Trending in Technology (the UK) - Week 40, 2026

Weekly archive: 28 Sep – 4 Oct 2026 (Monday to Sunday). Final ranking by peak daily search volume, as of Oct 4, 2026.

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1. is spotify down 10000+ searches

   • Spotify users report app isn’t working – what we know – The Independent
   • Is Spotify down for you? Here's what's going on – Android Authority
2. spacex 10000+ searches

   • Watch live: SpaceX to launch Starship into orbit around Earth for first time – BBC
   • Live updates: Unprecedented test flight of SpaceX’s Starship will aim for orbit – CNN
3. amazon kindle colorsoft 5000+ searches

   • Amazon introduces a completely redesigned Kindle family – About Amazon
   • Here's how you can buy or preorder Amazon's all-new Kindles and Kindle accessories – Mashable
4. sony ps5 pro 200+ searches

   • AI upscaling is coming to PS5 – PlayStation.Blog
   • Hands-On With QSSR: AI-Driven Upscaling for the Standard PS5 – Digital Foundry
5. claude 2000+ searches

   • Claude down? Claude unable to authenticate error message pops up – Asbury Park Press
   • Is Claude down? Anthropic confirms an active issue — follow here for live updates – TechRadar
6. the walking dead: dead city 2000+ searches

   • The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 4 Renewal Gets Official Status Update From Producer Scott Gimple: 'I Think It's Got A Good Shot At It' (Exclusive) – The Direct
   • The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 4 Gets Its Best Update Yet – Yahoo
7. muse 100+ searches

   • The AI Tamagotchis are coming – The Verge
   • Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused – TechCrunch
8. connections hint 1000+ searches

   • NYT Connections Answers for October 2, 2026 – The New York Times
   • NYT Connections hints and answers for October 2. Tips to solve 'Connections' #1209. – Mashable
9. xbox disc to digital 1000+ searches

   • Xbox Disc-To-Digital Officially Exits Testing – TechPowerUp
   • Xbox Disc to Digital program expands again as SEGA joins a growing list of supported publishers – Windows Central
10. wordle hint 1000+ searches

    • Wordle today: The answer and hints for October 1, 2026 – Mashable
    • Today’s Wordle #1931: Hints, Clues And Answer For Friday October 2 – Forbes
11. gta 6 1000+ searches

    • Xbox doesn't even need GTA 6 for November — it has something even better – Windows Central
    • Xbox Says Its Share of GTA 6 Preorders Matches Its Share of the Console Market, Following PS5 Dominance Claim – IGN
12. sony playstation 500+ searches

    • AI upscaling is coming to PS5 – PlayStation.Blog
    • Hands-On With QSSR: AI-Driven Upscaling for the Standard PS5 – Digital Foundry
13. ps5 pro 500+ searches

    • AI upscaling is coming to PS5 – PlayStation.Blog
    • Sony announces QSSR AI upscaling tech for base PS5 in Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei – Digital Foundry
14. gemini 4 500+ searches

    • Google releases most advanced Gemini AI model – Financial Times
    • Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon, its most advanced AI model – CNBC
15. playstation 5 500+ searches

    • The Xbox Series X Can Now Play PlayStation 5 Games - Here's How – BGR
    • Xbox Series X Gets Experimental PS5 Emulator Port, Quake II Already Running – TechPowerUp
16. spacex starship launch 500+ searches

    • Watch: The ups and downs of SpaceX's 13 Starship test flights – BBC
    • The most powerful rocket ever built is on the verge of its biggest — and riskiest — test yet – CNN
17. tiktok 200+ searches

    • Brooke Eby, Who Brought Humor and Awareness to A.L.S., Dies at 37 – The New York Times
    • Brooke Eby Chronicled Her Own Death Online to Find a Cure – Vogue
18. sony ps5 pro 2tb console 200+ searches

    • Amid PlayStation 5 Pro Shortages, Sony Implements Lottery System Based on Playtime – TechPowerUp
    • Could Sony Japan's Anti-Scalper Technique Actually Protect the PS5 Pro? – ExtremeTech
19. griffin 100+ searches

    • Tavus Introduces Griffin, the First Face-to-Face Human Interaction Model, Unlocking the Future of Conversational AI – Business Wire
    • 😺 48% thought Tavus’s AI was human – The Neuron