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Today's topics:

AI backlash in daily software - A new shorthand, “AI;DR,” captures frustration with unedited AI writing, while a practical guide shows users how to disable AI features across browsers, phones, and workplace apps. Keywords: AI slop, privacy, software settings, human editing, user control.

Propaganda aimed at chatbots - Reporting says a fake think tank linked to an Israeli influence effort may be publishing research-style content to shape search results and what AI chatbots cite as credible. Keywords: propaganda, search engines, LLMs, transparency, information warfare.

AI coding meets CI risk - Wiz says its autonomous security agent found a GitHub Actions injection flaw in a Snowflake repository and used it to reach internal Jira during testing. Keywords: CI/CD security, GitHub Actions, Snowflake, AI-assisted coding, script injection.

DuckDB moves toward servers - DuckDB’s upcoming 2.0 release points to a bigger role in remote and server-style analytics, with stronger support for semi-structured data and performance improvements. Keywords: DuckDB 2.0, SQL, analytics, remote queries, data infrastructure.

Bluesky’s hidden screenshot logo - A reverse-engineering post explains how Bluesky makes its logo appear in screenshots by leaning on an iOS privacy behavior that changes what gets captured. Keywords: Bluesky, iOS, screenshots, privacy API, app behavior.

Quake’s broken CD unlock - A deep dive into Quake’s 1996 shareware CD shows how a clever retail unlock scheme quickly fell apart because the protection had almost no real secret behind it. Keywords: Quake, DRM, CD-ROM, software history, security through obscurity.

-AI;DR: A New Label for Unedited AI Slop
-Israel’s Fake Think Tank Targets AI Chatbots
-DuckDB Previews v2.0 With Server Mode, Triggers, and Major Performance Gains
-How Bluesky Makes Its Logo Appear in Screenshots
-OpenRouter Lists OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol as Flagship Reasoning Model
-Wiz Red Agent Finds GitHub Actions Flaw in Snowflake Repo
-How Quake Shareware CD Protection Failed
-OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol Improves Vision, But Still Faces Cost and Speed Trade-offs
-How to Disable or Avoid Intrusive AI


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