JavaScript turns 30: From 10-day prototype to the backbone of the modern web

Thirty years ago, Netscape and Sun Microsystems introduced JavaScript as a new, cross-platform scripting language for ...
Cyber Daily

Reactions to Labor’s National AI Plan mixed, as Greens call the strategy a betrayal

Industry bodies praise the government’s new AI roadmap, but the strategy is a “toothless tiger”, says David Shoebridge.

Stealthy browser extensions waited years before infecting 4.3M Chrome, Edge users with backdoors and spyware

A seven-year malicious browser extension campaign infected 4.3 million Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge users with malware, including backdoors and spyware sending people's data to servers in China.
Cyber Daily

Research: DeepSeek more likely to write vulnerabilities into code requests based on ‘political triggers’

Used for most coding functions, DeepSeek delivers generally strong work, comparable with many Western models of similar complexity. DeepSeek’s open-source availability makes it particularly popular, ...
Thurrott

Facebook is Killing its Like and Comment Buttons for Websites

Meta is about to retire two of its Facebook social plugins for websites, the Facebook Like button and the Comments plugin that enables Facebook comments on external content. The two plugins will be ...
GeekWire

Survey: Two-thirds of AI-native startups let AI write most of their code

[Editor’s Note: This guest post is by Marcelo Calbucci, a longtime Seattle tech and startup community leader.] This month, I ran a survey with early-stage founders from Seattle-based Foundations about ...
NPR

Tech CEOs say the era of 'code by AI' is here. Some software engineers are skeptical

Tech CEOs are making ambitious claims about AI's coding capabilities. In March, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said "we'll be there in three to six months — where AI is writing 90% of the code." Meta's ...
InfoWorld

The JavaScript code won’t write itself

This month’s theme is: Keep an eye on the future but hone your coding craft in the now. Start here, with nine timeless JavaScript coding concepts, a look at Nitro.js—fast becoming the go-to server ...
maketecheasier.com

Google Colab Allows You to Write and Run Python Code in Your Browser – Getting Started Guide

Google Colab, also known as Colaboratory, is a free online tool from Google that lets you write and run Python code directly in your browser. It works like Jupyter Notebook but without the hassle of ...
Wired

What Type of Cat Litter Should You Use?

After testing dozens of automatic litter boxes, I can say it's been difficult to determine which is the best cat litter (or rather, if there is one). Most people will want to look for a low-tracking, ...
turnto10

WH would support a handwriting expert to verify Trump didn't write Epstein birthday note

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The White House would support a handwriting expert to confirm that President Donald Trump didn't write or sign a controversial birthday note for Jeffrey Epstein, according to the ...