I had ChatGPT build me a free PDF editor because I didn't trust it to change my files - it worked!

The smartest way to use AI may not be letting it touch your files, but asking it to write software that handles them safely - ...
Microsoft

Preinstall to persistence: Inside the Red Hat npm Miasma credential-stealing campaign

Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a large-scale npm supply chain attack affecting 32 maliciously modified packages across more than 90 versions under the @redhat-cloud-services npm scope. The ...
Biometric Update

Notre Dame researchers release open-source iris recognition tools built for NIST testing

The work addresses a gap in biometric testing, as NIST’s IREX has focused primarily on closed-source commercial iris ...
The Verge

You can make an app for that

is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. The tyranny of software is almost over.
TechCrunch

Google’s ‘Create My Widget’ feature will let you vibe-code your own widgets

Google on Tuesday unveiled a new “Create My Widget” feature for Android that allows users to vibe-code their own custom widgets. The feature will first launch on the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google ...
Entrepreneur

Here’s How to Create a Custom AI Assistant That Works Exactly the Way You Do — No Coding Required

The problem isn’t your AI tool — it’s how you’re using it. You can build a custom AI assistant without writing a single line of code. Storing your templates and processes turns AI from a one-off tool ...
Business Insider

I let my 5-year-old make a game with AI. He picked up coding skills — but needed clear guardrails.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lena Hall, a senior director of developer and AI strategy at Akamai Technologies and cofounder of an AI startup. It's been edited for length and ...
KXAN

Austin’s Blanton Museum uses coding, data, and AI to explore what it means to create art

AUSTIN (KXAN)- Taillights flash on together in unison, then slowly fade off. Run the Code: Data-Driven Art Decoded by Thoma Foundation X Blanton Museum of Art. (Photo: Blanton Museum of Art) The front ...
techannouncer

Master Python Programming with These Essential Examples

So, you want to get better at Python? That’s cool. There are a ton of ways to learn, but honestly, just messing around with code and seeing how things work is a pretty solid approach. This article is ...
9to5Mac

Apple steps up crackdown on vibe coding apps, pulls ‘Anything’ from the App Store

As reported by The Information, Apple pulled vibe coding app ‘Anything’ from the App Store last week, citing a self-containment rule from its App Review Guidelines. Here are the details. A few days ...
CNBC

Make software with no technical background with 'vibe-coding': Emergent Labs

Monday - Friday, 11:00 - 12:00 SIN/HK | 0500 - 06:00 CET Mukund Jha, Founder and CEO of Emergent Labs discusses the potential of 'vibe-coding' in India and warns that despite the democratization of ...
The Motley Fool

Could Investing $10,000 in Circle (CRCL) Stock Make You a Millionaire?

Circle's USD Coin, a cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar, is used to settle cross-border transactions at faster and cheaper rates than conventional interbank transfers. It's also an easy way for ...