I had ChatGPT build me a free PDF editor because I didn't trust it to change my files - it worked!

The smartest way to use AI may not be letting it touch your files, but asking it to write software that handles them safely - ...
InfoQ

DuckDB Quack: Client/Server Protocol over HTTP for Multi-User Analytics

DuckDB has recently announced Quack, a new remote protocol over HTTP that lets multiple DuckDB instances connect to and work ...

GitHub confirms 3,800 internal repos stolen through poisoned VS Code extension as supply chain worm hits Microsoft’s Python SDK

GitHub confirmed attackers stole 3,800 internal repositories via a poisoned VS Code extension. The same threat group, TeamPCP, simultaneously compromised Microsoft's durabletask Python ...
The Guardian

Pentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military, watchdog finds

Trump administration accused of cutting military’s civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls’ school in Iran The Pentagon has quietly dismantled a program it is legally required to operate ...
KTVZ

St. Charles cuts ties with 40-year-old air link transport program it founded in Bend

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After 40 years and deep roots in Bend, a homegrown medical transport program founded by St. Charles is losing its longtime partnership with the very health system that created it, ...
WTOC-TV

Savannah Summer 500 program relaunches to connect students with paid jobs

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Savannah’s Summer 500 program is making a comeback with a new push to connect local students to summer jobs and city workplaces. The Savannah Summer 500 program is designed to ...
CoinDesk

Mezo unveils institutional bitcoin yield vaults as demand grows to put idle BTC to work

Institutional interest in generating returns on bitcoin BTC $63,306.19 holdings is gathering pace, and finance platform Mezo said it is joining the ranks of companies offering ways to generate returns ...
Capital Press

Program could pay Klamath farmers to idle fields

Roughly $18 million is expected to be available through a “no irrigation” program for Klamath Project farmers who idle their fields this growing season. The Klamath Project Drought Response Agency has ...
Bitcoin Magazine

Alcoa Nears Sale of Idle New York Smelter to NYDIG for Bitcoin Mining Use

Alcoa is in talks to sell its idle Massena East aluminum smelter in upstate New York to bitcoin mining firm NYDIG. Alcoa is in talks to sell its idle Massena East aluminum smelter in upstate New York ...
Bloomberg L.P.

China’s Petrochemical Producers Idle Capacity as Margins Crumble

China’s petrochemical producers, which supply textile and plastics factories, have cut operations to their lowest seasonal level in three years as rising feedstock costs and soft export demand ...
Forbes

Why LinkedIn Scams Seem Convincing And How To Spot The Signs Early

LinkedIn has built its reputation as the world's most trusted professional network, with over 1.3 million members globally. Yet, LinkedIn scams have surged in recent years, with the platform detecting ...
Los Angeles Times

As ‘Spamalot’ returns to L.A., Eric Idle is feeling sentimental about his epic career

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The last time Eric Idle’s “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” spoof musical “Spamalot” landed at a major L.A. venue ...