Fri. 05/16 – Bribing Is The Oldest Form Of Hacking

Epic Games and Apple are still having beef over app store rejections. Coinbase got hacked with the oldest attack vector there is: bribery. Meta’s having problems with its behemoth AI model. New Windsurf coding suite. New Apple Car Play. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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Links:

• Apple blocks Fortnite’s App Store return as downloads fail in Europe (The Verge)
• Coinbase warns of up to $400 million hit from cyberattack (Reuters)
• Coinbase Hack Rocks Company That Led Crypto Into Mainstream (Bloomberg)
• Meta Is Delaying the Rollout of Its Flagship AI Model (WSJ)
• Vibe-coding startup Windsurf launches in-house AI models (TechCrunch)
• Next-gen CarPlay, branded CarPlay Ultra, starts rolling out today (9to5Mac)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• I let lasers power my smart home — and I don’t want to go back (The Verge)
• The Popular Alternative - The State of A24 (Dirt)

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