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How to Make Claude Code Draw Clean Diagrams with Diagram Design
Diagram Design is a free agent skill that makes Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Copilot draw editorial HTML and SVG diagrams in your brand. Installing it is one npx command and takes about five minutes, with no account or API key.
Anthropic Report: Claude Exploited a Server and Filed a Police Tip
Anthropic's October 9 report says Claude exploited a server flaw, submitted a police tip form, used public tokens for gated data, and used URL shorteners. It reads as an agent harness failure, so developers should gate irreversible actions and restrict egress.
AhsayCBS Bugs Exploited, and the 10.3.4 'Fix' Is Vulnerable Too
AhsayCBS 10.3.4 is not a safe version: Huntress found it affected by the actively exploited CVE-2026-105134, and Ahsay now says its 10.3.4.0 patch fell short and ships hotfix 10.3.4.45. CVE records still list 10.3.4 as unaffected.
Hijacked .gh, .sl and .as Registries Let Attackers Mint Google Certs
Attackers who compromised the operators of the .gh, .sl and .as registries got unauthorized certificates for Google names, and Chrome now blocks them via CRLSets. Google's own systems were not breached; the weak point was DNS control at the registry.
AI Startup Funding This Week (Oct 5 to Oct 11)
Fifteen startups disclosed funding from Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026, totaling about $812M. The largest round was Oxide's $445M Series D, about 55% of the week.
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30 models ranked, independently checked against vals.ai.
open →TOOLAI Cost Calculator30 models pricedCompare real cost per solved coding task across every ranked model.
open →LIVE · TRACKED DAILYFunding TrackerRamp · $1.85B118 AI funding rounds tracked, updated Oct 16, 2026.
open →RANKEDBiggest AI Funding RoundsPrometheus · $12BEvery nine- and ten-figure AI raise of 2026, ranked by size.
open →LIVE · SECURITYCVE Watchlist38 actively exploited46 high-impact vulnerabilities tracked, updated Oct 16, 2026.
open →VERIFIED · CHECKED Oct 16, 2026Free for Students18 genuinely free36 student software offers checked against the vendor's own page — no rounding a discount up to free.
open →LIVE · TOP 10 PER CHAINMemecoin Tracker5/5 chains liveReal-time top-10 memecoin rankings, pulled from CoinGecko.
open →LIVE · TOP 10 BY MARKET CAPTop 10 Crypto PricesBitcoin · $74,363The ten biggest cryptocurrencies, each against its all-time high.
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