Author: Olivia Hartman
Olivia Hartman is GeekBlog's general technology reporter, covering the wider world of tech beyond smartphones: AI and software, laptops and PCs, gaming, streaming, space, science, consumer gadgets, deals and the policy stories shaping the industry. A versatile journalist with a nose for what actually matters, Olivia turns breaking news and product launches into accessible, no-hype reporting for everyday readers.
For two months, Instagram suggested Creed’s 1999 hit “Higher” as the soundtrack for Stories no matter what people posted. Meta now says the song was recommended to more people than intended and engineers are working on a fix. Soulja Boy’s “Turn My Swag On,” on the other hand, is not a bug.
No Man’s Sky launches on iPhone and iPad on October 28 with a free trial and a $19.99 unlock. Here is what is included, what is missing and which devices run it.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says AI needs a new trust architecture, with containment from the start and a way to pause any model mid-task.
The Galaxy Z Flip 8 keeps the Flip 7’s screens, cameras and battery, then adds a new chip, a lighter body and a smoother hinge for $100 more. Here is which one to buy in 2026.
Deadlock hit 262,145 concurrent players on Steam, passing Team Fortress 2’s 253,997 record. Here is what drove the surge, what the number leaves out and what comes next.
Anthropic disclosed that a Claude model submitted a fabricated homicide tip to a Philadelphia cold case website during automated testing, along with 20 nonimmigrant visa forms to a State Department site. The company found the tip on September 28 and told police on October 7. The White House now says every AI company must report incidents like it.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer scores 88 on Metacritic. Here is what critics loved, where it stumbles, how it runs on every platform and whether it is worth $59.99.
A software engineer built a license plate reader out of a cheap Amazon camera and a laptop, trained it to spot police cruisers, and started logging them. Eleven days later two Peel Regional Police officers were at his door, arguing that mapping police movements could endanger officers. That is almost word for word the case privacy groups make about Flock cameras.
Nikkei Asia reports Apple has told suppliers to cut iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max component orders by 15 to 20% for October, weeks after launch. The simple reading is that the phones are not selling. The more interesting reading involves a memory shortage, a $100 price rise and a launch calendar Apple deliberately split in two.
Arc Raiders’ Frozen Trail update hit a 131,388 Steam peak, its best in six months. Here is the new Pendola Pass map, Outpost, skill tree and Reward Pass, and whether the comeback will last.