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If you've built an app using AI coding tools like Lovable, Bolt, or Base44, there's a new security concern worth your attention. A free scanner has emerged targeting exposed Supabase credentials in these AI-generated projects, raising fresh questions about how well automated development tools handle sensitive data and access controls.
Shifting to the database world, PlanetScale has introduced Tin, a full-text search extension for Postgres. The project is generating real conversation among developers, with over two hundred points and seventy-five comments on Hacker News. Full-text search in Postgres has historically required workarounds, and a dedicated solution could meaningfully simplify that workflow.
And in the category of things that are genuinely fascinating, Brood War Bench is a performance benchmarking tool for the classic real-time strategy game StarCraft Brood War. It's pulling serious engagement from the Hacker News community, which speaks to the enduring loyalty of a game that's now over twenty-five years old and still played competitively around the world.
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