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Just links. 2026-11-06 01:25:09 en-us sshole https://sshhole.com https://sshhole.com Hacker News Alpine Linux Security Advisory: OpenSSH-server password authentication bypass https://alpinelinux.org/posts/2026-11-05-openssh-password-authentication-bypass/ https://alpinelinux.org/posts/2026-11-05-openssh-password-authentication-bypass/ Hacker News Search for everyone https://kagi.com/changelog#11820 https://kagi.com/changelog#11820 Hacker News Claude Code sends your email address to websites https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/107757 https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/107757 Hacker News Goodbye from Salon https://www.salon.com/2026/11/05/goodbye-from-salon/ https://www.salon.com/2026/11/05/goodbye-from-salon/ Hacker News Motorola Signature 27 with GrapheneOS support https://motorolanews.com/motorola-signature-27-2/ https://motorolanews.com/motorola-signature-27-2/ Hacker News MS Paint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-83844 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-83844 Hacker News I wish tech companies knew more about me https://rakhim.exotext.com/i-wish-tech-companies-knew-more-about-me https://rakhim.exotext.com/i-wish-tech-companies-knew-more-about-me Hacker News Download your favourite YouTube videos https://criminallyvulgar.dev/you-should-absolutely-download-your-favourite-youtube-videos/ https://criminallyvulgar.dev/you-should-absolutely-download-your-favourite-youtube-videos/ Hacker News Window Sweaters https://github.com/saragordic/window-sweaters https://github.com/saragordic/window-sweaters Hacker News The Hackintosh Reborn https://www.naut.ca/blog/2026/11/05/the-hackintosh-reborn-with-ai/ https://www.naut.ca/blog/2026/11/05/the-hackintosh-reborn-with-ai/ Hacker News September in Servo: <progress>, rounded rectangles, and more https://servo.org/blog/2026/11/05/september-in-servo/ https://servo.org/blog/2026/11/05/september-in-servo/ Hacker News Show HN: A decent text-to-image model trained for ~$20K (Apache 2.0 Weights) https://www.linum.ai/field-notes/pjit-21k https://www.linum.ai/field-notes/pjit-21k Hacker News Tencent Launches Hy4, One of the Leading Open-Source AI Models https://www.tencent.com/tencent-launches-hy4-joining-the-ranks-of-the-worlds-leading-open-source-ai-models/ https://www.tencent.com/tencent-launches-hy4-joining-the-ranks-of-the-worlds-leading-open-source-ai-models/ Hacker News Launch HN: Rivet (YC W23) – Scale and Orchestrate Agents on S3 https://github.com/rivet-dev/rivet https://github.com/rivet-dev/rivet Hacker News Cuban: Facebook knowingly runs AI deepfake scam ads; docs say $16B fraud revenue https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/mark-cuban-says-facebook-knowingly-213000020.html https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/mark-cuban-says-facebook-knowingly-213000020.html Hacker News Introducing Pangram Image 1.0 https://www.pangram.com/blog/introducing-pangram-image-1-0 https://www.pangram.com/blog/introducing-pangram-image-1-0 Hacker News Inkling 2 Small https://thinkingmachines.ai/news/inkling-2-small/ https://thinkingmachines.ai/news/inkling-2-small/ Hacker News Brazilian Credit Guarantor Fund Data Breach Affecting PII and Payout Data https://www.fgc.org.br/comunicado https://www.fgc.org.br/comunicado Hacker News Show HN: Firenook – Firebase emulators in Rust: 40× faster writes, 10× less RAM https://firenook.dev/ https://firenook.dev/ Hacker News Blue Origin says it is building a higher-performing rocket engine at 1/4 the cost https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/11/blue-origin-announces-rocket-upgrades-aimed-at-lower-costs-more-performance/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/11/blue-origin-announces-rocket-upgrades-aimed-at-lower-costs-more-performance/ ArsTechnica Meet *sshole, the vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/11/vulnerability-allows-attackers-to-log-into-some-linux-devices-sans-password/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/11/vulnerability-allows-attackers-to-log-into-some-linux-devices-sans-password/ ArsTechnica NASA unveils mysterious X-70 experimental aircraft using AI-generated image https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/11/nasas-experimental-x-70-aircraft-is-a-big-question-mark/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/11/nasas-experimental-x-70-aircraft-is-a-big-question-mark/ ArsTechnica Sony revives the original Walkman headphones, adds USB-C https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/11/sony-adds-usb-c-to-its-70s-era-mdr-3-walkman-headphones/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/11/sony-adds-usb-c-to-its-70s-era-mdr-3-walkman-headphones/ ArsTechnica Google: Schools can keep search while skipping Gemini, but AI search is non-negotiable https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/11/google-schools-can-keep-search-while-skipping-gemini-but-ai-search-is-non-negotiable/ https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/11/google-schools-can-keep-search-while-skipping-gemini-but-ai-search-is-non-negotiable/ ArsTechnica Lawsuit: Man introduced his wife to ChatGPT. She used it to plan his murder. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/lawsuit-man-introduced-his-wife-to-chatgpt-she-used-it-to-plan-his-murder/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/lawsuit-man-introduced-his-wife-to-chatgpt-she-used-it-to-plan-his-murder/ ArsTechnica BMW bumps battery for the better: The 2027 i7 60 xDrive, driven https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/11/bmw-bumps-battery-for-the-better-the-2027-i7-60-xdrive-driven/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/11/bmw-bumps-battery-for-the-better-the-2027-i7-60-xdrive-driven/ ArsTechnica Software squeezes more data out of Webb Telescope for imaging exoplanets https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/11/getting-software-to-help-block-out-a-star-so-we-can-see-exoplanets/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/11/getting-software-to-help-block-out-a-star-so-we-can-see-exoplanets/ ArsTechnica Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block state gambling laws https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/kalshi-court-losses-pile-up-as-judges-refuse-to-block-state-gambling-laws/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/kalshi-court-losses-pile-up-as-judges-refuse-to-block-state-gambling-laws/ ArsTechnica MAHA lost bigly in the midterms—is it at death's door? https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/11/is-maha-dying-or-will-it-be-reborn-whats-next-after-crushing-midterm-losses/ https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/11/is-maha-dying-or-will-it-be-reborn-whats-next-after-crushing-midterm-losses/ ArsTechnica Gamers go to ridiculous lengths to "improve" GTA VI with Nvidia's DLSS 5 https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/11/gamers-go-to-ridiculous-lengths-to-improve-gta-vi-with-nvidias-dlss-5/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/11/gamers-go-to-ridiculous-lengths-to-improve-gta-vi-with-nvidias-dlss-5/ ArsTechnica Statehouse wins give Democrats new power to push clean energy https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/11/statehouse-wins-give-democrats-new-power-to-push-clean-energy/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/11/statehouse-wins-give-democrats-new-power-to-push-clean-energy/ ArsTechnica Motorola's new Signature 27 has it all if you can stomach the $1,600 price tag https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/11/motorolas-new-signature-27-has-it-all-if-you-can-stomach-the-1600-price-tag/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/11/motorolas-new-signature-27-has-it-all-if-you-can-stomach-the-1600-price-tag/ ArsTechnica Agility Robotics' Nasdaq debut invites scrutiny of humanoid robot market https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/11/agility-robotics-nasdaq-debut-invites-scrutiny-of-humanoid-robot-market/ https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/11/agility-robotics-nasdaq-debut-invites-scrutiny-of-humanoid-robot-market/ ArsTechnica 2026 iPad mini review: Maximizing the mini https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/11/ipad-mini-2026-review-maximizing-the-mini/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/11/ipad-mini-2026-review-maximizing-the-mini/ ArsTechnica Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe first drive: Where tech and fun collide https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/11/mercedes-amg-gt-4-door-coupe-first-drive-where-tech-and-fun-collide/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/11/mercedes-amg-gt-4-door-coupe-first-drive-where-tech-and-fun-collide/ ArsTechnica Nintendo's biggest ROM chip supplier is bowing out of the business https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/11/the-tech-memory-shortage-comes-for-nintendos-cartridge-supply-chain/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/11/the-tech-memory-shortage-comes-for-nintendos-cartridge-supply-chain/ ArsTechnica Hackers exploited iOS and Android flaws to infect phones https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/11/hackers-exploited-ios-and-android-flaws-to-infect-phones/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/11/hackers-exploited-ios-and-android-flaws-to-infect-phones/ ArsTechnica Uranium cubes reveal why the German nuclear project failed https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/11/uranium-cubes-reveal-why-the-german-nuclear-project-failed/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/11/uranium-cubes-reveal-why-the-german-nuclear-project-failed/ ArsTechnica VMware releases vSphere Express for virtualization on up to 128 cores https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/11/vmware-releases-vsphere-express-for-virtualization-on-up-to-128-cores/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/11/vmware-releases-vsphere-express-for-virtualization-on-up-to-128-cores/ ArsTechnica Applebee's Exposed Customers' Personal Data After Leaving Database Password In App https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/2230215/applebees-exposed-customers-personal-data-after-leaving-database-password-in-app?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/2230215/applebees-exposed-customers-personal-data-after-leaving-database-password-in-app?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot OpenAI Responds to US Midterm Elections With New Commitment to Communities https://politics.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/2150249/openai-responds-to-us-midterm-elections-with-new-commitment-to-communities?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://politics.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/2150249/openai-responds-to-us-midterm-elections-with-new-commitment-to-communities?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot OpenSSH Flaw Lets Attackers Log Into Password-Disabled Linux Accounts https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/2140208/openssh-flaw-lets-attackers-log-into-password-disabled-linux-accounts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/2140208/openssh-flaw-lets-attackers-log-into-password-disabled-linux-accounts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot Apple Is Putting Employees On an AI Budget https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/203200/apple-is-putting-employees-on-an-ai-budget?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/203200/apple-is-putting-employees-on-an-ai-budget?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot Want to Rent an Internet Address at the White House? https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/1924217/want-to-rent-an-internet-address-at-the-white-house?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/1924217/want-to-rent-an-internet-address-at-the-white-house?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot Discord Is Ditching Electron For Rust https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/193239/discord-is-ditching-electron-for-rust?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/193239/discord-is-ditching-electron-for-rust?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot Motorola's Ultra Premium Smartphone Is Its First With GrapheneOS Support https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/1732222/motorolas-ultra-premium-smartphone-is-its-first-with-grapheneos-support?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/1732222/motorolas-ultra-premium-smartphone-is-its-first-with-grapheneos-support?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot Major Digital Bank In Paraguay Collapses With Half of Population's Savings https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/1655231/major-digital-bank-in-paraguay-collapses-with-half-of-populations-savings?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/1655231/major-digital-bank-in-paraguay-collapses-with-half-of-populations-savings?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot Microsoft's Imagine Cup 'Evolves' From Student Competition To AI Startup Contest https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/057254/microsofts-imagine-cup-evolves-from-student-competition-to-ai-startup-contest?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/057254/microsofts-imagine-cup-evolves-from-student-competition-to-ai-startup-contest?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot NASA Announces X-70 Experimental Aircraft to Advance Flight Research https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/0527244/nasa-announces-x-70-experimental-aircraft-to-advance-flight-research?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/0527244/nasa-announces-x-70-experimental-aircraft-to-advance-flight-research?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot 3M To Pay Over $7 Billion To Settle 'Forever Chemical' Groundwater Claims https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/052220/3m-to-pay-over-7-billion-to-settle-forever-chemical-groundwater-claims?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/052220/3m-to-pay-over-7-billion-to-settle-forever-chemical-groundwater-claims?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot Vietnam Jails Pirate Football Streamers For Up To a Year https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/0322258/vietnam-jails-pirate-football-streamers-for-up-to-a-year?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/11/05/0322258/vietnam-jails-pirate-football-streamers-for-up-to-a-year?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot Axon Sued Over AI-Powered License Plate Reader Network https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/11/04/2319208/axon-sued-over-ai-powered-license-plate-reader-network?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/11/04/2319208/axon-sued-over-ai-powered-license-plate-reader-network?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot OpenAI Says ChatGPT Is Catching Up to Google In Search https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/11/04/207222/openai-says-chatgpt-is-catching-up-to-google-in-search?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/11/04/207222/openai-says-chatgpt-is-catching-up-to-google-in-search?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot Netflix Launches First AI-Branded Content Recommendations Feature on TVs https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/26/11/04/2034237/netflix-launches-first-ai-branded-content-recommendations-feature-on-tvs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/26/11/04/2034237/netflix-launches-first-ai-branded-content-recommendations-feature-on-tvs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Slashdot FBI, CISA warn of cyberattacks targeting refrigeration systems https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-cisa-warn-of-cyberattacks-targeting-refrigeration-systems/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-cisa-warn-of-cyberattacks-targeting-refrigeration-systems/ Bleeping Computer Fake OpenAI, SpaceX events used to steal Microsoft, Google accounts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-openai-spacex-events-used-to-steal-microsoft-google-accounts/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-openai-spacex-events-used-to-steal-microsoft-google-accounts/ Bleeping Computer Nearly 1.5 million exposed secrets targeted in new revocation program https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/truffle-security-launches-program-to-revoke-14-million-live-secrets/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/truffle-security-launches-program-to-revoke-14-million-live-secrets/ Bleeping Computer OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra silently obstructed safety research tasks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openais-gpt-6-astra-silently-obstructed-safety-research-tasks/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openais-gpt-6-astra-silently-obstructed-safety-research-tasks/ Bleeping Computer OpenSSH flaw lets attackers log into password-disabled Linux accounts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openssh-flaw-lets-attackers-log-into-password-disabled-linux-accounts/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openssh-flaw-lets-attackers-log-into-password-disabled-linux-accounts/ Bleeping Computer Hackers backdoor Linux servers using trojanized CWP web server https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-backdoor-linux-servers-using-trojanized-cwp-web-server/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-backdoor-linux-servers-using-trojanized-cwp-web-server/ Bleeping Computer DigiCert data breach exposes customer information, identity documents https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/digicert-data-breach-exposes-customer-information-identity-documents/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/digicert-data-breach-exposes-customer-information-identity-documents/ Bleeping Computer Closing the Identity Gap at the Service Desk https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/closing-the-identity-gap-at-the-service-desk/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/closing-the-identity-gap-at-the-service-desk/ Bleeping Computer GhostMap Android flaw lets malicious app trigger persistent boot loop https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ghostmap-android-flaw-lets-malicious-app-trigger-persistent-boot-loop/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ghostmap-android-flaw-lets-malicious-app-trigger-persistent-boot-loop/ Bleeping Computer Vercel rolls out new protection against stolen session cookie attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vercel-rolls-out-new-protection-against-stolen-session-cookie-attacks/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vercel-rolls-out-new-protection-against-stolen-session-cookie-attacks/ Bleeping Computer Zyxel fixes zero-day exploited to hack nearly 1,000 network switches https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zyxel-fixes-zero-day-exploited-to-hack-nearly-1-000-network-switches/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zyxel-fixes-zero-day-exploited-to-hack-nearly-1-000-network-switches/ Bleeping Computer DreamHost confirms data breach exposed FTP logins and webmail sessions https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dreamhost-confirms-data-breach-exposed-ftp-logins-and-webmail-sessions/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dreamhost-confirms-data-breach-exposed-ftp-logins-and-webmail-sessions/ Bleeping Computer Cyberattack disrupts blood storage refrigeration systems in France https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-disrupts-blood-storage-refrigeration-systems-in-france/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-disrupts-blood-storage-refrigeration-systems-in-france/ Bleeping Computer NIKKE PC game launcher hacked to spread remote access, data-stealing malware https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nikke-pc-game-launcher-hacked-to-spread-remote-access-data-stealing-malware/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nikke-pc-game-launcher-hacked-to-spread-remote-access-data-stealing-malware/ Bleeping Computer mSecure password manager hack prompts password reset warnings https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/msecure-password-manager-hack-prompts-password-reset-warnings/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/msecure-password-manager-hack-prompts-password-reset-warnings/ Bleeping Computer The New York Times reportedly in talks to buy Letterboxd for $330 million https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/the-new-york-times-reportedly-in-talks-to-buy-letterboxd-for-330-million/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/the-new-york-times-reportedly-in-talks-to-buy-letterboxd-for-330-million/ TechCrunch Meta, Google, and TikTok sue California AG over teen social media law https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/meta-google-and-tiktok-sue-california-ag-over-teen-social-media-law/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/meta-google-and-tiktok-sue-california-ag-over-teen-social-media-law/ TechCrunch Airbnb says it’s launching an AI travel agent in the first half of 2027 https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/airbnb-says-its-launching-an-ai-travel-agent-in-the-first-half-of-2027/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/airbnb-says-its-launching-an-ai-travel-agent-in-the-first-half-of-2027/ TechCrunch Serve Robotics launches new business to become the AWS for robots https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/serve-robotics-launches-new-business-to-become-the-aws-for-robots/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/serve-robotics-launches-new-business-to-become-the-aws-for-robots/ TechCrunch Meta says US users can now video chat with their Muse AI avatar https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/meta-says-us-users-can-now-video-chat-with-their-muse-ai-avatar/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/meta-says-us-users-can-now-video-chat-with-their-muse-ai-avatar/ TechCrunch Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/metas-warns-that-election-backlash-against-data-centers-could-make-ai-expansion-harder/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/metas-warns-that-election-backlash-against-data-centers-could-make-ai-expansion-harder/ TechCrunch OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough? https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/openai-released-a-new-cybersecurity-model-is-that-enough/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/openai-released-a-new-cybersecurity-model-is-that-enough/ TechCrunch US government warns of ‘ongoing cyber threat’ amid mass hacks of industrial retail and military freezers https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/u-s-government-warns-of-ongoing-cyber-threat-amid-mass-hacks-of-industrial-retail-and-military-freezers/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/u-s-government-warns-of-ongoing-cyber-threat-amid-mass-hacks-of-industrial-retail-and-military-freezers/ TechCrunch OpenAI president Greg Brockman says company could be IPO ready in 2027 https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/openai-president-greg-brockman-says-company-could-be-ipo-ready-in-2027/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/openai-president-greg-brockman-says-company-could-be-ipo-ready-in-2027/ TechCrunch The ex-Secret Service agent who flipped a hacker is now raising a second $250M cybersecurity fund https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/the-ex-secret-service-agent-who-flipped-a-hacker-is-now-raising-a-second-250m-cybersecurity-fund/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/the-ex-secret-service-agent-who-flipped-a-hacker-is-now-raising-a-second-250m-cybersecurity-fund/ TechCrunch Claude can now analyze your spending with its new Personal Finance tool https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/claude-can-now-analyze-your-spending-with-its-new-personal-finance-tool/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/claude-can-now-analyze-your-spending-with-its-new-personal-finance-tool/ TechCrunch Harbinger raises $240M after expanding into defense https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/harbinger-raises-240m-after-expanding-into-defense/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/harbinger-raises-240m-after-expanding-into-defense/ TechCrunch Food delivery startup Wonder files for IPO as it explores its next big bite https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/food-delivery-startup-wonder-files-for-ipo-as-it-explores-its-next-big-bite/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/food-delivery-startup-wonder-files-for-ipo-as-it-explores-its-next-big-bite/ TechCrunch Axiom Math wants to keep AI slop out of mathematics https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/axiom-math-wants-to-keep-ai-slop-out-of-mathematics/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/axiom-math-wants-to-keep-ai-slop-out-of-mathematics/ TechCrunch Bluesky hit peak usage for the year on election night https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/bluesky-hit-peak-usage-for-the-year-on-election-night/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/bluesky-hit-peak-usage-for-the-year-on-election-night/ TechCrunch Zipline hits $21.5B valuation as Walmart expands bet on drone delivery https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/zipline-hits-21-5b-valuation-as-walmart-expands-bet-on-drone-delivery/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/zipline-hits-21-5b-valuation-as-walmart-expands-bet-on-drone-delivery/ TechCrunch TikTok quietly launches a stand-alone TikTok Shop app https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/tiktok-quietly-launches-a-standalone-tiktok-shop-app/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/tiktok-quietly-launches-a-standalone-tiktok-shop-app/ TechCrunch Dropbox acquires Tigris Data for $350M to bolster its AI infrastructure https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/dropbox-acquires-tigris-data-for-350m-to-bolster-its-ai-iinfrastructure/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/dropbox-acquires-tigris-data-for-350m-to-bolster-its-ai-iinfrastructure/ TechCrunch Instagram brings Edits to desktop to take on CapCut https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/instagram-brings-edits-to-desktop-to-take-on-capcut/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/instagram-brings-edits-to-desktop-to-take-on-capcut/ TechCrunch ElevenLabs now lets users publish AI-generated music directly on SoundCloud https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/elevenlabs-now-lets-users-publish-ai-generated-music-directly-on-soundcloud/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/elevenlabs-now-lets-users-publish-ai-generated-music-directly-on-soundcloud/ TechCrunch OpenAI is stepping back from NDAs for data center projects https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1028454/openai-data-center-nda https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1028454/openai-data-center-nda The Verge Airbnb is working on an AI travel agent https://www.theverge.com/tech/1028412/airbnb-ai-travel-agent-q3-2026-earnings https://www.theverge.com/tech/1028412/airbnb-ai-travel-agent-q3-2026-earnings The Verge The New York Times is in talks to buy Letterboxd for around $330 million https://www.theverge.com/news/1028375/the-new-york-times-letterboxd-acquisition-report https://www.theverge.com/news/1028375/the-new-york-times-letterboxd-acquisition-report The Verge T-Mobile owner on Elon Musk launching a wireless carrier: &#8216;Welcome to the party&#8217; https://www.theverge.com/tech/1028346/t-mobile-deutsche-telecom-spacex-starlink-mobile https://www.theverge.com/tech/1028346/t-mobile-deutsche-telecom-spacex-starlink-mobile The Verge Perplexity launches its own take on AI agents for work https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1028302/perplexity-teammates-ai-agents-work https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1028302/perplexity-teammates-ai-agents-work The Verge Salon is shutting down after 31 years https://www.theverge.com/news/1028281/salon-dot-com-shuts-down https://www.theverge.com/news/1028281/salon-dot-com-shuts-down The Verge The midterms proved once and for all that X is not real life https://www.theverge.com/policy/1028253/midterm-elections-x-right-wing-memes https://www.theverge.com/policy/1028253/midterm-elections-x-right-wing-memes The Verge Blue Origin’s next launch now won’t happen until 2027 https://www.theverge.com/science/1028178/blue-origins-next-launch-now-wont-happen-until-2027 https://www.theverge.com/science/1028178/blue-origins-next-launch-now-wont-happen-until-2027 The Verge Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 is $300 off ahead of Black Friday https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1027659/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-beats-pill-deal-sale https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1027659/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-beats-pill-deal-sale The Verge Muse has a voice mode now https://www.theverge.com/tech/1028015/meta-muse-ai-voice-mode-expressive-avatar https://www.theverge.com/tech/1028015/meta-muse-ai-voice-mode-expressive-avatar The Verge Sources: Thinking Machines Lab is raising $5B led by Accel at a $40B pre-money valuation, more than tripling its valuation from its last public round last year (Business Insider) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p66#a261105p66 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p66#a261105p66 Techmeme Artificial Analysis says Inkling 2 Small matches Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) in its index and would be the top open model outside China once its weights are out (Artificial Analysis) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p65#a261105p65 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p65#a261105p65 Techmeme Lyft reports Q3 revenue up 8% YoY to $1.82B, vs. $1.92B est., and a net loss of $0.03 a share, vs. an est. profit of $0.20 a share; LYFT drops 8%+ after hours (Kelly Cloonan/Wall Street Journal) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p64#a261105p64 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p64#a261105p64 Techmeme Meta indefinitely pauses its new commercial terms, which critics say would let it scrape sites of business users, after publisher outcry and court injunctions (Nieman Lab) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p63#a261105p63 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p63#a261105p63 Techmeme Sources: cloud security startup Cyera is planning to raise around $800M in a round led by Cyberstarts at a $20B valuation, up from $12B in June (Aaron Holmes/The Information) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p62#a261105p62 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p62#a261105p62 Techmeme Thinking Machines Lab debuts Inkling 2 Small, a MoE model with 594B total and 17B active parameters, and plans to release weights next week after safety testing (Thinking Machines Lab) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p61#a261105p61 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p61#a261105p61 Techmeme Sources: major investors are increasingly skeptical Anthropic's IPO can achieve a $1.5T valuation after a market selloff; one says it could be closer to $1T (Wall Street Journal) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p60#a261105p60 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p60#a261105p60 Techmeme Sources: Unity has held talks to be acquired by a consortium including Silver Lake, which owns 8% of Unity, and Saudi Arabia's PIF, discussing a ~$25B valuation (Reuters) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p59#a261105p59 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p59#a261105p59 Techmeme Sources: NYT has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Letterboxd for roughly $330M; A24 dropped out of negotiations after price expectations rose (New York Times) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p58#a261105p58 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p58#a261105p58 Techmeme Cloudflare reports Q3 revenue up 39% YoY to $782.5M, above $737.2M est., a $34.1M net loss, and lifts its FY 2026 guidance; NET jumps 14%+ after hours (Elias Schisgall/Wall Street Journal) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p57#a261105p57 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p57#a261105p57 Techmeme Airbnb reports Q3 revenue up 19% YoY to $4.9B, above est., Nights and Seats Booked up 16% to 155M, rises its FY 2026 revenue outlook; ABNB jumps 9%+ after hours (Bloomberg) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p56#a261105p56 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p56#a261105p56 Techmeme The Nasdaq 100 drops 6%, losing a record $2.3T in value, and the Philadelphia chip index plunges 12%, on concerns over the AI trade after Democrats won Congress (Natalia Kniazhevich/Bloomberg) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p55#a261105p55 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p55#a261105p55 Techmeme GOP leaders of three House committees ask Jensen Huang for a closed-door briefing on his ties with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, reportedly a Chinese asset (Kevin Breuninger/CNBC) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p54#a261105p54 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p54#a261105p54 Techmeme California State Senator Scott Wiener, an author of AI safety law SB 53, won Tuesday's election to succeed Pelosi in the US House, campaigning on AI regulation (Rocket Drew/The Information) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p53#a261105p53 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p53#a261105p53 Techmeme METR: Anthropic redacted much of the "most informative" evidence from METR's 100-page report, so readers "must rely on our judgment more than we consider ideal" (@metr_evals) https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p52#a261105p52 https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p52#a261105p52 Techmeme sshhole https://sshhole.com/ https://sshhole.com/ Lobsters September in Servo: progress, rounded rectangles, and more https://servo.org/blog/2026/11/05/september-in-servo/ https://servo.org/blog/2026/11/05/september-in-servo/ Lobsters Software Line Specialist https://lovro-bikic.github.io/software-line-specialist/ https://lovro-bikic.github.io/software-line-specialist/ Lobsters Declarative Dragging https://declarative-dragging.github.io/ https://declarative-dragging.github.io/ Lobsters SourceHut disabled registration bypass | CVE-2026-121728 https://blog.arusekk.pl/posts/srht-disabled-registration-bypass/ https://blog.arusekk.pl/posts/srht-disabled-registration-bypass/ Lobsters A Look at Datastar https://noteflakes.com/articles/2026-11-04-datastar https://noteflakes.com/articles/2026-11-04-datastar Lobsters GNU Mes and the 0.28 release https://ekaitz.elenq.tech/fasterMes10.html https://ekaitz.elenq.tech/fasterMes10.html Lobsters So my ISP was hijacking my DNS https://karthihegde.dev/posts/dns_tampering https://karthihegde.dev/posts/dns_tampering Lobsters Shlemiel the Painter Is Back: How Zig’s libc Rewrite Made SQLite Slower https://dennisforbes.ca/blog/microblog/2026/10/the_accidental_12000x_sqlite_slowdown/ https://dennisforbes.ca/blog/microblog/2026/10/the_accidental_12000x_sqlite_slowdown/ Lobsters 11 nanoseconds per word: Ridiculously Over-Optimizing Anagrams https://wiredream.com/anagram-fun/ https://wiredream.com/anagram-fun/ Lobsters Your Cryptography Conspiracy Theory Is Wrong https://soatok.blog/2026/10/29/your-cryptography-conspiracy-theory-is-wrong/ https://soatok.blog/2026/10/29/your-cryptography-conspiracy-theory-is-wrong/ Lobsters I Go to Olympics of 4KB Coding https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=PeZNLvD4mds https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=PeZNLvD4mds Lobsters A Quick Guide to Go's Assembler https://go.dev/doc/asm https://go.dev/doc/asm Lobsters Reflections on Rust in the LLM Age — Bryan Cantrill | Rust NYC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D7QPOIZ7gY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D7QPOIZ7gY Lobsters Can 23,000 quantum qubits break RSA-2048? https://www.bfswa.blog/p/can-23000-quantum-qubits-break-rsa https://www.bfswa.blog/p/can-23000-quantum-qubits-break-rsa Lobsters Why is there an Anubis gate in front of Search for logged-in users? https://lobste.rs/s/y4poxs/why_is_there_anubis_gate_front_search_for https://lobste.rs/s/y4poxs/why_is_there_anubis_gate_front_search_for Lobsters X-87 - DOS 256 bytes https://www.onirom.fr/wiki/codegolf/x-87/ https://www.onirom.fr/wiki/codegolf/x-87/ Lobsters A new Go API for JSON https://go.dev/blog/jsonv2 https://go.dev/blog/jsonv2 Lobsters Man-in-the-middle arbitrary code execution in Debian’s apt https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00526.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00526.html Lobsters Residential Proxies Detected on White House Network https://layer3intel.com/blog/residential-proxies-white-house-network https://layer3intel.com/blog/residential-proxies-white-house-network Lobsters