A new technique that combines mip-NeRF 360 and grid-based models such as Instant NGP has been proposed to improve the training of Neural Radiance Fields. This technique uses multisampling to approximate the average NGP feature over a conical frustum, resulting in prefiltered renderings that do not flicker or shimmer, and error rates that are 8%-77% […]
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Bees are essential for human life, providing one-third of the food we eat with a global value estimated at up to $US577 billion annually. However, their fascinating abilities to perceive the world and navigate, learn, communicate and remember are not widely known. Contrary to popular belief, only about 10% of bees are social, with most […]
The Three Sisters – corn, beans, and squash – have been an important staple for Native American communities, both agriculturally and nutritionally, for centuries. By planting these three crops together, corn provides a support for beans to climb without competing with sprawling squash vines. In addition to their mutual growth benefits, a diet of corn, beans […]
Apple has unveiled its visionOS, which includes a headset displaying virtual spaces to control a user’s computer and perform tasks such as sending email and browsing the internet. VisionOS uses a handheld sensor to pick up signals from the user’s hands, which can be used to activate and control the device. Despite claiming it will […]
The Royal Navy has successfully trialled a quantum navigation system that can pinpoint a ship’s location without requiring GPS, according to Sky News. Developed by physicists from Imperial College in London, the system uses atomic properties to achieve more precise measurements of an object’s movement than conventional techniques. GPS can be jammed or suffer malfunctions, […]
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 […]
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 […]