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A cybersecurity piece making the rounds is raising serious questions about what some are calling Black October — a period marked by a notable spike in high-profile breaches and ransomware incidents. The piece argues that the industry's reactive posture isn't working, and that organizations keep learning the same expensive lessons without changing their underlying culture around risk.
Shifting gears, a small but pointed protest has surfaced in developer circles. A site called Sorry Harvey has appeared, pushing back against what its creators describe as unfair pricing from a software tool. It's a familiar dynamic in tech — a loyal user base hitting a wall when a product reprices itself out of reach, and deciding that public pressure is the next logical move.
And for the learners in the audience, a piece circulating on Hacker News tackles something nearly everyone in tech struggles with — how to keep growing your skills when your calendar is already full. The argument isn't about finding more hours. It's about embedding learning into the work you're already doing, which is a more honest and sustainable approach than most productivity frameworks admit.
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