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Unidentified governments are using push notifications to surveil smartphone users, according to US Senator Ron Wyden. In a letter to the Department of Justice, Wyden expressed concern that foreign officials were demanding data from Google and Apple to track smartphones. He argued that the companies’ unique access to the traffic flowing from these notifications makes […]
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Winglang is an open-source programming language designed specifically for cloud development. It allows developers to create distributed systems that seamlessly integrate with cloud services. Wing programs can be executed locally or deployed to any cloud provider, making them highly portable. The language aims to simplify cloud development by enabling developers to focus on business logic […]
Gold prices have reached record highs as bets on the Federal Reserve cutting rates early have boosted gains. The possibility that interest rates have peaked is driving the surge in gold prices, with December futures settling at $2,071 an ounce. This surpasses the previous high of $2,051.50 reached in August 2020. Gold has seen consistent […]
The Open-Source Copilot Platform offers two main features: CopilotTextarea, which is an AI-assisted text generation and editing tool that can replace a regular element, and Copilot Chatbot, which provides frontend and backend runtimes for in-app chatbots. The CopilotTextarea supports autocompletions, AI editing, and the ability to generate text from scratch based on given context. The […]
The Mold Course provides an overview of mold prevention and remediation based on the EPA’s guidance document. It is intended for public health and environmental professionals, building managers, custodians, remediators, contractors, and other professionals who deal with mold problems. The course does not cover all situations and methods, but offers guidelines that may be preferred […]
Generative AI models are advancing rapidly, providing unprecedented sophistication and capability. This progress enables enterprises and developers to solve complex problems and discover new opportunities. However, the growth in these models comes with increased demands for training and inference. To address these challenges, Google is introducing Cloud TPU v5p, its most powerful and flexible AI […]
This web content provides a breakdown of the performance of different models in various reasoning tasks. The Gemini Ultra model demonstrates strong results in natural image understanding, OCR on natural images, document understanding, infographic understanding, mathematical reasoning in visual contexts, English video captioning, and video question answering. Surprisingly, the Gemini Ultra also outperforms the GPT-4V […]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai believes that AI has the potential to create opportunities for people everywhere, from everyday tasks to extraordinary innovations. Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis introduces Gemini, a new, highly capable and general AI model that aims to feel more like an expert helper or assistant. Gemini is multimodal, meaning it can understand […]
Dropbase is a platform that allows developers to easily build internal web apps using Python. With Dropbase, you can import your existing Python libraries and scripts without having to rewrite them. You can build apps by selecting UI components and binding them to data fetcher functions or Python scripts. The platform eliminates the need to […]
In this web content, the author discusses their talk titled “Go Testing By Example” which they presented at GopherCon Australia. The talk initially had some technical issues, so the author re-recorded it at home and has now shared it on this platform. The author provides a list of 20 tips from the talk, including making […]