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Last updated: October 24, 2026, 10:40 PM ET
Gaming & Consoles
Xbox lost its first chief operating officer techpowerup.com mid-reset, with Helen Chiang departing Microsoft after only three months in the role. Sony has filed a patent application techpowerup.com that would convert game audio into visual cues for deaf and hard-of-hearing players. Meanwhile, jailbroken PS5 consoles can now run Windows Steam games techpowerup.com locally, a sign that the homebrew scene keeps advancing.
Processors & Chips
An AMD EPYC 9996 listing techpowerup.com on Geekbench offers the first rough look at Zen 6 single-core gains over Zen. Early per-clock comparisons suggest a substantial uplift, though the figures are preliminary.
Streaming & Codecs
The Alliance for Open Media shared an update techpowerup.com indicating YouTube is targeting early 2027 for AV2 streams on the web, which would bring the next-generation codec to mainstream browser playback.
Coming Up
YouTube's AV2 web streaming techpowerup.com rollout is targeted for early 2027.
Mobile News
Last updated: October 25, 2026, 4:40 AM ET
Flagship Launches
Oppo is speeding up gsmarena.com its European rollout of the Find X10 series, with both the standard and Pro Max models in focus. Huawei has also surfaced in live images gsmarena.com of the Pura 90 Plus ahead of its launch, with the Kirin 9025 chipset now confirmed and pre-orders opened.
Coming Up
Huawei's Pura 90 Plus goes on sale gsmarena.com following its official pre-order opening.
Apple News
Last updated: October 25, 2026, 4:40 AM ET
Apple Software
Apple is weighing changes macrumors.com to Safari's cramped layout on the iPhone Duo, aiming to give web pages more room on screen.
Streaming & Apps
Instagram has launched macrumors.com a dedicated Apple TV app, bringing Reels and live shows to the living room.