Week in Review: The top stories in phones, AI, computing, and more

M5 MacBook Pro and iPad Pro debut, Windows 10 End of Life, ChatGPT adult mode, and more
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October 17, 2025
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Welcome to the Week in Review
 
 
The week in review
It's the rare week in which AI didn't fully dominate the tech headlines. Okay, sure, we have longer uncanny Sora videos and the possibility of a more, um, erotic ChatGPT, but the really big news was the passing of the official Windows 10 End of Life date (Oct. 14) and how people can and are dealing with it. I like that there's an off-brand version of Windows 11 that you can run on Windows 10 systems that can't handle the official upgrade.

Apple also hit the headlines with a bunch of new M5 hardware. The more notable thing about the Apple Silicon update is that Apple is positioning it as an AI upgrade for the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro. The Vision Pro got the new silicon, too, but that seems mostly about visual performance and battery life.

It was a bit of a rough week for smartphones, with a Pixel 10 Pro Fold teardown going seriously awry and the Galaxy S25 Edge perhaps never making it to S26 Edge. At least we're getting close to finally seeing that tri-fold Galaxy phone.

There's no more Peacemaker for me to watch, but at least I'll soon have a new Harlan Coben thriller to watch on Netf-*... er... Prime. Enjoy the weekend, and we'll see you next week back on TechRadar.

Lance Ulanoff, Editor at Large
 
 
 
 
The week in Apple
 
The M5 MacBook Pro
Apple has a brand new laptop to show off (Apple)
The MacBook Pro leads Apple's M5 era
Apple has a brand new, supercharged M5 chipset to show off, and three brand new products to put it in – led by a new 14-inch MacBook Pro, which keeps the M4 pricing.
 
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Apple unveils an M5-powered iPad Pro, the update is all about AI
 
 
The latest iOS 26.1 beta reveals 3 more features coming to iPhones
 
 
Next year's M6 MacBook Pro could come with an OLED touchscreen
 
 
 
 
The week in Computing
 
A woman smiling in front of a laptop
If you need more time with Windows 10, it is possible (Getty Images)
It's the end for Windows 10 – but you can postpone it
Windows 10 officially reached its End of Life point this week, but if you're still not ready to upgrade to Windows 11, there is a way to extend support and updates for one more year.
 
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Stuck on Windows 10? Tiny11 might be able to help
 
 
Microsoft reveals its plan to 'make every Windows 11 PC an AI PC'
 
 
The Asus ROG Xbox Ally X is a solid new Windows 11 gaming handheld
 
 
 
 
The week in AI
 
The Sora 2 logo on a phone screen
Sora 2 is now better than ever (Contributor / SOPA Images / Getty Images)
Sora 2 gets two major upgrades for its AI videos
Sora 2, the hottest AI video generating tool of the moment, has been given two important upgrades: clips can now be longer, and scenes can be stitched together more easily.
 
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Sam Altman promises a new version of ChatGPT – with an adult mode
 
 
Gemini 3 is rumored to be launching very soon, and it could beat ChatGPT
 
 
This potential Google cancer treatment could be AI's moonshot moment
 
 
 
 
Today's best deals, hand-picked by TechRadar's experts
 
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There are deals to be had on Amazon (Future)
Amazon US now has a ton of cheap tech on sale
Head over to Amazon US right now and you can grab a whole range of tech at a significant discount – there are savings on TVs, headphones, security cameras, speakers, and more.
 
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Best Buy's latest laptop sale has devices from $149
 
 
Walmart drops the budget-friendly Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop to under $750
 
 
The best places to buy the Asus ROG Xbox Ally handhelds
 
 
 
 
The week in Phones
 
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge (Future)
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge could be a dead end
There's disappointing news if you were planning to get the Galaxy S26 Edge: rumors suggest the S25 Edge is selling so poorly that Samsung will scrap the super-thin model.
 
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Google's Pixel 10 Pro Fold has catastrophically failed a durability test
 
 
The Samsung Galaxy tri-fold may be sold globally after all
 
 
Motorola is making a super-thin phone, and that's a huge deal
 
 
 
 
The week in Entertainment
 
The Diplomat on Netflix
The Diplomat is back on Netflix (Netflix)
The best new movies and shows to stream this weekend
There's lots to watch on the streaming platforms this weekend: our picks include The Diplomat season 3, a Martin Scorsese documentary, and a gripping true crime drama.
 
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Harlan Coben's Lazarus being on Prime Video isn't a death knell for Netflix
 
 
Apple TV will be the official home of F1 in the US from next year
 
 
NYCC was packed with movie and TV news – here's a full recap
 
 
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