Notepad++ Got Hijacked!

First off, remember Notepad++? Well, apparently, it got hijacked by some state-sponsored actors. Yeah, totally nuts, a proper supply chain attack. The comments were buzzing about how things get political when your tools are messed with, and people were recommending outbound firewalls to try and protect yourself. Scary stuff, man. You can read about it here.

xAI Joins SpaceX

Get this: Elon's xAI is officially joining SpaceX. Wild, right? People were going nuts in the comments trying to figure out the synergy. Some folks thought it was mostly about boosting market value, but others were seriously debating the practicalities of putting AI data centers in space, like how you'd even cool the GPUs. Check out the announcement here.

OpenAI's "The Codex App"

OpenAI dropped something called "The Codex App." Sounds fancy, but the comments were kinda split. A lot of people were saying that while OpenAI's AI tech is top-notch, their actual *product* teams might not be, making the app feel a bit "bare bones" and "flaky." So, deep integrations are still a struggle, apparently. Here's the link: https://openai.com/index/introducing-the-codex-app/

Wikipedia as a Doomscroll Feed

Someone made a "Show HN" project that turns Wikipedia into a TikTok-style doomscroll feed. Like, you just swipe through articles. Super interesting concept! Some people thought it was a brilliant way to explore, but others were kinda depressed by it, saying it turns even healthy information into "brainrotting sludge." The dev even chimed in about how hard content filtering is for Wikipedia. You can try it yourself here.

Sudo's Long-Time Maintainer

On a more wholesome note, there was a cool post celebrating Todd C. Miller, who's been maintaining Sudo for over 30 years. Just goes to show the incredible dedication some people have to essential open-source tools that we all rely on daily. Definitely worth a read to appreciate the unsung heroes of software. His site is here.

TSA's "Illegal" $45 Fee

Okay, this one's a bit of a head-scratcher: a regulatory expert is saying the TSA's new $45 fee to fly without an ID is illegal. The comments were all over the place, debating whether it's truly about security or just a tactic to push people into getting Real IDs. Some folks were sharing their own weird experiences with airport security. You can read the article here.

Claude Code Taking Over Microsoft

And finally, this is kinda awkward for Microsoft: Claude Code is suddenly everywhere inside Microsoft. The article suggests that Microsoft's own engineers are preferring Anthropic's Claude for coding assistance over their internal OpenAI-powered tools. People in the comments were pointing out how Microsoft had all the advantages with OpenAI, but still might have built something their engineers don't want to use. Oof. Here's The Verge article: https://www.theverge.com/tech/865689/microsoft-claude-code-anthropic-partnership-notepad