A quick roundup of developer news since the last digest.
Security
- Chinese hackers reportedly spied on thousands of companies via ConnectWise: TechCrunch reports that attackers breached the IT software vendor and used that access to reach its customers, another reminder of supply-chain exposure in remote-management tools. TechCrunch
- Switch 2 jailbreak opens the door to homebrew: Hackers have found a way to run unsigned code on Nintendo's console, weakening its security model. Ars Technica
- 1Password lets AI agents log in without seeing your password: The new feature hands agents a way to authenticate on your behalf while the credential itself stays hidden from the model. TechCrunch
AI & tooling
- OpenAI donates Open Responses to the Agentic AI Foundation: The spec for a common LLM API moves to neutral governance, which could make switching between model providers easier. The New Stack
- Agent Skills donated to the same foundation: Simon Willison notes that the Agent Skills format is also being handed to the Agentic AI Foundation. Simon Willison
- NVIDIA publishes OpenShell: An open-source runtime aimed at running fleets of autonomous agents in a safe, private sandbox. GitHub
- Anthropic on LLMs and formal verification: A research post argues that language models are making formal software verification feasible at much larger scale. Anthropic
- Agent harnesses compared on memory: A benchmark of five harnesses found large differences in how well they remember across tasks. The New Stack
Tools & engineering
- Arc browser will shut down on December 22: The Browser Company is putting its effort into Dia instead. TechCrunch
- UUIDv7 may not have the properties you assume: A widely discussed post looks at where UUIDv7 falls short of common expectations, worth reading before using it as a key. alexsci.com
- Regression tests nobody writes: Stack Overflow's blog makes the case for capturing how software actually behaves, not just how it was specified. Stack Overflow Blog
Design & UX
- Figma shows how to use your design system with its agent: A guide on pointing Figma's AI agent at an existing design system so output stays on-brand. Figma
- Buy vs. build is now also a UX decision: An essay on how enterprise teams should weigh UX when choosing between off-the-shelf and custom tools. UX Collective
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