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“To be clear: Notepad++ has never released a macOS version.” ...

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

Shira is eager to hear from college students and their families about how you’re feeling about the job market. Drop her a line at [email protected]. A lot of students took the advice to learn ...

TOKYO—Atsuyoshi Koike dreams of making computer chips on the moon. First, though, he has to prove he can do it on earth. Koike is the public face of Japan’s multibillion-dollar effort to muscle back ...

Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...

Microsoft and Apple have long felt like the Montagues and the Capulets, but lately, it feels like that feud is gradually mellowing into a cordial, mutual understanding — without needing two young ...

Editor's take: Microsoft is having a tough time leaving Windows Notepad well enough alone. The classic text editor is effectively gone, replaced by a "new" version that keeps accumulating a growing ...

Start reading recent internet conversations about AI, and you'll find an anecdote that surfaces with increasing frequency: ChatGPT delivered lifesaving medical advice. "Three weeks ago I woke up from ...

Is anyone actually asking for this? Is anyone actually asking for this? is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, ...

As your News Feature notes, effective science communication is needed in the face of funding cuts (see Nature 645, 298–300; 2025). Yet art–science collaborations — a great way to communicate the value ...

Yann LeCun said computer science majors need to make sure to spend their time wisely. He said it's much better to bone up on the foundations than "the trendy technology du jour." Leaders in tech and ...