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Fiber Concurrency

Fiber Concurrency The :fiber_concurrency plugin enables connections a session to be used seamlessly across fibers managed by a fiber scheduler. This is of particular relevance if the connections are long-lived/persistent. Note that, if you’re using the :persistent plugin, this plugin is required by default. How to use http = HTTPX . plugin ( :fiber_concurrency ) Thread . start do # assuming fiber scheduler is set here 10 . times . each do Fiber . schedule do http . get ( "https://example.com

How Anthropic's enterprise dominance fueled its monster $183B valuation

PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Anthropic is valued at $183 billion after a new funding round. The company currently serves over 300,000 enterprise customers. A marketing emphasis on safety could be a major driving factor. Anthropic is soaring, and the popularity of its tools among enterprise clients is providing much of the lift. The AI start-up announced on Tuesday that its latest funding round raised $13 bill

Should the Company Trucks Go Electric? Depends on When You Charge

Should the company switch its trucks, cars, and vans to electric? It’s a question that plenty of businesses operating fleets of vehicles—in industries like delivery, health care, cable companies, and utilities—are thinking through. Eighty-seven percent of fleet operators polled by Cox Automotive last year said they were expecting to bring aboard some battery-powered vehicles in the next five years. Their top concerns weren’t that different from everyday drivers’: Businesses aren’t sure how to k

Inside Philips Hue’s plans to make all your lights motion sensors

is a senior reviewer focused on smart home and connected tech, with over twenty years of experience. She has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Philips Hue has announced that its smart light bulbs — both new and existing models — are being upgraded to feature built-in motion sensing. The new feature, called Hue MotionAware, uses radio-frequency (RF) sensing to detect changes

Ubisoft's free Assassin's Creed Mirage Discovery Tour app allows you to explore 9th century Baghdad

Ubisoft is releasing a free Discovery Tour app covering the history of Baghdad, the setting of Assassin's Creed Mirage . The game launched in 2023 without Ubisoft's "Discovery Tour" feature, a mode that's previously been packed into Assassin's Creed games — starting with 2017's Assassin's Creed Origins — and uses the game's open-world maps and character models to illustrate the history and cultural specifics of their chosen setting. This new app takes a slightly different approach, reworking th

Launch HN: Risely (YC S25) – AI Agents for Universities

Hi HN, I’m Danial, co-founder and CTO of Risely AI ( https://risely.ai ). We're building AI agents that automate operational workflows inside universities. Here’s a demo: https://www.loom.com/share/d7a14400434144c490249d665a0d0499?... Higher ed is full of inefficiencies. Every department runs on outdated systems that don’t talk to each other. Today, advising staff are looking up enrollment data in PeopleSoft or Ellucian, checking grades and assignments in Canvas, and trying to track engagement

5 ways to fill the AI skills gap in your business

tolgart / iStock via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Closing the AI skills gap requires a clear business strategy. Cross-team talks show employees the value of reskilling. Use practice groups and change agents to spread AI benefits. Research suggests 88% of business leaders prioritize AI skills over other capabilities. However, finding and developing AI talent is a tough task. This year's Nash Squared/Harvey Nash Digital Leadership

MrBeast’s Wackiest Challenge Yet: Launching a Phone Company

Globally popular social media star MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) is already estimated to be a billionaire, but he doesn’t seem to be satisfied with having made an obscene amount of money from YouTube videos. A new report claims that Beast plans to follow in the footsteps of Ryan Reynolds and get into the telecom business. Business Insider writes that Donaldson has been mulling launching his own phone company. Citing a leaked investor deck, the outlet reports that the company would be a “M

This blog is running on a recycled Google Pixel 5 (2024)

This blog is running on a recycled Google Pixel 5 If you glance over this blog, you will see that I am an avid Android fan. After setting up numerous Linux proot desktops on phones, I wanted to see if I use a phone as a server and run my blog from an Android phone. Since you are reading this, I was successful. I was inspired my a few Mastodon posts earlier this week to give it a go. First, I stumbled on a post from @kaimac who is running a site from an ESP32 microcontroller. In the comments of

Hackers breach fintech firm in attempted $130M bank heist

Hackers tried to steal $130 million from Evertec’s Brazilian subsidiary Sinqia S.A.after gaining unauthorized access to its environment on the central bank’s real-time payment system (Pix). Evertec is a public financial technology giant that stands as a major full-service transaction processor in Latin America, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean. Sinqia, acquired by Evertec in 2023, is a São Paulo-based public company operating in financial software and IT services for the banking and financial in

Google stock jumps 8% after search giant avoids worst-case penalties in antitrust case

Google CEO Sundar Pichai during the press conference after his meeting with Polish PM Donald Tusk at Google for Startups Campus In Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland on February 13, 2025. Images) Alphabet shares popped 8% in extended trading as investors celebrated what they viewed as minimal consequences from a historic defeat last year in the landmark antitrust case. Last year, Google was found to hold an illegal monopoly in its core market of internet search. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled aga

Google can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from exclusive contracts

Google CEO Sundar Pichai during the press conference after his meeting with Polish PM Donald Tusk at Google for Startups Campus In Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland on February 13, 2025. Images) Alphabet shares popped 8% in extended trading as investors celebrated what they viewed as minimal consequences from a historic defeat last year in the landmark antitrust case. Last year, Google was found to hold an illegal monopoly in its core market of internet search. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled aga

The Kissing Bug Disease Has Permanently Moved Into the U.S.

A dangerous, sometimes deadly, infection spread by kissing bugs is regularly spreading within America. In a recent paper, researchers are claiming that Chagas disease is endemic to parts of the southern U.S. and is probably here to stay. Scientists in Florida, Texas, and California made the case in a paper published last month in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Citing evidence from infected humans, animals, and kissing bugs, they argue that Chagas has established a persistent presence

MrBeast reportedly plans to launch a phone company

MrBeast, the 27-year-old popular YouTuber known for his elaborate challenges and giveaways, is venturing into a new realm: He’s reportedly launching his own phone company. According to Business Insider, which viewed a leaked investor deck, MrBeast is planning to launch a mobile phone service next year. Business Insider also reported that MrBeast and executives at Beast Industries are considering fintech and mobile gaming. The YouTuber’s new plan includes establishing a mobile virtual network o

Intel Patents 'Software Defined Supercore'

Intel has patented a technology it calls 'Software Defined Supercore' (SDC) that enables software to fuse the capabilities of multiple cores to assemble a virtual ultra-wide 'supercore' capable of improving single-thread performance, provided that it has enough parallel work. If the technology works as it is designed to, then Intel's future CPUs could offer faster single-thread performance in select applications that can use SDC. For now, this is just a patent which may or may not become a reali

No Clicks, No Content: The Unsustainable Future of AI Search

AI companies are causing a content drought that will eventually starve them. In a recent article, The Economist didn’t mince words: “AI is killing the web.” Published last month, the piece raises urgent questions about how artificial intelligence is reshaping the internet as we know it: ChatGPT, Google, and its competitors are rapidly diverting traffic from publishers. Publishers are fighting to survive through lawsuits, partnerships, paywalls, and micropayments. It’s pretty bleak, but unfortun

GAO warns of privacy risks in using facial recognition in rental housing

RENTAL HOUSING Use and Federal Oversight of Property Technology Report to Congressional Requesters July 2025 GAO-25-107196 United States Government Accountability Office Highlights For more information, contact Alicia Puente Cackley at [email protected]. Highlights of GAO-25-107196, a report to congressional requesters RENTAL HOUSING Use and Federal Oversight of Property Technology Why GAO Did This Study Some policymakers have raised questions about the use of property technology tool

Fake accounts drove the DeepSeek AI hype and distorted markets

From AI Darling to Disinformation Playbook: How Fake Accounts Managed a Market Frenzy and What DeepSeek’s Hype Teaches Leaders DeepSeek, a new Chinese AI model, stormed app charts and briefly sent shockwaves through global markets. However, our disinformation research team found that much of this excitement was artificial — driven by thousands of fake profiles working in tandem. Their behavior bore the hallmarks of state-linked bot networks, amplifying hype and distorting market perception.

90% of IT pros say they feel isolated at work - here's how to fix it

mustafahacalaki/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways 90% of IT pros have felt isolated at work Face-to-face chats strengthen IT-business collaboration. Trust and ownership drive project success across teams. Working in tech can sometimes feel like a lonely experience. More than 90% of IT professionals responding to a survey on the Spiceworks community have felt isolated at some point, and over a third experience

Trump administration’s deal is structured to prevent Intel from selling foundry unit

The Trump administration seems intent on controlling Intel’s ability to make key business decisions around its floundering foundry business unit. Intel’s CFO David Zinsner shared new details about the company’s recent deal with the Trump administration, which gave the U.S. government a 10% equity stake, at a Deutsche Bank conference on Thursday, according to reporting from the Financial Times. The deal was structured in a way to penalize Intel if it spins out its foundry business unit, which m

My startup banking story (2023)

March 14, 2023 As a relatively new member of adult society, and an absolute infant of the business world, I didn't think much about bank choice. I figured: you put money in, you take money out, they're all the same. I also figured a local branch of a global bank is just a fungible tentacle of the giant banking machine, so also... who cares. Both incorrect assumptions, but let's relive and rediscover the effect of these assumptions as I did. I start my company. I am a 22 year old recent college

Intel gets $5.7 billion from Trump deal as White House says details are 'being ironed out'

Intel CFO David Zinser said that the semiconductor giant received $5.7 billion from the U.S. government on Wednesday evening. Zinsner acknowledged the investment on Thursday during an investor conference. The investment is part of the White House's decision last Friday to take a 10% stake in the beleaguered computer chip company. Zinser also signaled the possibility that Intel seeks outside investment for its foundry business. The company reported better-than-expected second-quarter results

The AI Hype Index: AI-designed antibiotics show promise

Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of the industry. Using AI to improve our health and well-being is one of the areas scientists and researchers are most excited about. The last month has seen an interesting leap forward: The technology has been put to work designing new antibiotics to fight hard-to-treat conditions, and OpenAI and Anthropic have bo

Salesforce builds ‘flight simulator’ for AI agents as 95% of enterprise pilots fail to reach production

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Salesforce is betting that rigorous testing in simulated business environments will solve one of enterprise artificial intelligence’s biggest problems: agents that work in demonstrations but fail in the messy reality of corporate operations. The cloud software giant unveiled three major AI research initiatives this week, including CRMArena

Scientist exposes anti-wind groups as oil-funded. Now they want to silence him

Image: Empire Wind Oil-funded groups are engaging in strategic harassment to stop scientists from revealing the nature of their politically-linked disinformation networks – in what should be a surprise to nobody. A new report came out last week from the Climate & Development Lab (CDL) at Brown University, titled “Legal Entanglements: Mapping Connections of Anti-Offshore Wind Groups and their Lawyers in the Eastern United States.” The study focuses on several examples of law firms with connect

Eyecam

More info about the project, or request for more media? Contact me at [email protected] . You can download the HD pictures ( mirror ) and the HD video (without captions: link ). Interested in building one ? Eyecam is Open-Source ! What is Eyecam? Eye contact. Human eyes are crucial for communication. Through the look, we can perceive happiness, anger, boredom or fatigue. The eyes move around when someone is curious and took straight to maintain focus. We are familiar with these interact

Connecting M.2 drives to various things (and not doing so)

You're using a tool with a too-generic User-Agent You're probably reading this page because you've attempted to access some part of my blog (Wandering Thoughts) or CSpace, the wiki thing it's part of. Unfortunately whatever you're using to do so has a HTTP User-Agent header value that is too generic or otherwise excessively suspicious. Unfortunately, as of early 2025 there's a plague of high volume crawlers (apparently in part to gather data for LLM training) that behave like this. To reduce th

If 5% of AI projects succeed, then yours can too - and this is how

GarryKillian/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Although 95% of AI projects fail, research shows that successful initiatives focus on infrastructure. Top hurdles include poor integration, lack of skill sets, and difficulty building in-house AI solutions. Businesses that successfully implement AI are 85% more likely to have worked with third-party AI providers. When it comes to AI, most people fit in one of

Forget plug-and-play AI: Here's what successful AI projects do differently

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Only 5% of AI projects deliver. It comes down to the ability to customize. With partnerships in place, AI success odds double. Ask the right questions before deciding between building or buying. There's a tremendous gap between AI aspirations and actual successful projects -- this was shown in the recent MIT study that found only 5% of generative AI projects have delivered measurable va