One Machine per Adult and Child: What the…

“There is no security against the ultimate development of mechanical consciousness, in the fact of machines possessing little consciousness now. Reflect upon the extraordinary advance which machines have made during the last few hundred years…” — Samuel Butler, “Erewhon” 1872 Imagine living in a world where everyone has their own AI assistant — one for every adult, every child. … Read more

Product Teams vs. Project Teams: Their Role in Agile Environments

Many headlines and opinions reflect concerns about the effectiveness of agile methodologies in workspaces. People these days want something, and they want it immediately. We’ve learned to live with instant gratification, and the same thing is required from software development teams. They must produce results, and they must do it quickly. If someone is skeptical … Read more

Augmented Linked Lists: An Essential Guide

How Does a Linked List Work? A linked list is a data structure where the fields of each data are connected by pointers instead of offsets. It consists of a main element that stores the first and last elements, so-called node elements, containing all necessary user fields (such as a phone, owner, company, etc.) and … Read more

Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs get two additional years of warranty coverage

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Although there’s no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen Intel Core processors, the company is trying to make things somewhat better for customers who are stuck with potentially damaged chips by extending their warranty for two additional years. “Intel is committed to making sure all customers … Read more

gRPC-Secret: Mastering Deadlines, Timeouts, and Custom Contexts

gRPC, an open-source remote procedure call (RPC) framework, enables efficient and scalable communication between services. One crucial aspect of gRPC is the management of deadlines, request timeouts, and the propagation of context, including custom structures. Understanding these mechanisms helps ensure that services respond promptly, resources are not wasted on operations that exceed a reasonable time … Read more

Intel to lay off 15,000 employees

Intel announced it would layoff more than 15% of its staff, or 15,000 employees, in a memo to employees on Thursday. The massive headcount is part of a large plan to reduce spending by $10 billion in 2025, following a dismal second quarter earnings report and outlook. “Our revenues have not grown as expected – … Read more

Net neutrality is on ice

#STK473 Net Neutrality Net neutrality is officially on hold after the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the rule from taking effect. The court granted a stay, extending an earlier temporary pause. This time, net neutrality will be blocked until the court says otherwise after reviewing the petitions from broadband providers who opposed the rule. … Read more