Spark creator Matei Zaharia bags ACM Prize in Computing • The Register

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has awarded its annual Prize in Computing to Matei Zaharia for his work developing open source data and analytics software, including the widely used Apache Spark analytics engine. The ACM Prize in Computing recognizes early-to-mid-career computer scientists whose work has had a broad and lasting impact. The award carries…

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Polymarket Briefly Appears in Google News Before Being Removed

Polymarket betting markets reportedly appeared inside Google News results alongside established news publishers before disappearing. A Google spokesperson told The Verge that the platform’s appearance in News was an error. “This site briefly appeared in Google News in error, and it is no longer surfacing in News,” spokesperson Ned Adriance reportedly said. Before removal, Polymarket…

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