Show Notes
The top stories of the week are about AI discovering a critical bug in the Web, Responsible Disclosure and patching systems breaking down, and how nation-states may be getting a jump on bugs before they even become public. And it's all the same story. Plus, the iPhone Duo's horrible launch bug! Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Huyen Tue Dao, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
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Quick Hits: WhatsApp starts testing long-awaited scheduled messages on iPhone https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/22/whatsapp-starts-testing-long-awaited-scheduled-messages-on-iphone/ PubKeep picks up where Microsoft Publisher signs off https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/10/23/pubkeep-picks-up-where-microsoft-publisher-signs-off/5304978 Financial Times article https://www.ft.com/content/bb564eb1-79d4-4694-aa24-1155202a9abc?syn-25a6b1a6=1 OpenAI funding round draws UAE investors https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/22/openai-funding-round-uae-investors.html SparkyOS: Lightweight, general-purpose Arch on a pendrive https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/23/sparkyos-lightweight-general-purpose-arch-on-a-pendrive/5304984 Greece will ban all kids under 15 from using social media https://www.engadget.com/2295143/greece-enacts-social-media-ban-for-kids-under-15/ The Signal Chats That Cost OpenAI Researchers Their Jobs https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-signal-chats-that-cost-openai-researchers-their-jobs-594c5853?st=H9AUaC&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Amazon rebrands Kindle Unlimited to Kindle https://www.engadget.com/2294533/amazon-rebrands-kindle-unlimited-to-kindle/ Anthropic's Claude now writes code and proves it safe automatically https://the-decoder.com/anthropics-claude-now-writes-code-and-proves-it-safe-automatically/ Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/left-alone-with-nothing-to-do-ai-agents-started-playing/ Hackers are turning web browsing into an iPhone trap https://www.axios.com/2026/10/22/spyware-phones-security-threats Discussions: What Was Most Of… https://www.patreon.com/dtns/posts/what-was-most-of-173196972?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Live With It https://www.patreon.com/cw/livewithit More Discussions: Apple's Antennagate Scandal: A Timeline https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-antennagate-scandal-timeline-10-year-anniversary-2020-7 Apple Support Communities: iPhone 4S discussion https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3619643?sortBy=rank Bendgate https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Bendgate Pixel 7 users are furious at Google for not taking responsibility over shattered glass https://www.phonearena.com/news/pixel-7-users-angry-at-google_id144981 Green vertical line issue occurrence in Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/other-galaxy-s-series/green-vertical-line-issue-occurrence-in-galaxy-s21-ultra-5g/td-p/12736942 Samsung Finally Reveals Why the Galaxy Note 7 Kept Exploding https://www.wired.com/2017/01/why-the-samsung-galaxy-note-7-kept-exploding/ Some iPhone 18 Pro users hit with Face ID reboot glitch https://www.pcmag.com/news/some-iphone-18-pro-users-hit-with-face-id-reboot-glitch Halloween Let's Play and Fundraiser https://www.technicaltea.show/halloween-lets-play-and-fundraiser/ Today's Guest: Len Peralta https://patreon.com/len https://lenperaltastore.com https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta https://x.com/lenperalta https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta Show Links: https://dailytechnewsshow.com https://dailytechnewsshow.com/ntx https://knowalittlemore.com http://dailytechnewsshow.com/store https://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/support https://dtns.tv/wiki Sarah Lane Links: https://sarahlane.com https://x.com/sarahlane https://medium.com/@sarahlane https://masto.ai/@sarahlane https://havesuchagoodday.com Tom Merritt Links: https://tomsnewbook.com https://swordandlaser.com/store https://www.cordkillers.com https://awordpodcast.com
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