Last Thursday, matplotlib developer Scott Shambaugh found himself in a peculiar situation. The day before, he had closed a pull request (PR) in the matplotlib project on the GitHub code repository. A ...

Sign of the times: An AI agent autonomously wrote and published a personalized attack article against an open-source software maintainer after he rejected its code contribution. It might be the first ...

Spammers and malicious actors inundate us with a steady stream of text messages—often purporting to be from legitimate institutions or companies. Stanching this flow isn’t easy. Just as the unwanted ...

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A large-scale randomized trial of texting therapy concluded that its outcomes were as good as video sessions in treating depression. By Ellen Barry One of the most popular mental health innovations of ...

Police are warning drivers and cellphone users about new text message scam claiming to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles and threatening “final notice” to target victims. The latest DMV text ...

Note: "ready for review" PRs may still need to have their baseline images updated. #29807: Support {lua,xe}tex as alternative usetex engine. Status: draft, requires more work. Also waiting on ...

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec An increasing number of seemingly random and innocuous texts are hitting Apple and Android ...

Learn how to make your Discord messages pop using bold, italics, underline, strikethrough, code blocks, headers, spoilers, and even color-coded text. Whether on mobile or PC, this guide covers all the ...

If you get a text claiming you're due a $1,400 stimulus check from what looks to be the IRS, don't click on any links. The text is most certainly a scam, as the federal agency doesn't send such ...