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- 1Dark-web AI discounts and petabit cable plans dominate tech news●From 97%-off dark-web AI access to a planned petabit cable, this is the week technology moved faster than the headlines.
A weekly tech roundup highlights eight developments spanning AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure and regulation. Among them: discounted access to AI tools being sold on the dark web at up to 97% off, raising concerns about unauthorised account resales, and plans for a new petabit-capacity undersea cable. The roundup asks readers which of the week's technology shifts matters most.
- 2Substack accused of obfuscating text to break reading mode●Tell HN: Substack obfuscating text to break reading mode
Substack is facing fresh criticism from readers who say the newsletter platform deliberately obfuscates article text to break browser reading mode, forcing people to view its own interface and ads instead. The claim, raised on Hacker News, has reignited debate over platform lock-in and reader rights, with users comparing the practice to dark patterns used elsewhere on the web.