260,000 Chrome Users Exposed by Fake AI Extensions Targeting Gmail

February 14th, 2026 11:08 AM

We have seen our fair share of malicious Chrome extensions in the past 17 or so years since Google released the initial version of its browser. From fake VPN extensions and outright malicious extensions to sophisticated session replay malware.This time, more than 260,000 Chrome users unknowingly installed a browser extension labeled as a helpful AI assistant. According to researchers at LayerX, the coordinated campaign involved over 30 fake tools posing as services...

Six players ejected in St. John's-Providence clash

February 14th, 2026 08:52 PM

Six players were ejected from Saturday's game Big East clash between No. 17 St. John's and Providence after a hard foul by Friars forward Duncan Powell on Red Storm star Bryce Hopkins.

Airbnb is testing out AI search with a 'small percentage' of users

February 14th, 2026 08:30 PM

Airbnb plans to double down on artificial intelligence to improve its user experience for both guests and hosts. During a fourth-quarter earnings call, Airbnb's CEO, Brian Chesky, said the company is building an "AI-native experience" aimed at helping guests book trips, assisting hosts with their listings, and running the company more efficiently. According to Chesky, there's an AI search tool to help guests book trips that's live for a small percentage of users right now. In a shareholder...

How AI could eat itself: Competitors can probe models to steal their secrets and clone them

February 14th, 2026 11:02 AM

Just ask DeepSeek Two of the world's biggest AI companies, Google and OpenAI, both warned this week that competitors including China's DeepSeek are probing their models to steal the underlying reasoning, and then copy these capabilities in their own AI systems.…

HATEBREED Reportedly Re-Recording Under The Knife EP & New Album

February 14th, 2026 07:18 PM

Ian Fidance reveals Hatebreed are re-recording their 1996 EP Under The Knife and tracking a ninth studio album. The post HATEBREED Reportedly Re-Recording Under The Knife EP & New Album appeared first on Metal Injection.

Save 20% on this compact Logitech MX Mini keyboard

February 14th, 2026 07:40 PM

This compact keyboard features premium fit and finish, smart backlight, customizable keys, and multi-point connectivity. It is now only $79.99. Read more...

Vim 9.2 Released With Experimental Wayland Support, Better HiDPI Display Support

February 14th, 2026 08:28 PM

Vim 9.2 is out today as the newest feature release for this robust and comprehensive text editor. This Valentine's Day release for Vim lovers brings experimental Wayland support, XDG Base Directory specification support, modernized defaults for HiDPI displays, new completion features, and an improved diff mode...

RPS verdict: The Fallout TV Show season 2

February 14th, 2026 02:00 PM

The second series of Amazon's Fallout adaptation has now fully emerged from the vault, its eight episodes having been plinked out gradually, rather than whipped out in one fell swoop. Naturally, one of us has taken in the show how its distributors intended, injecting a stimpak a week in calm and measured fashion. The other waited until all the episodes were out, and then injected them all at once like an unhinged adventurer blowing through half their chem stash in a mid-fight panic. I'll let...

Linux package support for Amazon Linux 2

February 13th, 2026 12:07 AM

In GitLab 19.1, we are removing Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) package builds for the Linux package. Amazon Linux 2 reaches end of life in June 2026 and will no longer receive security updates after that date. In accordance with our Linux package supported platforms policy, we drop package builds once a vendor stops supporting the operating system, with at least a six-month announcement period. If you currently run GitLab on Amazon Linux 2, you must migrate to Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) or another ...

DevSecOps-as-a-Service on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure by Data Intensity

February 10th, 2026 12:00 AM

At GitLab, we know that many organizations choose GitLab Self-Managed for the control, customization, and security it provides. However, managing underlying infrastructure can be a significant operational challenge — especially for teams who want to focus on delivering software, not maintaining platforms.That's why we're excited to work with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Data Intensity, a trusted Oracle managed services provider, to offer a new managed service option,...

Nintendo has seemingly gone after every Switch emulator and fork on GitHub with DMCA notices

February 14th, 2026 08:25 PM

There’s a new development in Nintendo’s fight against Switch emulators as we’re hearing that the company has issued DMCA notices to every emulator and fork on GitHub. Eden, Citron, Kenji-NX, and MeloNX are all affected. Even projects like Sudachi and Skyline, which are no longer active, were hit with DMCA notices as well. While repositories are still online, that likely... The post Nintendo has seemingly gone after every Switch emulator and fork on GitHub with DMCA notices appeared first on ...

The 2024 presidential alternative many voters will want

February 1st, 2026 01:00 AM