SUSE, together with Savoir-faire Linux, provided support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time for the open LF Energy SEAPATH architecture. In tests by operator Alliander, the kernel achieved latency of less than 30 ms, required for high-voltage grid protection.
Cloudflare introduced a Disallow AI Training setting that prohibits the use of site content for training AI models without blocking search indexing. The directive is published in robots.txt via Bot Preference Sync; Applebot and Googlebot already comply, Bingbot from early 2027.
Salesforce reported that after adopting AI-assisted coding, code volume grew by about 30%, and pull requests regularly exceed 20 files and 1,000 lines. Review time for the largest PRs stopped growing and in places decreased—the company interpreted this as reviewers abandoning substantive checks of changes.
Apple released Xcode 27.2, but iOS SDK and simulator support for the iPhone Duo will only arrive in Xcode 27.1 later this month. Without that SDK, developers cannot begin adapting apps for the foldable iPhone.
The PlayStation 3 emulator team RPCS3 released a workaround for an Nvidia driver bug found by contributor Yahfz. In Red Dead Redemption, the frame rate gain reaches 20-25%, and the effect affects most games and only Nvidia GPU owners.
Perplexity replaced DynamoDB in its search stack with its own database CobbleDB: about 40,000 lines of Rust written by two engineers in two months with the help of hundreds of coding agents. Median batch read latency dropped from 31.4 to 5.6 ms, p99 from 123 to 24.2 ms, expected savings at least 20%.
Google released Android 17 QPR1 for supported Pixel devices. The update allows selecting multiple screen savers at once, such as Home Controls and Photos, changing their order, and switching with a long press.
In iOS 27.2, Apple will introduce a system mechanism to migrate data and settings from an app to its replacement before deleting the old one. The feature works only when a developer replaces their own app with a successor.
The Unicode Consortium released Unicode 18.0 with 13,007 new characters, bringing the total to 172,808. It adds three scripts, three currency symbols, nine emoji and seven new blocks; most new characters come from ancient seal script (11,328).
Google released a Google Home app update: the widget now pauses background updates when the screen is off or locked, saving battery. It also fixes gray tiles for sensors and cameras, setup and Google TV launch failures, and improves smoke alerts and Gemini for Home.
Microsoft is investigating reports that the September Windows 11 security update KB5124008 breaks domain trust on enterprise systems. Users cannot sign in with valid Active Directory credentials; the issue is tied to the Machine Identity Isolation feature in audit or enforcement mode.
Days after the iOS 27 release, users found a bug: a series of swipes on the lock screen temporarily disables the iPhone. The phone stops responding to touches but recovers with a forced restart.
Google released Android 17 QPR2 Beta 5 for Pixel phones from 6a through the Pixel 11 series. The update fixes spontaneous reboots while scrolling, screen freezes when launching Google Wallet, camera crashes on panoramas and Bluetooth audio issues.
Microsoft acknowledged an issue where some web apps stop responding in Edge 153. The company is investigating the cause of the failure.
Valve detailed two new SteamOS compatibility layers: FEX emulates x86 instructions on ARM chips, and Lepton runs Android APKs in a container. 52 of the first 120 'Great on Frame' games run on Steam Frame as Android apps via Lepton.
Android 17 QPR1 introduces the ability to set custom vibration patterns separately for ringtones and notifications. The setting is available under 'Sound & vibration' → 'Sound and vibration patterns,' as well as when selecting a specific sound.
iOS 27.2 beta code references a new reset option that overwrites all iPhone storage, including unused space, with blank data. The feature appears limited to devices for China due to the GB 46864-2025 standard taking effect on January 1, 2027.
X launched a Cashtags feature letting U.S. users trade stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies directly from the feed through partner brokers. Early partners include Interactive Brokers, Moomoo, Gemini, Kraken and Coinbase.
Riverbed released NPM 360, a network monitoring platform with agentic AI based on Riverbed IQ and conversational interface Q. It combines AppResponse, NetProfiler and NPM+ for natural language diagnostics and is available at no extra cost to current prices.
Zed opened public beta of Delta, an environment where developers and coding agents work in shared threads instead of pull requests. It is based on DeltaDB, which records changes at the level of individual edits. Inside Zed, 33 developers made 570 changes without PRs.
Google released Android Canary 2609 with September 2026 security patch for Pixel smartphones. A new 'Require unlock for Quick Settings' option requires unlocking for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, mobile data and airplane mode. Support for Pixel 6 and 6 Pro has ended, with Pixel 11 to be added in the next release.
Google has started rolling out the September Google Play System update for all Pixel devices. It follows the major stable Android 17 QPR1 update and a small Pixel Drop with over 20 bug fixes.
iOS 27.2 beta 1 adds user profiles to the Apple TV app on iPhone. Kids profiles restrict content by age rating, and Continue Watching no longer mixes with kids' shows.
Microsoft has open-sourced TauGrid, a cloud platform for managing, scheduling, and monitoring AI workloads on Kubernetes clusters with GPUs. The platform combines Kueue queues, KubeRay orchestration, GPU node health monitoring, and observability into a single Helm installation.
Apple released the first beta of iOS 27.2, skipping version 27.1. The update adds Siri AI support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish; at launch in iOS 27, the assistant only worked in English.
OpenSSF and companies including Arm, Google, Microsoft, GitHub, IBM, Red Hat, Dell, Ericsson, Datadog, Sonatype, and the Rust Foundation stated that the current funding model for public package registries (PyPI, npm, Maven Central, crates.io, etc.) is no longer sustainable. They commit to paying as corporate customers; packages will remain free for individual developers.
On Wednesday afternoon, Facebook users reported problems logging into the social network. By 1:21 PM ET, Downdetector had received over 1,100 complaints; notifications said accounts were 'temporarily unavailable' due to a site outage. Meta has not yet commented.
Spotify users report they cannot follow or unfollow other accounts, and blocking or unblocking returns an error. Spotify confirmed the issue but did not give a fix timeline.
The first iOS 27.2 beta includes a redesigned Health app with Apple Intelligence features: Insights summaries, a Readiness score based on Apple Watch data, a Longevity tab, and Health Age. Full launch and some features, including $119 Quest blood tests, are expected later this year.
Apple began testing point updates iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS 27.2 Golden Gate and tvOS 27.2, skipping version 27.1. Betas of watchOS 27.2 and visionOS 27.2 have not yet been released.
