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code

[kohd] / koʊd /
NOUN
secret language system
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NOUN
instructions for a computer
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VERB
to write in computer language or program
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OpenAI plans to buy Pierre Computer Co., the company behind the code management system Code Storage and other open-source tools for developers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Binance released on Tuesday a detailed investigation into the $6 billion hack of its cryptocurrency platform, showing how attackers used fake job interviews and malicious code to steal the funds.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Sovereign AI is Palantir’s term for AI tools that let customers evolve and scale while protecting the privacy of their proprietary data and code.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Senior curator Alastair Willis said the discovery of the code, which spells out ANCE, was "incredible".

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

I punch in the code that opens the garage door and we begin our inspection.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Skeptics, including Lewis, say there is already enough demand for new housing and that additional changes, such as to building codes or zoning, are needed to make it easier and less expensive to build.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

"Avoid links in unsolicited messages, and never give anyone your password, verification codes or wallet recovery phrase."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Others were scanning QR codes and filling out forms.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

The Postal Service rolled out the reductions anyway, extending the changes to almost 20,000 ZIP codes to date.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Lisa Gherardini herself lived in a world of strict social codes.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

The wait times are color coded as follows:

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

If this had been coded correctly, a "timelier" ambulance response would "likely" have been sent.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

It also prohibits the use of “sell by” dates on food packaging, but it does allow coded “sell by” dates that retain stock rotation information for retailers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Then during his senior year, Freese coded an expected goals model for an independent research project.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Why would Willa leave him that coded message and not me?

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

He had recently left his job at Microsoft and created it to show off his coding skills to potential clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Koenig also expects Datadog to benefit from an expansion of its AI-focused customer base and from a coding boom driven by agentic AI.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

They had been working towards the same goal, and kept their drafts in OpenAI's coding tool, Codex.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The technology could transform coding and financial work and potentially lead to scientific breakthroughs, but it could also enable bioweapons and “destabilize the geopolitical order,” according to the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Purple was used by Japanese diplomats, which meant it carried the very highest-grade secrets.To protect those secrets, Japan's coding chiefs had outdone themselves.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield


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