OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...

GlassWorm malware hits 400+ code repos on GitHub, npm, VSCode, OpenVSX

The GlassWorm supply-chain campaign has returned with a new, coordinated attack that targeted hundreds of packages, ...
The Hacker News

AI Flaws in Amazon Bedrock, LangSmith, and SGLang Enable Data Exfiltration and RCE

DNS flaw in Amazon Bedrock and critical AI vulnerabilities expose data and enable RCE, risking breaches and infrastructure ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code

This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...

New “vibe coded” AI translation tool splits the video game preservation community

Since Andrej Karpathy coined the term “vibe coding” just over a year ago, we’ve seen a rapid increase in both the ...
The Washington Post

Anyone can code now. What will you build?

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. What simple app would make your life easier? Many of us have hobbies or ...
Engadget

13-hour AWS outage reportedly caused by Amazon's own AI tools

A recent Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage that lasted 13 hours was reportedly caused by one of its own AI tools, according to reporting by Financial Times. This happened in December after engineers ...
Futurism

Amazon’s Blundering AI Caused Multiple AWS Outages

Are AI tools reliable enough to be used at in commercial settings? If so, should they be given “autonomy” to make decisions? These are the questions being raised after at least two internet outages at ...
Scientific American

Could aliens in another galaxy see dinosaurs on Earth?

In last week’s The Universe column, I fielded a reader’s question about galaxy collisions in an expanding universe. The answer deals with vast distances, inscrutable forces and the ultimate fate of ...
Tom's Guide

AWS suffered ‘at least two outages’ caused by AI tools, and now I’m convinced we’re living inside a ‘Silicon Valley’ episode

AI I tested the 'Creative Intelligence' of ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini — here's the only one that actually feels human AI Quitting ChatGPT? I tried the viral 'anti-slop' website everyone’s talking ...
Variety

Brendan Carr Confirms FCC Has Begun ‘Enforcement Proceedings’ Against ABC’s ‘The View’ Over Equal Time Issues

Top media regulator asserts ABC daytime mainstay is not 'bona fide news' in Fox News appearance in which he also slams Stephen Colbert and legacy media Carr has made public statements in recent weeks ...
USA Today

'The View' cohosts shut down Savannah Chrisley over false AOC claim

"The View" hosts slammed Savannah Chrisley during her week as a guest host on the show over a false claim she made about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being the Democratic Party's presidential pick in ...