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How Astral is reshaping Python development, one tool at a time
If you're a machine learning or GenAI practitioner; or a Python developer in general, your main concern is (and should be) the core features of whatever scripts you are writing (the backend of a web app, an ML training script, a prompt chaining logic…). What you certainly don’t want, is to spend hours wrestling with virtual environments, investigating why your dev package versions are different than your prod versions, or fixing inconsistent formatting before your pull reque

zakaria.bouayyad2
Jun 244 min read


In Germany, Schleswig-Holstein is ending the use of Microsoft Teams and Office: a strategic shift towards digital sovereignty
The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has announced the gradual abandonment of Microsoft tools—Teams, Office, Outlook, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, and even Windows—in favor of open-source solutions. This decision affects approximately "30,000 employees" in the administration, including civil servants, police officers, and magistrates, and should be effective within "the next three months."
Dirk Schrödter, Minister for Digitalization, justifies this transformation

barbarela48
Jun 203 min read


How to Master Ethical Hacking Essential Skills and Tools for IT Experts
In today's digital landscape, the need for robust cybersecurity measures is more crucial than ever. With cyberattacks on the rise,...

barbarela48
Jun 45 min read


Penetration Testing: Find Out How Experts Protect Your Systems
Penetration testing (or pentesting) is an essential practice in cybersecurity, consisting of simulating attacks on a computer system to identify and remediate vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by malicious actors.

barbarela48
May 303 min read


The NSO Group Affair: A Cyber Surveillance Scandal and Its Legal Consequences
NSO Group, an Israeli company specializing in cyber surveillance, has been at the center of a global scandal related to the misuse of its Pegasus spyware. This software, designed to discreetly infiltrate smartphones, has been used to target journalists, human rights activists, diplomats, and politicians in several countries. The discovery of these activities has led to legal actions, including a recent conviction in the United States.

barbarela48
May 142 min read


Politeness toward AI: A question of digital ecology?
In a world where ecological concerns now affect every aspect of our lives, including our digital practices, new, often surprising, discussions are emerging. One of these is the question of whether being "polite" to an artificial intelligence like ChatGPT could have an indirect impact on the environment. Behind the apparent absurdity of this reflection—how could a polite phrase destroy forests or inflate our carbon footprint?—lies a serious question about how our choices of in

barbarela48
May 124 min read


The Controversial Arrival of Meta AI in WhatsApp
With the controversial introduction of Meta AI on WhatsApp, concern and frustration are spreading among users. This new addition forces users to accept chatbot technology without their prior consent. But what does this arrival mean, and why is it sparking so much debate?

barbarela48
Apr 183 min read


FerretDB 2.0 : The New Open Source Alternative to MongoDB with the Power of PostgreSQL
In a world where data has become the core of economic and technological activity, database management solutions must evolve rapidly to ...

barbarela48
Apr 93 min read


Data Engineer vs. Data Scientist: Two Key Professions in the Data Economy
In an era where data reigns supreme, Data Engineers and Data Scientists occupy essential roles in the management and exploitation of....

barbarela48
Mar 193 min read
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