From code-first to intent-first: Microsoft Build 2026 could be the end of programming as we know it

Build 2026 runs from June 2-3 in San Francisco. Here's what Microsoft is expected to announce for GitHub Copilot, Azure AI ...

GitHub confirms 3,800 internal repos stolen through poisoned VS Code extension as supply chain worm hits Microsoft’s Python SDK

GitHub confirmed attackers stole 3,800 internal repositories via a poisoned VS Code extension. The same threat group, TeamPCP ...
Wired

Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows

Using AI chatbots for even just 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, ...
ZDNet

You can use Linux 7.0 on these 7 distros today - here's what to expect

The new kernel's number ends in zero, but it's not a milestone release. Linux 7.0 boasts improvements in Rust, its scheduler - and it's further embracing AI. More than half a dozen distros will let ...
Wall Street Journal

We’re Using So Much AI That Computing Firepower Is Running Out

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...
New York Magazine

The People Falsely Accused of Using AI

When Jared Hewitt’s co-worker claimed last winter that Hewitt used AI to write an incident report, she did it publicly. “And I work at a day care, so she was berating me in front of children,” he says ...
NPR

A college student's perspective on using AI in class

[Maximilian Milovidov is a freshman at Columbia University and a member of TikTok's Youth Council. He used a large language model to edit this essay for length and a human to edit for content. This ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
Wall Street Journal

Tech Firms Aren’t Just Encouraging Their Workers to Use AI. They’re Enforcing It.

Anthropic’s Claude AI ran a vending machine at WSJ headquarters for several weeks. It lost hundreds of dollars, bought some crazy stuff and taught us a lot about the future of AI agents. WSJ’s Joanna ...
Bleeping Computer

EDR killer tool uses signed kernel driver from forensic software

Hackers are abusing a legitimate but long-revoked EnCase kernel driver in an EDR killer that can detect 59 security tools in attempts to deactivate them. An EDR killer is a malicious tool created ...
NBC News

Using AI for advice or other personal reasons is linked to depression and anxiety

People who interact with chatbots for emotional support or other personal reasons are likelier to report symptoms of depression or anxiety, a new study finds. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...