He Built the Definitive Epstein Database—and It Consumed His Life

The data engineer started as a casual reader of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Then he became obsessed, and built the most ...

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 ...

New ‘Perseus’ Android malware checks user notes for secrets

A new Android malware called Perseus is checking user-curated notes to steal sensitive information, like passwords, recovery ...

OpenAI to create desktop super app, combining ChatGPT app, browser and Codex app

OpenAI will combine its web browser, ChatGPT app and Codex app into a singular desktop super app. Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of Applications, will oversee the change with assistance from OpenAI ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code

This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...
The New York Times

The Epstein Files

Times reporters and editors are digging through millions of pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents released by the Justice Department, and tracking the fallout. Times reporters and editors are digging ...