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In this blog, we introduce Consistency Large Language Models (CLLMs), a new family of parallel decoders capable of reducing inference latency by efficiently decoding an $n$-token sequence per inference step. Our research shows that pretrained LLMs can be taught to operate as efficient parallel decoders by mimicking the human cognitive process of forming complete sentences […]
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Zimtohrli introduces a new psychoacoustic perceptual metric for measuring human-subjective similarity between audio signals, focusing on just-noticeable-differences for high-quality audio compression. By studying both psychological and physiological responses to sound, this project aims to enhance existing and new audio compression methods. Compatibility and dependencies for Zimtohrli are outlined for building and testing, emphasizing the need […]
Ointers is a library that allows programmers to represent pointers where some bits have been stolen for other uses, providing a small amount of free storage. It fully supports no_std, is dependency-free, and has less than 100 lines of code. By stealing bits from alignment and sign bits, programmers can reclaim extra bits to use […]
The author shares their journey of proving Chris O wrong on StackExchange by getting a scanner to work over iSCSI. They wake up with the idea, explore SCSI arrays, and work through challenges like finding an affordable scanner, dealing with drivers, SCSI specifications, and connecting a wide SCSI card to a narrow device. They discover […]
Many headphones, including AirPods, have the capability to act as a Morse transmitter by sending commands with different presses – one for pause or resume, two for the next track, and three for the previous track. With this innovative feature, users can input Morse code using their headphones. For example, a single press with AirPods […]
This article explores calling C libraries like fopen, fclose, and fgets from Java using the Foreign Function and Memory (FFM) API from java.lang.foreign package. The creation of the LibC class, setting up fopen, and other functions are detailed, highlighting the verbosity of Java code and the necessary steps to call foreign functions. The role of […]
Fast Mode is a free platform offering developers lightning-fast answers, documentation, and code snippets to help with their queries. The platform aims to provide quick and efficient solutions for developers to save time and streamline their workflow. With a focus on speed and convenience, Fast Mode is a valuable resource for developers looking for quick […]
Ofcom lays out over 40 practical steps for services to keep children safer online, including implementing robust age-checks to prevent exposure to harmful content. The proposed Children’s Safety Codes demand tech firms to take significant measures to protect children from content related to suicide, self-harm, and pornography. The new regulations emphasize the need for safer […]
TimesFM is a pretrained time-series foundation model created by Google Research for forecasting. The first open model checkpoint, timesfm-1.0-200m, focuses on univariate time series forecasting. It requires contiguous context and horizon of the same frequency, with the option for a frequency indicator. TimesFM does not support probabilistic forecasts but offers quantile heads experimentally. The model […]
Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs have developed AlphaFold 3, an advanced AI model that accurately predicts the structure and interactions of proteins, DNA, RNA, and more in the biological world. AlphaFold 3 aims to revolutionize our understanding of life’s molecules and drive drug discovery. It surpasses existing prediction methods for protein interactions by at least […]