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Don't expect many Elder Scrolls 6 details until "six months before release," says former Skyrim designer (web.archive.org)

Tim Burton-inspired pumpkin mosaic sets world record (www.bbc.com)

A Tim Burton-inspired mosaic made with more than 10,000 pumpkins and squashes has set a new Guinness World Record.

Italian government to change rules after doctors fined for Covid overtime (www.theguardian.com)

Detroit casino union workers go on strike as unions seek better wages, benefits (www.freep.com)

US supreme court blocks ‘ghost gun’ makers again from selling at-home kits (www.theguardian.com)

The US Supreme Court on Monday barred two Texas-based manufacturers from selling products that can be quickly converted at home into firearms called “ghost guns”, granting a request by Joe Biden’s administration to once again block a federal judge’s order that had sided with companies....

Upgrade to Linux (www.upgradetolinux.com)

Resources to test, install, and run your first instances of Linux and open source software.

Inkbound is removing in-game monetization in the next update (steamcommunity.com)

They originally had a battle pass and cash shop, but after backlash they’re moving away from that model and will have all cosmetics earned by playing the game. Exciting news!

Saudi Arabia puts Israel deal on ice amid war, engages with Iran, sources say (www.reuters.com)

Saudi Arabia is putting U.S.-backed plans to normalise ties with Israel on ice, two sources familiar with Riyadh’s thinking said, signalling a rapid rethinking of its foreign policy priorities as war escalates between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas....

Cory Doctorow won't publish his audiobooks with Amazon (www.cbc.ca)

*** this is a 15 minute audio interview.

FTX thief cashes out millions during Bankman-Fried trial (www.bbc.co.uk)

FTX thief cashes out millions during Bankman-Fried trial::Chunks of the stolen $470m in cryptocurrency have been laundered every day since the trial began.

Car rams into Chinese Consulate in San Francisco and police fatally shoot driver (abcnews.go.com)

A car rammed into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco on Monday, coming to a stop in the lobby and creating a chaotic scene that ended with police shooting the driver, who later died at the hospital, officials said...

Haaretz Editorial | Netanyahu Bears Responsibility for This Israel-Gaza War (www.haaretz.com)

The disaster that befell Israel on the holiday of Simchat Torah is the clear responsibility of one person: Benjamin Netanyahu. The prime minister, who has prided himself on his vast political experience and irreplaceable wisdom in security matters, completely failed to identify the dangers he was consciously leading Israel into...

5 things to know about the Hamas militant group’s unprecedented attack on Israel (apnews.com)

She Was Supplementing Her Income (apnews.com)

US and Philippines launch military drills with partners as China tensions mount (edition.cnn.com)

Flexible hours, sick pay and meals: British workers get a better deal (www.reuters.com)

BRIGHTON, England, Oct 2 (Reuters) - For Josh Hughes-Davies, the best thing about his job in a bar in the coastal city of Brighton is the free meal with every shift....

Google to add emoji reactions to its Android Gmail app (and how to enable them) (9to5google.com)

They’re intended to work and look like your usual Discord or similar emoji reactions, as long as it’s between Gmail users:...

Ahead of Presidential polls, Argentina parliament passes bill to abolish income taxes (www.firstpost.com)

6 miners killed, 15 trapped underground in collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, state media reports (www.cbsnews.com)

Six people have died in the collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, and 15 others are still trapped underground, according to state media reports....

Study finds SARS-CoV-2-associated sepsis was more common, deadly than previously thought (medicalxpress.com)

17 Dolphin File Manager Tweaks (itsfoss.com)

Take full advantage of customization ability. Tweak Dolphin file manager to your liking with these tips.

Inflation falls below 10% in Poland for first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (notesfrompoland.com)

At US Antarctic base hit by harassment claims, workers are banned from buying alcohol at bars (apnews.com)

From Sunday, workers at the main United States base in Antarctica will no longer be able to walk into a bar and order a beer, after the U.S. federal agency that oversees the research program decided to stop serving alcohol....