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⚡ Welcome to The Weekly Authority, the Android Authority newsletter that breaks down the top Android and tech news from the week. The 215th edition here, with Google Pixel event news, S23 battery leaks, CD Projekt Red’s new projects, and a robot-plant-machete hybrid (keep reading, and it’ll all make sense).

🎃 I’m starting Halloween early with a horror movie night with friends this weekend. We’ll be watching Netflix’s new horror, Mr Harrigan’s Phone, based on the Stephen King novella of the same name.

Viral British artist Mr Doodle completed his biggest project to date, covering every inch of his 12-room $1.54m mansion in Tenterden, near Kent in England, with his signature black and white doodles.

Mr Doodle’s success is all down to his social media accounts. To date, he has 2.7 million Instagram followers and over 95,000 YouTube subscribers.

We don’t recommend you try this at home, but if you’re looking to update your living space, you might want to consider setting up a smart home. Check out some of the best smart home devices, or read up on 5 things you should know before building an advanced smart home. We’ve even got the best budget devices for building a starter smart home, if you’re cash-strapped.