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Security researcher Sammy Hajhamid (Pepsipu) disclosed a software-only, 'tethered' exploit chain for the Switch 2 that achieves userland access via bugs in SmileBasic 4 and the console's FileSystem services module. The hack requires a networked macOS or Linux PC and enables homebrew, game modding, reverse engineering, save backups, and peripheral access, demonstrated with modded characters in Mario Kart World.
The October 22, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily recapped reports on upcoming iOS 27.2 features and discussion of a possible Apple Music rebrand. The episode is distributed via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play and RSS, with a sponsorship from Backblaze.
Apple's upcoming iOS and iPadOS 27.2 update will extend Apple TV user profiles to iPhone and iPad, syncing playback history and recommendations across devices, with new kids' character avatars from shows like The Snoopy Show and Frog and Toad. The update also adds optional American Sign Language and British Sign Language support, accessible via Settings under Apps > TV > Sign Language.
Anker's Soundcore Space 2 over-ear headphones, which launched in April, are now discounted to their lowest price yet, undercutting even their Prime Day sale. The headphones feature active noise cancellation, physical button controls, and battery life rated at 50 hours with ANC on and 70 hours with it off.
Amazon has discounted NBA 2K27 by 29%, bringing the price below $50, a $20 reduction from its standard listing. The sale applies to the Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X versions of the newly released basketball title.
Researcher Sammy Hajhamid cracked Switch 2 firmware version 23.0.1 using OpenAI's Codex, enabling homebrew software, access to most device peripherals, and save file backups. The software-only exploit took about two weeks to develop and doesn't require reboot persistence or hardware modification, though it must be reapplied after each restart and needs a connected computer. He demonstrated the hack with a modded Mario Kart World featuring non-Nintendo characters like Goku and Walter White.
The Lexar ES3 512GB Portable SSD is being sold at a reduced price, marked down 27% from its usual cost. The drive uses USB 3.2 Gen 2 connectivity and offers read speeds of up to 1050MB/s in a slim portable form factor.
Apple's upcoming iOS 27.2 update, expected next week, carries design changes to two built-in apps. Apple Music drops its red accent color for black, white and blue tones across the tab bar, library sections and widgets, while Apple Books repositions its reading controls, adds progress bars, and introduces a standard Liquid Glass menu.
A gaming retrospective piece calls for the return of the distinctive save-file menu designs used by sixth-generation consoles like the Dreamcast, GameCube, and PlayStation 2. It highlights how each system rendered saved games with unique visuals, from the Dreamcast's VMU icons to the GameCube's floating cubes and the PS2's 3D model grid.
A modder known as pepsipu (Sammy Hajhamid) created a software-only, tethered jailbreak for the Nintendo Switch 2, dubbed 'ns2jb,' with help from OpenAI's Codex tool. The exploit relies on the game SmileBASIC 4 and must be re-run each time the console restarts; a demo shows a modified Mario Kart World with added characters like Cinnamoroll, Peter Griffin and Steve from Minecraft.
Insta360's standard Mic kit carries over much of the audio quality from the pricier Mic Pro, offering Voice, Rich and Bright presets along with effective noise reduction for indoor and outdoor recording. It connects directly to Insta360 cameras like the Ace Pro 2 and Luna series without a receiver dongle, and supports linking up to four microphones to one receiver or syncing multiple receivers across two cameras simultaneously.
A developer has published ns2jb, a tethered, software-only jailbreak for the Nintendo Switch 2 running the latest 23.0.1 firmware, via a public repository. The exploit reportedly allows arbitrary native code execution as a system module, enabling homebrew apps, save file backups, reverse engineering of games, and hardware access via MMIO. The developer used AI coding assistant Codex to help build the exploit and to mod Mario Kart World as a demonstration.