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Vol. I No. 26 Saturday, October 17, 2026 Closing 12:53 PM UTC · next edition 10:00 AM UTC

Tech news, October 4, 2026

Sunday: 91 pieces the paper read from primary sources, by section, newest first. Each links to its source; the line under it is the source's own opening.

The morning briefing

As the paper printed it on /brief/ at 11:57 UTC, in the sources' own words.

  1. LeadSelected models in GitHub Copilot deprecated

    As of today, October 2, 2026, we have deprecated the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code co…

    GitHub Changelog
  2. NewsCopilot code review: API support and new default effort level

    You can now request a GitHub Copilot code review through the REST and GraphQL APIs and set the review effort level for each request.

    GitHub Changelog
  3. NewsIntroducing Web Search API via AI Gateway

    Cloudflare AI Gateway now supports native web search API integration in partnership with Ceramic.ai, Exa, and Linkup.

    Cloudflare
  4. OutageSMS Delivery Delays from a Subset of Twilio Phone Numbers to Cellcom Israel

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Phone Numbers to Cellcom network subscribers in Israel.

    Twilio
  5. SecurityTop vulnerability remediation tools in 2026

    We compare the top vulnerability remediation tools in 2026: Aikido Security, Snyk, GitHub Advanced Security, Tenable, Qualys, and Wiz Category: DevSec Tools & Comparisons

    Aikido Security
  6. Deadlineantigravity-preview-05-2026 shuts down tomorrow

    Replacement: antigravity-preview-09-2026.

    Google (Gemini API)

News

3 pieces.

  1. Vivaldi14:56 UTCMinor update (8) for Vivaldi Desktop 8.2

    This update includes a minor upgrade to Chromium 152 (Extended Stable Release) from upstream, which in turn includes security fixes from Chromium 154.

  2. Google Cloud release notes07:00 UTCOctober 04, 2026

    Agent Platform Workbench Change 20261004-2230-rc0 Release Change 20261004-2230-rc0 Release Change Installed latest packages from upstream dependencies.

  3. openSUSE00:02 UTCPost-Quantum Backups Land in openSUSE Factory with ZUPT

    ZUPT, an open source backup, compression, and data protection utility, has officially been accepted into openSUSE Factory, bringing a new security-focused backup option to the ope…

Security Desk

9 pieces.

  1. CISA15:36 UTCCISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

    CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog dskinner Oct 04, 2026 Release Date October 04, 2026 Last Revised October 04, 2026 Description CISA has added one new vulnera…

  2. GitGuardian14:00 UTCSOPS Guide: How to Encrypt and Manage Secrets in Git, Kubernetes, and CI/CD

    Pasted a secret into a chat window and promised to clean it up later?

  3. oss-security (Openwall)12:51 UTCApache Thrift 0.25.0: 61 CVEs fixed (combined announcement)

    Posted by Jens Geyer on Oct 04 Apache Thrift 0.25.0 was released on 30 September 2026: https://lists.apache.org/thread/33otcgbqd27wf6qq810q56znzbomnhg1 It fixes the 61 vulnerabili…

  4. CISA KEV12:00 UTCCVE-2026-88779: Citrix NetScaler Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability

    Citrix NetScaler ADC (formerly Citrix ADC) and Citrix NetScaler Gateway (formerly Citrix Gateway) contain an improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffe…

  5. Microsoft Security Update Guide09:13 UTCChromium: CVE-2025-2137 Out of bounds read in V8

    Information published.

  6. Microsoft Security Update Guide09:13 UTCChromium: CVE-2025-1920 Type Confusion in V8

    Information published.

  7. SANS Internet Storm Center07:58 UTCUser Agent Strings Curiosities, (Sun, Oct 4th)

    Sometimes I have to smile, or my interest is triggered, when I review new User Agent Strings in the honeypot logs.

  8. Debian Security Advisories00:00 UTCDSA-6542-1 ruby-rack-session - security update

    It was discovered that incorrect error handling in ruby-rack-session may result in authentication bypass or privilege escalation in some setups.

  9. Debian Security Advisories00:00 UTCDSA-6541-1 wireshark - security update

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discocvered in Wireshark, a network protocol analyzer which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

Technical Guides

4 pieces.

  1. Real Python14:00 UTCStrings and Character Data in Python

    Work with Python strings using a rich set of operators and functions: string literals, the str() function, and the methods you'll use most.

  2. Real Python14:00 UTCHow to Install Python on Your System: A Guide

    Learn how to install Python on Windows, macOS, and Linux, check your version, and pick the best installation method for your system.

  3. Real Python12:00 UTCQuiz: Python's collections: A Buffet of Specialized Data Types

    Check your understanding of Python's collections module and the specialized container data types it provides, from namedtuple to ChainMap.

  4. AI21 Labs11:37 UTCFrom manual negotiation to automated scheduling: How AI21 manages its GPU fleet with Kueue

    An independent verifier takes agentic search past published SOTA.

Columns

3 pieces.

  1. Thorsten Ball05:05 UTCJoy & Curiosity #102

    Interesting & joyful things from the previous week

  2. Marc Brooker00:00 UTCStrands Decider: Why Not an Encoder?

    Strands Decider: Why Not an Encoder?

  3. Xe Iaso00:00 UTCHow to Solve: AAC Heavyweight M1 (Savage)

    FFXIV raid mechanics explained in plain language.

Releases

21 pieces, the newest 12 here.

  1. llama.cpp23:59 UTCb11401
  2. llama.cpp22:56 UTCb11399
  3. Ollama22:11 UTCv0.40.0
  4. llama.cpp20:07 UTCb11398
  5. llama.cpp19:50 UTCb11397
  6. npm releases18:31 UTCopenai 7.28.0
  7. OpenAI Node SDK18:22 UTCv7.28.0
  8. ClickHouse17:02 UTCRelease v26.8.17.4-lts
  9. ClickHouse15:47 UTCRelease v26.7.21.2-stable
  10. llama.cpp14:43 UTCb11392
  11. ClickHouse14:23 UTCRelease v26.3.41.4-lts
  12. llama.cpp14:12 UTCb11391

New Repos & Packages

24 pieces, the newest 8 here.

  1. npm #ai-agent23:44 UTCpi-mcp-extension 1.5.1
  2. npm #ai-agent23:42 UTCagent-afk 5.295.0
  3. GitHub #llm22:51 UTComarqaterge/hermes-mobile-app (67 stars)
  4. GitHub #developer-tools22:34 UTCMustafaNatur/blueprint (66 stars)
  5. GitHub #llm22:19 UTCchenxiachan/paperfold (124 stars)
  6. npm #ai-agent22:01 UTCagent-afk 5.293.1
  7. npm #ai-agent21:14 UTC@dbx-app/mcp-server 0.4.107
  8. GitHub #developer-tools21:14 UTCefim0v/brow (51 stars)

Watch

1 piece.

  1. Cloudflare · YouTube20:19 UTCSupply Chain Attacks in the SaaS Era: Unpacking the Drift Breach | Cloudflare x The CISO Signal

Package releases

26 from the most used packages' own repositories, the newest 15 here.

  1. 23:48 UTCwcwidth 0.9.2 · every release →
  2. 22:02 UTCpbs-installer 2026.10.03 · every release →
  3. 21:52 UTC@effect/vitest@4.0.1 · every release →
  4. 20:14 UTClocust 2.46.7 · every release →
  5. 20:06 UTClaravel/agent-detector v2.0.3 · every release →
  6. 19:56 UTCejs v7.0.1 · every release →
  7. 17:34 UTC@inquirer/type@4.2.0 · every release →
  8. 16:55 UTCfastmcp v4.0.11 · every release →
  9. 16:50 UTCblack 26.10.0 · every release →
  10. 15:19 UTCpypdfium2 5.14.0 · every release →
  11. 13:48 UTCpybase64 v1.5.1 · every release →
  12. 13:06 UTCdoctrine/migrations 3.9.8 · every release →
  13. 12:29 UTCbasedpyright v1.40.2 · every release →
  14. 09:41 UTCintervention/image 4.3.4 · every release →
  15. 09:32 UTCcmake 4.4.4 · every release →