Claude Sonnet 5.5 cache reads drop to $0.10 per MTok: when prompt caching pays
Sonnet 5.5 cache reads fell from $0.20 to $0.10 per MTok on Oct 7. Break-even stays at 2 requests (5-min cache) or 3 (1-hour); each hit costs half as much.
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Sonnet 5.5 cache reads fell from $0.20 to $0.10 per MTok on Oct 7. Break-even stays at 2 requests (5-min cache) or 3 (1-hour); each hit costs half as much.
· 7 minA use-after-free in llama-server lets a remote client crash it with one POST /completion request. Builds b8227 to b11392 are affected; upgrade to b11393.
· 4 minOllama's unauthenticated /api/pull path traversal (CVE-2026-103663) can plant a binary that runs as root on restart in Docker. Fixed in 0.35.0.
· 5 minClaude Max and Team now include monthly API credits: $100 on Max 5x, $200 on Max 20x, up to $500 for Team. Claude Code is excluded and credits expire monthly.
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· 7 minCisco's NGOAM, MPLS OAM and NX-API flaws on Nexus 3000/9000 all score CVSS 9.8. Each needs a feature enabled; here's how to check.
· 6 minSplunk patched CVE-2026-76268, a CVSS 9.8 unauthenticated RCE in the Patroni API on search head cluster members. Fixed in 10.4.3 and 10.2.7; no exploitation stated.
· 5 minCVE-2026-105192 is an unauthenticated pickle RCE in LMCache multiprocess mode, fixed in 0.5.6. Upgrade workers and servers together; routable binds were exposed.
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