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General Motors has decided to halt funding for its Cruise driverless ride-hailing service after spending over $10 billion. GM CEO Mary Barra cited the operational challenges of deploying a fleet of robotaxis as reasons for the decision. The company will focus on developing autonomous systems for personal vehicles instead. Cruise founder Kyle Vogt criticized GM […]
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BareMetal OS is an exokernel-based operating system written in x86-64 assembly, offering unparalleled flexibility and efficiency by exposing hardware directly to applications. With a minimalist design, it reduces traditional OS overhead, allowing for optimal application performance. The OS is actively developed and may not work on all physical hardware configurations. Requirements include NASM, QEMU, GCC, […]
At the age of 74, Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, has laid an egg with her new partner at the Midway Atoll national wildlife refuge. This Laysan albatross has surpassed her species’ typical lifespan of 12-40 years, having been tagged in 1956. Wisdom has had over 30 chicks and outlived multiple mates, with […]
Google has developed a groundbreaking quantum chip called Willow that significantly reduces errors as it scales up, marking a major advancement in quantum error correction. The chip performed a computation in under five minutes that would take a supercomputer 10 septillion years, showcasing its potential to solve complex problems beyond classical computers’ capabilities. This achievement […]
Caten is an experimental deep learning compiler known as Compile+AbstracTENsor. It combines simplicity and flexibility to support a variety of models, like image processing and language generation. The GPT2 demonstration allows for customization with environment variables. The project is currently focused on building a foundational library and welcomes contributions such as feature additions, bug reports, […]
Tree Calculus is a powerful and unique system that captures computation using one operator, making it Turing-complete and intensional. It allows for program analysis without quotation, supporting type systems and gradual typing seamlessly. The ability to reflect on programs within the reduction rules enables everything from type checking to compilation and optimization without external tools. […]
HackerNews New Jobs is a website designed to provide in-depth insights into the job opportunities listed in Hacker News’ “Who’s Hiring” thread. Users can easily navigate through the posts, focusing on fresh opportunities or researching a specific company’s job ad history. The site features separate categorization of companies based on their job posting history, displayed […]
antirez left Redis approximately 4.4 years ago, focusing on writing and spending time with family. However, he found a renewed interest in coding and returned to the tech world. He reached out to the new Redis CEO, proposing to work on reshaping the company’s relationship with the community and core development focus. Responding to questions […]
Language models typically reason in the “language space” using a chain-of-thought approach to solve complex problems. However, this approach may not always be optimal for reasoning, as many word tokens are more for coherence than essential reasoning. To address this, Coconut (Chain of Continuous Thought) introduces a novel paradigm using the LLM’s hidden state as […]
French historian Michel Pastoureau delves into the captivating world of medieval color symbolism, uncovering intriguing insights. The Middle Ages embraced a color palette consisting of seven primary colors, with green taking a central and soothing role. Arthurian romances used colors to convey character traits, with black knights embodying mystery and valor, while red knights represented […]