Browser testing has grown far more complex, now requiring systems that handle streaming interfaces, MFA, AI-generated content, and multiple OS environments. A developer advocates for measuring first-a…
A critical zero-day vulnerability in Cursor, the AI-assisted development environment with 7 million+ active users, allows arbitrary code execution on Windows when a developer opens a repository contai…
Independent researchers Dr. Harry Brignull and Cennydd Bowles published Over The Edge 2.0, finding that Microsoft still uses harmful design patterns in Windows, Edge, and Bing to coerce users into usi…
Microsoft's Copilot AI now includes a new PC Insights skill that analyzes Windows environments to answer user questions about hardware, software, and settings, rolling out to the Copilot Windows app. …
OpenAI has gutted the ChatGPT desktop app by removing key features like in-app screenshot capture and the 'Work with' tool that read app windows, replacing it with a version of Codex that users find i…
On July 11, 2026, a supply chain attack compromised the popular jscrambler npm package, with malicious versions deploying a cross-platform infostealer written in Rust. The malware targeted developer c…
A developer outlines how to secure secrets when using AI coding agents that operate with shell access. The approach involves moving secrets to OS-encrypted storage like Windows DPAPI, macOS Keychain, …
OpenAI's rollout of a new 'super' ChatGPT desktop app for macOS is confusing users, with the old app's update mechanism failing to notify or upgrade users to the new version. Manual installation attem…
Microsoft is expanding its use of AI tools to identify vulnerabilities earlier, warning that customers will see a higher volume of security updates as a result. The company has set up dedicated cloud …
Microsoft warns that AI-driven vulnerability detection will lead to more frequent security patches for Windows. The company's new multi-model agentic scanning harness (MDASH) uses AI to scan code at s…
OpenAI announced on July 9, 2026 that ChatGPT Work runs in the cloud on web and mobile, while its new desktop app can access local files and apps with user permission. The update combines Chat, Work, …
Microsoft announced it is expanding the use of AI across its Windows security update process to identify vulnerabilities earlier, resulting in a higher volume of updates per release. The June 2026 Pat…
Microsoft is expanding its use of AI-powered vulnerability discovery across the Windows codebase to find and fix security issues faster, using its multi-model agentic scanning harness (MDASH) and dedi…
Microsoft is accelerating its use of AI to detect vulnerabilities in Windows, deploying a multi-model agentic scanning harness (MDASH) that has already found and patched 16 vulnerabilities. The compan…
Sophos found that AI coding agents Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenAI Codex triggered behavioral detection rules designed to catch ransomware operators, with 56.2% of blocks related to credential access …
DuckDuckGo announced that its free browser now blocks most YouTube video ads by default on iPhone, Windows, and Mac, with Android support coming soon. The feature uses community-driven filter lists fr…
Steinberg released SpectraLayers 13, adding AI-assisted unmixing tools for audio source separation alongside manual spectral editing. The update, available in Pro and Elements editions for macOS and W…
Vanta released GrantGuard, an open-source tool that audits and cleans up permission allowlists built by Claude Code. The tool classifies granted permissions into risk groups and provides a local web U…
GitHub announced on July 7, 2026, that its standalone Copilot desktop app is now available on every Copilot plan, including Free and Education, across macOS, Windows, and Linux. The move broadens acce…
A developer built Mediary Scout, a self-hosted tool that uses an LLM agent to search, transfer, and verify media files in cloud storage. Three critical bugs revealed that LLM agents cannot be trusted …