Apple iPhone sales dropped by 1% last year despite the introduction of new AI features that CEO Tim Cook claimed boosted sales in the US. Challenges for Apple included declining sales in China and potential US tariffs on Chinese imports. While AI features brought mixed responses, news roundup alerts were criticized for errors, leading to […]
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The content discusses deploying DeepSeek R1 671B locally with ollama, featuring models like DeepSeek-R1-UD-IQ1_M and DeepSeek-R1-Q4_K_M, with specific hardware requirements. The steps include downloading model files from HuggingFace, installing ollama, creating modelfiles, and running the model. Observations reveal the models’ performance on various prompts, showcasing the 4-bit version as “safer” in rejecting offensive or silly […]
Phaser v4 Beta 5 may initially seem like just another beta release, but don’t be fooled! This release is truly thrilling, as it introduces the brand new Sprite GPU Layer Game Object which can handle over 1 million animated sprites fully on the GPU. Although these sprites are limited to background layers and lack interactivity, […]
Stats is an application that allows you to monitor your macOS system, with features like CPU and GPU utilization, memory and disk usage, network activity, battery level, and more. You can install it manually or via Homebrew, with macOS Catalina or newer required. Surprisingly, it offers support for multiple languages and even displays multiple time […]
In the world of developers, having a reliable and fast build system is essential. Jane Street’s journey from Jenga to Dune showcases the evolution of their custom build systems for OCaml projects. Initially created to streamline their own workflow, Jenga was released to the public with high hopes but received minimal adoption due to compatibility […]
In this innovative research, TopoLoss is introduced as a new loss function that promotes spatially organized topographic representations in AI models without compromising task performance. The TopoNets created using TopoLoss outperform previous models in terms of supervised topography, showcasing brain-like properties such as localized feature processing and increased efficiency. These models accurately predict brain responses […]
This paper by Philosopher Pat Helland explores the limits to scale for cloud OLTP systems. He emphasizes the importance of Snapshot Isolation (SI) and highlights the evolving isolation semantics in databases. The paper introduces a novel design for a scalable OLTP database that eliminates the coordination issues between transactions, owners, and workers. By leveraging time-based […]
In the world of Dutch banquet still life paintings, extravagance and excess reign supreme. These sumptuous scenes, known as pronkstilleven, are a subgenre of still life painting that became popular in the mid-seventeenth century. Mountainous piles of luxurious goods flood the canvases, showcasing luscious fruits, savory meats, ornate servingware, and exotic textiles. However, beneath the […]
In “Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart,” Nicholas Carr explores the impact of modern technologies on society, from social media to artificial intelligence. While these innovations offer convenience and connectivity, Carr argues they are also contributing to misinformation, social division, and erosion of critical thinking. By examining historical and psychological perspectives, Carr paints […]
In the past few decades, the transformation of printed circuit boards has been remarkable, with increased miniaturization and the introduction of copper pours to improve signal integrity, especially in high-speed electronics like smartphones and desktop computers. The incorporation of copper pours also helps reduce RF emissions, a common requirement for devices due to FCC regulations. […]