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OpenAI buys Python toolmaker Astral to bolster Codex vs. Anthropic

OpenAI has agreed to acquire Astral, a startup behind widely used Python development tools, in a deal designed to sharpen its Codex coding assistant as competition with Anthropic intensifies. The ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Fed up with the Spotify Linux app? This custom widget is the fix

Use Playerctl, Python, and Conky timer to create a 'now playing' Spotify desktop widget.

How to turn your Pixel phone into a PC - with the new Android Desktop Mode

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12 High-Paying Jobs You Can Land Without a College Degree

The four-year degree has long been sold as the golden ticket to a well-paying career. But that ticket now comes with an average price tag of over $100,000 in student debt, and no guarantee of a job at ...
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I ran Qwen3.5 locally instead of Claude Code. Here’s what happened.

You can now run LLMs for software development on consumer-grade PCs. But we’re still a ways off from having Claude at home.

GlassWorm malware hits 400+ code repos on GitHub, npm, VSCode, OpenVSX

The GlassWorm supply-chain campaign has returned with a new, coordinated attack that targeted hundreds of packages, ...

Prepare honestly

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