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Oct 27, 2026, 6:47 AM EDT
JetBrains IDEs Swap Their Built-In Terminal to libghostty in 2026.3: Shift+Enter, Modifier Keys and Theme Sync Now Work for Claude Code and Codex
Starting with 2026.3, JetBrains IDEs use libghostty instead of JediTerm for terminal emulation. Agent CLIs get the Kitty keyboard protocol, theme notifications and almost 50 newly handled control sequences. Here is what changes and how to check it.
Oct 27, 2026, 1:43 AM EDT
GitHub Copilot Assisted Permissions Is GA: A Model Now Pre-Approves Agent Commands, Paths and URLs
Copilot CLI, the Copilot app and VS Code can now let a large language model approve clearly safe agent requests and send the rest to you. Here is how to turn it on, what admins can lock down, and why it is not a sandbox.
Oct 26, 2026, 11:57 PM EDT
Cursor Adds DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Putting Every Effort Tier on Its Cost Frontier at $0.60-$0.98 per Task
Cursor's model picker now includes DeepSeek V4.1 Flash with no BYOK proxy required. CursorBench 4.0 data shows all four effort tiers beat every other benchmarked model at the same or lower price per task.

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A diagram showing the two-part Character.AI Chapter 11 bankruptcy deal: the distressed startup enters bankruptcy, which separates the transaction into Disney receiving employees and a technology license while the remaining corporate shell retains all legal liabilities and regulatory exposure.

October 19, 2026

Character.AI Files Chapter 11 as Disney Strikes Deal to Hire Staff While Bankruptcy Sheds Legal Liability

Court filings reveal Character.AI's Chapter 11 was the second step of a Disney deal to transfer 60+ staff and a technology license while the remaining shell retains all legal liabilities over chatbot safety.

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