For 33 years, a 'true story' about the 'the resonant frequency of a chicken's skull cavity' buried in an MS-DOS help file has sustained an urban legend that a certain sound ...

"True story: 7 Hz is the resonant frequency of a chicken's skull cavity. This was determined empirically in Australia, where a new factory generating 7-Hz tones was located too close to a chicken ...
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You are likely to be eaten by the MIT license: Microsoft frees Zork source

Redmond dusts off Infocom's classic text adventures and puts the originals into public hands Microsoft developer boss Scott Hanselman saved the company's Ignite shindig this week by unveiling the ...
InfoWorld

How GlassWorm wormed its way back into developers’ code — and what it says about open source security

Pervasive, evasive malware thought to have been eliminated has wormed its way back into development environments. Just a little over two weeks after GlassWorm was declared “fully contained and closed” ...
Irish Examiner

Word that describes using AI to write computer code becomes Collins' Word of the Year

Vibe coding, an emerging software development that turns natural language into computer code using artificial intelligence (AI), has been named Collins' Word of the Year for 2025. Lexicographers at ...
Daily Mail

Race to extract Prince Andrew from Royal Lodge before William and Kate move into their 'forever home' next door

Prince Andrew is facing mounting pressure to quit Royal Lodge before the Prince and Princess of Wales move into their nearby 'forever home', it has been claimed. Royal sources have told this newspaper ...
Indiatimes

From dye to detector: Bengaluru scientists turn herbal extract into milk freshness sensor

Bengaluru: A team of chemists at Christ deemed-to-be University has turned a traditional Asian dye wood into a scientific tool to tackle one of the most persistent problems in food safety — detecting ...
TechSpot

Microsoft turns to Anthropic's AI for Visual Studio Code, raising eyebrows about OpenAI ties

Editor's take: Microsoft has long been the financial lifeline of OpenAI, but its growing reliance on Anthropic's models suggests that loyalty may be giving way to performance. By favoring Anthropic in ...
BGR

Claude Can Now Create PDF, Word, And Excel Files For You

Anthropic on Tuesday announced a new Claude feature that some users should appreciate. The chatbot can now create files for you based on the instructions you provide in a prompt. Claude can generate ...
WFMY News2

Code Word: Why every family needs one

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Whether it's the Grandparent Scam or the 'I need help' scam, every family needs a code word to know whether their loved one is really on the phone. So often, we think we are getting ...
TechCrunch

Anthropic bundles Claude Code into enterprise plans

Anthropic on Wednesday announced a new subscription offering that will incorporate Claude Code into Claude for Enterprise. Previously available only through individual accounts, Anthropic’s ...
Inc

Anthropic Is Making It Easier to Learn How to Code

Anthropic’s Claude is getting a side gig as a tutor. The company has launched new modes for its two consumer-facing platforms, Claude.ai and Claude Code. The modes will enable Claude to not just ...