Python 3.14.1 also has a few improvements to building for iOS and iPadOS platforms. Binary modules can now be compiled with dynamic library linking, instead of Framework linking. The iOS testbed app ...

Here we explain a little bit about Unicode and why we may encounter UnicodeDecodeError or UnicodeEncodeError exceptions. While much of the world runs on UTF-8 these ...

A malicious package in the Node Package Manager index uses invisible Unicode characters to hide malicious code and Google Calendar links to host the URL for the command-and-control location. The ...

Unicode is a standard for character encoding that can represent a wide variety of characters used around the world. Software engineer Paul Butler explains that Unicode allows users to embed 'secret ...

In a nutshell: A recent blog post by software engineer Paul Butler has shed light on a novel technique for concealing data within Unicode characters, specifically emojis. The post explains the concept ...

What if there was a way to sneak malicious instructions into Claude, Copilot, or other top-name AI chatbots and get confidential data out of them by using characters large language models can ...

When filmmaker Theo Schear saw harpist Mary Lattimore performing by the river in Austin, Texas in 2019, he was transfixed. "It was this really magical performance. The harp was just beautiful in the ...

Google revealed details of two new crawlers that are optimized for scraping image and video content for “research and development” purposes. Although the documentation doesn’t explicitly say so, it’s ...

Text has long been customizable in Xcode when creating software for Apple's platforms. Now, String catalogs make it even easier to localize your app to multiple languages. Ever since macOS shipped in ...

Virtually all compilers — programs that transform human-readable source code into computer-executable machine code — are vulnerable to an insidious attack in which an adversary can introduce targeted ...

As the new head of the Emoji Subcommittee for the Unicode Consortium, Jennifer Daniel has a vision for how to make these symbols work for everyone. Emoji are now part of our language. If you’re like ...