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Review: 4-hour Musk documentary feels like two different films https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/10/review-4-hour-musk-documentary-feels-like-two-different-films/ Alex Gibney's provocative film is compelling but overlong, and there's not much new here for Ars readers.

Prime Video unveils Blade Runner 2099 full trailer at NYCC https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/10/prime-video-unveils-blade-runner-2099-full-trailer-at-nycc/ Also: new trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to Takashi Yamazaki’s kaiju epic, Godzilla Minus One

One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/the-psychedelic-brain-looks-like-chaos-underneath-theres-order/ Participants meditated inside an MRI tube, with and without psilocybin.

AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/ai-coding-agents-generate-more-code-but-not-more-software/ Study finds coding efficiency gains get "absorbed" by human review "bottleneck."

Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund "unethical" vaccine trial https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/rfk-jr-still-eager-to-fund-vaccine-trial-that-would-expose-babies-to-deadly-virus/ CDC allocated $1.6M for study on alleged harms of hepatitis B vaccine.

PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/10/pc-shipments-fall-20-1-percent-in-sharpest-decline-since-q1-2023/ "The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle."

AI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winner https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/winning-nikon-small-world-in-motion-video-disqualified-for-ai-use/ New winner is Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam for video of a roundworm and single-celled Dileptus.

Your artwork could be featured in the next Debian release https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/your-artwork-could-be-featured-in-the-next-debian-release/ Debian Linux has put a call out for artist submissions for its next release: Forky.

Starlink spectrum deal boosts Musk plan to beat AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/starlink-spectrum-deal-boosts-musk-plan-to-beat-att-t-mobile-and-verizon/ Nationwide 800 MHz spectrum to help Starlink provide mobile coverage indoors.

Microsoft barred from sponsoring foreign workers for US residency https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/trump-administration-targets-microsoft-in-new-immigration-crackdown/ The US says Microsoft abused immigration rules; the company disputes the claim.

Rocket Report: A rare Falcon 9 scrub; is it just about Vulcan's time to shine? https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/rocket-report-a-rare-falcon-9-scrub-is-it-just-about-vulcans-time-to-shine/ "I can say we’re weeks away from launching on Vulcan."

Volkswagen's replacement for the ID.4 crossover is here https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/10/volkswagens-replacement-for-the-id-4-crossover-is-here/ The new EV’s digital cockpit can mimic instrument displays from VWs of old.

SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/spacex-calls-for-better-coordination-in-orbit-after-near-misses-with-starlink/ "These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Way too close to comfort."

Judge weighs if Trump can charge $100K for early access to Truth Social posts https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/judge-weighs-if-trump-can-charge-100k-for-early-access-to-truth-social-posts/ Judge questioned if Trump delaying access to Truth Social posts by a second harms the press.

Trump Mobile hack and apparent lack of FCC authorization raise security alarms https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/trump-mobile-doesnt-seem-to-have-fcc-authorization-for-phone-service-senator-says/ After hack and data breach, senator asks why Trump Mobile lacks some FCC filings.

Feds get ready to rewrite car headlight rules https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/10/feds-get-ready-to-rewrite-car-headlight-rules/ Reducing glare and allowing modern light technologies will be two goals.

Amazon's new Alexa Tablets drop the Fire branding but are more Android than ever https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/amazons-new-alexa-tablets-drop-the-fire-branding-but-are-more-android-than-ever/ Amazon killed its app store, so Google Play it is.

Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, will launch space internet service by end of year https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/amazon-builds-1000th-satellite-is-weeks-away-from-space-internet-rollout/ "If this was easy, everybody else would be doing it."

Internal files add to evidence of an ExxonMobil climate deception campaign https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/exxonmobils-own-scientists-doubted-climate-fixes-the-company-hyped/ Court filings reveal new details about Exxon's decades of internal climate deliberations.

Nvidia's big bet on physical AI aims for safer robotaxis, humanoid robots https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/nvidias-big-bet-on-physical-ai-aims-for-safer-robotaxis-humanoid-robots/ Full-stack safety solution for physical AI is being used by robotics companies.