The Honeykrisp driver is the first conformant Vulkan driver for Apple hardware, implementing the full 1.3 spec without waivers, and is not yet released for end users. The driver is based on Faith Ekstrand's open-source NVK driver for NVIDIA GPUs and is designed to be modern and well-organized, with a goal of becoming the driver that everyone copies from.

The author reflects on the use of natural keys in database design, citing a personal experience with a car's chassis number and highlighting the potential for errors and inconsistencies. The author concludes that natural keys are not a good idea, advocating for the use of synthetic keys instead to ensure data integrity and flexibility.

The Israeli government launched a large-scale influence campaign targeting Black lawmakers and young progressives in the US and Canada to sway public opinion on Israel's conduct. The campaign was launched after the Gaza war and aimed to influence public opinion on Israel's actions.

This is the third attempt to launch Nasa astronauts to the International Space Station on board Boeing's spaceship.

The National Weather Service and local TV meteorologists can use data from personal weather stations to improve forecasts and situational awareness. The Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP) allows individuals to send their weather data online, which is then used by NWS and TV meteorologists for forecasting and current condition presentation.

Employees who stay at the same company for over two years may earn less over their lifetime due to limited raises and promotions. However, switching companies can lead to higher salaries and better career advancement opportunities, making it a viable option for employees to "own their career" and maximize their earnings.

Large Language Models (LLMs) claim to excel in various tasks, but a study shows they fail to solve simple common sense problems and provide nonsensical explanations. The study urges a re-assessment of LLM capabilities and creation of standardized benchmarks to detect reasoning deficits.

Microsoft's new AI-powered feature, CoPilot+, has been criticized for its potential privacy risks, including the ability to access and store sensitive user data without encryption. The feature has sparked concerns about data protection and the potential for abuse, leading some to question Microsoft's commitment to user privacy and trustworthiness.

As a solo developer, the author uses various systems to maintain motivation, including external motivators like notifications and milestones, and internal motivators like leaving tasks 90% finished and using their own product. The author also shares personal strategies for overcoming procrastination, staying accountable, and finding motivation in the flow state.

The author, a foosball enthusiast, created an autonomous foosball table, Foosbar, with robotic control, allowing humans to play alongside. The project consists of software, firmware, and frontend components, with instructions provided for building and installing necessary dependencies.

Google's Operations Research team developed the Shipping Network Design API to solve the complex problem of optimizing container shipping routes and schedules, resulting in increased efficiency and profit. The API uses advanced optimization techniques to solve the problem at scale, improving the flow of physical goods and reducing costs.

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A landmark Alzheimer's disease research paper published in Nature in 2006 has been agreed to be retracted due to allegations of image manipulation, with the senior author taking responsibility. The paper, which suggested a new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's, has been cited nearly 2500 times and would be the most cited paper ever to be retracted.

Adobe's new terms of service allow access to users' active projects for "content moderation" and other reasons, sparking concern among professionals. The agreement also raises concerns about AI-powered surveillance and potential use of user-generated content for training AI.

Bartender, a popular Mac app, was acquired by new developers without disclosure, raising concerns among users. The new owners have promised to update the app and address bugs, but some users remain skeptical and have uninstalled the app due to lack of transparency.

The FBI raided RealPage, a software company that recommends rent prices for landlords, as part of an investigation into a rent price-fixing scheme. RealPage's algorithm increases rental prices in response to data collected from landlords, not demand, leading to soaring rental prices in the US.

GitHub Actions now offers Arm-hosted runners with images built by Arm for developers to build and deploy on the latest and most sustainable processors. These new runners provide power, performance, and sustainability improvements for all GitHub Actions jobs, priced 37% less than x64 Linux and Windows runners.

Use the C V B N M keys on your keyboard to play samples. Z removes the previously added note, x clears the sequence and space starts/stops playback. Shift toggles a metronome in case you need one.

Researchers have discovered a major driver of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other immune disorders, a biological pathway that can be targeted by existing drugs. The breakthrough could lead to new treatments for IBD and other autoimmune conditions, with clinical trials planned to test the adapted drug in patients.

Coder has released version 2.12, which includes several networking improvements that increase throughput dramatically, with some cases showing a 5x increase. The improvements were made by optimizing the TCP stack, implementing HyStart to reduce stuttering in TCP connections, and using a buffered channel to prevent packet drops in the Channel Endpoint.

A study found that projects adopting Agile practices are 268% more likely to fail, suggesting that the Agile Manifesto may not be as effective as claimed. The study recommends a robust requirements engineering process and psychological safety to discuss and solve problems, rather than relying solely on Agile practices.

WTPDF / PDF/UA-2 Examples by the LaTeX Project The following files demonstrate various aspects of Well Tagged PDF documents conforming to PDF/UA-2. They were all generated with LuaLaTeX (lualatex-d...

Squatting in Spain, known as "okupación", has become a complex issue due to the economic crisis, high unemployment, and housing shortage, leading to a surge in squatting cases. Property owners and squatters alike are seeking to navigate the legal landscape and social implications of squatting in Spain, with advocates calling for legal reforms to streamline the eviction process and protect ...

Stable Audio Open is an open-source text-to-audio model generating up to 47 seconds of audio samples and sound effects. It's optimized for music production and sound design, allowing users to fine-tune the model on their own custom audio data.

Laudspeaker is an open-source customer engagement and onboarding platform offering a visual tool for building complex workflows and personalized journeys for different user personas. It supports multiple channels, including email, SMS, and Slack, and is designed for scalability, with plans for integration with the Modern Data Stack.

The public overwhelmingly supports banning single-use plastics and hazardous chemicals used in plastics, with 85% and 90% of respondents calling for a ban, respectively. The results show widespread support for a global treaty that prioritizes measures to ban harmful plastics and ensure remaining plastics can be safely reused and recycled.

Google Maps is ending web access to its Timeline feature, which allows users to view their location history, and switching to an on-device approach for more privacy. Users will need to migrate their data to the new system by a deadline or risk losing their location history.

A federal court jury awarded Zunum $81 million in damages, finding that Boeing misappropriated Zunum's trade secrets and breached its contract, with the option for the judge to triple the damages. The jury also awarded Zunum an additional $12 million for Boeing's alleged interference with its relationship with Safran.

The FBI raided the Atlanta office of multifamily property developer Cortland Management as part of an antitrust investigation into potential price-fixing in the rental market. The investigation is linked to a probe into Texas-based tech company RealPage, which provides rental pricing software to landlords and is accused of colluding with them to raise rents.

Texas is set to get its own stock exchange, TXSE, which aims to open in 2025 and has raised $120 million from investors. The exchange plans to have fewer rules and regulations than the NYSE and Nasdaq, aiming to attract large-cap companies and those seeking to incorporate in Texas.

Researchers study the signatures of a "containment failure" in a warp drive, simulating the emitted gravitational waves and fluid energy fluxes. The work explores the dynamical evolution and stability of spacetimes that violate the null energy condition, highlighting the importance of simulating unknown spacetimes.

You provided a list of characters from various alphabets and scripts. You also discussed using a console font in Windows and provided registry key information for font installation.

A federal court jury awarded $81 million in damages to Zunum, a failed electric airplane startup, after finding that Boeing misappropriated its trade secrets and breached its contract. The jury's decision opens the door for the judge to award triple damages plus legal costs, as Boeing's actions were deemed "willful and malicious".

zfind allows searching for files within archives using a filter syntax similar to SQL-WHERE clauses. The syntax uses logical operators, comparison operators, and pattern matching to filter files based on various properties.

A Google employee, a former temporary contractor, leaked unreleased Nintendo content, including a trailer for Yoshi's Crafted World, by sharing a private YouTube video with a friend. The incident is one of several privacy breaches reported by 404 Media, which also includes incidents such as Google Street View storing license plate information and a Google speech service logging child speech utterances.

A team trained a neural network to play NetHack, a roguelike game, but the model's performance suddenly dropped by 40% due to an unexpected bug caused by the game's full moon feature. The bug was resolved by recognizing the game's lunar phase and adjusting the model's training data.

SpaceX has received a commercial launch license from the FAA for its fourth test flight of the Starship rocket, which is scheduled to launch on Thursday morning from South Texas. The flight aims to demonstrate the rocket's ability to survive extreme heating during reentry and to test its ability to steer itself towards a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.

The user is considering learning a new Lisp language, attracted by its potential for "hackery" and ability to mold the tech basis around the problem being tackled. They are drawn to the idea of a "true hacker's-dream language" that is not Common Lisp or Scheme, and are considering the pros and cons of different Lisp dialects.

Toyota raided over faulty safety data, apologizing for incorrect certification tests. Other Japanese carmakers Honda, Mazda, and Suzuki also admit to submitting faulty data, halting production and shipments.

A vulnerability was found in the Ariane Allegro Scenario Player used in a hotel check-in terminal, allowing physical access to the Windows desktop and potential attacks on the hotel network. The issue was reportedly fixed in a later software version, and hotels using the terminal are advised to ensure a recent software installation and isolate check-in terminals to prevent attacks.

The author implemented DHCPv6-PD on OpenBSD using dhcpcd from ports and a Fritz!Box 6660 Cable1, enabling IPv6 prefix delegation for home networks. The author also developed a tool to automatically assign prefixes to downstream network interfaces, making it easier to manage complex network topologies.

The author discusses the magnitude of transformative changes in human well-being, citing the industrial revolution as an example of a transformative positive change, and estimates that a catastrophic event killing 15% of the world's population would be a threshold for a transformative negative impact. The author also explores the concept of transformative change, discussing the lack of ...

Microsoft's new feature "Recall" stores user activity snapshots locally, leaving private data vulnerable to hackers, and is part of a larger trend of Big Tech companies harvesting surveillance data for AI training. Users can consider switching to Linux, an open-source operating system, to avoid opaque surveillance code and support a community-driven alternative.

Nvidia's market cap surpassed $3 trillion for the first time, driven by strong demand for its graphics processing units in the AI boom. The company's stock has soared over 3,224% in the last five years, with its recent surge powered by the tech industry's need for its chips in developing and deploying AI models.

Twitter banned over 70,000 users spreading misinformation after the 2021 US Capitol violence, leading to a significant reduction in misinformation posts from remaining users. The study found that the de-platforming had a "spillover effect" reducing misinformation circulation on the platform as a whole.

Swap is not just an emergency memory solution, but a mechanism for equality of reclamation, allowing for more efficient use of physical memory. Disabling swap does not prevent disk I/O from becoming a problem under memory contention, but rather shifts the disk I/O thrashing from anonymous pages to file pages.

The paper clip was invented in the 19th century, with the first patent granted to Samuel B. Fay in 1867, and it became widely used in offices in the late 1890s. The paper clip was marketed in various designs, with many patents and advertisements throughout the 20th century, and it remains a common office supply item today.

You discussed the importance of constraints in creativity, citing examples from The Muppet Show and filmmaking, and how constraints can help channel creative energy. You also shared your thoughts on the role of constraints in software development, highlighting the need for constraints to avoid complexity and the importance of setting realistic limits.

European Union laws aimed at combating hate speech and disinformation have led to the removal of most online content, with 87.5-99.7% of deleted comments found to be legally permissible. The report suggests that over-removal of legal content may be a bigger problem than under-removal of illegal content, with internet companies prioritizing avoiding fines and censorship over free speech.

McDonald's lost a EU trademark dispute over the Big Mac name to Irish rival Supermac's, allowing expansion into other EU countries. The EU court ruled McDonald's failed to prove genuine use of the name for chicken sandwiches and related products.

Progscrape has undergone a major rewrite in Rust, replacing an ancient Python 2 AppEngine codebase, resulting in improved performance and scalability. The new system features a search engine library called Tantivy, allowing for fast and efficient search functionality, and includes new features such as story pages and improved search resilience.

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The Rabbit R1, a device from Rabbit Inc., is a scam that uses automation to perform tasks, but is overpriced and poorly executed, with a CEO who has made embarrassing statements. The device's AI capabilities are exaggerated, and it is not a true AI device, but rather a large automation running on Rabbit Inc.'s servers.

Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs funded a $2 million influence campaign targeting US lawmakers and the public with pro-Israel messaging to support its actions in the Gaza war. The covert campaign used fake accounts, ChatGPT-generated posts, and fake news sites to sway American opinion.

Microsoft's use of AI tools to detect hackers has raised concerns about privacy, highlighting the shifting baseline of what is considered normal in terms of surveillance. The concept of shifting baselines, first observed in fish populations, can be applied to the loss of privacy in the digital age, where each generation becomes accustomed to the privacy status quo of their youth.

Microsoft's AI model, Aurora, can accurately forecast global weather and air pollution in under a minute, outperforming conventional models in terms of computational cost. The model's predictions are of similar quality to those of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, and can help policymakers track air pollution and protect public health.

The SW-51 Mustang is a replica of the P-51 Mustang, featuring a unique blend of classic design and modern technology, with options for avionics and a ballistic rescue system. The aircraft is available as a kit for amateur builders or a ready-to-fly version, with prices ranging from $235,000 to $450,000.

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Arther Whitney's C code is unique and dense, using macros to encapsulate common patterns and reduce boilerplate code. The code is concise and easy to understand once familiar with the macros, making it an interesting way to formulate programs and think about their essence.

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Researchers develop a method to quantify uncertainty in large language models, distinguishing between epistemic and aleatoric uncertainties to detect unreliable outputs. The approach allows for reliable detection of hallucinations in single- and multi-answer responses, outperforming standard uncertainty quantification strategies.

Waymo One riders can now access 315 square miles of Metro Phoenix, including North Phoenix, Scottsdale, and downtown Mesa, with expanded service areas and new destinations. The service also includes curbside terminal pick-up and drop-off at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and operates on tribal land in partnership with the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community.

The "lock-in effect" in the US housing market prevents homeowners from selling their homes due to high mortgage rates, causing a shortage of available homes and driving up prices. Denmark's mortgage system, which allows homeowners to sell their mortgages at market value, could provide a solution to this problem.

The author creates a VS Code extension to run Brisk tests quickly and efficiently, using the Brisk CLI to run tests in the cloud on every save. The extension also allows for customization of settings, such as the configuration file and API endpoint, and provides a keybinding to run the tests.

Lasertec, a Japanese semiconductor equipment supplier, is accused of being a massive fraud, with a market capitalization of $23 billion despite having no real products or technology. The company's financial statements are said to be false, with inflated inventory levels, missing cash flow, and a lack of transparency, leading to a looming impairment charge that will wipe out most of its earnings.

Antibodies are complex proteins that have been used as therapeutics for decades, but they have several limitations, including high production costs, instability, and aggregation. Alternative forms of antibodies, such as single-chain variable fragments (scFv's), nanobodies, and antibody mimetics, are being developed to address these limitations and potentially offer improved efficacy and stability.

Chula Vista Police Department's drone program has been criticized for its lack of transparency and potential privacy violations. The program has been used to surveil low-income neighborhoods and communities of color, sparking concerns about racial and socioeconomic bias.

Alexey Pajitnov created the computer game Tetris in 1984, which became a global phenomenon, and its popularity was due to its unique gameplay that allowed players to build and create rather than destroy. The game's success led to a licensing deal with Henk Rogers, who helped popularize Tetris worldwide, and Pajitnov eventually moved to the US and started a company with Rogers.

A growing backlash is emerging against influencers who film strangers in public without their knowledge for social media content, with many considering it nonconsensual voyeurism. While individuals have the right to film in public under the First Amendment, the lack of recourse for unknowing individuals and concerns over moral soundness have sparked appeals to ban such content.

The Marubo tribe in Brazil's Amazon rainforest was initially excited about getting internet access through Elon Musk's Starlink service, but it has led to social media addiction, pornography, and concerns about cultural loss. The tribe has limited internet access to prevent addiction and cultural erosion, with some members expressing worries about violent games, scams, and loss of traditional ways.

The author discusses the challenges of using preprocessor defines in a build system and proposes two approaches to manage build flags: using platform-based Skylib flags or adopting the Chromium pattern. The author also provides examples of how to implement these approaches using Bazel and highlights the benefits and drawbacks of each approach.

Lin Rui-siang, a Taiwanese diplomat, was arrested by the FBI for running a dark-web drug market called Incognito, which enabled the sale of at least $100 million worth of narcotics. Lin, who also trained law enforcement on cryptocurrency tracing and digital privacy, was charged with narcotics conspiracy, money laundering, and running a "continuing criminal enterprise," facing a potential life sentence.

Microsoft's new Windows tool, Recall, takes screenshots of user activity every 5 seconds and stores them on the device, but security experts warn that the data is unencrypted and easily accessible to attackers. A demo tool, TotalRecall, has been released to demonstrate the vulnerability and encourage Microsoft to make changes before the tool's full launch.

Japanese Knotweed is a robust herbaceous perennial with culinary and medicinal uses, but it poses a significant ecological threat as an invasive species. Efforts to eradicate it are ongoing, but innovative solutions and sustainable harvesting practices could help manage its spread and promote coexistence.

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Researchers at the IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) showcased advancements in hybrid bonding technology, which stacks multiple chips together to increase transistor density and processing power. The technology has the potential to revolutionize chip design and could lead to the development of high-bandwidth memory and quantum computing chips.

Apple's new M4 iPad Pro has a hidden security feature that ties microphone and camera indicators to hardware, making it harder for malware to access sensors. This feature, called Secure Indicator Light, is exclusive to the M4 iPad Pro for now, but will likely come to iPhones and Macs later.

The author describes a browser extension that saves and jumps to specific scroll positions on a webpage, addressing the issue of losing one's place while reading long articles. The extension uses a combination of techniques, including bookmarking and content scripting, to achieve this functionality.

The author reflects on their journey in programming, from learning to code as a child to struggling to find a job in the industry due to lack of soft skills. Despite setbacks and failures, the author continues to write code and advocate for professionalism in the industry, acknowledging their own incompetence and encouraging others to learn and improve.

The author discusses the concept of terminals and terminal emulators, and how MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) can be used to emulate a VT102 terminal. The author provides a step-by-step guide on how to use MAME to emulate a VT102 terminal and run a shell inside it.

Resume.Ink is an automated tool that tailors your resume for each job application, saving time and increasing chances of getting hired. It offers a free trial, but requires payment to download the tailored resume in PDF format.

Discover Spacetop, the AR laptop for work. Redefine mobile computing. Experience AR like never before with unmatched performance and cutting-edge tech.

Google's search quality has declined, with some users noticing a lack of indexed source code from GitHub and poor results for certain queries. Despite this, Google remains a dominant force in search, with a massive user base and significant revenue, but alternative search engines like Bing and DuckDuckGo offer viable options.

As a teaching assistant for Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, I led weekly small group sessions to teach algorithmic thinking and Python programming. The "digit length" problem, which involves writing a function to count the number of digits in a natural number, was used to explore deep ideas in programming, including handling edge cases, unit ...

MIND is a simple deep learning library in Racket for building and training feedforward neural networks. It includes tensor operations, activation functions, loss functions, and backpropagation for gradient calculation and weight updates.

The user provides an update on a prototype emulator, listing tasks completed and a demo ISO available for testing. The user also shares their experience testing the emulator with various applications, encountering some issues with file management and library recognition.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holds 3% of the US Treasury Bill market, with $158 billion invested in T-bills. Buffett favors high-yielding Treasuries due to expensive stock prices and lacks attractive acquisition opportunities.

The concept of timekeeping has evolved over the centuries, with the introduction of standardized time zones and the International Date Line, which has undergone changes and adjustments to accommodate the needs of global commerce and navigation. The Date Line has been relocated several times, with the most recent change being the relocation of Kiribati from the western to the eastern side of ...

The user is developing an AI-powered RSS reader that uses BERT-family embeddings and a thumbs up/thumbs down judgment system to recommend articles, and is seeking advice on improving the system and handling edge cases like sports articles with short shelf lives. The user also offers consulting services for data analysis, indexing, and search, and is open to discussing how to monetize AI ...

Emacs user praises the editor's features, including elisp, org-mode, and dired, as well as the humble M-q key combination for filling paragraphs. The user appreciates the editor's quality-of-life features, such as sort-lines and markdown-mode, which enhance productivity and writing experience.

The anti-GE movement is hindering the development and use of genetic engineering in agriculture, which could save millions of lives and improve the lives of the world's poor. The irrational fear of GE crops is causing unnecessary delays and restrictions, leading to malnutrition, poverty, and blindness in many parts of the world.

Martin Nweeia, a dentist and anthropologist, has spent over two decades studying the narwhal, a mysterious whale with a unique tusk, to uncover its secrets and learn from the Inuit who live with and hunt these whales. Through his research, Nweeia has discovered that the tusk is a sensory organ that helps the narwhal navigate its environment and has also explored the evolutionary history and ...

Anat Ashkenazi, CFO of Eli Lilly, will join Alphabet as CFO and SVP, effective July 31, 2024. She will report to CEO Sundar Pichai and focus on investing for the company's future growth.

Researchers found a weak spot in DNA that makes immune cells go haywire, causing excessive inflammation in the bowels, and existing drugs may reverse the disease in human trials. The discovery could lead to new treatments for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, which affect half a million people in the UK.

The Endocrine Society's guideline recommends against routine vitamin D testing and supplementation in healthy adults, except for specific populations such as pregnant women, individuals with high-risk prediabetes, and adults over 75 years old. The guideline also suggests empiric vitamin D supplementation for children and adolescents aged 1-18 years to prevent nutritional rickets and ...

The FDA's advisory committee voted 9-2 that the effectiveness of MDMA for treating post-traumatic stress disorder is unproven, citing concerns over study design and lack of safety data. The committee also voted 10-1 that the risks of MDMA outweigh its benefits, highlighting the difficulty of assessing psychedelic drugs and the FDA's limited ability to evaluate psychiatric treatments.

The document outlines guidelines for contributing to the GitHub iOS app, including best practices for writing unit tests, refactoring code, and creating pull requests, as well as guidelines for reporting bugs and creating architecture decision records. The guidelines aim to promote a culture of collaboration, testing, and continuous improvement within the team.

Adobe Acrobat was the standard for reading and working with PDFs on Macs before Mac OS X, but its Electron apps are now large and behave unlike native Mac software. Despite some fixes, Preview app still has bugs, making Adobe Acrobat and Reader the most reliable options for rendering PDFs.

The repo provides a wrapper for LineFormer and ChartDete to automatically extract data from line charts, requiring a Modal.com account. To run the repo, sign up for a Modal.com account, download processed files using the run ID from the console log, and contact [email protected] for help.

Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril, has created the ModRetro Chromatic, a high-end Game Boy clone with a magnesium alloy case, sapphire crystal cover glass, and a pixel-perfect IPS screen. The handheld device can play genuine Game Boy and Game Boy Color carts, comes with a new Tetris game, and has a rechargeable battery that lasts 24 hours.

The Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society conference highlighted the urgent need for climate action, with experts warning that the world is on track for catastrophic levels of warming. The situation is particularly dire for Australia, with the country vulnerable to extreme weather events and sea-level rise.

You implemented a "really divisionless" random number generator algorithm, which uses a multiprecision fraction to debias the result, and compared its performance to Lemire's nearly-divisionless algorithm. The results showed that the really-divisionless algorithm is slower on older hardware due to slower divisions, but performs better on newer hardware with fast divisions.

VIC, a system developed by OpenAI, is running for mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming, claiming to bring a fresh perspective with data-driven decision-making and transparency. However, the Laramie County Clerk's Office has verified that VIC is not a registered voter, as artificial intelligence is not considered a qualified elector.

The Thousand Brains Project is an open-source initiative dedicated to creating a new type of artificial intelligence based on the Thousand Brains Theory.

Women have played a significant role in computing and computer science throughout history, from Ada Lovelace to modern-day pioneers like Susan Kare and Marsha R. Williams. Despite their contributions, women have faced challenges and biases in the field, including the influence of aptitude tests and societal expectations that have led to a decline in the number of women in computer science.

The author argues that the rapid progress in deep learning, particularly in the last decade, suggests that it is likely that AI systems will reach human-level intelligence by 2027. The author identifies three key areas of progress that will drive this progress: compute scaleup, algorithmic efficiency, and "unhobbling" - the process of unlocking the potential of AI models by providing them ...

The book "Spycraft" explores the history of espionage and intelligence gathering in early modern Europe, covering topics such as covert activities, invisible inks, and cryptography. The book is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the development of spycraft, tracing the evolution of intelligence services from ad hoc operations to integrated counterintelligence units.

Public libraries in the UK have removed over a dozen books from their shelves following customer complaints about content deemed offensive, including works by authors like Raymond Briggs and David McKee. The removals are part of a growing trend of censorship, with experts warning that it is becoming increasingly covert and dangerous.

Researchers developed an AI system to identify epilepsy by analyzing brain interactions, improving diagnosis of rare and complex cases, and demonstrated a 12% improvement in state-of-the-art models. The system integrates multiple sources of information to identify patterns and features indicating seizures, potentially leading to earlier detection and treatment, and even wearable sensors that ...

The Tempest Prognosticator was an early weather forecasting device invented by Dr. George Merryweather in 1851, which used leeches to predict storms by detecting changes in atmospheric pressure. A replica of the device was displayed at the 1951 Festival of Britain and is now on display at the Whitby Museum.

Google's Operations Research team developed the Shipping Network Design API to solve the complex problem of optimizing container shipping routes and schedules, resulting in increased efficiency and profit. The API uses advanced optimization techniques to solve the problem at scale, improving the flow of physical goods and reducing costs.

Professor Joe Gow and his wife Carmen Wilson, a former university administrator, have been creating and selling adult content online, earning thousands of dollars a month, but were fired from their jobs at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse for "failure to demonstrate appropriate judgment, decision-making, and leadership". Gow claims he has done nothing wrong and is fighting to keep his ...