Homebrew is a free, open-source package manager for Linux and MacOS that simplifies the installation and management of software. Think of Homebrew as a command-line version of the App Store that ...

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was ...

Microsoft has mitigated a known issue that caused Windows update failures when installing them from a network share using the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA). WUSA is a built-in ...

But re-installing all your favorite and necessary apps can be a right pain, and it even means opening Edge to download Chrome (shudder). Fortunately, there’s an app that simplifies all of that: Ninite ...

Astral's uv utility simplifies and speeds up working with Python virtual environments. But it has some other superpowers, too: it lets you run Python packages and programs without having to formally ...

Either way, let’s not be in denial about it. Credit...Illustration by Christoph Niemann Supported by By Kevin Roose and Casey Newton Kevin Roose and Casey Newton are the hosts of The Times’s “Hard ...

Tech expert ThioJoe explains when to choose an EXE or MSI file for installing software in Windows. Comey’s challenge of Lindsey Halligan is the latest bid to derail Trump’s top prosecutors Mom ...

Just as Google announced Chrome would let you change compromised passwords automatically, we learned of another huge login credentials dump that made its way online. Over 184 million accounts were ...

Python libraries are pre-written collections of code designed to simplify programming by providing ready-made functions for specific tasks. They eliminate the need to write repetitive code and cover ...

A year ago, I wrote a piece here about how people were really using gen AI. That article seemed to hit a note: It was popular, featured in viral posts, and the beautiful accompanying infographic has ...

Installing Python and related applications on a system without a network connection isn’t easy, but you can do it. Here’s how. The vast majority of modern software development revolves around one big ...