3 Ways to Seamlessly Integrate Databend with SeaTunnel for Streaming ETL

SeaTunnel is an easy-to-use, high-performance distributed data integration platform supporting massive real-time data synchronization. It features stable and efficient processing capabilities, enables the synchronization of hundreds of billions of records daily, and has been widely used in production environments by over 3,000 enterprises in China. Databend is a cloud-native compute-storage separated data platform with elasticity … Read more

vAttention System Design: Dynamic KV-Cache with Contiguous Virtual Memory

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 Large Language Models 2.2 Fragmentation and PagedAttention 3 Issues with the PagedAttention Model and 3.1 Requires re-writing the attention kernel 3.2 Adds redundancy in the serving framework and 3.3 Performance Overhead 4 Insights into LLM Serving Systems 5 vAttention: System Design and 5.1 Design Overview … Read more

Choosing the Right Side Hustle That Actually Works

Real Talk About Making Smart Moves on the Side Reaching Level Two means you’ve already moved past just thinking about making more money. You’re not stuck in the “someday” loop anymore. You’ve decided to take on more work outside your 9-to-5. That alone deserves credit. This is when things start to get real. You’re balancing … Read more

Bitronix Launches First AI-Powered Gaming Trading Platform On Telegram

Prague, June 11, 2025 – Bitronix, a novel financial technology startup, announced the release of the first game-based platform in Telegram for automated trading. With over 10 years of data showing 48% annual returns, the EU-licensed platform addresses the critical issue of inaccessible AI investment tools by democratising sophisticated trading technology for everyday users, starting … Read more

Allnodes Launches Bare-Metal Servers For Solana Validators And Builders

Los Angeles, USA, June 11th, 2025/Chainwire/–Allnodes, a provider of non-custodial staking and node hosting services, has introduced a new range of bare-metal servers tailored specifically for Solana validators and infrastructure developers. Designed to meet Solana’s stringent performance requirements, these single-tenant servers offer high throughput, low latency, and enterprise-grade reliability, without requiring users to manage on-premises … Read more

Skilled Workers Sound the Alarm as Immigration Reform Sparks Record Petition Response in UK

Inspiration The announcement of possible changes to immigration policy triggered my interest in UK Parliament petitions. The Prime Minister has announced a white paper with major changes to immigration laws, which could affect people already living in the UK, including skilled workers. The announcement has caused concern among the immigrant community. On May 23, 2025, … Read more

Frontend Burnout Is Real — And This New Paradigm Might Be the Cure

Last Tuesday night, I found myself staring at a React codebase that had spiraled completely out of control. What started as a “simple dashboard” had morphed into a 300MB node_modules directory, three state management libraries (don’t ask), and enough boilerplate to make my eyes glaze over. I’d spent three hours debugging a weird state update … Read more

Creator Commerce and AI Fulfillment Are Quietly Eating Retail

Retail is undergoing a structural transformation. Once dominated by marketing-centric tech investments, the industry is now shifting its gaze to systems that optimize fulfillment, unify data across platforms and harness the power of the social economy. This shift reflects a deeper truth: Growth in the next era of retail depends not on isolated innovation but … Read more

Postgres and the Lakehouse Are Becoming One System — Here’s What Comes Next

The architecture of modern data systems is undergoing a fundamental shift. Ask a developer how they build data systems today, and the answer increasingly looks like this: Postgres for the application, a lakehouse for the analytics and data science. Postgres, long favored for transactional workloads, has evolved into a general-purpose operational database. It’s trusted, flexible, … Read more

Skimming Articles is Killing My Deep Learning

Shallow assumptions about complex topics are the bane of AI summary tools Skimming articles and using quick AI-generated summaries is killing my ability, and yours, to understand complex topics. While the shortcut offers headline-level comprehension, it often miss vital details from primary sources. Instead of depending on summaries or (shudder) listicles and quick-hit videos, I’ve learned … Read more

This Tiny Python Library Might Save Your Next Web App From Imploding

As Python-based UI frameworks gain popularity, more developers are turning to tools like NiceGUI for building web interfaces with pure Python. However, with the convenience of these frameworks comes a familiar challenge: managing state synchronization between your backend logic and frontend UI components. This challenge becomes particularly pronounced as applications grow in complexity. The State … Read more

The Global Struggle to Govern AI and Automation

Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation systems are now utilized in a wide range of applications, from hiring tools and self-driving cars to exam-proctoring systems, credit scoring, and medical diagnostics, as well as autonomous vehicles. These technologies are changing how humans perform certain activities, but the rules governing them remain dangerously underdeveloped. As ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, … Read more

Kaggle Champions Swear by XGBoost — And You Can Too

If you’re dabbling in machine learning, chances are you’ve heard whispers of a model that dominates Kaggle competitions and handles tabular data like a boss: yes, we’re talking about XGBoost. But what makes XGBoost so powerful? And more importantly, how do you actually use it without getting lost in the jungle of parameters and jargon? … Read more

Apple’s Tariff Troubles Could be a Watershed Moment for the Future of the Magnificent Seven

There’s a case to be made that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the most innovative of Wall Street’s famed Magnificent Seven stocks. Today, the firm that transformed how the world communicates is facing a fight for survival as tariff uncertainty threatens production. The iPhone is at the heart of Apple’s business model. With more than 220 … Read more

Error Pages Through the Ages: How Smart Brands Make Wrong Turns Feel Right

Error pages, particularly the ubiquitous “404 Not Found,” have undergone a remarkable transformation since the early days of the internet. What began as cryptic, technical messages aimed at developers has evolved into strategic touchpoints that enhance user experience, reinforce brand identity, and even delight visitors. In the 1990s and early 2000s, encountering an error page … Read more

Issues with PagedAttention: Kernel Rewrites and Complexity in LLM Serving

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 Large Language Models 2.2 Fragmentation and PagedAttention 3 Issues with the PagedAttention Model and 3.1 Requires re-writing the attention kernel 3.2 Adds redundancy in the serving framework and 3.3 Performance Overhead 4 Insights into LLM Serving Systems 5 vAttention: System Design and 5.1 Design Overview … Read more

KV-Cache Fragmentation in LLM Serving & PagedAttention Solution

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 Large Language Models 2.2 Fragmentation and PagedAttention 3 Issues with the PagedAttention Model and 3.1 Requires re-writing the attention kernel 3.2 Adds redundancy in the serving framework and 3.3 Performance Overhead 4 Insights into LLM Serving Systems 5 vAttention: System Design and 5.1 Design Overview … Read more