OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to acquire Astral Software Inc., a startup with a set of widely used Python development tools.  The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Astral’s development ...

Many LLMs use teaser-phrasing to get users to keep going in a conversation. OpenAI says they are reducing this in ChatGPT.

GlassWorm campaign injects malware into GitHub Python repos using stolen tokens since March 8, 2026, exposing developers to ...

CanisterWorm infects 28 npm packages via ICP-based C2, enabling self-propagation and persistent backdoor access across developer systems.

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

Hackers use credentials stolen in the GlassWorm campaign to access GitHub accounts and inject malware into Python repositories.

JavaOne Oracle has shipped Java 26, a short-term release, and introduced Project Detroit, which promises faster interop between Java, JavaScript, and Python. Java 26 will be supported for just six ...

Britain has a storied history of sketch comedy, but its humor has a very different flavor than the American variety.

Why, in a world of micro nines and omnipresent striker-fired polymer pistols, does the revolver seem to be enjoying a mini Renaissance?

A molecule produced in abundance by pythons after big meals could lead the way to new weight loss drugs, a University of Colorado study says.

Providers are testing a quantum-safe version of HTTPS that shrinks certificates to a tenth their previous size, decreasing latency and adding transparency.

Among their bitter exchanges, Idle has repeatedly claimed that Cleese dismissed the troupe’s longtime manager, Jim Beach, an old friend of Idle’s, and replaced him with Holly Gilliam, the daughter of ...