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The Day I Replaced 500 Lines of Code With One Python Library
How I Discovered the Power of Abstraction, and Never Looked BackContinue reading on Python in Plain English »
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7 Mini Python Projects That Look Way More Impressive Than They Are
Quick builds, big impact—these deceptively simple Python projects punch well above their weight in interviews, portfolios, and…Continue reading on Python in Plain English »
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:This One Database Trick Made My AI App 99.4% Faster (And Why Every Developer Is Switching to Redis)
Discover Redis secrets that 99% of developers don’t know. See how one simple change boosted performance by 1000x.Continue reading on Medium »
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Neurosurgical Phase Recognition from Operative Videos for Workflow Optimization
Because the brain doesn’t come with instructions, but your model can learn them.Continue reading on Python in Plain English »
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Python Basics — What to Learn & How to Actually Learn It
Python tutorials either make things way too complicated or sell you garbage promises like “Master Python in 7 Days!” Spoiler: you won’t.Continue reading on Python in Plain English »
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:VS code is not bad. But I found a better alternative. “Thonny”
I deleted VS Code. Yep—the GOAT (greatest of all time) is deleted, the one every coding YouTuber and blog keeps shouting about. And no…Continue reading on Python in Plain English »
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Serializability Demystified: Achieving the Ultimate Transaction Isolation
Balancing Safety and Performance in Modern Databases with Optimistic Concurrency ControlContinue reading on Medium »
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:How JavaScript Helped Me Automate My Entire Browser — And Get More Done Without Extensions
Tired of switching tabs, clicking buttons, and copy-pasting like it’s 2011? Here’s how I used JavaScript to take full control of my…Continue reading on JavaScript in Plain English »
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Brenda, 95, and her soft toys become unlikely stars on TikTok
Brenda Allen from Cheshire amasses more than 2m views for videos featuring her quirky Jellycat figuresThe anger and polarisation often on display on social media have made it a stressful place to venture for many people, wary of its unpredictable pile-ons and bile-filled responses. Yet a 95-year-old Cheshire woman and her soft toy collection have become the unlikely stars of a trend to encourage kindness in the...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us?
Why does the online world seem so toxic compared with normal life? Our research shows that a small number of divisive accounts could be responsible – and offers a way outWhen I scroll through social media, I often leave demoralized, with the sense that the entire world is on fire and people are inflamed with hatred towards one another. Yet, when I step outside into the streets of New York City to grab a coffee or meet...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Ofcom head says age checks are ‘really big moment’ for children’s online safety
Melanie Dawes says rules will protect children from harmful content but campaigners are unconvincedThe UK’s chief media regulator has promised age verification checks will prove a “really big moment” in the battle to keep children safe online, even as campaigners warn she needs to take tougher action against big technology companies.Melanie Dawes, the head of Ofcom, said on Sunday that the new checks, which have to be...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:What Makes a Car Lovable? It's Not the Tech, It's the Cup Holders
Frustration with the size, location, and design of cup holders in new cars is on the rise—and it holds enormous influence on whether we buy a ride or not.
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:‘Scamazon’ – how fake emails are targeting Prime subscribers
A surge in messages from fraudsters about automatic renewal at a higher price has prompted Amazon to email 200m users to warn themAs a frequent Amazon shopper you pay 95 for an annual Prime subscription, so when an email arrives warning the price is going up you are quick to react.But the email, which includes a button to click on to “cancel” the subscription, is a scam and sent by fraudsters trying to steal your...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:‘Workforce crisis’: key takeaways for graduates battling AI in the jobs market
Recruitment is powered increasingly by artificial intelligence but employers still want big (human) brainsRecruiter moves to in-person assessments as candidates apply using AIGraduates share their job-hunting woes amid the AI falloutCould AI be accelerating slowdown in the UK job market?ChatGPT can certainly write your university essay – but will it take your job soon after? Rapid advances in artificial intelligence...
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Diffusion-of-innovation theory
Technology, and people’s strategy for dealing with it, intersect.Continue reading on Medium »
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:Children of silence
But peace was an illusion.Continue reading on Medium »
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:How I Created a Character Counter with Dynamic Warnings Using Vanilla JavaScript
One day, I needed a smart character counter for a project—so I built one from scratch using just native JavaScript, with color warnings…Continue reading on JavaScript in Plain English »
Published on: July 13, 2025 | Source:New research centre to explore how AI can help humans ‘speak’ with pets
Centre for animal sentience to look into animal consciousness and the ethical use of AI in how we treat themIf your cat’s sulking, your dog’s whining or your rabbit’s doing that strange thing with its paws again, you will recognise that familiar pang of guilt shared by most other pet owners.But for those who wish they knew just what was going on in the minds of their loyal companions, help may soon be at hand – thanks...
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:‘I felt pure, unconditional love’: the people who marry their AI chatbots
The users of AI companion app Replika found themselves falling for their digital friends. Until – explains a new podcast – the bots went dark, a user was encouraged to kill Queen Elizabeth II and an update changed everything …A large bearded man named Travis is sitting in his car in Colorado, talking to me about the time he fell in love. “It was a gradual process,” he says softly. “The more we talked, the more I...
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:How Transistor Variability Gave Rise to Digital Electronics
Nature’s Law of ‘No Two Alike’ led to variations in silicon, which played a crucial role in the development of binary computingContinue reading on Readers Club »
Published on: July 12, 2025 | Source:Join Our Livestream: Inside the AI Copyright Battles
Curious about generative AI and copyright? Subscribers can join WIRED live on July 16 as we answer your questions about this critical topic.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Louis Vuitton says UK customer data stolen in cyber-attack
Lead brand of French luxury group LVMH reassures customers financial data such as bank details were not takenLouis Vuitton has said the data of some UK customers has been stolen, as it became the latest retailer targeted by cyber hackers.The retailer, the leading brand of the French luxury group LVMH, said an unauthorised third party had accessed its UK operation’s systems and obtained information such as names,...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 review – a gnarly skating time capsule
PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch/Switch 2; Iron Galaxy Studios/ActivisionThis remake is a nostalgia fest of grabs, spins, flips and skids – and a stiff, even occasionally humiliating test of skillIt’s almost insulting how easily this skating-game remake pushes my millennial nostalgia buttons. The second that Ace of Spades comes on over a montage of skaters on the title screen, I am forcefully yanked back to...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:The Download: cybersecurity’s shaky alert system, and mobile IVF
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Cybersecurity’s global alarm system is breaking down Every day, billions of people trust digital systems to run everything from communication to commerce to critical infrastructure. But the global early warning system that alerts…
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Microsoft and OpenAI's AGI Fight Is Bigger Than a Contract
A key clause in Microsoft and OpenAI's deal embodies the raging divide between AGI true believers and those who think it's still a long ways off.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:5 Big EV Takeaways From Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
The new US legislation isn’t great for electric vehicles. But experts have advice for how the EV-curious buyer might navigate this tricky moment—and there’s even some good news to be found.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Tornado Cash Made Crypto Anonymous. Now One of Its Creators Faces Trial
Roman Storm, one of the developers of crypto-anonymizing tool Tornado Cash, will stand trial in New York starting July 14. His supporters claim the freedom to develop software is under threat.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:‘It fully altered my taste in music’: bands reflect on the awesome power of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater soundtracks
The games’ runaway success introduced a whole generation to hopped up US punk and metal. Bands including Less Than Jake, the Ataris and AFI pay tribute to a gaming megastar who loves them backWhen millions of parents bought their kids a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game in the late 90s and early 00s, they couldn’t have understood the profound effect it would have on their children’s music taste. With bands from Bad Religion...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:The best fans to keep you cool: 14 tried and tested favourites to beat the heat
Struggling to sleep and work in the balmy months? Chill your space – and avoid energy-guzzling air con – with our pick of the best fans, from tower to desk to bladeless• Warm weather essentials: 42 ways to make the most of the sunshineOur world is getting hotter. Summer heatwaves are so frequent, they’re stretching the bounds of what we think of as summer. Hot-and-bothered home working and sweaty, sleepless nights are...
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:The first babies have been born following “simplified” IVF in a mobile lab
This week I’m sending congratulations to two sets of parents in South Africa. Babies Milayah and Rossouw arrived a few weeks ago. All babies are special, but these two set a new precedent. They’re the first to be born following “simplified” IVF performed in a mobile lab. This new mobile lab is essentially a trailer…
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Cybersecurity’s global alarm system is breaking down
Every day, billions of people trust digital systems to run everything from communication to commerce to critical infrastructure. But the global early warning system that alerts security teams to dangerous software flaws is showing critical gaps in coverage—and most users have no idea their digital lives are likely becoming more vulnerable. Over the past 18…
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:5 Powerful Python Features You’re Probably Ignoring
You’re using Python every day—but chances are, you’ve overlooked these insanely useful features hiding in plain sight. Let’s fix that.Continue reading on Medium »
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:TSMC’s Next Leap: The Key Milestones in a Global Capacity Boom (2025–2030)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s leading chipmaker, is embarking on the most ambitious expansion in its…Continue reading on Medium »
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:You Don’t Need to “Own the Room”, Just Be Heard
Quiet influence, calm confidence, and the leadership power of being truly presentContinue reading on Medium »
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:You Asked, We Answered: All of Your AI Angst
Welcome to Uncanny Valley's very first Q&A, where our host addresses your burning AI-related questions.
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