Chrome Extension Hijacked to Deliver Malware, Steal Crypto Wallets

A compromised Chrome extension with 7,000 users was updated to deploy malware, strip security headers, and steal cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases.
InfoWorld

JetBrains introduces Java to Kotlin converter for Visual Studio Code

Extension that converts individual Java files to Kotlin code aims to ease the transition to Kotlin for Java developers.
Reuters

Selloff wipes out nearly $1 trillion from software and services stocks as investors debate AI's existential threat

Software stocks fall on AI disruption fears, but selling intensity eases Scramble to shield portfolios as AI muddies valuations, business prospects Selloff has been overdone, analyst says Software and ...
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URI alums donate $2 million to football program

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — The University of Rhode Island football program is set to receive its largest-ever single monetary gift from a couple of alumni. URI announced that Mark Cruise, who ...
Wall Street Journal

Threat of New AI Tools Wipes $300 Billion Off Software and Data Stocks

At WSJ Invest Live, Jon Gray shared optimism for the health of the private-credit market and discussed Blackstone’s investment strategy in AI infrastructure. Investors’ fears that new developments in ...
SpaceNews

SpaceX acquires xAI in bid to develop orbital data centers

WASHINGTON — SpaceX has acquired xAI, an artificial intelligence company also run by Elon Musk, as part of his effort to develop orbital data centers. In a statement Feb. 2, SpaceX said it acquired ...