Supercharging Bug Bounty Hunting with AI. Ethiack’s breakdown of using LLMs to find vulnerabilities was our #1 most clicked link of the year. MORE

How to Hack AI Apps. Joseph Thacker’s guide became the definitive manual for the new frontier of security. MORE

Different Kinds of Smart. This YouTube deep dive resonated most with our collective shift toward "High Agency" and cognitive diversity. MORE

Kubernetes for Pentesters (Part 1). A reminder that while AI is flashy, cloud infrastructure security remains the bedrock of modern hacking. MORE

The Prompt Engineering Guide. The most clicked PDF in the Hive, proving that communication with models is the new "coding." MORE

Tech Interview Handbook: This free, comprehensive resource has supported over 1 million engineers in landing roles at major firms like Google, Meta, and Amazon by offering curated study plans and practice for both coding and behavioral interviews. ISSUE 240

Grow with Google’s Career Dreamer: A dedicated platform that allows users to explore different career paths and provides specific guidance to help individuals achieve their professional goals within the tech sector. ISSUE 223

Hacking Your Career 2.0: A specialized course released by Jason that focuses on the "bionic" side of professional growth, teaching users how to build their personal brand, ace technical interviews, and negotiate offers effectively. ISSUE 218

The "Magic Loop" Framework: A five-step career advancement strategy utilized by an Amazon VP to help employees get promoted faster by identifying and solving problems that leadership may not even realize exist. ISSUE 239

Professional Twitter (X) Strategy Guide: A fundamental guide for the "Post-Developer Era" that details a three-part strategy: post valuable content your audience wants to learn, promise consistency, and transition from commenting on others to building and sharing your own work. ISSUE 205

Cursor: The IDE that "changed everything" in 2025 for its "vibe coding" capabilities and autonomous "Bugbot" debugging assistant. MORE

Obsidian (Bases): The transition of the note-taking app into a "personal operating system" through dynamic tables and database structures. MORE

Raycast: An AI-powered macOS hub that replaced Spotlight and introduced system-level integrations for natural language commands. MORE

Ghostty: A fast, native terminal emulator that became the new "default" for power users due to its performance and accessibility features. MORE

Claude Code: A terminal-first AI coding agent that allows developers to build complex applications through natural language interactions. MORE

Simon Willison (@simonw): A dominant presence across the sources, Willison is frequently cited for his AI tutorials, web scraping workshops, and development of tools like files-to-prompt and Datasette. He is often referred to as a trusted source for staying current with AI technology. MORE

Ben Sadeghipour (@NahamSec): Ben is one of the most visible figures in the bug bounty community, mentioned for his high-value payouts, community Discord hunting sessions, and educational vlogs on hacking methodology. MORE

Andrej Karpathy (@karpathy): Karpathy is a recurring figure for his insights into LLM architecture, his "Software 3.0" philosophy, and his practical guides on digital hygiene and minimal AI implementations like nanochat. MORE

David Heinemeier Hansson (@DHH): The creator of Ruby on Rails is frequently linked for his "Omarchy" custom Linux distribution, his critiques of Apple and modern web development bloat, and his leadership at 37signals. MORE

Lee Robinson (@leerob): Mentioned extensively in later newsletters for his role as a Developer Experience leader, his work on Cursor's documentation, and his practical demonstrations of migrating complex systems using AI agents. MORE

Hive Five 230 - Agentic Coding: Evolution of AI assistants, Novel SSRF Technique, How to win a Nobel prize, Forging Passkeys, First-ever State of Devs 2025 Survey. MORE

Hive Five 221 - Underdoing the Competition: How to Predict the Future, From Fast Food to Cybersecurity, Boost Productivity by 40x w/ AI, TikTok is testing Footnotes, How to Learn Kubernetes in 2025. MORE

Hive Five 220 - The Post-Developer Era: Scarcity and Abundance in 2025, Nominative Determinism, Because Computers Are Stupid, NahamCon 2025, How To Get The Most Out of A Book. MORE

Hive Five 241 - You Need To Be Bored: Breaking Down Silksong's Game Design, Ultimate AI-powered Second Brain, You Get What You Tolerate, Why Originality is Overrated, iPhone AI Workflows. MORE

Hive Five 234 - High Taste Tester: Discover why the best tools are invisible and how to build momentum. We investigate how Delta's AI is now setting personalized ticket prices, Andrew Ng's strategies for accelerating development, and Cursor's new "Bugbot" that automatically debugs your code. MORE

Functional Health Testing: Moving from reactive care to proactive testing to monitor internal biological age and markers. ISSUE 252

The "Fit Check" Method: A systematic approach to tackling complex technical problems without burning out. ISSUE 233

Refusal to Negotiate: Sticking to a set of personal rules (like protein intake or steps) to eliminate the decision fatigue that leads to failure. ISSUE 255

Digital Minimalism: Intentional attention management to combat the "anti-social century" and reclaim the "luxury good" of deep focus. ISSUE 217

Daily Micro-Steps: Breaking tasks into 5-minute chunks for "dopamine hits" to overcome procrastination, sometimes tracked with physical receipt printers. ISSUE 229

The $130,000 Epic Games Bounty: The largest-ever payout for Epic Games, earned by a collaborative trio of researchers at a live hacking event. ISSUE 246

The $100,000 Meta Payout: A record-breaking bounty awarded to Ben Sadeghipour (@NahamSec) for a critical discovery early in the year. ISSUE 205

The McDonald’s McHire Leak: A massive data exposure affecting 64 million job applicants due to weak default credentials and API vulnerabilities. ISSUE 232

The $64,000 GitHub Secret Leak: An automation built to scan public repos for secrets by restoring deleted files and dangling blobs. ISSUE 223

The $25,000 UniFi Access RCE: A critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in door control systems found via a misconfigured backup API. ISSUE 250

NahamSec (Ben Sadeghipour): The definitive source for bug bounty methodology, providing reconnaissance walkthroughs, IDOR discovery guides, and vlogs from major hacking villages like DEF CON. MORE

Ali Abdaal: A dominant voice for "Medicine 3.0" life habits and productivity, particularly known for his "Think Day" method and financial freedom frameworks. MORE

ThePrimeagen: Highly influential for his technical deep dives into protocols, terminal-first workflows, and his philosophies on "vibe coding" versus fundamental programming skills. MORE

Theo: Frequently cited for his commentary on the shift from manual coding to agentic workflows, the evolution of the Linux desktop (Arch/Hyprland), and technical tool comparisons. MORE

LaurieWired: A top resource for security researchers, frequently linked for her reverse engineering tutorials, malware analysis, and walkthroughs of the Model Context Protocol (MCP). MORE

Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast: Hosted by Justin Gardner (@Rhynorater) and Joseph Thacker (@rez0), this is the most cited podcast for advanced vulnerability research, AI hacking techniques, and live hacking event retrospectives. MORE

My First Million: Frequently mentioned for its focus on high-agency mindsets, AI-driven business models, and the "flourishing" blueprint for entrepreneurs. MORE

Darknet Diaries: A recurring favorite for cybersecurity "war stories," including deep dives into physical security testing, identity theft kingpins, and the history of the hacker underground. MORE

Syntax: Essential for front-end developers, this show is linked for its coverage of 3D printing, web development trends for 2025, and practical guides on modern CSS. MORE

Focused: A central pillar for personal productivity, consistently cited for its workshops on combining task management with calendars and creating an Obsidian "Home Base." MORE

The History of SSH Port 22: Assigned in 1995 after creator Tatu Ylonen simply emailed IANA to ask for an unassigned number below 255. ISSUE 222

Nominative Determinism: The hypothesis that people gravitate toward careers fitting their names, such as sprinter Usain Bolt or Nintendo America CEO Doug Bowser. ISSUE 220

The 62-Year Reading List: A meticulous cataloging of every library book read by a man named Dan from 1962 to 2025, spanning 109 pages. ISSUE 235

"Bluey" Art Direction: The discovery that the iconic show’s world was designed by a 23-year-old using a unique "reverse two-point perspective". ISSUE 238

The "Slop" Word of the Year: Merriam-Webster’s 2025 choice for the low-quality, AI-generated noise flooding digital screens. ISSUE 255