InfoWorld

CPython vs. PyPy: Which Python runtime has the better JIT?

JIT compiler stack up against PyPy? We ran side-by-side benchmarks to find out, and the answers may surprise you.
Fast Company

Threads wants to be the Snapchat of Twitter. It’s even borrowing the ghost

Meta’s Threads app is leaning into impermanence. Starting Monday, the platform is rolling out “ghost posts,” a new post format for sharing fleeting thoughts that automatically disappear after 24 hours ...
PC Gamer

'Now you've got something that's a little bit easier and less expensive and can go a little bit faster': Intel's lead x86 CPU architect explains why it's not bringing Hyper ...

Processors Intel signals the end for its 12th Gen Core processors, though the architecture lives on under the guise of its 13th and 14th Gen Hardware No, Jeff Bezos didn't predict the future of the ...
The Hacker News

SilentSync RAT Delivered via Two Malicious PyPI Packages Targeting Python Developers

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to deliver a remote access trojan called SilentSync on Windows ...
TheServerSide

How Python multiprocessing can boost performance

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Python is a highly concise and expressive language that enables developers to accomplish complex ...
TechCrunch

Threads now has more than 400 million monthly active users

Just two years since its launch as a competitor to Twitter (now X), Meta’s Threads has topped 400 million monthly active users (MAUs), Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced on Tuesday. “As of a few ...
KENS

'We need help': San Antonio Threads seeks support to stay open after losing major funding

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Threads is in dire need of help. CEO & Founder Cathy Hamilton said the non-profit is on the brink of closing after losing major funding. Hamilton told KENS 5 she even gave up ...
Engadget

Threads now has a Hidden Words setting that's separate from Instagram

Threads and Instagram are continuing to decouple. Meta's social network has updated its Hidden Words setting to make it separate from Instagram. Prior to this update, users had one global Hidden Words ...
InfoWorld

Pyrefly and Ty: Two new Rust-powered Python type-checking tools compared

What is most striking about Python’s latest wave of third-party tooling is that they aren’t written in Python. Instead, many of the newer tools for project management, code formatting, and now type ...
TechCrunch

Threads is testing spoiler text, Zuckerberg says

Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, is testing spoiler text, according to a post from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Spoiler text refers to words (or images) that are grayed out in a post and only ...
The Verge

Threads was originally going to live inside the Instagram app

The Instagram team was shoehorning Twitter-like posts and replies inside the app. The Instagram team was shoehorning Twitter-like posts and replies inside the app. is a former news writer for The ...