Python 3.15 released: Lazy imports, UTF-8 and new data types

Python 3.15 is expected to speed up some programs and simplifies handling immutable data. UTF-8 as standard requires testing.
InfoWorld

Local AI on NPUs: Building a zero-cloud photo deduplicator with OpenCLIP

Your laptop’s idle NPU can sort 100 gigabytes of family photos about 3 times faster than the CPU, without draining the ...
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Signed by Liang Wenfeng, DeepSeek has released a new paper again.

DeepSeek, a leading innovator in the large language model (LLM) space, has officially unveiled its proprietary, internally deployed sandbox infrastructure for public transparency and industry ...
PCMagOpinion

Microsoft Built a Version of Windows 11 Without the Bloat, But There's a Big Catch

Project Zenith is proof that Microsoft knows how to make a less annoying version of Windows 11. So, why is it making it ...
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Python 3.15 arrives with lazy imports, UTF-8 by default and a faster JIT

Python 3.15 is out with explicit lazy imports, UTF-8 as the default encoding, frozendict and sentinel types, the Tachyon ...
Indiatimes

Monty Python star Eric Idle, 83, says ‘I’d like to be buried here’ in Provence after surviving pancreatic cancer; recalls ‘rebirth’ talk with Beatles star George ...

Monty Python star Eric Idle has opened up about mortality, his battle with pancreatic cancer, his enduring connection with the French countryside and his life away from the spotlight. At 83, the ...
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Forrest Galante, wildlife expert, on invasive species in the U.S.: “The Burmese python problem really is out of control in Florida”

British journalist and translator who joined Diario AS in 2013. Focuses on soccer – chiefly the Premier League, LaLiga, the Champions League, the Liga MX and MLS. On occasion, also covers American ...
BBC

'I think I can write as badly here as I can in London': Monty Python star Eric Idle's 55-year French escape from fame

The Monty Python star bought a shack in Provence in 1972. Here's how he spent the next 55 years making it his refuge from fame – and how it somehow became a celebrity retreat. Eric Idle is enjoying a ...
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Meta's Muse AI Hit 2.5 Million Downloads. Amazon Already Blocked It.

Meta's Muse AI agent surpassed 2.5 million downloads in 13 days, outpacing ChatGPT's early mobile numbers. But Amazon's ban and unanswered privacy questions suggest downloads alone won't decide this ...
Pew Research Center

Political Issues

White evangelical Protestants and White Catholics favor Republicans in the midterms, while other religious groups split or lean Democratic. Around two-thirds (65%) now disapprove of the way President ...
Electronics For You

Fauna Flash: AI Wildlife-Crossing Alert System for Forest Roads Using Arduino UNO Q

An AI Wildlife-Crossing Alert System for Forest Roads Using Arduino UNO Q is a solar-powered edge-AI safety system designed ...
Radio Times

Eric Idle on death, life in Provence and “zero chance” of more Monty Python: 'They hate my guts – I don’t know why, I only ever made them money’

"I’d like to be buried here,” sighs Eric Idle, surveying the bucolic little corner of Provence he calls home for half the year. “But only after I’m dead.” The perfect comic timing shouldn’t come as a ...