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Durable workflow engine Obelisk argues a SQLite file plus Litestream backup can replace Amazon SQS and RabbitMQ for AI agent workflows and tenant-isolated pipelines. The open-source, pre-release ...

Minecraft's Java Edition has long been the go-to for PC players, owing to how moddable it is in comparison to its Bedrock counterpart. However, getting a clean multiplayer experience has long ...

The SQLiteMap class provides a Map implementation that is backed by an SQLite database. It can employ an "in-memory" database as well as a local database file. Compared to Java's standard HashMap ...

An outdated GPS database prevents pilots from legally flying GPS instrument approaches, as FAA regulations require the approach procedure to be retrievable from a current database updated every 28 ...

A tech entrepreneur named Jason Lemkin set out to document his experience using an AI “vibe coding” tool called Replit to make an app. But the “vibes” turned bad real quick. The AI wiped out a key ...

The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies. Alex Karp, a ...

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The National Institutes of Health will use information from federal health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid to create a "real-world data platform" to determine the cause of autism, the agency ...

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Operatives from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are building a master database at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that could track and surveil undocumented ...