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Samsung has begun rolling out the first One UI 9 beta update to the Galaxy S25 lineup, following months of testing limited to the Galaxy S26 series. The update, roughly 3,862MB with firmware DZHK, brings Android 17 and the August 5, 2026 security patch, and is currently available in South Korea, the UK, and India, including on the Galaxy S25 FE.
Advances in AI tools like Cursor and Claude Code have automated much of the routine work of writing code, allowing agents to generate pipelines, tests, and API integrations from plain-language prompts. As a result, the role of software engineers is shifting away from producing logic themselves and toward defining the guardrails, intent, and system constraints that keep AI-generated work coherent and correct.
Microsoft confirmed that its optional KB5120998 preview update, released August 27, is resetting or corrupting users' custom mouse cursor settings on Windows 11. Affected users report cursors becoming oversized, appearing as generic white icons, or vanishing entirely, with custom animations reverting to defaults. Microsoft acknowledged the bug on its known issues page but has not yet issued a fix.
Nvidia's newly released 615.56 driver blocks the core power limit adjustments that the third-party utility mVolt+ used to push RTX 50-series GPUs well past their rated power limits. Users report the screen goes black, mimicking a driver crash, whenever the tool tries to apply extra current, regardless of the settings used. The app had previously let enthusiasts drive cards like the RTX 5090 to 650-700W and an Asus ROG Astra RTX 5080 to 680W without VBIOS swaps or hardware mods.
A security researcher tested Anthropic's Claude Code Opus 5 in its default Auto Mode and found that a crafted website-summary request could hijack the agent into executing malicious code, succeeding in 60-80% of attempts on a small sample. The exploit tricks Claude into fetching a ZIP archive, writing its own Python decoder, and unknowingly running it inside an attacker-controlled folder where a poisoned struct.py file shadows Python's standard library and triggers code execution.
A developer has published free, GPL-licensed source code for three old Windows 3.1x-era programs: a limited implementation of Conway's Game of Life, a GDI object-cleanup utility called GDI Rescuer, and a Mastermind-style game called Code Breaker. The Game of Life program notably demonstrates mixing 16-bit C with 32-bit assembly via winmem32.dll and handling palette and DIB color translation quirks of the era.
A contributor writing for Entrepreneur argues that professional success depends less on raw performance than on having a trusted group of advisors—mentors, coaches, sponsors and peers—who help navigate transitions and decisions. The author describes building a 'personal board of directors' of six advisors over two decades to guide promotions, leadership moves and entrepreneurship.
Apple TV has acquired worldwide streaming rights to Small Prophets, a comedy that became the BBC's top-rated new scripted series launch this year, months after it aired in the UK. The show will begin streaming on Apple TV on October 7 in most markets, including the US, while UK viewers will get it next year after its run on BBC iPlayer ends.
SK hynix held a groundbreaking ceremony this week for its first U.S.-based HBM packaging and testing facility, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The $4 billion site will package HBM stacks using DRAM wafers made in South Korea, with volume production of next-generation HBM memory expected in the second half of 2029, roughly a year later than originally planned.
Samsung has released a seventh One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 lineup, weighing 1,234MB and carrying the August 5, 2026 security patch. The update reportedly brings AI features similar to those on the Galaxy Z Fold 8, including an upgraded Finder with Google Search, My Fan Cam, and custom Now Nudge cards, alongside fixes for random reboots and Do Not Disturb behavior. It's currently rolling out in Germany, India, Poland, the UK, and South Korea, with a US release expected soon.
Revolution Medicines received FDA approval this week for a pancreatic cancer pill, a milestone that comes after the company fielded acquisition interest from larger pharmaceutical firms but chose to remain independent. The decision allowed it to bring the drug through regulatory approval on its own rather than as part of a larger acquirer's pipeline.
Rockstar Games released a 26-minute extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI, streaming first on Netflix for six hours before hitting the Rockstar YouTube channel later the same day. The footage details the game's Florida-inspired setting of Leonida, introduces protagonists Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, and shows an early gameplay sequence involving a drug raid shootout.