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A proxyjacking campaign has impacted devices in 34 countries, monetizing victims’ internet connections through a commercial residential proxy network. The operator installed Pawns.app, a legitimate bandwidth-sharing application that lets users earn money by sharing their internet connections, on devices without the owners’ consent.

Sharmila is an engineer-turned-gaming hardware journalist and freelance contributor at ScreenRant who has been covering the gaming and tech industry since 2021. While she first built her expertise writing about video games, she has since pivoted towards gaming hardware, with a focus on PC components, peripherals, handhelds, and performance-driven tech. When she’s not testing gear or writing about the latest hardware trends, she can usually be found diving into competitive shooters or keeping up with the evolving esports scene. Rockstar Games might finally have a way to shorten the long wait between its major releases. With Grand Theft Auto 6 scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026, the studio’s development leads have shared encouraging news about what comes next. Although Rockstar has not announced its next game, officials suggest future projects could benefit from the work already completed on GTA 6, and that they may launch sooner than expected. In an interview with Bloomberg, Phil Hooker and Aaron Garbut, Rockstar’s co-heads of development, discussed how the studio’s technology, tools, and development teams could help it create games more quickly.

Updated: Oct 15, 2026 5:59pm UTCIf you've been on gaming Twitter at all over the last month, you're probably aware of the massive wave of people using AI to rapidly decompile, port, and remix games. That wave of AI decomps has forced a massive decompilation community to sunset. In a blog post, admin @encounter from decomp.dev, a community repository for people to track decompilation posts, cites a wave of bad actors who are using AI to essentially steal the hard work of programmers working on existing decompilation projects. The act of decompiling games itself isn't new, and people have been taking games and trying to decompile them down to the source code for years. But what was once a herculean task requiring coding expertise can now be done with little effort thanks to new AI models like GPT 6 Astra and Claude Opus 5.5. The blog post doesn't blame the models themselves for the surge of vibe-coded decompilations and ports, but rather claims that bad actors are taking existing projects and then using AI to rush them to completion.

, /PRNewswire/ — Rokid, a global pioneer in AI-powered smart eyewear and human-computer interaction, today announced the opening of a new flagship store at Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. As the world’s first unmanned AI glasses experience store, it combines self-directed product demos with automated checkout to let visitors freely experience and purchase Rokid’s AI glasses at their leisure. Rokid’s World-First Unmanned Self-Service AI Glasses Experience Store Grand Opening Ceremony"Through our experience store at Harbour City, Rokid aims to reach both Hong Kong shoppers and visitors from around the world," said Zoro Shao, Vice President and Global General Manager of Rokid, "Hong Kong’s identity as an international business hub also provides a new launch point for the company’s expansion across Asia-Pacific and other global markets. Along with expanding online product availability, we are seeking new ways to offer hands-on experiences to consumers. "An immersive and relaxing way to experience Rokid Glasses for global shoppersThe store features eight experience zones to provide tactile hands-on product demos.

It brings me no great joy to inform you that Apple has announced just how much it will cost you to repair its iPhone Duo. I’ll spare you the suspense: it’s a good chunk of change. According to a list of repair fees that went up Wednesday (thanks, MacRumors!), the notorious “other damage” fee (a category that is ever-mysterious but has, in the past, included water damage and bent enclosures) is $1,499. There are several whole iPhones you can buy for less than that—heck, you can buy a brand new iPhone 18 Pro for $300 less. The same sum could even buy you two iPhone 17e models. You could use one yourself and gift one to a friend or tech reporter in need. (Hello.) Other prices listed here don’t make me quite as nauseous, but they’re still a tough pill to swallow. Battery and rear camera repairs are both $229. If you, so help you, happen to damage both the outer display and the back glass, that’s going to set you back an oddly specific $509. The one that does give me some hope for humanity is the $199 sticker on damage to the back glass.

Thursday October 15, 2026 10:30 am PDT by Joe RossignolPopular StoriesiPad Mini With A20 Pro, New HomePod Mini Colors, and New Apple TV 4K All Just LeakedFriday September 25, 2026 8:18 am PDT by Joe RossignolThe next iPad mini, HomePod mini, and Apple TV 4K models have all leaked, just a few weeks before the devices are expected to be announced. Specifically, MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris discovered a few of Apple's official images of the devices, confirming their existence and some new features that are planned. The most notable iPad mini details revealed in today's leak include an A20 Pro ...iPad Mini 8 Leaked: A20 Pro Chip, Landscape Camera, and MoreApple's next-generation iPad mini will feature the A20 Pro chip, a rearranged front-facing camera, and a new speaker system, leaked code reveals. The information originates from Apple's own code (spotted by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris) and also shows clear product images of the new iPad mini. Although images of the device only show the front, leaving any design changes of the rear or ...

Micron Technology (NasdaqGS:MU) came under pressure after CXMT announced progress on 4F2 data center DRAM architecture for servers. ChangXin Memory Technologies outlined plans for server focused memory products using its 4F2 design, increasing competitive pressure on global DRAM vendors. The CXMT disclosure coincided with a broad selloff in semiconductor stocks as investors reassessed prospects for established memory suppliers. CXMT's 4F2 data center DRAM push matters, but it should not be the only factor steering your Micron view. We have also flagged 3 warning signs (1 major) for Micron Technology. This Chinese DRAM breakthrough affects a wider set of chipmakers exposed to AI data center build outs, so explore 92 AI infrastructure stocks. NasdaqGS:MU 1-Year Stock Price Chart Micron Technology is a US based semiconductor producer that supplies memory and storage chips to server, AI and broader data center customers across multiple regions, including Mainland China. This global footprint means any shift in high end DRAM technology can ripple quickly through Micron's competitive position in core markets. See how Micron Technology's balance sheet measures up.

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As Mashable and our colleagues at PCMag just reported, Grand Theft Auto VI leakers Cyberleek have seemingly abandoned their threats to leak a full build of the game – at least for now. Why? Because the leakers had claimed that the release of the leaked build was tied to their memecoin. If GTA 6 fans pumped Cyberleek's cryptocurrency, they would receive the leaked game build as a reward. That play failed spectacularly for Cyberleek. In fact, it seems to have fully backfired. The Cyberleek memecoin's market cap hit a high of $7.8 million on October 11, shortly after the leakers claimed they would release the full build of GTA 6 supposedly in their possession. The catch? The Cyberleek memecoin had to hit a market cap of $30 million first.

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