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Developer UntilHEX used Claude Code to identify and remove a hidden crypto miner named xmrig from their overheating Mac. The agent detected the malware consuming 1175% CPU and 12 cores, reaching 112 degrees Celsius. After the AI cleaned the infection, a subsequent Malwarebytes scan confirmed the system was secure.
The RPCS3 team announced on X that the emulator now fully plays Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 on PCs after developer elad335 fixed a synchronisation issue. This milestone brings the playable list to 79.95% of the PS3 library, covering 797 games total.
Norwegian developer Funcom initiates restructuring and layoffs following the console release of Dune: Awakening on September 22. Long-time leader Rui Casais departs after 22 years as the company appoints Scott Junior as new CEO. The move shifts the studio from full production to live service operations for the game.
Steam Next Fest 2026 launches today with 8,202 playable demos, more than double last year's count. Last June, roughly 17 percent of demos disclosed generative AI use, though concerns about AI slop and game cloning persist among developers.
Zcash developer Zakura proposes one-time viewing keys to stop quantum computers from linking shielded swaps via NEAR Intents. The fix requires no network upgrade and will reach wallets like Vizor in coming weeks. Around $600 million to $700 million flowed through this route by May, making the vulnerability significant.
Linux 7.4 removes broken ARM64 big-endian code because it is vanishingly rare and unsupported. Since September 2025, the CPUBIGENDIAN Kconfig option was marked as broken due to lack of developer interest. This change retires the last of the code, clearing out less than five hundred lines to simplify future kernel development.
Google releases EmbeddingGemma 2, a compact, open-weight model under the Apache 2.0 license. It unifies text, code, images, video, and audio into a 768-dimensional space. The model scales from 270 million parameters for text to 740 million for full multimodal support. It is available on Hugging Face.
Residents in Pennsylvania's Hazle Township reject a developer's offer of $10,000 per household to allow a data center. While NorthPoint Development proposes a $165 million fund, locals view the payment as a bribe and have secured a court-ordered halt to construction.
Samsung releases the first software update for the Galaxy S25 series in South Korea, bringing the October 2026 security patch. This update fixes 62 security vulnerabilities in the previous firmware and is 539.24MB in size. The brand launched the devices in February 2025 with One UI 7.
The Linux kernel 7.3 released on Sunday afternoon with 18,765 non-merge commits from 3,021 developers, including 807 first-time contributors. Significant changes include new failfs filesystem, fchroot system call, and working-set tracking for virtual machines, setting the stage for the 7.4 merge window.
Apple confirms the iPhone Duo uses a custom foldable display built from scratch rather than a pre-built Samsung panel. Preorders opened on Oct 19, 2026. The device features an under-display camera and offers 51 hours 30 minutes runtime.