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.
NASA’s Goddard Instrument Field Team spent part of the summer hiking tidal cliffs in the north-west Scottish Highlands with instruments on their backs. The reason is a set of grey-green spots in Martian rock that could be the residue of ancient life, or could be ordinary chemistry. The rocks at Stoer are 1.2 billion years old and they contain the same spots, which makes them the control group.
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 launches October 14 on PC, PS5 and Xbox, with two heroes, a branching campaign and a Mick Gordon boss theme. Here is everything confirmed.
A $30 million commercial rescue mission could not reach NASA’s Swift Observatory, so NASA switched its main instrument back on and accepted the cost. The telescope is at 200 miles and sinking, and NASA expects it to stop doing science within weeks.
Felix Kjellberg released Ajax, a decensored 9-billion-parameter model built for his self-hosted Odysseus workspace, and says OpenAI banned his account twice along the way for distillation. Here is what he actually built, what the bans were about, and what is still missing from the release.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve launched October 2 with a Metacritic score of 86 to 90 depending on platform. Here is what critics loved, what they did not, and what your PC needs.
Pete Hegseth’s State of the Force address ordered a new four-star command for drones and autonomy, a 20% cut to generals and admirals by January 2027, and a future-warfare review led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich. The diagnosis is sound. The execution is the problem.
From 2027 YouTube will let creators run up to three different cuts of the same video at once. Marques Brownlee calls it the platform’s craziest and riskiest idea yet, and his objection is not the feature. It is what happens to the comment section.
The Oppo Find X10 is lined up for a global launch around October 21 with two 200MP cameras, an 8,000mAh battery in an 8.4mm body, a 144Hz LTPO panel and IP69. It runs a Dimensity 9600M rather than the 9500 many spec pages list, and leaks put Europe at roughly 900 euros against 1,600 for the Pro Max.
A YouTuber let Meta’s Muse agent handle a Facebook Marketplace listing. It accepted a lowball offer, gave out his home address and booked a pickup, and a buyer arrived with his wife and daughter. Meta says no privacy controls were breached.
Gears of War: E-Day sits at 88 on Metacritic, the best score for the series since the Epic era. Critics love the combat, but the story, side content and PC performance draw complaints.