Chrome Extension Hijacked to Deliver Malware, Steal Crypto Wallets

A compromised Chrome extension with 7,000 users was updated to deploy malware, strip security headers, and steal cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases.
InfoQ

OpenAI Codex-Spark Achieves Ultra-Fast Coding Speeds on Cerebras Hardware

In a major shift in its hardware strategy, OpenAI launched GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, its first production AI model deployed on ...

This high-severity Chrome Gemini vulnerability lets malicious extensions spy on your PC

A bug in Google Chrome's Gemini AI feature could expose your data or allow attackers to monitor you. Here's how to stay protected.

Fake Next.js job interview tests backdoor developer's devices

The Microsoft Defender team has discovered a coordinated campaign targeting software developers through malicious repositories posing as legitimate Next.js projects and technical assessment materials, ...
Microsoft

Developer-targeting campaign using malicious Next.js repositories

A developer-targeting campaign leveraged malicious Next.js repositories to trigger a covert RCE-to-C2 chain through standard ...
MarketWatch

‘I fear a significant decline in the S&P 500’: Do I sell my tech stocks before it’s too late?

The markets are on a roll. It’s exciting and, yes, nerve-racking. One septuagenarian Moneyist reader is feeling rattled: “I have quite a bit of money in a mutual fund, which has done well due to the ...
CNN

China’s AI industry looks unstoppable in the race to best US rivals. But is it?

When China’s biggest artificial intelligence players gathered for a landmark meeting in Beijing in January, one question was in the spotlight: What are the chances of a Chinese AI firm overtaking US ...
MarketWatch

A tech wreck has rattled markets. Why this battered S&P 500 sector could be primed for a bounce.

Hard to believe, but amid the recent shellacking meted out to parts of the technology sector — on fears AI will eat software and jitters about gazillion-dollar capex pledges — the S&P 500 is only down ...
Wall Street Journal

Big Tech’s AI Push Is Costing a Lot More Than the Moon Landing

Sources: National Archives and Measuring Worth (Louisiana Purchase); the companies (Tech capital spending); Visible Alpha (projected Microsoft capital spending) Louis P. Cain (U.S. Railroads); Robert ...
CNBC

Tech AI spending may approach $700 billion this year, but the blow to cash raises red flags

Tech's megacaps announced major increases in capex for 2026, with the four hyperscalers now expecting combined spending of close to $700 billion. Reaching those numbers is going to mean a big drop in ...
CNBC

Amazon leads Big Tech’s $1 trillion wipeout as AI bubble fears ignite sell-off

Big Tech companies have seen more than $1 trillion wiped from their stocks, with Amazon leading the pack in losses, according to FactSet data. Fears over AI spending sparked the sell-off. Microsoft, ...
Investopedia

Tech Stocks Are Getting Hammered—Why Experts Say That's 'Healthy'

The Tech-Heavy Nasdaq Has Fallen Sharply the Last Two Sessions Colin is an Associate Editor focused on tech and financial news. He has more than three years of experience editing, proofreading, and ...