Tools for translating natural language into code promise natural, open-ended interaction with databases, web APIs, and other software systems. However, this promise is complicated by the diversity and ...

Python has become one of the most popular programming languages out there, particularly for beginners and those new to the hacker/maker world. Unfortunately, while it’s easy to get something up and ...

Luna, a 5-year-old ball python, died in the Nederland shopping center fire on Oct. 9, 2025. Courtesy of Wild Bear Nature Center. Westie, a 20-year-old turtle who “loved crickets and attention,” and ...

Leonard Peltier, 80, sits in his bedroom on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Reservation in North Dakota on June 18. A campaign poster for Deb Haaland’s 2026 New Mexico gubernatorial run hangs ...

In forecasting economic time series, statistical models often need to be complemented with a process to impose various constraints in a smooth manner. Systematically imposing constraints and retaining ...

USMCA compliance is rising sharply among Canadian (81% in June) and Mexican (77% in June) imports into the U.S. due to increased tariffs on steel, aluminum, and other goods. Third-party logistics ...

JSON Prompting is a technique for structuring instructions to AI models using the JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format, making prompts clear, explicit, and machine-readable. Unlike traditional ...

Multiplication in Python may seem simple at first—just use the * operator—but it actually covers far more than just numbers. You can use * to multiply integers and floats, repeat strings and lists, or ...

The Python team at Microsoft is continuing its overhaul of environment management in Visual Studio Code, with the August 2025 release advancing the controlled rollout of the new Python Environments ...

The new science of “emergent misalignment” explores how PG-13 training data — insecure code, superstitious numbers or even extreme-sports advice — can open the door to AI’s dark side. There should ...