AlphaFold 3 accurately predicts the interactions and structures of all life's molecules, significantly improving on existing methods. Scientists can access its capabilities through the free AlphaFold Server.

Machine was a collaborative comic where users contributed machine designs. The project involved overcoming challenges in real-time simulation, display optimization, and moderation workflow to create a cohesive final machine.

eabike is a crank-driven swimming device that allows users to accelerate through water using their leg power. It's described as a fun and efficient way to cover distance in open water.

Apple violated labor laws by questioning staff about their union sympathies. The National Labor Relations Board ordered the company to cease such practices.

Researchers propose Consistency Large Language Models (CLLMs), a technique to accelerate inference in large language models by enabling parallel decoding. CLLMs learn to map any point on the Jacobi trajectory of the target LLM to its fixed point, resulting in significant speedup without requiring additional memory cost or architectural modifications.

Grafychat offers an AI chat experience without storing data, allowing users to keep their conversations private. The platform provides various licenses with different features and limitations, including self-hosting options and refunds for unsatisfied customers.

TimesFM is a pretrained time series foundation model developed by Google Research for univariate forecasting. It supports point forecasts and requires contiguous context data with a maximum length of 512 timepoints.

tack Overflow users are protesting the company's partnership with OpenAI by attempting to delete their content. Stack Overflow is suspending accounts that engage in this behavior to prevent widespread defacing of the platform.

The Radio Študent celebrates its 55th anniversary by hosting a talk with pioneers of Slovenian computer gaming. A retro broadcast of the game "Kontrabant 2" will follow on their frequency.

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Breathwork can induce altered states of consciousness (ASCs) associated with improved well-being. The depth of these ASCs correlates with subsequent psychological and physiological benefits.

LSTMs were widely used in language modeling but were eventually surpassed by Transformers. This paper enhances LSTMs with exponential gating and modified memory structures to improve their scalability and performance in language modeling.

The author proposes a new safe systems language called June that aims to address the perceived complexity of existing languages like Rust. June offers easier memory management through shared, mutable pointers and automatic memory recycling without garbage collection.

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The Justice Department is investigating Tesla for potential securities and wire fraud related to its self-driving vehicle claims. The investigation focuses on statements made by CEO Elon Musk and the company's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features.

The author argues that ECC memory is not necessary for most users, citing Google's early use of non-ECC memory and their subsequent realization of its importance. However, the author also notes that ECC can be beneficial for servers and data centers where data corruption can have significant consequences, and recommends using ECC for critical applications.

OpenAI shares its Model Spec, a document outlining how AI models should behave, to encourage public discussion and feedback. The Model Spec aims to shape desired model behavior, considering factors like tone, personality, and response length while balancing potential benefits and harms.

Symbolica is a library for symbolic mathematics, offering bindings to multiple programming languages. It provides advanced pattern matching and polynomial algebra routines.

While ChatGPT can generate code snippets, it often produces inaccurate or nonsensical results. Users should treat the output with skepticism and validate or test it before use. LLMs are better suited for brainstorming and generating starting points rather than producing complete and reliable code.

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Ointers allows stealing a few bits from pointers to reclaim storage. The number of reclaimable bits depends on pointer alignment and address space configuration.

Kragen developed the needle library to improve Java regex performance by compiling them to JVM bytecode. Needle outperforms the standard library and brics automaton library on various benchmarks involving literal and non-literal patterns.

tack Overflow faced backlash after partnering with OpenAI, leading to user protests. Their accounts were suspended for changing high-rated answers to messages of dissent.

Global ocean temperatures have shattered records consistently over the past year due to climate change and the influence of El Niño. Rising sea temperatures are causing widespread coral bleaching and impacting marine life across various regions.

The researchers developed capacitors with a novel structure that enhances energy storage capacity and retention. This breakthrough could revolutionize energy storage in devices and electric vehicles by enabling faster charging and discharging without compromising stability.

Google Search introduces a new feature to help Android users in several countries practice speaking English and improve their language skills. The interactive speaking practice provides personalized feedback on grammar, vocabulary, and relevance to the context.

JetBlue's new sculpture, The Portal, will connect NYC's Flatiron neighborhood to Dublin, Ireland through a real-time visual live stream. The project aims to foster human connection and cultural exchange between the two cities.

Fine. Here's a summary: The Infra team experienced several infrastructure incidents impacting service availability and customer deployments during the week. They also made progress on improving platform resilience and capacity management.

When Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made history by reaching the summit, a courier named Ten Tsewang Sherpa ran 200 miles to Kathmandu to deliver the news. He died a few weeks later. His story has never been told—until now.

Zimtohrli is a psychoacoustic metric measuring human perception of sound differences. The project aims to enhance audio compression and machine learning models by utilizing just-noticeable-differences in sound.

nb-editor enables nb-crdt(nb-crdt-go) synchronization and collaboration just through a shared folder, eliminating the need for a server.

Librarians are fighting high e-book prices, which restrict lending and anger patrons. Publishers argue they must protect authors' rights to fair compensation, while librarians seek state help to negotiate better deals.

The author advocates for establishing a baseline ethical principle of not sharing unsolicited AI-generated content, calling such content "slop." They believe this clarifies their stance on AI ethics and encourages responsible use of language models.

The presenter introduces a logarithmic scale as a solution to the limitations of linear rulers, which struggle to measure both large and small objects. Logarithmic scales utilize exponential increases in value, allowing representation of a vast range in a concise manner.

Coffee bubbles communicate information about freshness, roast level, and water temperature. Freshly roasted coffee produces more bubbles due to higher carbon dioxide content. Darker roasted coffees have a more aggressive initial bloom but deflate quicker. Cooler water temperatures result in fewer bubbles and under-extraction.

Gittuf is a project aiming to enhance security for Git by adding features like key management, policy enforcement, and version-control layer protection. Its goals include verifying policy compliance, ensuring the integrity of the reference state log, and authenticating users. The project is still in alpha stage but has plans to improve usability and integrate with existing workflows.

The author implemented a JavaScript translation of psql's introspection commands to enable their use in the Neon SQL Editor. He utilized regular expressions to identify comments, identifiers, and string literals within SQL strings.

The user successfully scanned a film scanner over iSCSI despite initial skepticism and technical hurdles. The process involved overcoming driver compatibility issues, physical cable modifications, and software configuration challenges.

SimBricks is an open-source simulation framework enabling rapid prototyping and performance evaluation of heterogeneous systems. It modularly combines battle-tested simulators for diverse hardware and software components to run full system stacks in simulation.

Publishing a book is challenging, with only a small percentage of books achieving bestseller status. Traditional publishing offers limited financial rewards and requires navigating industry politics. New models like Substack and Patreon allow authors to connect directly with readers and monetize their work through subscriptions. While success in this space is not guaranteed, dedicated fans ...

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Radient is a library for vectorizing data of various modalities, including text, audio, graphs, images, and molecules. It supports attaching metadata to embeddings and offers performance optimization functions for large datasets.

Xanadu envisions a future software platform that transcends the limitations of current technologies by offering flexible and collaborative document creation, editing, and sharing capabilities. It aims to empower individuals to express themselves freely, connect with others on a deeper level, and access information in new ways.

Roman glass artifacts dating from the 1st century B.C.E. to the 2nd century C.E. were unearthed in Nîmes, France. The city of Nîmes was a thriving Roman capital with a rich history reflected in its ancient infrastructure and artifacts.

Tracexec is a tool to track program execution by tracing exec events. It offers both logging and TUI (terminal user interface) modes. In TUI mode, you can view process details and interact with processes within the pseudo terminal.

Allen Wong dreamt of escaping poverty and achieving financial freedom to avoid a monotonous life like his parents. He achieved rapid success through mobile apps and retired at 25 to pursue his own interests.

Encore simplifies building event-driven and distributed systems in TypeScript by offering a new Backend SDK and high-performance runtime. It automatically validates incoming requests, handles infrastructure resources, and provides type safety through static code analysis.

Neuralink's Link implant has demonstrated remarkable potential for quadriplegic individuals to control digital devices using their minds. Initial user Noland Arbaugh has achieved impressive cursor control speeds and can now engage in various online activities previously out of reach.

Anarchists believe that human beings are capable of behaving reasonably and that power corrupts. They advocate for a society based on voluntary association and mutual aid.

Researchers in Japan have engineered a flexible X-ray mirror that can adapt to wavefront aberrations, leading to remarkable precision at the atomic level. This advancement enhances the performance of X-ray microscopes and other technologies reliant on X-ray mirrors.

A judge in the Epic v. Apple case believes Apple unfairly restricts button styles to stifle competition. The hearings focus on App Store guidelines and the company's policies regarding external links.

Elon Musk previously criticized lidar but Tesla became its largest customer for the first quarter, purchasing over $2.1 million worth of the sensors. Musk later acknowledged the purchase on social media despite his previous anti-lidar stance.

Vincent Peters found SpaceX to be an incredibly efficient and empowering work environment, where autonomy and accountability were valued. He learned valuable skills in hiring and managing people during his three years there before moving on to pursue his own entrepreneurial ventures.

Bluesky has grown its user base significantly and implemented community-driven features. The upcoming months will see the addition of direct messaging, video sharing, improved custom feeds, and enhanced moderation tools.

Early in his career, the author realized function should be prioritized over form in design. He argues that some of the most successful websites embrace simplicity and prioritize usability over aesthetic embellishments.

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# No one ever looks at the source file to verify that a copy succeeded. # What better time to run a command then when you're trying to kill existing copies of it? # Make grep ignore input files whose names are a random length between 1 and 10. # This is your machine. There are many like it, but only this one is yours.

The US Marine Forces Special Operations Command is testing robotic dogs armed with gun systems developed by Onyx Industries. MARSOC primarily utilizes these robots for tunnel work and perimeter security missions.

Google faces two primary threats: government antitrust scrutiny and competition from both established and emerging search alternatives. The company's recent AI-powered search feature remains in testing but shows potential despite some user skepticism.

Europe has a strong economy and innovative potential, despite criticisms of its bureaucracy and regulatory environment. The author proposes measures to enhance European competitiveness in technology, including tax reforms, common markets, digital infrastructure improvements, and a revamped innovation agency.

The influenza virus has two surface proteins, hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (N), which play crucial roles in infection. Researchers designed a vaccine that induces antibodies targeting both the head and stalk regions of HA to enhance protection against diverse flu strains.

Most users prefer MySQL due to its simplicity and familiarity, despite acknowledging Postgres's additional features. Some consider migrating to MySQL 8.x for its improved replication tools.

The HTML Working Group has published a Working Draft of HTML Ruby Markup Extensions. Ruby, a form of interlinear annotation, are short runs of text alongside the base text. They are typically used in East Asian documents to indicate pronunciation or to provide a short annotation. This specification revises and extends the markup model established by HTML to express ruby.

Fine-tuning of DRAM research models and methodologies is necessary as they currently contain inaccuracies in sense amplifier layouts, dimensions, and circuit typologies. Hi-Fi DRAM provides detailed measurements and analysis to enhance the accuracy of future DRAM research.

Dell is implementing new tracking measures to ensure compliance with its return-to-office policy. Workers' badge swipes and VPN connections will be monitored to assess office presence.

Job application bots like LazyApply can automate the process of sending out hundreds of applications, but they often make mistakes and can damage candidates' chances. While some employers may not notice, quality control measures are essential to ensure accuracy and effectiveness. Ultimately, networking remains crucial for landing fulfilling jobs.

Data Colada argues that their statements about Francesca Gino's fabricated data were protected as opinions and not defamatory. They believe the judge will dismiss the lawsuit.

Pixel owners can now locate their devices even when offline using the new Find My Device network. The feature utilizes a vast network of Android devices to anonymously track and share location data.

Private investors have been purchasing manufactured housing parks and raising rents, prompting residents to organize and purchase their own communities through resident-owned communities (ROCs). ROC USA provides technical assistance and financing to facilitate this transition. Advocates believe this model can ensure affordable housing remains accessible to low-income residents.

Climate change and biodiversity loss are increasing the danger of infectious diseases globally. Urbanization surprisingly reduces the risk of such diseases.

Researchers developed a new imaging technique to visualize cardiac micro-vessels in high resolution. This non-invasive approach could improve the evaluation of cardiovascular diseases and undiagnosed chest pains.

College administrative staffing grew significantly in recent decades due to increased student diversity, regulatory requirements, and a phenomenon called "empire building" among administrators. This growth raises concerns about rising college costs and the dilution of academic focus.

A company called AdVon generates low-quality product reviews and other content using AI and publishes them under fake bylines on major publications. This practice has been criticized as deceptive and harmful to journalism.

Tesla owners discovered a trick to cool down charging handles on both older and newer Supercharger stalls, allowing for faster charging during hot days. The method involves placing a wet towel over the handle to shield it from the sun's heat.