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GitHub says the hackers who breached 3,800 internal repositories gained access via a malicious version of the Nx Console VS ...

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TeamPCP exfiltrated 3,800 internal GitHub repositories after poisoning a VS Code extension. No customer data was affected, the company says.

Apple is working on an updated version of the Mac Studio, and the new machine is expected to launch around October 2026. We've rounded up what we know about the next-generation ‌Mac Studio‌ so far. We ...

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