Flint, PHP2Shell, and the Solo Model Builder

About this episode

Recursive SI launches Flint open-weight coding model for local hardware, OpenAI discloses critical PHP vulnerabilities via Patch the Planet initiative, Mirendil unveils pretrained model built by one researcher in 3.5 months

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Sources & Citations

Flint is an open-weight AI model that runs on local hardware | Digg

digg.com

Introducing Flint | Recursive

recursive.com

Recursive launches Flint, a fast open-weight coding model built to run locally | Crypto Briefing

cryptobriefing.com

This Startup Is All In on Recursive Self-Improvement. Its Latest Model Is Scary Good | Wired

www.wired.com

OpenAI – Patch the Planet: global response coordination as agents uncover critical vulnerabilities

openai.com

Digg – OpenAI's AI Models Discover Critical PHP Vulnerabilities in "Patch the Planet" Initiative

digg.com

Huntress – Rapid Response: php2shell, Leaked Critical PHP Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 & CVE-2026-109619)

www.huntress.com

Unit 42 (Palo Alto Networks) – Threat Brief: Critical Vulnerabilities in PHP: CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619

unit42.paloaltonetworks.com

Digg

digg.com

Three-Month, Fivefold Valuation Jump: Ex-Anthropic Researchers’ Recursive Self-Improvement AI Company Mirendil in Talks for $5 Billion Valuation | Winzheng

www.winzheng.com

Digg

digg.com

Mirendil raises $200M to build AI that improves AI

thenextweb.com