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Agnikul launched the world’s first rocket engine 3D printed as a single piece in just 72 hours, aiming to revolutionize rocket manufacturing for small satellites. The successful suborbital test showcased the company’s innovative approach, with the engine made of high-performance inconel alloy printed in one piece for faster production. The upcoming two-stage rocket, Agnibaan, promises […]
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At Meta, we prioritize real-time communication for all users, especially those with slower connections or older devices. We have developed the Meta Low Bitrate (MLow) codec to improve audio quality, particularly on low-speed connections. MLow outperforms Opus by providing higher quality at lower bitrates while maintaining lower complexity. MLow is now being implemented in Instagram […]
Natural disasters are on the rise due to climate change, making it crucial for first responders to act quickly and efficiently. CrisisReady and DirectRelief have developed ReadyMapper, an interactive dashboard, to aid decision-making during emergencies like forest fires and hurricanes. The dashboard allows users to upload real-time data on disasters and visualize it alongside demographic […]
Mathematics is typically done in isolation, as seen with Andrew Wiles taking seven years to prove Fermat’s theorem. However, modern methods such as formalizing proofs have opened up new opportunities for collaboration, allowing for the verification of complex proofs by computers. Terence Tao believes this approach, combined with advances in artificial intelligence, will revolutionize the […]
Japan’s parliament has passed a law restricting Apple and Google from limiting third-party companies on their app stores, aimed at promoting competition and innovation. The law will prevent the tech giants from blocking apps that compete with their own, as well as prioritizing their services in search results. Violations will result in fines up to […]
Turn your kitchen into a science lab with this fun and delicious experiment! Use chocolate to demonstrate diffraction and how light bends. Supplies are simple, from a stove to chocolate bars. Different chocolates require specific tempering temperatures for proper results. Create diffraction pieces by following a video tutorial. White light can be separated into colors […]
The third generation of Llama models excels in understanding and following instructions but is heavily censored to refuse harmful requests with responses like “As an AI assistant, I cannot help you.” A technique called “abliteration” can uncensor any LLM without retraining by removing the refusal mechanism. By identifying and ablating the refusal direction within the […]
The GJK algorithm is a unique approach to determining if two shapes overlap by taking advantage of the Minkowski difference. By identifying the support points of each shape, the algorithm aims to find a simplex that contains the origin with minimal operations. If successful, a collision is detected. The process involves iteratively updating the simplex […]
The Serious Engine 1 source code was released by Croteam under GNU GPL v2 in 2016, and this analysis dives into the codebase, focusing on concepts rather than implementation. Serious Sam’s foundation as a multiplayer game makes even its single-player mode a multiplayer experience through clever abstraction. The article delves into elements like demo recording […]
The development of large language models (LLMs) has required a significant shift in computation scale, moving from many smaller models trained on a few GPUs to fewer, very large models. This change has necessitated a reevaluation of hardware, software, and network infrastructure to support generative AI (GenAI) at scale. Challenges such as hardware reliability, fast […]