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Today's topics:

Hidden code on a T-shirt - A Uniqlo and Akamai collaboration shirt was found to contain a Base64-encoded Bash script that animates "Peace for All" in a terminal. It is a playful nod to Linux, shell culture, and technically literate branding.

GitHub AI workflow data leak - Researchers disclosed a prompt-injection flaw in GitHub Agentic Workflows that could let a public issue trigger an AI agent to expose data from private repositories. The story highlights AI security, trust boundaries, and least-privilege design.

Apple doubles down on U.S. chips - Apple signed a multiyear Broadcom deal worth more than $30 billion to build custom silicon and wireless components in the U.S. The agreement matters for semiconductors, supply chains, and American tech manufacturing.

Tenda router backdoor warning - CERT/CC warned of an undocumented authentication backdoor in several Tenda router firmware versions, with no patch currently available. The issue raises serious concerns around firmware security, admin access, and home or small-office networks.

Open source engines and probabilistic code - Fenris open-sourced the Carbon engine from Eve Online, while NoiseLang showed a fresh way to treat code as probability distributions. Together they reflect how open source and experimental programming tools keep expanding what developers can build.

Privacy reshapes workplace communications - HubSpot backed away from proposed terms after customer backlash, while more European organisations restricted personal messaging apps for work. Both stories point to rising pressure around GDPR, records retention, data ownership, and digital sovereignty.

-Akamai T-Shirt Hides a Functional Bash Easter Egg
-Apple and Broadcom Expand U.S. Chip Manufacturing Deal
-GitHub AI Agent Vulnerability Could Leak Private Repositories
-How to Build a Minimal ZFS NAS with Debian and Samba
-GeoSQL Brings Map-Aware Geospatial Analysis to AI Agents
-Eve Online's Carbon Engine Goes Open Source
-HubSpot Reverses Controversial Terms Change After Customer Backlash
-CERT/CC Warns of Hidden Tenda Router Admin Backdoor
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