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Simon Willison·1 min·6h agoFREE

Introducing GPT-6 Astra for developers

OpenAI introduced GPT-6 Astra for developers, a model with enhanced attention to detail and better prompt understanding, capable of producing more sophisticated outputs. It excels at building 3D models, including renderings of gardens, shipyards, animals, cityscapes, and Dyson spheres. The announcement was noted by Simon Willison, who highlighted a brief appearance in a video.

GPT-6 Astra offers developers improved 3D modeling and prompt understanding, enabling more sophisticated outputs.

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Attackers Breached JetBrains Cadence via Unpatched TeamCity, Extracting AWS Credentials

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Attackers Breached JetBrains Cadence via Unpatched TeamCity, Extracting AWS Credentials

Attackers breached JetBrains' Cadence CI/CD platform by exploiting an unpatched TeamCity vulnerability, extracting AWS credentials. The incident was reported by The Hacker News on September 5, 2026. The breach highlights risks of unpatched software in development environments.

Critical VMware Workstation and Fusion Flaw Lets VM Admins Execute Host Code

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Critical VMware Workstation and Fusion Flaw Lets VM Admins Execute Host Code

A critical vulnerability in VMware Workstation and Fusion allows virtual machine administrators to execute code on the host system. The flaw, reported by The Hacker News, could let VM admins break out of the virtual machine and run arbitrary code on the host, posing a serious security risk.

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Portal by Spotify cut my Claude Code token usage by 90%

Developers can cut AI coding token costs by routing routine I/O tasks to cheaper models via Portal's modes.

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Hacker News30h ago2mFREE

Exit code 0 is a lie: 7 ways my unattended automation silently did nothing

Exit code 0 can mask silent failures in automation, misleading developers into thinking tasks succeeded.

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DEV Community2h ago1mFREE

pg_anon caught 1 of my 8 PII columns. My schema isn't in English.

Highlights that pg_anon's PII detection may miss columns in non-English schemas, affecting anonymization accuracy.

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DEV Community3h ago2mFREE

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99.7% Rejected in 84ms: Why I Stopped Making the Generator Smarter

The article's title suggests a performance-focused approach to content generation, but the source provides no details.

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DEV Community2h ago1mFREE

Building trust in agentic RAG starts with evidence

Evidence-based agentic RAG can increase developer trust by grounding AI outputs in verifiable sources.

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The New Stack15h ago1mFREE

OpenAI admits it didn't disclose rogue AI wiki hijacking incident

OpenAI's admission of non-disclosure regarding a rogue AI wiki hijacking incident could impact developer trust in transparency from major AI providers.

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BleepingComputer19h ago2mFREE

Using Blender with coding agents on macOS

Coding agents can now leverage Blender's Python API to generate and refine 3D scenes, expanding creative automation possibilities.

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Simon Willison14h ago1mFREE

Claude Fable 5.1 vs. Fable 5: On real work, I couldn’t tell them apart.

Developers may not need to upgrade to Claude Fable 5.1 if Fable 5 already meets their needs.

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The New Stack15h ago1mFREE

8 Agent Skills and my first MCP server published to npm

This post provides a practical example for developers interested in building and publishing MCP servers.

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DEV Community2h ago1mFREE

Checking If a Business's Google Profile Actually Matches Its Own Website

The article may offer a method for verifying business information consistency, but the excerpt lacks technical details.

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DEV Community2h ago1mFREE

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