Wikipedia hit by self-propagating JavaScript worm that vandalized pages

The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began vandalizing pages and modifying user scripts across multiple wikis.
INQUIRER.net USA

8 best online JavaScript compilers for practice (free and fast)

Discover 8 best online JavaScript compilers to practice code instantly. Compare features, speed, and ease of use. Start ...
gematsu

Hamster announces Console Archives series for PS5, Switch

Ride COOL, fly high—DIGITAL boarder!! Cool Boarders was released by UEP SYSTEMS in 1996 for a 32-bit home console. It is a snowboarding game that uses 3D graphics to capture the pure excitement of ...
ZDNet

I used one simple script to remove AI from popular browsers (including Chrome and Firefox)

Just The Browser strips your browser of unwanted features. Just The Browser can be used with Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. This tool is free to use and open-source. I do not want AI in my web browser. I ...
Kotaku

Woman Creates Super Console Containing PS5, Xbox, And Switch 2

The console wars ended a while ago, in case you didn’t know. But if they were still raging on, a talented hardware modder in China created a device that would force a lasting peace. It’s a massive and ...
Deadline.com

‘Frankenstein’: Read The Screenplay That Fulfills Guillermo Del Toro’s Lifelong Quest To Resurrect Mary Shelley’s Gothic Monster

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the year’s most talked-about movies continues with the Venice Film Festival-premiering Frankenstein, Netflix’s epic drama and long ...
The New York Times

This New Gaming Console Wants to Replace Your Board Game Collection

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By James Austin James Austin is a writer covering games and hobbies, which means ...
CNBC

Xbox is losing the console race by miles. It's part of Microsoft's big gaming pivot

Xbox has been losing the gaming console war for years, as declining hardware sales struggle to compete against the Nintendo Switch and Sony's PlayStation. The past year has seen layoffs, price hikes ...
IGN

Xbox U.S. Console Unit Sales Just Reached an All-Time November Low

This morning, we learned that November was a surprisingly bad month for video game spending across the board. Hardware dollar sales and physical software unit sales were both at the lowest we've seen ...
Ars Technica

In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet

Thirty years ago today, Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems issued a joint press release announcing JavaScript, an object scripting language designed for creating interactive web applications ...
Wired

Valve Says Steam Machine Isn’t a Console—but It Is

The recent announcement from Valve of a new slate of hardware products has excited players, but while a revamped Steam Controller and an updated virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame, have drawn ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Perplexity Launches AI Browser on Mobile, Extending Google Rivalry

Perplexity AI unveiled a version of its Comet web browser for mobile devices, extending a rivalry with Google to the search giant’s Android operating system. Comet is available now on Android, and an ...