How-To Geek on MSN

How to use Claude as a coding tutor that tracks my progress (prompt included)

I built a coding tutor that won't let me cheat my way through it. Here's the prompt.

Usage-based pricing killing your vibe - here's how to roll your own local AI coding agents

Do we even need Anthropic or OpenAI's top models, or can we get away with a smaller local model? Sure, it might be slower, ...
MUO on MSN

I ditched VS Code for this 20-year-old editor and never looked back

This editor just gets out of the way.

200,000 MCP servers expose a command execution flaw that Anthropic calls a feature

OX Security confirmed arbitrary command execution on six live platforms and estimates 200,000 MCP servers are exposed. Here's ...
OMG! Ubuntu

Linux App Release Roundup (April 2026)

April 2026 has been and gone, but not before delivering an array of Linux software updates, including new versions of popular ...
Techrights

Links 04/05/2026: Economics of Slop Discredited, Democrat and Republican Voters Want Cuts to Data Centres

I archived the repositories on Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub and added links to the new repositories on Codeberg.
OSTechNix

How to Fix Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) Vulnerability on Ubuntu and Linux Mint

Learn how to fix Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431) in Ubuntu and Linux Mint. Copy Fail vulnerability allows any local user gain root ...

Notepad++ Code Editor Comes to Mac After 20-Year Wait [Updated]

The popular Notepad++ coding editor is now available as a native macOS app, following an unofficial open-source community ...
InfoWorld

Why it’s so hard to create stand-alone Python apps

Ever wonder why packaging a Python app and its dependencies as a single executable is such a pain? Blame it on the dynamism ...

OpenAI’s Codex now has a tiny AI pet that keeps you updated while you code

OpenAI has introduced Codex Pets, optional animated companions for its Codex desktop app that sit on your screen and track what the coding agent is doing in real time.