GoKawiil - Tech News

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Why does mathmain need an encrypted loader? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-21 | tags: mathmain, npm package, mathjs

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Why Does an NPM Math Library Need an Encrypted Loader? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-21 | tags: npm supply chain attack, mathjs impersonation, encrypted malware loader

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‘The Fuel for AI’ at FedEx (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-21 | get Anker 737 power bank → | tags: fedex, data, logistics

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Why Backprop Goes Backward (2018) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-21 | by Gregory Gundersen | tags: backpropagation, neural networks, gradient descent

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Opinion | To Wean Off China, Build Domestic Batteries (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-20 | tags: china, domestic batteries, supply chain

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An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-20 | get YubiKey 5C NFC hardware security key → | tags: teampcp, google threat intelligence, supply chain hacking

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Malicious npm packages evade install-script defenses at runtime (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-09-20 | get YubiKey 5C NFC security key → | tags: indexed-btree, npm supply chain, sorted-btree

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Collapse of mainstream optical drive supply kills high-end CD players — PS Audio and Naim halt production as component costs double (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Jowi Morales | get Denon DCD-900NE CD Player → | tags: optical drives, cd players, ps audio

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AI hallucination nearly triggers US military operation (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-18 | by Aditya Mehta | tags: ai hallucination, us military, china vessel

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An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply-Chain Hacking Gang (wired.com)

2026-09-18 | by Andy Greenberg | tags: google, teampcp, supply-chain

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An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply Chain Hacking Gang (wired.com)

2026-09-18 | by Andy Greenberg | tags: google, teampcp, supply chain hacking

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OpenAI's latest AI revelation is a 'serious situation,' Microsoft's Suleyman tells CNBC (cnbc.com)

2026-09-18 | by Cj Haddad | tags: mustafa suleyman, openai, chain of thought

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Are Truckers Really Going on Strike Oct. 1? (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-18 | tags: truckers, strike, oct 1

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Fake LastPass Authenticator GitHub repos push new Rapuncel infostealer (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-09-18 | get YubiKey 5 NFC hardware security key → | tags: lastpass, github, rapuncel infostealer

15.

Brevo supply-chain attack injected ClickFix scripts on customer sites (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-09-17 | tags: brevo, clickfix, cloudflare api key

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Flock Once Touted Its Cameras as ‘Made in the USA.’ Now It’s Not So Clear (wired.com)

2026-09-17 | by Paresh Dave | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, made in usa

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How Walmart Is Rewriting What Retail Can Be (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-17 | tags: walmart, david guggina, retail

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We got admin access to Baseten's production GitHub (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: baseten, strix, github token

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Malcious Admin Menu Editor Pro plugin backdoors 1,500 WordPress sites (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: admin menu editor pro, wordpress plugin, backdoor

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The Inference Hardware Revolution of 2026 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-15 | by Matthew S. Smith | get NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit → | tags: inference hardware, gpt-4o, chain of thought

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Eye drop recall update: Products sold at major grocery chain are the latest to spark ‘sterility assurance concerns’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: eye drop recall, sterility assurance, product recall

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Burger King closed dozens of stores last year: See a list of locations where restaurants shuttered (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-14 | tags: burger king, franchise disclosure, u.s. locations

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Malicious OpenAI Agents Linked to RubyGems Campaign That Gained RCE on RubyDoc Servers in May (slashdot.org)

2026-09-13 | by Posted | get Software Supply Chain Security Cassie Crossley book → | tags: rubygems, openai, rubydoc

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Papercut AI Swarm Attack Heralds Changes for Cyber Kill Chain (darkreading.com)

2026-09-11 | by Robert Lemos | get Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra → | tags: papercut, greynoise, ai agents

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The Four-Color Theorem Gets a Rare New Proof (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-10 | by Gregory Barber | get Four Colors Suffice Robin Wilson book → | tags: four-color theorem, kempe chain, kenneth appel

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Can the US battery market untangle from China? (technologyreview.com)

2026-09-10 | by Casey Crownhart | get EcoFlow DELTA 2 portable power station → | tags: battery supply chain, china, inflation reduction act

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Nvidia and Palantir want to speed up the AI buildout. Nvidia is first in line (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-10 | get NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit → | tags: nvidia, palantir, supply chain

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GPT-6 Astra, looped transformers, and hidden reasoning (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-09 | by Sebastian Raschka | get Build a Large Language Model From Scratch Raschka → | tags: gpt-6 astra, openai, looped transformers

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GPT-6 Astra, Looped Transformers, and Hidden Reasoning (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-09 | by Sebastian Raschka | get Build a Large Language Model From Scratch Raschka → | tags: gpt-6 astra, openai, looped transformers

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Ivo Stivoric is the 2026 Innovative Leader of the Year (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-08 | get Whoop 5.0 fitness tracker → | tags: ivo stivoric, x the moonshot factory, taara