XDA Developers on MSN

I finally started using Python in Excel and I should have sooner

Python in Excel is a game-changer ...

Agent Skills vs RAG : Why Procedural Workflows Are Replacing Long Prompts

Agent skills shift AI agents toward procedural tasks with skill.md steps; progressive disclosure reduces context window bloat in real use.

Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens

An individual claiming to be Mark Pilgrim, the original creator of the library, opened an issue in the project's GitHub repo ...
GitHub

Computational Methods for Economists using Python, by Richard W. Evans

This repository contains the source material, code, and data for the book, Computational Methods for Economists using Python, by Richard W. Evans (2023). This book is freely available online as an ...
How-To Geek on MSN

7 Python mistakes that make your code slow (and the fixes that matter)

Python is a language that seems easy to do, especially for prototyping, but make sure not to make these common mistakes when coding.
Forbes

Direct File Is Gone. Here’s How You Can Still File Your Taxes For Free

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...
The Hill

IRS Direct File is gone. This is how you can still file taxes for free

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...
CNN

Hundreds of thousands of ‘Epstein files’ have been released — and there’s a lot more to come

The “Epstein files” saga will spill into 2026, despite a deadline last week to release all of the records. Congress passed a law last month — with near-unanimous support — requiring the Justice ...