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Avengers: Endgame is the highest-grossing movie in history. (Again.)

With its encore theatrical release ahead of Doomsday, Endgame has inched past Avatar to retake the throne as the highest-grossing film with $2.925 billion, versus $2.923 billion. Endgame overtook Avatar in 2019, only for James Cameron to retake it in 2021 with a rerelease ahead of Avatar: The Way of Water. [Link: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Overtakes ‘Avatar’ as Highest-Grossing Movie in History | https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-movie-ever-avatar-1236894787/ | Variety]

A computer glitch brought F1’s Malaysia race to a halt.

First, it was a rainstorm. Then the cars couldn’t accelerate properly. Then everyone had to wait around for a software update. That’s how a race at the Sepang International Circuit ended up starting 90 minutes late. The new engines have proven controversial and drawn plenty of ire from drivers. > After being idle on the throttle and letting the car slow, as is the norm on a formation lap, the software bug prevented the electrical power from kicking in. Tombazis described it as being a “loop.” The computer was stuck and unable to initiate a power return. For some drivers, the only solution was to stop and reset the car to get it going again. Esteban Ocon compared it to restarting Windows on a computer. [Link: How computer software bugs led to F1’s Malaysia farce: ‘Totally unacceptable’ | https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7658750/2026/10/04/bahrain-grand-prix-software-bugs-explainer/ | The Athletic]

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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