They finally did it. Microsoft has successfully over-engineered a text editor into a threat vector.

This CVE is an 8.8 severity RCE in Notepad of all things lmao.

Apparently, the "innovation" of adding markdown support came with the ability of launching unverified protocols that load and execute remote files.

We have reached a point where the simple act of opening a .md file in a native utility can compromise your system. Is nothing safe anymore? 😭

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guid…

#noai #microslop #microsoft #windows #programming #writing #windows11 #enshittification #cybersecurity #infosec #technology

RE: masto.ahlcode.fi/@nicd/1160119…

The future of translation. This is Microsoft Translator's own page, and they've decided to machine translate it (and a bunch of linked pages) to Finnish. The result is something to behold. Nearly all compound words are separated, it's full of strange idioms, faulty inflections and broken grammar. Some links in the footer: Download center -> "Center of Espoo" (city in FI); Manage cookies -> "Uber-cookies"; ??? -> "Isn't".

#localization #translation #microsoft #microslop

Nicd (@nicd@masto.ahlcode.fi)

Attached: 1 image Lepää rauhassa, suomen kieli. Teknologiajätit ovat nimittäin tulossa: https://www.microsoft.

^{Nicd (AhlCode social server)}

Please don't keep repeating #Microslop. And definitely do not install these browser extensions:

chromewebstore.google.com/deta…

addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…

AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
irishtimes.com/business/2026/0…

Oh dear me are people not "adopting" lying autocomplete widely enough to keep the line going up? Oh noes. Nobody could have foreseen this! 🤯

I cannot wait for the official announcement of a new #Microslop programme, Adopt-an-AI. 🤣

What an absolute tool. "The bubble might burst if you all don't help pump it!" 🤡

#AI #Hype #SatyaNadella #Microsoft

AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns

Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth

^{Melissa Heikkilä (The Irish Times)}