Microsoft has fixed a critical vulnerability affecting Markdown files in Notepad. In Tuesday’s patch notes, Microsoft says a bad actor could perform a remote code execution attack by tricking users into “clicking on a malicious link inside a Markdown file opened in Notepad,” as it previously reported. Registry. Clicking on the link “launches unauthenticated protocols,” … Read more
Beast Industries, owned by YouTuber Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, announced Monday that it has acquired Step, a banking app aimed at teens and young adults. The move comes a few months after Donaldson announced plans to launch a new YouTube channel focused on personal finance and investing. His main channel has 466 million subscribers and has … Read more
Spotify is launching a new “About Song” feature that lets users explore the stories behind the music they’re listening to, the company announced Friday. This feature displays story cards that users can scroll through and rate with a thumbs up or thumbs down. These swipe-able short stories are aggregated from third-party sources to highlight interesting … Read more
Meta is testing a standalone Vibes app, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. Launched last September, Vibes lets you create and share short AI-generated videos and access a dedicated feed that displays AI videos from others. Think TikTok or Instagram Reels, but every video you come across is generated by artificial intelligence. Until now, … Read more
Spotify announced changes to its built-in lyrics feature on Wednesday, including globally available lyrics translations, offering the ability to view lyrics offline and moving the feature within the app. The changes follow other tweaks the streamer has made to texts over the years, hoping to use the feature as a tool to convert free users … Read more