This week’s cybersecurity recap highlights key attacks, zero-days, and patches to keep you informed and secure.

Whenever high-profile non-binary activist Siufung Law did media interviews, journalists always asked: what pronoun would they like to use? For a long time, the Hong Kong native, who uses they/them ...

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An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the quest to rid the Everglades of invasive Burmese pythons—including a record-breaking, 215-pound giant. Researchers Ian Bartoszek (left), Ian Easterling, and ...

Ska heads have been waiting for this: A trombone emoji is imminent. The Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit foundation that upholds the Unicode Standard, announced the approved 2025 list of emoji. Other ...

The Unicode Consortium has announced that it's adding what's essentially a Bigfoot emoji to the open Unicode standard this fall. The famous cryptid will appear as "Hairy Creature" alongside a ...

Soon to be the official tool for managing Python installations on Windows, the new Python Installation Manager picks up where the ‘py’ launcher left off. Python is a first-class citizen on Microsoft ...

How to show a heart — the universal symbol of love — has shifted on the internet over the years, driven by new technology. By Sheera Frenkel Tears of joy prevailed as the most-used emoji in 2021, ...

The Unicode Consortium has finalized and released version 16.0 of the Unicode standard, the elaborate character set that ensures that our phones, tablets, PCs, and other devices can all communicate ...

If Floridians are looking for a way to become $10,000 richer, killing pythons may be it. The Florida Python Challenge starts in August and incentivizes hunters to euthanize as many invasive Burmese ...