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Monday January 6, 2025. 11:04 PM
To the surprise of probably no one, Python has won the Tiobe programming language of the year award for 2024, given to the language with the highest increase in ratings in Tiobe’s index of language popularity during the year. In a post accompanying the January index, Paul...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: After ditching the traditional Dell XPS laptop look in favor of the polarizing design of the XPS 13 Plus released in 2022, Dell is killing the XPS branding that has become a mainstay for people seeking a sleek,...
Slumping market share, unwanted features... no, it's the consumers who are wrong! CES Microsoft is continuing its push for users to adopt its new software paradigm, declaring 2025 'the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh' and reminding everyone that Windows 10's end-of-support ...
The best AI chatbots represent a major step forward in conversational AI, using large language models (LLMs) to create human-quality text, translate languages, and provide informative answers to user questions. An ever-growing number of generative AI chatbots are now...
An OPO (compiled OPL) interpreter written in Lua and Swift, based on the Psion Series 5 era format (ie ER5, prior to the Quartz 6.x changes). It lets you run Psion 5 programs written in OPL on any iOS device, subject to the limitations described below. ↫ OpoLua GitHub page ...
At CES 2025, ecobee announced the Smart Thermostat Essential, a new addition to its lineup of smart thermostats. Designed to offer affordability without compromising key features, the device includes a color touchscreen and aims to help users save on energy costs. According...
During EmacsConf 2024, which was held online in early December 2024, Ramin Honary gave a talk about Project Gypsum, which is his effort to rewrite Emacs in Scheme. Unlike most other Emacs clones, which simply replicate the key bindings, Gypsum is also implementing Emacs Lisp...
On December 27, Tinotenda Pudu, 7, wandered off from his village in northwest Zimbabwe. He disappeared into Matusadona National Park, a vast area that once was noted as having 'the highest density of lion in Africa' along with a huge population of elephants and black rhino. ...
Computer scientists are using hypothetical devices called 'oracles' to advance the field of computational complexity theory, exploring fundamental questions about problem-solving difficulty. These theoretical tools, which instantly provide correct yes-or-no answers to...
Dell has announced it’s rebranding literally its entire product line, so mainstays like XPS, Latitude, and Inspiron are going away. They’re replacing all of these old brands with Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max, and within each of these, there will be three tiers: Base,...
Slow drip of compromised telecom networks continues The list of telecommunications victims in the Salt Typhoon cyberattack continues to grow as a new report names Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications, and Windstream among those breached by Chinese government...
On the second day of every month for the last year, a plate of bananas has been mysteriously appearing on a street corner in Nottinghamshire, England. The meaning remains a mystery. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! — Read the rest The p...
Over 60% of Windows users are still using Windows 10, with only about 35% or so – and falling! – of them opting to use Windows 11. As we’ve talked about many times before, this is a major issue going into 2025, since Windows 10’s support will end in October of this year,...
Neal Agarwal, fresh from the success of Infinite Craft, created the addictive yet debilitating Stimulation Clicker. Do you like dopamine? Do you hate how you're getting it? I recommend playing this game on a bigger screen for the best experience Come, friendly clicks, and ...
Communities across the U.S. experienced unprecedented warmth in 2024, with numerous cities breaking temperature records set just a year earlier. Phoenix recorded an average temperature of 90.5F and endured 70 days with highs at or above 110F, surpassing its previous record...
Windows 11, despite being marketed as a modern operating system, often feels visually uninspired and inconsistent. The rounded corners and glass-like transparency effects attempt a minimalist look but come across as bland rather than innovative. Microsoft stepped out of its...
CES has arrived once again, bringing a raft of new product announcements from PC makers, with the spotlight once more on AI-powered devices. Acer has expanded its Copilot+ PC lineup with a range of new laptops and desktops aimed at bringing on-device AI performance to a...
Surat, India resident Mayur Tarapara, 32, told police that he woke up on the side of a road to discover that his fingers had been chopped off. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! He said that he had been riding his motorcyle, felt dizzy,...
Hopefully, there is enough energy in the universe to power all the GPUs that OpenAI plans to buy from Nvidia, seeking to answer the question, 'What should we do with all these GPUs?' Sam Altman is now confident his team can develop the AI to replace us all. — Read the rest ...
You probably haven’t seen HP’s Z series of computers unless you’re working in an office with some “big iron,” packed with high-end hardware and specialized designs. But HP’s new Z2 Mini G1a, shown off at a pre-CES presentation, caught my attention in a big way....
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