I had ChatGPT build me a free PDF editor because I didn't trust it to change my files - it worked!

The smartest way to use AI may not be letting it touch your files, but asking it to write software that handles them safely - ...
The New York Times

Is Strait of Hormuz Open Again? Maybe, but Few Ships Are Using It.

There were conflicting reports about the status of the vital shipping waterway in the cease-fire with Iran. By Pranav Baskar and Shirin Hakim As the cease-fire between the United States and Iran ...
Ars Technica

OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...
GitHub

Sample Code to Use Azure OpenAI Service's Whisper API from Python

This is a simple sample code that demonstrates how to use the Azure OpenAI Service's Whisper API to transcribe audio files using Python. Please make sure to replace the placeholder values in the .env ...
Mashable

'SNL' links Epstein with Kennedy Center renaming in Christmas cold open

For the last SNL of the year, President Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) got into a festive mood — by talking about Jeffrey Epstein for the umpteenth time. Referencing Trump's Wednesday night ...
Techno-Science.net

9 Best Open-Source Apps from GitHub You Can Actually Use Every Day

GitHub hosts powerful open source apps you can use daily, from Immich for photo backups and Upscayl for image upscaling to VERT for file conversion, BC Uninstaller for cleanup, Mole for Mac storage, ...
The New York Times

Who Needs a Printer or Scanner? Just Use Your Mobile Device.

Free software on your phone or tablet lets you scan, create, edit, annotate and even sign digitized documents on the go. By J. D. Biersdorfer I write the monthly Tech Tip column, which is devoted to ...