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ZLUDA is an experimental project that offers a drop-in replacement for CUDA on Intel GPU. It allows running unmodified CUDA applications on Intel GPUs without modification with near-native performance. While ZLUDA is slower in the Geekbench by approximately 2%, it uses Level 0, a low-level, high-performance API, and does not support asynchronous execution, giving it […]
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Over 8,000 subreddits have gone dark in protest of Reddit’s upcoming API changes, rendering Google a lot less useful without them. Reddit offers a vast library of knowledge on every topic imaginable, with smaller sub-communities creating mini-forums on niche topics. For anyone with specific questions or problems, Reddit is the go-to place for quick and […]
The Apple Vision Pro (AVP) has been subject to many reviews, mostly by those with little technical knowledge or expertise in virtual and augmented reality. While many people discussed the uncanny valley and face capture with the Eyesight Display, nobody mentioned the issues of variable focusing and Vegence Accommodation Conflict (VAC). The AVP uses a […]
SMS messaging may be putting your location at risk. Unbeknownst to many, simply receiving “silent” text messages –those without any content– allows other users on the same network to deduce your whereabouts, according to a new report. The data set found that SMS delivery reports, which can’t normally be blocked or turned off, included timing […]
Anker has unveiled its Solix line of products designed to keep homes powered when the grid goes down. It has also introduced a battery for its DIY balcony-mounted solar panel solution. The company’s home solar energy storage system is modular and can be outfitted with as little as 5kWh of power, or as much as […]
In this post, the author questions the importance of basic skills in fields such as politics, education, and programming. While it’s necessary for leaders to make things happen, teachers to teach, and programmers to write code, basic skills are not enough since they lose sight of the big picture. The author argues that an ideal […]
Social media businesses like Twitter and Reddit rely on content that their users create for free to generate most of their value. As such, they have a social contract to provide APIs for users to download and manipulate that content. However, Twitter and Reddit charge for their APIs and use them to destroy third party […]
Laronde, a biotech firm that received hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for its circular-mRNA technology, has been accused of withholding important data and misleading investors. The company claimed to have strong results in animal model experiments, but no other lab has been able to replicate these findings, and many of the raw data […]
Deliberate practice is the key to achieving expert-level performance in any field. Unlike regular practice, which involves mindlessly repeating a skill, deliberate practice is a focused and structured activity that aims for constant progress. It requires paying close attention to specific components of a skill and establishing clear metrics for measuring progress. Deliberate practice is […]
Large language models (LLMs) are extremely useful in generating supervised training data and survey/experimental data. However, this study suggests that crowdsourcing, which is commonly used to collect human annotations, may be impacted by the widespread use of LLMs among crowd workers. The concern is that crowd workers can increase their productivity and income by using […]