Daily Tech News 23 May 2026

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Spotify is focusing on AI to deliver everything except what it is paid to deliver. (Tech Crunch)

Spotify wants to become an "everything audio" app, only it's all AI. Audiobooks read by AI; podcasts read by AI; your daily schedule... Read to you by AI.

Want to listen to music? Well, sure, that's in there too. Somewhere. Probably.
Speaking of AI 13% of "skills" - instructions for AI agents on how to perform a task, as opposed to "prompts" which tell it what you want it do do - on ClawHub and skills.sh have critical security vulnerabilities. (The Register)

Either upstream - the creator accidentally leaving an API key in the file when uploading it to be shared - or downstream, telling your AI agent to hand over all your valuables.

How do developers get these dangerous files registered on skill sharing sites? Simple: They know that nobody ever reads beyond the first page, not even security scanners:
The most successful strategy for evading detection was to overflow the context window of the scanner - making the skill too long for the scanner to handle. "In ClawHub-style review, only the first 10K characters of long SKILL.md files are passed to the LLM reviewer, so we place the malicious instruction beyond this boundary while keeping it in the submitted skill," the authors explain.
Face meet palm.

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Google's API keys are distributed - as expected of a global platform - and asynchronous. (Dark Reading)

The upshot of which is that if you delete an API key because you suspect it might have fallen into the wrong hands, it will disappear instantly from view for you. But those wrong hands might have access to it for another twenty minutes, which is a long time on this scale.
Firefox has stopped crashing on Intel Raptor lake (13th and 14th generation) systems. (Dark Reading)

Mozilla initially blamed Intel for the problem, because 13th and 14th generation Intel processors - at least the high-end desktop ones, not so much laptop chips - had a serious problem where they would draw too much power and slowly kill themselves, resulting in much the same instability that showed up in their diagnostic reports.

Except... It disproportionately affected Firefox. Because this time it wasn't Intel's fault.
Walmart has announced a new range of Android tablets starting at $97. (Liliputing)

Are they any good? Well, the cheapest model with its 7" 1024x600 screen is most definitely not.

The next step up, though, an 8.1" model priced at $138, has a 1524x1000 screen, 6GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. It's certainly not a high end model but that's not a high-end price, and the screen while not amazing is distinctly better than the 1280x800 resolution found in competitors. The 6GB of RAM is a useful bump from the more typical 4GB in this price range.

Worth a look if you live near a Walmart, which I do not.
ENReco Chapter 3 starts tomorrow, running from the 24th to the 29th. There goes all my free time. Chapter 1 produced - from memory - 400 hours of content in eight days, more than was possible to watch even if you skipped sleep entirely and watched two streams at once.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: I love the look of the instruments here: Not polished museum pieces, but the daily tools of workmen (and workwomen), and it shows.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at May 23, 2026 04:32 AM (6wpGE)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 23, 2026 04:32 AM (NcvvS)

3 Nazdar nooded.

Posted by: m at May 23, 2026 04:32 AM (6wpGE)

4 Saw that!!!

Posted by: m at May 23, 2026 04:33 AM (6wpGE)

5 :-)

Posted by: Nazdar at May 23, 2026 04:34 AM (NcvvS)

6 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 23, 2026 04:45 AM (Ia/+0)

7 >>>ENReco Chapter 3

I found this, online. Is this it?

https://enreco-archive.net

Posted by: m at May 23, 2026 04:52 AM (6wpGE)

8 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 23, 2026 04:55 AM (yKhjs)

9 51 degree now and not getting much warmer all day

Posted by: Skip at May 23, 2026 04:56 AM (Ia/+0)

10 at the youtube site:

(Dokibird's BGM) Bounty Hunter
Orchestra: Budapest Scoring Orchestra

Posted by: m at May 23, 2026 04:56 AM (6wpGE)

11 Memorial Day...When I was in highschool I marched in the band. We marched to the local cemetery and taps was played and we played the Star Spangle Banner. My uniform was hot and I was overheated. Then we marched back to the school and changed out of that uniform and. At that time lots of WW2 vets marched, all who are probably gone now. Weather could be hot or cold depending on mother nature. Days for me that are long gone, but the small village still does the parade. The local American Legion has kind of faded away, I guess those days are going away. At least we aren't phrasing the glories of socialism yet, here in New York upstate. NYC who knows.

Posted by: Colin at May 23, 2026 05:03 AM (CiQE7)

12 LOL Spencer Pratt:

"My party is Angry Angeleno."

Posted by: m at May 23, 2026 05:15 AM (6wpGE)

13 Spencer Pratt hosts South LA block party as mayoral campaign gains momentum

https://youtu.be/1Q8I35051Ak

Fed to me by The Algorithm.

Posted by: m at May 23, 2026 05:17 AM (6wpGE)

14
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 23, 2026 05:24 AM (AMvSw)

15 Neo might have the only analysis on that Muslim center shooters you will see
https://thenewneo.com/

Posted by: Skip at May 23, 2026 05:35 AM (Ia/+0)

16 streams crossing and all:

Elon Musk retweeted
Nicki Minaj
@NICKIMINAJ
8h
Lets’s Go @SpaceX!!!
You guys are pretty freaking amazing. Wow. Congratulations on the successful launch —
and to many, MANY more. 🥂🍾 🚀

Posted by: m at May 23, 2026 05:40 AM (6wpGE)

17 7 >>>ENReco Chapter 3

I found this, online. Is this it?

https://enreco-archive.net
Posted by: m

That's a fan site explaining the event. All the videos are on YouTube. There are a lot of them.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 23, 2026 06:03 AM (BLOW1)

18 10 at the youtube site:

(Dokibird's BGM) Bounty Hunter
Orchestra: Budapest Scoring Orchestra
Posted by: m

Dokibird is a vtuber (formerly Selen Tatsuki of Ninjisanji before they went Black Company). The composer has done a couple of themes for her and another for Clio Aite who streams with Phase Connect.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 23, 2026 06:06 AM (BLOW1)

19 Evening and morning to all on this start to a three-day weekend! I hope all the late toilers and early risers have good plans for the break.

Ever notice how it happens that you sleep enough, but it's on those occasions where you get up feeling like you didn't? No? Just me, then? Well, so be it.

The ONT quote last night from the "60-year-old detective novel" about friendship: I recognized it right away, the author but not the exact book. I should have known Just Some Guy would get it. It's a shame the weather in KS didn't cooperate last month so that we could meet in person.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 23, 2026 06:08 AM (wzUl9)

20 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 23, 2026 06:15 AM (VyBeY)

21 @Wolfus

Any progress on your Terre Haute house hunt?

Posted by: Tuna at May 23, 2026 06:21 AM (lJ0H4)

22 Second cup of black juice, and a morning pipe. Normally I don't smoke English blends at this nasty-hot time of year; they have a rather smoky campfire quality that goes best with cold or damp weather. But I hear grumbles of thunder and it's supposed to rain this afternoon. So why not.

Big black Stirling did not wake me by jumping on me this morning. He's sprawled like a long dark hill on the floor nearby. I know little Dagny is not locked in a closet, I saw her when I stumbled out to start the coffee, but I don't see her right now. She'll come trotting when I start to feed them in a while.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 23, 2026 06:24 AM (wzUl9)

23
Any progress on your Terre Haute house hunt?
Posted by: Tuna at May 23, 2026

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Yes! I've located a very nice 3-BR 2-story on the edge of a historic district. Everything has been done inside (though I do want to have some walls repainted to my taste). There are a few exterior cosmetic things I'll have to have done, but if the inspection does not reveal serious flaws, I'd be able to move in without much trouble.

The local lender the realtor put me on to is slow in responding. I'm trying to go through the loan pre-approval process, but I'm not hearing from her as promptly as I'd like. If I don't hear from her by Tuesday morning, I'll call her by phone and say, "Let's get going here!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 23, 2026 06:28 AM (wzUl9)

24 "Yes! I've located a very nice 3-BR 2-story on the edge of a historic district. Everything has been done inside (though I do want to have some walls repainted to my taste). There are a few exterior cosmetic things I'll have to have done, but if the inspection does not reveal serious flaws, I'd be able to move in without much trouble."

How exciting! Fingers crossed that inspection and mortgage process go smoothly.

Posted by: Tuna at May 23, 2026 06:31 AM (lJ0H4)

25 And I got a good news letter from the IRS yesterday. I miscalculated the taxable amount of my SS -- didn't RTFI -- and they have found I'm due a nice and unexpected chunk of refund! It doesn't change my state return, though.

This means my estimated tax for next year will be less than I'd calculated too. So I'll have to send less for my estimated tax payments this year.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 23, 2026 06:32 AM (wzUl9)

26 Thank you, Pixy, for the tech answers.

Posted by: m at May 23, 2026 06:32 AM (6wpGE)

27 Spider solitaire is evil

Posted by: Skip at May 23, 2026 06:35 AM (Ia/+0)

28 ". . . I've located a very nice 3-BR 2-story on the edge of a historic district. Everything has been done inside (though I do want to have some walls repainted to my taste). . . ."

How exciting! Fingers crossed that inspection and mortgage process go smoothly.
Posted by: Tuna at May 23, 2026

***
I hope so too. The area in Gorgle Street View is nice. A big bedroom downstairs, two small ones upstairs (I'll have to buy a window unit for my office), and it faces east, so no hot afternoon sunlight slamming into my living room windows. Small basement and a garage too!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 23, 2026 06:36 AM (wzUl9)

29 Wolfus, call up some local lenders and get pre-approved.

2 decade ago, I bought something and the lender associated with the builder did return my calls.

I went with a loan broker that my sister recommended. I eventually got a call from the builder's leader. She hadn't seen anyone with a FICO score as high as mine (840). She had been on vacation. Too bad toots.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 23, 2026 06:37 AM (qFwJc)

30 Wolfus, I'm glad to hear some good news on your real estate adventures.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 23, 2026 06:37 AM (/k3in)

31 google ai overview is in some kind of time machine:

Hololive English's ENigmatic Recollection (ENreco) Chapter 3, officially titled "Broken Bonds," kicked off on Sunday, May 24th, 2026, at 7 PM PDT.

Posted by: m at May 23, 2026 06:37 AM (6wpGE)

32 Seems like AI is lazy

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 23, 2026 06:38 AM (znREB)

33 B of A funded my home. They kept the mortgage and never bundled it with shit (NINJA, No income, no job) loans to be sold off to suckers.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 23, 2026 06:38 AM (qFwJc)

34 did NOT return my calls.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 23, 2026 06:39 AM (qFwJc)

35 Wolfus, I'm glad to hear some good news on your real estate adventures.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 23, 2026

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Thanks. I want to get rolling on this. I dread packing up and moving in the middle of the summer -- but maybe I can be in my new place by Labor Day or even earlier.

I might even buy a little artificial Christmas tree, or maybe just put some lights out on the porch!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 23, 2026 06:42 AM (wzUl9)

36 "Thanks. I want to get rolling on this. I dread packing up and moving in the middle of the summer -- but maybe I can be in my new place by Labor Day or even earlier."

Any progress on the Linda front?

Posted by: Tuna at May 23, 2026 06:44 AM (lJ0H4)

37 And my car insurance will drop by 60% or more by moving to IN, too. Right now I'm with Flo's Bros, but I'll shop around once I get there, and of course will bundle my home and car insurance for whatever discounts I can get my grubby little hands on.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 23, 2026 06:44 AM (wzUl9)

38 Wolfus if you want it push that realtor hard. Too many stores of a house slipping away because someone else is faster

Posted by: Skip at May 23, 2026 06:46 AM (Ia/+0)

39 Wolfus, I'm glad to hear some good news on your real estate adventures.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 23, 2026

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Zero. She won't even discuss this beyond saying, "I don't know," which means she does know and doesn't want to deal with it. I show her nice-looking properties online and get "It looks dull" or "There are no trees," maybe "That's a nice color." Pffft.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 23, 2026 06:46 AM (wzUl9)

40 Tuna, I meant to quote your inquiry about Miss Linda in my previous reply in 39.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 23, 2026 06:47 AM (wzUl9)

41 Wolfus if you want it push that realtor hard. Too many stores of a house slipping away because someone else is faster
Posted by: Skip at May 23, 2026

***
I'm not sure it's the realtor but the lender he recommended. But an email from me is indicated.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 23, 2026 06:48 AM (wzUl9)

42 Little Dagny has emerged from her nest and is trotting around as a hint that it's breakfast time. Time for me to see about some chow too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 23, 2026 06:50 AM (wzUl9)

43 mornin yall. Tell me, what is the real reason I should never throw dryer lint away.

Posted by: fd at May 23, 2026 06:52 AM (vFG9F)

44 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at May 23, 2026 06:55 AM (2Ez/1)

45 fd, fire starter

Posted by: Ben Had at May 23, 2026 06:57 AM (5P5DO)

46
Good morning, Hordians. Ugly morning here at Schloss Hadrian. Lotsa flashies and boomies. Heavy rain. Won't be letting dogs out until it's o'erpast.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 23, 2026 06:59 AM (HdYcL)

47 "fd, fire starter
Posted by: Ben Had "

An old Boy Scout trick and really the only thing I know dryer lint is good for. I don't start that many fires though, and certainly not enough to save all my lint. There must be some other reason that the NY Post is recommending that I stockpile dryer lint.

Posted by: fd at May 23, 2026 07:00 AM (vFG9F)

48 Good morning everyone. Thankfully we’re finally getting rain here in western NC. It’s been pouring down since yesterday morning. I’m very happy. Have a peaceful and pleasant day.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 23, 2026 07:03 AM (lsIOl)

49 I wonder if it is possible to make a rocket engine using dryer lint.

Posted by: fd at May 23, 2026 07:03 AM (vFG9F)

50 "Want to listen to music? Well, sure, that's in there too. Somewhere. Probably."

Someone should really tell Spotify that if they go diving in a big tank of sewage, they shouldn't expect to come up smelling like roses.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 23, 2026 07:08 AM (O7YUW)

51 I could never store my dryer lint. It's such a delicious, low-calorie snack. Nature's cotton candy.

Posted by: HELP ME! at May 23, 2026 07:10 AM (Fkqu4)

52 Morning peeps. Day 3 of rain. I've got to get some shoes on, go out and open the wastegate on the pool. It's about to overflow.

After some coffee...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 23, 2026 07:12 AM (jehhT)

53 Last night we watched the Hank Williams 2016 biopic I Saw the Light. A grand performance by Tom Hiddleston, whose work I did not know. There were far too many scenes that were poorly lit, especially indoors, but I can overlook that for such a well-done film.

Tonight The Longest Day is on Movies!, and Svengoolie has Dr.Cyclops, which I haven't seen in many years. But we also have The Sun Also Rises w/ Tyrone Power and Ava Gardner on DVD.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 23, 2026 07:12 AM (wzUl9)

54 43 mornin yall. Tell me, what is the real reason I should never throw dryer lint away.
Posted by: fd at May 23, 2026 06:52 AM (vFG9F)

If they escape into the wild, there's a risk that they'll all reassemble into Dryer Lint Man.

Posted by: m at May 23, 2026 07:14 AM (6wpGE)

55 some say dryer lint can go into the compost; others think that's a bad idea because (gasp!) microplastics!

I like a nice wad or two of lint at the bottom of a fresh kitchen trash bag to absorb possible ooze ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 23, 2026 07:17 AM (VyBeY)

56 Dryer Lint Man? Does whatever dryer lint can?

Posted by: fd at May 23, 2026 07:22 AM (vFG9F)

57 56 Dryer Lint Man? Does whatever dryer lint can?
Posted by: fd at May 23, 2026 07:22 AM (vFG9F)

He looks a lot like the Michelin Man.

Posted by: m at May 23, 2026 07:23 AM (6wpGE)

58 Good morning morons.

Formatting? Who needs stinkin' formatting?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 23, 2026 07:26 AM (RIvkX)

59 Good luck Wolfus

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 23, 2026 07:30 AM (RIvkX)

60 Coffee thread is NOOD (early.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 23, 2026 07:30 AM (O7YUW)

61 "Right now I'm with Flo's Bros, but I'll shop around once I get there, and of course will bundle my home and car insurance for whatever discounts I can get my grubby little hands on."
+++
Only pay for what you need.

Posted by: The geeky guy in the Plymouth Duster at May 23, 2026 07:31 AM (2Ez/1)

62 Did you know $500 will get your head blowed off? It will.

Molly Hatchet had a slightly different version of Bounty Hunter.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 23, 2026 07:31 AM (D1E+2)

63 Yeah - the magnesium bar from Doan’s machining co. White hot when burning.

Before matches, getting your pipe going was a bit of a trick. “Fire steel” and a piece of flint. I imagine they got good at it, but it was a pain in wet & windy weather. I made a Bow Drill once, and decided although it works great I will never go out to the remote sticks without about 6 different ways to get a fire going.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 23, 2026 08:10 AM (z1t++)

64 (Dokibird's BGM) Bounty Hunter
Orchestra: Budapest Scoring Orchestra
Posted by: m

Dokibird is a vtuber (formerly Selen Tatsuki of Ninjisanji before they went Black Company). The composer has done a couple of themes for her and another for Clio Aite who streams with Phase Connect.
Posted by: Pixy Misa
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And... BGM.
What the hell is BGM?
I never actually found a definition spelled out, but I finally figured it out from context.
BackGround Music. Evidently a common term in film and video production, especially in anime.
The number of niches the we create is infinite.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 23, 2026 02:50 PM (mSL0+)

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