That helpful “Summarize with AI” button? It might be secretly manipulating what your AI recommends. Microsoft security researchers have discovered a growing trend of AI memory poisoning attacks used ...

Pull fresh Unsplash wallpapers and rotate them on GNOME automatically with a Python script plus a systemd service and timer.

CrashFix crashes browsers to coerce users into executing commands that deploy a Python RAT, abusing finger.exe and portable Python to evade detection and persist on high‑value systems.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Annie Farmer, one of Jeffrey Epstein's victims, about what may be in the final release of the Epstein files by the Department of Justice.

Google is baking Gemini into Chrome, with a persistent side panel, Nano Banana image edits, Connected Apps, and auto-browse tasks for some subscribers.

Python.Org is the official source for documentation and beginner guides. Codecademy and Coursera offer interactive courses for learning Python basics. Think Python provides a free e-book for a ...

The IRS Direct File program, a free tax filing option, has been discontinued for the 2026 tax season. The program was ended by the Trump Administration after a two-year pilot due to low participation ...

I've worked with AI for decades and have a master's degree in education. Here are the top free AI courses online that I recommend - and why.

If you were a customer of AT&T in 2019 or 2024, you could be eligible to receive up to $7,500 in compensation for two data breaches. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been ...

AT&T agreed to a $177 million settlement for two data incidents in 2024 that exposed customer info. A federal judge is scheduled to grant final approval of the settlement on Jan. 15, 2026. Time is ...

Notepad++ version 8.8.9 was released to fix a security weakness in its WinGUp update tool after researchers and users reported incidents in which the updater retrieved malicious executables instead of ...

The effort is drawing bipartisan support and is expected to come up again next year as officials grapple with the artificial intelligence boom’s side effects. States facing drought and dwindling ...