Technology News for Wednesday 1st October 2025

1. A closer look at SpaceX's Mars plan

Despite meeting all objectives of the 10th Starship test in August, SpaceX's goal of sending the first Starships toward Mars this decade may still be out of reach. Jon Kelvey examines the proposed plan and the required technologies.

2. Should We Bring the Dead Back to Life?

When the Black Mirror episode “Be Right Back” aired in 2013, it was clearly a work of science fiction: Tormented by grief after her husband's death, a woman named Martha orders a robotic replica that serves as his real-life replacement, mimicking his ...

3. Doomscrolling is draining your mental health. Here's how to stop

Sound familiar? This compulsive habit is known as doomscrolling and refers to spending excessive time online scrolling through news or other content that makes one feel anxious, sad, or angry, according to Merriam Webster, ...

4. Galaxy Z Fold7 Redefines the Foldable Experience: Media and Influencers Give Their Verdict

Since its arrival a couple of months ago, the Galaxy Z Fold7 has cemented its place as one of the top mobile technology devices around. In that time, both journalists and influencers got a chance to put it through its paces. This is the thinnest and ...

5. Call of Duty Next 2025 Recap – The Latest News on Multiplayer, Zombies, Call of Duty: Warzone, and More

Black Ops 7 will feature a staggering 18 maps at launch and today we got a deeper look at a handful of them with Blackheart, Cortex, Exposure, The Forge, Imprint, and Toshin – all of these will be available to play in the upcoming Beta.

6. Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans

Starting today, we're introducing three upgraded Game Pass plans based on how players play: Essential, Premium, and Ultimate. Each includes expanded game libraries, including PC titles, unlimited cloud gaming, in-game benefits (including Riot Games titles) ...

7. Meet Tilly Norwood, the AI 'actress' prompting backlash from real Hollywood stars

Company behind AI character criticized after talent agents expressed interested in signing digital creation. Abby Hughes · CBC News · Posted: Oct 01, 2025 1:00 AM PDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago. a woman in period era clothing is seen in candlelight, ...

8. Microsoft hikes price of top-tier Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by $10

Ultimate subscribers will have access to over 400 games and 75 day-one releases. Game Pass Essential and Premium tiers will remain the same price.

9. Audemars Piguet's Biggest Watch Release of 2025 Is Inspired by the iPhone

But to create AP's latest release—the Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph RD#5 (or simply “RD#5” for short), which was officially unveiled today—Raggi's familiar procedure went out the window.

10. Xbox Game Pass Hikes Price Ahead of Handhelds Release

It is platform-agnostic, which makes sense considering the upcoming Xbox ROG Ally handhelds are half-console, half-PC. The new Game Pass Essential tier costs $9.99 per month but has just 50 ...

11. Amazon is taking on Apple with powerful AI upgrades to its devices

When Amazon.com Inc. recruited longtime Microsoft Corp. product chief Panos Panay in 2023 to run its devices division, his new colleagues thought the e-commerce giant was preparing to take its consumer gadget line upscale. Panay pushed back on the idea ...

12. AI is dreaming up millions of new materials. Are they any good?

When the pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) firm Google DeepMind announced almost two years ago that it had used a deep-learning AI technique to discover 2.2 million new crystalline materials, it seemed to herald a thrilling new era of accelerated ...

13. NanoVar: a comprehensive workflow for structural variant detection to uncover the genome's hidden patterns

Structural variants (SVs) contribute significantly to genomic diversity and disease predisposition as well as development in diverse species. However, their accurate characterization has remained a challenge because of their complexity and size.

14. Meta to use AI chats to personalize content and ads from December

For example, a user talking about hiking with Meta AI could later be shown hiking groups, friends' trail updates or ads for boots. "People's interactions simply are going to be another piece of the input that will inform the personalization of feeds and ...

15. Aston Martin DBX S review: yet more power... and CarPlay Ultra

Old school vibes. There is no hybrid option here. If you want your SUV to do an accomplished impression of a pretty serious sports car, look no further. Plus, it uses a bespoke ...

16. No-bag policy issued for concert at Spectrum Center in Charlotte

Additionally, the venue stated, “ski masks, face coverings, or similar items that conceal identity are strictly prohibited inside the building.” Copyright 2025 ...

17. Everything Amazon Announced Today at Its Fall Hardware Event

Amazon's next-gen Alexa+ chatbot is now available in four new Echo devices and a bevy of Ring cameras. The company also debuted three new Kindle Scribe tablets, one with a color screen.

18. Gemini Arrives in Google Home With New Nest Cameras and a Smart Speaker

Gemini replaces Assistant in your smart home, as Google redesigns the Home app and launches a new generation of Nest devices. Google's Gemini Arrives in ...