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Build an infinite desktop on Ubuntu with Python and a systemd timer

Pull fresh Unsplash wallpapers and rotate them on GNOME automatically with a Python script plus a systemd service and timer.
CNX Software

Add a tiny desktop monitor to your PC with the ESP32 Desktop Monitor project

D0WD, a low-cost alternative to LilyGo T-Display, lets you mirror your desktop monitor over Wi-Fi with an ESP32 ...
Geeky Gadgets

Try Pyrefly Beta : Instant Checks, Smarter Hints, Smoother Large Scale Python Workflows

What if the tool you’ve been waiting for could not only catch errors in your Python code instantly but also handle millions of lines with lightning speed? Enter Pyrefly, Meta’s latest innovation in ...
Hackaday

Simple Tricks To Make Your Python Code Faster

Python has become one of the most popular programming languages out there, particularly for beginners and those new to the hacker/maker world. Unfortunately, while it’s easy to get something up and ...
The New York Times

42 Million People Are Enrolled in SNAP. Who Are They?

The shutdown brought the scale of the federal food aid program into focus and raised questions about how such a rich country could have so many people on nutrition assistance. By David W. Chen The ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 Build 26220.7051 released with “Ask Copilot” feature

Windows 11 Build 26220.7051 is now rolling out to testers in the Insider Program, and there are at least three new features, including Ask Copilot on the taskbar. Up until now, you could access ...
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Army announces Janus Program for next-generation nuclear energy

WASHINGTON — The Department of Army today announced the launch of the Janus Program, a next-generation nuclear power program that will deliver resilient, secure, and assured energy to support national ...
Nature

Python, the movie! The programming language’s origin story comes to the silver screen

In 2005, Travis Oliphant was an information scientist working on medical and biological imaging at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, when he began work on NumPy, a library that has become a ...
ZDNet

Windows 11 lets you run a network speed test right from the taskbar now - how to try it

Windows 11 is testing a network speed test that you run from the taskbar. The speed test icon takes you to the Bing website. For now, you need a Windows 11 Insider build to use the feature. Now ...
Computer Weekly

JetBrains details state of Python in 2025

The latest trends and issues around the use of open source software in the enterprise. JetBrains has detailed its eighth annual Python Developers Survey. This survey is conducted as a collaborative ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Dedicated Python Environments Tool Rolls Out in VS Code Update

The Python team at Microsoft is continuing its overhaul of environment management in Visual Studio Code, with the August 2025 release advancing the controlled rollout of the new Python Environments ...