AI prompts a memory-chip boom — and electronics inflation. Get used to it.

Google’s going to the movies, as it invested $75 million in the hot indie studio A24, along with a pledge to provide AI to ...

8,000 pounds of invasive Burmese python removed from the Florida Everglades

The annual Florida Python Challenge is only a few weeks away, but participants will have trouble matching a new record set ...
Startup Fortune

OpenAI's Patch the Planet program takes its security ambitions well beyond the chatbot business

OpenAI launched Patch the Planet on June 22, partnering with Trail of Bits and HackerOne to find and fix vulnerabilities in widely used open-source software, a direct shot at Anthropic's Mythos and a ...

OpenAI's new GPT-5.5-Cyber tops Claude Mythos 5 in vulnerability benchmark0 0

OpenAI is rolling out the full, limited-release version of GPT-5.5-Cyber—a specialized AI model that outperforms its ...
Meduza

Russia’s internet crackdown is cutting developers off from GitHub and Python. The government’s proposed fix? A VPN controlled by the government.

Russia’s federal media regulator, Roskomnadzor, plans to create a unified “state VPN” for Russian software developers who have lost access to foreign repositories because of internet restrictions, The ...
InfoWorld

Speed boost your Python programs with new lazy imports

No more waiting on slow-loading modules or wasting time on ad hoc workarounds: Python 3.15’s new ‘lazy imports’ mechanism has you covered. When you import a module in Python, the module’s code must be ...
PC World

Windows 11’s new internet speed test is just a shortcut to Bing

Microsoft is rolling out a new internet speed test feature in Windows 11 that’s accessible directly from the taskbar for user convenience. PCWorld reports this feature is actually just a shortcut to a ...
ZDNet

The right way to run an internet speed test (and how I use the results for better Wi-Fi)

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TechRepublic

Microsoft Adds Built-in Network Speed Test to Windows 11 Taskbar

Microsoft is testing a built-in network speed test in Windows 11’s taskbar, alongside Sysmon integration and other feature updates in preview builds. Microsoft is testing a new network speed test ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Releases Built-In Internet Speed Test to Select Windows Insiders

When you click on this new option, Windows 11 opens the default browser and loads up an Ookla-powered Speedtest experience. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...
Lifehacker

Microsoft Is Now Testing a 'Built-In' Network Speed Test Tool in Windows 11

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
ZDNet

This new Windows 11 taskbar tool lets you test your internet speed in seconds - how to try it

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