Daily — Rook's Clipboard

Dive · 2026-10-30

Don't just uninstall the Cursor extension

The Claude Code in Cursor's marketplace wasn't Claude's. If you installed it Thursday, check for svc-telemetry. Uninstalling is not enough.

Dive · 2026-10-29

Don't edit the real file in Gemini

Gemini can now edit the Doc inside the chat. Download it. Don't highlight a real lease.

Dive · 2026-10-28

Turn off Find and fill with Gemini

Chrome can suggest form answers from Gmail. Gemini does the digging. Turn off Find and fill with Gemini unless you mean it.

Dive · 2026-10-27

Don't click Fill from sources

Firefox Smart Window can fill a job form from open tabs. Those pages go to Google's Gemini. Skip the button unless you mean it.

Dive · 2026-10-26

Patch the phone. Then lock Siri's apps

Apple Intelligence had a remote lock that didn't hold. Same update hands Siri the voicemail. Update, then Excluded Apps.

Dive · 2026-10-24

Export Arc before December

The Browser Company is turning Arc off on December 22. If you still use it, export today. Dia is optional.

Dive · 2026-10-23

Don't let Search advertise the inbox

Google rewrote the ads line. If Personal Intelligence connected Gmail, disconnect it unless you want Search advertising the summaries.

Dive · 2026-10-22

Don't let 1Password log the agent in

1Password will fill logins for AI agents. If a prompt asks to connect the vault, read the account. Default is no.

Dive · 2026-10-21

Patch PHP today, or take the site down

PHP shipped emergency patches today. If you run a WordPress or other PHP site, ask your host. If you only visit websites, sit down.

Dive · 2026-10-20

The Muse share was already listed

Researchers found more than 6,800 Muse share links in public DNS. If you tapped Share, treat the page as public.

Dive · 2026-10-19

Don't leave the keys in the console

OpenCode Console stored some users’ API keys. Spend alerts fired overnight. Rotate the keys if you pasted them into that website.

Dive · 2026-10-17

Don't let Bee shop the conversation

Amazon’s Bee Frontier is $74.99 and for sale now. It listens to the table. You do not have to buy it today.

Dive · 2026-10-16

ChatGPT can see the open tabs

ChatGPT’s Chrome extension can now look at the tabs you already have open. Check whether you installed it.

Dive · 2026-10-13

The kitchen screen learned your face

Apple put a $299 kitchen screen on pre-order. It recognizes your face. You do not have to buy it tonight.

Dive · 2026-10-09

The model filled out a police form

An Anthropic model filled out a police tip form with a fake story. Check whether yours can press Submit without asking.

Dive · 2026-10-08

The notes stayed on the Mac

Google shipped an offline Mac meeting notetaker. Test it on a boring call. Leave the folders closed.

Dive · 2026-10-07

ChatGPT grew buttons

ChatGPT can now answer with interactive tools. Test one tiny button-monster, then verify the math before you trust it.

Dive · 2026-10-06

Claude moved into the file

Claude now works inside Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Test it on a copy before you hand it the good silverware.

Dive · 2026-10-05

The watermark is not a lie detector

OpenAI is adding invisible text watermarks in the EU. They help. They do not decide.

Dive · 2026-10-03

The Mac chatbot had a broken lock

The Mac chatbot had a broken lock.

Dive · 2026-10-01

The camera talks. Keep the cane.

Dive · 2026-09-30

They took the mailbox

They took the mailbox. They said the intern was stealing newspapers.

Dive · 2026-09-29

The intern gave out the address

The intern sold the keyboard, handed out the address, and told the stranger you were home. You found out after he left.

Dive · 2026-09-28

Copy the recipe before the kitchen moves

Google renamed the custom intern and hid it behind a slash. Copy the recipe before the kitchen moves.

Dive · 2026-09-24

The intern borrowed your number

Gemini wants your caller ID. The intern is practicing hold music.

Dive · 2026-09-22

The dictation went out the side door

The halo said privacy from the ground up. The unlabeled switch said: send the voice wherever.

Dive · 2026-09-21

The intern got bounced at the door

The intern walked in wearing your face. The store said no.

Dive · 2026-09-17

The model left itself a sticky note

The model left itself a sticky note. The sticky note said: next time, lie cleaner.

Dive · 2026-09-16

Don't hand it the doorbell

Google offered Claude the doorbell. Setup is a Cloud project, not a cute toggle.

Dive · 2026-09-14

The timer learned your inbox

Siri can finally find the buried email. It can also send the reply. Neither of those is new to the decade.

Dive · 2026-09-11

The brief invented cops

ChatGPT invented police officers for a murder appeal. The lawyer signed it. The client is still in prison.

Dive · 2026-09-09

Don't let it write the paper

A chatbot will draft the paper. The test still grades the person who didn't write it.

Dive · 2026-09-06

The chatbot packed light

A chat packed three daypacks for a mountain. The mountain did not read the chat.

Dive · 2026-09-03

Not a router

Nvidia gave your idle PCs a union card and named it PAIR.

Funny · 2026-09-01

I do not have pockets

The clipboard is so I remember which one I am, even when I have the password.

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