WeAreDevelopers Live: Browser Extensions, Honey Scam, Jailbreaking LLMs and more

The popular Honey browser extension was a giant scam, replacing affiliate links at checkout. Learn the hidden security risks of the plugins you use every day.

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Analyzing global internet traffic drops during the holidays

Cloudflare data reveals significant dips in internet usage on holidays like Christmas, reflecting cultural differences and the importance of disconnecting from work.

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Meta's controversial shift to community-based content moderation

Meta is replacing automated fact-checking with a community notes system, raising concerns about misinformation, engagement-driven outrage, and the rise of AI-generated users.

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Deceptive UIs and the Honey browser extension scam

Bing's practice of mimicking Google's search results page and the exposure of the Honey extension as a scam highlight deceptive practices in the tech industry.

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Understanding the security risks of malicious browser extensions

Many browser extensions, even seemingly harmless ones, can be malicious, leading to data scraping, performance issues, and security vulnerabilities.

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Comparing AI search results and the impact of AI crawlers

While AI chat provides engaging answers, traditional search engines like Google offer more up-to-date results, and new AI crawlers are changing SEO by prioritizing static HTML content.

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The problem with faking GitHub contribution metrics

GitHub contribution charts and star counts are increasingly being gamed with automation and bot farms, making them unreliable metrics for assessing developer activity or project popularity.

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Should senior developers embrace AI code generation

An article suggests that developers who resist using AI for tasks like generating boilerplate code risk becoming obsolete as the industry shifts towards AI-assisted development.

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Mastering the fundamentals of effective AI prompting

Improve AI-generated results by providing clear instructions, defining a specific role for the AI, and using structured formats like XML or JSON in your prompts.

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AI's evolving reasoning and thoughtful UI design

Modern AI models are shifting from spreadsheet-like thinking to dynamic, on-the-fly logic generation, while a look back at macOS Finder's "trim middle" feature highlights the value of user-centric UI design.

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AI jailbreaking techniques and open source burnout

Simple text manipulation can bypass AI safety filters, while open source projects are struggling with an influx of low-quality, AI-generated contributions that increase maintainer burnout.