Affinity’s image-editing apps go “freemium” in first major post-Canva update

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/canvas-new-affinity-app-is-free-to-use-but-locks-ai-features-behind-a-subscription/

Netflix drops a doozy of a trailer for Stranger Things S5

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/10/netflix-drops-a-doozy-of-a-trailer-for-stranger-things-s5/

Trump admin demands states exempt ISPs from net neutrality and price laws

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/trump-admin-demands-states-exempt-isps-from-net-neutrality-and-price-laws/

ChatGPT maker reportedly eyes $1 trillion IPO despite major quarterly losses

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/is-openai-worth-1-trillion-potential-ipo-may-reveal-the-answer/

Disney+ gets HDR10+ via “over 1,000” Hulu titles

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/disney-gets-hdr10-through-over-1000-hulu-titles/

New study settles 40-year debate: Nanotyrannus is a new species

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/nanotyrannus-species-confirmed-its-not-just-a-baby-t-rex/

Google makes first Play Store changes after losing Epic Games antitrust case

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/google-begins-loosening-developer-restrictions-in-play-store-against-its-will/

After teen death lawsuits, Character.AI will restrict chats for under-18 users

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/10/after-teen-death-lawsuits-character-ai-will-restrict-chats-for-under-18-users/

TikTok may become more right-wing as China signals approval for US sale

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/us-creeps-closer-to-controlling-tiktok-after-trump-xi-meeting/

Falling panel prices lead to global solar boom, except for the US

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/theres-a-global-boom-in-solar-except-in-the-united-states/

An in-space construction firm says it can help build massive data centers in orbit

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/an-in-space-construction-firm-says-it-can-help-build-massive-data-centers-in-orbit/

GM lays off 1,700 workers making EVs and batteries in Michigan, Tennessee

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/weak-ev-demand-sees-gm-lay-off-1700-workers-at-two-plants/

Halloween film fest: 15 classic ghost stories

https://arstechnica.com/features/2025/10/halloween-film-fest-15-classic-ghost-stories/

Meta denies torrenting porn to train AI, says downloads were for “personal use”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/meta-says-porn-downloads-on-its-ips-were-for-personal-use-not-ai-training/

Space station astronauts eager to open “golden treasure box” from Japan

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/space-station-astronauts-eager-to-open-golden-treasure-box-from-japan/

NPM flooded with malicious packages downloaded more than 86,000 times

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/npm-flooded-with-malicious-packages-downloaded-more-than-86000-times/

Trump health official ousted after allegedly giving himself a fake title

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/10/trump-health-official-ousted-after-allegedly-giving-himself-a-fake-title/

FCC Republicans force prisoners and families to pay more for phone calls

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/fcc-republicans-force-prisoners-and-families-to-pay-more-for-phone-calls/

ICE’s forced face scans to verify citizens is unconstitutional, lawmakers say

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/ices-forced-face-scans-to-verify-citizens-is-unconstitutional-lawmakers-say/

TV-focused YouTube update brings AI upscaling, shopping QR codes

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/tv-focused-youtube-update-brings-ai-upscaling-shopping-qr-codes/