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11 January 2026 21:13

Perfectly Replicating Coca Cola [video]
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11 January 2026 10:40

OpenAI in a nutshell

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10 January 2026 19:30

Discussions online today of 17,500,000 Instagram users information "leaked" online.

As a general clarification, this is not a "leak" in the traditional sense whereas a website or service is compromised. In other words, Instagram was not "hacked".

The individual claiming responsibility, operating under the moniker Solonik, abused Instagrams API for fetching profile information.

In summary, they programmatically walked millions of Instagram profiles and abused Instagrams API to get any profile information the API would allow them to retrieve.

This in of itself isn't a major problem. However, this much Instagram information provided in bulk is a gold mine for stalkers and extortionists because (allegedly) Instagram API does allow the retrieval of cell phone numbers (based on factors I do not understand). Besides phone numbers, email addresses associated with the account are allegedly present.

I have not independently verified the legitimacy of these claims, but I've witnessed dozens of cybersecurity experts discussing it and side effects of the API abuse. By side effects I mean that, because they have email's and telephone numbers associated with the Instagram account, Threat Actors are trying to steal accounts by sending them fake logic screens or guessing passwords.

It should be noted this is not the first time a Bad Actor has done mass data aggregation as a result of API abuse. Most notably LinkedIn and Trello were both subject to this sort of abuse.

tldr someone wrote a program to talk to Instagram, request information on profiles, did this 17,500,000 times, put it all into a searchable database. your account won't be stolen, but bad actors may target large accounts or women they find attractive. they will try to send text messages, fake login pages (to try to steal your account), or threaten to "dox" you. 17m is a lot, so only a small number of people will be targeted or harassed.

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09 January 2026 19:49

JUST IN: Vietnam bans ADB and bootloader unlocked android devices as well as jailbroken iOS devices from accessing banking apps.

So essentially, if USB debugging will be found enabled on your Android device, the banking apps will refuse to work, even if you did not unlock its bootloader.

Date of issuance: December 31, 2025
Effective date: March 1, 2026

Official Circular:
https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/?pageid=27160&docid=216580

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09 January 2026 17:47

Microsoft released a security update for Windows 11, KB5068861, which made a Snapdragon Dev Kit based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite ARM64 processor not usable. Developer Jason Eckert reported that the device, which had functioned reliably since October 2024, began failing after the update installation attempts in December 2025. Standard troubleshooting methods, including cache clearing and manual update installation, proved ineffective.

Subsequent reboots led to repeated system restarts, profile corruption, and eventual boot failure. Eckert accessed UEFI settings, performed a clean Windows 11 ARM64 installation, and attempted to load network drivers, but the system froze permanently during setup.

Hardware checks confirmed the SSD and peripherals were functional. Qualcomm discontinued the Dev Kit and its support, leaving no official firmware recovery tool. Eckert noted the platform itself remained stable until the update, but the lack of recovery options made the failure irreversible.

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07 January 2026 06:29

Apparently E-ink cases are a thing!

A friend of mine bought E-ink cases that are available for iPhone and Samsung devices with built in e-ink display and with images transfer and power completely over NFC (comes with an app).

Very cool to switch the photos everytime without getting bored and costs just 25$

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06 January 2026 21:40

This means that GrapheneOS will not be able to flex "most secure" anymore as they will also get the security updates after 6 months when Google will release it to AOSP .....unless their partner brand [redacted] provides them.

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06 January 2026 20:26

BREAKING: Google will release the source code to AOSP only 2 times a year

After previously delaying the September QPR 1 AOSP source code release by almost 2 months, Google has now announced that it will release the source code to AOSP every 6 months only i.e in Q2 and Q4.

"Effective in 2026, to align with our trunk-stable development model and ensure platform stability for the ecosystem, we will publish source code to AOSP in Q2 and Q4. For building and contributing to AOSP, we recommend utilizing android-latest-release instead of aosp-main. The android-latest-release manifest branch will always reference the most recent release pushed to AOSP. For more information, see Changes to AOSP.”

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06 January 2026 13:15

Feat. Linux users

https://fixvx.com/itsfoss2/status/2008433481601232950

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06 January 2026 06:07

Google AI Overview strikes again!

This time, you are a sex offender because you share your last name with an actual sex offender.

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05 January 2026 20:52

> ASUS
> most enthusiast-friendly Android brand ever

The reality: Only Android brand to charge 200$ + Taxes simply to unlock the bootloader

Additionally, one of the Android brands with the worst after sales support in every country

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05 January 2026 19:09

That's Amazing Meta!

https://fixvx.com/sadlyitsbradley/status/2008208286445928656?s=46

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05 January 2026 16:57

Your first look at the Motorola Razr Fold, Motorola's first foldable smartphone

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05 January 2026 07:14

The reason behind why people were not able to log into League of Legends yesterday is absolutely hilarious

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05 January 2026 05:53

The Vietnamese government is pushing for new regulations that require online ads to be skippable after 5 seconds.

This means long ads are not allowed in Vietnam from 15th February onwards.

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11 January 2026 15:19

Linus Torvalds Uses Google Antigravity
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11 January 2026 07:29

" Your accounts are secure "
" No breach "

But we let an external 3rd party trigger password reset for some Instagram users. LOL

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10 January 2026 11:33

The Xiaomi 17 Air Prototype

Xiaomi was developing a Xiaomi 17 Air smartphone which is basically a copy of the iPhone Air model. It featured a 6.59-inch display, an ultra-thin 5.5 mm body, and a dual-camera setup.

However, it never made it to mass production, likely due to quality issues or they noticed the poor sales of the OG iPhone Air, thus cancelled their plans.

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09 January 2026 18:19

meme.com

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08 January 2026 17:33

Now in 2026, companies are adding Microsoft Copilot Key inside the Mini PCs now as an extra button to trigger the useless copilot

This means Microsoft wants you to trigger Copilot by:

• Voice ✅
• Microsoft Edge ✅
• Windows Taskbar ✅
• Keyboards ✅
• Laptops ✅
• Mouse Button ✅
• CPU ✅

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06 January 2026 22:21

Security updates will continue to be released monthly ?

A Google spokesperson told Android Authority that:

"Process for security patch releases will not change and that the company will keep publishing security patches each month on a dedicated security-only branch for relevant OS releases just as it does today. "

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06 January 2026 20:58

In other words, this means that Android 16 QPR 3 aka March update source code will not be pushed to AOSP and neither will be the Android 17 September 2026 source code.
That's one way to kill AOSP though.

Android will get killed by developer verification and sooner or later, most of the apps will start utilising all the optional security features of Android for NO reason, like ChatGPT and banking apps do -- "This App will not work as it's not installed from playstore", thus essentially killing sideloading.

This means Android will slowly turn into iOS and the only major difference b/w them would be about heavy customisation in Android 🥀

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06 January 2026 17:12

Introducing the final boss of the foldables — The Foldy Bird, a flappy bird inspiration

https://fixupx.com/rebane2001/status/2007198231479103611

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06 January 2026 10:06

#ICYMI

This might be old news to some, but did you know that Windows Snipping Tool has a flippin' Text Extractor built in?

Hit Win+Shift+T (not S) to access it.

It can also be accessed from inside Snipping Tool itself after you take a screenshot.

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06 January 2026 05:45

The Google app icon is now bigger on Android

Beta version 17.0 of the Google app on Android comes with an increase in the size of the app icon.

This tweak in the beta channel sees the gradient ‘G’ expand a tiny amount to better fill the container. The update addresses how the initial gradient revision in May shrank the icon.

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05 January 2026 19:28

Android XR lights up Sphere
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Today, we’re bringing Android XR to the Las Vegas skyline by turning the outside of Sphere into an immersive portal of imagination. Watch as our Android bot discovers what’s possible with an Android XR headset: soaring through space, painting mid-air, getting help while gaming and more. It’s a larger-than-life look at how Gemini transforms the way you watch, explore and create in XR.

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05 January 2026 18:30

Microsoft is so fucking stupid.

Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App

I'm not joking

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05 January 2026 13:05

A recommended watch for your time by Veritasium

https://youtu.be/MiUHjLxm3V0?si=nLKDwkv5B752p-Np

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05 January 2026 06:24

hyperos devs so good they need to ask ai

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04 January 2026 08:33

In 2016 StackOverflow had over 200,000 questions asked per month.

At the end of 2025 StackOverflow averaged less than 10,000 questions asked per month.