TIFF DOCNYC’s last pickpocket gets the TIFF treatment
A documentary about New York City’s final pickpocket premieres at TIFF, offering a rare look at an old-school criminal subculture.
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Friday, 11 September 2026
TIFF DOCIPO BOARD APPOINTMENTNscale appoints former OpenAI exec to board ahead of IPO
Nscale has added former OpenAI executive Fidji Simo to its board as the company prepares for a potential initial public offering. Simo previously led Instacart through its 2023 IPO.
COST WORRYMore than 40% blame rising costs for subscription cancellations
A survey suggests rising costs are driving players to cancel Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus and Nintendo Switch Online memberships.
FOLDABLE ADSamsung mocks Apple with ‘Tim Cook’ ad
Samsung launches a Galaxy Z Fold ad featuring a lookalike of Apple's CEO to coincide with the iPhone Duo reveal.
MULLENWEG BACKMullenweg regains control of Automattic after board ouster
Matt Mullenweg has told staff he is back in charge of Automattic following a board-imposed leave, though the company has not yet officially confirmed the reversal.
REGIONAL WINNERSCentral Eurasia names 2026 Road to Battlefield winners
Cerberus, WeGlobal AI and LOOQ will represent the region at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco this October.
SONY OWNERSHIPSony told fans they own games, then said they don't
A consumer rights wiki has compiled more than 30 instances where PlayStation claimed customers owned their digital purchases, contradicting a recent Sony statement.
RENEWABLES PLEDGEOracle pledges 2 GW of green power to soothe Stargate critics
Oracle promises two gigawatts of renewable energy to offset emissions from its OpenAI data centre, though critics note gas use will continue.
HABITAT SCALEOpenAI scales storage for 1 billion ChatGPT users
OpenAI details how its storage platform, Habitat, evolved to handle 1 billion users and 22 million requests per second.
AUTOMATTIC CEOMatt Mullenweg returns as Automattic CEO after board dispute
Matt Mullenweg has been reinstated as CEO of Automattic two days after being placed on paid leave, following an internal dispute with the board of directors.
MANDIA JOINS BOARDMandiant Founder Joins Amazon Board
Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia has joined Amazon’s board of directors, bringing more than 30 years of cybersecurity experience to the tech giant.
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Thursday, 10 September 2026
STUDIO CONFIRMSMercurySteam confirms Metroid Ravenous development
MercurySteam appears to confirm it is developing the new Metroid game announced at yesterday's Nintendo Direct.
AI PLAYBOOKSchools adopt Big Tech’s AI playbook
Tech firms are pitching AI education resources to schools, mirroring their own growth strategies.
MUSE RANKINGMeta’s AI app Muse ranks second in US
Meta’s new AI agent Muse has climbed to the second most popular app in the United States, according to recent data.
SWITCH 2 PORTKingdom Come: Deliverance II Royal Edition coming to Switch 2 in 2027
Warhorse Studios and Deep Silver have announced a Switch 2 port of the sequel, arriving next year.
PUBLISHED
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
NEOGEO AES+NEOGEO AES+ Pushed to September 2027
PLAION REPLAI has moved the launch of the NEOGEO AES+ to September 2027 to meet overwhelming demand.
inDrive expands ad network beyond rides
The ride-hailing challenger is pushing into digital advertising with billions of impressions.
DANGANRONPA 2X2Danganronpa 2×2 multi-platform release confirmed
The sequel launches on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch and PC on January 14, 2027.
APOTHECARY DIARIESKoei Tecmo and Gust Announce The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother
The mystery adventure game will launch on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Autonomy pivots to gas vehicles to keep the dream of car subscriptions alive
Scott Painter's subscription service shifts to internal combustion engines to maintain flexibility.
PUBLISHED
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Arm Unveils Next-Gen Neoverse N4 ‘Ranger’ Compute Subsystem
Arm’s new Neoverse CSS N4 platform can pack up to 128 cores per die and 256 MB of L3 cache, representing a large increase in support over the previous Neoverse CSS N2 platform.
Cylake Raises $245 Million for Private Cloud Security
Nir Zuk’s new startup secures funding to build an AI-native security platform for organisations that cannot rely on public clouds.