TIOBE Index for February 2026: Specialized Languages Gain Ground as Python’s Lead Eases

February 2026 TIOBE Index shows Python still far ahead, C strengthening in second, C# rising, and R holding the top 10 as rankings compress.
InfoQ

Pandas 3.0 Introduces Default String Dtype and Copy-on-Write Semantics

The pandas team has released pandas 3.0.0, a major update that changes core behaviors around string handling, memory ...

Monty Python Got It Wrong: 939 Skeletons Challenge Medieval Disease Myths

Leprosy carried powerful stigma in medieval Europe, but new skeletal evidence from Danish cemeteries suggests the sick were not always pushed aside in death. In medieval Denmark, burial location ...
MLive

Michigan native Billy Strings wins third Grammy in 6 years with “Highway Prayers” album

Ionia County native Billy Strings netted his third Grammy win in six years on Sunday, Feb. 1, reeling in “Best Bluegrass Album” yet again. Strings, born William Apostol, earned the honors at the 68th ...
WOOD-TV

Billy Strings announces pair of homecoming shows in Ionia

IONIA, Mich. (WOOD) — One of West Michigan’s stars is coming home. Billy Strings has announced two dates at the Ionia County Fairgrounds this summer. Strings had hinted at possible dates earlier this ...
Investopedia

Understanding 'Pushing on a String' in Monetary Policy

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
NPR

The Fabulous 413

Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith bring you The Fabulous 413, a new live, daily radio show and podcast celebrating life in western Massachusetts — and a kind of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for ...