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# Dev Digest 189: Open Phones, Be the Messenger and the USB-C of AI

**By:** [Daniel Cranney](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@daniel-cranney)

**Published:** October 13, 2025

## Inside last week’s [Dev Digest 189](https://newsletter.wearedevelopers.com/189).

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5QKWj6sRzAE

⛑️ Discord and Red Hat data breaches  
🤖 Making AI make sense of tables  
🔧 CodeMender AI Agent to patch software automatically  
🤔 Why MCP is the USB-C of AI  
🤐 Vibe coding leaks secrets  
🕷️ Check if AI crawlers access your site  
🙅 Stop distracting engineers  
🐍 Play messenger in the browser and snake in the URL bar

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