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The secret Python switch: How one flag makes your scripts run faster

When you're trying to get the best performance out of Python, most developers immediately jump to complex algorithmic fixes, using C extensions, or obsessively running profiling tools. However, one of ...
ZDNet

The right way to run an internet speed test (and how I use the results for better Wi-Fi)

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NPR

Is that carb ultra-processed? Here's a test even a kid can do

For the first time, the U.S. government is urging people to avoid "highly processed" foods, which it says are driving diet-related diseases. But this recommendation puts many Americans in a ...
InfoWorld

Visual Studio adds GitHub Copilot unit testing for C#

GitHub Copilot testing for .NET in Visual Studio 2026 v18.3 can generate tests for the xUnit, NUnit, and MSTest test frameworks. Microsoft has made GitHub Copilot testing for .NET, a new capability in ...
CNN

Tested positive for flu this holiday season? Here’s what you should do

As millions of Americans hit the road or took to the skies for the holidays, another seasonal traveler is picking up speed: influenza. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that ...
TechCrunch

Facebook is testing a link-posting limit for professional accounts and pages

In a new experiment, Meta is limiting the number of links users can post on Facebook, unless they have a paid Meta Verified subscription. According to the screenshot posted by Navarra, users can still ...
world-nuclear-news

Xudabao unit 3 completes cold testing

The successful completion of cold functional testing of Xudabao Nuclear Power Plant’s unit 3 means it can move from the installation phase to the commissioning phase. (Image: CNNC) China National ...
Harvard Business Review

You’re Probably A/B Testing Too Much. Here’s What to Do Instead.

A/B testing is the gold standard of experimentation. It is meant to help companies make faster, better, data-driven decisions. But too often, it does the opposite. The meeting starts with optimism: a ...
Pew Research Center

How Do Americans View Childhood Vaccines, Vaccine Research and Policy?

A 4-year-old boy picks out a bandage before getting vaccinated in San Jose, California, in 2022. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images) How we did this Pew Research Center ...
InfoWorld

Do more with Python’s new built-in async programming library

There’s lots to do in this edition of the Python Report: Do more than one thing with Python’s async. Do the math faster in Python with NumPy. Do Python in Visual Studio Code, and do it the right way ...