The Hacker News

UNC1069 Social Engineering of Axios Maintainer Led to npm Supply Chain Attack

UNC1069 compromised Axios 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 via social engineering, impacting 100M weekly downloads and exposing supply ...

Hackers slipped a trojan into the code library behind most of the internet. Your team is probably affected

Attackers stole a long-lived npm token from the lead axios maintainer and published two poisoned versions that drop a ...

Hackers compromise Axios npm package to drop cross-platform malware

Hackers hijacked the npm account of the Axios package, a JavaScript HTTP client with 100M+ weekly downloads, to deliver ...
Interesting Engineering

New robot vision system grasps glass, shiny objects without depth sensors

Robots can now grasp transparent and reflective objects using a new RGB-based vision method without depth sensors.
IEEE

Precise String Domain for Analyzing JavaScript Arrays and Objects

Abstract: JavaScript is a scripting language that is used for creating web pages. It is widely used and a top contender in realworld usage. JavaScript has many dynamic features that makes it ...
IEEE

9274.1.1-2023 - IEEE Standard for Learning Technology--JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Model Format and Representational State Transfer (RESTful) Web Service for Learner ...

Abstract: This standard is a collaborative effort to improve and standardize the 1.0.3 version Experience Application Programming Interface (xAPI) specification. This Standard describes a JavaScript ...
ZDNet

I took Harvard's free online coding classes to better catch AI's errors - and they're legit

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
UPI

UNC objects to South Korea bill on civilian DMZ access

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (UPI) --The United Nations Command objected to a legislative effort in South Korea that would transfer authority over non-military access to the Demilitarized Zone from the UNC to Seoul ...
The New York Times

The U.S. Struggles to Break Out From China’s Grip on Rare Earths

The Trump administration is trying an array of unconventional measures to shore up U.S. rare earths supplies. It remains uncertain whether the strategy will work. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson, who ...
The Conversation

Naming and categorizing objects is part of how young kids develop executive function skills – new research

Aaron Buss received funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Alexis McCraw does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from ...