OpenAI to Apple macOS users: Update ChatGPT, Codex and its other apps before May 8 or lose access

OpenAI is mandating macOS users update ChatGPT Desktop and other apps by May 8, 2026, due to a compromised JavaScript library ...

Former East St. Louis Public Library director gets prison for embezzling over $100K

The former executive had pleaded guilty to eight counts for wire fraud, theft from federally funded programs and bank fraud.
The Montana Standard

Butte-Silver Bow Public Library’s First Fridays Lunch & Learn Lecture Series continues May 1

The monthly event, which is free and open to the public, celebrates local stories, fresh ideas, and lifelong learning.
AARP

‘A Godsend’: This Federal Program Helps Older Adults Get Back to Work and Make Ends Meet

AARP is urging lawmakers to safeguard the Senior Community Service Employment Program, a job-training lifeline for people 55+ ...

Critical flaw in Protobuf library enables JavaScript code execution

Proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a critical remote code execution flaw in protobuf.js, a widely used ...

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 cross-platform RAT. Axios sits in 80% of cloud environments. Huntress confirmed ...
cybernews

Critical compromise: Axios NPM library with 100M weekly downloads is delivering malware

Axios, a hugely popular JavaScript library with 100 million weekly downloads, has been hit by a critical supply chain attack. In a recurring open-source security crisis, developers unknowingly pulled ...
Nature

Web Application Development and JavaScript Analysis

Web application development has evolved into a discipline that melds sophisticated front‐end interactivity with robust back‐end functionality, utilising languages such as JavaScript as a fundamental ...