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GET, POST, PUT, DELETE: Choosing HTTP Verbs in a Real .NET Core Web API, Not Just by the Textbook

Most explanations of HTTP verbs in ASP.NET Core Web API stop at the dictionary definition: GET reads, POST creates, PUT updates, DELETE removes. That's true, but it doesn't explain why real enterprise APIs often bend these rules — and understanding why matters more in practice than reciting the definitions. This article walks through HTTP verb selection using a real HR/Payroll workflow scenario: submitting, updating, and removing leave requests. The Textbook Mapping In a typical Web API controll

Software squeezes more data out of Webb Telescope for imaging exoplanets

Software optimizes a physical model of the telescope to reduce noise.

Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block state gambling laws

Kalshi can't avoid gambling law by claiming it doesn't offer gambling, state AG says.

New NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Open Models for Interactive World Simulation

Introducing Pangram Image 1.0

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What’s new with Grafana variables: less clutter, easier reuse across dashboards, and more

Template variables are one of the most used features in Grafana, providing users with a dropdown to turn one dashboard into hundreds: pick a different cluster, region, or service, and every panel updates. For most of Grafana's history, variables had a single home at the top of the dashboard. Each dashboard had one flat list of variables, and that list was shared by every panel on it. But as dashboards grew in size and number, those controls became harder to organize and maintain. The top of a da

OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra silently obstructed safety research tasks

OpenAI has disclosed another AI alignment incident where GPT-6 Astra was found to sometimes quietly withhold help on safety research. [...]

Introducing bulk put items for Amazon DynamoDB: Load data from Amazon S3 into existing tables at scale

Bulk put items is a fully managed feature that loads data from Amazon S3 directly into your existing Amazon DynamoDB tables, with no impact to your table's read and write performance and at a lower price point than per-request writes. This post introduces the feature, walks through running an import end to end, and shares best practices for production.