Microsoft

New Clickfix variant ‘CrashFix’ deploying Python Remote Access Trojan

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.
Engadget

Amazon is rolling out Alexa+ for the web so you can use its assistant without a dedicated device

You no longer need an Amazon device to summon Alexa since the AI assistant will be available on the Alexa.com website. Amazon will roll out the web client to its Alexa+ Early Access customers first, ...
GeekWire

Amazon’s AI on the web, wrist, and phone: Tech giant chases consumer rivals with latest moves

Amazon says expanding Alexa further beyond the home will be a big focus in 2026. (Amazon Image) Amazon is expanding its consumer AI ecosystem beyond the smart speaker — bringing Alexa+ to the web, ...
InfoWorld

PythoC: A new way to generate C code from Python

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...
ExtremeTech

All About the Dark Web—And How to Use It

The internet you know—the one you're surfing to read this article—is just the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface lies the dark web: a hidden layer of the internet that's invisible to most users, ...
Visual Studio Magazine

'VS Code for the Web -- Azure' Adds Faster Entry Points for Browser-Based Cloud Development

Microsoft expanded its browser-based development tooling with recent updates to VS Code for the Web -- Azure, introducing faster entry points for moving AI-generated code into an editable, ...
CNN

Granddaughter of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ author criticizes use of book title in DHS immigration crackdown operation

In the popular children’s book “Charlotte’s Web,” the title character, a spider, uses her web as an instrument of good to help secure the freedom of Wilbur, a pig on her farm. Federal immigration ...
The Verge

Apple brings its App Store to the web

The web-based App Store has a new homepage, but you can’t use it to install apps on your iPhone or Mac. The web-based App Store has a new homepage, but you can’t use it to install apps on your iPhone ...
Digital Trends

AI browsers are here, and you need to learn how to use the web properly

About a month ago, I gave a tech demo to a bunch of freshman students on how to create a custom skill in an AI browser and automate the research work on assignments. Instead of bogging them down with ...
PC Gamer

OpenAI launches its new agentic AI Atlas browser with the intention of taking over 'most web use' and a warning to 'weigh the tradeoffs' of using its most powerful features

AI A professor lost two years of 'carefully structured academic work' in ChatGPT because of a single setting change: 'These tools were not developed with academic standards of reliability in mind' AI ...
The Washington Post

ChatGPT just came out with its own web browser. Use it with caution.

The maker of the world’s most popular chatbot, ChatGPT, launched a web browser this week that promises to make surfing the internet smarter. In exchange, ChatGPT Atlas wants permission to watch — and ...