Billing can be bypassed using a combo of subagents with an agent definition
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/292452
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/292452
GitHub
Billing can be bypassed using a combination of subagents with an agent definition, resulting in unlimited free premium requests.…
Summary It's possible in Copilot to bypass any billing / 'premium request' usage by taking advantage of: Subagents and tool calls not consuming any 'requests'. Request cost bein...
The First Sodium-Ion Battery EV Is a Winter Range Monster
https://insideevs.com/news/786509/catl-changan-worlds-first-sodium-ion-battery-ev/
https://insideevs.com/news/786509/catl-changan-worlds-first-sodium-ion-battery-ev/
InsideEVs
The World’s First Sodium-Ion Battery EV Is A Winter Range Monster
It’s the beginning of a “dual chemistry era” as sodium-ion batteries have overcome all hurdles to enter mass production.
Man, 83, Tricked by Scammers, Gets 21 Years to Life for Killing Uber Driver
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/ohio-man-kills-uber-driver-sentenced.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/ohio-man-kills-uber-driver-sentenced.html
NY Times
Man, 83, Tricked by Scammers, Gets 21 Years to Life for Killing Uber Driver
Scammers on the phone had threatened to kill Wiliam J. Brock if he didn’t hand over $12,000 just as Lo-Letha Toland-Hall, an Uber driver, came to his house to pick up a package.
Roundcube Webmail: SVG feImage bypasses image blocking to track email opens
https://nullcathedral.com/posts/2026-02-08-roundcube-svg-feimage-remote-image-bypass/
https://nullcathedral.com/posts/2026-02-08-roundcube-svg-feimage-remote-image-bypass/
NULL CATHEDRAL
Roundcube Webmail <1.5.13 / <1.6.13 allows attackers to force remote image loads via SVG feImage
Roundcube's HTML sanitizer doesn't treat SVG feImage href as an image source. Attackers can bypass remote image blocking to track email opens. (CVE-2026-25916)
Amazon delivery drone strikes North Texas apartment, causing minor damage
https://www.expressnews.com/news/texas/article/amazon-delivery-drone-crash-richardson-texas-21341387.php
https://www.expressnews.com/news/texas/article/amazon-delivery-drone-crash-richardson-texas-21341387.php
San Antonio Express-News
Amazon delivery drone strikes North Texas apartment, causing minor damage
Amazon launched drone delivery service in North Texas in early December, shortly after Prime Air delivery was unveiled in San Antonio.
The 'Little red dots' observed by Webb were direct-collapse black holes
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-red-dots-webb-collapse-black.html
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-red-dots-webb-collapse-black.html
phys.org
The 'Little red dots' observed by Webb were direct-collapse black holes
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was designed to look back in time and study galaxies that existed shortly after the Big Bang. In so doing, scientists hoped to gain a better understanding of how ...
A GTA modder has got the 1997 original working on modern PCs and Steam Deck
https://gtaforums.com/topic/986492-grand-theft-auto-ready2play-full-game-windows-version/
https://gtaforums.com/topic/986492-grand-theft-auto-ready2play-full-game-windows-version/
GTAForums
Grand Theft Auto: Ready2Play (Full Game, Windows version)
Ready2Play Complete package to play easy and without installation on modern Windows systems. Just extract to desired location and start the launcher to play, Enjoy! Features - Improved compatibility and performance - GTA + London + 1961 (Windows version)…
Reverse Engineering the Prom for the SGI O2
https://mattst88.com/blog/2026/02/08/Reverse_Engineering_the_PROM_for_the_SGI_O2/
https://mattst88.com/blog/2026/02/08/Reverse_Engineering_the_PROM_for_the_SGI_O2/
Toma (YC W24) Is Hiring Founding Engineers
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/toma/jobs/oONUnCf-founding-engineer-ai-products
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/toma/jobs/oONUnCf-founding-engineer-ai-products
Y Combinator
Founding Engineer (AI Products) at Toma | Y Combinator
We're building the AI platform for underserved industries.
LLM usage has seen a meteoric rise in the past year, but there is still a significant gap between agentic innovation and its use in the real world. This is especially true for underserved industries…
LLM usage has seen a meteoric rise in the past year, but there is still a significant gap between agentic innovation and its use in the real world. This is especially true for underserved industries…
AI Makes the Easy Part Easier and the Hard Part Harder
https://www.blundergoat.com/articles/ai-makes-the-easy-part-easier-and-the-hard-part-harder
https://www.blundergoat.com/articles/ai-makes-the-easy-part-easier-and-the-hard-part-harder
Blundergoat
AI Makes the Easy Part Easier and the Hard Part Harder for Developers
AI handles writing code but leaves the hard work: investigation, context, validation. Why vibe coding has limits and AI assistance can backfire.
In the AI gold rush, tech firms are embracing 72-hour weeks
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgn2k285ypo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgn2k285ypo
Bbc
The tech firms embracing a 72-hour working week
In the race for AI, tech firms are asking for their staff to work long hours. But there are risks, experts say.
NanoClaw now supports Claude's Agent Swarms in containers
https://twitter.com/Gavriel_Cohen/status/2020701159175155874
https://twitter.com/Gavriel_Cohen/status/2020701159175155874
X (formerly Twitter)
Gavriel Cohen (@Gavriel_Cohen) on X
Anthropic shipped Agent Swarms 72 hours ago.
Today, NanoClaw is launching iSwarms in WhatsApp and Telegram.
Here's a team of agents debating what this video should be about.
Today, NanoClaw is launching iSwarms in WhatsApp and Telegram.
Here's a team of agents debating what this video should be about.
TSMC to make advanced AI semiconductors in Japan
https://apnews.com/article/semiconductors-tsmc-japan-taiwan-ai-11256f2bfde73ca23d08331ad138d6d5
https://apnews.com/article/semiconductors-tsmc-japan-taiwan-ai-11256f2bfde73ca23d08331ad138d6d5
AP News
TSMC to make advanced AI semiconductors in Japan in boost for its chipmaking ambitions
Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s largest contract computer chip maker, has announced it will be manufacturing advanced 3-nanometer semiconductors in Japan to meet booming AI demand.
A tough labor market for white-collar workers has turned recruiting upside down
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/job-hunters-are-so-desperate-that-theyre-paying-to-get-recruited-44891ac2
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/job-hunters-are-so-desperate-that-theyre-paying-to-get-recruited-44891ac2
The Wall Street Journal
Job Hunters Are So Desperate That They’re Paying to Get Recruited
A tough labor market for white-collar workers has turned the age-old recruiting model upside down.
Nobody knows how the whole system works
https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2026/02/08/nobody-knows-how-the-whole-system-works/
https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2026/02/08/nobody-knows-how-the-whole-system-works/
Surfing Complexity
Nobody knows how the whole system works
One of the surprising (at least to me) consequences of the fall of Twitter is the rise of LinkedIn as a social media site. I saw some interesting posts I wanted to call attention to: First, Simon W…
Show HN: Minimal NIST/OWASP-compliant auth implementation for Cloudflare Workers
https://github.com/vhscom/private-landing
https://github.com/vhscom/private-landing
GitHub
GitHub - vhscom/private-landing: 🔐 Learn authentication by building it right. A standards-compliant reference implementation for…
🔐 Learn authentication by building it right. A standards-compliant reference implementation for Cloudflare Workers with Hono, Turso, PBKDF2, and JWT dual-token sessions. - vhscom/private-landing