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AMC Entertainment to Post Q3 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. AMC is scheduled to release third-quarter 2026 results on Nov. 4, after the closing bell.AMC has a modest earnings surprise history in the trailing four quarters. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the trailing four quarters and lagged twice, t…
Historic Balboa Theater in Newport Beach sold and to be restored, buyer’s rep said
The theater opened in 1928 as the Ritz Theater and the screen has been dark since 1991.
Steam Is Tightening Its Game Submission Rules As AI Slop Floods The Store
Steam wants developers to actually play their games before submitting them.
Europe hit by another wave of grocery store freezer hacks
The new incidents come weeks after a cyberattack on fridges and freezers in France that forced supermarkets to throw away food.
Biz Buzz: New owners rebrand Platteville pet food, grooming business; Peosta healthcare service plans expansion; gaming store opens location in Dubuque
Biz Buzz shares business tidbits from the tri-state area. This edition highlights businesses in Platteville, Wis.; Peosta, Iowa; and Dubuque.
CVS to split into two companies, in major breakup of its $117 billion healthcare empire
CVS Health said Wednesday it is splitting into two companies, marking one of the largest shakeups in the healthcare industry. It’s a major reversal of the mergers that brought together the nation’s largest drugstore retailer along with health insurance giant Aetna and pharmacy benefit manager Caremark.
OpenAI: ChatGPT Search Is About 20% of Google’s, 250 Million People Speak With ChatGPT, and Chat Is Merging With Work
OpenAI says ChatGPT growth is accelerating. The company added 200 million users over just the past two months, jumping from 1 billion to 1.2 billion weekly active users in 60 days. Its search volume, it says, is approximately 20% of Google’s. Its users create 1.5 billion images with it per week. And its voice mode, between dictation and speaking with ChatGPT, now has 250 million combined weekly active users. ChatGPT consumer product lead Adam Fry told me this during a brief fireside chat at an OpenAI-hosted dinner in New York City on Monday night. “The growth is just going big,” he said. During our conversation, Fry also revealed plans to merge ChatGPT’s Chat and Work modes (so that confusing toggle up top will soon go away), agreed with feedback that ChatGPT-created restaurant signage looks too uniform, and addressed the cost to serve its personal assistant Dots. Here’s a look at our full conversation, lightly edited for clarity and length. We also cover image generation, interactive interfaces, advertising, education, and public unease about AI: Alex Kantrowitz: OpenAI has analyzed ChatGPT’s search volume and compared it with Google’s. What did you find? Adam Fry: ChatGPT has been growing quite quickly. ChatGPT’s volume of search-like queries is now roughly one-fifth the volume of queries of Google. It’s a pretty amazing statistic when you think about it, mainly because we started just about a year and a half ago. It’s hard to remember this, but ChatGPT at a time didn’t have any up-to-date information. You’d ask a question, it would say something like, “It’s past my training date,” and nobody had any idea what that meant. You’re saying ChatGPT’s search volume is one-fifth of Google’s. Bing’s share of the search market is around 5%. Does that make you multiple times larger than Bing? To say that more directly, ChatGPT has gone from one billion to 1.2 in just the last two months. That’s roughly 100 million users in 30 days, and another 100 million in another 30 days. The growth is just going big, and we’re staying very focused on how fast ChatGPT is growing. What counts as a search? I might have 20 prompts back and forth in a ChatGPT conversation. Does each one count as a query? Story continues below… A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR Move upmarket without a rebuild Moving upmarket means saying yes to what enterprise buyers ask for first: SSO, directory sync, and audit logs. WorkOS gives you all three, so your team keeps building the product instead of the checklist. Get enterprise-ready. Continued from above…. Adam Fry: What people came to ChatGPT for to start, if you go back about two years, is really writing help and coding help. Those wouldn’t be things that you really search for. What we’ve seen over the last year is people have grown into all these other topics. Things like you’re looking up a person or people or a place or a thing, and it requires up-to-date information. That’s a key element. Another big part is finance questions or health questions, where you really want to make sure it’s up-to-date information that’s quite factual, and we’ll do a web search for those questions. It’s basically anything that a user would have traditionally gone to a traditional search engine for, but is now deciding to go to ChatGPT for. Does each conversation with a search embedded count as one search, or does every question that requires a web search count? Every time you ask a question and go search the web, that’s a search. You used to work at Google. How would you say the nature of search is changing? One of the things that people really love about ChatGPT is this personalization and this understanding of the broader journey. If you look in the past, people would go for a Q&A box, and you’d ask a one-off question, like how tall is the Eiffel Tower. But there’s so much context in our lives around, “Maybe I’m taking a trip to Paris.” It’s actually helpful for ChatGPT to respond, “Here’s how tall the Eiffel Tower is, but I know you’re going on a trip to Paris.” It’s that ability for people to actually maintain context over time that has led them to start using ChatGPT in this way. You’ve also announced 250 million weekly active users of voice input, including dictation and conversations with voice mode. We are at 250 million weekly active users. What’s amazing about this is, if you look at those 250 million, what we’re seeing is it’s actually also incremental to the product. It’s no longer just a novelty. People aren’t just trying out voice. We’re seeing them use voice input day to day in their daily life, and it’s grown so quickly. Those 250 million users are using voice input, and that could just be a quick question or a long conversation. We’re seeing both behaviors. We’re seeing people just not want to type. You just hold it and start talking to it, or it turns into a longer conversation where people just sit with it. The big reason for this is the frontier capabilities of our models that we’ve shipped. We shipped what we call GPT Live 1, and then we shipped GPT Live 1.1. The big change with this is that it’s much more natural to speak with. It’s something we call backchanneling and interruptibility. Mhhhm… What you just did there is what the model does, because it’s really good at having a bidirectional conversation. That push to the frontier—we were the first to really release this at scale—has made it so much more natural for people to chat. That’s still only about 20% of the user base. From the outside, that looks small. Why is it exciting from the inside? It’s very exciting for a few reasons. We see from the data that when people start using voice, they stay around using voice. One of the things, transparently, we can do a better job of is bringing more people into discovering it. We see that the number of people who discover it could be a lot higher. But once they do, it’s a really new way for people to interact with AI. We’ve made a lot of improvements to it too, where we’re just going to see the number go up. You have background mode, so now by default, if you close the app, it’ll show, “Hey, the conversation’s still going.” If you want to walk around the house or you’re putting away the groceries, you can still have a chat. That kind of continuity has also changed how much people use it. Dots launched on September 29 and is about a month old. How’s it doing? It’s doing great. We talk to people about their Dot, and the first thing that everyone says is, “I love my Dot.” One of the reasons we’re seeing this is the proactivity, its ability to reach out to you and figure out things. The biggest use case I see all the time is, “Did I forget something today that I was supposed to do?” You can just say to your Dot, “Remind me of things at the end of the day that I may have forgotten. Somebody emailed me or messaged me,” and it’ll do that. This Dot changes the paradigm of the relationship with AI, where it’s actually helping you and giving you time back. You’re more conservative with permissions than some competitors. I tried to give my Dot my credit card, and it wouldn’t take it. With the creator of OpenClaw in-house, why are Dots’ permissions more limited? This is a space where we want to be very thoughtful and conservative because it’s a new space where you’re entrusting your Dot to take care of things on behalf of you that matter and are meaningful. We’ve just talked about how you go to this 1.2 billion user growth and asking questions. Now we’re asking people, “Can you ask ChatGPT or your Dot to help get things done?” But when you ask it to help get things done, it’s a whole new level of trust. We’ve built up a tremendous amount of trust in giving the right answers to your questions, and we want to make sure that when we build this new product, it has a high degree of trust. It’s a long game. We think this is going to be a new market for a very long time, and we want to make sure that we’re being this trusted player in the market to start. I initially thought Dots would be available on my $20 plan, then realized I had to spend $100 a month to get it. I upgraded, but I’d like to downgrade at some point…. We hope to keep earning your business and make the value good enough. It’s a really good point. ChatGPT’s goal more broadly, which I think is unique for us in the market, is we are focused on bringing intelligence to everyone safely across the entire world. For Dots in particular, there’s no difference. We don’t have anything to share tonight about the date of when Dots will go to a broader set of users. But you can rest assured we’re working very hard, and there are a couple things we have to get right. Over time we’re going to work on more efficient, agentic models that are able and capable of doing things for you. The first one is, right now we wanted to make sure that your Dot is actually really helpful. We started with some of our best models, but over time we’re going to work on more efficient, agentic models that are able and capable of doing things for you. The second thing is around proactivity. We’re still dialing in: How much do I message you to help you get things done? We can always play around with that to understand how much usage should a user use to have a successful Dot. We’re going to work on both, and our goal and ambition is to bring it out to all users. How much background computing does a Dot require? I’ve read estimates that serving a $100 subscriber might cost OpenAI $3,000 in compute, and mine seems to read every email that arrives. How often is it checking connected data sources? Right now, Dots are on the compute-heavier side, and this is one of the things we want to make sure that we can dial back over time. But the goal is to give you the best product. This is our premium, always-on personal assistant. Once we nail that, we’ll figure out how to dial back the compute needs. The thing we’re seeing also from our models, as we train frontier models, is just how—I can’t even keep up with how quickly we have a new model, and each new model is more efficient. If you looked at 6.1 Sol when it came out relative to Astra, much more efficient. I’m very excited about the next set of models we have coming too that’ll be even more efficient that we can use. Elon Musk said the cost of serving Grok Bot was unsustainably high relative to revenue. Is efficiency the key to winning against competitors, or is there more to it? There are a couple of factors that go into it. One is the cost side, but the other is the revenue side. On ChatGPT and on our consumer business, we’ve been extremely proud of our ability to diversify different revenue streams in a way that’s growing really fast. To give you another stat, we announced several months back that we had passed 50 million subscriptions, and the number has grown considerably since then. On ads, within 200 days, we reached more than a billion in ARR, and that business is growing extremely quickly. We also have credits. Rather than paying for subscriptions, users can buy more credits. Between credits, subscriptions, and ads, I’m confident that the value of a Dot is going to be able to pay for itself. Elon has subscriptions too. This is clearly an expensive product to serve. One thing we continue to bet on at OpenAI and ChatGPT more broadly is that the models will continue to get much better and much cheaper, way faster than any of us think. If you look back at the historicals on it, it continues to be true. From what I’ve seen, I see no slowing down of that. What is Meta doing right with Muse? It has spent a lot of time atop the App Store charts. There are a couple of things they’ve done well. The first is people have been craving simplicity in their products. One of the things we have stated publicly as well is, at times AI products can be too complex. We’ve announced we’re merging ChatGPT’s Chat and Work. We’re making it much more simple in the products. You don’t have as many toggles or sliders between efforts and different model pickers. One of the things they’ve done well is this simplicity. You just go in and you can ask a question. You don’t have to think too much about what you’re doing. That’s one thing that seems to have resonated with users, which we also believe in. Second, there’s something really nice about being able to access your agent across many different channels. We just announced and launched Dots on iMessage. Whether you talk to your Dot on email or iMessage or within the ChatGPT app, the ubiquity in getting your assistant out there is going to be key. Those are two things that, if I had to be nice to our competitors, I would say were two big ones. So Alexandr Wang’s meme-tweeting strategy isn’t something you’re going to emulate? I have a different tweeting style. ChatGPT still asks me to choose between Chat and Work, even though some people call this technology AGI. Will that distinction go away? Couldn’t agree more. We have to solve this. Asking users to choose — we’ve heard repeatedly from all of our users it’s too much to understand. When should you go to Chat? When should you go to Work? It’s solvable. There’s real research to solve to make sure the models can understand what your intent is. Are you asking for a fast, quick reply? Are you asking me to go do a long agentic task? We’re going to solve it, and the plan is to bring Chat and Work together. So one interface will work out whether I’m asking for a conversation or a task. When? Coming soon. You told me the majority of ChatGPT’s 1.2 billion users are using image functionality. What are they doing? Today, 1.5 billion images are created per week. It’s hard to even wrap my head around that number. They’re doing a wide range of things. One of the most interesting things they’ve started to do is really use it for productivity use cases. The first thing it started with—I don’t know if you saw the ’80s trend, but it was quite fun. You could take a photo of yourself and say, “Put me and my family in ’80s outfits.” I did this for my family, and it was a really fun poster. But what we’re also seeing is businesses for their menus, or posters for birthdays. People are using it almost in a productivity-like fashion to create visual diagrams of what they would like to see. We’ve actually brought the latency down on images as well, so it’s gotten a lot faster. It went from a very high number of seconds to getting much faster. As it comes down even further, the number of images people are creating and the number of use cases is going to grow a lot. My feature request: When a restaurant makes a menu or sign, prompt it for more specificity so it doesn’t look like every other AI-generated restaurant sign. Or offer a shuffle button for a different style. I agree with the feedback, and we’ll take it to the team. I’m seeing ChatGPT generate little interactive interfaces within its answers. What’s the direction for Intelligent UI, and how are people using it? I am extremely excited about Intelligent UI. If you go back a couple years, these chat apps were all text, and now that’s changing. They’re going to be visuals. Intelligent UI and our first attempt at this with GPT-6 Intelligent UI is really just the beginning. As you go to the extreme, what you can imagine is, let’s say you’re using voice mode, and you just say, “Show me how offside works.” Immediately it should show you a visual diagram, and you say, “No, I don’t quite understand it.” It should just repopulate. That’s where the future of this technology goes. It’s almost like you’re talking to a canvas that will update and change. People are finding it helpful for a lot of things. My favorite one is—it’s hard to admit that I had no idea how hearts work. The last biology course I took was in high school. I just asked it, “How does the heart work?” and it instantly gave me a beautiful interactive diagram of where blood flows and how it goes through. I’m really, really bullish on this for learning in particular. You’ve described useful applications in finance, health, and learning, and ChatGPT has 1.2 billion users. If people are getting so much value, why is public polling on AI so negative? The reality with AI is it is going to change the nature of how work gets done. For a lot of people, that is something that can feel scary at times, and we’ve all felt that. But I remain confident that when people actually use the product and they use AI, it very quickly changes how they perceive it. We’re at 1.2 billion, but there are still a lot of people who haven’t used it. The more people use it, get familiar with it, how it can actually help you in your life, it’s going to feel a lot less scary. Big Technology is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. Thanks!! Subscribe
TCA Health Nutrition and Wellness Center celebrates ribbon cutting
TCA Health was recently joined by DPD Commissioner Boatright and 10th Ward Alderman Chico to celebrate the ribbon cutting for the TCA Health Nutrition and Wellness Center at 1029 E. 130th. Located in Altgeld Gardens, the center is planned by TCA Health to help address the longstanding food desert that was created when the area lost its only full-service grocery store in 2018.
Full Intel Larrabee GPU development system has been found in storage unit, reportedly runs Crysis
A rare Intel Larrabee development system was discovered at a storage-unit auction and restored to working condition. Its owner claims Crysis runs at 720p.
Sony Removes PSVR 2 From PlayStation's Web Store as Stock Dries Up at Online Retailers
Sony appears to be winding down PSVR 2 sales, as the company has removed its PS5-compatible VR headset from the PlayStation web store. The News PSVR 2 stock is drying up, as the headset has recently gone missing from both Sony and online retailers across the web. At the time of this writing, Sony no […]
Among Democrats’ first affordability targets: Health care
The incoming congressional majority will work to restore federal Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid funding early next year, officials say.
GTA 6 Will Now Come To Stores Sooner, But It's Not Playable Right Away
The game's physical edition--containing a code in a box--will now arrive two days earlier than anticipated.
Health officials warn of possible measles exposure at Pennsylvania Target
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is warning shoppers about a possible measles exposure at a Target store in Lebanon County.
Longtime Bellingham paint business consolidating stores and leaving downtown
Stockton’s Paints has operated in Bellingham for more than 90 years. The business also has a Mount Vernon location.
Houston business owner gets water restored after seven weeks without service and nearly $2,000 bill
Doordash to buy Instacart in $17bn deal it says will expand options for customers
Instacart shoppers will be able to buy from 150,000 stores, compared to the 100,000 currently available on the platform, the firms said.
Apple restricts dating apps and AI companions to users 18 and up
Apple's new App Store rules will require 18+ ratings for dating apps and AI companions that offer sexual or romantic content.
Column: Fayetteville Business Owner Remembered for Carrying on Family Name
Stewart Bell, like his father and grandfather before him, owned and operated Bell’s Seed Store on Russell Street for more than 40 years.
Americans may feel a bit spooked by Halloween prices
A group of college students walked into Lorenzo Caltagirone’s costume store in Washington, DC, earlier this week to dress up as yellow cartoon Minions for Halloween. Once they saw the price — $60 apiece — they opted for small accessories to get a similar look: goggles, gloves and hats.
Bellevue small business bouncing back after destructive flash flooding
Store remains open for business after loss of bees and hives
PAVS Subsidiary 2Lab3 Launches AniMano+, an AI-Native Digital Entertainment Streaming Platform, on the Apple App Store
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 4, 2026 / Paranovus Entertainment Technology Ltd. NASDAQ:PAVS ("PAVS" or the "Company") today announced that its subsidiary, 2Lab3, launched AniMano+, an AI-native, vertical-first short-form dramas and animation streaming app, on the Apple App Store on Octo…
5 healthcare fights Democrats could take on after midterms sweep
Democrats now have leverage to try to restore the expired Obamacare tax credits, reverse Medicaid cuts and push for changes they say would make healthcare more affordable.
Apps Can Now Try to Stop You From Canceling Subscriptions
Apple today added a new subscription retention feature for developers, allowing them to show retention messages when a subscriber goes to cancel. Apple says retention messages will appear in the subscription cancellation flow and can include text, images, or a special offer. Retention messages can be added in App Store Connect for auto-renewable subscriptions, with options for subscriber eligibility and wait time between messages.
Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 restock: Walmart and Target confirm exact release dates
🎮 The Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 is out today, October 29, but Walmart and Target are planning online restocks for November 6 🚨 Our Zelda Switch 2 restock tracker @mattswider on X will send out an alert as soon as stock appears 👀 Walmart was our top pick to have a restock, but a supply chain delay has pushed the date back ⌚ GameStop, Best Buy, and Nintendo are holding in-store midnight launches where units will be available Walmart: Zelda Switch 2 console Best Buy: Zelda Switch 2 console GameStop: Zelda Switch 2 console Target: Zelda Switch 2 console Nintendo: Zelda Switch 2 console 🚨 We’re tracking Zelda Switch 2 stock updates. If you’d like to know when more stock arrives, follow Matt Swider on X and turn on notifications. You can also become a free or paid subscriber to The Shortcut to help support our work. 🚨 A new update has dashed our hopes of a major Walmart restock of the Zelda Switch 2 console, which we were confident would happen today. However, a new Reddit post (thanks, Wario64) has revealed that Walmart is waiting until at least November 6 to sell the special edition console online. 🚨 Want the Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2? Drop your email for restock alerts before it sells out. ⤵️ Subscribe A employee note says: “Due to a supply chain delay, some stores may not receive the Nintendo Switch 2 Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition in time for its planned Oct. 29 release. To allow time to fulfill preorders and reshop inventory as needed, the point-of-sale (POS) block will remain in place through at least Friday, Nov. 6. As inventory arrives, orders will be fulfilled based on preorder priority and available inventory.” The Redditor who posted the news shared that some people were able to get the console from Walmart after 8:00am local time, so there is still hope. Target recently updated its Zelda Switch 2 listing to reveal that it will also start taking orders of on November 6, with in stores orders beginning November 5. Clearly, the supply chain delay is impacting other stores, otherwise we likely would have seen a restock take place today, as we initially predicted. We now know that Walmart and Target will be taking online orders, and that Best Buy and Nintendo are holding in-store events on November 5. GameStop is also letting customers pre-order in-store via their website. Despite the news, we’ll still be tracking every retailer with our restock tracker, which provides up-to-the-second information whether something is in stock. If the Zelda Switch 2 does appear – which it might – our followers will still be one of the first to know. Up next: PS5 Pro restock: it’s available again, but you’re paying more than you should Subscribe Adam Vjestica is The Shortcut’s Senior Editor. Formerly TechRadar’s Gaming Hardware Editor, Adam has also worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor, where he helped launch the Nintendo Switch. He also runs a retro gaming YouTube channel called Game on, boy! Follow him on X @ItsMrProducts.
10 Denton-area business updates: New nonprofit video store, trampoline park and another Marty B’s coffee shop coming soon
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Adjoining businesses plan open house in Joseph
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Former Tervis execs, current store owners prep for busy season
The store aims to sell products — and create memories.
Apple Releasing HomePod Mini 2 Tomorrow With These New Features
Following more than two weeks of pre-orders, the HomePod mini 2 will begin arriving to customers and launch in stores this Friday, October 30. Siri AI will be one of the HomePod mini 2's key upgrades, but the feature will not be available at launch. Apple said Siri AI support on the speaker will arrive in a future software update, but it did not say when the update will be released.
Compare Fresh opens at Hempstead mixed-use development
Compare Fresh opens a 17,000-square-foot grocery store in downtown Hempstead, anchoring the $122 million Carman Place mixed-use development.
Reports: CVS Health plans breakup that would separate Hartford-based Aetna from drugstore chain
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Intel "Larrabee" GPU System Surfaces with Working Drivers
Recovered drivers have reportedly restored 3D acceleration to an Intel "Larrabee" prototype, offering the community a rare chance to test the company's abandoned graphics project. Reddit user "pkellythompson" discovered the hardware in equipment purchased at a storage auction, along with two USB...
PS5 Dynamic Pricing Impacts New PS Store Black Friday Offers, Roughly $5 Variations in Prices
Three first-party PS5 games seemingly affected
Skill games removal leaves Philly stores struggling, experts split
Skill games are being removed from Philly stores after a state court ruling. Business owners worry about lost income as advocates raise gambling concerns.
G5 Entertainment: Established-game declines weighed on revenue as G5 Store growth lifted margins
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Laramie County health and food inspections (10/23/26–10/29/26)
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Opinion: Laying the Foundation for NYC's Small Business Renaissance
"If we want a small business renaissance, we have to stop treating empty storefronts as acceptable collateral damage of financial regulatory happenstance and start seeing them for what they are: a policy choice."
APTOPIX Germany Protests
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In 15 minutes, Sid Edwards transformed into a voodoo priest at 13th Gate in Baton Rouge
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Election Day National Politics
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Two Xbox games look set to be delisted in December 2026
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Morning Lookout: Downtown Santa Cruz business boom; allotting Measure D funds
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Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) Q1 FY2027 Results: Inline Revenue, Wider Loss, and Debt-Reduction Focus
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Seattle sandwich chain to close 2 stores, end operations
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Oregon Linked to National Championship-Winning Offensive Coordinator
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CVS confirms it will split pharmacy business from insurance
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Santa Fe hardware store plans two-day 100th anniversary celebration
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The Top 20 Most Played Steam Deck Games of October 2026
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Greenville takes a strategic look at downtown retail
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10 iPad widgets you probably didn't realize existed
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CVS is breaking up its pharmacy businesses
The move comes with the drugstore giant facing scrutiny from lawmakers
Where Did All the iPhone Duos Go? Mostly to Apple's Stores
Apple allocated roughly 80% of its initial iPhone Duo inventory to its retail stores, with locations holding as few as 50 units each, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Speaking on the latest episode of his Power On podcast, Gurman, citing people very close to the device's logistics, said most customers who bought a Duo in store on day one got one by waiting in line.
Grocery/entertainment complex Seed to Table offers interactive hologram
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Apple Alerts Stores to iPhone Duo's Display Cracking Issue
In a memo shared with Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers this week, and later obtained by MacRumors, Apple provided technicians with guidance on how to diagnose and address the iPhone Duo's inner display cracking issue. If a customer reports the issue, Apple advised technicians to inspect the iPhone Duo and repair or replace it in accordance with their standard procedures.
Reminder: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Playable Ocarina Available Now On The Nintendo Store
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Inside CVS’s Decision to Break Up a Healthcare Juggernaut
The company is splitting its drugstore and insurance businesses amid mounting regulatory pressure.
Apple posts record September quarter under new CEO as iPhone, Mac sales surge
Apple reported record September-quarter revenue of $114.5 billion, driven by strong iPhone 18 Pro and Mac sales despite price increases.
From Cozy Board Books to Spooky Manors, These Kids’ Titles Top the 2026 Holiday Gift List
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Man, 19, arrested for string of business break-ins in Brighton
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World Market opens Spokane Valley location
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Accused puppy thief tried selling stolen goods back to business: Redlands police
An Inland Empire man already in trouble with the law for allegedly stealing an American Bully puppy was arrested again last week after police say he broke into an electronics store and then tried to sell the merchandise back to the business to pay for repairs to his cellphone. Redlands police responded to a burglary […]
CVS Health To Split Into Two Companies As Pressure Mounts On Vertical Integration
CVS Health will split into two companies, putting the more than 9,000 drugstores under one business and its Aetna health insurance and pharmacy benefit operations into another.
CVS to split into two companies, in major breakup of its $117 billion healthcare empire
CVS Health said Wednesday it is splitting into two companies, marking one of the largest shakeups in the healthcare industry. It’s a major reversal of the mergers that brought together the nation’s largest drugstore retailer along with health insurance giant Aetna and pharmacy benefit manager Caremark.
‘The View’ dresses child as Trump’s algae-infested Lincoln Memorial pool for Halloween
‘The View’ dressed children for Halloween as Donald Trump’s algae-infested Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool and the bird Kelly Clarkson wanted to buy at a Brooklyn store.
CVS Jumps on Report It Plans to Break Up Health Conglomerate
CVS Health Corp. is discussing plans to spin off its retail pharmacy business, according to the Financial Times, a shocking retreat for the country’s largest drugstore chain.
'No Amount of Competition Will Ever Unseat Steam' – Former Epic Games Engineer Rails Against Valve
Epic's rivalry with Valve isn't anything new, but while it's usually CEO Tim Sweeney taking shots at Valve, an ex-engineer posted a long list of problems Steam has caused in the industry.
Hutto's is changing hands. What's next for popular Jackson garden center?
After 58 years of family ownership, Hutto's Garden Center has been sold to Southern Garden Centers, a new Jackson-based company.
CVS plans to break up $117 billion healthcare conglomerate
CVS Health Corp. plans to spin off its retail pharmacy business in one of the biggest-ever breakups in the healthcare industry. The drugstore business will be separated into a new
CVS Health moves to dismantle $117bn healthcare empire
Potential spin-off of drugstore business comes as political pressure mounts on pharmacy benefit managers and health insurers
3 arrested in connection to robbery at Pulaski County business
According to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, the three suspects allegedly broke the front glass door of the store. They reportedly stole chainsaws, guns and other items
U.S. economy could lose $1B as gamers plan to rob liquor stores, steal cars
Two of the biggest game franchises of all time — "World of Warcraft" and "Grand Theft Auto" — are getting new releases this month.
Andy Jassy’s prediction: Amazon could have two $1 trillion businesses within a decade
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AWS and the company's stores business could each reach $1 trillion in annual revenue in the next five to 10 years, something no business has ever done. AWS is at a $184 billion annual run rate, and Jassy expects it to grow more than 40% in both 2027 and 2028.
Apple Stores reportedly got a memo about iPhone Duo screen cracks.
MacRumors says that the instructions for technicians are straightforward, but “the fact that Apple issued an internal memo suggests the issue is widespread enough to warrant official guidance.” Apple confirmed this week there is an “issue” affecting a “small number” of iPhone Duo units. iFixit told The Verge that cracks might be happening due to the flexible screen pushing up against a part of the hinge. [Link: Apple Alerts Stores to iPhone Duo's Display Cracking Issue | https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/30/apple-alerts-stores-to-iphone-duo-display-cracking/ | MacRumors]
California Science Center and NASA JPL Collaboration to Debut at Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center on Nov. 13
The California Science Center and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are joining forces to showcase six decades of robotic space exploration at the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles. Opening November 13, 2026, the Kent Kresa Space Gallery will feature spacecraft models, a restored Ranger lunar probe, Mars rover exhibits and hands-on activities exploring planetary science, exoplanets and future space missions.
CVS to split off drugstore business in major breakup of healthcare giant
The move would reverse the company's $78 billion acquisition of Aetna, and dismantle the vertically integrated healthcare conglomerate it created in 2018.
AMC Entertainment to Post Q3 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?
AMC heads into Q3 earnings with estimates signaling a profit turnaround and 27.5% revenue growth, driven by films and premium moviegoing demand.
The 12th Google Store is opening on November 6
The next Google Store is opening in Houston next week. This is the company’s 11th retail location in the US and 12th globally.
Hundreds of homes, businesses without power in Richmond’s Northside
Hundreds of homes and businesses in Richmond’s Northside are without power Monday evening, with Dominion Energy saying it may take hours to restore customers’ electricity.
CVS Health to spin off its retail pharmacies into new company after regulatory pressure
The big announcement was made on Wednesday, and many of the details are still being worked out ahead of the planned 2028 split of the company. For now, the plan is for CVS Health to retain its core Caremark and Aetna businesses, with the pharmacy company to take over prescription drug sales and urgent care services.
Small fire found behind store sign in central Lincoln, LFR says
A fire at a business on O Street in central Lincoln has drawn an emergency response Tuesday evening.
CVS Health to split in two, separating pharmacy business from insurance
Health insurers have grappled with higher medical costs recently, while drugstores face mounting competition from Amazon and a declining foot-traffic.
If Walmart Canceled Your Zelda Switch 2 Pre-Order, The Store's Giving You 48 Hours To Get A New One
The retailer started canceling pre-orders a day before they were supposed to arrive
CVS Health to split in two, separating pharmacy business from insurance
Health insurers have grappled with higher medical costs recently, while drugstores face mounting competition from Amazon and a declining foot-traffic.
Natrona County health and food inspections (10/23/26–10/29/26)
CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper-Natrona County Health Department inspects restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, mobile food units, commissaries and
Here's What Spotify Looks Like on Apple's HomeView
Apple's new HomeView smart home hub lacks an App Store, but it can still run some third-party audio and video apps that support CarPlay. HomeView can automatically mirror CarPlay-enabled audio and video apps from a nearby, paired iPhone, with no modifications to the app required. In a post shared on Mastodon, Broadcasts app developer Steve Troughton-Smith demonstrated what Spotify looks like on a virtualized HomeView.
Democrats could explore 'Medicare for All' and other health cost fixes
Democrats will seek to restore ACA subsidies and reverse nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts. Will "Medicare for All" be next?
At launch, there were more iPhone Duo in stores than online
Apple chose to have perhaps four times more iPhone Duo stock at retail than for sale online on launch day, and even so, most went home empty-handed.
The Guardian view on Poland’s political turmoil: an ominous portent of bigger battles to come
Editorial: Donald Tusk is attempting to restore legitimacy to the country’s constitutional court. In a polarised country and continent, that carries political risks
New cyberattack on supermarket fridges sweeps across Europe
A hacking attack on European supermarkets spread across the continent on Monday, hitting fridges and freezers from Sweden to Belgium and forcing stores to throw away food in an incident that echoed a…
Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 restock update: the Nintendo Store remains your best bet
🎮 The Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 was released on October 29 and flashed in and out of stock at the Nintendo Store 🚨 Our Zelda Switch 2 restock tracker @mattswider on X will send out an alert as soon as stock appears 👀 Walmart was our top pick to have a restock, but a supply chain delay has pushed the date back ⌚ In-store midnight launches are being held at GameStop, Best Buy, and Nintendo New York/San Francisco Walmart: Zelda Switch 2 console Best Buy: Zelda Switch 2 console GameStop: Zelda Switch 2 console Nintendo: Zelda Switch 2 console 🚨 We’re tracking Zelda Switch 2 stock updates. If you’d like to know when more stock arrives, follow Matt Swider on X and turn on notifications. You can also become a free or paid subscriber to The Shortcut to help support our work. 🚨 The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 launched yesterday, and it was the Nintendo Store that held the most restocks. The console flashed in and out of stock repeatedly throughout the day as limited units were sold and quickly snapped up. 🚨 Want the Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2? Drop your email for restock alerts before it sells out. ⤵️ Subscribe Many were met with error messages, “sold out” signs, or “couldn’t add the required amount” to their baskets. However, with a little persistence and luck, others were more successful. As it stands, it’s the best place to try to get the Zelda Switch 2, even if the experience can be a little frustrating. We’re expecting a similar situation today as our tracker continues to receive restock alerts. However, we’re reluctant to share them all as many have been false flags, but we immediately notified The Shortcut followers once the first restock went live. [ The Shortcut@theshortcut Zelda Switch 2 is back in stock at the Nintendo Store: nintendo.com Nintendo Switch™ 2 – The Legend of Zelda™ – 40th Anniversary Edition - Nintendo Official Site 4:18 PM · Oct 29, 2026 · 2.09K Views 2 Replies · 2 Likes ](https://x.com/theshortcut/status/2115840807773299128?a=b6yhtCFmoswv5lWWvEs&s=20) Amazon was the only other retailer to hold an online restock, though it sold out almost instantly. No more restocks took place, and sadly, the major Walmart restock of the Zelda Switch 2, which we were confident would take place, did not happen because of a supply chain issue. [ Matt Swider (The Shortcut)@mattswider ](https://x.com/mattswider/status/2115824408938111299?a=quc3qYd6I_Qe5wag2lU&s=20) 🚨 Zelda Switch 2 console at Amazon right now amazon.com/dp/B0HJ6F8L6V?… amazon.com Nintendo Switch™ 2 –The Legend of Zelda™ – 40th Anniversary Edition 3:13 PM · Oct 29, 2026 · 76.7K Views 32 Replies · 4 Reposts · 57 Likes The console will now be available to order online at Walmart on November 6, with Target also offering the same date. Some lucky shoppers could also get the Zelda Switch 2 in-store, with The Shortcut readers sharing their personal accounts of getting the console at Walmart and helping each other out. If you’re willing to travel to your local store, Best Buy and Nintendo are holding in-store events on November 5 (though you’ll need a Warp Pipe Pass for Nintendo’s event). GameStop is also letting customers pre-order in-store.. We’ll still be tracking every retailer with our exclusive Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 restock tracker, which provides up-to-the-second information when the Zelda Switch 2 is in stock. If the console appears – which it might – our followers will still be the first to know. Up next: PS5 Pro restock: it’s available again, but you’re paying more than you should Subscribe Adam Vjestica is The Shortcut’s Senior Editor. Formerly TechRadar’s Gaming Hardware Editor, Adam has also worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor, where he helped launch the Nintendo Switch. He also runs a retro gaming YouTube channel called Game on, boy! Follow him on X @ItsMrProducts.
CVS to split off drugstore business in major breakup of healthcare giant
The move would reverse the company's $78 billion acquisition of Aetna, and dismantle the vertically integrated healthcare conglomerate it created in 2018.
NZ has retreated from global cooperation on health security. Can a new government change course?
There are three steps the next government can take to restore New Zealand’s commitment to pandemic preparedness and other health security strategies.
PAVS Subsidiary 2Lab3 Launches AniMano+, an AI-Native Digital Entertainment Streaming Platform, on the Apple App Store
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 4, 2026 / (NASDAQ:PAVS) ("PAVS" or the "Company") today announced that its subsidiary, 2Lab3, launched AniMano+, an AI-native, vertical-first short-form dramas and animation streaming app, on the Apple App Store on October 23, 2026.AniMano+ combines storytelling and creative expertise with AI-enabled content production capabilities to develop entertainment for global audiences.
The art of preserving portraits and conserving canvas work
When it comes to restoring your home after a flood or hurricane, most of us know exactly who to call. Builders repair walls, roofers restore shingles and expert drywallers replace
The allegedly discontinued RTX 5080 has quietly disappeared from Nvidia's online store
Nvidia has quietly removed the GeForce RTX 5080 from its online store, following the earlier disappearance of the RTX 5090. The move comes as prices for the RTX 5080 approach $2,000 at US retailers, nearly twice its original MSRP, amid rumors that Nvidia could be preparing a new 24 GB version.
Pentagon investigates freezer failures as French attacks expose coverage gaps
Suspected cyber attacks at US military stores put the gap between cyber and property coverage under scrutiny
From Classroom To Farm-To-Fork: How Bellevue University Alums Tony and Amber Ellsworth are Building a Thriving Business
Bellevue University alumni Tony and Amber Ellsworth transformed a small pandemic-era farm store into Ellsworth Crossing, a thriving farm-to-fork marketplace that connects customers with products from more than 100 local farmers and producers.While balancing military service, demanding careers, family responsibilities and entrepreneurship, both T...
Canada Regulates Health-Product Claims. But What Does ‘Science-Backed’ Actually Mean?
Phrases like “science-backed” can sound reassuring, but consumers deserve to see what kind of evidence actually stands behind health-product claims.