InfoWorld

The reliability cost of default timeouts

A timeout defines where a failure is allowed to stop. Without timeouts, a single slow dependency can quietly consume threads, ...

The death of the $8 coffee! As pricey Starbucks scales back, $2 java jolts from Chinese coffee giants are the hot new NYC way to wake up

New Yorkers tired of being overcharged for coffee are turning away from Starbucks and other increasingly pricey shops — ...
InfoQ

Platform Engineering Labs Expands formae with Multi-Cloud Support

Platform Engineering Labs today announced a major update to its open source Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) platform, formae, adding beta support for Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, Oracle ...
InfoWorld

The browser is your database: Local-first comes of age

The thick client is making a comeback. Here’s how next-generation local databases like PGlite and RxDB are bringing ...

What is COBOL, the high-level programming language that is behind biggest-ever fall in IBM stock value

AI startup Anthropic's claim of automating COBOL modernization sent IBM's stock plummeting, wiping billions off its market value. The decades-old language, still powering critical systems, faces a ...

Anthropic’s COBOL tool triggers worst single-day drop in 25 years in IBM's stock price: What it is and why it wiped billions of dollar for IBM

IBM shares plummeted after AI startup Anthropic announced its tool can automate COBOL modernization, threatening IBM's core ...

Read AI rolls out ‘Digital Twin’ that can respond to work emails and schedule meetings

Read AI CEO David Shim framed the launch as an evolution from “AI assistant” to something closer to a software colleague that ...
Speedway Digest

TEAM CHEVY INDYCAR SATURDAY QUALIFYING REPORT – McLaughlin grabs St. Pete pole

For the second straight and the third time in five years, Scott McLaughlin in the No. 3 DEX Team Penske Chevrolet will start the season-opening race, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, from ...