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The Role Of High-Resolution Data In Software Development

Adrian Bridgwater for Forbes

Higher resolution data has a rich set of values related to images, movement, sound and unstructured elements that we now seek to bring structure to.

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It's Settled, More Nuclear Energy Means Less Mining

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The Breakthrough Institute is an environmental research center based in Berkeley, California. Our research focuses on identifying and promoting technological solutions to environmental and human development challenges in three areas: energy, conservation, and food and farming.

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ZenML v0.58.0

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New out-of-the-box Prodigy integration in ZenML for LLMs and beyond, to make data development and annotation a core part of your MLOps lifecycle.

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To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language

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MIT neuroscientists have found reading computer code does not rely on the regions of the brain involved in language processing. Instead, it activates the “multiple demand network,” which is also recruited for complex cognitive tasks such as solving math problems or crossword puzzles.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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What Happens in the Brain to Cause Depression?

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Drugs that target the neurotransmitter serotonin have long been prescribed to treat depression. Now the spotlight is turning to other aspects of brain chemistry. In this episode, the neuropharmacologist John Krystal shares findings that are overturning our understanding of depression.

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Old dogs, new CSS tricks

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A lot of new CSS features have shipped in the last years, but actual usage is still low. One of the biggest barriers: we need to re-wire our own brains.

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Electrically conductive bricks can replace fossil fuels in industrial processes

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A Medford company has built a brick that can be heated up to 1,800 degrees Celsius from renewable sources of energy. That concentrated heat can then be used for industrial processes, such as making steel or cement, cutting out the need for coal.

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Alaska's Pristine Waterways Are Turning Orange

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Some of Alaska's clear, icy blue waterways are turning a startling rust orange – so intense it's visible from Earth's orbit.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Skill Premium

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Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

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What the damaged Svalbard cable looked like when it came up from the depths

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Exclusive photos show the damage in detail. They may explain what happened, but the question of guilt remains.

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How To Speak The Language Of Financial Success In Product Management

Speaker: Jamie Bernard

Success in product management goes beyond delivering great features - it’s about achieving measurable financial outcomes that resonate across the organization. By connecting your product’s journey with the company’s financial success, you’ll ensure that every feature, release, and innovation contributes to the bottom line, driving both customer satisfaction and business growth.

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AI firms mustn’t govern themselves, say ex-members of OpenAI’s board

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For humanity’s sake, regulation is needed to tame market forces, argue Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley

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Warhol and the Amiga

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In the summer of 1985, Warhol was given his first Amiga 1000 home computer by Commodore International and enthusiastically signed on with the company as a brand ambassador.

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Understanding How the Brain Reads Code versus Language

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While both programming and reading a natural language involve deciphering symbols and instructions, recent research indicates that our brains process these

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'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition tech'

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Live facial recognition is becoming increasingly common on UK high streets. Should we be worried?

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What Is Entity Resolution? How It Works & Why It Matters

Entity Resolution Sometimes referred to as data matching or fuzzy matching, entity resolution, is critical for data quality, analytics, graph visualization and AI. Learn what entity resolution is, why it matters, how it works and its benefits. Advanced entity resolution using AI is crucial because it efficiently and easily solves many of today’s data quality and analytics problems.

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A Big Ring on the Sky

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About 9.2 billion light-years from Earth is a colossal structure in the universe which has confounded astronomers.

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A Journey to the Medical Netherworld (2016)

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If your child gets sick, hope for something mechanical. Failing that, wish for something commonplace. This is a mother's quest to find her daughter a diagnosis.

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Turn Your iPhone into a Dumb Phone

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This article shows you how to turn your iPhone into a dumb phone, using a handful of simple apps and settings. You don't have to purchase a new device just to simplify your screen time — you can dumb-down your existing iPhone, and enjoy many of the same benefits.

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How to enhance generative AI's problem-solving capabilities, boost productivity

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In 2024, enterprise software companies are betting on generative AI, in a quest to enhance productivity.

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The AI Superhero Approach to Product Management

Speaker: Conrado Morlan

In this engaging and witty talk, industry expert Conrado Morlan will explore how artificial intelligence can transform the daily tasks of product managers into streamlined, efficient processes. Using the lens of a superhero narrative, he’ll uncover how AI can be the ultimate sidekick, aiding in data management and reporting, enhancing productivity, and boosting innovation.

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Launch from inside an Apollo capsule (restored in 4K/30 FPS) [video]

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Consider subscribing to the channel, and joining the French Space Guy community on Patreon: [link] resources:- The Apoll.

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Mediocre Engineer's Guide to HTTPS

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As a mediocre engineer, I took Internet and HTTPS communication for granted and never dove any deeper. Today we’re improving as engineers and learning a rough overview of how internet communication works, specifically focusing on HTTP and TLS.

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Long distance sound localization with the Raspberry Pi

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TDOA Sound Localization is determining the source of a sound when all you know is the differences in the time of arrival of the sound event…

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Feynman's Garden

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The best description of my problem solving process is the Feynman algorithm, which is sometimes presented as a joke where the hidden subtext is “be smart”, but I disagree. The “algorithm” is a surprisingly lucid description of how thinking works in the context of hard problems where the answer can’t simply be looked up or trivially broken down, iterated upon in a bottom-up fashion, or approached with similar methods.

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Provide Real Value in Your Applications with Data and Analytics

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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X.ai: $6B Series B

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xAI is pleased to announce our series B funding round of $6 billion.

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LuaX – Lua interpreter, REPL, and useful packages

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luax is a Lua interpreter and REPL based on Lua 5.4, augmented with some useful packages. It is also a "compiler" that produces standalone executables from Lua scripts.

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VBScript deprecation: Timelines and next steps

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Learn about the deprecation of Visual Basic Scripting edition.

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Is regulated BGP security coming?

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What impact would regulating BGP routing security have on the global Internet?

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Digital Adoption Platform Fundamentals: The Key To Product Innovation And Elevated CX

Speaker: Pulkit Agrawal

As digital transformation advances at a rapid pace, Digital Adoption Platforms (DAPs) have become essential tools for enhancing user experiences and redefining product management strategies. DAPs are no-code solutions that integrate seamlessly with various technologies, and by fostering user adoption, these platforms help organizations maximize the potential of their tech investments.

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The one-year anniversary of my total glossectomy

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One year ago today, I went into surgery expecting that I’d lose half my tongue to a squamous cell carcinoma recurrence. The evening before, Bess and I got legally married;[1] it was a short, but charming, crash ceremony.

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llama-fs: A self-organizing file system with llama 3

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A self-organizing file system with llama 3. Contribute to iyaja/llama-fs development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Amiga Minimig Ported to Tang Nano 20k FPGA

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Amiga Minimig ported to the Tang Nnao 20k FPGA. Contribute to harbaum/NanoMig development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Show HN: Offline sketch to image geneartor in a whiteboard

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Create unlimited images from various stable diffusion finetuned models and loras in a whiteboard, runs 100% locally.

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Deliver Mission Critical Insights in Real Time with Data & Analytics

In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.