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1. Turkish engineer creates live 3D pixel map of adopted hometown Warsaw Notes from Poland · 28 Oct 2026

   Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. A Turkish…

2. Microsoft recorded $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI TechCrunch · 28 Oct 2026

   Microsoft said it made $10 billion in revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, including revenue-sharing payments, in the quarter ending September 30. It underscores the still-enormous financial dependency of the partnership.

3. DCE's issue with Walker saga Nine · 28 Oct 2026

   Daly Cherry-Evans reacts to the news that the Roosters pulled their contract offer for Sam Walker.

4. Hayden Panettiere’s Overdose Death Investigation Closed by Police Variety · 28 Oct 2026

   Hayden Panettiere’s death has been ruled as accidental and the investigation has concluded, the Greenville, South Carolina police department announced Wednesday. “Based on the (coroner’s office’s) determination and the findings of the investigation, Hayden Panettiere’s death has been ruled…

5. Election polls in New Zealand continue to show no clear outcome SPH Media · 28 Oct 2026

   WELLINGTON, Oct 29 - Nine days out from New Zealand’s general election on November 7, polls continue to show no clear winner or even coalition grouping.

6. What China’s best new cultural spaces have in common: the light touch South China Morning Post · 28 Oct 2026

   On a hillside in Anji, in Zhejiang province, a cluster of umbrella-like canopies steps gently down the slope, following the rows of tea bushes. There is no grand entrance, no plinth, no monumental block of stone. On October 22, at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, this project, Anji Hood by RoarcRenew…

7. Barbara Barrie Dies: Star Of Broadway And ‘Barney Miller’ Was 95 Deadline · 28 Oct 2026

   Barbara Barrie, who received a Tony nomination for her role in Broadway’s original Company, an Oscar nomination for her performance in Breaking Away and wide recognition as the wife of Hal Linden’s police captain on TV’s Barney Miller, died today at her home in Manhattan. She was 95. Her death was…

8. $40M Lotto Max ticket validated hours before expiry in Ontario Global News · 28 Oct 2026

   The identity of the winner who purchased the ticket in Grey County, Ont., remains unknown.

9. Police wrap up investigation into Hayden Panettiere death Nine · 28 Oct 2026

   The announcement by local police follows a coroner’s report last month that ruled her death an accident.

10. Austria to launch parliamentary inquiry into use of smart glasses amid privacy concerns Express Tribune · 28 Oct 2026

    Austria is set to launch a parliamentary inquiry into the use of smart glasses amid growing privacy concerns, the country's secretary of state for digitalisation said on Wednesday. Alexander Proll presented a three-stage model aimed at regulating smart glasses, which can feature built-in cameras…