A person sold an Apple Employee #10 badge, claiming it was authentic, but Chris Espinosa, Apple Employee #8, suspected it was fake and the buyer eventually discovered several inconsistencies. The seller made mistakes and eBay failed to take action despite multiple reports of fraud.

This Rust course teaches core concepts through exercises, starting from scratch and covering syntax, type system, standard library, and ecosystem. The course is interactive and hands-on, with solutions available on GitHub and a tool to verify progress.

Slack's mission is to simplify work life while prioritizing customer data privacy and security, using machine learning and artificial intelligence in limited ways to enhance its product. The company has guiding principles and technical controls in place to prevent data leaks, offers customers choices around model training, and aggregates data to ensure anonymity when updating services.

The Llama 3 model uses NumPy to implement its structure, with a focus on RoPE embedding and RMSNorm normalization. The model's architecture includes Multi-Head Attention, Feed Forward networks, and SwiGLU activation functions, which are used to generate tokens one after another during the decoding process.

Researchers have discovered an ancient branch of the Nile River, named Ahramat Branch, which once flowed near many major pyramid sites in Egypt. The discovery suggests that ancient Egyptians may have used boats to transport building materials rather than carrying them over land, providing new insights into their construction methods and daily life.

The user created a new hostname and added it to their webserver config, but it was quickly discovered by an unknown entity. The entity sent 62 requests in just a few seconds, highlighting the importance of proper security measures beyond relying on obscurity.

The Starlink satellite service uses a unique combination of technologies, including phased array antennae and dynamic channel rate control, to provide internet connectivity with varying signal quality and latency. The TCP protocol's performance over Starlink connections is affected by factors such as packet loss, jitter, and satellite handovers, requiring optimization techniques like BBR or ...

Gemini API's context caching feature reduces request costs by caching repeat content with high input token counts. It's a paid feature, billed based on cache token count and suitable for scenarios with repeated references to initial contexts.

American land-use reformers aim to address housing shortages by amending zoning codes and building codes, specifically allowing single-stair apartment buildings, which were once common in the US but are now banned due to fire safety regulations. By re-legalizing these designs, multifamily housing can be built cost-effectively on urban sites that would otherwise be developed as single-family homes.

DeviantArt, a 24-year-old social network for artists, has been accused of promoting artificial intelligence-generated art and allowing bots to buy and sell artwork on its platform, leading to outrage among its community. The site's A.I. integrations have also led to lawsuits from artists who claim their work was scraped without permission and used to train generative-A.I. models, highlighting ...

The MOMENT project addresses challenges in pre-training large models for time series analysis by compiling a diverse public dataset and designing a benchmark to evaluate performance. Experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of pre-trained models with minimal data and fine-tuning, with interesting observations about large pre-trained time series models.

PlayCanvas Editor now supports WebGPU, which offers improved performance and functionality, with Chrome and Edge browsers already enabled. To opt-in to WebGPU support, update Graphics Devices to include WebGPU (beta) in your project's settings, and provide feedback on any issues or feature requests.

Avocados have become a staple food in the US, with consumption tripling since 2001, and are now recommended as one of the first solid foods for babies due to their mild flavor, rich nutrition, and low allergenic potential. The rise of avocados has led to various industries emerging around their cultivation, distribution, and sales, including direct-to-consumer websites and subscription ...

The book "Visualising Data with JavaScript" teaches data visualization using Chart.js, Leaflet, D3, and React. It covers HTML, SVG, CSS, and JavaScript fundamentals for building web-based data visualizations.

F* is a programming language that has been actively researched and applied in various fields, including security, cryptography, and formal methods. The language has evolved significantly since its introduction in 2011, with numerous papers published on its design, implementation, and applications in areas such as verified low-level programming, dependent types, and monadic effects.

The authors recommend three embedding models for scaleable retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) on local hardware, considering factors such as model size, memory constraints, and document length. They also explain why they chose these models and provide a brief overview of their performance on RAG-relevant tasks, highlighting the importance of considering multiple metrics when evaluating model quality.

We value minimal meeting culture, reversible decisions, and high-achieving individuals who question the status quo and drive results. Our company culture prioritizes adventure-driven decision-making, EV-based evaluation, and apolitical discussions to build a legendary company with fun memories.

Google introduces LearnLM, a new family of models fine-tuned for learning, to enhance educational experiences and support educators. The technology will be integrated into various Google products, including Search, YouTube, and Gemini, to provide personalized learning experiences and help users deepen their understanding of complex topics.

tar is an extensible and general iteration construct for Common Lisp that aims to be pleasant to use, easy to understand, and fast, with a focus on separating iteration from value accumulation. It allows users to define custom iterators and optimizers, making it a flexible tool for iterating over various data structures.

Italy's electrical system has undergone significant changes over the past century, including multiple voltage and frequency standards, with 120V and 220V being used simultaneously in different regions. The country's dual-supply system, which included separate meters and plugs for lighting and appliances, was eventually phased out in favor of a single standard voltage supply.

The user created a smart pointer library in C, inspired by C++'s smart pointers, to manage memory allocation and deallocation with automatic cleanup. The library includes unique_ptr and shared_ptr implementations using metadata and variadic macros for easy usage.

Though it’s hard to believe, there once was a time when workers in the Rust Belt were delighted to have their jobs—and themselves—shipped overseas. Shortly after the stock market crash of 1929, the Soviet Union purchased a bankrupt watch manufacturer in Ohio and moved the business halfway across the globe to Moscow, employees and all. The international maneuver wasn’t viewed as a competitive ...

ChatGPT's new features allow users to interact with tables and charts, add files directly from Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive, and analyze data by writing Python code. The updates include improved data analysis capabilities, customizable charts, and enhanced collaboration tools for ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise users.

Western Digital has released new external storage products using a 6 TB 2.5-inch hard drive, which is thicker than existing drives and likely uses shingled magnetic recording (SMR) technology. The drives are available in various models with USB-C or USB Micro-B connectors, priced between $179.99 and $229.99, and come with a three-year limited warranty.

Limiting GPUs to about 2/3rd of maximum power draw optimizes Joules consumed per token generated without speed penalty. The author used llama.cpp software and measured power consumption to find the "sweet spot" for their dual 3090 + i7 setup, achieving an efficiency of around 225W per GPU.

Fortran 90 introduced array descriptors to handle arrays with dynamic sizes, which are necessary for assumed-shape and deferred-shape arrays. The array descriptor stores information such as the base address, stride, lower and upper bounds, and data type of each rank in the array.

The JavaScript questions and explanations cover various topics such as variable hoisting, scope, functions, classes, prototypes, and more. The examples demonstrate how to use different syntax and features of JavaScript to solve problems or achieve specific results.

A new study finds that wind farms can offset their carbon emissions within two years, and generate all energy consumed across their lifespan within six months. The research highlights the importance of reducing emissions during the manufacturing process and recommends recycling end-of-life blades to minimize environmental impacts.

Rate limiting algorithms control traffic to services by blocking requests that exceed a set limit during a period. Three common algorithms are fixed window, sliding window, and token bucket, each with its own pros and cons for handling bursts and average rates of requests.