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THE WEB ANIMATION PERFORMANCE TIER LIST

This post contains a tier-based ranking for web animation performance techniques organized around how they interact with the browser's render pipeline. S-Tier animations use compositor-thread properties, like `transform`, `opacity`, and `filter`, that can run smoothly even when the main thread is blocked, while lower tiers have increasingly expensive operations like triggering paint (C-Tier) or layout (D-Tier). Hardware-accelerated animations are generally best, but there are important caveats like browser de-optimizations and GPU memory limitations.

FAKE PRETTIER EXTENSION ON VSCODE MARKETPLACE DROPPED ANIVIA STEALER

Checkmarx Zero identified and removed a malicious VSCode extension, "prettier-vscode-plus," within 4 hours of publication, limiting the impact to 6 downloads and 3 installs before removal. The brandjacking attack deployed Anivia Stealer (likely rebranded ZeroTrace, sold as MaaS for €120/month) using fileless execution from memory and sandbox evasion techniques to steal Windows credentials, data, and WhatsApp chats. Security teams should implement extension vetting controls and monitor developer tool installations, as supply chain attacks targeting IDEs increasingly aim to compromise source code and credentials.

BITCOIN REBOUNDS ABOVE $88K

Bitcoin recovered to $87,600, up 2.5% from its $85,550 weekend low. There was a shift from aggressive selling to orderly derisking with stabilizing open interest and muted spot activity despite persistent ETF outflows. Options sentiment turned cautiously optimistic as the 25-delta skew rebounded from -10.96 to -4.58 while Long Call Condor block trades across $100,000-$118,000 strikes indicate demand for upside exposure into late 2025. Analysts believe Bitcoin must reclaim the $87,000-$88,000 range for sustained gains. Institutions are patiently bullish and building conviction ahead of December's Federal Reserve interest rate decision, which may be the next major catalyst.

ELON MUSK'S BORING COMPANY REVEALS PRUFROCK TBM'S MOST DISRUPTIVE FEATURE

The Boring Company's Prufrock-5 tunnel boring machine (TBM) will begin tunneling by December 1. One of the key features of the Prufrock machines is that they can be retrieved, upgraded, and deployed again with improvements. Standard TBMs are often left underground at the end of projects because retrieving them is usually too expensive and impractical. TBMs from the Boring Company could eventually be as reusable as SpaceX's boosters.

MAPPING THE SENSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE

Interoception is a sense that supplies the brain with a remarkably rich picture of what is happening throughout the body. It shapes our emotions, behavior, decisions, and feelings. A growing body of research suggests that many psychiatric conditions may be caused in part by errors in our perception of our internal environment. Scientists still need to develop a firm understanding of how interoception works, but someday it may be possible to treat some conditions by returning a person's internal sense.

BRAIN HAS FIVE ‘ERAS', SCIENTISTS SAY – WITH ADULT MODE NOT STARTING UNTIL EARLY 30S

The brain experiences five major phases, split up by four pivotal turning points (at around the ages of nine, 32, 66, and 83 years) in which brain organization moves on to a different trajectory. Understanding the brain's structural journey helps scientists identify when and how its wiring is vulnerable to disruption. It could also give insights into risk factors for mental health disorders, which most frequently emerge during the adolescent period. An overview of the five stages is available in the article.

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