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

Python -O won’t magically make every script faster, but in the right workloads it’s a free win—here’s how to test it safely.

OpenAI claims its latest model helped code itself.

GPT‑5.3‑Codex, its new coding and development model, is apparently the first “that was instrumental in creating itself.” No, that probably doesn’t mean ChatGPT is ready to build its own Skynet, but it ...

AI is in its self-improvement era: OpenAI says its new coding model helped to build itself

Beyond creating the underlying models that generate code, AI is also being harnessed to create the interfaces that customers and developers outside the company use to write code. On Monday, OpenAI ...

With GPT-5.3-Codex, OpenAI pitches Codex for more than just writing code

Today, OpenAI announced GPT-5.3-Codex, a new version of its frontier coding model that will be available via the command line, IDE extension, web interface, and the new macOS desktop app. (No API ...
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Build an infinite desktop on Ubuntu with Python and a systemd timer

Pull fresh Unsplash wallpapers and rotate them on GNOME automatically with a Python script plus a systemd service and timer.
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Hands On with New Multi-Agent Orchestration in VS Code

A proof of concept shows how multi-agent orchestration in Visual Studio Code 1.109 can turn a fragile, one-pass AI workflow into a more reliable, auditable process by breaking long tasks into smaller, ...