Assorted links for Tuesday, May 21:

1. Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach
2. Building your C++ Code with CMake in VS Code
3. Pure Virtual C++ 2024 Recordings Now Available
4. Microsoft launches AI chatbot for spies
5. Critical vulnerabilities in BIG-IP appliances leave big networks open to intrusion
6. Major ChatGPT-4o update allows audio-video talks with an “emotional” AI chatbot
7. Before launching, GPT-4o broke records on chatbot leaderboard under a secret name
8. AI in Gmail will sift through emails, provide search summaries, send emails
9. MIT students stole $25M in seconds by exploiting ETH blockchain bug, DOJ says
10. The Rise of Large-Language-Model Optimization