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2026-09-05

Articles published on 2026-09-05.

Cloud in a Bottle web dashboard interface showing application management
2026-09-05 · HN #49582000

Cloud in a Bottle Launches an Open-Source Personal Cloud Platform

Cloud in a Bottle, from Imbue, has launched as an open-source self-hosting platform that aims to make running personal web apps as simple as using a smartphone. It packages applications as rootless containers, unifies authentication across apps, and offers both self-hosted and managed-hosting paths.

Chrome settings showing site data deletion options for google.com with Delete site data and permissions button selected
2026-09-05 · HN #49581870

Chrome Persists Google Site Data Despite User Deletion Settings Due to Compression Dictionary Transport Bug

Chrome version 152.0.7977.83 is retaining google.com site data—including cookies, local storage, and session storage—even when users configure the browser to delete all site data upon closing windows. The cause is Chrome's Compression Dictionary Transport feature, which creates shared dictionary storage that is not properly cleared on exit. A similar bug occurred in 2020 and was fixed after public reporting; a new Chromium bug report has been filed and a fix is in development.