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3rd November 2026
I sent out the October edition of my sponsors-only monthly newsletter. If you are a sponsor (or start a sponsorship now) you can access it here. This month:
The October inflection point for vibe game development
The vulnerability apocalypse gets hot
LLM releases
API credits for $100+/month subscriptions
What I'm using right now
My software releases
My September newsletter can now be seen here, as a preview of what you'll get. Pay $10/month to stay a month ahead of the free copy!
Recent articles
The U.S. Census Bureau and “Super Intelligence” - 2nd November 2026
The October inflection point for vibe game development - 28th October 2026
Battle Drones - a vibe coded RTS with audio-based multiplayer - 20th October 2026
Hello Python 3.15, goodbye 3.10, and now I can use 3.11 - 12th October 2026
This is a note by Simon Willison, posted on 3rd November 2026.
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