This episode looks at the async–await pattern and the hidden traps that come with it. A small, harmless line of code set off a slowdown that baffled everyone involved. As we dissect the sequence, the ...

The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies. By Alan Rappeport and Maria Abi-Habib Alan Rappeport covers the U.S.

In many AI applications today, performance is a big deal. You may have noticed that while working with Large Language Models (LLMs), a lot of time is spent waiting—waiting for an API response, waiting ...

During the pandemic, many students were exposed to a “new” kind of coursework that has existed at colleges for years: classes where all instruction is conducted virtually, rather than in a physical ...

New information has emerged in the class action lawsuit against AI company Anthropic which could limit the number of books included in the case—just days before the September 8 hearing in which the ...

The dollar was adrift on Monday as markets looked ahead to a raft of U.S. labor market data this week that could determine the size of the Federal Reserve's expected rate cut later this month. Traders ...

Covering the video games industry since 2017, with experience in news, articles, lists, and reviews (and I blame The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for that). If you are a fan of RPGs and want a third ...

Just six years ago, remote work was a niche perk for digital nomads and freelancers. Then came the global reset. During the Covid-19 pandemic, working remotely turned from a luxury into a necessity, ...

Abstract: In this paper, we address the challenges of asynchronous gradient descent in distributed learning environments, particularly focusing on addressing the challenges of stale gradients and the ...

In this tutorial, we guide users through building a robust, production-ready Python SDK. It begins by showing how to install and configure essential asynchronous HTTP libraries (aiohttp, nest-asyncio) ...