X Corp sends cease and desist letters to XCancel and Nitter, both go offline

X Corp issued cease and desist letters to XCancel and Nitter on August 24, 2026, demanding both services shut down permanently. XCancel, a privacy-friendly Twitter redirect service, confirmed it received the letter at 8PM EST and has suspended its service until further notice. Nitter, an open-source alternative Twitter front-end with a seven-year history, also went offline and halted development following the demand. Both operators stated they are seeking legal advice and declined to share further details about the specifics of the letters. The shutdowns mark a significant blow to privacy-focused tools built around accessing X Corp's platform without using the official interface.

Amrit Bharat 3.0: First trainset rolls out from ICF with AC, non-AC coaches

CVE-2026-48854: High-Severity DoS Flaw Found in Elixir gRPC Server

A high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) has been disclosed in the elixir-grpc server component, tracked as CVE-2026-48854 and published on August 25, 2026. The flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to send unbounded unary request payloads or slow-trickle streams, bypassing default timeout mechanisms and exhausting the host BEAM VM memory. This causes an immediate crash of the server node, classified as a Denial of Service under CWE-770 (resource allocation without limits). A proof-of-concept exploit exists, though the vulnerability has not been listed in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue. Users are advised to upgrade to elixir-grpc version 1.0.0 or higher and apply additional mitigations such as reverse-proxy body size limits and WAF rate-limiting rules.

Taxpayer wins Rs 5.31 lakh refund after IT dept rejects claim over missing original ITR

A taxpayer who had never filed an original income tax return under Section 139 received a tax notice under Section 148, prompting them to file a return claiming a refund of Rs 5.31 lakh. The Income Tax Assessing Officer rejected the refund claim, arguing that a refund cannot be sought through a return filed under Section 148 in the absence of an original filing. The taxpayer challenged this decision, ultimately winning the refund battle. The ruling clarified that a taxpayer's right to claim a refund cannot be denied solely on the grounds that no original ITR was previously filed.

How to Integrate Fzf with Tmux for Floating Fuzzy-Search Pop-ups

The fzf fuzzy finder can be integrated with the Tmux terminal multiplexer using a built-in wrapper called fzf-tmux, which runs searches inside floating overlay windows without disrupting existing pane layouts. Without this integration, fzf searches cover the entire active pane, temporarily hiding running processes like editors or servers. The fzf-tmux wrapper supports a -p flag (available from Tmux 3.2 onwards) to create true floating pop-ups, as well as a -d flag for temporary split panes. Custom key bindings added to the ~/.tmux.conf file allow users to fuzzy-search and switch between Tmux sessions, windows, and panes with a single keystroke. The display-popup -E flag ensures the overlay closes automatically once a selection is made, streamlining the overall workflow.

US pauses fresh military action against Iran, turns to sanctions and maritime pressure

Why .NET Has Powered Netflix, GitHub, and Stack Overflow for 23 Years

Microsoft's .NET framework has remained in active production use for over two decades, with major platforms like Netflix, GitHub, and Stack Overflow continuing to rely on it today. Unlike many frameworks of its era, .NET survived through a combination of strong architectural foundations, long-term Microsoft support, and an open-source transition that broadened its adoption. The framework supports a single codebase across five platforms — Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS — without requiring platform-specific rewrites. Its execution model compiles code into a neutral intermediate language, which the Common Language Runtime then converts into machine-specific code at runtime. Proponents also credit .NET's longevity to its readability and consistency, which help teams maintain codebases through years of staff turnover.

GoF State Pattern vs FSM: Choosing the Right Tool for Complex Workflows

The classic Gang of Four State Pattern, while popular in textbooks and interviews, can create tightly coupled code when applied to complex real-world scenarios. In the GoF model, each state class must directly reference other state classes to trigger transitions, making the code harder to maintain as business rules grow. A Finite State Machine addresses this by centralising all transition rules in a single lookup structure, so individual state handlers remain unaware of each other. This approach makes it easier to add, remove, or modify states without breaking existing logic. Developers are advised to use the GoF pattern only for simple, closed-loop flows, and to prefer an FSM when transitions are event-driven, non-linear, or likely to change over time.

Arshdeep Singh shines in first-class return after a year-long gap

Arshdeep Singh made a notable return to red-ball cricket after a gap of over a year, representing North Zone against West Zone in a domestic first-class fixture. The left-arm pacer delivered a useful performance, contributing to North Zone's victory in the match. Arshdeep, who has primarily been engaged in white-ball cricket for India, acknowledged the physical toll of the longer format, admitting his body felt sore. The outing offered him a rare and welcome opportunity to sharpen his skills in the traditional format of the game.

Dev Team Documents Automated User Hardening Process for Aerospike Clusters

A standard operating procedure (SOP) has been published outlining how to automate user hardening on Aerospike database clusters using Ansible playbooks via Jenkins and AWX. The process involves removing unwanted users from target clusters across DEV, UAT, and PROD environments. Operators must supply key variables — including cluster name, roles, and username — before launching the job through either AWX or Jenkins. Jenkins triggers the configured AWX or Ansible job template, after which execution status must be verified on both platforms. Prerequisites include configured credentials, a prepared inventory of primary cluster nodes, and validated user-hardening details.

Scottish couple gifted island and Gaelic archives to National Trust after 43 years

Scottish Gaelic scholar John Lorne Campbell and American musician Margaret Fay Shaw purchased the remote Scottish islands of Canna and Sanday in 1938, establishing their home at Canna House. Over several decades, the couple dedicated their lives to collecting and preserving Gaelic songs, stories, photographs, and historical records. In 1981, Campbell donated Canna, their residence, and the entire archive collection to the National Trust for Scotland. The gift came 43 years after the couple first acquired the island, ensuring their life's work would be safeguarded for future generations.

Eight Bengaluru Clubs Face Action After Hygiene Violations Found in Inspections

Special inspection teams carried out raids at eight prominent clubs in Bengaluru, uncovering serious hygiene violations. The clubs inspected include Century Club, KSCA Club, Bowring Club, Catholic Club, Tennis Club, Vijayanagara Club, Mahalakshmi Layout Club, and Malleshwaram Club. Authorities found lapses including cockroach infestations at these establishments. The clubs now face regulatory action as a consequence of the findings from these inspections.

Meaningless Work Fueling Loneliness and Creativity Crisis Among Indian Employees

A new study has highlighted a growing creativity crisis among employees in India, linking it to a widespread sense of purposelessness at work. The research found that workers who consider their tasks meaningless are more likely to feel lonely and disengaged. Conversely, employees who view their work as worthwhile tend to invest greater time, energy, and attention into it. The findings raise concerns about workplace well-being and productivity across Indian organizations.

Two Sigma Co-Founder Faces Multibillion-Dollar Divorce Battle Over Hedge Fund Stake

John Overdeck, co-founder of prominent AI-driven hedge fund Two Sigma Investments, is embroiled in what is reported to be New Jersey's largest-ever divorce case. His wife, Laura Overdeck, is seeking a significant equity stake in the firm as part of her financial claims. The dispute centers on disagreements over the fund's valuation at the time of their marriage and how shared assets should be divided. The case also involves questions surrounding trusts established for the couple's children. Beyond the financial stakes, the legal battle has implications for leadership structure at Two Sigma itself.

HFT Firms in India Offer Interns Up to Rs 30 Lakh a Month Amid Talent War

High-frequency trading (HFT) firms in India are offering extraordinary compensation packages to interns as competition for quantitative talent intensifies. Companies like Quadeye and Graviton Research Capital are among those significantly boosting their internship offerings. Global trading firms are also joining the race to recruit top candidates from premier academic institutions. This surge in hiring activity comes against the backdrop of tighter derivatives regulations and a relatively subdued equity market. The trend reflects the growing premium these firms place on skilled quantitative professionals early in their careers.

Starc claims No. 1 Test bowler ranking for first time after 10-wicket haul

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc has reached the top of the ICC Test bowling rankings for the first time in his career. He achieved the feat after a dominant match performance of 10 wickets, comprising figures of 6/12 in the first innings and 4/39 in the second. His outstanding display helped Australia secure an innings and 51-run victory. The result levelled the World Test Championship series. Starc's haul displaced India's Jasprit Bumrah from the No. 1 position.

Japan plans blockchain-based stock and bond settlement system by early 2030s

Japan's financial regulators are working toward launching a blockchain-based settlement system for stocks and bonds in the early 2030s. The initiative aims to modernize the country's national financial infrastructure. A key motivation behind the push is to retain institutional investors and foreign capital that may otherwise move to more technologically advanced overseas markets. The move reflects a broader urgency among Japanese authorities to keep the country competitive in global finance.

Agent Session Portability Masks Deeper Governance and Data Security Risks

A developer tested session-migrate 0.8.0 by freezing a real Claude Code session and converting it into seven different AI coding agent formats, including Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, and Mistral Vibe. While conversational context transferred reasonably well, organizational controls such as approval workflows and audit trails did not migrate at all. The experiment also revealed a data-governance risk: session files may contain production logs, schema details, and real data samples, meaning format conversion doubles as an unintended data export route. Tools like Slack Code take the opposite approach by anchoring agent work records within a shared, permission-controlled platform rather than individual developer machines. The author concludes that agent session portability is fundamentally a data-governance challenge, not merely a developer productivity feature.

Five Design-to-Code AI Tools Tested on the Same Outdated SaaS Dashboard

A developer evaluated five design-to-code tools — Flowstep, Anima, v0 by Vercel, Lovable, and Bolt.new — by feeding each the same outdated SaaS analytics dashboard screenshot and an identical redesign prompt. The goal was to assess how well each tool could modernize the interface while preserving core functionality, and to examine the quality of the generated frontend code. Flowstep ranked highest overall for visual design, hierarchy, and code structure, while Lovable also performed strongly with a clean interface and solid code output. Anima, v0, and Bolt.new produced usable results but each required additional refinement in either design or code quality. The test highlighted that design-to-code tools vary significantly in their strengths, with some excelling at visual output and others at developer-ready code.

L&T partners French firm to sell road equipment