https://gikiewicz.com Tech & AI blog — news, analysis, and insights on artificial intelligence, programming, security, and digital culture. en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:43:43 GMT https://gikiewicz.com/5-facts-about-chatgpt-google-sheets-vulnerability https://gikiewicz.com/5-facts-about-chatgpt-google-sheets-vulnerability Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A vulnerability in the ChatGPT add-on for Google Sheets allows attackers to silently exfiltrate data from spreadsheets without the owner's knowledge. Security https://gikiewicz.com/apple-siri-gets-chat-interface-response-to-chatgpt https://gikiewicz.com/apple-siri-gets-chat-interface-response-to-chatgpt Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Apple is laying the groundwork for WWDC 2026, and the latest leaks about the new Siri app show that the Cupertino company intends to seriously challenge ChatGPT's dominance. AI https://gikiewicz.com/codex-bypasses-lack-of-sudo-5-ways-to-gain-access https://gikiewicz.com/codex-bypasses-lack-of-sudo-5-ways-to-gain-access Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Codex CLI version 0.135.0 can bypass the lack of sudo privileges on a user's computer by leveraging sandbox mechanisms, vim-style file editing, and named permission profiles. AI https://gikiewicz.com/av2-version-1-0-0-new-video-codek-from-aomedia https://gikiewicz.com/av2-version-1-0-0-new-video-codek-from-aomedia Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT AOMedia has published the first version 1.0.0 of the AV2 encoder in the AVM repository on GitHub. This is a direct continuation of the popular AV1 standard, developed as an open-source project by a consortium of technology company engineers. Software https://gikiewicz.com/ey-canada-retracted-report-ai-generated-fake-sources https://gikiewicz.com/ey-canada-retracted-report-ai-generated-fake-sources Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT EY Canada published a cybersecurity report that was supposed to be an industry knowledge compendium. Instead, it became proof of how AI generates fake sources. Most of the citations in the document simply don't exist. AI https://gikiewicz.com/openrouter-raises-113-million-valuation-1-3b https://gikiewicz.com/openrouter-raises-113-million-valuation-1-3b Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT OpenRouter has closed a $113 million Series B round, reaching a $1.3 billion valuation — more than double the previous round's $547 million. The round was led by CapitalG, Alphabet's growth fund. AI https://gikiewicz.com/surya-ocr-free-text-recognition-90-languages https://gikiewicz.com/surya-ocr-free-text-recognition-90-languages Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Datalab, the company behind the Marker project, has released Surya OCR — an open-source tool supporting over 90 languages with layout analysis, table recognition, and LaTeX math conversion. AI https://gikiewicz.com/video-use-ai-video-editor-with-claude-code https://gikiewicz.com/video-use-ai-video-editor-with-claude-code Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT The browser-use team, creators of a popular open-source browser automation agent, have released video-use — an AI tool for automated video editing using Claude Code. AI https://gikiewicz.com/6-biggest-announcements-mistral-ai-summit-paris https://gikiewicz.com/6-biggest-announcements-mistral-ai-summit-paris Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mistral AI organized the AI Now summit in Paris, presenting a full technology stack strategy. The company rebranded Le Chat to Vibe, announced data center expansion, and industrial partnerships. AI https://gikiewicz.com/claude-code-ultracode-3-features-that-change-coding https://gikiewicz.com/claude-code-ultracode-3-features-that-change-coding Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anthropic released Dynamic Workflows in Claude Code with a limit of up to 1000 parallel subagents. The Ultracode feature combines xhigh effort with automatic orchestration. AI https://gikiewicz.com/gta-6-developers-form-trade-union-rockstar-games https://gikiewicz.com/gta-6-developers-form-trade-union-rockstar-games Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Employees of Rockstar Games - the studio behind Grand Theft Auto VI - have established the Rockstar Game Workers Union. The initiative is co-led by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and is a direct response to mass layoffs that affected the studio in 2024. Gaming https://gikiewicz.com/hard-to-justify-buying-framework-12-why-macbook-wins https://gikiewicz.com/hard-to-justify-buying-framework-12-why-macbook-wins Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Framework Laptop 12 starts at $599, but Apple's MacBook Neo with the M4 chip offers a better price-to-performance ratio. Jeff Geerling admitted he recommended a MacBook to his nephew instead of the modular Framework laptop. Hardware https://gikiewicz.com/sqlite-durable-workflows-7-reasons-why-its-enough https://gikiewicz.com/sqlite-durable-workflows-7-reasons-why-its-enough Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT SQLite powers over 1 trillion active deployments worldwide. This database is a storage format recommended by the Library of Congress, and simultaneously a foundation for durable workflows in distributed systems. Programming https://gikiewicz.com/6-windows-zero-day-exploits-github-bans-researcher https://gikiewicz.com/6-windows-zero-day-exploits-github-bans-researcher Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT GitHub banned an anonymous security researcher known as Nightmare-Eclipse after publicly publishing 6 Windows zero-day exploits. Three were actively exploited before Microsoft patched them. Security https://gikiewicz.com/anthropic-reaches-65-billion-valuation-closes-in-on-openai https://gikiewicz.com/anthropic-reaches-65-billion-valuation-closes-in-on-openai Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anthropic closed its Series H round at $65 billion. Post-money valuation reached $965 billion, surpassing OpenAI. AI https://gikiewicz.com/claude-code-7-hidden-settings-documentation-doesnt-mention https://gikiewicz.com/claude-code-7-hidden-settings-documentation-doesnt-mention Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anthropic built Claude Code as a terminal tool that reads the CLAUDE.md file in the project directory by default. This file can contain code style instructions, framework preferences, and function naming conventions. AI https://gikiewicz.com/hy3-llm-outperforms-competition-openrouter-wide-margin https://gikiewicz.com/hy3-llm-outperforms-competition-openrouter-wide-margin Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hy3, a language model from Tencent, processed 7.7 trillion tokens on the OpenRouter platform in less than three weeks. This previously unknown LLM dominated the popularity rankings, leaving the competition far behind. AI https://gikiewicz.com/7-claude-code-configuration-techniques-arpan-patel https://gikiewicz.com/7-claude-code-configuration-techniques-arpan-patel Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Arpan Patel published a comprehensive guide to Claude Code on his blog -- a collection of practical configuration techniques and workflow patterns. AI https://gikiewicz.com/claude-code-update-what-anthropic-hides-from-users https://gikiewicz.com/claude-code-update-what-anthropic-hides-from-users Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anthropic released a free security plugin for Claude Code that detects vulnerabilities in AI-generated code in real time during terminal sessions. The update also brings performance improvements to the entire development environment. AI https://gikiewicz.com/claude-opus-4-8-2-5x-faster-mode-new-api-anthropic https://gikiewicz.com/claude-opus-4-8-2-5x-faster-mode-new-api-anthropic Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8 -- an update to the flagship model with 2.5x faster fast mode, dynamic workflows, and improved honesty. AI https://gikiewicz.com/claude-opus-4-8-vs-gpt-5-5-new-benchmarks-comparison https://gikiewicz.com/claude-opus-4-8-vs-gpt-5-5-new-benchmarks-comparison Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8 with a score of 69.2% on SWE-bench Pro -- 4.9 percentage points higher than Opus 4.7. The model outperforms GPT-5.5 in coding rankings. AI https://gikiewicz.com/duckduckgo-grows-28-percent-during-google-ai-era https://gikiewicz.com/duckduckgo-grows-28-percent-during-google-ai-era Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT DuckDuckGo saw nearly 28% more visits in the week after Google I/O 2026, where the search giant announced an AI-driven overhaul of its results. Google claims users love the new features. Traffic data tells a very different story. AI https://gikiewicz.com/youtube-will-label-500-million-ai-videos-by-end-of-2026 https://gikiewicz.com/youtube-will-label-500-million-ai-videos-by-end-of-2026 Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT YouTube will identify hundreds of millions of AI-generated videos by the end of 2026. The platform has deployed automatic labeling that replaces the previous voluntary disclosure system. AI https://gikiewicz.com/600-percent-ai-traffic-growth-cloudflare-flagship-for-agents https://gikiewicz.com/600-percent-ai-traffic-growth-cloudflare-flagship-for-agents Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cloudflare reported a 600% increase in AI traffic over the past year. Now the company is entering the feature flags space with Flagship, a tool designed specifically for AI-generated code and controlling autonomous agent behavior in production. AI https://gikiewicz.com/claude-code-in-practice-7-mechanisms-you-need-to-know https://gikiewicz.com/claude-code-in-practice-7-mechanisms-you-need-to-know Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anthropic has added over a dozen mechanisms to Claude Code that change how developers work with code. CLAUDE.md, skills, subagents, plugins, and MCP form an ecosystem worth understanding. Programming https://gikiewicz.com/microsoft-revoked-100k-licenses-mistake-or-deliberate https://gikiewicz.com/microsoft-revoked-100k-licenses-mistake-or-deliberate Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Microsoft is pulling 100,000 Claude Code licenses from its Experiences and Devices division after token-based billing burned through an entire annual AI budget in months. Engineers must migrate to GitHub Copilot CLI by June 30, 2026. AI https://gikiewicz.com/2pb-huawei-memory-trains-norwegian-ai-model https://gikiewicz.com/2pb-huawei-memory-trains-norwegian-ai-model Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Norway's National Library installed 2 petabytes of Huawei flash memory to train an LLM that understands Norwegian, proving that US sanctions haven't blocked access to advanced memory infrastructure. AI https://gikiewicz.com/ai-for-writing-code-how-to-slow-down-and-write-better https://gikiewicz.com/ai-for-writing-code-how-to-slow-down-and-write-better Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Using AI to write code faster doesn't mean writing better code. Learn why deliberately slowing down with AI tools produces higher-quality, more maintainable software. Programming https://gikiewicz.com/california-wants-to-exempt-linux-from-online-age-verification https://gikiewicz.com/california-wants-to-exempt-linux-from-online-age-verification Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT California is preparing an amendment to its online age verification law to exempt Linux distributions from strict legal requirements. The open source community's reaction was swift and unforgiving. Software https://gikiewicz.com/microsoft-restricts-claude-mistake-that-could-cost https://gikiewicz.com/microsoft-restricts-claude-mistake-that-could-cost Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Microsoft burned through its annual AI budget in just months. Now the company is cutting off thousands of employees from Claude Code, redirecting them to GitHub Copilot CLI. AI https://gikiewicz.com/46-years-later-ms-dos-code-from-1980-goes-open-source https://gikiewicz.com/46-years-later-ms-dos-code-from-1980-goes-open-source Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Microsoft has released the earliest known DOS source code under the MIT license. Assembly code from 1980 is now publicly available after more than four decades. Programming https://gikiewicz.com/5-deepseek-reasonix-modes-80-percent-cheaper-ai-code https://gikiewicz.com/5-deepseek-reasonix-modes-80-percent-cheaper-ai-code Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT DeepSeek Reasonix achieves 99.82% prefix cache hit rate during full-day coding sessions, cutting API costs from ~$61 to ~$12. A terminal AI agent purpose-built for DeepSeek models. Programming https://gikiewicz.com/apple-prepares-new-gen-website-5-facts-you-need-to-know https://gikiewicz.com/apple-prepares-new-gen-website-5-facts-you-need-to-know Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Apple quietly registers the genai.apple.com subdomain weeks before WWDC 2026, signaling a major push into generative AI with new Siri capabilities and developer tools. AI https://gikiewicz.com/deepseek-reasonix-coding-agent-with-99-82-percent-cache-hit-rate https://gikiewicz.com/deepseek-reasonix-coding-agent-with-99-82-percent-cache-hit-rate Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT DeepSeek-Reasonix achieves a 99.82% cache hit rate during terminal coding sessions. It is a native AI agent built directly into the DeepSeek ecosystem, designed to maximize prefix-cache utilization and drastically reduce code generation costs. AI https://gikiewicz.com/hermes-agent-v014-4-memories-22-platforms-from-nous-research https://gikiewicz.com/hermes-agent-v014-4-memories-22-platforms-from-nous-research Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nous Research released Hermes Agent v0.14.0 — an open-source AI agent with a four-layer memory system and support for 22 communication platforms. The project has amassed over 135,000 GitHub stars, making it one of the fastest-growing agent frameworks in 2026. AI https://gikiewicz.com/microsoft-releases-ms-dos-source-code-from-1980-oldest-known-dos https://gikiewicz.com/microsoft-releases-ms-dos-source-code-from-1980-oldest-known-dos Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Microsoft has open-sourced the earliest known DOS source code, dated April 1980. The package includes MS-DOS 1.25 and CP/M-86 files, providing invaluable material for computing history researchers. Programming https://gikiewicz.com/rampart-and-clarity-from-microsoft-2-tools-for-agent-security-testing https://gikiewicz.com/rampart-and-clarity-from-microsoft-2-tools-for-agent-security-testing Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Microsoft released two open-source tools — RAMPART and Clarity — that bring security testing directly into the AI agent development workflow, from design verification to automated red-team testing in CI pipelines. Security https://gikiewicz.com/starship-v3-most-powerful-rocket-in-the-world-launches https://gikiewicz.com/starship-v3-most-powerful-rocket-in-the-world-launches Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT SpaceX launched the Starship V3 on May 22, 2026 from the new Pad 2 in Texas. The tallest and most powerful rocket in history completed most test objectives despite booster loss on landing. Technology https://gikiewicz.com/ai-breaks-open-ctf-format-for-the-first-time-sensation-or-pr https://gikiewicz.com/ai-breaks-open-ctf-format-for-the-first-time-sensation-or-pr Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI systems are successfully solving open-format Capture The Flag challenges. CTF competitions, traditionally the domain of cybersecurity experts, are becoming a battleground for algorithms. Do human players still hold the edge? AI https://gikiewicz.com/sana-wm-open-source-model-generates-one-minute-video-in-720p https://gikiewicz.com/sana-wm-open-source-model-generates-one-minute-video-in-720p Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT NVIDIA released SANA-WM, a 2.6-billion parameter open-source world model that generates 60-second 720p video from a single image and camera path on a single GPU. AI https://gikiewicz.com/zerostack-ai-coding-agent-in-rust-with-unix-soul https://gikiewicz.com/zerostack-ai-coding-agent-in-rust-with-unix-soul Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Zerostack is a coding agent written in pure Rust that builds its architecture on Unix philosophy, combining the language's system-level performance with a modular approach where every function is a small, independent program doing one thing well. Programming