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BASIC ruled the '80s. Here's why Python quietly became the new gateway to coding

From graphing calculators to interactive notebooks, Python eases you into programming, no GOTOs required.
Sixth Tone

Locked Out of China’s AI Boom, Graduates Turn to Bootcamps

With new graduates facing a crowded job market, AI bootcamps are offering three-month courses designed to turn newcomers into ...

How to be a dad and a gamer and still get a good night’s sleep – Reader’s Feature

With no time to play 60+ hour epics anymore, a reader discovers a way to stay in love with gaming and still be a good dad.
PCMag Australia

I Used ChatGPT to Build Complex Spreadsheets Fast. Here’s How You Can, Too

Struggling with Excel or Google Sheets? My game-changing AI tips will save you hours on data entry and formula writing.
Visual Studio Magazine

Slammed by Copilot Usage-Based Billing on Day 1, Facing $180 Bill for June

A journalist using GitHub Copilot Pro details how a broken editorial workflow on day one of usage-based billing led to runaway token consumption, a projected $180 monthly bill, and practical tactics ...
E!

Martin Short Details Similarity Between Daughter Katherine Short, Late Wife Nancy Dolman's Tragic Deaths

Content warning: This story discusses suicide. Martin Short is reflecting on two great losses in his life. Months after the Innerspace actor’s eldest child Katherine Short died by suicide at the age ...
People

Martin Short Reveals Late Wife Nancy Dolman's Last Words and the Heartbreaking Connection to Daughter Katherine's Death

The actor's wife Nancy Dolman died of cancer in 2010 at age 58 Martin Short is getting candid about love and loss. The actor, 76, reflected on the 2010 death of his wife Nancy Dolman and the recent ...
eLife

Pregistered movie-fMRI analyses reveal altered visual feature encoding in autism in pSTS

This valuable study uses naturalistic movie-viewing fMRI and stacked encoding models to investigate sensory feature representations in autistic and non-autistic youth, showing a relative shift toward ...
Investopedia

Short Interest Ratio Explained: Define, Calculate, and Analyze Its Impact

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician ...
Investopedia

What Are the Minimum Margin Requirements for an Equities Short Sale Account?

Chad Langager is a co-founder of Second Summit Ventures. He started as an intern at Investopedia.com, eventually leaving for the startup scene. Yarilet Perez is an experienced multimedia journalist ...
Forbes

Best Short-Term Health Insurance Companies Of 2026

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...
Pew Research Center

Short Reads

Short-form data and analysis from Pew Research Center writers and social scientists. To view all our reports and publications, visit our main Publications page. In eight countries, at least half of ...