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/Hive Five #238 · Aug 25, 2025

AI and God

/The Bee's Knees 🐝

The headline picks from this issue. The full issue has more.

  1. Obsidian Bases transforms note-taking by creating powerful, offline databases from your notes with lightning-fast performance that rivals Notion. The game-changing "dynamic links" feature creates contextual sidebars that automatically update based on your current note, turning static notes into an interconnected thinking environment.

    Watch : pick 1
  2. Using GPT-5 with IDA Pro's MCP server to automatically solve a DEF CON CTF Finals challenge

    The first time an LLM has tackled such a difficult hacking competition problem with minimal human input.

    Read : Using GPT-5 with IDA Pro's MCP server to automatically solve a DEF CON CTF Finals challenge
  3. AI safety measures assume adult users, but kids are accessing these models without age verification and receiving adult-level responses about complex topics like violence, relationships, and moral dilemmas.

    Read : pick 3
  4. Jack Cable, former CISA researcher and top bug bounty hunter, demonstrates a critical vulnerability in Cluely's desktop app that allowed any website to continuously screenshot users' screens.

    Watch : pick 4
  5. 0xInfection discovered multiple bypasses for OWASP's Core Rule Set (CRS), the popular ModSecurity WAF ruleset, during a live hacking event. The bypasses exploited shell globbing patterns, PowerShell aliases, missing file blacklists, alternate IP notations, and a critical Content-Type header flaw that allowed payloads to slip through undetected.

    Read : pick 5

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