After a routine code rejection, an AI agent published a hit piece on someone by name

AI agents lack independent agency but can still seek multistep, extrapolated goals when prompted. Even if some of those prompts include AI-written text (which may become more of an issue in the ...

Patch AM: Which Scarsdale swimmers are heading to the state championships?

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Azul 2026 State of Java Survey & Report: 62% of Enterprises Now Leverage Java to Power AI Functionality, 41% Rely on High-Performance Java Platforms to Reduce Cloud Compute Costs

Azul, the only company 100% focused on Java, today announced the results of its 2026 State of Java Survey & Report. The annual study, based on responses from more than 2,000 Java professionals ...
IEEE

sQUlearn: A Python Library for Quantum Machine Learning [Focus: Quantum Software and Its Engineering]

Abstract: sQUlearn introduces a user-friendly, noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ)-ready Python library for quantum machine learning (QML), designed for seamless integration with classical machine ...
Los Angeles Times

Santa Anita betting machines removed by state Department of Justice

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Santa Anita’s experiment of placing betting machines similar to Historical Horse Racing at the racetrack last week ...
Pasadena Star-News

Displaced Eliot Arts Magnet students gifted library book vending machine

City National Bank donated a library book vending machine to Eliot Arts Magnet, which is currently housed at McKinley School due to the Eaton fire. During a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 10, ...
Times Union

Voting machines said Stephentown rejected the proposed library budget. A recount said otherwise.

STEPHENTOWN — Unofficial results after Election Day a month ago showed that Stephentown Memorial Library’s budget proposal was shot down by 89% of voters, or 528-60. As it turns out, that count was ...
The Conversation

Proposed cuts at State Library of Victoria go against its mission – and will hurt the disadvantaged

Heather L. Robinson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
IGN

When Will The Steam Machine Actually Come Out?

The Steam Machine was announced just over a week ago now, and while we don’t know how much the Steam Machine will cost, we also don’t know when it’s actually going to come out. Right now, the only ...
USA Today

Florida man captures giant python, told to ‘put it in trash’

A Florida resident, with the help of friends, used a snare and ax to subdue a massive Burmese python that they had encountered Tuesday on the way home from dinner. Wade Gardner, of Rotonda West in ...
IGN

How Much Will The Steam Machine Cost?

Valve announced a new Steam Machine this week, and while I think it’s going to have a major impact on the next generation of gaming hardware – however PC-like that looks – there’s still one big ...
Gizmodo

Valve’s New Steam Machine Could Disrupt Console Gaming as We Know It

It's not a "GameCube" per se, but Valve's Steam Machine will bring your Steam library to your living room. Reading time 4 minutes Valve is entering the console race, and it’s doing so in the most ...