Not everyone can declare themselves “benevolent dictator for life” of a company, but such was the nature of Guido van Rossum, the Dutch programmer who invented an entire programming language from ...

Google has introduced a new Pixel Upgrade Program in India. This initiative makes premium Pixel phones more accessible. Users can own a Pixel and upgrade to the latest model annually. The program ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

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FILE: 1,464 white flags were placed in New Britain's Walnut Hill park in 2023 honoring the 1,464 people who fatally overdosed in Connecticut in 2022. Unhoused Connecticut residents struggling with ...

Aaron Mann removed 87 Burmese pythons in July, the most by any hunter in the South Florida Water Management District's 2025 incentive program. Mann's total brings the 2025 program's eliminated python ...

U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit wade ashore from Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1646 during a beach assault in support of exercise Talisman Saber 2013 in the Coral Sea on July 20, ...

An Introduction to Programming and Computer Science with Python, second edition is a free, open source textbook available under a CC BY-NC-SA license. Originally developed for UVM’s CS 1210 ...

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The program, designed to elevate emerging creative voices, is back for round three, as the second-year cohorts will be celebrated with a premiere event on June 23. By Kirsten Chuba Events Editor ...

Finding low-cost internet is becoming increasingly more difficult with rising prices and decreased support for low-income families. The Affordable Connectivity Program was shuttered in June 2024, ...