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Man Accused of Sex Assault Seeks to Expunge Cornell’s Finding of Related Violation

2 October 2026 at 18:24
A panel found the man responsible for attempted sexual exploitation, barred him from contact with the woman and required him to take a class and write a paper.

Β© Heather Ainsworth for The New York Times

The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., this week. Seven of the fraternity’s members have been accused of sexual assault by a fellow student.

Powerful Wildfires Require a New Approach, California Report Finds

2 October 2026 at 17:23
A report on the fires that devastated the Los Angeles area in early 2025 recommended that local governments take a broader approach to preparedness and emergency response.

Β© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

The clearest lesson from the Palisades and Altadena fires was the extent to which climate-driven fires are outstripping modern firefighting, a new report found.

Breaking up (with Elon Musk) is hard to do

2 October 2026 at 17:37
Graphic collage of Shivon Zilis.

In a throwback to MySpace-style internet drama, Shivon Zilis announced that she and the father of four of her children, Elon Musk, had broken up on X.

To do so, she quote-tweeted a post from "Big Tech Alert," an account that, among other things, monitors what accounts are following and unfollowing each other. That post noted Musk was no longer following her on X. It was also sponsored by Kalshi, because everything in this relationship is totally fucking cursed, dude.

In her statement, Zilis wrote, "It's hard to go from in love to let go in a week with no warning, but that's just how it is sometimes."

"Uh, you know."

Zilis, in addition t …

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Rivian’s sales pop as the company’s big R2 bet starts to pay off

2 October 2026 at 17:15
Rivian R2

Rivian had high hopes for its more affordable R2 vehicle - and so far, those hopes appear to be paying off.

The company released its third-quarter production and delivery numbers today, reporting 19,751 vehicles produced and 19,248 delivered. That represents an 85 percent year-over-year increase in production and a 45 percent jump in deliveries. (For a direct-to-consumer automaker like Rivian, deliveries serve as a proxy for sales.) The company also reaffirmed its full-year 2026 guidance, expecting to deliver 65,000 to 70,000 vehicles.

Rivian's sales surge is a rare bright spot in a struggling industry. A year after President Trump and Re …

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Beehiiv creators are buzzing about a new price increase

By: Emma Roth
2 October 2026 at 16:51
An image of Beehiiv’s logo

Beehiiv, a creator platform that has risen in popularity as an alternative to Substack, is increasing its prices - and many users aren't happy. In a post explaining the increase, Beehiiv cofounder and CEO Tyler Denk says it will allow the company to "continue investing in our core platform experience."

As part of the change, Beehiiv is changing the name of its midrange Scale plan to Lite, which has gone up by at least $10 per month depending on subscriber count. For someone with up to 10,000 subscribers, for example, Beehiiv will charge $139 / month instead of $109. Meanwhile, the Pro plan (formerly Max) will cost $239 / month for up to 10, …

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Nacon’s new PS5 controller can mix audio from your phone and console

2 October 2026 at 16:35
The Nacon Revolution 5 Unlimited PS5 controller on a gradient backdrop.

Nacon announced what the company is claiming is the world's first officially licensed PlayStation 5 controller with a built-in screen for adjusting settings like joystick sensitivity or remapping buttons right on the gamepad. The Revolution 5 Unlimited's screen can also be used to mix audio from multiple sources so while using a pair of headphones connected to the gamepad with a cable you can listen to music from your phone and sounds from the game you're playing at the same time.

The Revolution 5 Unlimited is available for preorder starting today for $229.99 through Nacon's online store and is expected to ship sometime later this year. Whi …

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Dots get up in Muse’s business

2 October 2026 at 15:47

OpenAI's answer to Muse arrived this week, and it looks a whole lot like Muse dressed up in a suit and tie. Dots is a business-first product - for now, at least - costing a minimum of $100 per month. And sure, you can make a cute little Dot character, just like you can make a cute little Muse character. But OpenAI's early marketing is all about how you can use it to do Business Things: launch websites, reschedule calls, build slide decks for board meetings. Muse, on the other hand, keeps reminding me to buy a jacket I looked at.

This week on The Vergecast, we're talking about Dots and the current state of agentic assistants. Our conversatio …

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