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After 29 Years, South Park Officially Releases Its Most Controversial Episode Ever

Screen Rant declares that the latest episode of South Park, 'Billionaire Weenietown,' is the most controversial in the show's 29-year history, featuring grotesque nudity, a slur, and a degrading deep-fake of the US president.

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01:06TechnologyMicrosoft President Says AI Has Fewer Regulations Than Milk. So Now What?00:52CultureKacey Musgraves Fires Back After Kristi Noem Disses Her: You Don’t ‘Have a Dog in This Fight, but If You Did You Would’ve Shot It’00:35CultureUS actress Selma Blair accused of assault after incident with flight attendants 23:06TechnologySmartphone Shipments Just Hit a New Low. Thanks, RAMageddon 23:01ScienceCrew searching for Amelia Earhart arrives at crab-infested island 22:57Culture‘Breaking Bad’ Star RJ Mitte’s Heartbreaking Performance as Walter White Jr. Was a Breakthrough for Disability Representation 22:54CultureThe Muppets Turn 50 This Year But They Nearly Didn’t Get Made at All: ‘It Was a Real Study in Perseverance’22:06TechnologyCyberattack Targets French Supermarket Refrigerators, Forcing Mass Food Disposal 22:02CultureHulu Deserves Kudos For Turning A 10-Episode Masterpiece Miniseries Into A Full Show 22:00CultureJason Statham’s $1.5B Action Blockbuster Is Officially About to Disappear From Netflix 22:00ScienceSpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS on Oct. 13: Watch it live 21:06TechnologyGTA 6 Blamed for PlayStation Pro 5 Shortages 21:00CultureNew 8-Episode Mystery Series On Prime Video Is The Best Of Its Kind 21:00ScienceAstronomers witness supermassive black hole gorge on a cosmic meal before 'burping' radio jets 300 days later

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Latest in Technology + Science + CultureMicrosoft President Says AI Has Fewer Regulations Than Milk. So Now What?29 min ago · CNET

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Hulu Deserves Kudos For Turning A 10-Episode Masterpiece Miniseries Into A Full Show

Hulu has renewed Shogun for a second season after the 2024 historical drama became a major critical and streaming hit. The next run will be an original story with a 10-year time jump.

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Cyberattack Targets French Supermarket Refrigerators, Forcing Mass Food Disposal

Hackers forced internet-connected fridge and freezer controllers at hundreds of French supermarkets into defrost mode, spoiling food and triggering some fires. The attack hit several grocery chains and exposed weak points in food-supply systems.

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Smartphone Shipments Just Hit a New Low. Thanks, RAMageddon

Global smartphone shipments fell 20% in the third quarter of 2026 to their lowest level since 2012, as rising DRAM and NAND costs pushed up phone prices. Analysts say AI data centre demand is squeezing memory supply and making shoppers wait longer or buy refurbished devices.

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Crew searching for Amelia Earhart arrives at crab-infested island

A research team has reached Nikumaroro Island to inspect possible wreckage linked to Amelia Earhart’s 1937 disappearance. They will work around giant coconut crabs and extreme weather while searching for the so-called Taraia Object.

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Microsoft President Says AI Has Fewer Regulations Than Milk. So Now What?

Microsoft’s Brad Smith says AI is less regulated than milk, urging tougher safety rules and emergency shut-off controls. Satya Nadella backed slower development, incident reporting and independent review.

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US actress Selma Blair accused of assault after incident with flight attendants

Selma Blair has been issued with a summons over an alleged assault on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York. Officials say two flight attendants were hurt and one was taken to hospital.

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Jason Statham’s $1.5B Action Blockbuster Is Officially About to Disappear From Netflix

Jason Statham’s Furious 7, his biggest film at $1.5 billion worldwide, is set to leave Netflix on 31 October. The action hit has an 82% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Astronomers witness supermassive black hole gorge on a cosmic meal before 'burping' radio jets 300 days later

Using NASA’s Swift spacecraft, astronomers saw a supermassive black hole in NGC 1275 flare in X-rays and, about 300 days later, produce radio jets. They estimate its mass at between 100 million and 1 billion times the Sun.

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SpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS on Oct. 13: Watch it live

SpaceX is due to launch a Falcon 9 and Dragon cargo capsule on 13 October, carrying 6,300 pounds of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station. The mission is expected to dock on 15 October.

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GTA 6 Blamed for PlayStation Pro 5 Shortages

Demand for the PlayStation 5 Pro is being linked to anticipation for Grand Theft Auto 6, with the console out of stock on Sony’s site and reselling for about $1,100 or more.

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New 8-Episode Mystery Series On Prime Video Is The Best Of Its Kind

Prime Video's original teen mystery series 'Sterling Point' has become a breakout hit, topping global charts and earning a rare perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, outshining other YA shows on the platform.

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‘Breaking Bad’ Star RJ Mitte’s Heartbreaking Performance as Walter White Jr. Was a Breakthrough for Disability Representation

RJ Mitte died on 12 October aged 34 after making his name as Walter White Jr. in Breaking Bad, where his performance helped normalise disability on screen and boosted representation.

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The Muppets Turn 50 This Year But They Nearly Didn’t Get Made at All: ‘It Was a Real Study in Perseverance’

The Muppets marked 50 years since The Muppet Show first aired in 1976, after a difficult path to television that nearly kept Jim Henson’s creation unseen.

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Kacey Musgraves Fires Back After Kristi Noem Disses Her: You Don’t ‘Have a Dog in This Fight, but If You Did You Would’ve Shot It’

Kacey Musgraves hit back at Kristi Noem after the former homeland security secretary mocked her online, turning the row into a reference to Noem’s memoir claim that she shot her dog.

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Kacey Musgraves Puts Kristi Noem in the Dog House After Lame Jab

Kacey Musgraves hit back at Kristi Noem after the former Homeland Security secretary criticised her for hosting Texas Senate candidate James Talarico at a Dallas show.

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Garrett Hedlund, Jake Lacy & Jessica Biel Going ‘Downriver’ For Artists Equity Independent Pictures, Hungry Bull Productions

Garrett Hedlund, Jake Lacy and Jessica Biel have joined the dramedy Downriver, a Montana fly-fishing story from Artists Equity Independent Pictures and Hungry Bull Productions.

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‘Lioness’ Star Officially Moves to Apple TV as Season 4 Hangs in the Balance

Stephanie Nur, who played Aaliyah Amrohi in Lioness, has taken a series regular role in Apple TV’s upcoming dramedy Beat the Reaper as Paramount+ has not yet renewed the spy thriller for season 4.

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20 Years Later, Children Of Men Has Sci-Fi's Best Opening Scene This Century

Screen Rant argues that Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men has the standout sci-fi opening scene of the 21st century, using a single-take sequence to build its bleak world in just over two minutes.

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Hulu Deserves Kudos For Turning A 10-Episode Masterpiece Miniseries Into A Full Show

Cyberattack Targets French Supermarket Refrigerators, Forcing Mass Food Disposal

Smartphone Shipments Just Hit a New Low. Thanks, RAMageddon

Crew searching for Amelia Earhart arrives at crab-infested island

Microsoft President Says AI Has Fewer Regulations Than Milk. So Now What?

US actress Selma Blair accused of assault after incident with flight attendants

Jason Statham’s $1.5B Action Blockbuster Is Officially About to Disappear From Netflix

Astronomers witness supermassive black hole gorge on a cosmic meal before 'burping' radio jets 300 days later

SpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS on Oct. 13: Watch it live

GTA 6 Blamed for PlayStation Pro 5 Shortages

New 8-Episode Mystery Series On Prime Video Is The Best Of Its Kind

‘Breaking Bad’ Star RJ Mitte’s Heartbreaking Performance as Walter White Jr. Was a Breakthrough for Disability Representation

The Muppets Turn 50 This Year But They Nearly Didn’t Get Made at All: ‘It Was a Real Study in Perseverance’

Kacey Musgraves Fires Back After Kristi Noem Disses Her: You Don’t ‘Have a Dog in This Fight, but If You Did You Would’ve Shot It’

Kacey Musgraves Puts Kristi Noem in the Dog House After Lame Jab

Garrett Hedlund, Jake Lacy & Jessica Biel Going ‘Downriver’ For Artists Equity Independent Pictures, Hungry Bull Productions

‘Lioness’ Star Officially Moves to Apple TV as Season 4 Hangs in the Balance

20 Years Later, Children Of Men Has Sci-Fi's Best Opening Scene This Century

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