What are microservices? Your next software architecture
Nearly every computer system performs multiple tasks using shared resources. One of the perennial questions of computer programming is how closely or loosely the...
How wastewater could offer an early warning system for measles
Maybe there’s a solution. The US developed a vast wastewater sampling network to detect covid during the pandemic. Could we leverage that network to...
Etching AI Controls Into Silicon Could Keep Doomsday at Bay
Even the cleverest, most cunning artificial intelligence algorithm will presumably have to obey the laws of silicon. Its capabilities will be constrained by the...
The Download: US mining tax credits, and Ring’s police data U-turn
On a pine farm north of the tiny town of Tamarack, Minnesota, Talon Metals has uncovered one of America’s densest nickel deposits—and now it...
Demystifying the Code First approach in EF Core
When we build database-backed enterprise applications, we generally want to isolate our entity models, the DbContext, and the logic for database initialization and migration...
Disrupt! The Silicon Valley Elites Lining Up Behind Dean Phillips
“Having someone who's 54 years old, like Dean Phillips, trying to address the challenges of AI would actually help me sleep more soundly at...
The Download: how China’s regulating robotaxis
1 San Francisco is fighting back against self-driving cars The city has filed a lawsuit that could force firms to roll back their rapid expansions....
The Biden Deepfake Robocall Is Only the Beginning
“In American politics, disinformation has unfortunately become commonplace. But now, misinformation and disinformation coupled with new generative AI tools are creating an unprecedented threat...
Docker Build Cloud aims to accelerate Docker builds
Docker has unveiled Docker Build Cloud, a cloud-based build service that promises to accelerate builds of Docker images for engineering teams.Introduced January 23, Docker...
The Download: disputes over green mining, and what’s next for robotaxis
Talon is striving to distance itself from the mining industry’s dirty past, portraying its plan as a clean, friendly model of modern mineral extraction....
