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iPhone Duo Release Date, Price and Specs: Pre-Orders Open October 16

Apple’s first foldable iPhone costs $1,999 and opens for pre-order on October 16. Here is when it ships, what it costs worldwide and what you give up versus the iPhone 18 Pro.

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Security & Privacy

Arizona Supreme Court Data Breach: What Happened and Who's Affected

A phishing click exposed Social Security numbers, protective-order files and 150,000+ foster-care records in Arizona's court system. Here's what's known and how to protect yourself.

Python 3.15.0rc3 release announcement social card from the official Python Insider blog

Software & Guides

Python 3.15 Release Date Set for October 9: What's New

Python's core team shipped 3.15.0rc3 on October 2 ahead of the October 9 final release, locking in PEP 810 lazy imports, a new frozendict type, and a faster JIT compiler.

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Rear view of the Oppo Find X10 Pro Max in white, showing its Hasselblad-branded triple 200MP camera module.

Mobile & GadgetsOct 6

Oppo Find X10 Global Launch: Release Date, Price and Specs

Oppo's own early-bird terms confirm a late-October global rollout for the Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max, even as prices outside China stay under wraps until October 21–27.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card on a black and green background

HardwareOct 6

RTX 5090 Price Today: Up to $9,200, Far Above Its $1,999 MSRP

Nvidia's RTX 5090 still carries a $1,999 MSRP, but real Newegg prices now run $6,500 to over $9,200. Here is why, and what to do about it.

Marcus Fenix cheers alongside Bravo Squad amid the wreckage of a Locust battle in a Gears of War: E-Day screenshot

GamingOct 6

Gears of War: E-Day Review Roundup: 87 Metacritic Score

Gears of War: E-Day is out now with strong reviews. Here is the Metacritic and OpenCritic verdict, what critics praised, what is still unscored, and whether it is on Game Pass day one.

ChatGPT chat interface showing a clearly labeled sponsored product listing beneath a conversation, illustrating how ads appear separately from ChatGPT's own answers.

AIOct 6

OpenAI Brings Visual Ads to ChatGPT Image Generation

Starting this month, ChatGPT will show labeled visual ads beside the images it generates for US Free and Go users, OpenAI confirmed.

Security & PrivacyOct 6

DeleteMe vs Incogni vs Aura: Price and Features Compared

DeleteMe, Incogni, and Aura all scrub your data from broker sites, but pricing, coverage, and who does the removal differ sharply. Here is the breakdown.

Banner graphic for Google's Veo 3.1 AI video generation model launch

Software & GuidesOct 6

Sora 2 vs Veo 3.1: Price, Features and Which One Wins

OpenAI shut down Sora 2 in 2026. Google Veo 3.1 is still live. Here is the full price, resolution, clip-length and audio comparison, and what to use now.