How the Python team is adapting the language for an AI future (Ep. 593)
In part two of their conversation, Ben and Kyle chat with Python core developer and Steering Council member Pablo Galindo Salgado about balancing consistency and new features in language design, the importance of gathering community feedback on new iterations, and why he’s focused on making Python faster. Episode notes: Pablo
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While the world is captivated by the drama of Twitter rebranding to X, rival social network Instagram is currently down for many users. People complained that they have been getting errors such as “Couldn’t refresh the feed.” me leaving instagram when i see “couldn’t refresh feed” #InstagramDown pic.twitter.com/mltOQGp7s8 — AJ
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A class-action damages claim is being brought against Apple on behalf of U.K.-based developers. The suit, which is seeking a compensation payout that could be as high as £800 million (over $1 billion), accuses the tech giant of abusing a dominant position by charging an “anticompetitive” 30% fee on in-app
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Actually, no, I couldn’t even come up with a halfhearted contrarian take. It’s trash. Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’
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Illustration: The Verge Mastodon, the decentralized network viewed as a viable alternative to Twitter, is rife with child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to a new study from Stanford’s Internet Observatory (via The Washington Post). In just two days, researchers found 112 instances of known CSAM across 325,000 posts on
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Read moreMicrosoft’s Bing Chat comes to Chrome and Safari in tests for ‘select users’
Microsoft’s AI chatbot, Bing Chat, is coming to non-Microsoft browsers, the company confirmed today following various reports of the AI chatbot being spotted in other browsers like Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari. The expansion will make Microsoft’s ChatGPT-like AI chatbot available to a broader set of users, as it was
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OneTrust has been raising money by the bushel since it was founded in 2016, raising a $200 million Series A in July 2019, a $210 million Series B in February 2020, and a $300 million Series C in December 2020. Those rounds came with valuations of $1.3 billion, $2.7 billion
Read moreCall for volunteers: Work your way to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
We’re less than two months away from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, which takes place September 19–21 in San Francisco. If you’re looking for a no-cash-flow way to go, listen up. We have the perfect opportunity for you. How to get a free pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 We’re looking for a
Read moreBlow for Flutterwave as Kenyan court declines request to withdraw case
Plans by Kenya’s Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) to withdraw its second case against African fintech giant Flutterwave have been shot down by the High Court, Kenya’s third highest court. In August last year, the agency had frozen $3 million belonging to Flutterwave, Hupesi Solutions, and Adguru Technology Limited on suspicion
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