Notepad++ fixes hijacked update mechanism used to deliver targeted malware
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 18, 2026Vulnerabilities/Application Security Notepad++ has released a security fix to fill the gap that advanced Chinese threat actors have exploited to hijack software update mechanisms and selectively deliver malware to intended targets. The version 8.9.2 update incorporates what maintainer Don Ho calls a “double lock” design, which aims to make the update process […]
CISA reports four actively exploited security flaws in latest KEV update
Ravi LakshmananFebruary 18, 2026Threat Intelligence/Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of them being exploited in the wild. Here is the list of vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-2441 (CVSS score: 8.8) – Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome allows remote attackers to […]
US court bans use of OpenAI’s ‘Cameo’
A federal district court in Northern California has ruled in favor of Cameo, a platform that allows users to get personalized video messages from celebrities, and ordered OpenAI to stop using Cameo in its products and features. OpenAI used the name “Cameo” for its AI-powered video generation app Sora 2. Users could use the feature […]
Tesla avoids 30-day suspension in California by removing Autopilot
The California Department of Transportation will not suspend Tesla’s sales and manufacturing license for 30 days because the EV maker has stopped using the term “Autopilot” in marketing its vehicles in the state. The decision, issued late Tuesday, means Tesla can continue selling EVs in California without interruption and officially settles a lawsuit that has […]
New DNA research reveals that 5,500 years ago, a teenage girl was buried with her father’s bones on her chest
A rare Stone Age cemetery on a Swedish island shows that some of Europe’s last hunter-gatherers were buried with people who were more distantly related than extremely closely related, new DNA analysis reveals. But some burials included close biological family members, including, in the case of a teenage girl, whose father’s untidy bones were placed […]
Meta’s own research finds that parental supervision doesn’t actually help curb compulsive social media use in teens
Meta’s internal research study, called Project MYST, created in partnership with the University of Chicago, found that parental supervision and control, such as time limits and access restrictions, had little impact on children’s compulsive social media use. The study also found that children who experienced stressful life events were more likely to lack the ability […]
Apple is reportedly developing three AI wearables
Late last month, The Information reported that Apple was developing an AI wearable, an AirTag-sized pendant with a camera that could be pinned to a user’s shirt. Now, Bloomberg writes that development of such a device, along with two other AI-powered products, is accelerating as Apple seeks to stay competitive with other tech giants competing […]
Thrive raises $10 billion in new funding, its largest funding to date
Thrive Capital just raised $10 billion for a new fund. This is the largest fund the company has raised to date, nearly double the size of its previous fund. The company said $1 billion of this will be earmarked for early-stage investments and the rest for growth-stage investments. Thrive told Bloomberg that the fundraiser was […]
China’s Unitree Robotics presents eerily lifelike robot kung fu performance during Lunar New Year
A humanoid robot took part in the world’s first fully autonomous martial arts performance to celebrate the Lunar New Year. New footage from the 2026 Chinese New Year celebrations in Beijing shows Unitree Robotics’ G1 and H2 machines performing intricate acrobatics and brandishing weapons. Unitree representatives said in a statement that the machine performed several […]
Climactic launches hybrid fund to help startups overcome the “valley of death”
This is a challenge that all startups face. You’ve created a prototype and proven it works, but now you must produce enough to sell your product and overcome the “valley of death” that wipes out many companies. “It’s a chicken-and-egg situation,” Josh Felser, co-founder and managing partner of early-stage venture firm Climactic, told TechCrunch. The […]