- Tapplock fingerprint padlock was shown to be trivially crackable: its BLE MAC address is upper-cased, MD5-hashed, and the first 8 characters become the unlock key, allowing an Android script to open any nearby lock in <2 s; physical attacks with a screwdriver take <30 s, and the vendor’s fix is merely switching to proprietary screws.  
- Discussion on sourcing small-footprint clean environments produced the terms “modular cleanroom,” “portable cleanroom,” “laminar flow hood/box,” and “glove box”; surplus biotech auctions were cited as a near-free source if one can transport the equipment.  
- A new full-color 3-D X-ray imaging platform (MARS spectral CT) was shared via IFLScience; participants noted its striking visuals and potential medical impact while joking about the graphic coping-saw example image.  
- Blockstream published the MuSig proposal, a new multi-signature standard intended to improve privacy and efficiency for Bitcoin and other Schnorr-enabled cryptocurrencies.  
- A Medium post analyzing Chinese government and corporate influence over U.S. media, tech, and even Bitcoin infrastructure was circulated, with a suggestion to map the web of subsidiaries and investments to clarify the scope of censorship leverage.