Saturday, March 14, 2026

133 articles from 16 sources · 28 curated entries

In the tech world, a supply-chain attack using invisible code hit GitHub and other repositories, highlighting vulnerabilities in the ecosystem. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms continues its lobbying efforts, including pushing for the App Store Accountability Act to address issues around dark money. In Norway, the weather caused significant disruptions, with vehicles stranded under water and ski resorts struggling with severe snowfall. The programming community buzzes with news of a new Python-based workflow engine and an open-source real-time IDE called PyTogether. Cybersecurity remains a priority, as concerns over surveillance continue to resonate globally.

Pantheon Dev6

Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories Ars Technica

Supply-chain attack on GitHub uses invisible Unicode code in seemingly legitimate packages, evading traditional defenses.

1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 Hacker News (Best)

Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 now offer general availability with 1M context at standard pricing, expanding media limits to 600 images or PDF pages.

4 months of battle with Samsung's Knox & Android 16: Building the Clear & Recovery system r/Python

nH!_Architect overcame Samsung's Knox and Android 16 fragmentation to build a Recovery system, focusing on Cleaner and Restorer modules for full nH! consistency across board.

Meta Platforms: Lobbying, dark money, and the App Store Accountability Act Hacker News (Best)

Meta Platforms spent $26.3 million lobbying for the App Store Accountability Act, which shifts age verification compliance costs from social media to app stores while largely exempting Meta itself.

[Rant] So sick of every other post being blatantly written by AI r/selfhosted

Reddit user expresses frustration with increasing prevalence of AI-generated posts, fearing it diminishes community value and participation opportunities.

A simple auto-PPPOE python script! r/Python

A Python script automates PPPoE reconnection to rotate public IP addresses dynamically.

AI & Machine Learning4

rate my first homelab r/homelab

A Reddit user posted a lengthy, unstructured text that appears to be nonsensical or encoded in some way, making it difficult to summarize accurately.

[D] ran controlled experiments on meta's COCONUT and found the "latent reasoning" is mostly just good training. the recycled hidden states actually hurt generalization r/MachineLearning

[D] found that COCONUT's "latent reasoning" is primarily due to good training, with recycled hidden states actually hindering generalization, particularly on out-of-distribution tasks.

Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games Ars Technica

Researchers discovered that some games, like Nim, pose challenges for AI training methods used in围棋 and chess, highlighting the need for more diverse game representations.

Can I run AI locally? Hacker News (Best)

The article provides a list of various AI models with their specifications, focusing on their size, purpose, and performance in different domains such as language processing, coding, reasoning, and multimodal capabilities.

Norwegian News10

Uværet: Bil havnet under vann Dagbladet

Kraftig uværet på Østlandet ledde til minner, oversvømmelser, og fare for mennesker, med nødedatene ryktes ut på feilende sperring.

Joachim «skatet» Australia på langs: – Det var jævlig langt TV2

A 23-year-old Norwegian man traveled 5500 kilometers across Australia on tandem bicycles and a roulleskate through remote landscapes, encountering extreme heat, animals, and legal challenges.

Historiker om makuleringsmaskin hos Rød-Larsen og Juul: – Ganske spesielt TV2

TV2's investigation reveals a possible makuleringsmaskin and other documents in the Rød-Larsen and Juul home, raising new questions about their involvement in Oslo-processen.

«Gir klump i halsen» Dagbladet

Dagbladet has crowned a portrait photo of Bjørn Martin Larsen holding his dying daughter Julie as one of the year's best, highlighting the power of capturing poignant moments in times of crisis.

Vestlege leiarar driv med autoritært svermeri Stavanger Aftenblad

The US Commerce Secretary visited China while India's authoritarian government faces international criticism over human rights abuses and persecution of minorities.

Skrekktall for langrenn: Etterlyser dramatiske endringer VG

Norway continues to dominate men's alpine skiing, with 21 victories in the last 23 races this season. Experts suggest changing the ski team format and eliminating classic style for international appeal.

Minst elleve norsk-tilknyttede skip fanget i Persiabukta Nettavisen

At least eleven Norwegian-linked ships are reportedly stranded in the Persian Gulf, according to Clarksons Sea/Net.

Siktet mor jobbet på skole Dagbladet

A mother and three sons were arrested on suspicion of plotting a terrorist bombing after the US embassy explosion in Oslo, though she denies guilt.

Bedre vær i store deler av landet TV2

Norway is experiencing improved weather conditions across most areas, with clearer skies and less precipitation expected.

- God og snill dame Dagbladet

A 50-year-old woman, described by her landlord as "a good and nice lady," is facing varetektsfengsels for allegedly assisting in a terror attack on the US consulate in Oslo.

Homelab & Self-Hosting2

Fully self-hosted distributed scraping infrastructure — 50 nodes, local NAS, zero cloud, 3.9M records over 2 years r/selfhosted

A fully self-hosted distributed scraping infrastructure using 50 Raspberry Pi nodes, local NAS, and Supabase instance collected 3.9M records over 2 years with no cloud dependency.

Fetcharr - a human-developed Huntarr replacement r/selfhosted

Fetcharr is a human-developed media management tool aimed at replacing Huntarr, offering automated scanning and upgrading of media files across platforms like Radarr, Sonarr, and Whisparr.

Programming & Python5

I ended building an oversimplfied durable workflow engine after overcomplicating my data pipelines r/Python

The author built an oversimplified durable workflow engine called Sayiir in Python to address the complexities of existing tools like Temporal and Airflow.

TrueNAS Deprecates Public Build Repository and Raises Transparency Concerns r/homelab

TrueNAS deprecated its public build repository to improve security, sparking concerns about transparency and community involvement in release artifact reproduction.

PyTogether, the 'Google Docs' for Python (free and open-source, real-time browser IDE) r/Python

PyTogether is a free, open-source real-time collaborative Python IDE that aims to simplify coding for beginners and educators through a user-friendly interface with features like code-linting, drawing tools, and voice chats.

TrueNAS Deprecates Public Build Repository and Raises Transparency Concerns r/selfhosted

TrueNAS deprecates its public build repository in favor of an internal system, raising transparency concerns among self-hosting enthusiasts.

[Request to Mods] AI content r/selfhosted

A user requests that GitHub repos include an "AI.md" file detailing AI involvement, to improve software quality and security.

Cybersecurity1

The Wyden Siren Goes Off Again: We'll Be "Stunned" by NSA Under Section 702 Hacker News (Best)

Senator Ron Wyden warns that an upcoming declassification of a secret NSA interpretation related to Section 702 will shock the public with its revelations on American privacy surveillance.