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OpenAI buys Python toolmaker Astral to bolster Codex vs. Anthropic

OpenAI has agreed to acquire Astral, a startup behind widely used Python development tools, in a deal designed to sharpen its ...
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Fed up with the Spotify Linux app? This custom widget is the fix

Use Playerctl, Python, and Conky timer to create a 'now playing' Spotify desktop widget.

How to turn your Pixel phone into a PC - with the new Android Desktop Mode

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OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...

Indy commission clears way for first hyperscale data center in city

Sabey Data Center Properties LLC got approval to build a 250MW facility in Decatur Township. It could provide a roadmap for more.
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I ran Qwen3.5 locally instead of Claude Code. Here’s what happened.

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

GlassWorm malware hits 400+ code repos on GitHub, npm, VSCode, OpenVSX

The GlassWorm supply-chain campaign has returned with a new, coordinated attack that targeted hundreds of packages, ...

Prepare honestly

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