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The Faster CPython project was from one of "the big companies" and did make significant progress with each version of Python, even if some of its more ambitious goals weren't met. The results of which you're seeing in the benchmarks in this blog post.
For all those making πthon jokes: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/125035
Not entirely missed: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/125035
Just for concrete confirmation that LLM(s) are being used, there's an open issue on the GitHub repository, on hallucinations with made up information, where a Kagi employee specifically mentions "an LLM hallucination problem":
https://github.com/kagisearch/kite-public/issues/97
There's also a line at the bottom of the about page at https://kite.kagi.com/about that says "Summaries may contain errors. Please verify important information."
Immutable releases are in public preview and hopefully will make it easier to do the right thing.
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-08-26-releases-now-suppor...
Discord voice calls and channels do use E2EE now, as of last year:
The relevant incident report: https://public-cloud.status-ovhcloud.com/incidents/wnjcmhtl1...
Previous videos:
Animation vs. Math - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1J6Ou4q8vE
Animation vs. Physics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErMSHiQRnc8
If you’re getting a new phone or are worried about losing your existing one, you can always choose to back up your data to the cloud so it doesn’t get lost. We’ll automatically encrypt your backed-up data so no one can read it, including Google.
https://blog.google/products/maps/updates-to-location-histor...
If you’re getting a new phone or are worried about losing your existing one, you can always choose to back up your data to the cloud so it doesn’t get lost. We’ll automatically encrypt your backed-up data so no one can read it, including Google.
https://blog.google/products/maps/updates-to-location-histor...
If you’re getting a new phone or are worried about losing your existing one, you can always choose to back up your data to the cloud so it doesn’t get lost. We’ll automatically encrypt your backed-up data so no one can read it, including Google.
https://blog.google/products/maps/updates-to-location-histor...
The source for this is https://blog.google/products/maps/updates-to-location-histor....
If you’re getting a new phone or are worried about losing your existing one, you can always choose to back up your data to the cloud so it doesn’t get lost. We’ll automatically encrypt your backed-up data so no one can read it, including Google.
These changes will gradually roll out through the next year on Android and iOS, and you’ll receive a notification when this update comes to your account.