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Tim Peters, Python User #2 and Prolific Contributor, Dies At 74 – Slashdot
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Tim Peters, one of Python's earliest and most influential contributors, died on July 15 at age 74. Known as Python's second real user, Peters created the Zen of Python and Timsort sorting algorithm while contributing to numerous core...
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Power Grids On 5 Continents Pulse Every 60s. Scientists Think They Know Why – Slashdot
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"ScienceAlert is reporting that researchers may have finally determined why, for many years, power grids around the world have been pulsing every 60 seconds," writes longtime Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot. The likely culprit? Uninterruptible power supplies running routine battery...
Social Media
Instagram Reels Length: How Long Should Reels Be? (2026)
You're here because you're wondering how long Instagram Reels can be.Have you thought about how long they should be?Creating a well-watched Instagram Reel is just as much art as it is science. I think folks will be surprised to...
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United Airlines Bans AI Agents From Booking Flights On Behalf of Travelers – Slashdot
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United Airlines is banning unauthorized third-party AI agents from booking flights, checking in passengers or making account changes on travelers' behalf. CBS News reports: To make an airline booking, an AI agent requires access to a customer's...
Innovation
This 28-Year-Old Started a Caffeinated Side Hustle. It Made $125K in Year 1 — So She Quit Corporate to Work on It Full-Time.
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Goldwasser leveraged her marketing and consulting experience to build More Than Matcha.After steady growth, she quit corporate to focus on the business full-time in March of this year.Now, More Than Matcha is on track to see...
Technology
I Saw the Future of Robotics in a Virtual Duck That Chases My Cat
Jim Fan, a researcher at Nvidia who has collaborated with Goldberg, says the way AI can now control robots mirrors how software agents function. LLMS can use models trained to control physical actions—visual language action (VLA) models—just as they...
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Nvidia short-seller warned in May of CEO Jensen Huang’s ties to suspected Chinese spy
Recent revelations about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's links to a suspected Chinese spy have shocked investors, with the chipmaker's valuation sinking $450 billion over two days. But the relationship, now under investigation by Nvidia, was foreshadowed in...
Innovation
The Next Digital Gold Mine Isn’t Content. It’s Paid Participation.
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.A virtual gift flashes across a livestream. A creator reacts, the audience joins in, and seconds later the animation is gone. Nothing physical changes hands. Yet the purchase has changed the experience...
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Duolingo, Strava, and Ticketmaster Are All Caught Up in EU’s New Digital Fairness Rules
The European Commission announced a sweeping set of updates to consumer law on Wednesday to protect European Union citizens from “harmful digital practices”—whether while online shopping, browsing social media, or doing their Duolingo lesson.Within the package, the Commission unveiled...
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The 8 Keyword Research Tools I Actually Use in 2026 (And What They Really Cost)
Every roundup you read about keyword research tools lists the same twelve or fifteen names, and every one of them sounds good. That is the problem. The question is not which tool has the longest feature list. It is...
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump from closing Washington DC golf course for renovation
The legal dispute dates back to February, when the DC Preservation League and others sued over redevelopment plans for...