function calling

A new open-source project called Durable Actors has launched on GitHub, offering durable objects functionality with configurable compute. The project, published by TerseAI, lets developers run stateful actors with compute resources they can adjust per workload. It is being discussed on Hacker News, where commenters are weighing how it compares to Cloudflare's Durable Objects and other stateful serverless options.

A new write-up explains how to call a function in C without referring to it by name, walking through pointer and linker tricks that resolve a function's address without a direct identifier reference. The technique relies on low-level details of how C programs are laid out in memory. Programmers are debating the practical uses and portability pitfalls of the approach.

A 1962 essay by Theodore Roszak titled 'The Disease Called Politics' is drawing renewed attention, arguing that politics functions like an affliction on public life. Roszak, later known as a leading voice of the American counterculture, wrote the piece early in his career. Readers are revisiting the text to weigh its critique of political obsession against today's polarised climate.

Commentary in American Banker argues that geopolitical turmoil and the rapid rollout of new technology have made it more important than ever for banks to prioritise their anti-financial crime functions. The piece calls for an 'offensively defensive' approach, with financial institutions acting proactively rather than reactively against money laundering and related threats.

Carriers are shutting down 4G LTE networks as they move to newer technology, and that could disable connected features in cars that rely on the network for emergency calling, remote start, navigation and software updates. Reports warn owners of vehicles from the 2010s may lose these functions with no easy fix, raising questions about whether automakers or carriers owe owners compensation or upgrades.