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Developers, AWS App Runner Might Not Always Be the Best Choice For Deploying Your Application

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I recently developed a full-stack application for a non-profit organization using React for the frontend, Python (FastAPI) for the backend, and PostgreSQL for data persistence. A seemingly straightforward requirement was enabling the backend to communicate with various public APIs while maintaining secure database access. The application architecture consisted of three containerized services: a React frontend, … Read more

Here’s How Python Can Help You Write More Maintainable Tests

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Unit testing is an essential aspect of software development, ensuring that individual components of a system work as intended. Mocks have become a popular choice for isolating components and verifying interactions. However, the increased use of mocks can lead to hard-to-support tests and a loss of focus on actual business logic. Let’s explore how a … Read more

Phishing Campaigns Became a Lot More Sinister in 2024

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The growing variety of threats targeting people and companies. Phishing is one of the most prevalent and damaging threats, accounting for almost a third of all cyberattacks last year. In the second half of 2024, phishing attacks surged by 202% with users receiving at least one advanced phishing message capable of evading security defenses per … Read more

Bitcoin’s Outlook Is Bullish With Prices Expected to Remain Elevated: Deutsche Bank

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The outlook for bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest cryptocurrency, is positive, and its price is expected to remain elevated in 2025, German lender Deutsche Bank (DB) said in a report Wednesday. A more favorable regulatory and political backdrop in the U.S., growing institutional adoption, and looser Federal Reserve monetary policy, are all expected to support … Read more

Reliability Engineer Shares How Businesses Can Manage High Availability and Improve Resilience

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As a service becomes more popular, its creators face increasing challenges. A surge in visitors can overwhelm a website, cause downtime, and harm the brand’s reputation. To avoid such scenarios, companies adopt modern approaches, including cloud technologies and a shift to microservices architecture. Recent research shows that the cloud microservices industry is reaching record-breaking growth … Read more

African fintech Moniepoint gets Visa backing, plans to work on contactless payments

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Visa has joined African fintech Moniepoint as a new investor. The business banking and payments platform confirmed to TechCrunch that it received a “strategic investment” from the global payments giant as both companies look to drive financial inclusion and support the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa. Sources close to the deal … Read more

Crypto Daybook Americas: Retail Demand Provides Firm Underpinning to Weaker Markets

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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin and most major cryptocurrencies are weaker after Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a proxy for institutional activity, denied reports of listing futures tied to XRP and SOL. Traditional markets are also holding their breath for the expected Bank of Japan interest-rate increase on Friday. Despite BTC’s continued … Read more

Ethereum Layer-2 Protocols Achieve Record Transaction Throughput

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Ethereum layer-2 protocols are processing transactions faster than ever, with Coinbase’s BASE at the forefront of this progress. According to data from growthepie.xyz, the cumulative transaction throughput for layer 2s has skyrocketed to 29.64 million gas units per second (Mgas/s), the highest pace ever recorded. BASE leads the way, accounting for 67% of the total. … Read more

UK probes Apple and Google over ‘mobile ecosystem’ market power

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The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching so-called “strategic market status” (SMS) investigations into the mobile ecosystems of Apple and Google. The investigations constitute part of the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) which passed last year and came into effect in January. The Act includes provisions for digital markets regulation … Read more

Bitcoin May Hit Record Highs on More Than 70 Days This Year: Van Straten

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Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is likely to hit record highs on more than 70 days this year, more than triple last year’s number, if the price continues to mirror 2017’s performance. It’s already on the way, hitting $109,000 on Jan. 20, the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. In 2024, it … Read more

Surviving the Google SERP Data Crisis

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🚨 Breaking News: Google now requires JavaScript to perform searches! Yes, you read that right—your trusty old automated SERP bot relying on HTTP clients and HTML parsers? 🛑 Completely busted. This shake-up has wreaked havoc on countless SEO tools, causing data delays, outages, and a buffet of service meltdowns. But why did this happen? What … Read more

Bitcoin Is Like Coiled Spring Nearing Burst of Price Volatility, Key Indicator Suggests

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Volatility traders looking to capitalize on significant price swings may soon find opportunities. A key indicator suggests that bitcoin (BTC), currently above $100,000, resembles a coiled spring poised to release energy in either direction. The indicator is the rolling 60-day price range, representing the variation in maximum and minimum price ticks in percentage terms. A … Read more