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A new study suggests that lenders may get their strongest overall read on credit default risk by combining several machine learning models rather than relying on a single algorithm. The researchers ...

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

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The personal technology industry, now run by some of the worst human beings on earth, was started by dreamers.

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Today, serious trading runs on systems. Decisions are written in code. Orders are triggered automatically.

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He lit up the 1970s with a string of hits, before falling out of the public eye. But was any man ever more connected? He discusses extraordinary encounters with Muhammad Ali and Keith Moon – and why h ...

A large body of evidence demonstrates the use of technology in schools is nuanced, with more downsides to technology use than most people expect.