Your weekly cybersecurity roundup covering the latest threats, exploits, vulnerabilities, and security news you need to know.

Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library he helps manage. Then things got weird.

In the AI developer boom, some of the most important battlegrounds are not glamorous models or splashy chatbots. They are the quiet pipes that keep modern coding tools fed and up to date.

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.

A community mystery has Dallas residents wondering whether a crime is being committed. A so‑called "book bandit" is emptying Little Free Libraries across parts of the city. Rob Shearer, who lives in ...

PITTSBURGH — There’s a card in your wallet that is so powerful, it can get you plenty of things for free—everything from free tickets to shows to a ladder for home repairs. All available if you have a ...

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TORONTO — The Toronto Public Library is the latest institution to make the "Heated Rivalry" audiobook available without a waiting list. It follows other libraries in Canada and the U.S. that have made ...

Electronic downloads of Heated Rivalry, the second novel in author Rachel Reid’s six-book Game Changer romance series, surged after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani name-dropped the book while ...

Zohran Mamdani told New Yorkers to go to the cottage — and it seems they listened. Actually, at a Saturday press conference, the New York City mayor advised folks in the Big Apple to stay home during ...

Things certainly got "Heated" in New York City homes during the weekend snowstorm — and it appears a suggestion from the mayor may have sparked it. During a Sunday press conference addressing the snow ...