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March 30, 2025

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uv: Up to 100x Faster Than pip—Is This Python’s Future?

While developing Python projects, we’ve all watched pip install crawl through dependencies while our productivity stalls. Enter uv, the Rust-powered package manager released in January 2024 by Astral that solves pip’s biggest pain points: Slow Performance: No more waiting minutes for dependency installations Lack of Native Locking: Consistent builds across all environments Tool Fragmentation: One tool instead of juggling pip, virtualenv, and pip-tools Outdated Formats: Modern support for pyproject.toml and more What is uv? uv is a comprehensive Python toolchain that replaces multiple tools in one unified solution. It’s 10-100x faster than pip, provides universal lockfiles for reproducible environments, manages

March 30, 2025

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Researchers develop 90-nanometer LEDs for future ultra high-resolution displays

Forward-looking: Downscaling has long been the driving force in technological progress – from boosting computing power through smaller transistors to advancing display technology with micro-LEDs. Now, researchers from Zhejiang University and the University of Cambridge are pushing the boundaries of LED innovation even further, unveiling the world’s smallest LEDs: nano-PeLEDs, based on perovskite semiconductors. These nano-PeLEDs feature pixel lengths as small as 90 nanometers, enabling an unprecedented pixel density of 127,000 pixels per inch (PPI). For comparison, a typical 27-inch 4K gaming monitor has a pixel density of just 163 PPI. “Making electronic devices smaller is an everlasting pursuit for

March 30, 2025

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Apple is reportedly on track to launch the M5 iPad Pro and MacBook Pro later this year

According to Mark Gurman in the newsletter this weekend, we may see at least two devices with Apple’s upcoming M5 chip before the end of the year. Gurman reports that the M5 iPad Pro has reached the late stages of testing, putting it “on track for production in the second half of this year.” And the M5 MacBook Pro should be here sometime in the fall, in line with the timing of the past few years’ releases. This year’s iPad Pro likely won’t be the generation that adopts Apple’s in-house modem, though. According to Gurman, that shift is expected to

March 30, 2025

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for March 31, #659

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections puzzle wasn’t too tough. None of the categories are those really oddball varieties, like “spell a word backward and add a month of the year to it and subtract the first letter.” OK, I exaggerate, but only a touch. If you do need help today, read on for clues and today’s Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle.

March 30, 2025

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“This isn’t the Matrix”

Last weekend, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, found himself at the center of a digital fiasco when he was unexpectedly added to a Signal group chat with 17 U.S. government officials who were discussing imminent airstrikes in Yemen. For some, the incident has raised questions about how phone numbers end up in contact lists […] Source link