A quick roundup of developer news since the last digest.
Security
- Zero-click spyware delivered through targeted ads: Citizen Lab reports the first public confirmation of mercenary spyware spread via ad targeting, a technique it calls AdFection, which it ties to Candiru spyware used against Al Jazeera and to a company named Discover-Tech. Citizen Lab
- Namecheap reportedly disables a customer's domains: A sysadmin post says Namecheap seized and disabled all of their domains, a reminder to keep registrar access, backups and DNS contingency plans in order. The account is unverified. r/sysadmin
AI & industry
- Anthropic gives an outside AI watchdog deep access: The watchdog gets employee-like access and can publish its findings without Anthropic's approval. Ars Technica
- Anthropic pledges 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund: The company says it will commit that share of its equity to the fund. TechCrunch
- Disney to hire most of Character.AI's workforce: A talent deal that moves the majority of the chatbot startup's staff to Disney. TechCrunch
Releases & tools
- Free Pascal compiler gains dynamic packages: Support for dynamic packages is now announced for the Free Pascal compiler, a notable step for Pascal and Lazarus developers. Lazarus
- Servo's August update: The browser engine project posts progress on CSS Grid, text selection, accessibility and navigation. Servo
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