The debut of Gemini 3.1 Flash Live could make it harder to know if you’re talking to a robot

The upshot is that Gemini 3.1 Flash Live should sound more like a person, to the point that Google felt it was time to ...
TechSpot

JavaScript turns 30: From 10-day prototype to the backbone of the modern web

Why it matters: JavaScript was officially unveiled in 1995 and now powers the overwhelming majority of the modern web, as well as countless server and desktop projects. The language is one of the core ...
KTVZ

Furry Friends: Gus the gorgeous guy loves to play fetch

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- This week's Furry Friend is Gus, a 3-6 year old Pit Bull mix looking for his forever home at Brightside Animal Center in Redmond. Gus was brought in as a stray but quickly ...
Bleeping Computer

LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for using 1M fake accounts to scrape user data

LinkedIn has filed a lawsuit against Delaware company ProAPIs Inc. and its founder and CTO, Rehmat Alam, for allegedly scraping legitimate data through more than a million fake accounts. ProAPIs ...
InfoWorld

Using Microsoft’s Data API builder for Azure databases

Microsoft’s declarative REST and GraphQL API design tool supports MySQL and Postgres as well as Azure databases and works anywhere you can run a Docker container. Microsoft Azure is now so big it’s ...
Bleeping Computer

NPM package caught using QR Code to fetch cookie-stealing malware

Newly discovered npm package 'fezbox' employs QR codes to retrieve cookie-stealing malware from the threat actor's server. The package, masquerading as a utility library, leverages this innovative ...
TechSpot

Breach of npm threatens billions of weekly downloads in JavaScript ecosystem

What the Script: Supply chain attacks are traditionally designed to inflict maximum damage on structured organizations or companies. However, when such an attack compromises a supply chain that an ...
ZDNet

Anthropic will start training Claude on user data - but you don't have to share yours

Anthropic updated its AI training policy. Users can now opt in to having their chats used for training. This deviates from Anthropic's previous stance. Anthropic has become a leading AI lab, with one ...
tech2geek

How to Use input() in Python: A Complete Guide with Examples

Getting input from users is one of the first skills every Python programmer learns. Whether you’re building a console app, validating numeric data, or collecting values in a GUI, Python’s input() ...
Edutopia

Using an Input-Output Loop to Help Newcomer Students Learn Class Content

Newcomers are students who have recently arrived from other countries and speak a language other than English. While their experiences with education can vary, one commonality is that they have a ...
Gizmodo

Illinois Bans AI From Providing Therapy

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed, on Friday, a new measure that bans AI from acting as a therapist or counselor and limits its use to strictly administrative or support roles. The Wellness and ...