AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?

Now, AI coding tools are raising new issues with how that “clean room” rewrite process plays out both legally, ethically, and practically. Dan Blanchard took over maintenance of the repository in 2012 ...

Claude can turn your handwriting into a font. Here’s how

It’s a great, easy way to turn your handwriting into a font, but you can use it to create any typeface you can imagine as long as long as you have the adequate drawing skills. I tried it myself and it ...
Lifehacker

Microsoft Just Patched a Major Security Vulnerability for This Popular Windows App

Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week. February 17, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Microsoft patched a ...
Futurism

Microsoft Added AI to Notepad and It Created a Security Failure Because the AI Was Stupidly Easy for Hackers to Trick

As Microsoft continues to force AI features onto users of its Windows operating system and other crucial software, glaring issues keep cropping up. Executives have promised to turn the platform into ...
TechRadar

Microsoft patches concerning Windows 11 Notepad security flaw - Markdown issues could have let hackers slip in malware without warning

Microsoft patches Windows 11 Notepad RCE flaw CVE-2026-20841 Vulnerability exploited Markdown links to execute malicious code with user permissions Patch Tuesday update fixes issue; versions 11.2510 ...
The Verge

Microsoft fixes Notepad flaw that could trick users into clicking malicious Markdown links

Bad actors could use the flaw to remotely load and execute malicious files on a victim’s computer. Bad actors could use the flaw to remotely load and execute malicious files on a victim’s computer. is ...
PC World

Windows Notepad is now complex enough to have a serious security flaw

PCWorld reports that Windows Notepad’s new Markdown support feature has introduced a serious remote code execution vulnerability with a high CVSS score of 8.8/7.7. The security flaw allows malicious ...
Neowin

Microsoft updates Notepad with more formatting tools, Paint gets more AI

Microsoft is adding more stuff to some of Windows 11's inbox apps. This time, Notepad and Paint get new features, including new formatting tools, AI, and more. Microsoft has no new Windows 11 preview ...
Windows Central

Notepad on Windows 11 can now make Markdown tables — here's how to master it

Check it out, you can now create tables using Markdown in Notepad, and here's how. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Windows 11, ...
PC World

Some paid AI features in Notepad are going free for Copilot+ PC users

If you have a Copilot+ PC, you can look forward to free AI features coming to the Notepad app in the near future. These features include AI-generated text (Write), revisions (Rewrite), and summaries ...
Bleeping Computer

Notepad gets free AI features on Copilot+ PCs with Windows 11

Microsoft is adding free AI-powered text writing capabilities to Notepad for customers with Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11. Currently, this change is being rolled out to Windows 11 Insiders in the ...