I loved ChatGPT Desktop until OpenAI gutted it to make room for Codex and Work

OpenAI just merged the ChatGPT desktop app with Codex - and removed my favorite productivity features. What were they ...

I spent a fortune on a Copilot+ PC, and I’ve barely ever touched Microsoft’s AI

My Copilot+ PC has dedicated AI hardware and its own Copilot key, yet Microsoft’s assistant has barely earned a place in my ...
Hackaday

MicroPython Is This Summer’s Hottest Title For The SNES, Thanks To Claude Fable

MicroPython, for the uninitiated, is a pared-down version of python meant to run on today’s powerful microcontollers. As ...
Windows Latest

Ex-Microsoft engineer rebuilds Notepad in 2.5KB using nothing but stuff Windows already had

Plummer has spent recent months telling Microsoft what they do not want to hear about Windows 11. He argued the OS needs its own Windows XP SP2 moment, a stretch where Microsoft drops new features and ...
theregister

Former Microsoft engineer shrinks Notepad down to size

Microsoft's habit of adding unnecessary features to Notepad is a symptom of broader bloating in the Windows codebase. But it is possible to go back to basics with a version of the editor that fits in ...
Business Insider

AI is writing almost all startup code. That's creating a new problem.

At Alma, a Menlo Ventures-backed AI nutrition coaching app, nearly every line of code is now written by AI. "I'm not exaggerating," said Rami Alhamad, Alma's cofounder and CEO. "Nearly everything we ...
Hosted on MSN

I used Windows kiosk mode to build a distraction-free writing machine

Most writers fight distractions with apps. I went further and locked an entire PC into a single-purpose writing machine using a feature built into Windows itself. Windows Kiosk Mode is an assigned ...
InfoWorld

Write cleaner and faster Python code

Check out Python’s powerful new linters and profiling tools, and learn how virtual environments can save you time and trouble. Meta’s long-awaited Pyrefly linter is out in a 1.0 version, and the ...
CSOonline

Notepad++ vulnerabilities could enable arbitrary code execution on Windows systems

Two flaws in the widely used open-source editor can be triggered through manipulated configuration files, prompting security updates from the project's maintainers. Two arbitrary code execution ...
Digital Trends

Microsoft begins pulling Copilot out of Windows 11 apps in a major cleanup push

After months of Copilot showing up everywhere in Windows 11 like an overenthusiastic guest who refuses to leave, Microsoft is finally dialing things back. The company has started scaling back Copilot ...
The New York Times

The Big Bang: A.I. Has Created a Code Overload

Companies are scrambling to deal with the glut. Credit...Mojo Wang Supported by By Mike Isaac and Erin Griffith Reporting from San Francisco When a financial services company recently began using ...
SiliconANGLE

OpenAI acquires open-source Python tooling startup Astral

OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to acquire Astral Software Inc., a startup with a set of widely used Python development tools. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Astral’s development ...