.NET 11.0 Preview 2 delivers asynchronous runtime

Asynchronous programming with async and await has existed in .NET for years. Now Microsoft is delivering a new runtime environment for asynchronous execution.
GitHub

CogAgent: An open-sourced VLM-based GUI Agent

🏆 June 2024: CogAgent was accepted by CVPR 2024 and recognized as a conference Highlight (top 3%). The CogAgent-9b-20241220 model has achieved state-of-the-art results across multiple platforms and ...
Yahoo Finance

Circle K worker sued for buying $12.8M lotto ticket from his store 1 day after drawing — now judge decides who gets rich

A Circle K store manager in Scottsdale, Arizona, is being sued over a $12.8 million lottery ticket he allegedly bought from his own store — after confirming it was a winner. Circle K filed the lawsuit ...
MarketWatch

Circle’s $1.1 billion IPO shows Wall Street is taking stablecoins seriously, as crypto company’s stock nearly triples

Circle Internet Group Inc.’s stock nearly tripled after the stablecoin issuer’s initial public offering on Thursday, in a strong sign that Wall Street is taking digital currencies more seriously.
Philadelphia Inquirer

One of Philly’s last architecturally intact old movie theaters is officially recognized as historic

The Circle Theatre in Frankford, built in 1929 for what was once the largest movie theater chain in the country, is now officially recognized as historic. The Philadelphia Historical Commission voted ...