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AI PR Tsunami Tests Open Source's Open Door
technology3 days ago

AI PR Tsunami Tests Open Source's Open Door

Hackaday reviews the concern that AI-generated pull requests are flooding open-source projects, a trend that has driven prominent figures like Jeff Greerling and Daniel Stenberg to question how open source should function. As GitHub considerations to curb spam and even invite-only collaboration emerge, maintainers weigh balancing openness with code quality and security, recognizing that AI-driven contributions can both accelerate and complicate software development.

Eden Emulator Fights Back as Nintendo DMCA Crackdown Hits Switch Scene
news9 days ago

Eden Emulator Fights Back as Nintendo DMCA Crackdown Hits Switch Scene

Nintendo issued DMCA takedown notices to nearly a dozen Switch-emulation GitHub pages, but the Eden emulator team, led by Camille LaVey, is pushing back by releasing a new v0.2.0 build and signaling a counter-notice to preserve video-game preservation. Eden, a fork of Yuzu, joins a broader emulation community that believes the ecosystem can survive despite Nintendo’s crackdown, with some pages folding while others refuse to bow to legal pressure.

Nintendo broadens DMCA crackdown to GitHub Switch emulators
technology11 days ago

Nintendo broadens DMCA crackdown to GitHub Switch emulators

Nintendo has reportedly issued DMCA notices to nearly every Nintendo Switch emulator project on GitHub—Eden, Citron, Kenji-NX, MeloNX, Sudachi, Skyline—marking a renewed push after the 2024 Yuzu lawsuit and related removals; TPM circumvention keys and other console protections are cited as the issue, and while some forks remain, their GitHub visibility may shrink as they are taken offline or moved to private repositories.

Nintendo Delivers Widespread DMCA Takedowns Against Switch Emulator Forks
technology11 days ago

Nintendo Delivers Widespread DMCA Takedowns Against Switch Emulator Forks

Nintendo has issued DMCA takedowns against multiple Nintendo Switch emulator forks and related projects hosted on GitHub (including Eden, Citron, Kenji-NX, MeloNX, Sudachi, and Skyline) as part of an ongoing anti-piracy push; some repositories have shifted to private mirrors or been removed from platforms like GitLab, highlighting Nintendo’s persistent crackdown on Switch emulation projects.

technology17 days ago

Intel Pulls Dozens of Open-Source Projects Amid Strategic Pivot

Intel has archived around two dozen open-source projects it previously maintained, including On Demand SDSi, GPGMM, Polite Guard, Intel UI Icons, and more, as part of a broader strategic shift. The changes, occurring since December 2025 into January 2026, reflect a reduced engineering footprint and a move away from certain open-source efforts, with OpenVINO remaining active while many other projects were discontinued or left unmaintained.

Linus Torvalds experiments with AI-powered vibe coding on AudioNoise
technology1 month ago

Linus Torvalds experiments with AI-powered vibe coding on AudioNoise

Linus Torvalds has quietly explored vibe coding by using Google's Antigravity AI to generate a Python-based audio visualizer for AudioNoise, a personal project built around his C code for digital audio effects. The effort grew from his GuitarPedal hardware experiments, and he notes the AI wrote the visualizer with minimal manual input, illustrating how AI tools are aiding coders on low-stakes tasks and signaling AI’s growing presence in the Linux ecosystem.

GitHub CEO Resigns Amid Microsoft Integration
technology6 months ago

GitHub CEO Resigns Amid Microsoft Integration

Microsoft is integrating GitHub more closely into its CoreAI team following the resignation of GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke, who is leaving to start a new venture. GitHub, previously operated as a separate entity since its 2018 acquisition, will now have no CEO and will report directly to Microsoft's CoreAI leadership, signaling a shift towards deeper AI integration within Microsoft’s development ecosystem.

The Future of Development: Embracing AI, Trust, and New Skills
technology6 months ago

The Future of Development: Embracing AI, Trust, and New Skills

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke warns developers to embrace AI or risk obsolescence, emphasizing that AI is transforming software development from coding to managing AI outputs. He highlights a shift in developer roles towards AI integration, advocating for early adoption to stay relevant in an evolving industry, and suggests that those resistant to change may need to consider other professions.

Minecraft Players Targeted by Malware Masquerading as Game Mods
technology8 months ago

Minecraft Players Targeted by Malware Masquerading as Game Mods

A malware campaign by Stargazers Ghost Network targets Minecraft players with fake mods and cheats, infecting Windows devices to steal credentials, tokens, and cryptocurrency wallets through malicious Java and .NET payloads distributed via GitHub repositories and Pastebin links, with a focus on evading detection and exfiltrating data to Russian-controlled servers.