GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, June 2026 releases

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GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, June 2026 releases - GitHub Changelog

This changelog covers VS Code v1.123 through v1.127, shipped throughout June and early July 2026. The latest VS Code releases build on the Copilot ...

This changelog covers VS Code v1.123 through v1.127, shipped throughout June and early July 2026. The latest VS Code releases build on the Copilot experience developers use every day, making it easier to manage agent work, understand usage, choose the right models, and stay in the flow. From a smarter integrated browser to parallel sessions, clearer cost visibility, Marketplace model discovery, and sharper Autopilot behavior, these updates help developers move faster while staying in control. https://stacker.news/items/1521823

Tether puts $20M behind Mercado Bitcoin amid Latin America's tokenization boom https://www.theblock.co/post/407463/tether-20-million-behind-mercado-bitcoin-latin-america-tokenization-boom Tether is investing $20 million in Brazilian crypto platform Mercado Bitcoin as part of a strategic financing round meant to help accelerate onchain financial infrastructure across Latin America. https://stacker.news/items/1521535

15yo GhostLock Flaw Enables Root and Container Escape on Most Linux Distros

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15-Year-Old GhostLock Flaw Enables Root and Container Escape on Most Linux Distros

GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), a 15-year-old use-after-free in Linux's futex code, gives any local user root.

Researchers at Nebula Security have disclosed GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), a 15-year-old Linux kernel flaw that lets any logged-in user take full root control of a machine that has not been patched. https://stacker.news/items/1521414

Rust language rises to top 10 in Tiobe popularity index

Rust language rises to top 10 in Tiobe popularity index | InfoWorld

A strong focus on memory safety and speed accounts for Rust’s growing popularity, while competitors C and C++ continue to struggle with memory management challenges, Tiobe said. https://stacker.news/items/1521055

Evidence Mounts for Hierarchical Black Hole Mergers https://physics.aps.org/articles/v19/96 Different analyses of gravitational-wave observations are converging on evidence for a distinct population of massive black hole binaries produced through repeated mergers. https://stacker.news/items/1520958

Confidential computing's core trust mechanism is broken. The fix may not exist

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Confidential computing

Attested TLS: the handshake that can

Vendors are trying to position "confidential computing" as the technical backbone of Europe's sovereign cloud ambitions. But new research shows that a security protocol used to prove cryptographic trust in the system may have a fundamental architectural flaw. https://stacker.news/items/1520470

EasyJet reaches 'agreement in principle' over takeover bid

EasyJet agrees 'in principle' to £5.2bn takeover deal

The low-cost airline had previously rejected four takeover offers from US investment firm Castlelake.

EasyJet has reached an agreement in principle with a US investment firm over a potential takeover offer worth around £5.2 billion. https://stacker.news/items/1519974

Google loses fight over record $4.7 billion EU antitrust fine

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Google loses fight over record $4.7 billion EU antitrust fine

In 2018, the European Commission slapped Google with the record-breaking penalty on the grounds that it abused Android's mobile dominance.

Europe's top court on Thursday upheld Google's fine of around 4.1 billion euros ($4.67 billion) over alleged anti-competitive practices. In 2018, the European Commission slapped Google with the record-breaking penalty on the grounds that it abused Android's mobile dominance to give unfair advantage to its own apps via pre-installation deals with smartphone makers. https://stacker.news/items/1518249

OpenAI proposes 5% stake to Trump administration to ease Washington pressure

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OpenAI proposes 5% stake to Trump administration to ease Washington pressure: Report

Trump said in June that the U.S. taking an ownership stake in AI giants would be "a beautiful thing" and make American public "partners in this rev...

OpenAI has proposed handing the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, the Financial Times reported Thursday, as the artificial intelligence startup seeks to defuse mounting political pressure in Washington. https://stacker.news/items/1518186

Apple’s entry-level MacBook Pro could be up for a redesign

The Verge

Apple’s entry-level MacBook Pro could be up for a redesign

A new look for the laptop.

Apple is working on a “revamped” version of its entry-level MacBook Pro that it could launch as soon as the first half of 2027, Bloomberg reports. The company is also testing four new iPad Pros that are set to launch in the spring with a focus on “internal improvements.” https://stacker.news/items/1518090

Why Post-Quantum Cryptography Starts With Credentials

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Why Post-Quantum Cryptography Starts With Credentials

Quantum computers will eventually break today’s encryption. Learn why credentials are most at risk and how to start migrating for a post-quantum ...

Today’s encrypted data, such as credentials, may no longer remain confidential in the future because the public-key cryptography protecting it will soon be broken by quantum computers. Although no machine today can break elliptic curve cryptography or RSA, quantum hardware is advancing rapidly and will inevitably change how organizations protect their data. Ciphertext and credentials captured by attackers can now be stored and decrypted as soon as quantum computing catches up. https://stacker.news/items/1517160

Deadly heatwave grips Italy and Balkans as wildfire fears grow

Al Jazeera

Deadly heatwave grips Italy and Balkans as wildfire fears grow

Older people remain most at risk as the heatwave drives up excess deaths across Europe.

A record-breaking heatwave has tightened its grip on Italy and the Balkans, killing hundreds of people, fuelling wildfire fears and disrupting daily life across Europe. In Italy, authorities placed 22 cities under red heat warnings on Monday, from Bolzano in the north to Palermo on the southern island of Sicily. https://stacker.news/items/1517000

Brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness

ScienceDaily

Brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness

The unconscious brain appears to be far more capable than scientists once believed. Researchers found that patients under general anesthesia could ...

The unconscious brain appears to be far more capable than scientists once believed. Researchers found that patients under general anesthesia could still process language at a sophisticated level, distinguishing nouns, verbs, and adjectives while listening to stories. Even more remarkably, neural activity showed signs of predicting upcoming words before they were heard. The results challenge traditional ideas about consciousness and hint at new possibilities for brain-computer interfaces. https://stacker.news/items/1516945

South Korea announces more than $1 trillion AI, chip investment drive

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South Korea announces more than $1 trillion AI, chip investment drive

South Korean president frames the push as a race against time to secure the country's domination in AI boom.

South Korean president frames the push as a race against time to secure the country’s domination in AI boom. https://stacker.news/items/1516729

Consciousness is not an object we can observe

Consciousness is not an object we can observe | Manfred Frank » IAI TV

Materialism misses the self-awareness built into consciousness

Physicist Carlo Rovelli recently proclaimed that consciousness is just another physical thing, while materialist philosophers argue that consciousness is simply one brain state observing another. What such views miss, argues Manfred Frank, a leading figure in contemporary German philosophy, is that consciousness comes with a built-in awareness of itself—an awareness that exists prior to any introspection or observation. Consciousness does not observe itself in the way we observe objects; rather, it dissolves the distinction between observer and observed altogether. This is why consciousness cannot be simply another object in the world, but instead exists in an entirely different dimension. https://stacker.news/items/1516507

Iterating faster with TypeScript 7 (2021)

Iterating faster with TypeScript 7

How the VS Code and TypeScript teams collaborated to adopt TypeScript 7 and speed up VS Code development

VS Code and TypeScript practically grew up together. We made a bet early on to write VS Code in TypeScript, and we have always worked closely with the TypeScript team to provide great built-in TypeScript and JavaScript language support in VS Code. This post is about the next step of that journey: TypeScript 7, and how collaborating on adopting TypeScript 7 sped up our builds, improved the day-to-day editing loop for both developers and agents, and helped the TypeScript team ship a more tested release. https://stacker.news/items/1516280

US government allows Anthropic limited release of the model sparked concerns https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/tech/anthropic-mythos-release The US government has allowed Anthropic to release its powerful Mythos AI model to select companies and organizations, revising license requirements after ordering an export block earlier this month in the wake of national security fears. https://stacker.news/items/1515738

New DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Cloned Packets

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New DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Cloned Packets

DirtyClone, tracked as CVE-2026-43503, lets local users gain root by corrupting file-backed memory through cloned network packets.

DirtyClone is a new Linux kernel privilege escalation in the DirtyFrag family. JFrog Security Research published a working exploit walkthrough for the flaw on June 25, the first public demonstration for this variant. https://stacker.news/items/1515610

Apple, Microsoft hike prices over surging chip costs

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Apple, Microsoft hike prices over surging chip costs

Tech giants roll out steep price increases amid shortage of memory chips used to power AI.

Tech giants roll out steep price increases amid shortage of memory chips used to power AI. https://stacker.news/items/1515162

Serious ‘Cascade’ Crash Warning Issued As Bitcoin Price Suddenly Plunges

Forbes

The ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Is Collapsing—Bitcoin Suddenly Braced For A Massive Price Crash

Bitcoin and crypto market watchers are warning a break below $60,000 could trigger a “cascade”...

Bitcoin and crypto prices have sharply declined, with Bitcoin falling to $60,000. This drop contrasts with rising tech stocks, and analysts warn a sustained break below $60,000 could trigger a "cascade" to $54,000-$56,000, with Friday's $10.6 billion options expiry a potential price magnet. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's refusal to sign a housing bill, which included a CBDC ban, until his "Save America Act" passes, jeopardizes the crucial bipartisan Clarity Act. This political deadlock creates significant regulatory uncertainty, potentially hindering crypto market recovery and driving institutional capital away from the U.S. https://stacker.news/items/1514351