Keep up with AI and security without reading forty tabs. Every morning, about nine minutes on the eleven stories that actually moved — AI tooling and agents, security and breaches, Cloudflare and the edge, and developer ergonomics — each with a timestamped link to its source. Written and produced by Schmug of cortech.online, narrated by AI.
Claude Code game-clone rule, Aur0ra ransomware, China AI export controls - November 2, 2026
Anthropic confirms a Claude Code rule against recreating existing games, a ransomware crew leans on AI agents, and China drafts export controls on frontier AI.
(0:00) - Intro
(0:23) - Anthropic orders AI tool Claude to stop remaking video games - source (https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/anthropic-appears-to-have-ordered-ai-tool-claude-to-stop-remaking-video-games)
(1:23) - Ransomware gang talked AI agents into doing much of its dirty work - source (https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/02/aur0ra-ransomware-ai-agents/)
(2:14) - China's First Frontier AI Export Controls: Mofcom Announcement No. 48 - source (https://labs.cloudsecurityalliance.org/research/csa-research-note-china-ai-export-controls-announcement-48-2/)
(2:46) - Nvidia looks to backstop Nscale's AI data center debt - source (https://finimize.com/content/nvidia-looks-to-backstop-nscales-ai-data-center-debt)
(3:35) - OpenAI might rebrand its data centers as 'AI compute campuses' - source (https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/01/openai-might-rebrand-its-data-centers-as-ai-compute-campuses/)
(4:23) - Trigger.dev customer environment variables exposed - source (https://trigger.dev/blog/security-incident-nov-2026)
(5:11) - Apache Wicket: 19 CVEs fixed in 8.20.0, 9.25.0 and 10.12.0 - source (https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q4/463)
(5:43) - Byoky: Open-source wallet for AI API keys - source (https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/02/byoky-open-source-ai-api-key-wallet/)
(6:28) - If in doubt, delete the uv.lock file - source (https://simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/1/delete-uv-lock-first/)
(7:14) - Sign-off
Sources: every feed this show reads (https://cortech.online/podcast/sources.opml), curated in Don't Hype Me (https://donthype.me).
1 Nov 2026
Anthropic IPO jitters, DeepSeek Super-Agent, Claude watermarks - November 1, 2026
Anthropic's listing meets a hyperscaler cash crunch, DeepSeek ships a proactive coding agent, Claude models get watermarks, and seven more stories.
(0:00) - Intro
(0:26) - Anthropic's path to the Nasdaq just got a lot bumpier - CNBC - source (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/31/anthropic-ipo-ai-spending.html)
(1:28) - DeepSeek launches autonomous coding agent to challenge Anthropic's Claude Code - Investing.com - source (https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/deepseek-launches-autonomous-coding-agent-to-challenge-anthropics-claude-code-4989391)
(2:12) - Anthropic's watermark rollout leaves a loophole on two older Claude models - The Decoder - source (https://the-decoder.com/anthropics-watermark-rollout-leaves-a-loophole-on-two-older-claude-models/)
(3:05) - How We Took Over ChatGPT Accounts - Simon Willison - source (https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/31/how-we-took-over-chatgpt-accounts/)
(3:40) - New Android SMS of Death exploit can remotely crash unpatched phones - BleepingComputer - source (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-android-sms-of-death-exploit-can-remotely-crash-unpatched-phones/)
(4:31) - North Korea responsible for $6 billion Binance cryptocurrency hack, FBI says - Fox Business - source (https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/north-korea-responsible-6-billion-binance-cryptocurrency-hack-fbi-says)
(5:27) - OpenAI reportedly lowers funding target for new round - TechCrunch - source (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/31/openai-reportedly-lowers-funding-target-for-new-round/)
(6:12) - Apple CEO says the company doesn't want to ship AI for AI's sake - TechCrunch - source (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/31/apple-ceo-says-the-company-doesnt-want-to-ship-ai-for-ais-sake/)
(6:47) - Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward - TechCrunch - source (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/31/judge-allows-naacp-lawsuit-over-xai-data-center-pollution-to-move-forward/)
(7:38) - Jepsen: ParticleDB 1.1.4 - source (https://jepsen.io/analyses/particledb-1.1.4)
(8:28) - Sign-off
Sources: every feed this show reads (https://cortech.online/podcast/sources.opml), curated in Don't Hype Me (https://donthype.me).
31 Oct 2026
Claude extension backdoor, Linux kernel flaw, AI training opt-out - October 31, 2026
A poisoned Claude Code extension, an AI-found Linux root bug, a shared AI-training opt-out, and seven more stories.
(0:00) - Intro
(0:26) - Claude Code extension poisoned with persistent SSH backdoor - source (https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/30/claude-code-extension-ssh-backdoor/)
(1:16) - Anthropic AI model finds Linux kernel bug that leads to remote root access - source (https://www.csoonline.com/article/4242724/anthropic-ai-model-finds-linux-kernel-bug-that-leads-to-remote-root-access.html)
(2:13) - Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI Agree to Let Sites Opt Out of AI Training - source (https://www.thurrott.com/a-i/343407/anthropic-google-microsoft-and-openai-agree-to-let-sites-opt-out-of-ai-training)
(3:02) - Open-weight AI model GLM-5.3 cheated its way to correct answers - source (https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/30/irregular-glm-5-3-cyber-capabilities-evaluation/)
(3:55) - Google's first data center satellite is online and writing poetry - source (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/googles-first-data-center-satellite-is-online-and-writing-poetry/)
(4:35) - Fujifilm getting it taped, quintupling production - source (https://www.blocksandfiles.com/tape/2026/10/28/fujifilm-getting-it-taped-quintupling-production/5306015)
(5:26) - DoorDash said it's only received 'several hundred' orders from AI agents - source (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/doordash-said-its-only-received-several-hundred-orders-from-ai-agents/)
(6:17) - DOJ Unveils 'Ghost Students' Scam Indictments Against 5 People - source (https://theepochtimes.com/us/doj-unveils-ghost-students-scam-indictments-against-5-people-6111040)
(7:04) - Assad regime hacker who caused $136 billion market drop sentenced to 42 months - source (https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/30/syrian-hacker-sentenced-42-months-prison/)
(7:42) - AI law firm Crosby bids on disintegrating, famed firm Weil Gotshal - source (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/ai-law-firm-crosby-bids-on-disintegrating-famed-firm-weil-gotshal/)
(8:33) - Sign-off
Sources: every feed this show reads (https://cortech.online/podcast/sources.opml), curated in Don't Hype Me (https://donthype.me).
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