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A design space exploration of async/await.
https://cel.cs.brown.edu/blog/design-space-async-await/
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A Design Space Exploration of Async/Await
Every language pitches async/await as synchronous-looking code, and the same two keywords appear everywhere. But behind the shared syntax hide nine independent design decisions, and no two of seven modern runtimes agree on what even the simplest async programs should do! In this paper we map the design space of async/await so you can find out where your language stands.

David and Larry Ellison Sued by Paramount Investor Over Alleged Trump Side Deal
The lawsuit claims that the Ellisons illegally promised to overhaul CNN as the administration looks to reshape media.
The complaint follows a coalition of state attorneys general,
the Writers Guild of America
and Paramount subscribers filing lawsuits against the studio.
A fourth lawsuit has been filed looking to block Paramount‘s bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery
-- this t…

David and Larry Ellison Sued by Paramount Investor Over Alleged Trump Side Deal
The lawsuit claims that the Ellisons illegally promised to overhaul CNN as the administration looks to reshape media. The complaint follows a coalition of state attorneys general, the Writers Guild of America and Paramount+ subscribers filing lawsuits against the studio.

MEPs With Agri-Food Financial Stakes Vote Against Environmental Rules, Study Finds https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/meps-agri-food-financial-stakes-vote-against-environmental-rules-study-finds/

MEPs With Agri-Food Financial Stakes Vote Against Environmental Rules, Study Finds - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
Members of the European Parliament who hold private financial interests in the agri-food sector were around three times more likely to vote against

I'm working with an agency (https://transformstudios.com), and we're looking for a Sr. .NET dev with solid Azure DevSecOps experience for a long term contract.
Needs to definitely be Senior level with min 20 hr per week availability starting August.
Anyone got a recommendation?

Major U.S. cloud providers are urging Washington to push back against South Korea’s planned overhaul of the security approval system for cloud providers serving its government agencies.
https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/busines

U.S. cloud giants challenge South Korea's public cloud security overhaul
Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud are pushing back against South Korea’s public cloud security overhaul, warning the new rules could block market access and violate fair trade principles.

Ofcourse Greenland (with support of Europe) should not allow this.. it's necessary to stand up against bully behaviour.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/greenland-iwarning-trump-linked-oil-firm-prepares-drill

Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling

This photo is from a post by a Waukesha newspaper. The comments are hilarious and are like "I don't see anyone in the photo" or "He was in my prayer group at the time" and "It's the Hamburglar!"
My comment was: "I didn't see a damn thing and neither did you."
And some weird gun-nut dude I knew years ago even messaged me "Hey, at least we agree on these Flock cameras!"

Earlier this week, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) indicated that he and other Republican lawmakers
were exploring ways to reinterpret the meaning of the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship clause,
following the Supreme Court ruling last month against Donald Trump’s attempt to do so through executive order.
In an appearance on Fox News on Sunday, Johnson cited the dissenting opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas,
who argued that the 14th Amendment o…

Mike Johnson, Donald Trump, Still “Looking at All Angles” to End Birthright Citizenship
A recent poll reveals around 7 in 10 Americans agree with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold birthright citizenship.

Texas, which didn't join a multi-state case against Meta, negotiated a $1.05B side deal that could reach $1.335B if TikTok and YouTube adopt teen safety changes (Ryan Autullo/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/tex…

Texas’ Billion-Dollar Side Deal Ranks High in Meta Settlement
Texas worked up a $1.05 billion side deal with Meta that maxes out at $1.335 billion if Alphabet‘s YouTube and TikTok agree to the same terms and safety changes the Facebook and Instagram parent accepted in the multistate settlement Wednesday.

Never a weekend slowdown in cybersecurity news, so check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you might have missed since Friday, including
--Alibaba’s Qwen races past Meta, Google with 3 billion AI model downloads,
--AI agent exploits Snowflake flaw introduced by Copilot,
--US tells allies to pick sides in AI race with China,
--China pushes to reshape the world’s AI training data,
--China’s Zhipu claims AI edge over Anthropic in cyber test,
--Pentagon scrambles to keep pace with AI’s military risks,
--France holds crisis meeting over massive tax agency hack,
--Iran targets Israeli journalists with phishing attacks,
--Election officials blast CISA over lack of cyber support,
--AI deepfake scams surge in Australia,
--SafePal breach exposes data of nearly 40k customers,
--Bits of Gold breach exposes customer data,
--Hackers exploit Mac flaw to mine cryptocurrency,
--Seven arrested over $35m German bank hack,
--Hong Kong university probes ransomware breach claims,
--Fake GitHub site spreads Mac infostealer,
--US courts to disclose government spyware use,
--Sogang University breach exposes 180k people,
--DDoS attacks hammer secure messaging service Threema,
--Hackers hawk millions of records stolen from Azure tenants,
--London police expose emails of Al Fayed accusers,
--Microsoft kills Windows tool long abused by malware,
--French court blocks social media ban for children,
--AI can’t seem to produce any tech heroes,
--AI makes data breaches even more expensive,
--Amazon used to sell books, not destroy them
https://www.metacurity.com/alibabas-qwen-races-past-meta-google-with-3-billion-ai-model-downloads/