How-To Geek on MSN

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.
Microsoft

New Clickfix variant ‘CrashFix’ deploying Python Remote Access Trojan

CrashFix crashes browsers to coerce users into executing commands that deploy a Python RAT, abusing finger.exe and portable Python to evade detection and persist on high‑value systems.
Dot Physics on MSN

Python tutorial: Creating contour plots with NumPy meshgrid

Learn how to create contour plots in Python using NumPy’s meshgrid and Matplotlib. This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to generate grids, compute functions over them, and visualize data ...
python-hub

How To Quickly Create A File With Python

Create a variable to store the file object. Call the open() method with the file name and ‘w’ mode as arguments. Use the write() method on the variable to write anything. Close the file using the ...
CNET

Anthropic's New Claude Cowork Is an AI Agent for Your Computer's Files

Cowork can also use the data in that folder to create new projects -- but it's still in early access, so be cautious. Imad was a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from ...
Commercial Appeal

IRS Direct File is gone. See other free, low-cost tax filing programs

The IRS Direct File program, a free tax filing option, has been discontinued for the 2026 tax season. The program was ended by the Trump Administration after a two-year pilot due to low participation ...
TechSpot

Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...
VentureBeat

AI coding transforms data engineering: How dltHub's open-source Python library helps developers create data pipelines for AI in minutes

Credit: Image generated by VentureBeat with FLUX-pro-1.1-ultra A quiet revolution is reshaping enterprise data engineering. Python developers are building production data pipelines in minutes using ...
The Conversation

AI ‘workslop’ is creating unnecessary extra work. Here’s how we can stop it

Steven Lockey's position is funded by the Chair in Trust research partnership between the University of Melbourne and KPMG Australia. Nicole Gillespie receives funding from the Australian Research ...
WESH

Florida man arrested of using AI to create child pornography, deputies say

COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS OF OFFICER JEWELL. A MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN MARION COUNTY AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY CREATED AI GENERATED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE BELIEVES HE WAS USING PHOTOS. HE GOT ...
BGR

Claude Can Now Create PDF, Word, And Excel Files For You

Anthropic on Tuesday announced a new Claude feature that some users should appreciate. The chatbot can now create files for you based on the instructions you provide in a prompt. Claude can generate ...