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Python’s async model is misunderstood, especially by engineers coming from JS or C#. In Python, awaiting a coroutine doesn’t yield to the event loop. Only tasks create concurrency. This post explains why that distinction matters and how it affects locking…

We’re excited to announce that Kagi Hub Belgrade ( https://hub.kagi.com ) is now open! Our first office doubles as a free coworking space for all Kagi members.

Image diffusion models, though originally developed for image generation, implicitly capture rich semantic structures that enable various recognition and localization tasks beyond synthesis. In...

The newly described microbe represents a world of parasitic, intercellular biodiversity only beginning to be revealed by genome sequencing.

As it heads out of the solar system never to return, the deep space probe Voyager 1 is headed for yet another cosmic milestone. In late 2026, it will become the first spacecraft to travel so far that a radio signal from Earth takes 24 hours, or one light…

I am sorry, brethren, for I have failed our craft, and disappointed those who have placed their trust in me. Today, after 15 years, I finall...

How a Non-Political Young Developer Ended Up Working on a Presidential Campaign Project

A burning platform

“We can produce results that meet our quality standards without its assistance.”

In trial, 82% saw weight rebound and cardiovascular health reverse after withdrawal.

KDE developers announced they are going 'all-in on a Wayland future' and with the Plasma 6.8 desktop it will become Wayland-exclusive

Yet again, another global IT outage happen (deja vu strikes again in our industry). This time at cloudflare(Prince 2025). Again, taking down large swats of the internet with it(Booth 2025).
And yes, like my previous analysis of the GCP and CrowdStrike’s outages…

Counting years backwards unlocks faster speed. The first date algorithm to use only 4 multiplications, instead of 7+

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a proposed settlement today to resolve the United States’ claims against RealPage Inc. as part of its ongoing enforcement against algorithmic coordination, information sharing, and other anticompetitive practices…

There are a lot of reasons to be skeptical.