Six years of HTTP/1.1 patches have failed to stop desync attacks that let hackers hijack millions of websites by exploiting weak request boundaries. New research reveals $350,000+ in bounties from novel techniques targeting major CDNs like Akamai and Cloudflare, proving HTTP/2 is the only real solution. MORE

Rod Canion's Compaq challenged IBM's monopoly in the 1980s by creating fully compatible PC clones and forming the "Gang of Nine" coalition. When IBM tried to regain control with proprietary PS/2 technology, Canion made the bold decision to give away Compaq's competing standard for free to preserve open computing. MORE

Major news outlets like The Verge and Wired are pivoting to newsletters as social media platforms and Google Search fail to drive traffic, creating a "traffic apocalypse" for publishers. RSS feeds offer a better solution, letting you curate your own custom newspaper from any website while avoiding algorithmic manipulation and data tracking that plagues modern platforms. MORE

Researchers discovered that malicious Jira tickets can trick Cursor AI into stealing secrets from code repositories and local files through clever prompt injection attacks. The vulnerability works even with security settings enabled, allowing attackers to exfiltrate API keys and AWS credentials by disguising malicious instructions in support tickets. MORE

Scale CEO Alexandr Wang shares his hiring philosophy: look for people who genuinely care about the company's mission and have a history of deep obsession with their work. He warns against becoming a "credential" company that attracts resume-builders rather than true believers who will do meaningful work. MORE

Opencode lets developers create custom JavaScript/TypeScript plugins to extend its AI coding capabilities by hooking into events and modifying behavior. Examples include sending notifications when sessions complete and protecting sensitive .env files from being read. MORE

Ghost 6.0 launches with major upgrades including ActivityPub for networked publishing, native analytics, and thousands of improvements. The platform has now helped independent publishers earn over $100 million total. MORE

DeepLearning launched a new course teaching best practices for Claude Code, Anthropic's highly autonomous AI coding assistant that can plan, execute, and improve code with minimal human input. The course covers three hands-on projects: exploring RAG chatbot codebases, refactoring Jupyter notebooks into dashboards, and building web apps from Figma mockups using MCP servers. MORE

OpenAI's GPT-5 delivers impressive competence with aggressive pricing at $1.25/million input tokens, positioning it as a strong competitor to Claude and Gemini. The model shows significant improvements in reducing hallucinations and prompt injection resistance, though over half of injection attacks still succeed. MORE | UPDATES

TruffleHog v3.90.3 brings major improvements including GitLab group scanning, filesystem scan resumption, and new detectors for Webex Bot, Tableau, and Rootly tokens. The release also fixes Git repo cloning errors and enhances detector accuracy across multiple platforms. MORE

An ex-Googler who worked there 9 years and interviewed hundreds reveals the real strategies to get hired at Google without a tech background. Key tactics include targeting sales roles first, leveraging contractor positions, and using the XYZ resume framework that most applicants get wrong. MORE

Executive coach Alisa Cohn shares proven scripts for navigating tough workplace conversations, from giving performance feedback to handling defensive reactions. She reveals the three essential questions every leader should ask at meeting endings and practical frameworks for difficult situations like terminations and promotion disappointments. MORE

Chloe shares 5 smart negotiation tactics for 2025's tough job market, including using salary transparency laws and leveraging company growth data. The guide covers researching offer rationales, negotiating beyond base salary, and maintaining professional relationships during discussions. MORE

Kim Cote shares her unconventional journey from music education to becoming a cybersecurity auditor at Google, proving you don't need a tech degree to break into security. She offers practical advice on networking authentically, learning through curiosity, and navigating challenges as a woman in tech. MORE

A Reddit thread reveals that mechanical engineers see their biggest salary jumps from threatening to quit or actually job hopping, rather than earning certifications like PE or Six Sigma. Engineers share stories of 20-50% raises when leveraging competing offers, with many noting that companies pay more to attract new talent than retain existing employees. MORE

Momentum is an iteration-first development workflow that helps developers ship working software quickly through exploration-first ideation, interview-based planning, and embedded quality standards. Built specifically for Claude Code, it breaks complex projects into micro-tasks that fit within AI context windows, ensuring tasks actually complete instead of dying mid-implementation. MORE

You're procrastinating 80% of your time (here's how to fix it). MORE

A solo developer on Hacker News shares how building alone brings unexpected loneliness, missing daily feedback, idea bouncing, and simple "nice job" moments. The discussion reveals many relate to this isolation, with suggestions ranging from co-working spaces and Discord communities to using AI as a sounding board. MORE

Anthropic notifies users that paid API credits expire after one year, sparking debate about accounting practices versus customer fairness. While companies cite revenue recognition rules as justification, critics argue it's simply a way to keep unused customer funds, especially since some providers like Uber and Lyft don't expire credits. MORE

Security researchers exploited an ORM injection vulnerability in a cryptocurrency battle royale game to steal funds from player wallets. They bypassed admin authentication by leaking password reset tokens through Django's debug mode and database queries, ultimately gaining full control over the game's crypto wallet system. MORE

Sudi discovered a XSS vulnerability in Google IDX Workstation that earned a $15,000 bounty by chaining multiple exploits together. The bug leveraged a flaw in VSCode's extension worker that allowed loading arbitrary JavaScript from attacker-controlled domains through crafted RPC messages. MORE

The campaign is not available in your country: XBOW discovered an SQLi while attempting to bypass geolocation restrictions. As much as an AI might get discouraged, it’s also incredibly relentless in its pursuit. MORE

Struts Devmode in 2025? Critical Pre-Auth Vulnerabilities in Adobe Experience Manager Forms. MORE

Wiz Research Uncovers Critical Vulnerability in AI Vibe Coding platform Base44 Allowing Unauthorized Access to Private Applications. MORE

Wes Bos created a web UI that makes OBS source recording much easier by showing real-time previews of all scenes and simple filter toggles. The tool solves the problem of OBS's confusing built-in interface for managing what you're actually recording. MORE

Aaron urges you to not to wait for permission or to be chosen, but to simply start. This point is illustrated with several stories of community members who achieved success by taking initiative, e.g. he became the Laracon MC simply by asking. MORE

Cate Hall argues that quitting is actually a superpower - most people stay too long in jobs, relationships, and situations that no longer serve them due to loss aversion and sunk cost fallacy. She offers practical exercises to recognize when you're choosing things out of inertia rather than genuine preference, comparing life to tournament poker where you must fold mediocre hands to save resources for better opportunities. MORE

Ian Leslie examines the tough reality of aging through 27 honest observations. He points out the gap between how old we feel and our actual age, along with the sudden changes in our bodies. Leslie claims that getting older is mentally difficult but also admirable. It is a strong fight against decline that deserves real acknowledgment instead of empty cheerfulness. MORE

This practical guide reveals why your brilliant thoughts come out as rambling messes when you speak, and provides specific techniques to bridge that gap. Learn to interrogate your ideas, identify your value filters, and use "essence writing" to distill complex thoughts into clear, authentic communication. MORE

A New York Times happiness challenge suggests making 8-minute phone calls to reconnect with loved ones you've lost touch with. Research shows these brief, time-bounded conversations reduce depression and loneliness while strengthening relationships without the awkwardness of open-ended calls. MORE

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing reveals why being first beats being better, and how brands like FedEx own single powerful words in customers' minds. These timeless principles show tech companies how perception trumps product quality and why trying to be everything to everyone kills your brand. MORE

A Hacker News discussion explores what developers are actually using to build desktop apps in 2025, revealing a fragmented landscape where web technologies increasingly dominate despite performance trade-offs. Popular choices include Qt with C++, .NET frameworks like Avalonia and WPF, web-based solutions using Chromium's File System Access API, and emerging tools like Flutter, Tauri, and Slint-UI with Rust. MORE

Cursor IDE: Arbitrary Data Exfiltration Via Mermaid (CVE-2025-54132) MORE

Hacker News thread reveals hard-learned professional wisdom, from using LLMs to create architectural plans before coding to the counterintuitive truth that documentation should capture "why" decisions were made, not just "what" the code does. The discussion spans everything from Git bisect for debugging regressions to life advice about embracing failure and the surprising financial math showing renting often beats buying a home. MORE

Stripe has released FT3, a fraud-focused security framework that adapts MITRE ATT&CK principles to help organizations understand and combat financial crime tactics. The open-source framework provides structured documentation of fraud techniques, detection methods, and response procedures to strengthen collective defenses against evolving threats. MORE

Curated cutting-edge research papers, tools, and resources focused on Large Language Model security vulnerabilities and defenses. It covers everything from jailbreaking attacks and prompt injection to defense mechanisms, making it an essential resource for security researchers and AI practitioners working to secure LLM systems. MORE

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