What was trending in the AI side hustle scene this week, and my perspective on my 25th week of side hustling

Posts from this week that I, in my 25th week of AI side hustling, found helpfulA conversion rate of over 2x. When I first saw ...

Google Abuse Phishing: The 'sites[.]google[.]com' Trap That Even Fools Password Managers and How to Defend Against It

The assumption that 'I'm safe because I use a password manager' has been targeted'I don't click on suspicious links, and I ...
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Pixel 10a gets a $100 price hike, now starting at $599

Google has quietly raised the price of its mid-range Pixel 10a by $100, giving the device a starting price of $599. Effective as of today at the Google Store, Pixel 10a has jumped from $499 to $599.
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Google Store Referral Program back for Pixel 11: 10% off phones, $50 Store credit

Following the Pixel 11 launch last month, the Pixel Referral Program is now back and refreshed on the Google Store.
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ShinyHunters Renewed Mass Exploitation Campaign Targeting Oracle PeopleSoft

This follow-up report details how UNC6240 (ShinyHunters) is mass-exploiting Oracle PeopleSoft (CVE-2026-35273) by bypassing WAF rules via a single URL-encoded character, providing full analysis of the ...