August 2026 TIOBE Index keeps the top 10 unchanged, with Java closing on C++, Rust holding No. 10, and MATLAB falling out of the top 20 after a decade.

Rust holds its top 10 spot, Python stays No. 1, the leading languages keep their July positions, and MATLAB drops out of ...

Huntress spotted a white whale - a malicious toolkit stored as a database object.

Attackers chained SQL injection with Oracle’s embedded Java capabilities to hide a custom post-exploitation toolkit inside ...

Hackers exploited a SQL injection vulnerability to install a post-exploitation toolkit directly inside an Oracle database ...

Using AI chatbots for even just 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, ...

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...

When Jared Hewitt’s co-worker claimed last winter that Hewitt used AI to write an incident report, she did it publicly. “And I work at a day care, so she was berating me in front of children,” he says ...

[Maximilian Milovidov is a freshman at Columbia University and a member of TikTok's Youth Council. He used a large language model to edit this essay for length and a human to edit for content. This ...

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...

People who interact with chatbots for emotional support or other personal reasons are likelier to report symptoms of depression or anxiety, a new study finds. The researchers from Mass General Brigham ...

The percentage of teachers who are using artificial intelligence-driven tools in their classrooms nearly doubled between 2023 and 2025, according to data from the EdWeek Research Center. In 2023, a ...