Ep. 96

Delays, vulnerabilities and launches

Feb 17, 2026

• 26min 19s

Episode description

Think of a title josh- “Commercially Motived” Actors Use Gemini Prompts to gain “Knowledge:

Google
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/distillation-experimentation-integration-ai-adversarial-use
Arstechnica
- https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/attackers-prompted-gemini-over-100000-times-while-trying-to-clone-it-google-says/
- Ars and Google Speculate this is to distill training data for their own chatbot? Or maybe something more…
WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress has critical CVE
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wordpress-plugin-with-900k-installs-vulnerable-to-critical-rce-flaw/
  - CVE-2026-1357 impacts all versions of the plugin up to 0.9.123
    - WordPress security company Defiant say that only sites with the non-default “receive backup from another site” option enabled are critically impacted.
Did you Know Amazon has a Starlink Competitor called “Amazon Leo”?
- https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-amazon-4500-leo-satellites-starlink-competition/
  - Already has over 3000 satellites in orbit
Valve Watch
- The Steam Deck is Out of Stock
  - https://kotaku.com/its-becoming-impossible-to-buy-a-steam-deck-sold-out-valve-prices-ram-shortage-2000667790
    - Newegg reportedly marked up the price $100 but still sold out.
    - Even out of stock in Japan
  - We Discuss alternatives to the Steam Deck
    - Lenovo Legion Go S (Runs SteamOS)
    - ASUS ROG Ally (Most Powerful)
    - Ayaneo Air Plus (Cheapest)
    - Nintendo Switch