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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.   [490](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50300683)784

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

     HNphorion.io19 hours ago

3.   [471](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50302814)626

     [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.gov14 hours ago

4.   [385](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50305693)512

     [AI isn't replacing SREs, it's deskilling them](https://newsletter.signoz.io/p/ai-isnt-replacing-sres-its-deskilling)

     HNnewsletter.signoz.io10 hours ago

5.   [150](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50301462)534

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

     HNelect.horse16 hours ago

6.   [275](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50305025)366

     [Northflank Breached](https://status.northflank.com/)

     HNstatus.northflank.com11 hours ago

7.   [17](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50302334)652

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

     HNcyberplace.social15 hours ago

     Also discussed: [Lobsters · 38 comments](https://lobste.rs/s/ttp7aq "142 points")

8.   [239](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50298436)349

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

     HNgithub.com1 day ago

9.   [219](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50303172)325

     [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.com13 hours ago

10.  [231](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50307219)284

     [Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone says](https://www.ft.com/content/59383c7f-8d82-493f-bf01-d2e862a1018f)

     HNft.com8 hours ago

11.  [263](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50304419)276

     [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.com11 hours ago