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Lines of code on a developer screen, illustrating the Claude Code extension backdoor found on the Cursor marketplace
  • Cyber Security

Claude Code extension backdoor: Cursor users got an SSH key

A Claude Code extension backdoor shipped to Cursor users for 11 hours, planting SSH keys and persistence. Here's who's to blame and what to check now.
Daniel
November 1, 2026
A terminal window with shell commands, illustrating AlpineBSD, the AI-free OS built on NetBSD and Alpine Linux
  • Software

AlpineBSD: a NetBSD kernel, Alpine userland, and zero AI code

AlpineBSD pairs the NetBSD kernel with an Alpine Linux userland and bans LLM-generated code outright. Here’s what this new AI-free OS is really about.
Lines of code on a developer screen, illustrating the Claude Code extension backdoor found on the Cursor marketplace
  • Cyber Security

Claude Code extension backdoor: Cursor users got an SSH key

A Claude Code extension backdoor shipped to Cursor users for 11 hours, planting SSH keys and persistence. Here’s who’s to blame and what to check now.
Close-up of a compact disc, illustrating the Windows 11 CD-ROM build by NTDEV that fits in under 700 MB
  • Software

Windows 11 CD-ROM build: 699 MB and it actually boots

A Windows 11 CD-ROM image under 700 MB that boots to a real desktop? NTDEV’s Pico11 did it. What was cut, what still works, and why it matters.
Fiber optic network cables illustrating the France gigabyte tax on internet traffic voted by French MPs
  • Internet

France gigabyte tax: 5.5 cents per GB, passed by one vote

France gigabyte tax: MPs voted 11 to 10 for a €0.055/GB levy on Netflix, Steam, GitHub and even VLC. Here’s how it works and who really pays.
Bitcoin coins on a dark surface, illustrating the Binance hack that drained billions from the exchange's hot wallets
  • Cryptos

Binance hack: billions drained, withdrawals frozen

Binance hack: between $2 and $5.7 billion drained from hot wallets, withdrawals paused and no explanation yet. What we know and what I’d do with my coins.
Padlocks on a closed metal gate, illustrating the Reddit login requirement that will wall off content from logged-out visitors
  • Internet

Reddit login requirement: the open web just got a door

Reddit login requirement is coming: why the site is walling off content from Google’s AI, what the Q3 numbers say, and what you should do now.
A woman wearing a virtual reality headset exploring a simulated world, illustrating Google DeepMind's Genie 4 world model
  • Artificial Intelligence

Genie 4: Google’s world model now talks back, in real time

Genie 4 is Google DeepMind’s new real-time world model with native audio, dialogue and physics. What it does, who gets it, and why I’m only half impressed.
Lines of Python source code on a dark screen, illustrating the Python JIT compiler being removed from CPython
  • Software

Python JIT removed: CPython drops its speed experiment

The Python JIT is being pulled from CPython after its authors withdrew PEP 836. Why the experiment stalled, what it means for you and what comes next.
An empty modern office hallway, illustrating the Microsoft buyouts offered to 60,000 employees
  • Economy

Microsoft buyouts: 60,000 employees invited to leave

Microsoft buyouts target 60,000 employees, a quarter of its workforce, while $175 billion flows into AI. Who’s eligible, who’s safe, and what it means.
Server racks in a data center, illustrating the Cloudflare Workers AI leak that exposed other users prompts
  • Cyber Security

Cloudflare Workers AI leak: GLM 5.3 served other users’ prompts

Cloudflare Workers AI leak: for two weeks GLM 5.3 answered 155 prompts with other customers’ data. Here’s the bug, the fix, and why it matters.
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