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NotebookLM, powered by Gemini 1.5, helps users comprehend complex information by becoming experts on uploaded sources. The new customizable Audio Overviews feature allows users to guide the conversation and listen to audio while using NotebookLM. The upcoming NotebookLM Business version, offered via Google Workspace, will cater to businesses and organizations while prioritizing data privacy and […]
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In this cutting-edge paper, the authors present a groundbreaking approach to achieving Grandmaster-level chess performance without traditional search algorithms. Instead, they utilize a massive 270M parameter transformer model trained on a dataset of 10 million chess games annotated with action-values from Stockfish 16. Surprisingly, their model surpasses AlphaZero and GPT-3.5-turbo-instruct in performance without domain-specific modifications […]
Sen. John Kennedy and Sen. Jeff Merkley have introduced the Traveler Privacy Protection Act of 2023 to block the use of facial recognition technology by the TSA at airports. The bill aims to stop the government from storing travelers’ biodata and infringing on their privacy. Kennedy believes the TSA program is a step towards a […]
Witness the mesmerizing moment when two Crokinole legends achieved a rare double perfect round in the 2024 World Crokinole Championship. This tabletop game, a mix of shuffleboard and curling, has been gaining global popularity in recent years. Watch as players aim to flick their discs into scoring regions, with the center hole worth 20 points. […]
The Rust-for-Linux project aims to incorporate smart pointers into the Linux kernel memory model. Xiangfei Ding showcased how custom smart pointers can mimic built-in smart pointers’ “superpowers,” such as unsizing and dynamic dispatch, through special Rust compiler features. An experimental CoerceUnsized feature allows for dynamic array bounds checking, while DispatchFromDyn enables efficient dynamic dispatch. These […]
Samples From Mars is a business born out of a passion for music production and a desire to make iconic sounds more accessible to all musicians. Started by the author, who initially had no experience with sampling, the business has grown immensely over the past decade. The author’s dedication to creating high-quality sample packs led […]
Cloudflare’s security measures, like Bot Fight Mode and blocking “AI scrapers and crawlers,” are inadvertently blocking legitimate RSS readers from accessing websites without notification or explanation. This requires RSS reader owners to contact each website owner individually to be unblocked, a time-consuming and impractical solution. While Cloudflare offers a bot verification program, it has its […]
Discover how digital distractions and sensory overload affect your brain, especially in the era of Zoom fatigue. From dealing with interruptions to struggling with virtual multitasking, learn how the cognitive load of online meetings can drain your energy and impact your ability to think. Explore the surprising effects of mirror anxiety and “Zoom dysmorphia” on […]
The article delves into advanced game hacking and modding techniques, focusing on leveraging binary analysis methods to enhance code scanning capabilities. It introduces the UEVR project, demonstrating practical application of these techniques to add VR support to Unreal Engine games seamlessly. By utilizing automated techniques and tools like safetyhook and bdshemu, UEVR scans for vtable […]
In this blog post, I discovered vulnerabilities in the Chromium web browser that allowed a Chrome extension to run shell commands on a user’s PC, potentially leading to malware installation. Google rewarded me $20,000 for reporting these bugs. The Chrome sandbox isolates untrusted code, but certain pages, like chrome://downloads, can bypass the sandbox if exploited. […]