Open Notebook is a free open-source project by Luis Noris, and it can do a lot of what NotebookLM can do in a privacy-focused ...

How directors and writers striving for a PG-13 rating have learned to ration the use of a four-letter obscenity.

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ESET researchers discovered a China-aligned APT group, LongNosedGoblin, which uses Group Policy to deploy cyberespionage ...

Instead of throwing together a last-minute gift you’re secretly ashamed of, show the people in your life how much you love ...

Functionally, plain text excels at writing and storing information without locking it in the document. Plus, the files are ...

The updater integrated into Notepad++ has allowed itself to be infiltrated by malware, which has been installed on some PCs. The developer of the powerful open-source text editor is responding with an ...

Notepad has always been one of Windows’ most honest tools. Open it, type, save, close. No drama. But in 2025, even this tiny pocket of simplicity isn’t safe from the AI wave sweeping through Microsoft ...

AI might not be transforming every job yet, but it’s having a big impact on developers. AI might not be transforming every job yet, but it’s having a big impact on developers. is a senior editor and ...

In context: Microsoft is going in some very wild directions with Windows development, with Notepad being one of the most outstanding guinea pigs in AI and design experimentations. Notepad now has the ...

Tyler is a writer under CNET's home energy and utilities category. He came to CNET straight out of college, where he graduated from Seton Hall with a bachelor's degree in journalism. For the past ...