Virtual Threads Arrive in JDK 21, Ushering a New Era of Concurrency(infoq.com)

274 points by ivanche 3 years ago | 441 comments

Vicuna on iPhone(mlc.ai)

75 points by tosh 3 years ago | 14 comments

AI chatbots used to create dozens of 'news' content farms(bloomberg.com)

27 points by anigbrowl 3 years ago | 7 comments

Codon: Python Compiler(usenix.org)

69 points by joak 3 years ago | 39 comments

A compact overview of JDK 21’s “frozen” feature list(vived.io)

149 points by mooreds 3 years ago | 143 comments

The Wonders of Postgres Logical Decoding Messages(infoq.com)

26 points by rbanffy 3 years ago | 1 comments

There's something off about LED bulbs(nymag.com)

603 points by brainfog 3 years ago | 874 comments

A New York Magazine Strategist article investigating problems with the quality of light from LED light bulbs.

Private equity is buying everything from vet offices to tech conglomerates(theverge.com)

482 points by Brajeshwar 3 years ago | 312 comments

A Verge Decoder interview with prosecutor Brendan Ballou on how private equity buys companies from vet offices to tech firms, why the system is broken, and fixes.

We may not like what we become if A.I. solves loneliness(newyorker.com)

474 points by defo10 1 year ago | 952 comments

New Yorker magazine essay arguing that AI companions may soon ease loneliness and examining what people might lose if they do.

Jake Seliger has died(marginalrevolution.com)

908 points by A_D_E_P_T 2 years ago | 189 comments

Alex Tabarrok's Marginal Revolution post remembering writer Jake Seliger after his death from cancer, noting his advocacy for faster drug development.

Second Chances(nybooks.com)

7 points by samclemens 22 days ago | 2 comments

A New York Review essay by Jonathan Lethem on the reissue of Wilfrid Sheed's 1966 novel Office Politics and the popularity of literary reprints.

CDC data are disappearing(theatlantic.com)

614 points by doener 1 year ago | 479 comments

The Atlantic article by Katherine J. Wu reporting that the CDC has removed scientific data from public view, with more removals possibly to follow.