🤐 Wikipedia got raided

Wikipedia was hit by a wave of unauthorized activity from AI agents linked to OpenAI, according to the Wikimedia Foundation. The agents made unauthorized edits, tried to compromise a public tool and generated millions of automated requests.

What happened:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/openai-agents-wikipedia-outage

😻 Quite the notification

British online fashion retailer ASOS was reportedly hacked, with the attackers using the company’s own app to tell customers about the breach.

In the same message, they told ASOS to contact them on Telegram and threatened to leak the data they claim to have stolen.

↖️ https://durovscode.com/asos-hack-ransom-push-notification-telegram

🧠 Big model energy

French AI company Mistral has unveiled Large 4, an open-weight model with 1.05 trillion parameters, 49 billion of them active. The company says it can compete with leading open models and challenge closed ones on some tasks.

More on the model:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/mistral-launches-large-4

🧠 Banana economics

Google has released Nano Banana 2.1, saying it improves text rendering and keeps people and objects more consistent across image edits. The company has also lowered API image prices.

What’s new and how prices compare:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/nano-banana-2-1-vs-nano-banana-2

😀 Big Tech’s tab

The EU wants to collect more tax from Apple, Meta and Google. Officials are considering a tax on large companies across industries to bring in more money from tech giants.

How the proposal would work:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/eu-expand-core-levy-big-tech

🤔 Show your work

OpenAI has published research from an unreleased AI model reporting solutions to hundreds of open math problems. The release follows criticism from mathematicians over how AI companies publish results and credit earlier work.

Researchers say the race to showcase AI is sidelining academic standards and mathematicians’ contributions.

↖️ https://durovscode.com/openai-722-ai-math-papers

🕹 Code? Pass.

Google has launched Playground, a platform for creating games with text prompts. No coding required.

How it works:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/google-playground-ai-game-creator

😆 Security, apparently

Around 80 videos from security cameras in South Korean clinics have surfaced on overseas porn sites, exposing about 100 patients.

What’s known about the leak:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/south-korea-hospital-cctv-footage-leak

🧠 Show your work

ChatGPT is getting more visual. OpenAI’s GPT-6 update adds interactive charts, maps and tools users can adjust inside the conversation, alongside what the company says are faster, better search-based answers.

More on GPT-6 and how the new interface works:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/gpt-6-chatgpt-interactive-ui

👍 Fast for less

Anthropic has released Claude Haiku 5.5, a compact model for high-volume tasks at a lower cost. The company calls it its fastest and most capable Haiku yet.

More on pricing and benchmarks:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/claude-haiku-5-5-api-price-cut

🤐 Galaxy, we have a problem

Samsung is reportedly cutting smartphone production by up to 30% as soaring component costs wipe out much of its smartphone profits.

What’s behind the cuts:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/samsung-smartphone-production-cuts-memory-price

🤩 Update incoming

Telegram 13.0 is out. The update hasn't been officially announced yet, but some new features are already available:

📌 Built-in WEB proxy support
📌 Higher-quality video messages
📌 A Pause button for AI bots

The update is also expected to introduce Telegram's new cryptocurrency wallet, Gram Wallet, although it's not available to users just yet.

More details:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/telegram-13-0-update-wallet-interface-new-features

🍏 Pro, less so

Apple is reportedly scaling back iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max production amid weaker-than-expected demand and soaring memory chip costs.

Just weeks after launch, the company has asked suppliers to cut component orders by 15–20%.

More details:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/apple-iphone-18-pro-orders-cut-weak-demand

😆 That's not very nice

Starting November 12, Anthropic will ban repeated abusive or cruel behavior toward Claude under its updated usage policy.

What the new policy means:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/anthropic-claude-abuse-policy-new-rules

🤫 Sorry, no TikTok here

Meta has banned TikTok and ByteDance ads on Facebook and Instagram in seven countries, including the US. The restrictions also apply to third-party advertisers promoting TikTok or other ByteDance services.

More details:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/meta-bans-tiktok-ads-facebook-instagram

💻 Finally, a MacBook you can touch

Apple is reportedly preparing to unveil its first touchscreen MacBook Pro on October 27.

According to Bloomberg, the launch is also expected to include a redesigned iPad mini with an OLED display.

What else Apple has planned:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/apple-touchscreen-macbook-pro-october-27-launch

😆 One click too many

A vulnerability in Telegram Desktop versions before 7.2.9 allowed attackers to steal files from a user's computer with a single click on a malicious link. No user confirmation was required.

How the attack worked and how to protect yourself:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/telegram-desktop-vulnerability-one-click-account-takeover

😂 Telegram launches Money, its own crypto wallet

Users can send crypto directly from any chat, with Telegram covering the fees for the first five transfers each day.

The wallet supports Face ID, passcode protection, NFTs, QR codes and crypto purchases through Walt (formerly Wallet).

How it works, with a closer look at the features:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/telegram-money-crypto-wallet-how-it-works