The author describes how they solved theOne Billion Row Challenge (1BRC)in Go nine times, from a simple unoptimised version that takes 1 minute 45 seconds, to an optimised and parallelised version that takes 3.4 seconds... read more  

The GitHub DMCA takedown policy aims to maximize code availability while safeguarding developers from overreach and ambiguous requests. The number of DMCA notices fluctuates, with a peak of 267 in March 2022 and a low of 113 in November 2023. Retractions, reversals, and counter-notices are much less.. read more  

Language models, such as ChatGPT, can exhibit "hallucinations" where they provide inaccurate or outdated information. This can be addressed by using the Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) framework, which allows the language model to fetch relevant and up-to-date information directly related to th.. read more  

If you publicly host large data files on AWS S3 and pay for AWS transfer costs, you may be vulnerable to a “Denial of Wallet” amplification attack. Even if you are not hosting data publicly, you may be exposed to a malicious third-party attack or even a programming error, that can cause major costs .. read more  

The current state of observability in the tech industry is marked by mass confusion - from what a trace is to the differences between logs, metrics, and traces. Open Telemetry, despite its power, contributes to this confusion by making complex distinctions between the three pillars of observability... read more  

OpenAI has revolutionized the AI industry with its chatbot competitor, Claude, which offers three state-of-the-art models: Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus. The launch of Claude by Anthropica, a startup founded by former OpenAI members, aims to provide high-quality AI solutions for a wide range of users and .. read more  

Exciting news for GitHub users! Secret scanning and push protection will now be automatically enabled for all new public repositories under personal accounts. This added security feature will help prevent sensitive information from being exposed... read more  

New update features in Visual Studio include tools for code review, improved collaboration, and enhanced extensibility. The update also introduces new text formatting options and performance improvements for the WinForm out-of-process designer... read more  

Accenture's Secure Cloud Foundation (SCF) is an innovative framework that addresses the challenge of establishing a well-defined and automated account provisioning process in AWS environments. SCF leverages Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and predefines best practices to automate security guardrails, b.. read more  

A new AI agent, SIMA, can follow natural-language instructions to carry out tasks in various video game settings, marking a shift towards general, instructable game-playing AI agents. By training SIMA on multiple games and using language input, researchers show potential for developing language-driv.. read more