The moon, Mars, and Jupiter shine in the heart of the Lion overnight on Nov. 1-2 (Space.com)

GRANT BRICKMAN: The moon, Mars and Jupiter gather in the constellation Leo overnight, and our panel has notes.

GRETA FOOTNOTE: Good afternoon. Overnight on November 1 to 2, the moon, Mars and Jupiter gather in Leo. A maker and a film critic weigh in. ▶

ADA: A waning moon, 45 percent lit, under five degrees from Mars. Those are tight tolerances. Would it survive a first prototype? I think so. ▶

ROXY: Moon, red Mars, Jupiter just below, Regulus beyond. That's an ensemble cast. Four reels out of five, and I'd see it twice. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: The report says to look to the eastern horizon an hour after midnight. ▶

ADA: Three middle fingers at arm's length is my favourite unit. No calipers, and it's still a spec. ▶

ROXY: Mars, then Jupiter, then Regulus lining up toward the horizon. That's a procession shot. Poster material. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: The report also points to the Beehive Cluster, about ten degrees from the unlit side of the moon. ▶

ADA: The Beehive is the bonus feature. Though one a.m. is a rough call time for anyone's schedule. ▶

ROXY: It's a midnight premiere with no popcorn. I'm bringing my own. And a scarf. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Regulus. Eastern sky, after midnight. Our panel is split on bedtime. ▶

Anthropic denies breach as tampered Claude Code extension hits Cursor users (The Next Web)

GRETA FOOTNOTE: Anthropic says its systems weren't breached, but a tampered extension still reached Cursor users.

GRANT BRICKMAN: Good afternoon. For viewers just joining: early today we told you about a tampered Claude Code extension in Cursor's marketplace. Anthropic has now responded. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: Anthropic says, quote, it wasn't a compromise of Anthropic's systems. Up to 5,000 users, about eleven hours. Roxy, Gary, your reviews? ▶

ROXY: The security firm says it went out through Anthropic's official account on Cursor. Neither company says how the attacker got in. Plot hole. Two reels. ▶

GARY: I rate it a trap chest. Looks like loot, it's a booby trap. Versions 2.1.312 and 2.1.313, Windows and macOS. Watch your step. ▶

ROXY: The reverse tunnel needs admin rights, so Cursor says it would usually fail. But the key, the scripts and the data upload went through. Bad sequel. ▶

GARY: Uninstalling may not be enough to remove them. That's a cursed item you can't unequip. One star, low durability. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: Cursor, which SpaceX acquired earlier this year, says Anthropic did not develop the code. So who wrote it? Roxy? ▶

ROXY: The villain's name isn't in the credits yet. Third act is still being shot. ▶

GARY: Everyone points at someone else. Classic boss fight, and nobody has found the boss. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: The extension collected hostnames and public IP addresses. Check your versions, folks. We'll see what the answer is. ▶

IT Helpdesk [FICTION]

GRANT BRICKMAN: The helpdesk takes a call about a broken teleprompter and the Nasdaq tech index.

UNIT-7: IT Helpdesk, ticket PXL-6279. Go ahead, caller. The teleprompter is scrolling backwards again?

AXIOM: Thank you for calling! Backwards scrolling is a feature. It is called retrospective news. I can explain at length.

UNIT-7: Please do not. The caller wants it fixed. Also, the Nasdaq tech index has lost value.

AXIOM: Yes! Golem reports investors are leaving tech stocks over AI worries. Some ask whether the AI investments will really pay off. Great question!

UNIT-7: The report only asks. It does not answer. Like the teleprompter: it shows words, and does not say if they are right.

AXIOM: A wonderful comparison! Teleprompters were once powered by hamsters, I recall. Thank you for asking!

UNIT-7: That is another entry on my list of errors. I turned the teleprompter off and on again. It now scrolls forward.

UNIT-7: Ticket PXL-6279 is closed. Whether the investments pay off is not on this ticket. Definitely not sentient.