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DeciLM-7B is a groundbreaking language model that sets new standards for speed and accuracy. With its impressive performance on the Open LLM Leaderboard, DeciLM-7B outshines its competitors in the 7 billion-parameter class. It also demonstrates enhanced throughput performance, outpacing other models and handling sequences of 2048 tokens with ease. The integration of DeciLM-7B with Infery-LLM, […]
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Genetic testing company 23andMe has changed its terms of service following a recent hack that exposed personal information of nearly 7 million users. The new terms prevent customers from filing class action lawsuits or participating in a jury trial. The company claims that the changes will encourage a prompt resolution of any disputes and streamline […]
Jeremy Howard and Eric Ries have launched Answer.AI, a new AI R&D lab focused on creating practical end-user products based on foundational research breakthroughs. The lab, supported with a $10 million investment from Decibel VC, will be a fully-remote team of deep-tech generalists, choosing the best talent regardless of background. Howard, the co-founder of fast.ai, […]
The long-awaited multi-threaded FFmpeg command line feature has finally been merged into FFmpeg Git. This is a major improvement for the widely-used open-source project that is used in various industries for video transcoding. According to FFmpeg developers, this is one of the most complex changes made to the FFmpeg CLI in decades. The new code […]
The FCC has a history of ignoring the impact of limited competition and monopolization on consumer prices. While they claim to be working towards closing the digital divide, they do not collect data to prove market failure or acknowledge the existence of harmful monopolies. Recently, the FCC issued a Notice of Inquiry to consider analyzing […]
macOSpilot is a personal AI assistant for macOS that can answer any questions you have within any application. By using a keyboard shortcut, you can trigger the assistant and speak your question, and it will provide the answer in context and in audio format within seconds. The assistant takes a screenshot of your active window […]
Tacit knowledge, known as “tribal knowledge” in tech, is widespread in the industry. Documentation is often neglected and is frequently incorrect or incomplete. New hires learn by doing and rely on others for information. This reliance on tacit knowledge is efficient but becomes problematic when the person with the knowledge is unavailable. Tacit knowledge is […]
The discovery of the world’s earliest known wooden architecture has greatly altered scholars’ understanding of the capabilities of our ancient ancestors. The structure, found in Zambia’s Kalambo River, consists of two interlocking logs joined by a deliberately cut notch. It is believed that this structure may have served as a walkway or foundation over wetlands. […]
In this web content, the author discusses their experience in enhancing their tool called goMarkableStream by capturing gesture positions from a tablet’s screen and relaying them to the browser. They explore the use of WebSockets for message exchange and the challenges it presents. The author then considers using touch gestures on the tablet to send […]
In this article, the author explores the implementation details behind types, operators, and dynamic dispatch in CPython. They explain how the Python runtime executes operations such as “a + b” by following a bottom-up approach. They delve into the implementation of various data types, such as floats, and show how they use function pointer tables […]