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Mad man builds chatbot in Minecraft with redstone, Python, and patience

Replies are slow and it's prone to gibberish – just like any other AI Never mind Doom running on a potato, or whatever – the ...
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Alert: Malicious PyPI Package soopsocks Infects 2,653 Systems Before Takedown

Malicious PyPI package soopsocks downloaded 2,653 times before takedown, exfiltrating Windows data to Discord.
heise online

Nature, striking contrasts, and urban drama: the images of week

In addition to tranquil snapshots of nature, there are also monumental architectural images on display. This week, the photographic journey ranges from a delicate pair of mushrooms in the forest to ...
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iOS 26: These features will be available later

It often happens that Apple makes grandiose claims when presenting its new operating systems in the summer: the company announces innovations that are not immediately available with the first release, ...
The Verge

The web has a new system for making AI companies pay up

Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, and wikiHow are just some of the major brands on board with the RSL Standard. Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, and wikiHow are just some of the major brands on board with the RSL Standard.
TechCrunch

Sam Altman says that bots are making social media feel ‘fake’

X enthusiast and Reddit shareholder Sam Altman had an epiphany on Monday: Bots have made it impossible to determine whether social media posts are really written by humans, he posted. The realization ...
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How to Schedule a Python Script in Windows Task Scheduler

Instead of running Python scripts manually for routine tasks, why not automate them to run on their own, and at the time you want? Windows Task Scheduler lets you schedule tasks to run automatically ...
InfoWorld

New tools make Python app distribution easier than ever

PyApp seems to be taking the Python world by storm, providing long-awaited click-and-run Python distribution. For developers who need a little more versatility, there’s uv. Find these tools and more ...
PC Gamer

'You will definitely see some companies go make Japanese anime sex bots,' says OpenAI's Sam Altman about AI relationships. 'You will not see us do that'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently attended a dinner with a small group of reporters, and apparently had a lot to say about the company, the future of AI, and some of its potential applications (via The ...
WMUR

5-foot python found in bathroom of Derry apartment building

ENDED UP IN THEIR BUILDING. I MEAN, SNAKE LIKE THAT. I DON’T EVEN LIKE THE LITTLE ONES. NEVER MIND THE BIG ONES LIKE THAT. CHUCK VAN COPPENOLLE IS, WELL, A LITTLE SPOOKED WHEN YOU SEE HOW BIG THE ...
Business Insider

Apple's iOS 26 text filters could cost political campaigns millions of dollars, top GOP group warns

Apple's iOS 26 will allow users to filter out texts from unknown senders. That could be a big financial problem for campaigns that rely on texts for donations. One GOP group is warning that it could ...