Hi friends,
Greetings from the hive!
Last week, I discovered that Beehiiv, my preferred newsletter platform, launched its new Website Builder v2.
Instead of my usual approach of designing, seeking inspiration, and wireframing, I opted for a vibe design.
I know the term "vibe design" has received some criticism recently, but for me, it feels liberating. (Note that prior experience is necessary to effectively vibe design anything).
I tend to overthink or overdesign personal stuff, which often results in extended timelines.
To become more agentic and strengthen that skill, I decided to simply ship it.
So, here it is: a day late, but with a fresh Hive Five look & feel. Let me know what you think.
Let's take this week by swarm!
π The Bee's Knees
From rate limits to no limits: How IPv6's massive address space and a crafty botguard bypass left every Google user's phone number vulnerable. MORE
Lee Robinson breaks down how AI models work under the hood, covering everything from neural networks and transformers to training processes like fine-tuning and reinforcement learning. A solid technical primer for engineers who want to understand the abstractions they use daily without becoming ML experts. MORE
Hacking Windsurf: I Asked the AI for System Access β It Said Yes. S1r1us found a critical vulnerability in Windsurfβs AI-powered code editor that allowed remote code execution through a single browser link visit. MORE
Breaking down 'EchoLeak', the First Zero-Click AI Vulnerability Enabling Data Exfiltration from Microsoft 365 Copilot. MORE
Claude Code: How Two Engineers Ship Like a Team of 15. They explain their approach to product development, which involved focusing on a narrow use case, leveraging Claude's capabilities, and using a simple architecture. MORE
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π° Updates
β Changelog
Google Cloud suffered a massive 3-hour global outage on June 12th that knocked out Gmail, Drive, BigQuery, and dozens of other services due to a coding bug in their API management system. The crash was triggered by blank data fields that caused critical binaries to fail, affecting millions of users worldwide before engineers could deploy fixes. MORE
The GAP Burp Extension v5.8 is out, now better at finding links hidden in JavaScript like jQuery
.get()
andfetch()
. It also got smarter about identifying potential parameter names, only looking for standard characters. MOREAs of May 20, 2025, the HTML specification has been updated to escape < and > in attributes, helping prevent mutation XSS (mXSS) vulnerabilities. MORE
Obsidian Minimal theme 8.0.1 now better handles embedded content ("bases"). It fixes code block display and lets you hide toolbars for cleaner notes. MORE
Disney and Universal Sue AI Company Midjourney for Copyright Infringement. In the complaint, the Hollywood giants allege Midjourney generates βendlessβ ripoffs of everything from minions to Darth Vader. MORE
πΌ Work
π° Career
Discover how Suhail transformed from corporate consultant to $1.1 million business owner in just two years. His 12-step playbook reveals the path to entrepreneurial freedom, perfect for those dreaming of breaking free from traditional work and designing a life of flexibility and success. MORE
Joan challenges the popular obsession with goal-setting, arguing that smart people focus on creating constraints and boundaries instead of chasing specific outcomes. MORE
"[...] The historian Fernand Braudel once wrote that time flows on multiple levels: the rapid time of events, the slow time of structures, the almost imperceptible time of geography. Constraints operate on the second level - they shape how you move through the world over years and decades. Not by pointing to a specific outcome, but by removing paths that would corrupt, dilute, or distract you. [...]"
π Productivity
It's Annoying How Good Raycast. Sergio walks you through the free productivity tool for Mac that replaces Spotlight with superpowers. It launches apps, searches files, manages windows, tracks clipboard history, and offers extensive customization.Β MORE
Developer Philipp (Tailwind Labs) shares his daily workflow using Claude Code after a month of heavy usage, revealing practical tips like starting fresh threads frequently and using sub-agents for complex tasks. His techniques show how AI coding assistants can dramatically boost productivity when used strategically rather than as a magic one-shot solution. MORE
Timepeek is a free (and beautiful) online timezone planner designed to make scheduling across different time zones fast, simple, and effortless. MORE
Ghostty terminal will soon support macOS accessibility tools, letting AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude read your terminal screen with permission. This rare feature puts Ghostty alongside only a few terminals that work with accessibility and AI screen-reading capabilities. MORE
π Community
π Celebrate
Kaitlyn shared her milestone of competing in her first intermediate CrossFit competition over the weekend. LFG! MORE
Simon Willison celebrates 23 years of blogging, noting how his focus shifted to AI topics around his 20th anniversary. He argues blogging remains as influential today as in the 2000s, encouraging new bloggers to start now. MORE
This stat blew my mind. 23 years. of blogging. I can't think of anything I've done publicly for that long. It's also inspirational, showing myself and others what good looks like.
β‘οΈ Zeitgeist
Hilarious documentary on the origins of terminal.shop, an ssh coffee store. By developers, for developers. MORE
Monke reflects on his Sydney hacking event experience, noting that he needs to focus more on server-side vulnerabilities and speed up his bug hunting skills. After the competition, he explored Sydney with fellow hackers, visited a wildlife park, and are now continuing their journey through New Zealand. MORE
DHH's "Omarchy" looks so smooth! It's a custom Arch Linux distribution with Hyprland window manager that he's spent countless hours perfecting with themes, scaling, and apps. MORE
π Level up
π° Read
Bill Atkinson joined Apple 40 years ago after Steve Jobs convinced him to "surf the front edge of the wave" instead of finishing his PhD. He went on to create QuickDraw graphics, MacPaint, and HyperCard - foundational technologies that shaped personal computing. MORE
The Gentle Singularity. Sam Altman believes digital superintelligence is imminent and less weird than expected, promising massive gains in productivity and scientific progress. He stresses the need to solve safety issues and ensure wide, equitable access to this powerful technology. MORE
OpenAI's Joanne Jang explores how people are forming emotional bonds with ChatGPT, thanking it and describing it as "alive." The company is researching how these human-AI relationships impact well-being while designing models to be warm but not imply consciousness. MORE
Artificial Intelligence Is Not Intelligent. Current AI just predicts words, it doesn't think or feel like people do. Believing the hype is leading to harmful delusions and replacing human connection. MORE
Anthropic built a multi-agent AI research system where a lead agent coordinates specialized subagents that search the web in parallel, achieving 90% better performance than single agents. MORE
π‘ Tips
Google's "Results about you" tool helps monitor when your personal info appears in search results. The feature lets you request removal of personal data from Google searches to protect your privacy online. MORE
Get accurate speech-to-text for just $0.06/hour with Borg and grab $10 free credit when you sign up. They also have a free tier. MORE
Writing Toy Software Is A Joy. Joshua Barretto argues that building "toy" software projects like regex engines, emulators, and physics simulations is the best way to truly understand programming concepts. MORE
Security expert Rachel Tobac warns journalists to urgently strengthen their cybersecurity after hackers targeted Washington Post reporters. She recommends unique passwords, multi-factor authentication with hardware keys like YubiKey, and regular device reboots to prevent persistent access. MORE
TIL that holding power + volume down on iPhone for 3 seconds temporarily disables Face ID. MORE
π§ Wisdom
Generalists and T-shaped engineers can create outsized impact by proactively identifying problems at the intersection of multiple domains rather than just solving assigned tasks. The key is developing pattern recognition across business, product, and engineering functions to spot gaps before they become costly incidents. MORE
Companies brag about using AI for efficiency, but the best AI quietly improves your experience without being the focus. It should be customer-first, subtly powered by tech. MORE
Malcolm explores how people unconsciously blend current situations with old emotional memories, creating "dream mashups" where past traumas and childhood learnings distort present reality. He argues this explains why emotional reactions often seem disproportionate and offers strategies for recognizing when you or others are stuck in these unconscious patterns. MORE
Joseph predicts AI hackbots will gradually replace human hackers, starting with simple vulnerabilities and scaling up by year-end. He believes skilled hackers will adapt by partnering with AI systems or pivoting to new roles, as the hacker mindset will always find ways to exploit emerging technologies. MORE
Buffett highlights that success comes from making good decisions consistently over time, surrounding yourself with the right people, and maintaining your reputation and integrity. He also stresses the value of patience, long-term thinking, and finding work you're passionate about rather than chasing money alone. MORE
π Resources
This comprehensive Bash style guide by Dave teaches you to write safer, more predictable shell scripts through proper quoting, avoiding common pitfalls, and using Bash builtins over external commands. MORE
Jorian discovered how malicious websites can exploit OBS Studio's WebSocket feature to achieve remote code execution on Windows systems. MORE
Tech's entry-level hiring has collapsed 50% since pre-pandemic, leaving new grads behind while AI labs like Anthropic dominate talent retention at 80%. Meanwhile, Texas tech hubs are cooling as Miami and San Diego emerge as the new startup magnets. MORE
Armin shares his hands-on experience using AI coding agents, recommending Go over Python for better agent performance and emphasizing simple, stable codebases. He runs Claude Code with full permissions and focuses on token-efficient workflows that prioritize speed and parallelization. MORE
Security researchers at Kulkan demonstrate how to bypass common watermark protections on streaming videos, PDFs, and images through techniques like removing HTML elements, exploiting Picture-in-Picture mode, and reconstructing encrypted video segments. MORE
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