German battery maker Varta files insolvency applications
https://www.reuters.com/business/german-battery-maker-varta-files-insolvency-applications-2026-07-24/
https://www.reuters.com/business/german-battery-maker-varta-files-insolvency-applications-2026-07-24/
Indian police cracked down on 'cockroach' protesters. They made memes about it
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ek3l9gp7go
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ek3l9gp7go
Bbc
Indian police cracked down on 'cockroach' protesters. They went home and made memes about it
For 'cockroach' protesters, reels and memes became a way of documenting fear, making sense of violence and refusing to let it have the last word.
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Why is programming so captivating, yet so agonizing?
https://elsewhere.news/en/zhenfund/why-is-programming-so-captivating-yet-so-agonizing
https://elsewhere.news/en/zhenfund/why-is-programming-so-captivating-yet-so-agonizing
elsewhere.news
Why is programming so captivating, yet so agonizing?
May you cross the tar pit and still find joy in creation.
Programming language file extensions that match ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
https://www.bruh.ltd/blog/programming-language-file-extensions-that-match-an-iso-3166-1-alpha-2-country-code/
https://www.bruh.ltd/blog/programming-language-file-extensions-that-match-an-iso-3166-1-alpha-2-country-code/
www.bruh.ltd
Programming language file extensions that match an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code | Blog | Ruby Klover
Why does this article even exist?
Open Weights and American AI Leadership [pdf]
https://images.nvidia.com/pdf/Open-Weights-and-American-AI-Leadership.pdf
https://images.nvidia.com/pdf/Open-Weights-and-American-AI-Leadership.pdf
Co-Opting Linux Processes for High-Performance Network Simulation (2022)
https://www.usenix.org/conference/atc22/presentation/jansen
https://www.usenix.org/conference/atc22/presentation/jansen
Government orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based chat app Bitchat: Jack Dorsey
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/government-orders-github-to-remove-bluetooth-based-chat-app-bitchat-over-security-concerns-jack-dorsey/article71262049.ece
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/government-orders-github-to-remove-bluetooth-based-chat-app-bitchat-over-security-concerns-jack-dorsey/article71262049.ece
The Hindu
Government orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based chat app Bitchat over security concerns: Jack Dorsey
Government orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth app Bitchat over security risks amid internet restrictions during protests, says Jack Dorsey.
Be skeptical of OpenAI's rogue hacker agent story
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/24/openai-rogue-hacker
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/24/openai-rogue-hacker
the Guardian
Be skeptical of OpenAI’s rogue hacker agent story | John Thickstun
If OpenAI loudly proclaims how dangerous AI is, investors will hear how powerful it is. And who benefits from that?
I got into YC by hacking it
https://obaid.wtf/jotbook/2026/07/18/how-i-got-into-yc-by-hacking-it.html
https://obaid.wtf/jotbook/2026/07/18/how-i-got-into-yc-by-hacking-it.html
obaid’s longer thoughts
How I got into YC by hacking it
tldr: I uncovered Y Combinator was scoring 100k+ founders around the world through Paxel, I broke it (possible easter egg) + found a vulnerability that let anyone forge and push any score to their ranking database, courtesy of an unvalidated hmac
BGP ORIGIN attribute manipulation and its impact on the Internet
https://blog.cloudflare.com/bgp-origin-attribute/
https://blog.cloudflare.com/bgp-origin-attribute/
Cloudflare Blog
BGP ORIGIN attribute manipulation and its impact on the Internet
By doing in-depth testing, we found nearly 70% of BGP paths experience ORIGIN attribute rewrites by transit providers seeking traffic advantages. We examine the global impact of this practice and argue for deprecating ORIGIN in route selection.