Breaking Down and Explaining Type Parameters

slices package function signatures The slices.Clone function is pretty simple: it makes a copy of a slice of any type. func Clone[S ~[]E, E any](s S) S { return append(s[:0:0], s…) } This works because appending to a slice with zero capacity will allocate a new backing array. The function body winds up being shorter … Read more

These terrific, Verge-approved gifts are all discounted for Prime Day

Black Friday and Cyber Monday might be the biggest days of the year when it comes to shopping for gifts, but what about all the birthdays, weddings, and special occasions that happen before the holidays? Life’s celebrations don’t always follow the typical calendar year, and having thoughtful gifts ready to celebrate a loved one’s achievement, … Read more

A Peek at How Regulation Molds the Scoreboard – Crypto’s Global Ledger

Ranking crypto “investment” by country is difficult. Since on-chain value flows are better than survey guesswork, I use Chainalysis’s regional and national tallies, supported by additional internet research. Admittedly, the time period for the Chainalysis figures ends in June 2024, but it gives us a rough idea of who uses the most crypto. These are … Read more

How to Handle Log Spikes Like the Pros: How Top DevOps Teams Tame Bursty Workloads

Taylor Swift ticket sales brought the entire platform to its knees… a crypto exchange saw 10x its regular traffic during a price swing… holiday deals dropped at midnight, and retail sites scrambled to keep up. These weren’t just high-traffic moments. They were log storms. For DevOps teams in bursty verticals like media, fintech, gaming, and … Read more

Firefly Aerospace files for an IPO

Firefly is heading into the initial public offering with $176.9 million in cash and cash equivalents. And while it has incurred negative cash flows and losses from operations, Firefly projected that its cash is adequate to meet its liquidity needs for at least 12 months.

Why AI Gets It Wrong More Than You Think

A clear and simple explanation of why smart machines still make dumb mistakes—and how we can help them do better. We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) all the time—sometimes without even noticing. It suggests songs we might like, helps doctors read test results, recommends what to buy online, and even helps us drive cars. It seems … Read more

From Generative AI to AGI: Are We Teaching Machines to Think?

Generative AI is no longer a futuristic buzzword — it’s already reshaping how we write, draw, compose, and design. But could it also be the stepping stone to something far more powerful: artificial general intelligence (AGI)? This article explores how AIGC (AI-Generated Content) technologies — from text and image generation to multimodal learning — are … Read more