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In the midst of the biggest paradigm shift in technology since the internet and the personal computer, a long read by Gareth Edwards on the secret history of the first PC revolution is published. Ed Roberts took an enormous risk by deciding to pivot his calculator company to build an affordable personal computer. He secured […]
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Thunderbird for Android is finally here after a journey that took longer than expected. The stable release is now available, and we are proud to welcome the newest member of the Thunderbird family. You can find support on the Mozilla Support forums and easily import your settings from K-9 Mail or desktop Thunderbird. The app […]
The author explores the concept of binary tiling of the hyperbolic plane, discussing various aspects such as shrinking vertical edges, a unique tessellation, connections to Smith charts and Escher, 3-coloring tiles, a half-flipped variation, and applications in origami. An intriguing method of numbering tiles is shared, demonstrating how the position of tiles can be encoded […]
Intel has developed a new tool called AI Flame Graphs to reduce AI costs and visualize AI accelerator hardware profiles. This tool helps identify CPU flame graphs, enabling easy reduction of resource costs of AI. The tool is easy to use and low-overhead, designed to help developers quickly find performance improvements in AI workloads. The […]
The author reflects on their Rust rewrite project, highlighting what worked well and what didn’t. They found the incremental rewrite approach successful, leading to simpler code and performance improvements. However, they faced challenges with Undefined Behavior due to raw pointers and unsafe blocks, as well as issues with Miri and Valgrind. Memory leaks, cross-compilation, cbindgen, […]
The author delves into the evolutionary history of common fruits, exploring branching off dates, genetic and nutritional similarities, domestication impacts, and the science behind watermelon being called a berry. Surprising connections are revealed such as honeydew and cantaloupe being closer to cucumber than watermelon, and blueberry and kiwi sharing a relative closeness due to their […]
Apple has just announced the new MacBook Pro lineup, featuring the powerful M4 family of chips and Apple Intelligence. The laptops come with advanced features like Thunderbolt 5, an all-new nano-texture display option, and an improved 12MP Center Stage camera. With models available at different price points, the MacBook Pro promises faster performance, longer battery […]
Our speech generation technologies are revolutionizing digital assistants and AI tools by creating natural and engaging voices for more human-like interactions. By developing models that can generate high-quality speech from various inputs, we are enhancing Google products like Gemini Live and YouTube’s auto dubbing. Through groundbreaking research in audio generation, we have achieved the ability […]
In Wim Wenders’s Perfect Days, a memorable encounter under a bridge sparks a philosophical conversation about shadows and life’s mysteries. While Hirayama believes overlapping shadows get darker, like in Metal Gear Solid, this is not the case in reality. The relationship between shadows and video games is explored, from simple 2D shadows in Winter Gold […]
AI narration by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio brings the latest on solar energy growth. Analysts are stunned by the exponential rise in solar capacity worldwide, with solar set to outpace all other energy forms by 2033. Cheaper solar panels from China are driving this surge, particularly in Africa where small-scale solar is booming off […]