Alinea estimates Steam generated $1.7 billion in September, with $5.5 billion in Q3 and a record share for free-to-play games.

Gemini free users lose Flash and Pro on 9 October, while AI Plus loses Pro later and AI Pro gains Deep Think.

Elon Musk confirms TSMC and Terafab are in talks over a possible Texas semiconductor project, but no deal, factory structure or production timeline has been announced.

Fallout: New York is offline after a ZeniMax notice, while Activision has moved against footage from an AI-assisted Modern Warfare 2 decompilation.

Farizon and Careem say an electric chiller van delivered 690kg of ice across Dubai in 40°C heat. The single demonstration leaves key fleet questions unanswered.

The Taylor Swift SNL cameo brought her into Dakota Johnson’s monologue, days after the pair appeared together in Swift’s Patient Zero video.

WhatsApp Restricted Chat reaches a limited group of Android and iOS beta testers, blocking exports, auto-saves, Meta AI and linked devices in selected chats.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leaves Game Pass on October 15. Here are the other departing games, the platform details and the current UAE Steam price.

The Vessev VS-9 lifts its hull on hydrofoils and cruises at 25 knots, but its range and wave limits point to short, sheltered routes.

YouTube says Shorts channels that mainly repost other creators’ work are likely to receive less feed distribution, while original commentary and storytelling remain in scope.

Ben Affleck says the pressure and fundraising of political office outweigh its appeal. His Animals castmates want him to run; he would rather make films about it.

James Gunn and Peter Safran will stay at DC Studios after Paramount’s Warner Bros deal closes, but their reported contracts only run through 2027.

David Ellison says the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. company will use the Skydance name, with a trailer showing franchises across its studio catalogue.

Disney Entertainment has agreed to license more films and TV series to Netflix, with Percy Jackson and five Ice Age films scheduled to arrive globally on 4 October.

Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag3 adds iPhone support and longer-range finding on selected Galaxy phones. US prices start at $29.99; UAE availability is unconfirmed.

Capcom’s RE Engine REX project will add upgrades in stages, with AI aimed at developer tools and testing rather than finished game assets.

NVIDIA's Nemotron 3.5 ASR cut word error rate on a Najdi and Hijazi test split, but the result is not a blanket Arabic accuracy claim.

Apple says macOS Full Disk Access will get clearer consent checks as AI agents gain wider access to personal data, but it has not shared a release date.

A leaker says Valve’s next handheld could use older AMD graphics. The 12-CU claim and the Gainsborough link remain unconfirmed.

Dana Walden says Moana 2's release schedule may have limited demand for the live-action remake, which has grossed $323 million worldwide.

A technician says one Wolverine Limited Edition PS5 Slim has a new motherboard, easier battery access and revised cooling. Sony has not confirmed the changes.

Bradley Cooper will play Duke in Danny McBride’s G.I. Joe reboot. The confirmed casting also leaves the film’s wider cast, plot and release plans under wraps.

Christopher Abbott says the problems with Kraven the Hunter were apparent on set. He could not understand his character's powers, he told Josh Horowitz.

ArkWeb runs Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered alongside Batman: Arkham Knight, streaming Gotham’s collision data into Spider-Man’s physics. Its creator calls the project experimental.

Robert Pattinson links Transformers to the bright, glossy look of early-2000s cinema, then leaves the question of how seriously he means it open.

PewDiePie’s Ajax is a fine-tuned 9B model for local assistant tasks, but its weights, hardware requirements and safety performance are not yet available for independent review.

The Miami Heat will turn their Bucks game into a one-night Vice City experience, with a custom court and new uniforms on November 18.

Home Assistant is renaming Cloud to Link while preparing simpler setup and a successor to its Green smart-home hub.

Samsung’s refreshed SmartThings interface is reaching Android, with compact device cards, a floating navigation bar and a more adjustable TV remote.

Lanterns is averaging nearly 19 million global viewers per episode, with the DC series adding viewers as its first season reaches the finale.

LIAN LI’s Edge Platinum V2 starts at $164.99; its 1350W model bundles a hub that tracks GPU cable heat and can shut down the PC.

Nvidia's 64GB desktop AI system arrives October 23 at $4,999. Here's what the lower-memory version keeps, what it can run and what UAE buyers still need to know.

Avengers: Secret Wars may start filming in January 2027, but Marvel has not confirmed a shift or changed the planned December release date.

Walton Goggins is reportedly joining Joseph Kosinski’s Miami Vice ’85 as a villain, though details of his role remain unconfirmed.

Deadlock hit a new Steam player peak after Valve's City Never Sleeps update, but the game remains invite-only as development continues.

A full Halo reboot and a Master Chief origin story are reportedly being considered, but Activision has not confirmed the direction of its next game.

Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux get free PC and console updates in October, with 4K textures and platform-specific upgrades ahead of Metro 2039.

Advanced Shader Delivery will extend to every NVIDIA RTX GPU this month, with Microsoft using Gears of War: E-Day to show how much faster first-run shader compilation can be.

Microsoft's new MAI stack pairs live transcription in 60 languages with two speech generators, giving developers separate tools for multilingual voice agents.

Google Meet rooms and Android Teams Rooms can now join each other’s calls, with the general rollout beginning on 1 October and limited to compatible room hardware.

The Apothecary Diaries, Black Clover and Firefly Wedding lead Crunchyroll’s October 2026 line-up. Here are the MENA premiere dates, ongoing shows and announced Arabic language options.

Remedy developer Kyle Rowley is reportedly co-directing a game that has been in development since 2025, but no title has been announced.

Google’s Guided Vision brings spoken camera descriptions and reframing cues to Gemini Live on Android, with a gradual rollout and clear safety limits.

Peacock has ordered a Fast & Furious series for 2028, while the franchise’s other TV projects remain in development.

007 First Light’s free Extended Operations update adds a harder 00 setting, campaign replay tools, five TacSim missions and a full Photo Mode.

ChatGPT can preview clothes using personal photos and save products, but the new try-on is no sizing guarantee and its UAE availability is unclear.

Mark Gurman says Apple’s planned home camera would analyse activity on-device and send text alerts, leaving users without video clips to replay.

Four entertainment concepts and 18 food experiences are planned for Mall of the Emirates’ indoor-outdoor precinct, opening in phases from October 2026 through early 2027.

Embark is ending warnings for cheating in ARC Raiders, while a new matchmaking filter has sharply reduced players coordinating to spoil solo raids.

Kathleen Kennedy says the job of leading Star Wars brought relief as well as pressure. Her comments look back at 14 years, a handover and a return to producing.