Meta says users can connect their apps to Muse to send emails, turn recipe Reels into grocery lists, make purchases via Link by Stripe support, and more (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

I built a secret scanner that tries to answer “is this secret actually live?"

I’ve been building SecretLoop , and it’s now available in Preview on Open VSX. The problem I was trying to solve is pretty simple. You run a secret scanner and get: “Found an API key.” Cool.

• SecretLoop is a tool to determine if secrets are still active after scanning.
• Uses over 100 provider rules and entropy detection to verify credentials.
• Offers remediation options and supports CI integration.

2026-09-08 ·dev.to

GitLab Runner Has Never Contacted This Instance: Every Cause and Fix

You created a runner, GitLab listed it, and next to it sits a grey warning: This runner has never contacted this instance. Your pipeline sits pending, and nothing in the UI tells you why.

• Runner record exists in GitLab's database but no runner process has polled it
• Ensure runner can reach GitLab URL, verify TLS certificate if self-signed

2026-09-08 ·dev.to

Microsoft Patches Record 974 Vulnerabilities, Including Two Exploited Zero-Days

The record-breaking September security update fixes two exploited privilege-escalation zero-days and 20 potentially wormable vulnerabilities.

2026-09-08 ·securityweek.com

I Wired the Boring 80% So You Can Build the Interesting 20%

Built for the AI era: a production-ready TypeScript modular monolith with guardrails for robot coworkers. Every new project starts the same way.

• Starter provides production-grade modular monolith in TypeScript
• Includes authentication, multi-tenancy, file uploads, and more
• Saves developers 3 weeks of wiring boilerplate code

2026-09-08 ·dev.to