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Robovac Ban Waiver, Retro Game Decomps, AI Victim Video

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on After the Bell
Published 5:41 PM ET, Monday, October 5, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The Verge: “Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports”, with reporting from The Verge and The New York Times.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 5:41 PM ET on After the Bell, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Trump FCC, AI.

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The VergeReverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports
The VergeThe Matic is the first robovac to get an FCC ban waiver, not that it needs it
The New York TimesCourt Tosses Sentence After A.I. Video of Victim ‘Forgiving’ His Killer Is Played

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The story so far

Oct 5Robovac Ban Waiver, Retro Game Decomps, AI Victim Video (this story)
Oct 6Robovac Gets FCC Waiver; Cable Lobby Sues Over TV Cap · The Verge
Oct 6OpenAI to Watermark ChatGPT Text in the EU; Cable Lobby to Sue FCC · Ars Technica
Oct 6Judge to Hear Disney Bid to Block FCC License Review · reuters.com
Oct 7FCC Clears SpaceX Direct-To-Device Satellite Service · Benzinga

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