Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is about to get one last big party before its sequel takes over. Bandai Namco says a free 10th anniversary update arrives on Tuesday 27 October, and a final in-game festival starts three days later.
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RIKEN team turns cancer cells’ carbon monoxide into a drug
RIKEN and Science Tokyo scientists used cancer cells’ own carbon monoxide to build a drug inside them. It’s lab dish work only, with no human trials.Western Sydney Airport takes its first passenger flights
Western Sydney International opened to passengers on 25 October with Jetstar's JQ362 to the Gold Coast, 40 years after Badgerys Creek was chosen in 1986.Wildwood reviews: Laika film hits 100% and opens third
Laika's Wildwood holds 100% on Rotten Tomatoes from 116 critics and took an estimated US$11.6 million in its US opening. It's in Australian cinemas now.HMAS Eyre wins freedom of entry to Port Lincoln
Adelaide-built patrol ship HMAS Eyre marched through Port Lincoln at the weekend, led by local navigator Lt Katie Webb. It deploys in 6 to 8 weeks.Regional SA house prices up 19% as every capital falls
Regional SA house prices rose 19% in a year to a $595,000 median, Domain says, while all eight capital cities fell for the first time in 15 years.Windows XP turns 25, and it still outlives Windows 8
Windows XP went on sale on 25 October 2001 at a Times Square launch. Support ended in 2014, yet 0.09% of users still run it, more than Windows 8.UK weighs lowering its 2030 EV sales target to as low as 50%
Britain's review of its rule that 80% of new cars sold in 2030 be electric closed on 23 October. Options go as low as 50%, and carmakers want it lowered.Pauline Hanson asks Australians what's holding them back
Pauline Hanson has launched a One Nation website asking Australians what's holding them back, and says their answers will shape its next election plan.SpaceX's access to Space Force tracking data draws fire
The Space Force gives SpaceX its most precise orbit tracking data in exchange for Starlink camera data. Rivals and watchdogs say it tilts the field.How NASA now plans to land astronauts on the Moon in 2028
NASA's new Artemis plan has a 2027 rehearsal in Earth orbit, then a 2028 Moon landing with SpaceX or Blue Origin, whichever lander is ready first.8,564 Tesla shareholders urge board to merge with SpaceX
A letter urging Tesla's board to merge with SpaceX drew 8,564 signers holding 22.4 million shares in 48 hours. It's due to go to the board Monday, US time.Grok Bot can now phone businesses for you, Musk says
Elon Musk says Grok Bot can now call a person or a business, make a request for you and send you a summary. Plans, countries and pricing aren't known yet.New York archdiocese agrees $800m abuse settlement
The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to pay $800 million over about 1,300 clergy abuse claims. Signing is set for the week of 6 November.Microsoft gives Arkane Lyon an extra month to find a buyer
Microsoft has extended its consultation on closing Arkane Lyon, the Marvel's Blade studio, by a month. About 217 jobs are at risk if no partner is found.Block says Dessa voice AI learned to talk from speech alone
Block's lab has unveiled Dessa, a voice model it says was trained only on human conversation and runs on a high-end MacBook Pro. It isn't public yet.Appeals court doubts DOJ bid to hold California ballots
A US appeals court heard the DOJ's bid to set aside about 20,000 California mail ballots on Sunday 25 October, US time. It hasn't ruled yet.NASA ends Swift observatory's mission ahead of re-entry
NASA has ended the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory's mission after drag pulled it down to 275 km. The 2004 gamma-ray hunter should re-enter within weeks.Keystone wallet breach exposes buyers' home addresses
Hardware wallet maker Keystone says a third party took customer names, contact details, addresses and orders from its site. It says seed phrases are safe.Gunmen kill nine at church funeral in Karak, Jordan
Gunmen fired on a funeral at St George's Greek Orthodox Church in Hamoud, Jordan, on 23 October. Nine people are dead and the gunmen are still at large.
