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DeepFilterNet is a low-complexity speech enhancement framework for full-band audio using deep filtering. The framework includes a pre-compiled binary with no Python dependencies, a real-time version, and a LADSPA plugin for noise reduction on microphones. DeepFilterNet also includes a Deep Multi-Frame Filtering paper and a DeepFilterNet2 paper for speech enhancement on embedded devices. The framework […]
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GGML is a tensor library for machine learning that allows large models to run efficiently on commodity hardware, with built-in optimization algorithms, 16-bit float support, and integer quantization support. The library is optimized for Apple Silicon and also supports x86 architectures via AVX / AVX2 intrinsics. There are no third-party dependencies, and zero runtime memory […]
In this blog post, the author debunks several myths about blogging, including the need to be original, an expert, and 100% correct. The author argues that personal stories can be valuable and that writing for just one person can lead to writing that is easy for many others to understand. The blog also discusses the […]
Adobe Photoshop engineering has developed a software virtual memory system to solve the problem of the app exceeding the available amount of RAM. The system manages document data, image data, undo history and state, as well as the working storage for the current command and caches large blocks of data such as brush descriptions. Image […]
Healthcare companies are getting caught out by data privacy crackdowns which are making online marketing increasingly complicated. The Federal Trade Commission is leading regulation, fining telehealth firms for violating customers’ privacy. The crackdown could make it harder for consumers to find primary care and medical services online. The shift is impacting industry numbers: from January […]
Decomposers such as microbes, fungi and some types of insects inhabiting the exclusion zones around Chernobyl and Fukushima have suffered from contamination. These organisms are responsible for an essential component of any ecosystem: recycling organic matter back into the soil and issues at this basic level could have compounding effects for the entire ecosystem. Chernobyl, […]
Private investigator Jonas Rey was asked by law firm Burlingtons to investigate whether Iranian hackers had accessed entrepreneur Farhad Azima’s email account after he helped expose Iranian sanctions-busting. Rey’s investigation in India led him to one of several hacking-for-hire companies and established that India is home to a thriving cyberattack industry. Farhad Azima’s legal battle […]
Biotechnology company, Grail, has apologized for wrongly notifying 400 customers who purchased its cancer-detecting blood test Galleri that they may have the disease. The company claimed the error was caused by a vendor, PWN Health, which had incorrectly configured its patient engagement platform. Grail’s test is billed as a first-of-its-kind test, which can detect a […]
Josie Kins, a former psychonaut and now a scientific researcher, has compiled a list of 233 effects people experience under the influence of psychedelic drugs called the Subjective Effect Index. She has personally tried over 200 psychedelic compounds and had hundreds of psychedelic experiences. Kins, who works for a startup drug company called Mindstate Design […]
The Wait Until 8th pledge is a campaign aimed at parents to delay giving children smartphones until at least 8th grade. The pledge empowers parents to come together and reduce the pressure that they and their kids feel because of unrealistic social expectations. Smartphones can be dangerous and distracting for children, who are increasingly spending […]