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In 2022, Penguin Random House sought to acquire Simon & Schuster, raising concerns of monopolizing the industry. The merger was blocked due to antitrust concerns. The trial revealed insights like the mainstream success of celebrity books and repeat bestsellers, such as the Twilight and Fifty Shades series. The Big Five publishers focus heavily on advances […]
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In their essay for the special issue of First Monday, Jenna Burrell and Jacob Metcalf explore the themes of power, wealth, and ideology within AI and machine learning research and publication. They argue that mainstream computer science publications are constrained by a small cohort of industrialists, shaping discourse about the AI industry. The authors highlight […]
Summarized content: A versatile multi-shell completion library and binary, Vibrant Highlight allows users to install and set up in various styles, group by tags, give feedback with messages, and export quickly in milliseconds. Unique features include caching slow completions, invoking concurrent batch, adding plugins, changing workdir, embedding continuously, completing as multiparts, writing custom specs, leveraging […]
Starting March 19, The Seattle Public Library is reducing the maximum holds on e-books and e-audiobooks from 25 to 10 due to rising costs and increased demand. The Library invests in digital collections to meet patron interest, but the pricing model for digital books is up to three times more expensive for libraries than print […]
In the world of C++, performance is key, which often leads programmers to explore various optimization techniques, including the use of the “final” keyword. While many claims suggest that using “final” can enhance performance, a detailed examination shows mixed results, with performance improvements seen in some scenarios and performance hits in others. Extensive testing across […]
Cliff L. Biffle’s blog post delves into a debugging journey at Oxide titled “Who killed the network switch?” The code written assumed loaned memory would fit into one region, an invariant that became obsolete with task packing implementation. As systems evolve, the implicit invariants coded in could be unknowingly violated by future changes, leading to […]
Dify Cloud provides an open-source LLM app development platform with features like AI workflow, RAG pipeline, model management, and more for quick prototype to production transition. Unique features include seamless integration with various LLMs, a prompt IDE, RAG pipeline capabilities, and LLMOps for monitoring and analyzing performance. Dify Cloud offers self-hosting options with a Community […]
The author discusses the common issue of visually ambiguous characters that can cause frustration and errors in data entry, especially when handwritten or in unclear fonts. Some commonly confused characters include O / 0, I / l / 1, 5 / S, 2 / Z, 8 / B, 6 / G, 9 / q / […]
Several years ago, I wrote about the mysterious EURISKO system, considered by some to be a myth. However, after Lenat’s death last year, his SAILDART archives were unlocked, leading to the discovery of both AM and EURISKO sources by WhiteFlame. Seveno4 has even managed to adapt EURISKO to run on Medley Interlisp, a truly unexpected […]
Apple has acquired French startup Datakalab, known for AI compression and computer vision technology. The company focuses on low power, runtime efficient, deep learning algorithms for on-device use. Datakalab emphasizes fast, cost-effective, and precise embedded computer vision. The startup collaborated with the French government in monitoring mask-wearing in Paris transportation systems. Datakalab’s technology transforms images […]