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Carbon and Modernizing C++ with Chandler Carruth – Software Engineering Daily

Carbon is a programming language developed by Google as a successor to C++, and it aims to provide modern safety features while maintaining high performance. It’s designed to offer seamless interoperability with C++ while addressing shortcomings of C++ such as slow compilation times and lack of memory safety. Carbon also introduces features like a more

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La-Z-Boy’s Recliners and Sofas Now Feature Built-in Klipsch Speakers

La-Z-Boy announced a new AudioLuxe furniture line with recliners and sofas upgraded with built-in sound systems that deliver “crystal clear tones and deep bass vibrations.” The company is partnering with Klipsch for the speakers integrated into each piece’s headrest and the subwoofer hidden in the base. The furniture can be used as part of a […]

Mercedes’ First All-Electric C-Class: Its Sportiest Yet

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, typically a benchmark in luxury compact sedans, now gets an all-important electric variant. The new C 400 4MATIC is built on an 800-volt architecture designed for efficiency and long-distance travel. Its estimated range is up to 762 kilometers (473 miles) on the WLTP cycle. And Mercedes boasts that it’s the “sportiest C-Class […]

Google Photos Introduces Subtle Face Touch-Up Tools

Google has announced a new collection of touch-up tools for Google Photos’ image editor designed to apply subtle enhancements, refinements, or fixes to faces in photos. The tools are gradually being rolled out on the Google Photos app globally starting today, but only on devices running Android 9.0 and up with at least 4GB of […]

Will Stewart on Deploying Complex Workloads – Software Engineering Daily

Deploying and managing cloud workloads is a complex task that requires developers to handle infrastructure, scaling, CI/CD pipelines, and database hosting. Configuring and maintaining Kubernetes, ensuring smooth deployments, and integrating various services efficiently is a common challenge. Will Stewart is the co-founder and CEO of Northflank, which is a platform focused on streamlining application deployment

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SED News: Perplexity’s Chrome Move, Meta’s AI Halt, and Intel’s Critical Status – Software Engineering Daily

SED News is a monthly podcast from Software Engineering Daily where hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer unpack the biggest stories shaping software engineering, Silicon Valley, and the broader tech industry. In this episode, they discuss Perplexity’s headline-grabbing offer to buy Google Chrome, the U.S. government’s large stake in Intel, Meta’s abrupt pause on AI

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