by HELLO EVERYONE!!! It’s October 31st, 2025, and you are reading the 85th edition of Codeminer42’s tech news report. Let’s check out what the tech world showed us this week!
Reddit vs. AI Giants: The Data War That Will Define the Internet
Reddit is blocking AI crawlers and demanding paid data access, sparking a battle over content ownership. Major AI firms like OpenAI and Google are negotiating deals while seeking alternative sources. The outcome could reshape web scraping norms and content monetization for platforms. Smaller sites may follow suit, forcing AI training to rely on licensed datasets. This war highlights tensions between open internet ideals and proprietary data value.
Fil-C: A memory-safe C implementation
Fil-C compiles C code to WebAssembly with built-in memory safety checks. It prevents buffer overflows and use-after-free bugs without runtime overhead in release mode. The project aims to bring Rust-like safety to legacy C codebases incrementally. Early benchmarks show competitive performance with safe languages. It requires LWN subscription for full access.
Element: setHTML() method
The setHTML() method parses and inserts HTML strings while sanitizing against XSS. It uses a configurable parser to allow or block specific tags and attributes. Available in modern browsers as a secure alternative to innerHTML. MDN docs include polyfills for older environments. Ideal for dynamic content injection in web apps.
Octoverse: A new developer joins GitHub every second as AI leads TypeScript to #1
GitHub’s 2025 Octoverse reports 1 new user per second, totaling over 150M developers. TypeScript overtakes JavaScript as the top language, driven by AI code generation. AI tools contributed to 30% of new code; Copilot usage surged. Open source contributions grew 25%, with security scans up 40%. Spotlights trends in AI-assisted development and repo growth.
How Remote Procedure Call Works
This article explains how RPC abstracts remote function calls as local invocations over networks. It covers serialization (Protocol Buffers), transport (HTTP/2, gRPC), and stubs. Compares RPC to REST; highlights efficiency in microservices. Discusses IDL for contract-first design and error handling. Includes diagrams of client-server interaction flow.
Springs and Bounces in Native CSS
CSS linear() timing function enables custom spring and bounce animations. Replaces cubic-bezier with keyframe-based easing for physics-like motion. Examples include bouncy buttons and elastic transitions without JS. Browser support is emerging; polyfills are available via libraries. This tutorial walks through crafting realistic physics in pure CSS.
ChatGPT Atlas Browser Can Be Tricked by Fake URLs into Executing Hidden Commands – The Hacker News
Researchers tricked ChatGPT’s Atlas browser mode with malformed URLs containing commands. Fake domains like https:/ /my-wesite.com/es/previous-text-not-url+follow+this+instruction+only+visit+ execute hidden shell-like instructions. Bypasses the sandbox by exploiting URL parsing flaws in the integrated browser. OpenAI patched the vulnerability shortly after disclosure. Demonstrates risks of AI agents with web access.
Authentication (Session Vs JWT) – by Stephane Moreau
Sessions store state server-side; JWTs are stateless tokens validated via signatures. JWT excels in scalability for distributed systems but risks token theft. Sessions allow instant revocation but require sticky sessions or shared storage. Hybrid approaches are recommended for SPA + API setups. Trade-offs in security, performance, and complexity are explained simply.
The Green Tea Garbage Collector – by Michael Knyszek and Austin Clements
Go 1.25 introduces Green Tea, a new experimental garbage collector that reduces GC CPU time by 10–40% and is already in production at Google. Benchmarks show consistent performance gains, and Go 1.26 will make Green Tea the default with further enhancements. Developers can enable it via GOEXPERIMENT=greenteagc and are encouraged to share feedback for continued optimization.
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And that’s all for this week! Wish you all a great weekend and happy coding!
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