Hackers abuse Google Ads, Bing redirects to push Claude ClickFix attacks
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-google-ads-bing-redirects-to-push-claude-clickfix-attacks/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-google-ads-bing-redirects-to-push-claude-clickfix-attacks/
BleepingComputer
Hackers abuse Google Ads, Bing redirects to push Claude ClickFix attacks
Hackers are abusing legitimate Bing search-result redirects as click URLs in Google search ads to direct users to fake Claude installers that deliver ClickFix attacks.
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Anthropic Bans Cruelty to Claude, Still Won't Say What It Protects
https://rews.cc/a/anthropic-bans-cruelty-to-claude-still-won-t-say-what-it-pro-bd99f6
https://rews.cc/a/anthropic-bans-cruelty-to-claude-still-won-t-say-what-it-pro-bd99f6
Rews
Anthropic Bans Cruelty to Claude, Still Won’t Say What It Protects
The rule takes effect Nov. 12; enforcement is the same conversation-ending tool Claude got in August 2025
Anthropic asks users to stop being mean to Claude
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/09/anthropic-asks-users-to-stop-being-mean-to-claude/5302218
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/09/anthropic-asks-users-to-stop-being-mean-to-claude/5302218
theregister
Anthropic asks users to stop being mean to Claude
New usage policy cracks down on cruelty to chatbot, alongside slightly more pressing matters of weapons development, surveillance, and election interference
500B Tokens Later: Letting AI Agents Decompile a First-Person Shooter
https://momo5502.com/posts/2026-10-09-game-decompilation/
https://momo5502.com/posts/2026-10-09-game-decompilation/
Maurice's Blog
500+ Billion Tokens Later: Letting AI Agents Decompile A First-Person Shooter
During the last 3 months, I spent some of my time and tokens decompiling a popular first-person shooter. The goal was not to reach a simple proof-of-concept state. Instead, we really wanted an accurate, stable and feature-complete recreation of the game.…
Satya Nadella says we should assume all AI models are 'compromised'
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1009337/satya-nadella-says-we-should-assume-all-ai-models-are-compromised
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1009337/satya-nadella-says-we-should-assume-all-ai-models-are-compromised
The Verge
Satya Nadella says we should assume all AI models are ‘compromised’
Microsoft’s CEO calls for putting an ‘emergency brake’ on AI.
I wish you the best in the Offline
https://daverupert.com/2026/09/i-wish-you-the-best-in-the-offline/
https://daverupert.com/2026/09/i-wish-you-the-best-in-the-offline/
Dave
I wish you the best in the Offline
A handful of people I follow and know about have announced their recent departure. Not from a job (although plenty of that going around), but from social media, AI usage, or in more extreme cases the Internet entirely.
"Robot" Is a Social Construct: Why Your Dishwasher Is Not a Robot
https://robotgirlgang.com/2026/10/08/robot-is-a-social-construct-why-your-dishwasher-is-not-a-robot/
https://robotgirlgang.com/2026/10/08/robot-is-a-social-construct-why-your-dishwasher-is-not-a-robot/
Robot Girl Gang
"Robot" Is A Social Construct: Why Your Dishwasher Is Not A Robot - Robot Girl Gang
The most effective way to nerd snipe a roboticist is to present them with a controversial definition of a "robot"
Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Erodes Your Ability to Persist at Hard Things
https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/using-ai-just-10-minutes-erodes-your-ability-persist-hard-things
https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/using-ai-just-10-minutes-erodes-your-ability-persist-hard-things
vcresearch.berkeley.edu
Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Erodes Your Ability to Persist at Hard Things | Research UC Berkeley
A UC Berkeley researcher raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in daily life.
AI is creating a 'human premium' for art created by people
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5vgjm3gk7rzo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5vgjm3gk7rzo
Bbc
AI is creating a 'human premium' for art made by people. But will it hold?
Amid a surge in AI content, many are placing extra value on art that's obviously made by a human. But can that last, asks Ros Atkins
I paid people to try and follow my README
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/i-paid-people-to-try-and-follow-my-readme/
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/i-paid-people-to-try-and-follow-my-readme/
Terence Eden’s Blog
I paid people to try and follow my README
Developers suck at writing documentation. We like to say RTFM but often there ain't no FM to R. At best we have a half-arsed collection of notes, some obsolete tips, and a link to a desolate forum full of people asking the same questions again and again.…
Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered hunter-gatherer population, DNA suggests
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-scandinavia-farmers-slaughtered-hunter-population.html
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-scandinavia-farmers-slaughtered-hunter-population.html
Phys.org
Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered the hunter-gatherer population, DNA analysis suggests
Following the arrival of the first farmers in Scandinavia 5,900 years ago, the hunter-gatherer population was wiped out within a few generations, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, ...
Open-Source Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word Replications
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/microsoft-office/creator-of-free-adobe-clones-unveils-open-source-microsoft-office-excel-powerpoint-and-word-replications-autodesk-tools-and-other-subscription-based-services-may-come-next
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/microsoft-office/creator-of-free-adobe-clones-unveils-open-source-microsoft-office-excel-powerpoint-and-word-replications-autodesk-tools-and-other-subscription-based-services-may-come-next
Tom's Hardware
Creator of free Adobe clones unveils open-source Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word replications — Autodesk tools and…
It's a protest now.
Internal files add to evidence of an ExxonMobil climate deception campaign
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07102026/exxonmobil-climate-deception-new-evidence/
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07102026/exxonmobil-climate-deception-new-evidence/
Inside Climate News
New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil
Court filings by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office include previously undisclosed documents, revealing new details about internal deliberations at the oil giant.
How I reverse engineering a commercial spatial audio effect
http://epestr.com/blog/reverse-engineering-a-commercial-spatial-audio-effect/
http://epestr.com/blog/reverse-engineering-a-commercial-spatial-audio-effect/
Inter res et verba
Reverse engineering a commercial spatial audio effect | Inter res et verba
Measuring a commercial spatial audio processor, extracting its stereo impulse responses, and rebuilding the effect as a convolution filter on Linux.