The popular Notepad alternative was hijacked by bad actors for several months in 2025, but the latest update appears to solve the issue.

Notepad++ is a favorite of programmers and other power users, but its auto-update function was compromised for months in 2025 ...

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors were likely behind the hijacking of Notepad++ update traffic last year that lasted for almost half a year, the developer states in an official announcement today.

State-backed attackers hijacked Notepad++ update traffic via a hosting provider breach, redirecting users to malicious ...

Notepad on Windows 11 is no longer the lightweight utility it once was. Learn how to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11.

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Just eight months after Gemini 2.5 launched, Google has upgraded its AI models once again with the release of Gemini 3. Gemini 3 officially began rolling out widely on November 18, and even this early ...

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The repeated use of tear gas by federal immigration officers in Chicago has renewed a debate about how chemical irritants should be used by law enforcement personnel. By Mitch Smith Federal agents ...

My tween-age daughters make me proud in countless ways, but I am still adjusting to the fact that they are not bookworms. I’m pretty sure that two generations ago, they would have been more like I was ...