How many humans does it take to measure a huge Burmese python? Three.

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the ...
Hackaday

Python Comes To The Arduino Uno Q

MicroPython is a well-known and easy-to-use way to program microcontrollers in Python. If you’re using an Arduino Uno Q, ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
Education Week

Are Teens Just Using AI to Cheat? Well, Not Quite (If You Ask Them)

Corrected: A previous version of this story should have said that the Pew Research Center conducted the survey. There’s fear among many educators that most students are now using AI to do too much of ...
The New York Times

Do Cows Use Tools? This One Does.

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say. By Emily Anthes For a cow, Veronika has had what might ...
CNN

How to avoid getting into trouble when using AI at work

Love it or hate it, AI is increasingly becoming integral to the way we work. So, like a lot of employees, you’ve started using it for your assignments. That’s great – unless you’re not clear on what ...
CNN

In a scientific first, biologists recorded a wild wolf potentially using tools

A female wild wolf living on the central coast of British Columbia was filmed pulling a crab trap out of the ocean to eat the bait — a never-before-seen behavior that could constitute the first ...
Education Week

‘Isn’t That Cheating?’ Why Some Students Resist Using AI for Schoolwork

Virginia’s Louisa County school district is on the leading edge of providing educators with professional development on artificial intelligence. Recently, the district has shifted its PD approach, ...
Ars Technica

Army general says he’s using AI to improve “decision-making”

Last month, OpenAI published a usage study showing that nearly 15 percent of work-related conversations on ChatGPT had to deal with “making decisions and solving problems.” Now comes word that at ...
Wall Street Journal

The Large Gender Gap in Who Uses AI

Are men more likely than women to use generative artificial intelligence? The answer, according to a recent working paper, is yes. The authors looked at generative AI adoption globally and found a ...
TheServerSide

How Python multiprocessing can boost performance

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Python is a highly concise and expressive language that enables developers to accomplish complex ...