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Simon Willison's Weblog Nov 1 Score 0.8906468819444443

If in doubt, delete the uv.lock file

I've been getting the occasional confusing Python dependency error since switching over to Python 3.15 and the rule I'm having to remember is: If in doubt, delete the uv.lock file Most of my projects are libraries which don't include a uv.lock file, since it's

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Simon Willison's Weblog Nov 1 Score 0.8796663263888888

Quoting Kyle Kingsbury

More broadly, the use of LLMs erodes trust in documentation, in software, and in the organizations which produce them. Perhaps engineers will begin to treat any new software project with suspicion—the signals we used to rely on as markers of a mature system ar

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The Verge Nov 2 Score 0.8249700430555557

Jackery made its portable power stations even smaller

Jackery announced a new portable power station that uses the safer and longer-lasting lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries the company first introduced in 2023. But what makes the new Explorer 100D stand out is that it's Jackery's smallest power station to d

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OpenAI News Oct 29 Score 0.8216366791666667

How we detect frontier model misalignment

OpenAI uses layered monitoring to detect frontier model misalignment and unauthorized agent behavior so responders can intervene before incidents escalate.

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The Guardian — World Nov 1 Score 0.8140302708333333

UK was ‘vehement’ slavery reparations should not be on Commonwealth summit agenda

British prime minister has now agreed to structured dialogue on reparatory justice but issue remains off formal Chogm agenda British officials reportedly insisted that discussions of reparations for slavery should not be on the agenda of the Commonwealth leade

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The Verge Nov 1 Score 0.8118964319444445

NASA hopes the commercial space industry can help save Hubble

Gravity is a cruel mistress, slowly dragging the famed telescope ever closer to its ultimate demise with every day. Hubble is in no immediate danger of burning up in the Earth's atmosphere, but its time will run out in the early to mid 2030s unless its orbit i

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The Verge Nov 1 Score 0.809915413425926

Flock keeps ignoring requests to cancel its contracts

While more cities are canceling their contracts with Flock Safety, just as many are discovering how difficult that can be in some instances. Plymouth, Minnesota's city council voted to terminate its contract with Flock in September, but failed to respond to th

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BleepingComputer Nov 1 Score 0.8099111115740741

FBI links $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist to North Korean hackers

The FBI has confirmed that North Korean state-sponsored hackers known as TraderTraitor were behind the $6.3 billion crypto-theft attack on Binance, making it the largest cryptocurrency heist on record. [...]

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The Verge Nov 1 Score 0.8054177282407408

Apple’s HomeView could add security camera features

Reddit user pdfu found hints hidden in the HomeView 27.2 code that Apple could be adding security camera features to its smart home hub. The strings describe a security camera mode with motion detection, live streaming, and recording options, as well as privac

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The Verge Nov 1 Score 0.8038408763888889

A fully playable version of Portal prequel F-Stop leaked

Leakers have pieced together a playable version of the canceled Portal prequel F-Stop. Most of the assets came from the massive 12-terabyte leak that dropped this August. That didn't include the game's source code or map data, but those final pieces apparently

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BleepingComputer Nov 1 Score 0.8019518523148149

Alpine Linux rebuilds GitLab after attempted RCE attack

Hackers attempted to exploit a critical GitLab vulnerability in Alpine Linux's development infrastructure on October 20-21, prompting the open-source project to rebuild its GitLab server and reset all passwords over concerns of a possible compromise. [...]

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Wired Nov 1 Score 0.7958033449074075

Lenovo LOQ 15: The Only Gaming Laptop Worth Buying Below $1,500

As prices escalate on gaming laptops, there’s really only one affordable option still around: the Lenovo LOQ 15, which offers a better performance and display than its competitors.

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SANS Internet Storm Center Nov 1 Score 0.7919802796296297

OneNote File Extraction, (Sun, Nov 1st)

Recently, I had to extract embedded files from a set of OneNote files (extension .one).

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Quanta Magazine Oct 29 Score 0.7569684023148147

How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole?

Astrophysicist Shep Doeleman explains how capturing the first image of a black hole required a telescope the size of the world, and why the next goal is to create a movie. The post How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole? first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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Politico Europe Nov 2 Score 0.7491362787037037

Merz und die Wut der Basis

Friedrich Merz steht vor einer heiklen Mission:Der CDU-Chef trifft auf die Kreisvorsitzenden und damit auf die teils kritischsten offiziellen Stimmen seiner Partei. Nach schmerzhaften Wahlniederlagen prallen Hauptstadt-Blase und Parteibasis aufeinander. Rasmus

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Al Jazeera — World Nov 2 Score 0.7490233449074074

Bulgaria has its first elected female president

Iliana Iotova has won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff, becoming the country’s first elected female president.

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SRE Weekly Nov 2 Score 0.7486520657407407

SRE Weekly Issue #541

View on sreweekly.com A message from our sponsor, incident.io: Your agent is only as useful as the tools it can reach, and only as safe as the limits you set. Join incident.io’s engineering team for an Extensions showcase. We'll build a skill live, watch it ru

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Risky Bulletin Nov 2 Score 0.7452065398148148

FBI confirms North Korea behind Binance hack

The FBI links the Binance hack to North Korea, game developers are being extorted with game-cloning threats, the Belarusian CyberPartisans hack Russia’s statistics service and Apple sends new mercenary spyware notifications. Show notes Risky Bulletin: Game dev

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CyberScoop Nov 1 Score 0.7396207592592593

Federal court tosses Trump lawsuit challenging Alaska Senate certification

The government claimed voters would be confused by two candidates with the same name. A federal judge said the executive branch has no constitutional role in the matter. The post Federal court tosses Trump lawsuit challenging Alaska Senate certification appear

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GitHub Blog Nov 1 Score 0.7376362078703703

Game Off 2026: The theme is SHIFT

GitHub’s annual month-long game jam is back for its 14th year! This November, make a game inspired by the theme SHIFT. Change gears, swap perspectives, bend reality, or just press a certain key. The post Game Off 2026: The theme is SHIFT appeared first on The

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Econbrowser Nov 1 Score 0.7341535439814815

Recession in France?

A statement by the French Business Cycle Dating Committee (CDCEF) of the French Economic Association (AFSE) on 10/29/2026 (original communique in French), by way of Laurent Ferrara (Chair), and [email protected].   The quarterly growth rate of Fre

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Risky Bulletin Nov 1 Score 0.7340546879629629

Sponsored: Sublime Security on the rise of ISC calendar phishing

In this Risky Business News sponsor interview, Catalin Cimpanu talks with Luke Wescott, Threat Detection Engineer at Sublime Security. Luke talks through the rise of calendar-based phishing campaigns over the past year and the reasons behind it. Show notes Luk

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TechCrunch Nov 1 Score 0.7300811319444445

TechCrunch Mobility: A new, bigger AV boom is here

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

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ScienceDaily — Top Science Nov 1 Score 0.7225589981481482

Common pesticide linked to 2.5 times the risk of Parkinson’s disease

A UCLA study found that long-term exposure to a common pesticide was linked to more than 2.5 times the risk of Parkinson's disease. Scientists also uncovered how the chemical damages brain cells and identified a promising way to protect them.

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ScienceDaily — Top Science Nov 1 Score 0.7215187203703703

Scientists shrink Archimedes’ screw to the size of a single molecule

Scientists have built a groundbreaking molecular motor that spins in either direction using electricity, inspired by a machine invented more than 2,000 years ago. Even more remarkably, its rotation can boost electrical conductivity by up to 100 times, potentia

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ScienceDaily — Top Science Nov 1 Score 0.7196701092592592

Scientists use sound waves to deliver a new attack on deadly brain cancer

Scientists at the University of Virginia have developed a promising new strategy to fight glioblastoma, one of the deadliest and most difficult-to-treat forms of brain cancer. Their experimental approach combines focused ultrasound, tiny nanoparticles, and gen

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ScienceDaily — Top Science Nov 1 Score 0.7192131648148148

Ancient ape fossil in Egypt could rewrite the story of human origins

A 17- to 18-million-year-old ape fossil discovered in Egypt is challenging long-held beliefs about where the ancestors of humans and other modern apes first evolved. Scientists now suspect that North Africa and the Middle East, rather than East Africa, may hav

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InfoQ Nov 1 Score 0.7150524282407408

AWS Capacity Largely Sold Out Through 2027, With On Demand Headroom Reserved

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AWS’s large committed cloud capacity is largely sold out through 2027, with part of 2028 already allocated, while the company continues to reserve headroom for On Demand, EC2 and Bedrock. Practitioners discussing the remarks report d

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New Scientist Nov 1 Score 0.7149695120370371

The best new science-fiction novels of November 2026

An audio drama produced by The Martian author Andy Weir, a fictional autobiography from Michael Moorcock and a new John Scalzi novel – November is a big month for sci-fi fans, says Alison Flood

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The Hacker News Nov 1 Score 0.7140160824074074

Hackers Steal About $2.7 Million From Polymarket Traders via Hijacked DebugBear Script

Malicious code on the website of prediction market Polymarket sold some signed-in traders' positions and moved their funds to the hackers on October 29. The code had replaced a page-speed script that the site loaded from an outside company. Polymarket says&nbs

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The Hacker News Nov 1 Score 0.7133864527777778

FBI Links North Korea's TraderTraitor to Record $6.43 Billion Binance Crypto Heist

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has officially attributed the theft of more than $6 billion in virtual assets to TraderTraitor, a North Korea-aligned elite hacking group also tracked as Jade Sleet, Pressure Chollima, PUKCHONG, Slow Pisces, and U

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The Hacker News Nov 1 Score 0.7133855268518519

NetamLoader Malware Targets Government Windows 10 Systems in Asia via .NET Injection

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of what has been described as a "highly sophisticated infection chain" targeting government organizations in Asia. The activity, detailed by Kaspersky this week, targeted a custom Windows 10 build used exclusive

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InfoQ Nov 1 Score 0.712524650462963

File Mover Express: AWS Releases Open-Source Tool for S3 File Transfers

AWS has recently released File Mover Express, an open-source application under the Apache 2.0 license for transferring large files between local systems and Amazon S3. Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux, it supports parallel transfers, automatic performan

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MarketWatch Top Stories Nov 2 Score 0.7047192759259259

Apple’s new earnings era begins at a critical time for Big Tech

A rare Monday earnings report for Apple will give investors a glimpse into how new CEO John Ternus is managing inflated memory prices and a tougher backdrop for consumer spending.

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Lobsters Nov 1 Score 0.6954458212962962

London Meetup - Nov 2026

Pub Address: The Fellow, 24 York Way, London, N1 9AA. Date: Sunday, 15/11/2026 1pm The idea is to just meet and have a chat really. I have submitted a request to book a table. Hopefully they approve but if not we can just find an un-booked table. I am posting

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Microsoft Research Blog Oct 29 Score 0.6888381652777779

Microsoft Research Focus – Edition #97

Host Sowbhagya Suresh shares some of the latest news and cutting-edge research from across Microsoft—from understanding the challenges facing coding agents to uncovering how people use AI at work and improving extended-range weather forecasting. The post Micro

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SecurityWeek Nov 1 Score 0.6828863097222221

Northstar Security Exits Stealth With $7M to Expose Toxic Risk Combinations

The startup maps how identities, assets and vulnerabilities connect, and uses AI agents to find and fix risky combinations of issues. The post Northstar Security Exits Stealth With $7M to Expose Toxic Risk Combinations appeared first on SecurityWeek .

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Phys.org Nov 2 Score 0.6691396583333333

Global sexual health: Why communal knowledge about pleasure and well-being matters

For decades, discussions and decisions about access to contraception, abortion, maternal health care, HIV prevention and treatment, comprehensive sexuality education, gender equity and protection from sexual violence have largely flowed in one direction: from

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Phys.org Nov 1 Score 0.6599702138888889

Mars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust, spacesuit samples suggest

Tucked away among its sensors, cameras and navigation tools, NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is wearing small swatches of spacesuit material. A rover doesn't need a spacesuit, but the swatches—each less than a square inch (6.5 square centimeters) in s

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Phys.org Nov 1 Score 0.6594146583333333

New restrictions kick in as Delhi battles pollution

Authorities in New Delhi stepped up anti-pollution measures on Sunday, including higher parking fees and work-from-home orders, seeking to curb toxic smog in one of the world's most polluted capitals.

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Towards Data Science Nov 1 Score 0.5749699995370371

Fix the Image, Not the Prompt

Vision models often fail before they even start reasoning. A few well-placed labels on the image fix more than any prompt tweak. The post Fix the Image, Not the Prompt appeared first on Towards Data Science .

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