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# Daily headlines

[Top 10](/headlines/first?date=2026-10-30&limit=10&q=&appearance=system)[Top 20](/headlines/first?date=2026-10-30&limit=20&q=&appearance=system)[Above median](/headlines/first?date=2026-10-30&limit=20&q=&mode=median&appearance=system)

Daily ranking · strictly above median

1.   2026-10-30
2.   [380](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50302814)547

     [US Reps Lead Democratic Resolution Opposing A.I. Bubble Bailout for Big Tech](https://progressives.house.gov/2026/10/reps-casar-waters-lead-democratic-resolution-opposing-a-i-bubble-bailout-for-big-tech-commit-to-protecting-american-people-instead)

     HNprogressives.house.gov5 hours ago

3.   [365](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50300683)400

     [Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace](https://phorion.io/blog/offical-claude-code-vsx-compromise/)

     HNphorion.io10 hours ago

4.   [139](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50301462)507

     [elect.horse](https://elect.horse/)

     HNelect.horse8 hours ago

5.   [29](https://lobste.rs/s/ttp7aq)99

     [Backdoors in Claude Code for VS, Cursor official extensions](https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/117528831681803563)

     LBcyberplace.social6 hours ago[security](/search?q=security&appearance=system)

     Also discussed: [Hacker News · 17 comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50302334 "646 points")

6.   [214](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50298436)318

     [Herdr has released native app](https://github.com/herdrdev/herdr-app)

     HNgithub.com16 hours ago

7.   [141](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50303172)201

     [The $6.3B Binance Hack Was Pulled Off in Just 20 Minutes](https://www.wired.com/story/the-dollar63-billion-binance-hack-was-pulled-off-in-just-20-minutes/)

     HNwired.com4 hours ago

8.   [12](https://lobste.rs/s/htgcuc)46

     [Do At-Proto Users Know This Is Public?](https://melaniekat.com/blog/public-on-pds/)

     LBmelaniekat.com6 hours ago[privacy](/search?q=privacy&appearance=system)

9.   [161](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50305693)202

     [AI Isn't Replacing SREs. It's Deskilling Them](https://newsletter.signoz.io/p/ai-isnt-replacing-sres-its-deskilling)

     HNnewsletter.signoz.io1 hour ago

10.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50301983)396

     [Claude Code VS Code extension with backdoor released on Cursor marketplace](https://doublepulsar.com/anthropic-hacked-to-deliver-remote-access-trojan-to-claude-developer-laptops-worldwide-1148a92baae2)

     HNdoublepulsar.com7 hours ago

11.  [151](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50304419)170

     [Medicare Will Pay $50k for Your Heart Attack. It Should Pay $100 to Prevent It](https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/123553?trw=no)

     HNmedpagetoday.com3 hours ago