🛡️ Security & Privacy

• Trigger.dev hit by Shai-Hulud supply chain worm; complete incident analysis reveals npm malware campaign - Trigger.dev shares detailed post-mortem after engineer's machine compromised via malicious npm package, leading to GitHub repo vandalism and credential theft across 17 hours. More
• Urban VPN exposed: 8 million users' AI conversations harvested and sold for profit - Featured Chrome extension with 6M+ users secretly exfiltrates ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini conversations to BiScience data broker through hardcoded JavaScript surveillance backend. More
• SoundCloud confirms breach affecting 20% of users after hackers steal account database - ShinyHunters group accessed emails and profile data from approximately 28 million accounts through compromised ancillary service dashboard, triggering VPN restrictions and DDoS attacks. More
• Prompt injection and vibe coding emerge as critical mobile security threats for 2026 - Former UK cybersecurity chief predicts AI-generated code bypassing traditional guardrails will create 30% of new security exposures by 2027 as developers rely on unvetted LLM output. More
• SonicWall patches actively exploited critical CVE in SSL VPN allowing unauthenticated remote code execution - Security vendor urges immediate updates after discovering critical vulnerability enabling attackers to gain full system control through specially crafted requests to SSL VPN appliances. More
• Texas lawsuit accuses TV makers of massive consumer surveillance for targeted advertising profits - Major manufacturers including Samsung, LG, Sony sued for allegedly tracking viewing habits, collecting household data, and building detailed consumer profiles without proper consent disclosures. More
• Discord security vulnerability exposed millions to credential theft through malicious image exploits - Critical flaw allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted images, potentially compromising authentication tokens and user data across Discord's 150+ million active user base. More
• Privacy architecture analysis: why anonymity beats marketing-focused privacy promises - Technical deep-dive argues true privacy requires architectural anonymity rather than policy commitments, examining how modern platforms conflate marketing with meaningful data protection mechanisms. More

🛸 Tech

• iRobot files for bankruptcy after 35 years, Roomba maker to be acquired by Chinese supplier - Pioneering robot vacuum company enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy with plans to transfer ownership to Shenzhen PICEA Robotics, wiping out existing shareholder equity completely. More
• MIT researchers enable robots to build furniture from natural language descriptions - AI-driven system uses generative models to translate text prompts like "make me a chair" into 3D designs and robotic assembly instructions using prefabricated modular components. More
• OpenAI launches ChatGPT app directory enabling third-party developer integrations and submissions -Platform opens app submission process with SDK for building chat-native experiences, featuring integrations from Spotify, DoorDash, Zillow enabling conversational commerce and productivity workflows. More
• Docker makes 1,000+ hardened container images free and open source under Apache 2.0 license - Company shifts security-focused minimal container images from commercial offering to community resource, including continuous vulnerability patching and compliance-ready variants for enterprises. More
• Mac Studio achieves 15TB unified memory via RDMA over Thunderbolt 5 networking breakthrough -Hardware enthusiast demonstrates remote direct memory access pooling across multiple Mac Studios, creating unprecedented GPU memory configurations for AI workloads and rendering tasks. More
• DuckDuckGo launches DuckAI image generator emphasizing privacy-first AI content creation - Privacy-focused search engine introduces anonymous image generation powered by multiple AI models, positioning as alternative to data-collecting competitors like DALL-E and Midjourney platforms. More

🤖 AI

• Anthropic launches enterprise Agent Skills as open standard challenging OpenAI ecosystem approach -Company releases Agent Skills specification enabling portable AI workflows across platforms, with adoption from Microsoft VS Code, GitHub, Cursor and partnership directory including Atlassian and Figma. More
• Boston Dynamics explains why generalist robots are essential solution for manufacturing automation challenges - Robotics leader argues specialized single-purpose robots create integration nightmares, advocating for adaptable AI-powered platforms capable of learning diverse factory floor tasks dynamically. More
• Mistral AI releases OCR 3 model delivering state-of-the-art document understanding and extraction - French AI company unveils optical character recognition system outperforming competitors on document parsing, handwriting recognition, and multimodal understanding across 100+ languages globally. More
• Claude Chrome extension brings Anthropic's AI assistant directly into browser for context-aware assistance - Official extension enables users to invoke Claude on any webpage, providing summaries, translations, and analysis without switching tabs or copying content to separate applications. More
• Nate's newsletter shares 6 prompt engineering techniques developed from 10,000+ AI conversations -Newsletter author distills practical prompting strategies including chain-of-thought reasoning, role assignment, and constraint specification from extensive real-world LLM interaction experience and experimentation. More

🛠️ Tools

• MentraOS open-source platform enables cross-compatible smart glasses app development - Community-driven operating system supports Even Realities G1, Mentra devices with TypeScript SDK, handling pairing, streaming, and hardware abstraction for unified smart glasses development. More
• history-llms project provides comprehensive dataset for training AI models on historical events and narratives - Open-source repository compiles structured historical data spanning centuries, enabling researchers to build language models with deep temporal understanding and historical reasoning capabilities. More
• picknplace.js introduces WebGL-based visual component placement library for interactive design tools -Lightweight JavaScript library enables drag-and-drop component positioning with physics simulation, targeting PCB design, game development, and visual programming interface applications. More

♟️ Misc

• ACM Digital Library opens unrestricted access to entire computing research archive - Association for Computing Machinery makes decades of peer-reviewed computer science papers freely available, removing paywalls from foundational research in algorithms, systems, and theory. More
• Phantom Chessboard launches wireless classical walnut set merging traditional aesthetics with smart technology - Premium chess set combines handcrafted wooden pieces with embedded sensors and wireless connectivity, enabling digital game recording while maintaining elegant tournament-standard physical gameplay experience. More

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