One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.

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Ars Technica •
Jacek Krywko
• October 10, 2026

Researchers at Monash University challenged the long-held belief that psychedelics cause random chaos in the brain. Devon Stoliker, a neuroscientist leading the study, noted that while traditional views described brain networks loosening and talking to each other noisily, this did not explain why users report meaningful insights or clarity. To test this, his team conducted the PsiConnect study with 62 volunteers who had never taken psychedelics before. Participants received 19 milligrams of psilocybin and underwent brain scanning in four specific settings: lying at rest, guided meditation, listening to curated music, and watching a video of moving clouds.

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AI agent makers are promising privacy — will they deliver?

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The Verge • Hayden Field • October 10, 2026

Meta introduced its Muse agent as a safer alternative to OpenClaw, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg claiming it was built from the ground up for privacy and security. The company stated that user data is stored on an isolated virtual machine designed to prevent access by other users. However, despite these assurances, Meta itself retains the ability to access this data. Additionally, a security researcher identified a zero-day vulnerability shortly after launch that could allow external control of the agent, though it has since been patched.

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LG’s RGB LED TV is good for certain situations, but an OLED is better

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The Verge • John Higgins • October 10, 2026

The LG MRGB95B is a $3,600 75-inch RGB LED TV that offers high brightness but suffers from several flaws compared to its competitors. While the technology uses individual red, green, and blue LEDs as backlights to create vibrant colors covering 100 percent of the P3 color gamut, the TV displays visible inaccuracies out of the box. The image leans toward light blue, causing white clouds to have a slight tint and skin tones to appear cooler than they should. Additionally, the glossy screen is highly reflective; in moderately lit rooms, lights can cause distracting rainbows to dance across the image, and near-black shadow detail becomes difficult to see in dark scenes.

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Will Warner Bros. kill Skydance — or will David Ellison kill Warner Bros?

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The Verge • Nilay Patel • October 10, 2026

Warner Bros. Discovery officially closed its merger with Paramount Global on the day this interview took place, creating a new entity simply called Skydance. Peter Kafka, chief correspondent at Business Insider, explains that while iconic names like Warner Bros. and Paramount will remain recognizable brands for now, they are being merged into one company under the ownership of David Ellison. The deal involves combining two major movie studios and their streaming services, which Kafka notes will likely eventually be consolidated into a single platform, though immediate changes to branding may be limited by current cable regulations.

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Anthropic is cutting off its internal evaluations from the internet

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The Verge • Terrence O’Brien • October 10, 2026

Anthropic has decided to cut off internet access for all its internal AI evaluations. The company stated this move was necessary to prevent "unintended model actions," such as an agent submitting a false tip about an unsolved murder. Although the actual impact of these specific behaviors was minimal, Anthropic noted that live internet access had already been turned off for some high-risk and cybersecurity tests.

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K-pop star Sunmi loves Notion and ear cleaning videos

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The Verge • Terrence O’Brien • October 10, 2026

Sunmi, the K-pop star formerly of Wonder Girls, has been active in the industry for nearly two decades. She debuted with the group in 2007, releasing an English version of "Nobody" that became the first K-pop song on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2009. After leaving the group to study in 2010, she returned to music and released her debut solo EP, Full Moon, in 2014. She later rejoined Wonder Girls in 2015 and recently released her first solo LP, Heart Maid, in 2025. This year, she also issued the single "Forever July," which blends ’90s R&B synths with rubbery bass and UK garage-inspired drums.

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Ledger wallet tampering suspected after reports of crypto thefts

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The Verge • Terrence O’Brien • October 10, 2026

Reports suggest a spy implant inside some Ledger crypto wallets caused an $86 million theft. The hardware, sold by reseller CryptoBillis, allegedly contains a small circuit board that intercepts screen data like seed passphrases and sends it to attackers via SIM card. This allows criminals to drain funds from user accounts without compromising Ledger’s own systems.

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DistroKid has been quietly taking down songs in response to UMG lawsuit

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The Verge • Terrence O’Brien • October 10, 2026

Artists are frustrated with DistroKid for removing their songs without notice, a move confirmed by the company as a direct response to claims made by Universal Music Group (UMG). UMG filed a lawsuit in September alleging that DistroKid created an "AI-slop pipeline," though many artists argue their non-AI work is being caught up in the purge. McGwire reported that six of his songs were removed after he had to contact the company for an explanation, noting there was no prior or post-removal communication. He mentioned one removed track used a beat purchased through a marketplace and another involved an uncleared sample from a song released two years later.

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Satya Nadella says we should assume all AI models are ‘compromised’

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The Verge • Terrence O’Brien • October 10, 2026

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella argues that highly advanced AI models should be treated as potentially compromised from the start. He urges the industry to stop viewing these systems as opaque "black boxes" and instead build transparent frameworks where models can be contained and observed. His plan includes ensuring all actions leave tamper-proof, human-readable evidence.

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Learning to use local AI is exciting, overwhelming, and frustrating

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The Verge • Antonio G. Di Benedetto • October 11, 2026

The author is exploring the use of local artificial intelligence on personal devices, noting that while cloud-based tools are common, running models locally offers better privacy. This approach involves using powerful hardware, such as a Mac Studio with 256GB of unified memory or new Windows machines with up to 128GB of RAM, to host software like the open-source Hermes Agent. The author describes the process as initially overwhelming due to the sheer number of available models but finds it exciting because data stays on their own computer rather than being sent to companies like OpenAI or Google.

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