01I Found Typewriter Ribbons in 2025 Trade Data. That Seemed Weird.
I haven’t seen anyone actually use a typewriter in years. Continue reading on Medium »
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02AI Workflow Automation in 2026: How to Build a Smarter Digital Workflow
Discover how AI agents, no-code automation, and intelligent scheduling can reduce repetitive work and help teams focus on what matters… Continue reading on Medium »
03Our Senior Engineer Refused to Fix a Bug. The CEO Found Out Why During a $2M Demo
Management called him difficult, negative, and unwilling to cooperate. Continue reading on Engineering Under Pressure »
04If We Build Superintelligence, What Would It Mean to Win?
A CEO, an alleged honeypot, and an artificial intelligence that might not care. Continue reading on Human Offset »
05Man who lost $308,000 on sports bets sues Kalshi for offering illegal gambling
A man who lost over $308,000 making sports wagers on Kalshi is suing the prediction market for violating the state of Washington's ban on online gambling. He's trying to turn those losses into an overall victory with a lawsuit seeking a payment of over $580,00…
06Our CTO Said AI Could Replace Senior Engineers. Then He Failed His Own Technical Interview
He spent six months telling developers that experience was becoming worthless. A 45-minute system design interview exposed how little he… Continue reading on Engineering Under Pressure »
07The global pledge to use AI for climate good is a cruel joke
At this point, reading through the latest splashy pledge to use AI for the good of the environment feels like downing a nonalcoholic beer. Admittedly, I'm suspicious from the onset. How can this be good? But I love beer and our planet enough to give it a whirl…
08Our CEO Called His Engineers Lazy. Then Someone Published His Calendar.
The founder demanded 60-hour workweeks after missing revenue targets. An engineer examined how the executive team actually spent its time… Continue reading on Engineering Under Pressure »
09A Sam Altman parody offers an amusing lesson in memory management
Sam Altman's recent comments on the Cheeky Pint podcast inspired developer Iain Kay to create a satirical script that allows users to email the OpenAI CEO once per day if more than 10 percent of their system RAM is reported as available. Ram-Altman is describe…
10Vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices is under active exploitation
Hackers are actively exploiting a recently discovered critical vulnerability that allows them to log in to privileged accounts on many Linux systems, multiple researchers are reporting. The vulnerability, tracked under the name *sshole, arises from the interac…
11Apple’s $50 Intelligence Usage Packs extend access to some AI features
After publishing a support article in early September outlining usage limits for some Apple Intelligence features, the company has updated Logic Pro with an option to "Buy More Usage" for a one-time purchase price of $49.99, as spotted by 9to5Mac. It has a bui…
12Pentagon mulls placing fleet of military satellites around the Moon
The US military has published a Request for Information on a federal procurement website signaling interest in deploying a "proliferated cislunar constellation" consisting of an unspecified number of satellites performing an undisclosed mission in the vicinity…
13ChatGPT Enterprise now available in AWS Marketplace
ChatGPT Enterprise is now available through AWS Marketplace, helping organizations simplify procurement through existing AWS purchasing and billing relationships.
14Anthropic launches new Claude Fable and Mythos 5.2 models
Anthropic is announcing two new models today: Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2, which it says are designed to take on "daunting" technical challenges. The company claims the new models show improvements in coding, reasoning, and vision, and can generate…
15James Gunn is out as DC movie leader
Soon, James Gunn and Peter Safran will no longer head up Skydance's DC Studios. After taking the helm of DC Studios as co-CEOs in 2022, Gunn and Safran are being replaced by former Marvel SVP of Production and Development Jeremy Latcham, Deadline reports. Howe…
16You can grab three months of Game Pass Ultimate for under $20 per month
The price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has fluctuated between $20 and $30 per month over the last year, but you can get three months of the top plan for around $19 per month. At Newegg, using the coupon code BNWF2656 at checkout knocks $11 off the usual cost of…
17Instagram’s Effect Builder makes new filters from AI prompts
After expanding its Edits app to macOS last week, Instagram's next move is launching this Effect Builder that generates custom filters for your Stories posts with AI. Available now for US residents who are over 18, it has a prompt box for describing your filte…
18Claude Code is accidentally exposing secrets all over GitHub
Claude Code is leaking sensitive information on public GitHub instances thanks to a partial oversight in the way its settings files are handled. That's the finding of AI security researchers at Apiiro, who discovered thousands of secrets , including database p…