Malicious PyPI packages give hackers control of Telegram bot servers

A campaign active since last November has been targeting Python developers building Telegram bots with trojanized Pyrogram ...
Virtualization Review

Running AI Locally, Part 2: From VMware Context to Hands-On Tools

Tom Fenton moves from local AI concepts to hands-on tools for matching LLMs to hardware, running local chatbots with Ollama and benchmarking AI performance.
Tech Times

Open-Source Coding Model Ornith-1.0 Writes Its Own Training Scaffold in Reinforcement Learning

Open-source agentic coding model Ornith-1.0, released today under the MIT license, uses a self-improving reinforcement ...

Dell Pro Max 18 Plus review: I tested this giant in an AI startup lab and it refused to sweat

The Dell Pro Max 18 Plus wants to give you all the desktop-tier firepower in the world. In return, you must be ready to bear ...
Wall Street Journal

White House Reins In AI-Testing Unit as National-Security Concerns Grow

Trump administration officials have asked a government artificial-intelligence testing unit to stop issuing public reports, the latest signal that the White House is tightening control over AI models ...
Healthline

SAGE (Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam) Test for Dementia

The Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam (SAGE) test is a self-administered tool designed to detect early signs of mild cognitive impairment, which may indicate the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s ...
The New York Times

Who’s a Better Writer: A.I. or Humans? Take Our Quiz.

Artificial intelligence is already being used to write romance novels, academic papers and software applications. But how does A.I. stack up against some of the world’s best human writers? Skeptics ...
Nature

Cancer blood tests are everywhere — here's why you should be cautious

A man in a car looks down at his phone. “No cancer signal detected,” says a message on the screen. The man closes his eyes and smiles in relief. Why are so many young people getting cancer? What the ...
Athlon Sports

F1 Announces New Engine Testing Amid Mercedes Power Unit Scrutiny

Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has unveiled a package of regulatory updates ahead of the 2026 season, responding to ongoing technical scrutiny over power units and broader efforts to refine race ...
InfoWorld

Visual Studio adds GitHub Copilot unit testing for C#

GitHub Copilot testing for .NET in Visual Studio 2026 v18.3 can generate tests for the xUnit, NUnit, and MSTest test frameworks. Microsoft has made GitHub Copilot testing for .NET, a new capability in ...
IEEE

A Python Unit Test Generation Method Based on Fine-Tuned Language Models and Coverage

Abstract: Unit testing is fundamental for software reliability, yet manual test construction is inefficient and often results in limited coverage. Existing automated tools struggle with complex ...
The New York Times

E.P.A. Promises a Ban on Animal Testing by 2035

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, revived a plan created during the first Trump administration to end the testing of chemicals on mammals. By Lisa Friedman The Environmental Protection Agency will ...