The flaw exploits Notepad’s recently added support for Markdown, a formatting language used on websites and in files, to run malicious code on a Windows PC.

TL;DR: Notepad++ was compromised for six months, but it wasn't the software itself which the exploit leveraged, but its hosting provider. An investigation into the attack has just been concluded with ...

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by suspected China-state hackers who used their control to deliver backdoored ...

What is a personal philosophy, and how will it benefit my life? I taught philosophy for 13 years, and I would hear this question regularly. I realize I could not respond meaningfully to the question ...

It took Rebecca Yu seven days to vibe code her dining app. She was tired of the decision fatigue that comes from people in a group chat not being able to decide where to eat. Armed with determination, ...

Researchers at the UC Davis Department of Chemistry and Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics have come up with a new technique to create candidate drugs that engage the serotonin receptor ...

Sometimes the challenge in theater isn't to keep traditions alive but to create new ones for years to come. When I started as a freshman in high school, my school was brand new. This meant everything ...

The Kansas City Chiefs are getting ready to face the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in Week 16. Week 15 was the Chiefs' worst nightmare, as they were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time ...

For many parents, providing for their children goes far beyond daily expenses; it’s about building a foundation for the future. We talked to parents about how they built wealth from scratch to give ...

On The Vergecast: why taste matters, and what AI can make from your good ideas. On The Vergecast: why taste matters, and what AI can make from your good ideas. is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host ...

I have an app for almost everything I could ever need. Whether I’m craving pizza, need to calculate compound interest, find a tailor for a shirt alteration, or check the current Premier League scores, ...

TL;DR: Microsoft Notepad for Windows 11 now supports table creation with an easy toolbar grid and enhanced AI-powered Write, Rewrite, and Summarize tools for faster text generation. While these ...