CIA suddenly stops publishing, removes archives of The World Factbook
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/the-world-factbook/
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/the-world-factbook/
Simon Willison’s Weblog
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they decided …
Maihem (YC W24): hiring sr robotics perception engineer (London, on-site)
https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/maihem/8da3fa8b-5544-45de-a99e-888021519758
https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/maihem/8da3fa8b-5544-45de-a99e-888021519758
Ashbyhq
Senior Robotics Perception Engineer
Senior Robotics Perception Engineer (London, in-office). Build the vision + 3D geometry stack powering AI manufacturing robots. £100–150k + equity.
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 uncovers 500 zero-day flaws in open-source code
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/anthropic-claude-opus-46-software-hunting
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/anthropic-claude-opus-46-software-hunting
Axios
Anthropic's newest AI model uncovered 500 zero-day software flaws in testing
The AI company sees the model's advancements as a major win for cyber defenders in the race against adversarial AI.
We tasked Opus 4.6 using agent teams to build a C Compiler
https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-c-compiler
https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-c-compiler
Anthropic
Building a C compiler with a team of parallel Claudes
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
Cubans rendered powerless as outages persist and tensions with US escalate
https://apnews.com/article/cuba-us-oil-power-outages-electricity-trump-ccab32796f7b57353adedc380181c68f
https://apnews.com/article/cuba-us-oil-power-outages-electricity-trump-ccab32796f7b57353adedc380181c68f
AP News
Cubans rendered powerless as outages persist and tensions with US escalate
Residents of a small coastal Cuban town face severe hardships despite living near energy sources. Santa Cruz del Norte experiences daily blackouts and fuel shortages, forcing people to cook with coal and firewood.
I reversed Tower of Fantasy's anti-cheat driver: a BYOVD toolkit never loaded
https://vespalec.com/blog/tower-of-flaws/
https://vespalec.com/blog/tower-of-flaws/
Vespalec
Tower of Flaws: Dismantling Tower of Fantasy's Anti-Cheat Driver While Waiting for The Game to Install
How four layers of authentication in a production anti-cheat driver still hand you a complete BYOVD toolkit
Invention of DNA "Page Numbers" Opens Up Possibilities for the Bioeconomy
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/invention-dna-page-numbers-synthesis-kaihang-wang
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/invention-dna-page-numbers-synthesis-kaihang-wang
California Institute of Technology
Invention of DNA "Page Numbers" Opens Up Vast Possibilities for the Bioeconomy
A major technological advance in DNA writing enables researchers to construct and create in the language of biology
TikTok's 'Addictive Design' Found to Be Illegal in Europe
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/business/tiktok-addictive-design-europe.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/business/tiktok-addictive-design-europe.html
NY Times
Europe Accuses TikTok of ‘Addictive Design’ and Pushes for Change
European Union regulators said the app’s infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially among children.