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LLM 0.32a0 refactors Python library around message sequences and typed streaming parts

Simon Willison has shipped an alpha of his LLM library that abandons its original prompt-in/text-out abstraction in favor of two richer primitives: prompts as o

via Simon Willison ·
aiopen-source

LLM 0.32a1 patches tool-call conversation reinflation bug from SQLite

Simon Willison shipped a quick follow-up release to his LLM command-line tool, tagged 0.32a1. The single fix addresses a regression introduced in the prior 0.32

via Simon Willison ·
malwarecybersecurity

Lotus Wiper Hits Venezuelan Energy and Utility Operators

A destructive malware strain dubbed Lotus has been deployed against Venezuelan energy companies and utility providers, according to reporting from Dark Reading.

via Dark Reading ·
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Noctua publishes official 3D CAD models for its cooling fan lineup

Noctua has made official 3D CAD models of its cooling fans available through its website, giving engineers and integrators authoritative geometry to work with i

via Hacker News ·
aitech-culture

OpenAI traces the origin of 'goblins' — AI-generated artifact memes

OpenAI published a post titled 'Where the goblins came from,' apparently tracing the lineage of a recurring class of AI-generated visual artifacts that have tak

via Hacker News ·
aitech-culture

OpenAI's Codex system prompt bans GPT-5.5 from mentioning goblins

OpenAI's recently open-sourced Codex CLI repository on GitHub includes a base instruction file for GPT-5.5 that twice forbids the model from talking about "gobl

via Ars Technica ·
vulnerabilityopen-source

Qinglong scheduler RCE chain mines crypto on exposed Chinese dev servers

Two authentication bypass flaws in Qinglong, a self-hosted task scheduler with strong adoption among Chinese developers, are being chained for remote code execu

via BleepingComputer ·
tech-culture

Roku's bargain Howdy streaming service hits 1M subs on a diet of older catalog titles

Antenna estimates Roku's Howdy SVOD service has crossed one million subscribers six months after its August launch, with roughly 300,000 sign-ups in the first m

via Ars Technica ·
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Simon Willison ships LLM 0.32a0 alpha

Simon Willison has tagged a new alpha release of his LLM command-line tool, version 0.32a0. The post is a release marker on his weblog pointing at the in-progre

via Simon Willison ·
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TeamPCP hits SAP npm packages, exfiltrating dev and CI credentials via GitHub dead-drops

Four official SAP npm packages — @cap-js/sqlite, @cap-js/postgres, @cap-js/db-service, and mbt — were trojanized with a preinstall script that pulls down the Bu

via BleepingComputer ·
aitech-culture

Troy Hunt's tongue-in-cheek 'Robophobia Equality Policy' for AI support bots

Hunt's Weekly Update 501 centers on a satirical 'Robophobia Equality Policy' he drafted for Have I Been Pwned's AI support bot, Bruce. The policy is a parody of

via Troy Hunt ·
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Ukrainian trio arrested for hijacking 610,000 Roblox accounts in $225K scheme

Lviv police arrested three Ukrainian nationals — aged 19, 21, and 22 — for compromising more than 610,000 Roblox accounts between October 2025 and January 2026,

via BleepingComputer ·