Longtime Slashdot reader UnknowingFool writes: On April 15, 2026, a Microsoft employee made a change to Visual Studio Code and pushed it within 8 hours without review, notification, or documentation. The change added "Co-authored-by: Copilot" by default to the end of commit messages in Git when Copilot was used in creating the code. However, the implementation was bugged, and the message was added to every commit regardless if Copilot was used or disabled. Since this message was automatically added to the end of commit messages, users were not aware of it as the UI does not show this addition when making commits. The change as been reverted as of May 3, but not before 1.4 million commits were made. Unfortunately, those messages cannot be cleansed and are permanent.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica, written by Andrew Cunningham: As its name implies, the venerable Notepad++ text editor began as a more capable version of the classic Windows Notepad, with features such as line numbering and syntax highlighting. It was created in 2003 by Don Ho, who continues to be its primary author and maintainer, and it has been a Windows-exclusive app throughout its existence (older Notepad++ versions support OSes as old as Windows 95; the current version officially supports everything going back to Windows 7). I'm not a devoted user of the app, but I was aware of its history, which is why I was surprised to see news of a "Notepad++ for Mac" port making the rounds last week, as though it were a port of the original available from the Notepad++ website.

Apparently, this news surprised Ho as well, who claims that the Mac version and its author, Andrey Letov, are "using the Notepad++ trademark (the name) without permission." "This is misleading, inappropriate, and frankly disrespectful to both the project and its users," Ho wrote. "It has already fooled people -- including tech media -- into believing this is an official release. To be crystal clear: Notepad++ has never released a macOS version. Anyone claiming otherwise is simply riding on the Notepad++ name." Ho repeatedly asked the developer to stop using the brand and eventually reported the trademark use to Cloudflare, the CDN of the Notepad++ for Mac site. "Every day that website remains active, you are in further violation of the law," Ho wrote. "I cannot authorize a 'week or two' of continued trademark infringement."

Letov has since begun rebranding the app as "NextPad++," though the old branding and URL reportedly remained available. The name changes is "an homage to NeXT Computer," notes Ars, "and uses a frog icon rather than the Notepad++ lizard."

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Former F1 Driver Jolyon Palmer assesses how George Russell will respond following Kimi Antonelli's barnstorming Miami weekend.

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The two biggest names in European football never to win the continent’s biggest prize meet for a place in the final. It’s 20 years since Arsenal found themselves 14 minutes from glory, only for Barcelona to hit them with a couple of sucker punches; their continental roll of honour (one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, one Cup Winners’ Cup) is absurdly short given the size and status of the grand old club. Atlético Madrid have made more of an imprint in Europe, with three Europa Leagues, a Cup Winners’ Cup and three Super Cups, but the big one has eluded them as well: they’ve suffered the trophy being snatched from under their nose in excruciating circumstances not just once but three times, in 1974, 2014 and 2016, insult being bundled up with injury on the latter two occasions by good old Real Madrid.

We’re not quite at the Something’s Got To Give stage, seeing this is just the semi, and whoever gets through will be strong second favourites against either Bayern Munich or PSG. But something’s got to give at some point, surely, and reaching the final is the necessary step in making that dream possible. So here we are. Atleti were the better side last week in Madrid, yet Arsenal were nevertheless a contentious penalty decision away from a priceless victory. Mikel Arteta’s men were certainly the better side when the teams met during the league phase last October, though, scoring four goals in 14 second-half minutes. So both teams will fancy their chances. Kick-off is at 8pm BST. Extra time and penalties not beyond the realms. It’s on!

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Italian prime minister had received wave of criticism from people who believed deepfake pictures of her were real

Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has criticised the circulation of AI-generated deepfake images of her, including one depicting her in lingerie, after they were widely shared online.

Meloni wrote on Facebook on Tuesday: “In recent days, several fake images of me have been circulating, generated using artificial intelligence and passed off as real by some overzealous opponents.

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Researchers say findings are not reason to shy away from restrictions as MPs consider ban in England’s schools

Strict bans on mobile phones in schools have “close to zero” impact on student learning and show no evidence of improvements in attendance or online bullying, a study has found.

Researchers at US universities including Stanford and Duke looked at nearly 1,800 US schools where students’ phones were kept in locked pouches and found little or no differences in outcomes compared with similar schools without strict bans.

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Inquiry set up by rightwing politician recommends merging major channels and slashing TV entertainment budgets by 75%

French politicians on the left and centre have criticised a parliament inquiry report that recommends sweeping cuts to public broadcasting, with a row over culture wars building before next year’s presidential election.

State broadcasting is a key topic in the run-up to April’s vote, with the far right, which is leading in the polls, highly critical of public TV and radio and vowing to privatise it.

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Activist’s latest arrest was in December and she has recently had two suspected heart attacks in prison

The jailed Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi is fighting for her life after being hospitalised under guard for the last five days with a heart condition, her supporters have said.

“We are not just fighting for the freedom of Narges, we are fighting so that her heart continues to beat,” said her Paris-based lawyer Chirinne Ardakani at a news conference of her supporters, adding that the 2023 laureate was now “between life and death”.

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ServiceNow acquisitions Veza and Traceloop join to monitor agents and AI workflows

ServiceNow announced an expansion of its AI Control Tower, transforming what began last year as a governance dashboard into what the company now describes as a command center for managing AI assets across an entire enterprise, including those running outside ServiceNow's own platform.…

A rough guide to when your signal will behave, or not

Shortwave radio enthusiasts are sure to know the problem: You're trying to tune in to your favorite global broadcast only to find that the signal is fuzzy. Is it you? Your equipment? It might just be the conditions in the ionosphere, which you'd know if you built this DIY device. …

Door heel Nederland zijn evenementen georganiseerd om Bevrijdingsdag te vieren. In verschillende plekken is, net zoals voorgaande jaren, grote drukte gemeld.

Voor de nieuwe ASML-campus moet een groep bewoners hun alternatieve woonplek in Eindhoven verlaten. Maar de gemeente zou niet alleen ruimte moeten bieden aan de hightechindustrie, vinden de bewoners.

LONDEN (ANP) - The Rolling Stones hebben dinsdag bevestigd dat er een nieuw album aankomt. De plaat Foreign Tongues komt op 10 juli uit en telt in totaal veertien nieuwe liedjes, met gastbijdrages van onder anderen Paul McCartney, Robert Smith van The Cure en Chad Smith van Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Foreign Tongues is het 25e album van de Stones en het eerste sinds Hackney Diamonds uit 2023. De afgelopen weken werd al volop gehint naar de komst van een nieuwe plaat.

Mick Jagger beschrijft het opnameproces in een persverklaring als "een paar zeer intense weken". "We hebben veertien geweldige nummers en we gingen zo snel als we konden", aldus de 82-jarige zanger. Gitarist Ronnie Wood (78) vult aan dat de sfeer "zo creatief" was en de hele band in "topvorm". "Heel vaak hadden we het al na de eerste take. Ik hoop dat iedereen het leuk vindt."

PARIJS (ANP) - De eerstkomende Dakar Rally in Saudi-Arabië wordt een zware. De organisatie presenteerde in Parijs de route voor de woestijnrally in 2027 met daarin 5320 kilometer aan klassementsproeven. Voor het eerst sinds de rally in 2020 het Saudische grondgebied betrad, is er meer dan 5000 kilometer aan zogeheten specials, trajecten waarin de tijd wordt opgenomen.

De rally begint op 1 januari met een proloog in King Abdullah Economic City en eindigt op 15 januari na dertien etappes in diezelfde stad. De deelnemers krijgen een gevarieerd parcours voorgeschoteld, met drie volledig nieuwe etappes, gericht op de Rode Zee. De organisatie belooft meer zand en minder rotsen.

Trucker Mitchel van den Brink was aanwezig bij de presentatie en zei nu al uit te kijken naar de rally. "Vanuit de truck heb je fantastisch zicht en ik geniet echt van dit soort landschappen. Ik heb het gevoel dat we nog iets hebben af te maken", zei hij. De Harskamper eindigde dit jaar voor de derde keer op rij op het podium. Alleen de winst ontbreekt nog.

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Als je zo'n tekst leest zou je soms bijna denken dat je in een land leeft dat niet bezet wordt door het mensenrechten-matriarchaat, het Mohammedaanse patriarchaat en die overheid op zoek naar een land namelijk de Europese Unie. Maar goed wat lezen we? "Vrijheid is geen eindstation, maar een opdracht." Ja weet je het is niet onwaar maar ook niet heel mooi geschreven. En dan dit: "Het vraagt om aandacht in de grote gebaren en de kleine momenten: een gesprek, een luisterend oor, of even stilstaan bij een ander. Bij Defensie werken we elke dag aan die veiligheid, maar de vrijheid groot maken? Dat doen we samen." Is ook niet geheel onwaar, maar het blijft toch wringen dat de zwaardmacht van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in cultureel en psychologisch opzicht gereduceerd is tot gewapende maatschappelijk werkers. Afijn, wat is het badwater lekker warm!

WIJ. ZIJN. NEDERLAND. toch?

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