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PyPI supply-chain attack in litellm & Meta fined over child safety - Hacker News (Mar 25, 2026)
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-New Mexico jury orders Meta to pay $375m over child safety claims
-Google Research unveils TurboQuant to compress LLM KV caches and speed vector search
-VitruvianOS Pitches a BeOS-Inspired Desktop on Linux With a Haiku Compatibility Bridge
-Unity-Style Game Effects Show a Practical Use for C++23 Coroutines
-Flighty Map Highlights LaGuardia as a Major Disruption Spot
-Video.js v10 Beta Launches With Smaller Bundles, Modular Streaming, and New Skins
-Litellm PyPI Supply-Chain Attack Allegedly Adds Auto-Executing .pth Credential Stealer
-AI Data Centers Push Toward 800-Volt DC Power Distribution
-Apple unve
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Today's topics:
PyPI supply-chain attack in litellm - A reported PyPI compromise in litellm used a .pth auto-execution trick to steal secrets from developer machines and CI. Keywords: PyPI, supply-chain, credential theft, .pth, exfiltration.
Meta fined over child safety - A New Mexico jury verdict ordered Meta to pay $375M for allegedly misleading the public about child safety risks on its platforms. Keywords: Meta, Instagram, minors, Unfair Practices Act, accountability.
Deepfakes and the trust collapse - A BBC test shows even people who know you may not reliably tell real video from AI, accelerating the “liar’s dividend” problem. Keywords: deepfake, voice cloning, scams, authentication, trust.
TurboQuant cuts LLM memory costs - Google Research’s TurboQuant aims to shrink KV caches and vector indexes while preserving quality on long-context tasks. Keywords: quantization, KV cache, long context, vector search, GPU efficiency.
800V DC power for AI - Data centers are exploring 800V DC distribution to reduce conversion losses and copper as AI racks push toward extreme power levels. Keywords: AI infrastructure, 800VDC, efficiency, power delivery, hyperscale.
VitruvianOS revives BeOS-like desktop - VitruvianOS is an open-source Linux OS chasing Haiku/BeOS responsiveness and a cohesive desktop feel, including a bridge for Haiku-style apps. Keywords: VitruvianOS, Linux, Haiku, low-latency desktop, privacy.
C++ coroutines via game loops - A practical take on C++ coroutines compares them to Unity’s frame-by-frame workflows, showing why generator-style coroutines are useful today. Keywords: C++23, coroutines, generators, game loop, state machines.
-New Mexico jury orders Meta to pay $375m over child safety claims
-Google Research unveils TurboQuant to compress LLM KV caches and speed vector search
-VitruvianOS Pitches a BeOS-Inspired Desktop on Linux With a Haiku Compatibility Bridge
-Unity-Style Game Effects Show a Practical Use for C++23 Coroutines
-Flighty Map Highlights LaGuardia as a Major Disruption Spot
-Video.js v10 Beta Launches With Smaller Bundles, Modular Streaming, and New Skins
-Litellm PyPI Supply-Chain Attack Allegedly Adds Auto-Executing .pth Credential Stealer
-AI Data Centers Push Toward 800-Volt DC Power Distribution
-Apple unve