This episode covers a critical Microsoft Exchange vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild, the story of Fisker EV owners who reverse-engineered their abandoned cars into an open-source movement, and a deep dive into the "sweet spot" training zone that could unlock faster running without the burnout. We also touch on prize money still owed to marathon runners six months after crossing the finish line.
Show Notes
This episode covers a critical Microsoft Exchange vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild, the story of Fisker EV owners who reverse-engineered their abandoned cars into an open-source movement, and a deep dive into the "sweet spot" training zone that could unlock faster running without the burnout. We also touch on prize money still owed to marathon runners six months after crossing the finish line.
Stories covered:
- Microsoft warns of Exchange zero-day flaw exploited in attacks (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-warns-of-exchange-zero-day-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/
- On-Prem Microsoft Exchange Server CVE-2026-42897 Exploited via Crafted Email (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/on-prem-microsoft-exchange-server-cve.html
- Fisker went bankrupt and owners built an open source car company from the ashes (Hacker News) - https://electrek.co/2026/05/16/fisker-ocean-open-source-ev-story-after-bankruptcy/
- This Type of Training Could Be the Secret to Running Faster Without Burning Out—and It Can Lead to a PR in Any Distance (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a71310980/critical-velocity-workouts/
- 6 Months After This Marathon, the Top Finishers Still Haven’t Been Paid Prize Money—and They Want Answers (Runner's World) - https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a71318097/soweto-marathon-prize-money-controversy/
- Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO (Ars Technica) - https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/threes-a-party-us-china-and-now-russia-are-on-the-prowl-in-geo/
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