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The Archive
Game Reviews
Sony brings QSSR AI upscaling to the standard PS5
Sony's QSSR brings AI upscaling to the standard PS5. Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei got patches to use it on 1 October, and more games can follow.
United States
South Korea's $200B US pledge starts with a Texas power plant
South Korea and the US picked a $22.3 billion gas plant in Encinal, Texas, on 30 September as the first project in Seoul's $200 billion pledge.
United States
Student loan borrowers in default get an online help center
Treasury and the Education Department opened an online Defaulted Loans Support Center on 30 September for the 9.3 million student borrowers in default.
Ciphers
Ten words from Cold War Berlin, hidden in a grid
A find-a-word with ten Cold War Berlin words, from Checkpoint to Stasi. The leftover letters spell what happened on one bridge in 1962.
Tesla
Tesla registrations climb across Europe in September
Tesla's September registrations rose in seven European markets, up 128% in Portugal and 62% in France. Model Y took a quarter of Norway's sales.
Tesla
Tesla signs US$30 billion in credit lines and draws nothing
Tesla signed three credit lines worth US$30 billion on 29 September. It hasn't drawn a cent and says it doesn't plan to borrow under them in 2026.
Tesla
Tesla's new Roadster reveal moves to 15 October
Tesla's moved its next-generation Roadster reveal from 1 October to Thursday 15 October, blaming severe weather forecast for the outdoor event in Texas.
United States
Tick Act renewed: US Lyme disease programs extended to 2030
Trump signed the Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act on 30 September, keeping US Lyme and tick-borne disease programs authorized through 2030.
Tech
vivo takes its X Fold6 foldable global with a 6,900 mAh battery
vivo launched its X Fold6 foldable outside China on 30 September. It packs 6,900 mAh into a 4.4 mm body, and Basic Tutorials says it's €2,199 in Germany.
Australia
One Nation climbs to 25% in the Guardian Essential poll
One Nation is up two points to 25% in the Guardian Essential poll out 29 September. The Coalition fell four to 22%, its equal lowest in that poll.
Australia
One Nation launches in Victoria with crime and budget blank
One Nation launches its Victorian campaign at Crown in Melbourne on 3 October. Its crime and budget policy pages still read ‘update in progress’.