programming
Did Hans Neimann Cheat at Chess With a Sex Toy? This Coder Is Attempting to Find Out.
ButtFish is a program that, hypothetically, would let someone communicate to an AI chess program using a butt plug.
This Tool Lets You Program an Entire App With One Voice Command
Building on OpenAI's Codex system, CodeVox turns spoken, natural language into lines of code.
Supreme Court Rules Reimplementing an API Is Not a Crime
Google's decade-long legal battle with Oracle over Android code is over. It's a win for programmers everywhere.
Tracking Down DOPE, the First Computer Language for Normal Humans
DOPE has remained hidden because it was successful.
Github to Remove 'Master/Slave' Terminology From its Platform
It's a welcome but overdue move from the Microsoft-owned company, which still has contracts with ICE.
New Jersey’s Broken Unemployment System Uses 60-Year-Old Programming Language
The state's 40 year-old systems use COBOL and are struggling with an unprecedented number of unemployment applications.
Some Maniac Drew 'The Simpsons' in Pure Code
These flawless recreations aren't "drawings" in the traditional sense—they're pure code, being rendered live in your browser, and creating them is more programming than Groening.
Indian Toddlers Are Learning How to Code Before Learning to Talk
This prepares the next generation for a future dominated by data.
Discord Just Banned a Server Selling DeepNude, an App That Undresses Photos of Women
A small community of people is dedicated to reviving DeepNude, a program that creates non-consensual nudes of women.
Creator of DeepNude, App That Undresses Photos of Women, Takes It Offline
An app that algorithmically 'undressed' images of women was taken down by its creator, citing server overload and potential harms.
This Horrifying App Undresses a Photo of Any Woman With a Single Click
The $50 DeepNude app dispenses with the idea that deepfakes were about anything besides claiming ownership over women’s bodies.