OpenAI acquires Astral, the Python startup whose tools run on millions of developer machines

OpenAI is acquiring Astral, the startup whose tools quietly run inside the workflows of millions of Python developers. The deal drops Astral's team in.
UC San Diego Today

A UC San Diego Tool Teaching Code to 25 Million is Even More Critical in Age of AI

UC San Diego cognitive scientist Philip Guo created Python Tutor, a free tool that makes code “visible” step by step. The research behind it earned a Test of Time award, recog ...

GlassWorm malware hits 400+ code repos on GitHub, npm, VSCode, OpenVSX

The GlassWorm supply-chain campaign has returned with a new, coordinated attack that targeted hundreds of packages, ...
SecurityWeek

ForceMemo: Python Repositories Compromised in GlassWorm Aftermath

Hackers use credentials stolen in the GlassWorm campaign to access GitHub accounts and inject malware into Python repositories.

Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories

Researchers say they’ve discovered a supply-chain attack flooding repositories with malicious packages that contain invisible code, a technique that’s flummoxing traditional defenses designed to ...