The Japanese government has decided to exclude overseas spectators from attending this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, officials with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday. The government…

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As a pro-algorithm person, it always sticks out to me when I see people say some variation on “algorithms are bad because they cause filter bubbles.” When I’ve seen this brought up, it’s usually taken for granted rather than supported with evidence. While…

Manufacturers will be obliged to make spare parts for appliances available to consumers.

The European Commission wants 20% of the world's cutting-edge chips to be manufactured locally.

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This is a bit of a rant but I really don't like software that invents its own query language. There's a trillion different ORMs out there. Another trillion databases with their own query language. Another trillion SaaS products where the only way to query…

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Cache strategies that don't trade-off correctness for speed

YouTube has told its content creators and partners that they need to prepare for paying US taxes on their earnings – even if they live and work elsewhere. The already beleaguered video creators are taking it poorly.

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Do deathbed regrets give us a special insight into what really matters in life? There are good reasons to be sceptical