How Python is Fighting Open Source’s ‘Phantom’ Dependencies Problem Summary The Python Software Foundation’s Security Developer-in-Residence, Seth Larson, has published an 11-page white paper and shepherded PEP 770 to tackle…
AI coding tools crash on launch, could reboot better in future Summary This opinion piece by Rupert Goodwins argues that current AI coding tools are underwhelming in practice: they can…
‘Hour of Code’ Announces It’s Now Evolving Into ‘Hour of AI’ Summary Code.org has announced that its long-running Hour of Code initiative will be rebranded as the “Hour of AI.”…
AOL Finally Discontinues Its Dial‑Up Internet Access — After 34 Years Summary AOL (now part of Yahoo/Apollo) has announced it will retire its dial‑up internet service at the end of…
Microsoft Sued Over Plans to Discontinue Windows 10 Support Summary A California man has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft over its decision to end support for Windows 10 on 14…
Rust’s Annual Tech Report: Trusted Publishing for Packages and a C++/Rust Interop Strategy Summary The Rust Foundation published its 2025 Technology Report alongside the Rust 1.89.0 release, highlighting major advances…
A Huge $2 Billion ‘Solar + Storage’ Project in California Powers Up Summary Arevon Energy’s Eland Solar-plus-Storage project in Mojave, California is now fully operational. The development pairs 758 MW…
KDE Calls Microsoft’s Copilot Key ‘Dumb’, Will Let You Remap It Soon Summary KDE is preparing changes across upcoming releases to handle the new Microsoft “Copilot” key found on many…
Meteorite That Hit Home Is Older Than Earth, Scientists Say Summary A small meteorite struck a house in McDonough, Georgia on 26 June. Researchers at the University of Georgia examined…
As Electric Bills Rise, Evidence Mounts That U.S. Data Centers Share Blame Summary The Slashdot item summarises an Associated Press report that links rising US electricity costs to the rapid…
