Google accidentally red-tagged the photo competitor.
And Meta cuts the people who know what "Superintelligence" means.

The Google "Wrong Label" Incident: An Immich Mishap

It appears the big search engine is still having trouble differentiating between its competition and actual corporate threats. Google's Safe Browsing service decided that Immich, the popular open-source, self-hosted photo solution, was suddenly a "dangerous" website distributing malware. Immich, for those keeping score, is often positioned as an alternative to Google Photos; this is what happens when you accidentally file an urgent HR complaint against the wrong Steve in the office.

The Immich team quickly clarified that the code itself was clean; the problem stemmed from a third-party content delivery network (CDN) provider used for documentation being compromised. A malicious actor managed to slip some code onto a sub-domain, leading Google to carpet-bomb the entire project's infrastructure with the dreaded red flag. One user on the discussion threads noted the delightful irony of Google's security apparatus accidentally taking down its most viable open-source competitor, proving that sometimes, corporate bureaucracy is the most effective weapon against decentralization. The issue has since been fixed, but not before the system administrator responsible for Immich's uptime had to spend an entire day proving to the automated overlords that they were not, in fact, a Russian bot farm.

Re-org for "Superintelligence"; Layoffs for the Competent

Meta is embracing the grand tradition of Silicon Valley: when a big, expensive project needs to look more focused, you fire the people who built the foundation. The company is axing about 600 roles across its fundamental AI research group, known as FAIR, so it can pivot resources toward the elusive, slightly pretentious concept of "Superintelligence."

This is an excellent way to tell your highly credentialed staff that their work is too grounded in reality. The goal has shifted from building things that currently function to chasing the white whale of a sentient digital mind, which, let us be honest, is a great slide deck for shareholders. As per usual, a large corporate entity has decided to fire the middle managers who keep the lights on so the CEO can invest heavily in a motivational poster that says "Superintelligence" on it.

F1 Driver's PII Found Lying in FIA Lobby

In a delightful reminder that digital security is simply the modern version of a locked filing cabinet, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) was found to be leaking Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of its key figures. A security researcher discovered a series of low-effort security flaws in the FIA's systems, primarily an insecure direct object reference (IDOR), that would allow any authenticated user to access documents like Max Verstappen's passport and other sensitive data.

The vulnerability meant that instead of just seeing your *own* passport scan, you could simply change a number in the URL to see another person's files. This is the digital equivalent of a clerk stapling every employee's salary and medical history to the office bulletin board. The researcher attempted to report the flaw months ago, but the FIA acted with the urgency one expects from an international bureaucracy; which is to say, they mostly ignored it until the news hit the front page.

Briefs

• MinIO Container Standoff: Object storage server MinIO is stopping the distribution of free Docker images because too many users failed to update them regularly. Apparently, the company is tired of supporting users who treat security patches like an optional chore; a relatable exhaustion.
• AI Hallucination Baseline: New research suggests AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time. This rate of inaccuracy is now referred to internally by the news industry as "just another Tuesday."
• Sarkozy in a Container: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has begun his jail sentence for corruption. This is an important reminder that even non-technical debt eventually comes due; a lesson the crypto world should really heed.