Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months: The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software update mechanism to deliver tainted software to users for months. Read More |
OpenAI launches new macOS app for agentic coding: OpenAI has released a new macOS app for Codex, integrating many of the agentic coding practices that have become popular since Codex launched last year. Read More |
Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelerator for students nationwide: "Breakthrough's purpose is to fill in the funding and opportunity gap that exists in many of these ecosystems because students have historically lacked access to capital and the networks required to launch their entrepreneurial pursuits," co-founder Roman Scott said. Read More |
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Adobe Animate is shutting down as company focuses on AI: Adobe Animate will be discontinued on March 1, 2026, as Adobe shifts its focus to AI. Read More |
Elon Musk's SpaceX officially acquires Elon Musk's xAI, with plan to build data centers in space: The merger creates the world's most valuable private company, and paves the way for Musk to try and prove out the usefulness of space-based data centers. Read More |
UpScrolled's founder says the social network has zoomed past 2.5M users: Upscrolled founder said that the social network was launched six years ago and had 150,000 users until January. Read More |
Coalition demands federal Grok ban over nonconsensual sexual content: Nonprofits urge the U.S. government to suspend Grok in federal agencies after the xAI chatbot generated thousands of nonconsensual sexual images, raising national security and child safety concerns. Read More |
Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features: Starting with Firefox 148 arriving later this month, users will find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings. Read More |
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