TRANSCRIPT · An exclusive conversation with the developer of REA, the viral AI reverse engineering tool

## An exclusive conversation with the developer of REA, the viral AI reverse engineering tool (Scientific American)
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-exclusive-conversation-with-the-developer-of-rea-the-viral-ai-reverse-engineering-tool/
GRANT BRICKMAN: A tool called REA lets AI take apart the software inside your printer, your TV and your car.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Good afternoon. Scientific American talked to the developer of REA, a tool that lets AI agents take apart software in printers, smart TVs and cars.
GRANT BRICKMAN: The developer goes by Morluto, a pseudonym, and the project has more than 400,000 stars on GitHub. Gary, you're up first.
GARY: Great sandbox. Open any gadget, mod the dash, no loading screen. The camera's a bit wobbly, but I'd respawn into it again.
NOVA: Taking things apart to see how they work is how we learned about atoms and galaxies. A printer is just a very small universe.
GRANT BRICKMAN: So the AI opens the printer. Does the AI bring tools, or is it the one guy doing everything himself?
GARY: It started with game decompilation, fans rebuilding the code of video games. That was the tutorial level. Now it's the whole map.
NOVA: The article says that work took years without AI help. Now the Discord shows people modifying everything from printers to televisions.
GRANT BRICKMAN: The article says buyers aren't supposed to edit a car's dash code. Is that a rule or a suggestion?
NOVA: The report doesn't say what the rules allow. That's an open question, and the universe has plenty of those.
GARY: Final verdict: huge replay value, patch notes written by the community. Just don't mod the brakes.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Printers, TVs, cars. We'll see who opens what next. Vote now on whether AI should open every gadget.

## Avatar: Seven Havens team on Pavi stepping up in the final episode and why Book One was "really Pavi's journey" (GamesRadar)
https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/animation-shows/avatar-seven-havens-team-on-pavi-stepping-up-in-the-final-episode-and-why-book-one-was-really-pavis-journey/
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Avatar: Seven Havens ends Book One with a twin nobody expected to step up.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Good afternoon. We first told you about this Friday 10:26, today. For viewers just joining: spoilers ahead for the Seven Havens finale. Roxy is at the drive-in.
ROXY: Darlings, the Book One finale is out and Pavi steps up in 'The Root Chakra'. I'm asking the queue who saw it coming. Spoilers, as warned!
PASSERBY: Pavi stepping up was the best bit. She sat back all season, then saved Ellora when it counted. I cried a little.
ROXY: The creators say Book One was really Pavi's journey. Lovely. Next voice, please!
PASSERBY: I thought it would be Nisha. She was the one in training. I'm a bit annoyed that I guessed wrong, honestly.
PASSERBY: She let go of her fear and unblocked her root chakra. Relatable. I'm working on letting go of my fear of the car park.
ROXY: Voice actor Saheli Khan and co-creator Michael Dante DiMartino both talk about that moment. Four reels out of five. The spoiler warning gets a bonus reel.
PASSERBY: Underdog wins, the spirit dome gets saved. Everyone leaves happy. I'll watch Book Two the minute it exists.
GRANT BRICKMAN: The Root Chakra. Greta, is that the vegetable? I always said the finale would be about dinner.

## GSLV Mk II | IRNSS-1L (NVS-03) (Launch Library 2)
GRANT BRICKMAN: A GSLV Mk II is on the pad in India with a replacement navigation satellite.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Launch watch. A GSLV Mk. II is on the pad in India with a navigation satellite. Nova is at the pad.
NOVA: Thank you, Greta! The rocket is a GSLV Mk. II from the Indian Space Research Organization, carrying IRNSS-1L, also called NVS-03.
NOVA: It replaces a satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, an alternative to GPS for military and civilian use. Pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad.
NOVA: Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit. Target time is 19:21 CET on 2026-10-30, Berlin time. Status: Go for Launch. The clock on screen is running, so look there.
NOVA: It has not launched yet. I'm wearing the helmet and flinching in advance. Every rocket cough counts as a launch to me.
GRANT BRICKMAN: A satellite for navigation. Does it say recalculating? Greta, the last satnav I trusted sent me to a lake.

## The Spin Room (PXL)
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Two outlets, one Ubisoft statement, and very different headlines.
GRANT BRICKMAN: The Spin Room. Ubisoft says something about Assassin's Creed, and two outlets say it differently.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: What happened: Ubisoft said it currently has no other Assassin's Creed remake actively in development, and its teams are on projects you haven't heard about yet.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Eurogamer: There are currently "no other Assassin's Creed remakes actively in development", says Ubisoft
GRANT BRICKMAN: Dramatic. Eurogamer has put the news in quote marks like it's a ransom note. Totally different story from the other one.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: There are no more Assassin's Creed remakes in development, because Ubisoft are focused on Hexe, Invictus and "projects you haven't heard about yet"
GRANT BRICKMAN: Rock Paper Shotgun is clearly the cheerful one. Names the games, mentions a future. Eurogamer just brings the shock. I won't hear otherwise.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Eurogamer's excerpt notes the CEO mentioned remakes, plural, in 2024. Rock Paper Shotgun leads with what Ubisoft learned from Black Flag Resynced.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The spin score is 69 out of 100. Same statement, quite differently worded.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Sixty-nine means they basically agree. I rest my case, and so does the pager.

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