VSCode IDE forks expose users to "recommended extension" attacks

Popular AI-powered integrated development environment solutions, such as Cursor, Windsurf, Google Antigravity, and Trae, ...

Microsoft Copilot Studio extension for VS Code now publicly available

Microsoft announced that the Copilot Studio extension for the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) integrated development environment ...

OpenAI Codex Made Simple, from Installation to MCP Tools & VSCode Tips

Get started with OpenAI Codex AI coding assistant. Learn how Codex connects to MCP servers like Figma and Jira, pulling docs ...
The Hacker News

VS Code Forks Recommend Missing Extensions, Creating Supply Chain Risk in Open VSX

AI-based VS Code forks recommended unclaimed extensions, allowing malicious uploads in Open VSX and risking developer systems ...
Engadget

Claude's Chrome plugin is now available to all paid users

Anthropic is finally letting more people use Claude in Google Chrome. The company's AI browser plugin is expanding beyond $200-per-month Max subscribers and is now available to anyone who pays for a ...
CNET

Holiday Safety Alert: Never Plug Space Heaters or These 6 Other Devices Into Extension Cords

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...
CNBC

5 best browser extensions that automatically find coupons at checkout

Searching for coupons before checking out online can be a hassle. Signing up for email lists, following brands on social media and scouring random websites in hopes that a coupon code will help you ...
NPR

Republican and Democratic House members discuss their fight to extend ACA subsidies

Four House Republicans defied their party leadership on Wednesday in an attempt to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies slated to expire at the end of the year. Hours before the House passed a narrow ...