TIOBE Index for February 2026: Specialized Languages Gain Ground as Python’s Lead Eases

February 2026 TIOBE Index shows Python still far ahead, C strengthening in second, C# rising, and R holding the top 10 as rankings compress.

After a routine code rejection, an AI agent published a hit piece on someone by name

AI agents lack independent agency but can still seek multistep, extrapolated goals when prompted. Even if some of those prompts include AI-written text (which may become more of an issue in the ...

Arduino vs Raspberry Pi: What's the difference?

Arduino is a microcontroller designed for real-time hardware control with very low power use. Raspberry Pi is a full computer that runs operating systems and handles complex tasks. Arduino excels at ...

I used ChatGPT to build a Moltbot and get on Moltbook — here's exactly how I did it

I used ChatGPT to build a Moltbot and get accepted onto Moltbook. Here’s a step-by-step look at what I did, what went wrong, ...

How to watch 'Lost Grail with Alice Roberts' online - stream the history quest from anywhere

Here's how to watch "Lost Grail with Alice Roberts" online from anywhere – and potentially for free as Prof. Roberts ...

So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it

Oh, sure, I can “code.” That is, I can flail my way through a block of (relatively simple) pseudocode and follow the flow. I ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN

ZX Spectrum flies simulated spacecraft using BASIC, Python, and serial — Kerbal Space Program lunar lander powered by 1980s hardware

Controlling a lunar lander using a 1980s home computer is not for the faint of heart, and this project shows how one intrepid ...
The Verge

Claude Code is suddenly everywhere inside Microsoft

Microsoft sells GitHub Copilot to its customers, but it increasingly favors Claude Code internally. Microsoft sells GitHub Copilot to its customers, but it increasingly favors Claude Code internally.
The New York Times

Tom Verlaine Was a Mystery. His Archives Reveal More of His Story.

The Television frontman died in 2023, leaving behind boxes of music and notebooks that are now headed to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. A leather jacket Tom Verlaine wore in the ...
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Heidi Klum ditches bikini top to cozy up to husband Tom Kaulitz during St. Barts vacation

Heidi Klum opted to ditch her top during a sunny post-Christmas getaway with her husband, Tom Kaulitz. The 52-year-old supermodel was photographed topless with the 36-year-old Tokio Hotel guitarist in ...
collider

The Controversial Tom Hanks Blockbuster That He Said Was "Loaded with Hooey" Finds New Streaming Home

Rahul Malhotra is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has been writing for Collider for over two years, and has covered everything ...
InfoWorld

PythoC: A new way to generate C code from Python

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...