very small things

1. On 20 October 2026 Ars Technica reported eight certificate keys from eMudhra that were “3 to 8 bits” long: 4, 56, 66, 115, 155, 156, 230 and 237. A normal P-384 key has about 384 bits.

   source: ars technica

2. On 21 October 2026 Physical Review Letters published the cooling of one trapped positron to its lowest energy state. Gerald Gabrielse: a mismatch with the electron “would be revolutionary in physics”.

   source: nature news

3. Know Your Meme updated its “Scientists Reveal The Hi” entry on 19 October 2026. The caption changed from “secret” to “hi” on 28 May 2026.

   source: know your meme

4. On 21 October 2026 SafeDep reported that LiteLLM 1.107.0 on PyPI carried a credential stealer. PyPI pulled it by 13:23 UTC.

   source: safedep

5. The USDA confirmed the first New World screwworm in US wildlife: an elk on a game ranch in Pecos County, Texas. (The Guardian, 21 October 2026)

   source: the guardian

6. A 5,500-gallon tank of glycidyl methacrylate ruptured in north Toledo. About 50,000 people were told to stay indoors. (Michigan Public with AP, 21 October 2026)

   source: michigan public

7. A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion (CBS News, 21 October 2026). The New York Times/Siena poll put Trump’s approval at 36 percent (The Guardian, 21 October 2026).

   source: cbs news source: the guardian

credits

NOAA SWPC, USGS, USNO, Ars Technica, Nature news, Know Your Meme, SafeDep, The Guardian, Michigan Public, AP, CBS News.

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