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Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens

Alarm bells are ringing in the open source community, but commercial licensing is also at risk Earlier this week, Dan ...
eWeek

GPT-5.4 Is Here: OpenAI’s ‘Most Capable and Efficient’ Model for Professional Work

OpenAI launches GPT-5.4, calling it its most capable and efficient AI model yet, with AI agents, computer control, improved reasoning, and a 1M-token context.
How-To Geek on MSN

Why 27 lines of Python is all you need for an inspiring Linux Mint desktop

Why settle for a static Linux Mint desktop when you can jazz it up with this Conky daily quote generator desklet?

Watch a huge boa snake removed from a Palm Beach County man's driveway

A Palm Beach County man on his way to work at a high-end Louis Vuitton store was delayed by a 7-foot boa constrictor lounging ...
Cowboys Wire

Florida man's pet boa constrictor Pablo escapes during labor emergency

A pet boa constrictor named Pablo made a break for it Palm Beach County when his owner's wife went into labor.
InfoWorld

What I learned using Claude Sonnet to migrate Python to Rust

Using an AI coding assistant to migrate an application from one programming language to another wasn’t as easy as it looked. Here are three takeaways.