In this study, the effectiveness of Chain-of-thought (CoT) prompting in improving model performance is explored across various tasks. By drawing inspiration from cognitive psychology, the authors identify scenarios where verbal thinking hinders human performance and investigate if the same applies to language models. Surprisingly, they find that in certain cases, CoT actually increases model performance, […]
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Physicists are discussing a groundbreaking way to detect gravitons, the hypothetical particles responsible for gravity. This experiment aims to combine gravitational wave technology and quantum theory to finally prove that gravity can be quantized. The proposal involves using supercooled beryllium bars to detect energy changes caused by passing gravitational waves. While some scientists are enthusiastic […]
OpenZFS 2.3.0, set to be released soon, introduces the “Fast Dedup” feature, a significant improvement from traditional dedup. The author, part of the Klara team, highlights the challenges of dedup, such as memory usage and performance issues, faced by users. The new version aims to address these problems by optimizing the dedup table and live […]
In the midst of the biggest paradigm shift in technology since the internet and the personal computer, a long read by Gareth Edwards on the secret history of the first PC revolution is published. Ed Roberts took an enormous risk by deciding to pivot his calculator company to build an affordable personal computer. He secured […]
Thunderbird for Android is finally here after a journey that took longer than expected. The stable release is now available, and we are proud to welcome the newest member of the Thunderbird family. You can find support on the Mozilla Support forums and easily import your settings from K-9 Mail or desktop Thunderbird. The app […]
The author explores the concept of binary tiling of the hyperbolic plane, discussing various aspects such as shrinking vertical edges, a unique tessellation, connections to Smith charts and Escher, 3-coloring tiles, a half-flipped variation, and applications in origami. An intriguing method of numbering tiles is shared, demonstrating how the position of tiles can be encoded […]
Intel has developed a new tool called AI Flame Graphs to reduce AI costs and visualize AI accelerator hardware profiles. This tool helps identify CPU flame graphs, enabling easy reduction of resource costs of AI. The tool is easy to use and low-overhead, designed to help developers quickly find performance improvements in AI workloads. The […]
The author reflects on their Rust rewrite project, highlighting what worked well and what didn’t. They found the incremental rewrite approach successful, leading to simpler code and performance improvements. However, they faced challenges with Undefined Behavior due to raw pointers and unsafe blocks, as well as issues with Miri and Valgrind. Memory leaks, cross-compilation, cbindgen, […]
The author delves into the evolutionary history of common fruits, exploring branching off dates, genetic and nutritional similarities, domestication impacts, and the science behind watermelon being called a berry. Surprising connections are revealed such as honeydew and cantaloupe being closer to cucumber than watermelon, and blueberry and kiwi sharing a relative closeness due to their […]
Apple has just announced the new MacBook Pro lineup, featuring the powerful M4 family of chips and Apple Intelligence. The laptops come with advanced features like Thunderbolt 5, an all-new nano-texture display option, and an improved 12MP Center Stage camera. With models available at different price points, the MacBook Pro promises faster performance, longer battery […]