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The secret Python switch: How one flag makes your scripts run faster

Python -O won’t magically make every script faster, but in the right workloads it’s a free win—here’s how to test it safely.

Windows 11 Notepad flaw let files execute silently via Markdown links

Microsoft has fixed a "remote code execution" vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed attackers to execute local or remote programs by tricking users into clicking specially crafted Markdown ...

ChatGPT's Deep Research Mode Gets a Fullscreen Document Viewer

OpenAI has updated its deep research feature in ChatGPT with a fullscreen document viewer that can be used to browse its AI-generated reports separately from the chat window. The built-in tool ...
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OpenAI’s GPT-5.3-Codex Wants to be More than a Coding Copilot

OpenAI is pitching GPT-5.3-Codex as a long-running “agent,” not just a code helper: The company says the model combines GPT-5.2-Codex coding strength with GPT-5.2 reasoning and professional knowledge, ...
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Pandas 3.0 Introduces Default String Dtype and Copy-on-Write Semantics

The pandas team has released pandas 3.0.0, a major update that changes core behaviors around string handling, memory semantics, and datetime resolution, while removing a substantial amount of ...

You can now bypass Discord's age verification checks with a gamepad-controlled 3D model from Github

That's one way to get around it.