Weekly Tech Architecture News: CentOS, VS Code Spam, Windows Update Bug, Rust Survey, C++20 Release, and More

Red Hat defended the decision to discontinue CentOS Linux, positioning CentOS Stream as an upstream alternative to RHEL that can satisfy about 95% of existing workloads.

The Visual Studio Code GitHub repository’s Issue list was flooded with black‑market advertisements, with thousands of spam issues posted to boost SEO and attract clicks.

A Windows 10 20H2 cumulative update (KB4592438) was reported to corrupt SSD file systems after running chkdsk , leading to blue‑screen failures and an unbootable system.

According to a Wall Street Journal report, Jack Ma allegedly proposed handing over parts of Ant Group’s business during a meeting shortly before the IPO was halted.

JD.com listed a domestically produced Great Wall laptop equipped with a Kirin ARM processor at a price near 9,000 CNY, far higher than comparable x86 models.

The Rust 2020 survey showed 83 % of respondents use Rust, with about 40 % using it daily, many writing over 10,000 lines of code, and a strong desire for better C++ inter‑operation; Lifetimes were cited as the hardest concept.

The ISO/IEC 14882:2020 (C++20) standard was officially released, introducing modules, coroutines, ranges, concepts, and other major features, described as the biggest update since C++11.

RubyGems identified two malicious packages that attempted clipboard hijacking to steal cryptocurrency addresses, but they were downloaded only 142 times.

Bloomberg reported that Microsoft is designing its own ARM CPU for data‑center use and possibly for Surface PCs, following Apple’s lead.

GTK announced the release of GTK 4.0, with over 18,000 commits since GTK 3.89.1, stating the new version is production‑ready while GTK 3 will continue to be supported.

Google disclosed a Windows 10 privilege‑escalation 0‑day (CVE‑2020‑17008) after the 90‑day disclosure deadline, noting that Microsoft’s patch was delayed multiple times.

The Perl project announced a new governance model featuring a three‑person steering committee alongside a larger core team.

Chinese antitrust authorities, after investigating Alibaba, may also target Tencent, as its dominant messaging platforms could attract regulatory scrutiny.

According to a leaked lawsuit draft, Google and Facebook allegedly agreed to cooperate on ad‑market arrangements to avoid antitrust investigations.