News News 25 September 2025 - 10 October 2025

Why the Change Now Sam’s Club says members “overwhelmingly” asked for longer weekend hours economictimes.indiatimes.com. In practice, extending Sunday hours helps spread out crowds and gives big-shopping members more flexibility. Plus members keep their 8–9 am head start, preserving that perk for a higher fee tier economictimes.indiatimes.com. The move also simplifies scheduling: most clubs will now run 8 am–8 pm every day (except a few local exceptions) economictimes.indiatimes.com. Walmart spokesman Steven Zapata confirmed to reporters that customer feedback prompted this shift economictimes.indiatimes.com. Analysts see this as a savvy member-driven strategy. A TechSpace2 analysis notes warehouse clubs are gaining share amid retail headwinds, with

Event Overview: Steel Skyline Launch Niantic’s official announcement confirms that the Steel Skyline event will run from September 30 to October 7, 2025, with Dynamax Duraludon as its centerpiece pokemongo.com pokemongo.com. In a news update, the Pokémon GO team stated: “Dynamax Duraludon will make its Pokémon GO debut in four-star Max Battles!” and reminded trainers that, if they’re lucky, “you may encounter a Shiny one!” pokemongo.com. In other words, this event marks the first appearance of Duraludon (and its rare shiny variant) in Pokémon GO. The schedule confirms that all local timezones will see the event begin at 10 AM on

What Is the Daft Punk Experience? Fortnite’s new event is a fully interactive music playground, not just a passive concert. Epic Games has branded it their “biggest musical experience” yet Pitchfork. It spans 31 classic Daft Punk songs (from their early French-house era through hits like “Get Lucky”) in five custom virtual rooms. Each room has a theme – e.g. a Dream Chamber DJ hub where players remix tracks (including Daft Punk’s catalog and Weeknd collabs) Pockettactics, a Daft Club dance floor playing the Alive tour visuals Pitchfork, a Robot Rock Arena with breakout stages, and even a Lego build

Key facts (quick read) In‑depth report 1) Huntington’s disease, in plain English What it is. HD is a progressive brain disorder that typically begins in mid‑adulthood, causing a mix of movement (chorea, dystonia), cognitive (processing speed, executive function) and psychiatric symptoms (depression, irritability). It is uniformly fatal over years to decades. NIH Neurological Institute+1 Genetics. HD is autosomal dominant: each child of an affected parent has a 50% chance to inherit the expansion. The disease is caused by CAG repeat expansion in HTT: ≥40 repeats almost always cause disease in a normal lifespan; 36–39 have reduced penetrance; 27–35 are intermediate (no disease in the carrier but potential expansion in offspring). Anticipation—earlier onset in successive generations—occurs, especially with paternal transmission. NCBI+1

A Surprise Mobile Entry in the Fire Emblem Series Nintendo surprised fans by launching Fire Emblem Shadows out of nowhere, without any prior announcement or marketing buildup. The game was unveiled and released on the same day – a strategy known as a “shadow drop” – on September 25, 2025 siliconera.com. This timing was notable: it came just as the Tokyo Game Show 2025 was getting underway, and shortly after a major PlayStation event, stealing a bit of the spotlight with an unexpected Nintendo news bombshell gamespot.com. The title is available immediately worldwide on both iOS and Android devices as