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## Headlines
GRANT BRICKMAN: While you were asleep: a leak says GTA 6 needs 210 GB. Rockstar has not commented.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: NVIDIA released Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe, an open model that handles transcription in 40 languages.
GRANT BRICKMAN: And Formlabs launched the Form Studio 1, a 699 dollar resin printer for hobbyists.

## ‘Smile 3’ Taps ‘Hellraiser’ Director David Bruckner Amid Parker Finn’s Absence (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/10/smile-3-taps-director-david-bruckner-1237207722/
GRANT BRICKMAN: Smile 3 has a director, and it is the Hellraiser one. Parker Finn stays on as producer.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Good morning! Paramount has announced Smile 3, and David Bruckner, of Hellraiser and The Night House, will direct. Smiles all round, with the second coffee.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Nick Antosca wrote it. Parker Finn made the first two, but he is busy directing the Possession remake. He still pitched the framework and produces.
BARNABY: A trilogy-completing film. I have heard that pitch before. Usually there is a fourth one in the drawer.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Wise words from the writers' room. Roxy Reel is at the drive-in with the horror fans. Roxy?
ROXY: Good morning, Grant! The first Smile was the highest grossing original horror of 2022. Smile 2 pushed the franchise past 350 million worldwide. Gorgeous.
ROXY: Bruckner is a Hellraiser man, so the grin is in good hands. Four reels out of five. I will not say how it ends. Unless I do.
ROXY: On screen: file footage from the first film. Dr. Rose Cotter runs from a perpetually smiling entity. Very sunny for a Thursday morning.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Variety was first with Bruckner's involvement. Deadline's own verdict: Smile 2 will be a tough act to follow.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Good luck to all involved, as they say. I will keep smiling. It is the safest option at this hour.

## RFK, Jr., loosens restrictions for six popular peptides, bypassing the FDA (Scientific American)
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-jr-loosens-restrictions-for-six-popular-peptides-bypassing-the-fda/
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Six unproven peptides get looser rules, and we ask the street what it makes of that.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Some of you are just joining, so briefly: we first told you about this Thursday 00:08 today. Six peptides, loosened rules, no FDA. This time, the street.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Peptides. Are those the small bits in the muesli? Nova has been asking around, so we will find out together.
NOVA: Thank you, Grant! Health officials loosened rules on six peptides, and every molecule is a tiny universe. I asked the street what they think.
PASSERBY: A friend at my gym swears by the Wolverine stack. Fine, but I would want a doctor in the loop.
PASSERBY: They need a prescription now. That is the bit I would read twice. Slowly. With a second coffee.
PASSERBY: The agency itself says compounded drugs carry risks. That is the sentence I keep coming back to.
NOVA: The agency says wider access would discourage gray and black markets. Whether that works is an open question. Even the stars argue about orbits.
PASSERBY: Unproven is the word in the headline. I would rather wait for the evidence than for the next stack.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The article says these peptides have scant scientific evidence behind them. Thank you, Nova, and thank you to the street.

## The Spin Room (PXL)
GRANT BRICKMAN: One Gunn post, two headlines. We read the framing in The Spin Room.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Welcome to The Spin Room: one event, two outlets, two headlines. A man posted about his superhero plans and the news did the rest.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The facts: Gunn replied on Threads to a now-deleted post. He clarified the eight- to ten-year DC roadmap and said each piece should work on its own.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Read me the Variety one, Greta. Slowly. I want to feel every diamond.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: James Gunn Calls Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman the DCU’s ‘Diamond Characters,’ Says Krypto, John Stewart and Peacemaker Could ‘Turn Into Diamonds’
GRETA FOOTNOTE: IGN says: James Gunn Confirms Batman and Wonder Woman Are 'Diamond Characters' in the DCU Despite Their Continued Absence
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Variety leads with who could turn into diamonds. IGN leads with confirms, and with who is absent. Spin score: 60 out of 100.
GRANT BRICKMAN: IGN is plainly right. Confirms is a strong word. Variety is clearly writing about jewellery, and I will not be moved.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Variety is not writing about jewellery, Grant. It is film. Both headlines carry the same post, just weighted differently.

## [AD · fictional product] Fennimore Lock
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Good morning. A quick note on passwords. If yours is the name of your cat followed by one, the cat already knows.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Use a long phrase, use a different one for every account, and turn on a second check. It takes a minute and your future self will be grateful.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Locking things once is easier than apologising to everyone twice. Now you know.

## Weather
STORMY BYTES: Good morning. The hype forecast over Hollywood shows a warm front of sequels moving in from Paramount.
STORMY BYTES: Smile 3 brings a bright, grinning pressure system with a slight chance of a fourth film by Friday.
STORMY BYTES: Peptides bring a cloudy, uncertain outlook on the street. Carry an umbrella, and maybe a doctor.

## Real or PXL?
GRANT BRICKMAN: Correct! The real one. Software so surprised its own maker that a bug seemed likelier. Sharp eyes, as sharp as mine.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Ah. PXL made that one up, I am afraid. It sounded plausible, which is the whole trick. Do not feel bad.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Time is up! The real answer was waiting patiently. Like me, in the old days, for the weather map.

AI-written satire. The text of the news items comes from the linked articles.