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Python releases version 3.14 – with cautious free-threaded support

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JIT compiler included but experimental and can slow performance

The Python team has released version 3.14, with big new features including free threading support, the ability to use concurrent interpreters, improved debugger support, and an opt-in new interpreter which improves performance by 3 to 5 percent.…

Tim Anderson

How chatbots are coaching vulnerable users into crisis

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From homework helper to psychological hazard in 300 hours of sycophantic validation

Feature  When a close family member contacted Etienne Brisson to tell him that he'd created the world's first sentient AI, the Quebecois business coach was intrigued. But things quickly turned dark. The 50-year-old man, who had no prior mental health history, ended up spending time in a psychiatric ward.…

Danny Bradbury