Microsoft: Critical Security Issue Found in Windows Notepad

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown ...
PCMag

Microsoft Continues to Bulk Up Notepad, This Time With Image Support

Microsoft continues to move Notepad away from its text-editing roots with planned support for images. Although not officially announced, an image icon has appeared on the Notepad toolbar for Windows ...

Half of all cyberattacks start in your browser: 10 essential tips for staying safe

New research finds that 48% of cyberattacks involve your web browser - and AI is only making matters worse. Follow these best practices to protect yourself.
Hackaday

Sliderule Simulator Teaches You How To Do Calculations The Old Fashioned Way

Ever wanted to know how engineers made their calculations before digital calculators were on every workbench? [Richard ...
MIT Technology Review

Inside OpenAI’s big play for science

An exclusive conversation with Kevin Weil, head of OpenAI for Science, a new in-house team that wants to make scientists more productive. In the three years since ChatGPT’s explosive debut, OpenAI’s ...
Virtualization Review

Using Vibe Coding to Create a Website

Using GitHub Pages and a simple PowerShell script, the author created a free, static web page to showcase years of published articles. An AI-assisted "vibe coding" approach with ChatGPT was used to ...
Nature

To gain public trust, make art central to science communication

As your News Feature notes, effective science communication is needed in the face of funding cuts (see Nature 645, 298–300; 2025). Yet art–science collaborations — a great way to communicate the value ...
Computer Weekly

IT Sustainability Think Tank: What enterprises must do to make sustainability work in 2026

As 2025 draws to a close, sustainability has shifted from the periphery of corporate strategy to the centre of operational design. For technology leaders, this year has been defined less by what to ...
Women's Health

Strength Training Can Make Your Body Eight Years Younger, Study Finds. A Trainer Explains How To Start

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? For years, exercisers focused on getting in plenty of cardio. And, while ...
TweakTown

Notepad now lets you create tables, but is it one feature too many for this simple app?

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 ...
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Unlock 10 hidden Windows Notepad features for faster use

ThioJoe reveals 10 hidden Windows Notepad features you probably never noticed. Map shows how Greenland’s rare earth minerals compare to rest of world Ravens reportedly fired John Harbaugh after he ...
The New York Times

You’re a Computer Science Major. Don’t Panic.

Dr. Shaw and Dr. Hilton teach software engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. For decades, computer science students have been taught a central skill: using computers to solve problems. In ...