Bidirectional Communication Patterns in Modern Web Apps(5757)

GitHub Homepage: https://github.com/hyperlane-dev/hyperlane During my final year project on distributed systems, I encountered a fundamental challenge that shapes modern web development: how to enable efficient bidirectional communication between clients and servers. Traditional request-response patterns felt inadequate for the interactive applications we were building. My exploration of bidirectional communication led me to discover patterns that revolutionize […]

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Bitcoin, AI, and the unstoppable deficit train

Welcome to Slate Sundays, CryptoSlate’s new weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond the headlines to explore the ideas and voices shaping the future of crypto. Lyn Alden is an exceptional human. Broadly recognized as one of the top minds in macroeconomics, during a conversation with Lyn, you can feel […]

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Python: Come for the language, stay for the community

Ryan welcomes Paul Everitt, developer advocate at JetBrains and an early adopter of Python, to discuss the history, growth, and future of Python. They cover Python’s pivotal moments and rise alongside the internet, the increased adoption from transitions like Python 2 to Python 3, and the significant role Python plays in academia and data science […]

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3 Reasons to Buy Carnival Stock Like There’s No Tomorrow

Shares of this leading cruise line operator have more than doubled in the past 12 months. Carnival (CCL -2.27%) continues sailing in the right direction, something its shareholders have become extremely optimistic about. That’s not a surprise, given that the cruise line business was decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the company is on much […]

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AI Safety Needs Social Scientists

The goal of long-term artificial intelligence (AI) safety is to ensure that advanced AI systems are reliably aligned with human values — that they reliably do things that people want them to do.Roughly by human values we mean whatever it is that causes people to choose one option over another in each case, suitably corrected by reflection, […]

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Battlefield 6 reaches record half a million+ concurrent players on Steam, an all-time high for the franchise — 520K+ open beta surpasses every Call of Duty ever in player count

After what can only be described as a dream rollout, EA launched the open beta for Battlefield 6 this weekend for only 2 days. Right now, it’s sitting at over 500,000 concurrent players with a peak of 521,079 players that it hit just an hour ago. Those are the best numbers for any Battlefield ever, […]

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This Week In Techdirt History: August 3rd – 9th

from the how-many-roads dept Five Years Ago This week in 2020, we looked at how the DHS was surveilling journalists who published leaked documents and how they obtained the encrypted messages of protestors. The FCC was trying to pretend Trump’s executive order about social media wasn’t ridiculous, and one commissioner who suggested it was unconstitutional […]

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BlackRock rules out XRP and SOL ETFs despite Ripple-SEC case closure

Key Takeaways BlackRock has stated it currently has no plans to offer spot ETFs for XRP or Solana. The asset manager clarified their position amid speculation following Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF launches. Share this article With Ripple closing its long-running legal battle with the SEC, industry analysts anticipate that the resolution will make major fund […]

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