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Blue Origin successfully conducted a critical test of its New Glenn rocket, firing the seven main engines for 24 seconds. With this milestone achieved, the rocket is one step closer to launch readiness. This marks a historic moment for Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, as it prepares for its first ever orbital launch attempt […]
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In the mid-20th century, India’s food shortage led to an unexpected outcome – the funding of book purchases for American universities through a US initiative called PL-480. The University of Chicago’s Regenstein Library became home to an unparalleled South Asia collection due to this program. However, concerns have been raised about the implications of this […]
This website showcases a port of librw and re3 to the Dreamcast, allowing users to experience these popular software libraries on the classic gaming console. The project is a unique endeavor that brings new possibilities to the Dreamcast community. While some may find this controversial, others see it as a clever way to revitalize the […]
This repository introduces Large Concept Models (LCM), which operates on a higher-level semantic representation called “concepts” that transcend language and modality. Concepts are equated to sentences in the SONAR embedding space, accommodating multiple languages. The LCM, a sequence-to-sequence model, trains on auto-regressive sentence prediction, utilizing approaches like MSE regression and diffusion-based generation. With 1.6B parameter […]
In this post, we delve into implementing a static search tree (S+ tree) for high-throughput searching of sorted data, optimizing code from Algorithmica. By focusing on ‘future work’ ideas and diving into assembly code, we aim to enhance throughput using batching. The main goal is to support queries efficiently, with a focus on optimizing throughput […]
The smartphone boom changed how we interact with technology, but native apps are now feeling more like a burden than a blessing. Businesses continue to push unnecessary apps that clutter our phones, despite modern web technologies offering the same features. Users like my wife are frustrated with app overload and only keep a few apps […]
Two children pretended to be an adult in a trench coat. The author, ekr, discusses the challenge of trusting software vendors in today’s electronic world. From secure messaging apps to open source software, the issue of software provenance looms large. Code signing is touted as a solution, but it relies heavily on user diligence and […]
Agentarium is a powerful Python framework designed for managing and orchestrating AI agents effortlessly. It offers a flexible and intuitive way to create, manage, and coordinate interactions between multiple AI agents in different environments. The framework features advanced agent management, robust interaction management, a checkpoint system for saving and restoring agent states, synthetic data generation […]
Darktable proudly announces the release of version 5.0.0, now available on GitHub. Important note: if you are updating from the stable 4.8 series, remember that your edits will be preserved, but new library and configuration changes will not be compatible. Darktable 5.0.0 brings a plethora of user experience enhancements including camera-specific styles, a splash screen […]
TSMC is a key player in the semiconductor industry, providing chips for tech giants like Apple, Intel, and Nvidia. Founded in 1985 by Morris Chang, it quickly rose to the top under his leadership. Chang’s journey from studying mechanical engineering to becoming an expert in semiconductors is inspiring. However, his time at Texas Instruments was […]