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The future of Python web services looks GIL-free
blog.baro.devPython 3.14 was released at the beginning of the month. This release was particularly interesting to me because of the improvements on the “free-threaded” variant of the interpreter. Specifically, the two major changes when compared to the free-threaded variant of … Read more
AI and the Future of American Politics
schneier.comAI and the Future of American Politics Two years ago, Americans anxious about the forthcoming 2024 presidential election were considering the malevolent force of an election influencer: artificial intelligence. Over the past several years, we have seen plenty of warning … Read more
The future of 32-bit support in the kernel
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Arnd Bergmann started his Open Source Summit Europe 2025 talk with a clear statement of position: 32-bit systems are obsolete when it comes to use in any sort of new products. The only reason to work with them at this … Read more
The Future of Large Files in Git Is Git
tylercipriani.comIf Git had a nemesis, it’d be large files. Large files bloat Git’s storage, slow down git clone, and wreak havoc on Git forges. In 2015, GitHub released Git LFS—a Git extension that hacked around problems with large files. But … Read more
The Future of Ultra-Fast Passenger Travel
spaceambition.substack.com
Today, aerospace startups and giants alike chase ambitious dreams of passenger flights that exceed the speed of sound, connecting continents in mere hours or even minutes. Issue: 136. Subscribers: 66,143 The charm of supersonic passenger travel didn’t end with Concorde’s … Read more
AI is not our future – Procreate
procreate.com
Generative AI is ripping the humanity out of things. Built on a foundation of theft, the technology is steering us toward a barren future. We think machine learning is a compelling technology with a lot of merit, but the path … Read more
The Future of Flatpak
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Benefits for LWN subscribers The primary benefit from subscribing to LWN is helping to keep us publishing, but, beyond that, subscribers get immediate access to all site content and access to a number of extra site features. Please sign up … Read more
Future of OSU Open Source Lab in Jeopardy
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I am writing to inform you about a critical and time-sensitive situation facing the Open Source Lab. Over the past several years, we have been operating at a deficit due to a decline in corporate donations. While OSU’s College of … Read more
The Future of Compute: Nvidia’s Crown Is Slipping
mohitdagarwal.substack.com
Demand consolidation, changing compute mix, custom silicon, and distributed training will hurt NVIDIA’s pole position. Jensen Huang delivering the world’s first DGX-1 server to OpenAI in 2016. Credit: Tom’s Hardware No one has benefitted from the scaling hypothesis quite like … Read more