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In this study, the focus is on multi-agent learning algorithms that have achieved superhuman planning in various games but haven’t been widely applied to real-world multi-agent planners. The main issue has been the need for billions of experience steps, which is addressed by GPUDrive, a GPU-accelerated simulator generating over a million steps per second. The […]
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Intel’s recent decline can be broken down into two main factors: gradual missteps followed by a sudden, disastrous quarter. Revenue has plummeted over the past few years, with disappointing Q2 results driving share prices to alarming lows. Pat Gelsinger’s attempts to right the ship, including aggressive cost-cutting and a focus on new products, are facing […]
As winter fades and spring beckons, mature agave plants send forth flower stalks, symbolizing peak caloric density. Indigenous peoples of the Mojave Desert, like the Cahuilla, have long revered agave as a seasonal food staple. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians upholds this tradition with an annual Agave Roast Native Food Tasting event at the […]
Smith discovered the prolific Smishing Triad scam by scouring Reddit for reports and URLs, uncovering websites collecting vast amounts of personal information daily. The scam sought names, addresses, payment card details, and more, enabling credit card fraud. The Triad targeted postal services and financial systems globally, selling smishing kits for $200/month. Loveland of Resecurity noted […]
The author discusses the performance improvements in Python regarding function calls and inlining code in hot loops. They analyze three benchmarks showcasing the impact of recent optimizations in CPython releases. Specifically, the introduction of super instructions and bytecode instruction specialization has enhanced the efficiency of the interpreter and CPU. Switching from tp_call to vectorcall for […]
Most SaaS marketing is filled with buzzwords, but effective marketing should be clear and compelling. The Four Quadrants of SaaS Marketing Effectiveness framework categorizes marketing strategies based on clarity and impact. Examples of successful companies in Quadrant 1 (High Clarity, High Impact) include Stripe, Slack, and Shopify. On the other hand, Quadrant 4 (Low Clarity, […]
Stack Auth is an open-source Clerk/Auth0 alternative that offers managed user authentication. Developer-friendly and fully open-source, Stack Auth provides easy setup in just five minutes. You can export user data and self-host for free at any time. Some unique features include SignIn and SignUp components, multi-tenancy, role-based access control, OAuth connections, impersonation, webhooks, and automatic […]
The author discusses the importance of setting personal aspirations and completing them while living a busy life. They introduce the concept of One Big Win, a program designed to help individuals achieve significant personal victories over eight weeks. Instead of referring to these accomplishments as goals, the author suggests adopting a quest mentality, viewing challenges […]
LibreCUDA aims to replace the CUDA driver API, enabling running CUDA code on Nvidia GPUs without relying on the proprietary CUDA runtime. By communicating directly with the hardware, it can upload CUDA ELF binaries onto the GPU and launch them using the command queue. Currently, it can allocate and free GPU memory, map memory for […]
Team PyTorch introduces FlexAttention, a new PyTorch API that allows for creating and implementing various attention variants with ease. By providing a flexible API, FlexAttention simplifies the process of implementing new attention mechanisms, such as Causal, Relative Positional Embeddings, Alibi, Sliding Window Attention, and more, in just a few lines of PyTorch code. With features […]