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Checkpointing is an easy feature to sell: If the agent crashes, it resumes where it left off. That sentence is reassuring and incomplete. A workflow engine can restore its own state. It cannot atomically restore the external world. Between “call the refund API” and “save the successful checkpoint,” the refund
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It’s become impossible to avoid microplastics; they’re in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the products we use around the house and, yes, even the food we eat. A 2024 scoping review found that microplastics have been detected in eight of 12 human organ systems, including
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An internal spreadsheet where Microsoft employees swap pay details now carries a column for monthly AI spend, with a median of about $300 over 28 days across roughly 350 entries. Business Insider found no meaningful link between heavy AI use and bonuses, raises or promotions. Microsoft employees have started comparing
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