🤔 Even Paint needs an update

Microsoft found a vulnerability in Paint for Windows 11 that could let attackers run code remotely without any action from the user. The company listed a fix on October 13, but some users say the Microsoft Store still shows no updates even though they’re running an older version.

How to check your Paint version and what the flaw does:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/windows-11-paint-security-patch-missing

🛸 Claude saw the receipts

Anthropic added Personal Finance to Claude. The feature connects to bank and credit card accounts through Plaid and uses transaction data to categorize spending, flag possible duplicate charges and estimate how much money users will have left until payday.

Where it’s available and what else it can do:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/claude-personal-finance-plaid-bank-accounts

🚘 So long, Cybertruck?

Elon Musk says Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas factory around mid-2027 to make room for more Cybercab robotaxis.

Musk didn’t say whether Tesla will build the pickup elsewhere or retire it altogether.

What’s behind Tesla’s shift to Cybercab:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/tesla-cybertruck-texas-production-cybercab

🤐 Chips down

AI chip stocks tumbled after the U.S. midterms as a Wall Street selloff spread to Asia, hitting TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix.

↖️ https://durovscode.com/ai-chip-stocks-plunge-us-midterm-elections

😏 An affair goes public

Nvidia shares fell 3.4% overnight after CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an affair amid an espionage scandal. Media reports had linked him to a woman U.S. officials suspect may have been recruited by Chinese intelligence.

Nvidia’s board is investigating whether Huang was targeted.

What we know so far:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/nvidia-jensen-huang-investigation-congress

🕹 Vacation in Vice City

Employers are seeing a jump in time-off requests for November 19, with workers citing the release of GTA 6. One worker booked two weeks to play.

For anyone hoping to spend that day with friends in Vice City, a dataminer spotted references to joining multiplayer sessions in PlayStation’s data ahead of the preload. Rockstar hasn’t said when online play will open.

What’s confirmed for launch day:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/gta-6-fans-taking-time-off-november-19

🤐 GRAM goes south

GRAM, formerly Toncoin, has fallen below $1 for the first time since 2022, losing nearly 30% of its value over the past month.

At its peak in June 2024, amid the Notcoin and tap-to-earn craze, the token traded at $8.25. It's now down nearly 88% from that high.

↖️ https://durovscode.com/gram-toncoin-price-drops-below-1

😆 Wear and tear

A bug in AMD's Radeon graphics drivers can generate up to 432 GB of unnecessary SSD writes per day, potentially shortening the drive's lifespan even when the PC is idle.

What's causing it and what users can do:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/amd-radeon-driver-bug-excessive-ssd-writes

🤗 Stories go desktop

Telegram Desktop Canary 7.4.1 now lets users post Stories directly from their computers.

The “Add Story” option appears in the sidebar, with the same photo and video editor used for sending media in chats.

↖️ https://durovscode.com/telegram-desktop-story-posting-canary-update

🚘 Something smells like an ad

Sony patented a system that could make your car smell like burgers when you pass a fast-food billboard. It could even use a cabin camera to decide which passenger gets a whiff.

How Sony’s system would work:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/sony-patent-car-scent-targeted-advertising

🤩 Bots got an upgrade

Telegram has released Bot API 10.4, bringing interactive HTML widgets and several new features.

📌 Private replies: Only the user who taps a bot's button in a group chat can see its response.

📌 Formatted quotes: Bots can now quote messages while preserving text formatting.

📌Extra usernames: Premium users can give up to two of their bots a second username ending in agent, ai, app, game or gay.

What else is new:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/telegram-bot-api-10-4-new-features

😏 Keep your keys to yourself

Binance warned that an iOS flaw could let a malicious app read files from other apps on the same iPhone, potentially exposing crypto wallet passwords, private keys and recovery phrases.

What Binance recommends:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/binance-ios-worse-query-crypto-wallet-warning

🙂 Restricted chips, available for rent

Bloomberg reports that Moonshot AI, the Chinese lab behind Kimi, may have gained access to Supermicro servers in China equipped with Nvidia B300 chips subject to U.S. export restrictions.

Separately, an Nvidia shareholder filed a proposed class action against the company and CEO Jensen Huang. Nvidia shares fell as much as 8.8% on Monday.

↖️ https://durovscode.com/moonshot-ai-nvidia-b300-chips-china

🕹 Game Boy meets AI

OpenAI and ModRetro have launched a $200 Game Boy Color-style handheld that supports games created with Codex. Users can build games with the AI coding agent and transfer them to physical cartridges.

How it works and when it’ll be back in stock:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/openai-modretro-chromatic-codex-edition

❤️ Long time no WebK

Telegram has updated its WebK browser client with a redesigned interface, support for up to four accounts in one tab, built-in photo and video editing, improved calls and passcode protection.

What else has made it to the browser:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/telegram-webk-2-3-update-new-features

🧠 Qwen4-Max is here

Alibaba just dropped Qwen4-Max Preview into Qwen Chat. Its new flagship has a million-token context window and is built for complex coding, interface design and multi-step software development.

Where to try it:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/alibaba-qwen4-max-preview-access

🤩 Office has company

Anthropic unveiled a suite of office tools ahead of its IPO. The lineup includes Claude Sheets, Claude Whiteboards and Claude Data. The company plans to launch Claude Meetings later.

What the new tools can do:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/anthropic-claude-office-tools-sheets-whiteboards-data

⛔️ Claude’s fine print

Anthropic’s updated Claude access rules take effect November 12. The company already restricts access from unsupported regions, where some users have reported account suspensions.

Under the updated rules, Anthropic can block your access to Claude through work if your employer is registered in an unsupported region, even when you’re in a supported one.

How the rules work:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/anthropic-claude-regional-access-rules

😀 Jensen’s job is on the line

Nvidia’s board is weighing whether to replace Jensen Huang, The Wall Street Journal reports. That followed a New York Times report alleging that Huang had a second affair, this time with an Nvidia executive.

Nvidia shares fell 8.6% in after-hours trading as news of his possible removal spread.

What we know so far:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/nvidia-board-jensen-huang-ceo-removal

😄 Sorry, Duo

The EU wants to curb addictive design in popular apps like Duolingo and Strava. The European Commission’s proposed Digital Fairness Act targets tactics that keep people hooked, from pushy notifications to pressure to keep a streak alive.

What’s in the bill and what it could mean for apps:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/eu-digital-fairness-act-addictive-app-design