GitHub is down again, and this time it's hitting almost everything
The outage follows a lengthy Actions disruption last week that GitHub called "unacceptable"
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Windows BitLocker exploit sparks messy feud between Microsoft and the researcher who exposed it
Researcher says Microsoft ignored BitLocker flaw before banning his GitHub account
Hackers breach GitHub and access 3,800 internal repositories now listed for sale
The breach is linked to TeamPCP, a group that has been poisoning trusted developer tools for months
Security researcher just turned the PS5 into a Linux PC, and it can run GTA V at 60fps
A novel exploit lets certain PS5 units boot Ubuntu and run PC games at high frame rates, though the setup resets after every reboot
Microsoft releases the earliest DOS source code ever discovered as open source
Redmond needed an OS, Tim Paterson joined the fray, and the rest is history
A $7,000 DIY radar project is taking on hardware that usually costs over $100,000
The Aeris-10 pairs FPGA signal processing with scalable antenna arrays and full GitHub documentation
The software that landed Apollo 11 on the moon is now free online
The original code reveals how engineers worked within extreme hardware limits
Keychron shares 3D keyboard blueprints on GitHub, opening hardware to modders
Users can download and tweak case plates and keycaps while commercial use remains restricted
GitHub pulls Copilot "feature" after it added advertising to more than 11,000 pull requests
Controversy highlights the risks of AI altering user content
Hackers are using fake coding jobs to spread malware through GitHub
Malware campaign uses GitHub job scams and blockchains to steal credentials at scale
GitHub Copilot will use your data for AI training by default, but you can opt out
Individual users are opted in automatically, while Business and Enterprise accounts are excluded
After GitHub outages, OpenAI begins building a rival code repository
The project could drive a wedge between OpenAI and Microsoft
Microsoft open-sources the original Zork trilogy, unlocking a huge piece of gaming history
One of gaming's oldest classics is now open source
Hackers are saving Google's abandoned Nest thermostats with open-source firmware
"No Longer Evil" project gives older Nest devices a second life
This $150 homemade VR headset shows how far open-source hardware has come
DIYers developers can adapt the design with different sensors, optics, or displays to create custom VR hardware
AMD accidentally leaks FSR 4 source code, teasing possible support for older Radeon GPUs
Cutting corners: AMD's FSR 4 upscaling is far more competitive with Nvidia's DLSS when compared to previous iterations, but it is not open source and only supports the company's latest graphics cards. A recent GitHub misfire has leaked plans to address those shortcomings and expand the library of FSR 4 compatible games.
Microsoft absorbs GitHub into CoreAI division as CEO plans exit
Developers worry Microsoft could undermine the independence that made GitHub successful
Microsoft: nearly one million devices hit by malware spread through ads on illegal streaming websites
Be careful if visiting sketchy websites
In brief: If you're going to visit websites that host pirated video streams, you'd better be willing to accept the risks. That's something owners of the one million devices affected by a malware campaign originating from these sites might not have considered.
Chatbots are surfacing data from GitHub repositories that are set to private
Chatbot and AI services have yet another security and safety issue we need to worry about
Developer ports Doom into a Microsoft Word document
Doom has been ported to most computing platforms and some unconventional formats
Winamp source code released, but with significant restrictions
You can read the code, but you cannot fork it
GitHub Copilot Autofix claims to identify and resolve security issues in your code
It's now generally available
Sensitive data published through GitHub can be accessed even after being deleted
The service is working as intended, the company claims