form creators
Tubefilter · +3 outlets
DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17 billion
The deal would consolidate two of the largest US delivery platforms and reshape how customers order groceries and restaurant food.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
GM to pay $220 million to settle claims it sold drivers' location data
The settlement with a coalition of 36 state attorneys general resolves allegations that GM illegally sold driver and location information to data brokers.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Microsoft's AI-driven restructuring continues to reduce headcount
The report frames Microsoft's AI future as one with fewer jobs, part of a broader industry shift in hiring as companies redirect spending to AI infrastructure.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Amazon ad revenue growth slows in Q3, ecommerce giant misses estimates
Amazon attributed the softer ad growth to hosting Prime Day in most large countries during Q2 and to unfavorable foreign exchange rates.
Variety · +7 outlets
Rivian's R2 becomes its best-selling vehicle as Q3 earnings land
Rivian reported Q3 2026 earnings with the R2 EV outselling all its other models for the first time as production ramps.
The Verge · +12 outlets
Intel says budget Wildcat Lake laptop chips are sold out amid RAM shortage
CEO Lip-Bu Tan said demand for the budget chips is outstripping supply, with CFO David Zinsner confirming they are sold out as memory shortages bite.
The Verge · +13 outlets
Pornhub asks its community to upload safe-for-work content in creator push
Aylo's Pornhub is running a campaign to recruit SFW creators with pay, testing whether a platform known for adult content can build a mainstream creator busines
Tubefilter · +4 outlets
Google adds file generation and editing to Gemini chats
Gemini users can now create, preview and edit PDFs, Docs, Sheets, slide decks, Markdown, TXT and code files directly inside chats.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Disney brands head to TikTok Shop for week-long holiday activation
TikTok is bringing Disney products to its in-app marketplace as part of Super Brand Days, alongside a new Must Eat restaurant guide in its Local feed.
Tubefilter · +2 outlets
Apple unveils first touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED display
The new MacBook Pro adds a touchscreen and OLED panel, and The Verge details how macOS is adapting to touch input, while tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee called t
Dexerto · +13 outlets
People Inc. lays off 195 staffers, about 6% of workforce
CEO Neil Vogel cited rapid changes in media as the publisher of People and Entertainment Weekly becomes the latest to cut jobs.
Variety · +5 outlets
GTA 6 gameplay footage debuts on South Park as map size and file size claims spread
Rockstar confirmed police system upgrades and a more deliberate main story alongside new footage, while reports describe an enormous map and file size.
Dexerto
Netflix renews The Diplomat for season 5
The renewal comes shortly after season 4 debuted on the platform earlier in October, extending one of Netflix's best-reviewed dramas.
Variety

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