The Duskbloods: 10 hours of network testing, and what if it wasn't meant for us?
A sicko from Elden Ring spends 10 hours on The Duskbloods' test network—and comes out concerned. Frankly, we get the nuance.
Aug 24, 2026 6 2
ReactOS 0.4.16: The Windows of the 90s open source returns with fewer bugs
ReactOS, the open-source project that rebuilds Windows XP/2003 from scratch without using Microsoft's code, has released version 0.4.16. Twenty-two years of volunteer reverse engineering to revive an interface that shaped a generation.
Sep 2, 2026 25 4
macOS Screen Sharing: an authentication bypass actively exploited to mine Monero
The Dutch NCSC warns: an active campaign is exploiting a macOS screen-sharing vulnerability to deploy a cryptocurrency miner. The exploit code is public—time to patch.
Aug 14, 2026 7 2
Arise Dark Lord: Raise your undead army on a Tolkien-style map
Arise Dark Lord is an action-RTS indie game that puts you in the role of the villain: stylized Lord of the Rings map, undead army to build, humans to exterminate. We're hooked.
Aug 7, 2026 23 3
Moon Festival 2026 at Starbucks Japan: The moon-viewing celebration infuses the autumn collection
Starbucks Japan unveils its Tsukimi (月見, moon-viewing) collection for autumn 2026: mugs, tumblers, and gifts inspired by the Japanese tradition from late September. A textbook example of Western seasonal marketing adapted to the Japanese lunar calendar.
Sep 3, 2026 18 3
C# welcomes union types in November—a catch-up that brings the language closer to F# and Rust
Microsoft confirms via The Register the arrival of union types in C# in November 2026. A feature that TypeScript, Rust, Swift, and F# have had for a long time, and which changes the way business states are modeled in C#.
Sep 3, 2026 19 3
Fake software installers: disabling Windows Update and weakening Defender before intrusion
The Hacker News documents a campaign of fake software installers that begin by disabling Windows Update and reducing Microsoft Defender protections. This is no longer a classic drive-by attack: it's a preamble to a lasting intrusion.
Sep 3, 2026 2 1
GTA VI: A 60 FPS patch in development for PS5 and Xbox Series X
Rockstar is reportedly working actively on a performance patch to make GTA VI run at 60 frames per second on PS5 and Xbox Series X. No release date has been announced, but the studio has confirmed it is taking the issue seriously and will not allow its most ambitious game to be indefinitely capped at 30 fps.
Sep 2, 2026 19 3
Neither GCC nor Clang are fully compliant with the C++ standard—and this is structural.
A study demonstrates that neither GCC nor Clang fully comply with the ISO C++ standard. Not a single bug fixable in one pull request—it's a structural observation about the two compilers powering most C++ projects worldwide.
Sep 1, 2026 14 3
ServiceNow: Three CVEs Score 10.0, Remote Code Execution Without Authentication - Patch Urgently
Three distinct vulnerabilities, each with a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, allow anyone on the Internet to execute code on your ServiceNow servers without any authentication. An absolute emergency for the thousands of organizations using the platform.
Aug 31, 2026 19 3
Linus Torvalds to anti-AI in Linux: "Fork the kernel or get out of the way"
Linus Torvalds has just settled the debate that has been stirring the open source community for months: AI in the development of the Linux kernel is non-negotiable. Opponents have a clear option on the table.
Aug 31, 2026 10 2
XZ Utils and "Half a Second": Autopsy of the supply chain attack that nearly compromised the Internet
Two years of social engineering, a backdoor hidden in build scripts, and detection via a 500-millisecond SSH latency spike. The book *Half a Second* reconstructs CVE-2024-3094—and extracts lessons every developer must learn.
Aug 31, 2026 15 3