Wednesday 14 October 2026

Epic says its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher is faster than Steam

Ars Technica 21:15 10 outlets

But the new "Preview" app "will have some bugs," Epic warns.

• The Verge Epic is bringing Fortnite to Linux
• PC Gamer Epic says its new 'vibe coded' Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam
• GamingOnLinux Epic Games Launcher preview arrives - Native Linux support, Fortnite for Linux is coming and upgraded Easy Anti-Cheat
• Rock Paper Shotgun "We vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher" because "programming is hard", announce company we're somehow supposed to see as a serious Steam competitor
• VGC Epic says it’s ‘vibe coded’ its new Epic Games Launcher with AI, because ‘programming is hard’
• and 4 more

KDE Plasma 6.8 released

LWN 13:41 7 outlets

Version 6.8 of the KDE Plasma desktop has been released. The The KDE project has timed the release to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Matthias Ettrich's email announcing the project: Unix popularity grows thanks to the free variants, mostly Linux. But…

• KDE Plasma 6.8
• Phoronix KDE Plasma 6.8 Released, Marks 30 Years Of The KDE Project
• GamingOnLinux Plasma 6.8 is out as KDE celebrates 30 years
• Linuxiac KDE Plasma 6.8 Released, Drops X11 Sessions After 30 Years of KDE
• 9to5Linux KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
• and 1 more

Ubisoft closing Trials developer RedLynx and cutting jobs in Singapore studio

GamesIndustry.biz 08:55 5 outlets

Ubisoft has proposed the closure of Finnish studio RedLynx, creator of the Trial franchise, and major job losses at Ubisoft Singapore, lead developer of the ill-fated Skull and Bones. The cuts are the latest in the firm's ongoing restructuring, as it seeks to…

• VGC Ubisoft is planning to shut down Trials studio RedLynx and lay off 70 Ubisoft Singapore staff
• Rock Paper Shotgun Ubisoft are making layoffs at Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced studio Ubisoft Singapore while closing Trials creators Redlynx
• Eurogamer Ubisoft closing Trials developer RedLynx and downsizing Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced team in Singapore
• PC Gamer Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced was a big hit, and now it's time for big layoffs at the studio that made it

"My idea of a Netflix for games doesn’t work": Garry's Mod creator says struggling spiritual successor S&box will go free to play as part of major rethink

Rock Paper Shotgun 10:00 3 outlets

Earlier this year, Garry's Mod and Rust developers Facepunch Studios released S&box, a mix of open source game development platform/spiritual successor to their Valve prop-filled physics sandbox. It's not fared well, only earning mixed reviews and being…

• GamingOnLinux Facepunch are rethinking s&box since it's not doing well - it's going free to play
• PC Gamer 'My idea of a Netflix for games doesn't work': Garry's Mod successor is getting 'sweeping changes'

Legendary FPS level designer Richard "Levelord" Gray dies at 68

Ars Technica 16:02 2 outlets

Tributes pour in for the man behind iconic Duke Nukem 3D levels and much more.

• GamesIndustry.biz Duke Nukem 3D level designer Richard "Levelord" Gray dies aged 68

Rockstar 'union busting' tribunal extended to November 18th, meaning it will close just days before GTA 6's release date

Rock Paper Shotgun 14:45 2 outlets

The employment tribunal between the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and GTA 6 maker Rockstar games was due to conclude this Friday, but the legal case has now been extended into November. It's like everything Rockstar touches gets delayed…

• Eurogamer Conclusion of Rockstar's employment tribunal delayed into November, almost day and date with GTA 6's release

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 204 Linux Firewall Distro Improves the Knot Resolver

9to5Linux 10:03 2 outlets

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 204 hardened Linux firewall distro is now available for download with improvements to the Knot Resolver, Intrusion Prevention System, WireGuard support, and more.

• Linuxiac IPFire 2.29 Core Update 204 Fixes VPN DNS Issues, Updates Linux Kernel

October’s PS Plus Game Catalog titles include Mafia: The Old Country and Tales of Arise

VGC 15:50 2 outlets

Horizon Forbidden West is also returning, while Dino Crisis 2 joins the Classic Catalog

• Eurogamer Here are our PS Plus Premium and Extra games for October

Epic says its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher is faster than Steam

Ars Technica 21:15 10 outlets

But the new "Preview" app "will have some bugs," Epic warns.

• The Verge Epic is bringing Fortnite to Linux
• PC Gamer Epic says its new 'vibe coded' Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam
• GamingOnLinux Epic Games Launcher preview arrives - Native Linux support, Fortnite for Linux is coming and upgraded Easy Anti-Cheat
• Rock Paper Shotgun "We vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher" because "programming is hard", announce company we're somehow supposed to see as a serious Steam competitor
• VGC Epic says it’s ‘vibe coded’ its new Epic Games Launcher with AI, because ‘programming is hard’
• and 4 more

KDE Plasma 6.8 released

LWN 13:41 7 outlets

Version 6.8 of the KDE Plasma desktop has been released. The The KDE project has timed the release to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Matthias Ettrich's email announcing the project: Unix popularity grows thanks to the free variants, mostly Linux. But…

• KDE Plasma 6.8
• Phoronix KDE Plasma 6.8 Released, Marks 30 Years Of The KDE Project
• GamingOnLinux Plasma 6.8 is out as KDE celebrates 30 years
• Linuxiac KDE Plasma 6.8 Released, Drops X11 Sessions After 30 Years of KDE
• 9to5Linux KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
• and 1 more

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 204 Linux Firewall Distro Improves the Knot Resolver

9to5Linux 10:03 2 outlets

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 204 hardened Linux firewall distro is now available for download with improvements to the Knot Resolver, Intrusion Prevention System, WireGuard support, and more.

• Linuxiac IPFire 2.29 Core Update 204 Fixes VPN DNS Issues, Updates Linux Kernel

A big Steam update brings the Big Art Mode, Screensaver, Steam Controller upgrades, Linux upgrades and more

GamingOnLinux 07:21 2 outlets

A fresh stable Steam Client Update landed October 13th bringing with it some big new features, along with lots of bug fixes everywhere.

• PC Gamer Steam's new Big Art Mode is a lovely visual upgrade for my living room setup

GCC development with large-language models

LWN 13:13 subscribers

After much deliberation, the GCC project recently came up with a policy on the use of large language models for development of the compiler suite. It is somewhat restrictive, but still leaves room for LLMs in the development process. At the 2026 GNU Tools…

Linus Torvalds's first LLM-assisted patch series

LWN 13:50

At the recently concluded Maintainers Summit, Linus Torvalds said that he had been using a large language model to work on a patch series addressing a longstanding problem; he has now posted that series for review. The fairly short series of ten patches…

Collaborating with out-of-tree tracers

LWN 13:56 subscribers

LTTng creator Mathieu Desnoyers seems a bit trapped in something of a catch-22. At the 2026 Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC), he led a discussion on the problem he is having in trying to collaborate with other tracing projects (e.g. ftrace, perf) in the…

Epic says its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher is faster than Steam

Ars Technica 21:15 10 outlets

But the new "Preview" app "will have some bugs," Epic warns.

• The Verge Epic is bringing Fortnite to Linux
• PC Gamer Epic says its new 'vibe coded' Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam
• GamingOnLinux Epic Games Launcher preview arrives - Native Linux support, Fortnite for Linux is coming and upgraded Easy Anti-Cheat
• Rock Paper Shotgun "We vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher" because "programming is hard", announce company we're somehow supposed to see as a serious Steam competitor
• VGC Epic says it’s ‘vibe coded’ its new Epic Games Launcher with AI, because ‘programming is hard’
• and 4 more

Legendary FPS level designer Richard "Levelord" Gray dies at 68

Ars Technica 16:02 2 outlets

Tributes pour in for the man behind iconic Duke Nukem 3D levels and much more.

• GamesIndustry.biz Duke Nukem 3D level designer Richard "Levelord" Gray dies aged 68

YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs

The Verge 18:22 2 outlets

YouTube is adding a "Made with AI" label to tracks that were "altered or fully generated" using AI, with a similar approach to its existing process for applying AI labels to videos. It doesn't sound like this will apply to any and all use of AI tools in…

• TechCrunch YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms

OpenAI, Google pushing new AI models easily tricked into making nudes, researchers say

Ars Technica 11:00

Attack method exposes flaws in OpenAI, Google safeguards against AI nudes.

The Internet’s undersea backbone is slipping into the danger zone

Ars Technica 11:15

Elisabeth Braw’s book Undersea War on rising risks for undersea infrastructure.

Anthropic warns small AI models could self-replicate through IoT devices

Ars Technica 12:55

"Small weight-based replicators" could usher in a new generation of computer worms.

Ukraine blindsided by Starlink throttling restrictions and intelligence gaps

Ars Technica 13:56

Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network.

The US military’s race to make fake blood

MIT Technology Review 09:00

Its call sign was Morphine 1-2. In February 2007, the hulking dual-­rotor casualty evacuation helicopter had just flown three wounded soldiers to a field hospital in Balad, north of Baghdad, when another call came: an emergency mission to fly through an…

The Download: faking blood and the future of batteries

MIT Technology Review 12:10

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The US military’s race to make fake blood In February 2007, a US military helicopter carrying blood to a field hospital…

IEEE Continues Preparations for the Realignment of Its Regions

IEEE Spectrum 18:00

Progress continues in restructuring IEEE’s geographic regions, as outlined in The Institute’s February 2023 article “IEEE Is Realigning Its Geographic Regions.” The “Region 1” designation will no longer be used. The new Region 2 will merge what is currently…

SEALSQ Presents Research on Side-Channel Attacks Against ML-KEM

The Quantum Insider 07:00

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (“SEALSQ” or “Company”), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced that its research team…

TAIYI Quantum Surpasses RMB 1 Billion in Funding to Advance Fault-Tolerant Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing

The Quantum Insider 07:43

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — TAIYI Quantum, a quantum computing company developing ytterbium (Yb) neutral-atom technology, announced that its cumulative funding has exceeded RMB 1 billion (approximately US$140 million) following its latest financing round…

Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech Announces Nearly €20 Million First Close of Series A Led by Indra Group

The Quantum Insider 08:17

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech has completed a €19.6 million — about $22 million USD — first close of its Series A funding round, led by Indra Group through IndraMind with a €10 million investment. The Spanish Society for Technological…

QFX Wins £6.8 Million Innovate UK Contract for Quantum Timing Hardware

The Quantum Insider 09:31

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QFX (Quantum Fabrix Ltd), an Oxford University spinout developing hardware infrastructure for distributed quantum computing and quantum networking, has been awarded a £6.8 million contract by Innovate UK to deliver Phase II of…

Epic says its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher is faster than Steam

Ars Technica 21:15 10 outlets

But the new "Preview" app "will have some bugs," Epic warns.

• The Verge Epic is bringing Fortnite to Linux
• PC Gamer Epic says its new 'vibe coded' Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam
• GamingOnLinux Epic Games Launcher preview arrives - Native Linux support, Fortnite for Linux is coming and upgraded Easy Anti-Cheat
• Rock Paper Shotgun "We vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher" because "programming is hard", announce company we're somehow supposed to see as a serious Steam competitor
• VGC Epic says it’s ‘vibe coded’ its new Epic Games Launcher with AI, because ‘programming is hard’
• and 4 more

KDE Plasma 6.8 released

LWN 13:41 7 outlets

Version 6.8 of the KDE Plasma desktop has been released. The The KDE project has timed the release to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Matthias Ettrich's email announcing the project: Unix popularity grows thanks to the free variants, mostly Linux. But…

• KDE Plasma 6.8
• Phoronix KDE Plasma 6.8 Released, Marks 30 Years Of The KDE Project
• GamingOnLinux Plasma 6.8 is out as KDE celebrates 30 years
• Linuxiac KDE Plasma 6.8 Released, Drops X11 Sessions After 30 Years of KDE
• 9to5Linux KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
• and 1 more

Ubisoft closing Trials developer RedLynx and cutting jobs in Singapore studio

GamesIndustry.biz 08:55 5 outlets

Ubisoft has proposed the closure of Finnish studio RedLynx, creator of the Trial franchise, and major job losses at Ubisoft Singapore, lead developer of the ill-fated Skull and Bones. The cuts are the latest in the firm's ongoing restructuring, as it seeks to…

• VGC Ubisoft is planning to shut down Trials studio RedLynx and lay off 70 Ubisoft Singapore staff
• Rock Paper Shotgun Ubisoft are making layoffs at Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced studio Ubisoft Singapore while closing Trials creators Redlynx
• Eurogamer Ubisoft closing Trials developer RedLynx and downsizing Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced team in Singapore
• PC Gamer Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced was a big hit, and now it's time for big layoffs at the studio that made it

"My idea of a Netflix for games doesn’t work": Garry's Mod creator says struggling spiritual successor S&box will go free to play as part of major rethink

Rock Paper Shotgun 10:00 3 outlets

Earlier this year, Garry's Mod and Rust developers Facepunch Studios released S&box, a mix of open source game development platform/spiritual successor to their Valve prop-filled physics sandbox. It's not fared well, only earning mixed reviews and being…

• GamingOnLinux Facepunch are rethinking s&box since it's not doing well - it's going free to play
• PC Gamer 'My idea of a Netflix for games doesn't work': Garry's Mod successor is getting 'sweeping changes'

Legendary FPS level designer Richard "Levelord" Gray dies at 68

Ars Technica 16:02 2 outlets

Tributes pour in for the man behind iconic Duke Nukem 3D levels and much more.

• GamesIndustry.biz Duke Nukem 3D level designer Richard "Levelord" Gray dies aged 68

Rockstar 'union busting' tribunal extended to November 18th, meaning it will close just days before GTA 6's release date

Rock Paper Shotgun 14:45 2 outlets

The employment tribunal between the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and GTA 6 maker Rockstar games was due to conclude this Friday, but the legal case has now been extended into November. It's like everything Rockstar touches gets delayed…

• Eurogamer Conclusion of Rockstar's employment tribunal delayed into November, almost day and date with GTA 6's release

October’s PS Plus Game Catalog titles include Mafia: The Old Country and Tales of Arise

VGC 15:50 2 outlets

Horizon Forbidden West is also returning, while Dino Crisis 2 joins the Classic Catalog

• Eurogamer Here are our PS Plus Premium and Extra games for October