passing Safari on WPT, adding a JIT, and prepping for Alpha

passing Safari on WPT, adding a JIT, and prepping for Alpha

Ladybird just dropped its October 2026 newsletter, and the independent browser has officially passed Apple’s Safari Technology Preview on Web Platform Tests. That jump came in just five days, after developers used AI coding agents to fill in gaps across CSS and text editing in the test suite, pushing the score past 2.18 million subtests….

Project Helix alpha development kits to ship in 2027; Xbox mode coming to Windows 11 in April

Project Helix alpha development kits to ship in 2027; Xbox mode coming to Windows 11 in April

Microsoft Gaming shared updates on its newly announced next-generation hardware Project Helix during the Xbox Developer Summit keynote address at Game Developer Conference 2026, including that it plans to ship alpha versions of the hardware to developers beginning in 2027. “Project Helix is designed to play your Xbox console and PC games, delivering leading performance…

Project Helix will enter alpha testing in 2027, Microsoft says

Project Helix will enter alpha testing in 2027, Microsoft says

Project Helix’s earliest alpha versions won’t be out until 2027, Microsoft has confirmed at GDC 2026. VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES Microsoft has revealed key technical details about its next-gen Xbox console, codenamed Project Helix, at this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The company has re-confirmed the hardware hybrid was designed to play…