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Techtober may have come to an end, but our reviews team is still hard at work with this fall’s haul of new devices. Over the last two weeks, we’ve tested two new Apple products, a powerful gaming handheld, some seriously impressive headphones and Meta’s sporty smart glasses — and that’s just the start. Read on to catch up on all you might’ve missed, including our picks for the best of 2025.

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• Every few months, I drive an hour to shop at Trader Joe's for pantry staples.
• My family and I stock up on tomato basil marinara sauce for pasta dinners and homemade pizzas.
• I use Trader Joe's unsweetened cocoa powder to make hot chocolate almost every night.

I started shopping at Trader Joe's

• Tesla has an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) known as Full Self-Driving (Supervised).
• Wayve, a UK-based startup, also has an ADAS that it plans to license to automakers.
• Business Insider tried an hourlong demo of Wayve's ADAS. Here's what happened.

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• Istanbul Airport was named the world's best for the second consecutive year by CN Traveler.
• The airport opened in 2019, just one day after the city's old airport closed.
• CEO Selahattin Bilgen told Business Insider what makes Istanbul Airport so impressive.

In October, Istanbul Airport was named the world's best in a CN Traveler

• A pharmacist with a skincare Ph.D. says that leading a healthy lifestyle is crucial for skin health.
• Sonal Chavda-Sitaram keeps her skincare routine simple so she can be consistent with it.
• Chavda-Sitaram uses a high-strength vitamin C serum in the morning for brightening.

Sonal Chavda-Sitaram

• GlobalData said Houlihan Lokey is the top M&A advisor by volume so far this year.
• The LA-based investment bank hired senior dealmakers and expanded its ranks as rivals held back.
• CEO Scott Adelson says "the flywheel is catching," explaining how the bank is positioning itself.

Scott Adelson didn't expect to be

• Dr. Susan Bullman researches the relationship between gut health and cancer.
• She said eating too many ultra-processed foods can promote tumor growth.
• She shared the fiber-rich, high-protein whole foods she eats to reduce her cancer risk.

As colon cancer rates continue to

Apple continues to refine the look and feel of the iPhone with each major iOS release, and iOS 26 places more emphasis than ever on personalization. The one big change is the introduction of Spatial Scenes, a feature that allows you to create what Apple calls “holographic” lock screens. Instead of being a flat image, the wallpaper reacts to the way you move your device, giving it a sense of depth

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. As always, we have a bunch of new games for you to check out this weekend, along with fresh looks at some upcoming projects and a release date or two.

But first, I really enjoyed this week's edition of The Guardian's Pushing Buttons newsletter. The publication's video games editor, Keza MacDonald, wrote about spending a day

• Rob Simmelkjaer is the CEO behind the New York City Marathon, which drew 55,000 runners in 2024.
• Planning starts at least a year in advance and is done by New York Road Runners' 275-person staff.
• The organization's economic impact study found the marathon brings in $700 million for New York.

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