AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?

Computer engineers and programmers have long relied on reverse engineering as a way to copy the functionality of a computer ...

Databricks built a RAG agent it says can handle every kind of enterprise search

Databricks' KARL agent uses reinforcement learning to generalize across six enterprise search behaviors — the problem that breaks most RAG pipelines.
Phys.org

World's smallest QR code, read via electron microscope, earns Guinness recognition

Just how small can a QR code be? Small enough that it can only be recognized with an electron microscope. A research team at TU Wien, working together with the data storage technology company Cerabyte ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 Notepad flaw let files execute silently via Markdown links

If a user opened this Markdown file in Windows 11 Notepad versions 11.2510 and earlier and viewed it in Markdown mode, the above text would appear as a clickable link. If the link is clicked with ...
Indiatimes

Less than a year after CEO Satya Nadella said 30% of Microsoft's code is AI-written, company appoints an 'Engineering Quality Head;' and here's why that matters

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appointed Charlie Bell as the new head of engineering quality, a move occurring as AI-generated code increases alongside reported bugs. This comes amid challenges with ...
New York Post

State Department identifies Code Pink and other far-left groups as vectors of Chinese influence operations

The State Department transmitted a report to Congress Tuesday linking lefty nonprofits Code Pink and the People’s Forum to Chinese influence operations. “Partisan hacks spent years peddling the phony ...
TechCrunch

Spotify says its best developers haven’t written a line of code since December, thanks to AI

Has AI coding reached a tipping point? That seems to be the case for Spotify at least, which shared this week during its fourth-quarter earnings call that the best developers at the company “have not ...
The Hill

Speaker Johnson: Not ‘appropriate’ for DOJ to track members’ Epstein files searches

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that it is not “appropriate” for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to track the searches of members of Congress viewing unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files, ...
The Hill

Why Biden didn’t release the Epstein files — but maybe should have

In December, former Vice President Kamala Harris told late-night host Jimmy Kimmel why the Biden Administration had not released the so-called Epstein files during the four years that President Joe ...
The Hindu

U.S. Justice Department sends letter regarding Epstein files redactions to lawmakers: report

The U.S. ‌Department of Justice sent a letter to lawmakers ⁠regarding redactions in the files pertaining to convicted sex offender ‌Jeffrey Epstein, Politico reported on Saturday (February 14, 2026).
Variety

‘Rockford Files’ Reboot Pilot Casts David Boreanaz in Lead Role

David Boreanaz is taking over the iconic role of Jim Rockford in NBC‘s upcoming reboot pilot of “The Rockford Files.” The drama pilot was originally picked up at the broadcaster in January. Rockford ...